One of the most frightening horror films of recent years Absentia is the critically-acclaimed multi-award winning breakthrough film from director of Oculus. Tricia's husband Daniel has been missing for seven years and with the support of her sister Callie she finally declares him legally dead 'in absentia'. As Tricia tries to move on with her life she becomes haunted by terrifying visions. Callie meanwhile is drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house with links to other unexplained disappearances. Does the key to Daniel's fate lie in the cold darkness of the tunnel and could the horrific truth be something far worse than death? Special Features: Audio Commentary: Director/ Producer Mike Flanagan and Producers Morgan Peter Brown Joe Wicker and Justin Gordon Director Mike Flanagan and Cast Members Katie Parker Courtney Bell Dave Levine and Doug Jones 'Absentia: A retrospective' documentary Camera test teaser Deleted Scenes
Both a kind of home movie and a salute to the hip, pop-up sketch comedy of 1960s/early 1970s television--Laugh-In, Monty Python's Flying Circus, that sort of thing--Schizopolis is a hit-and-miss series of gags with vaguely connecting threads of Kafkaesque paranoia. Soderbergh himself stars as two people--one an ineffective dentist and the other a speechwriter for a cult movement called Eventualism, which has set out to "question all answers"--connected by their romances with the same woman, played by Soderbergh's real-life ex, Betsy Bramley. There isn't so much a story as a series of bits in which these characters often (though not necessarily) turn up, from press conferences on the subject of horse urination to old footage of nudists to a scene of an Eventualist exchange between husband and wife: "Generic greeting!" "Generic greeting returned!" None of this leads to a literal point but after a while an undercurrent of disease about making sense of the modern world becomes apparent beneath the jokes. Soderbergh (sex, lies, and videotape, Out of Sight) is certainly a filmmaker who goes his own way in life, always hitting his target in one spot or another and occasionally getting a bull's-eye for his trouble. Schizopolis is no bull's-eye and it has just as many detractors as admirers but it's impossible not to appreciate Soderbergh's conviction that making a film out on the fringes is a worthy endeavour. --Tom Keogh
When college student Leslie Wagner discovers she is pregnant by dashing rodeo star Brian she just can't wait to become a wife and mother. But when Brian mysteriously disappears Leslie's dreams of happiness seem shattered. What she doesn't realise is that Brian has been forced to leave town after a run-in with former prostitute Karen Ravetch the devious wife of a local drug-lord Cody. Karen who cannot herself have children yet is desperate to give birth becomes fascinated with Le
The fifth season was the last series of Ally McBeal, and probably the least satisfying. While always at least slightly entertaining, it was troubled by two conflicting imperatives: first, to steer its neurotic characters and multiplicity of sub-plots towards a coherent and credible resolution; second, to sustain another series of a programme that had, by now, exhausted all the plot possibilities that were remotely believable. The result is a bemusing onslaught of new characters (Ally's Mini-Me Jenny and a barely distinguishable phalanx of lantern-jawed male leads), celebrity cameos (Edna Everage, Christina Ricci, Barry White, Matthew Perry, Jon Bon Jovi), several storylines that would test the credulity of any of the curiously indulgent judges before whom Ally's firm practises (notably the arrival of a 10-year-old daughter that Ally didn't know she had) and one misbegotten attempt to anchor the programme to the real world (the "Nine One One" episode, an unwatchably mawkish allegory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States). Granted that Ally McBeal was never intended to be realistic drama, but when the programme spirals entirely off into the realms of the surreal, any possibility of the sort of identification with the characters on which the programme once relied is lost. Though not without its moments, the sudden redemption of Fish, always the best-written character, is deftly handled. Season Five will be of chief interest to adherents who stuck with it through the first four and so wanted to see how it all ends; in keeping with the central character's defining motifs of solipsism and self-pity, it does so with a whimper. On the DVD: Ally McBeal has episode selector on each disc, and a scene selector within each of those. The final disc contains two short and desultory documentaries on the series billed, somewhat hopefully, as "Special Features". A French audio soundtrack is available, as are subtitles in English, French and Dutch. -Andrew Mueller
Ma-lev-o-lence: evil disposed to injure others. It's ten years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol. Taken from a backyard swing at his home at the age of six he is forced to witness the unspeakable crimes of a deranged madman. For years Martin's whereabouts have remained a mystery... until now. When a bank robbery goes wrong desperate felons Julian Marylin and Kurt scatter to meet up later at an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. Grabbing hostages Samantha and h
Ninja: highest honour given to the dedicated followers of Ninjitsu the deadliest of all martial arts. Because this particular Ninja happens to be an American he is hated for his superiority by his Japanese rivals. Feet fists and the full range of death-dealing weapons fly in a multi-pronged plot to destroy him. 'Enter the Ninja' is a martial arts extravaganza which will grip you with its non-stop action and thrills!
An early school drop out Flynt was nobody's hero - least of all when he pushed American tolerance to the limit with his raunchy porn magazine Hustler. But Flynt was to become an unlikely champion when he took his crusade for freedom of speech all the way to the Supreme Court and won! This film is a story that encompasses love loss and a heck of a lot of fun!
The steamy exotic city if New Orleans in America's deep south is the setting for this true story of an ingenious brutal murder plot that goes terribly wrong. Based on a true story.
Traveling through Nebraska Burt (Peter Horton) and Vicky (Linda Hamilton) stop in a small town to report the death of a child on the highway. There they discover something strange about the community: all the grownups are gone and the children seem to belong to a strange cult. What's worse it's a cult that sacrifices adults to the dreadful 'he who walks behind the rows'... Based on a Stephen King short story.
Revenge Of The Nerds: Two high school pals who can best be described as 'nerds' arrive at college and cause an uproar when they attempt to join a fraternity. After being rejected they make plans for revenge... Revenge Of The Nerds 2 - Nerds In Paradise: Lewis Skolnick and his band of barmy classmates attend a congress of national fraternities at Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Upon their arrival they come face-to-face with their rivals the Alpha Betas. From that point all
Melrose Place: Season 3
When their daughter is kidnapped by a pair of experienced nappers (Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love), the Jennings Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend) turn the tables on their seemingly foolproof plan.
Meet Jules Cobb. She's a successful 40-year-old real-estate agent with a nice house, good friends and a relatively well-adjusted teenage son.While most women in their twenties go through life experiencing the challenges and often humorous pitfalls of meeting men, Jules took on the responsibilities of marriage and raising a son.She's recently divorced and realizes her love life needs some work but when it comes to re-entering the dating pool she struggles to swim. Keep in mind that she's up against every over tanned and underdressed divorcee prowling her Florida town - a town where women (and men) embrace cougar-dom - and Jules doesn't want any part in that. She's going to do everything she can to prove that, even at 40, women can have it all!
The cult Discovery Real Time show where the owner gets tricked and the car gets tricked out. Join hosts Chris Jacobs and Courtney Hansen and world renown designer Chip Foose as they pose as lawyers repo men surf enthusiasts and tow truck drivers to lure the keys away from the poor unsuspecting 'marks' for a week of devilish pranks and laughter all for a good cause. Firstly 'Parts Guy' Jeff has his beloved Chevelle 'chosen' for a new polish commercial and then has to watch as his pride and joy is systematically destroyed before his eyes. Will he ever get all the parts back? Next good kid Matt has his priceless van 'stolen'. Could he be just the latest victim of a callous but highly professional car-ringing gang led by the smarmy looking guy in the baseball cap? He does look familiar... Chuck's 1950 Ford has been stolen from a prestigious museum. Could the museum's owner really have stolen it? But he's a friend? Young 'Surfer Kid' Mylan watches helplessly as his prized possession a beaten up El Camino is towed away before his very eyes but why does he need that exotic lubricant? Naughty boy. And Beverly Hills star Ian Ziering is left helpless as the garage fixing his Camaro goes 'bankrupt'. What role is best friend Jason Priestley playing in this heartbreaking fiasco? In 'School's Out' well loved teacher Dale has been persuaded to leave the school's prized project a Chevy Bel Air on his deserted drive in broad daylight...But the gorgeous Courtney Hansen has the keys and a devilishly cunning plan. And finally Cassie is a girl who loves her music and being surrounded by colourful stars and her boring 1991 Ford Explorer. But what happens when it breaks down and you don't have the money to repair all it's supposed faults? The OverHaulin' cameras follow all the twists and turns as the team try desperately to keep the car away from its panicking owner while following every step of the renovation process of a once boring vehicle. But will the victims the put upon 'marks' love their new dream car? Episodes Comprise: 1. Parts Guy 2. Search and Rescue 3. Museum Worthy 4. Surfer Kid 5. Beverly Hills Camaro 6. Schools Out 7. Lucky Star
Giacomo Puccini's 'La Fanciulla del West' a stage production by The Metropolitan Opera 1992.
A slasher-horror film with enough campy humor to entertain most genre fans. Four friends go on a camping trip in the woods at a site the locals have dubbed Camp Blood. It isn't long before a maniac shows up donning a clown mask and ready for a killing spree.
Puccini: Tosca (Sinopoli Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
Meantime: 'Meantime' centres on East End family the Pollacks - Mavis Frank and their sons Mark and Colin - and their experience of unemployment poverty and life in early 1980s Britain. When Colin comes under the influence of skinhead Coxy and when Mavis's better off sister Barbara offers Colin work family tensions erupt into conflict. Mike Leigh's first independent film for five years has a superb cast of rising stars including Gary Oldman Alfred Molina Tim Roth and Phil Daniels. First shown on television it is a memorable and closely observed account of life in Thatcher's Britain. Made In Britain: Trevor is a teenage skinhead. Caught smashing the windows of a Pakistani owned shop he is sent to an assessment centre by social worker Harry where it is discovered he is highly articulate and intelligent. But he escapes steals cars and goes berserk; can Harry still save him?
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