A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases all associated with the same unoccupied house...
Absolutely Fabulous was first broadcast in 1992 and became an instant hit. Originally a sketch on the French and Saunders Show, Jennifer Saunders saw its potential and created one of the most ground-breaking and debauched comedies on British TV. Centred around the hip London fashion scene the series follows Edina (Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley), two women who refuse to grow up and are constantly on a mission to lose weight, gorging themselves with cocaine and/or champagne, endlessly throwing parties (or throwing up at parties), and sporting outrageous outfits, which were the height of fashion at the time--honestly sweetie! The superb comic performances reinvented the careers of Joanna Lumley and June Whitfield. Saunders meanwhile secured her status as one of Britain's top female comedians. Although its consciously chic clothing looks a little dated now, its mad characterisations endure and the jokes remain as hilariously slick and apt as ever. On the DVD: Absolutely Fabulous DVD box set comes beautifully packaged in mock velvet, with each series individually packaged inside. The original sketch from the French and Saunders Show and the pilot episode, "Mirrorball", offers all you need to understand the show's origins The commentary with Jennifer Saunders and John Ploughman on Series 4 is refreshing, owning up to the mistakes they made and the jokes that didn't work. The outtakes are funnier than the usual Hollywood blips. The 4:3 transfer is standard for a television comedy. --Nikki Disney
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates swashbuckling heroes buried treasure and a young boy's courage during the adventure of a lifetime. We begin with young Jim Hawkins living with his grandmother at the Admiral Inn and all is quite as it should be... Until the fateful day a stranger named Billy Bones stumbles into the inn with a wild tale. He is being pursued by a man named Blind Pew who hands him a piece of paper with the 'black spot' on it. Bones tells J
Labyrinth (Dir. Jim Henson 1986): Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night Sarah - a teenager with a active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book ""Labyrinth"" to take her baby step-brother away. When little Toby actually disappears Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems! Labyrinth is a major fantasy feat
The Dark Crystal (1982): The Dark Crystal is a remarkable fantasy adventure starring some of Jim Henson's most imaginative creatures ever. Five years in the making this magical tale of good and evil is directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and Produced by Gary Kurtz. You can also discover some of the secrets behind the making of the first ever all-puppet film in a special 60 minute Featurette. In another time The Dark Crystal - a source of Balance and truth in the Universe - was shattered dividing the world into two factions : the wicked Skekis and the peaceful Mystics. Now as the convergence of the three suns approaches the Crystal must be healed or darkness will reign forever! It's up to Jen - the last of his race - to fulfil the prophecy that a Gelfling will return the missing shard to the Crystal and destroy the Skekis' evil Empire. But will young Jen's courage be any match for the unknown dangers that await him? Labyrinth (1986):
Disney couldn't resist the temptation to remake 1961's popular comedy The Absent Minded Professor, so they cast Robin Williams as Professor Philip Brainard (a role vaguely related to the character originated by Fred MacMurray), and the result is a comedy that, frankly, doesn't fully deserve its modest success. It's admittedly clever to a point, and certainly the digitally flubberised special effects provide the kind of movie magic that's entertaining for children and adults alike. The professor can't even remember his own wedding day (much to the chagrin of his fiancée, played by Marcia Gay Harden), and now his academic rival (Christopher McDonald) is trying to steal his latest and purely accidental invention-flying rubber, or ... flubber. The green goo magnifies energy and can be used as an amazing source of power, but in the hands of screenwriter John Hughes it becomes just another excuse to recycle a lot of Home Alone-style slapstick humour involving a pair of bumbling would-be flubber thieves. There's also a floating robot named Weebo and some catchy music by Danny Elfman to accompany dancing globs of flubber, but the story's too thin to add up to anything special. Lightweight fun, but, given the title, it lacks a certain bounce. Of course, that didn't stop Disney's marketing wizards from turning it into a home video hit. --Jeff Shannon
An animated adventure from the artistic team behind 'Watership Down'. A pair of dogs Rowf (Christopher Benjamin) and Snitter (John Hurt) escape from an animal research facility situated in a remote part of the English countryside. Rowf is cynical and mistrusting of humans having only known the tortured existence of being a laboratory animal. Snitter on the other hand had previously enjoyed life as a domestic pet and longs to be loved and cared for by a human master once again. Unprepared for life in the wild the pair befriend a fox The Tod (James Bolam) who helps them learn to survive in the bleak environment by feeding on the area's livestock. As the authorities attempt to track down the escapees things take a turn for the worse when a deliberately leaked story suggests the dogs may be infected with the bubonic plague...
Labyrinth is a major fantasy feature film with a cast of incredible creatures created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop and produced by Star Wars director George Lucas. Starring rock legend David Bowie who performs five original songs Labyrinth is the perfect family film combining music adventure comedy and fantasy. Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book ""Labyrinth""
An animated classic tale of a shipwreck and some treasure!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): Relive Richard O'Brien's sinfully twisted salute to horror sci-fi B-movies and rock music - a ""sensual daydream to treasure forever"" - starring Tim Curry (in his classic gender-bending performance) Barry Bostwick and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. Do the ""Time Warp"" and sing ""Hot Patootie"" with Meatloaf again...and again...and again...at home or in a movie theater where it will probably be playing for another 25 years! Shock Treatmen
Labyrinth (1986): Labyrinth is a major fantasy feature film with a cast of incredible creatures created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop and produced by Star Wars director George Lucas. Starring rock legend David Bowie who performs five original songs Labyrinth is the perfect family film combining music adventure comedy and fantasy. Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night Sarah - a teenager with a active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book Labyrinth to take her baby step-brother away. When little Toby actually disappears Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems! Krull (1983): This it was given me to know that many worlds have been enslaved by the Beast and his army the Slayers. And this too was given me to know that the beast would come to our world the world of Krull and his Black Fortress would be seen in the land that the smoke of burning villages would darken the sky and the cries of the dying would echo through deserted valleys. But one thing I cannot know whether the prophecy be true that a girl of ancient name shall become queen that she shall choose a king and that together they shall rule our world and that their son shall rule the galaxy. Journey into a mystical time and place that belongs to neither the past nor the present where extraordinary creatures of mythology work their incredible magic and where a horrific omnipotent Beast is the ruler. This is the planet of Krull! Prince Colwyn sets out on a daring mission to rescue his young bride who is held captive by the Beast. But slayers and alien beings under the command of the Beast oppose him at every turn. Colwyn must first reach a faraway cavern to recover the legendary Glaive a flying blade capable of phenomenal powers. Starring Ken Marshall Lysette Anthony Freddie Jones Francesca Annis and Liam Neeson - in one of his earliest screen roles - Krull is a spectacular fantasy-adventure beyond your wildest imagination.
The first Highlander cinematic experience sizzles with energy thrilling action sequences and electrifying sword fights and is played out at a frenetic pace by a renowned cast. Christopher Lambert gives a mesmerising performance in his most famed role as the Scotsman out to fulfil his destiny as an Immortal under the tutelage of the flamboyant Ramirez played with pastiche and for laughs by the enigmatic Sean Connery. The year is 1536. Scottish Clansman Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) is mortally wounded in battle by a terrifying warrior - The Kurgan (Clancy Brown). When his wounds miraculously heal Connor is cast out by the superstitious villagers to live a life of solitude. Several years later Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery) a nobleman of Egyptian / Spanish descent teaches him that like he and the Kurgan MacLeod is an immortal who can only die by decapitation. He tells how the immortals are fated to duel down the ages to a mysterious distant time called The Gathering when the last few will battle for The Prize. So begins a romantic action-packed saga spanning four centuries to modern day Manhattan where a reign of terror grips the city and headless corpses baffle the police. The Kurgan has arrived in town as a one-man wrecking crew maddened by aeons of blood lust slaughtering everything in his path searching for his ancient enemy - the Highlander. It all comes to a climax with an earth-shattering showdown between to two old foes against the spectacular New York night sky: there can be only one!
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