Mike Leigh's superlative drama at once hysterically funny and profoundly sad examines a wounded contemporary British family. Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) a young black optometrist has just buried her beloved adoptive mother. In her sorrow she embarks on a search for her birth mother who turns out to be Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn) a white factory worker living a lonely life with her surly daughter Roxanne (Claire Rushbrook). No one in the family except Cynthia's brother Mauri
Catherine Cookson was born Catherine McMullen in 1906. Her life began in poverty and she grew up believing her real mother was her sister. In a life that could have been taken from any of her own novels Catherine aspired to achieve more than many of her time. From poverty to wealth she left the sadness behind to start a new life in Hastings where she was to meet her husband Tom Cookson. As a form of therapy Catherine began to write and never stopped and became one of the world's be
Titanic: Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar nominee Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose the young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of the unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic. But when the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic their passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival. Romeo And Juliet: Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona beach. This brilliant and contemporary retelling of the world's most tragic love affair makes this wildly inventive Romeo & Juliet unforgettable. The Beach: Richard (DiCaprio) a young American backpacker is willing to risk his life for just one thing: that mind-blowing rush you can only get from braving the ultimate adventure. But on a secret deceptively perfect beach Richard will discover that heaven on earth can instantly change into a jungle of seduction and danger...
The Lady and the Highwayman, produced by Lew Grade as part of a series of Barbara Cartland dramatisations in 1987, contains all the ingredients that made Cartland's unique style of romantic fiction so successful. The highwayman in question, known as Silver Blade, is actually an aristocratic outlaw played by a youthful Hugh Grant in a bouffant mullet wig. The lady is Panthea (Lysette Anthony), delicate but firm of purpose, who knows her man when she sees him. It's Restoration England, so the frocks are fabulous. But Cartland's pretensions to historical accuracy evaporate when she makes Charles II's mistress, Barbara Castlemaine (Dynasty's Emma Samms), the villainess of the piece. From there, it's a freewheeling ride of Robin Hood-inspired philanthropy, duplicitous cousins and some uncomfortably fetishistic shots of the rituals and instruments of execution, although everybody is rescued in time for the romantic soft-focus finale. Full of splendidly self-indulgent performances from the likes of Claire Bloom, John Mills and Michael York, The Lady and the Highwayman is a feast of thespian ham. Somehow, the cast triumph over the banality of the basic material. On the DVD: The Lady and the Highwayman is presented in 4:3 aspect ratio with a standard Dolby Digital stereo soundtrack. With an eye on the international market, it looks and feels like any lush mini-series of the 1980s. There are no extras. --Piers Ford
A collection of 5 thrillers based on novels by Mary Higgins Clark. Includes: 1. Moonlight Becomes You 2. We'll Meet Again 3. While My Pretty One Sleeps 4. Let Me Call You Sweetheart 5. He Sees You When You're Sleeping
By the age of sixteen Molly Keller (Cook) had already lived to tell a bloodcurdling tale. The sole survivor of a massacre Molly put all of her energy into the study of serial killers a quest which led her to Berkeley university and famed author and manhunter Dr Martin Kane (Payne). However before long the evil that struck before is seemingly loose again: this time preying on Molly's fellow classmates on campus. When the modus operandi of the fearsome killer is discovered to be strikingly similar to that of Jack the Ripper London's infamous murderer of 1888 Molly is forced to face the terrifying secret behind the stalker's return realising that it's a history she doesn't want to repeat...
The story of ex-patriot European women living in Singapore at the outbreak of war in the Far East and their capture by the Japanese.
February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property's residents, Dennis Nilsen a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain. Offering a grim and gritty retelling of the story of Des Nilsen, often dubbed the British Jeffery Dahmer, 1989's Cold Light of Day stars Bob Flag (the face of Big Brother in Michael Radford's 1984) as Nilsen-cipher Jorden March, delivering one of the most chilling and credible portrayals of a serial killer ever committed to screen. From writer-director Fhiona-Louise, Cold Light of Day which picked up the UCCA Venticittà Award at the 1990 Venice International Film Festival is a hugely underseen and underrated British effort that can stand proudly alongside the likes of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as one of the most unflinching true-crime films of all time. Special Features: Limited Edition of 2000 units Brand new 2K restoration from the original 16mm camera negative approved by director Fhiona-Louise Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Fhiona-Louise Brand new audio commentary with film historians/writers Dean Brandum and Andrew Nette Newly-filmed interview with actor Martin Byrne-Quinn Newly-filmed interview with actor Steve Munroe Original Cold Light of Day promo film made to raise financing for the feature Re-Release Trailer Two short films starring Cold Light of Day director Fhiona-Louise and photographed by Star Wars DP David Tattershall, newly restored in HD: Metropolis Apocalypse (1988, 11 mins) and Sleepwalker (1993, 2 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Limited Edition Die-cut O-card Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jo Botting and a look at how the press reported Dennis Nilsen's real-life crimes by Jeff Billington
Oscar s status as an icon of gay rights has coloured the way in which he is represented in film and TV. His trial and persecution for homosexual crimes became and remains the prevailing lens through which many look at Wilde. This film depicts a different Wilde, tracing his career and his reputation as it was perceived in his own time. Using dramatic reconstruction and interviews with the likes of Stephen Fry this film looks at Oscar as an individualist, a campaigner for women s rights, a celebrity, and above all as a writer not as the convicted sodomite, nor the queer writer. By detaching him from the gay identity he has been given, this documentary reassesses his work anew, reconnecting with the originality and even genius that his own audience spotted before they knew about his secret life.
When the biggest player in British cybercrime faces destruction by some serious Islamic extremists, he knows it's time to settle old scores and play the biggest scam of his life - before bailing out fast. Marcus King is an old school gangster - a crime lord, who's left behind the old school crime. He's maneuverer his business into the leafy lanes of the suburbs and now, in place of pimps and dealers, his team consists of the best graduate geeks that money can bribe. No brothels, no casinos and no drugs - he's dragged serious, organised crime well and truly into the 21st Century. From credit card cloning and skimming to Internet spamming and scamming, he is the King of Cyber Land. He has more cash, more foot soldiers and more connections than ever, but now his world is under threat - targeted by the money making side of terrorism. They want everything. His entire operation. Either Marcus gives it to them, or they will take it plain and simple. He understands the need for power, for money and for respect and he knows how to fight and win against anyone who comes at him. But how does he defeat fanaticism? This time he's beat and he knows it. His last remaining option is to orchestrate a deal. His entire operation - in exchange for his life. He's ready to retire; he's grafted his whole life chasing his dream and now it's time for his very own land of milk and honey... Before he gets there though, he has one last game to play and a huge score to settle. He has a plan; it's audacious and it's daring. It will elevate his smartest geek into the cyber halls of fame and leave a legacy so great, his name will be whispered in awe for generations to come. But, most of all, it will teach these terrorists - that this time - they messed with the wrong gangster. He'll walk away into his new life, free from the past... But what if the past can't be buried and old scores aren't completely settled? Extras: Trailer Bloopers Deleted scenes Behind the scenes.
The "sophmore jinx" hit hard for this second film by Kevin Smith, whose debut Clerks transcended the limits of its setting and budget to become memorably funny and a cult classic. (Smith followed Mallrats with the wonderful Chasing Amy, only to be cursed again with the appalling Dogma. Clearly he's settling into the same one-off rhythm that afflicts the Star Trek movies.) A ramshackle comedy set in a mall, Mallrats follows several storylines involving lovers, enemies, friends, goofballs, and Smith's own character "Silent Bob", who also appeared in all the other Smith films. A heavy self-consciousness weighs on everything, as if Smith forgot how to make obscenity funny instead of tedious. Still, it's nice to see some of the director's film family on screen, among them Ben Affleck before he was famous, Jason Lee and Joey Lauren Adams. --Sally Chatsworth
Meet Joe Black: (1998) Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) has it all success wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger Joe Black (Brad Pitt) who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan (Claire Forlani)? Legends Of The Fall: (1994) Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies where he brought up his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) the eldest is dutiful and reserved Samuel (Henry Thomas) the beloved youngest is compassionate and idealistic while the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild untameable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond) a beautiful intelligent woman who stirs a passion and rivalry in all three brothers that will change the course of their lives and shape their destinies forever. From the rugged prairie lands of 19th Century America to the trenches of World War I and the changing world beyond Legends of the Fall is a sweeping star-studded epic - a passionate journey into the darkest secrets of love betrayal and the unbreakable bonds of blood. The Devil's Own: (1997) When New York cop Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford) agrees to open his family home to Rory Devaney (Brad Pitt) he doesn't know that he is about to shelter a dangerous and wanted terrorist. Accepted into Tom's family Rory discovers a tranquillity that he has never previously experienced. But Rory's terrorist mission is calling - and when he finally has to answer it is Tom who must hunt him down and who becomes Rory's sole chance of getting out alive.
Things are going badly for Iris. Her mother has been given only weeks to live and she feels increasingly distant from her happily married and heavily pregnant older sister Rose. Unable to deal with her grief and jealousy Iris ditches her job her flat and her boyfriend and prowls the streets looking for love in all the wrong places. Sexy dark and ultimately uplifting Carine Adler's stylish debut won the Michael Powell award at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Critics Prize at th
Evacuated to a house in Dorset from war-torn London, Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world.
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Agatha Christie's classic sleuth Miss Marple (here essayed by Geraldine McEwan) takes on another case of murder most foul... When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in Sunny Ridge nursing home Tuppence is concerned by one resident - Mrs Lancaster's (June Whitfield) - who rambles about a dead child behind the lounge fireplace. When Tuppence is introduced to one resident's friend - Miss Marple - she finds herself joining forces with her to follow the clues which lead them to t
Set in Edinburgh Ken Stott stars as the eponymous hero John Rebus Orders in a series of 4 adaptations of Ian Rankin's worldwide best-selling detective thrillers. Episodes Comprise: 1. Resurrection Men 2. The First Stone 3. Naming of the Dead 4. Knots & Crosses
On the surface, it is a seamless caper. A beautiful bank robbery staged by a veteran expert and two exuberant heirs apparent.
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