From the acclaimed director of My Own Private Idaho Elephant and Last Days. When Alex a 16-year-old skater plucks up the courage to go to Paranoid Park - Portland's most challenging and infamous urban skateboard destination - he didn't expect his night to end with the death of a railway security guard. Deciding to say nothing about the incident Alex does all he can to lead a normal life but is troubled by a crushing burden of guilt which impacts on his relationship with one of his school's most sought after girls and his relationship with his parents. Soon he finds he needs to tell somebody his secret but with the police closing in his choice of confidant could mean the difference between being caught and staying free.
The early 1980s experienced a wave of technology fever, and it seemed like every machine wanted to be bionic. There was K.I.T.T. the car, Street Hawk the motorbike, Airwolf the helicopter, and Blue Thunder--which looked like the Mechano version of Airwolf. In what seems a moment of Austin Powers humour, it's explained that this super chopper cost "five million dollars"! Its supposed reason for being is aerial crowd control, but as Murphy (Roy Scheider) discovers--when not suffering 'Nam flashbacks--there's a government plot to silence a Senator who's disgruntled with urban pacification standards. Director John Badham obviously loved fiddling about with technology--he directed Wargames after all--and here there are lingering shots of buttons and switches, multiple takes of turns in the air, and any excuse used for a bit of primitive computer imagery. The secondary characters quickly begin to seem like wallpaper: Daniel Stern's spunky co-pilot has but one plot device to execute, and Malcolm McDowell plays the same tired old Brit baddie he's played for years. Ultimately it's the protracted aerial battle finale (which played havoc with LA air traffic control) that stays with you. Oh, and a gratuitous cameo from a nude contortionist! On the DVD: There are no special features here, except a trailer and filmographies. --Paul Tonks
Created by former Doctor Who show runner, Russell T Davies, this exciting action-adventure series follows the exploits of school friends Luke, Clyde and Rani, who team up with alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith and her trusty super-computer Mr Smith to examine strange and mysterious events. This time, Sarah Jane is reunited with another of the Doctor's former companions, Jo Grant, and they're joined by the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) in an adventure featuring new vulture aliens and a trip to an alien planet.
Inspired by true events, The Colony tells the harrowing true story of Lena and Daniel, a young couple, who become entangled in a Chilean cult in 1973. When Daniel is brutally abducted by the military's secret police, Lena embarks on a desperate search for her boyfriend. She tracks him to Colonia Dignidad an infamous compound run by a sinister preacher with an iron fist, Paul Schäfer. Offering herself up as a follower, Lena decides the only way she can free Daniel is to infiltrate the cult. But can she herself survive Colonia's vicious regime?
Troublesome twins Zip & Zap are punished and sent to summer school at Hope, a strict re-education center ran by Falconetti, who forbids all forms of fun. They form the Marble Gang, the children's Resistance, in order to defy the evil headmaster. Guided by intelligence, bravery and unbreakable faith in friendship, they uncover a mysterious secret hidden deep within the school and end up having the most exciting adventure of their lives.
With more than a decade of cinema in Basic Instinct's wake it's fascinating to look back at just how influential Paul Verhoeven's "erotic thriller" has been. The director's endless fight with censorship and unwillingness to kowtow to social mores meant his movies became notorious for graphically depicting sex and violence while pushing contemporary boundaries of taste. This whodunit about a bisexual femme fatale (Sharon Stone in a career-best performance) caused an enormous furore on its release; but after years of generally inferior imitations there's not much in it that seems quite so shocking now. It's perhaps best appreciated in retrospect more for its Hitchcockian style than the steamy sex. On the DVD: one of the most welcome elements of the disc is an acknowledgement of the film's own influences--from Hitchcock's Vertigo to Verhoeven's own The Fourth Man. The print is far superior to the previous release, looking magnificent in 1:78.1. Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-nominated score sounds terrific in either 5.1 or DTS, as does Verhoeven's thick accent on the first commentary track alongside then Director of Photography Jan De Bont (Speed), who together reminisce on locations and manipulating their actors' performances. A second commentary from feminist critic Camille Paglia is a brave way of putting paid to the gay/feminist community uproar. There are some standard inclusions (trailer, production notes, photo gallery etc) but far more interesting are two mini-documentaries; "Cleaning Up Basic Instinct" shows how and why the TV version was so dull, while "Blonde Poison" focuses on the film's making and marketing. Finally, there are three storyboard comparisons and nine minutes of screen tests for Stone and Tripplehorn. This is the definitive release of an oft-cited modern classic. --Paul Tonks
In an online world, who's controlling who? Puppet master? Victim? Which will you be? When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William in his chatroom,they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character.
The Entertainer of the title is Archie Rice, a mediocre music hall artist upholding a dying tradition in an English seaside against a background of the 1956 Suez Crisis. Laurence Olivier stars and is supported by a superb cast including a young Alan Bates as his son, Roger Livesey as his kindly, now retired, always more talented and popular father, and Joan Plowright as his daughter (who, ironically given the story, married Olivier the following year). Albert Finney makes his screen debut in a tiny role and the remarkable cast also features Daniel Massey, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird and Charles Gray. Archie himself is a hollow man who brings pain to all around him, and while Olivier's brilliant performance reveals the layers of cynicism which disguise the emptiness inside, the emotional resonance lies with those forced to endure Rice's manipulations, adulteries and deceits. On stage John Osborne's play proved to be a signature part for Olivier, and director Tony Richardson--who filmed Osborne's equally sour Look Back In Anger (1958)--handles the material with unvarnished realism. Unfolding like a dark variation on Chaplin's Limelight (1952), the film equally casts a shadow over the less stellar Tony Hancock vehicle The Punch and Judy Man (1963), ultimately working as both family tragedy and allegory for a declining post-war England. Surprisingly an American 1976 TV movie remake starring Jack Lemmon held its own against this minor British classic. On the DVD: The Entertainer is presented letterboxed at 1.66:1, and sourced from an excellent print preserves the look of the original black and white cinematography very well. Even so a little material is clipped from either side of the image, though this is most notable on the left of the picture. The mono sound is very good. There are no features other than optional subtitles, including English for those hard of hearing. --Gary S Dalkin
This re-make of the 1958 classic stars Daryl Hannah as the scorned woman who is zapped by aliens and transformed into a 50ft woman. Now it's time to take revenge on her philandering husband and other menfolk of the local town...
Simmering with supernatural elements and inspired by the immensely popular drama The Vampire Diaries it's The Originals from executive producer/writer Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries The Tomorrow People Kyle XY and Scream 2 3). This sexy new series centers on the Original vampire family and the dangerous vampire-werewolf hybrid Klaus Mikaelson who returns to the magical melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans - a town he helped build centuries ago. Acting on a mysterious tip that a plot is brewing against him Klaus' questions lead him to a reunion with his diabolical former protégé Marcel a charismatic vampire who has total control over the human and supernatural inhabitants of the city. Klaus' brother Elijah follows to New Orleans and soon learns that Hayley a former flame of Klaus' who is in the city investigating her family history has fallen into the hands of a powerful witch named Sophie. While they wait for their sister Rebekah to join them in New Orleans Klaus and Elijah form an uneasy alliance with Sophie and her community of witches. Sophie has been turned into a revolutionary by the loss her own sister at Marcel's hands and by the mysterious disappearance of a young witch named Davina and she is willing to do anything - including making a deal with Original family - to break Marcel's power over the witches of the French Quarter. Even the human population of the Quarter is unwittingly drawn into this supernatural battleground including Cami a whip-smart psychology grad student with secrets of her own. Now in the midst of a thriving New Orleans a city known to be steeped in magic and history the long-smoldering war is about to reach a fever pitch and the Originals stand as the catalyst. As lines are drawn and strategies are laid out one truth will echo through the French Quarter: Power begins and ends with family.
For the first time ever Daniel O'Donnell 18 single chart hits 6 top ten albums since the year 2000 alone and an ever present in the UK album charts for each of the past 19 years is putting his incredible career 'On Film'. Showing every one of Daniels promo videos from 1986 - 2006 many of which have never been available to the public before the whole DVD is nicely put together by Daniel as he chats us through his career introducing each film clip with his usual charm charisma and wit. Daniel's last three DVD's have all been No.1's in the UK music DVD charts at Christmas 2003 2004 and 2005 and there is no reason why The Best Of Daniel O'Donnell 'On Film' should not follow this trend. It is certainly something no Daniel fan should ever be without. Tracklist: 1. I Need You 2. Forty Shades Of Green 3. Isle Of Innisfree 4. I Just Want To Dance With You 5. Singing The Blues 6. Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned ... 7. Timeless (with Mary Duff) 8. You Needed Me 9. The Gift 10. Christmas Kiss 11. Give A Little Love 12. The Magic Is There 13. Footsteps 14. I Can See Clearly Now 15. Cutting The Corn In Cresslough 16. Home To Donegal 17. Morning Has Broken 18. That's The Way Dreams Are 19. Light A Candle
Shot almost entirely in an abandoned German prison this is a fiery story of desperate love behind bars featuring intense drama steamy romance and attractive men. After he is caught using fradulent credit cards Dennis is sent to jail and forced to deal with the low-life men in his cell-block - it's either that or be assaulted. Things look up when he spies muscle-bound Mike and the two men's eyes lock. Prison life suddenly doesn't seem so bad as the two lovers steal time for their
A brilliant new gay series following a group of friends living in an artistic and queer area of Memphis as they deal with love, depression, loss, and friendship, FERAL picks up where LOOKING left off. Best friends Billy and Daniel are faced with a conflict when they are forced to kick out their roommate, Jordan. Finding a new gay/gay friendly roommate turns out to be no easy task, and they end up relying on the help of their fun and whimsical friend Emily who introduces them to the mysterious new guy in town.
Whistleblower is a six-part drama series which focusses on a paralegal team who investigate cases of whistleblowing.
The tracklisting includes: Justin Timberlake - 'Rock Your Body' Busted - 'Sleeping With The Light On' Girls Aloud - 'No Good Advice' S Club Juniors - 'Fool No More' Blue - 'Guilty' Sugarbabes - 'Hole In The Head' David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie' Kym Marsh - 'Cry' and Daniel Bedingfield - 'Never Gonna Leave Your Side'. Twenty-four tracks.
""Since the beginning of time mankind has existed between the world of light and the world of darkness. This journal chronicles the work of our secret society known as The Legacy. Created to protect the innocent from those creatures that inhabit the shadows and the night."" Inspired by Tobe Hopper's classic supernatural horror film Poltergeist and the sequels that followed this series builds and expands on the concepts of the franchise. Following the activities of T
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length parts.Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction-the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort...alive.Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale-the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became the Boy Who Lived. No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.
Relive every jaw dropping moment from last year with this 6 disc collection bringing together THE BEST OF RAW AND SMACKDOWN 2014 and THE BEST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCHES 2014. Featuring over 16 hours of the best WWE action, witness an underdog’s rise to the top, shocking betrayals, gravity defying feats, a beast wreaking havoc and much more! BEST OF RAW & SMACKDOWN 2014 2014 Was Absolutely Epic! Relive a thrilling and exciting year of sports-entertainment with WWE’s Best of RAW and SmackDown 2014! Featuring the best moments from WWE’s flagship shows, including the rise of Daniel Bryan, The return of Evolution, The electrifying surprise return of The Rock to confront Rusev and Lana and much, much more! BEST PPV MATCHES 2014 The rise of the Yes movement, the return of The Animal, the destruction of The Shield, and the 30th anniversary of WrestleMania! 2014 had it all, and now you can relive the action with more than 20 of the years greatest pay-per-view matches!
Two years have passed, and the mildmannered Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) faces new challenges as he struggles to balance his life as the elusive superhero Spider Man. Tormented by his secrets, Peter is in danger of losing all those that he holds dear. His love for MJ (Kirsten Dunst) becomes stronger and his friendship with Harry Osborn (James Franco) is complicated by the young Osborn's bitterness over his father's death. These relationships are now in danger of unravelling when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), who has been reincarnated as the multitentacled 'Doc Ock'.
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