Welcome to Holmfirth, a breathtakingly beautiful village in the heart of the Holme Valley, home to our favourite idiosyncratic retired gentlemen. As they amble about the countryside, these unlikely lads are now enjoying a mischievous second childhood, devising and executing a multitude of (grey) hare-brained schemes. Which is just what you'd expect from Britain's oldest, if not wisest adolescents, and their equally eccentric fellow townspeople. Helped by a supporting band of formidable wives, hen-pecked husbands, sexually-charged mistresses, inventors, pigeon fanciers and balding lotharios, our three heroes are never far from one adventure or another. It'll end in trouble - especially when the formidable Nora Batty finds out.
WWF wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper plays John Nada, a homeless, unemployed construction worker who discovers a pair of sunglasses that when worn, suddenly reveal a world run by capitalist, yuppie aliens intent on keeping the human race sedate and brainwashed with subliminal messages fed through advertising and the media. Luckily for us all Nada is a man of action and so begins the fight-back (including perhaps the longest fistfight in cinema's history) to save humankind. Extras: Subversion: Exposing John Carpenter's THEY LIVE - A brand new feature-length documentary featuring interviews with Associate producer Sandy King, cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Robert Grasmere, composer Alan Howarth, stunt coordinator/Ghoul Jeff Imada, author Jonathan Letham, music historian Daniel Schweiger, Blumhouse editor Rebekah McKendry, and visual effects historian Justin Humphreys Original EPK: The Making of They Live (1988) John Carpenter profile - vintage profile of the director Meg Foster profile - vintage profile of the actress Roddy Piper profile - vintage profile of the actor Audio Commentary with John Carpenter & Roddy Piper Independent Thoughts with John Carpenter a 2012 interview with director John Carpenter Woman of Mystery: Interview with Meg Foster a 2012 interview with actress Meg Foster Man vs Aliens: Interview with Keith David a 2012 interview with actor Keith David Fake commercials in the film 2.34 mins TV spots Photo gallery
In this episode it was revealed that Nanny makes powerful enough sarsaparilla to blow a person's head clean off.
Rosamunde Pilcher: Complete Collection (7 Discs)
Three screen goddesses - Betty Grable Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe - star as golddigging models blessed with fabulous looks but limited brain power. The three blondes pool their resources and conspire to nab millionaire husbands renting an expensive penthouse to lure in their likely prey. But with Rory Calhoun Cameron Mitchell David Wayne Fred Clark Alex D'Arcy and William Powell playing the desired millionaires the ladies are pushed to the end of their wits as they try t
Love Kills. Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb execute performances that are 'nothing short of phenomenal' (Los Angeles Times) as Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his unforgettable junkie girlfriend - social misfits who literally love each other to death. In this 'riveting biography of burnt-out icons (The Washington Post) award-winning writer/director Alex Cox creates 'a great film' ('Siskel & Ebert') about the destructive lives of two 1970s punk legends. Their love affair is one of pure devotion. Sid falls hard for groupie Nancy Spungen who seduces him with her affection - and addiction to heroin. Their inseparable bond - to each other and their drugs - eventually corrodes the band sending Sid and Nancy down a dark road of despair. Out of money hope and options the dependent two hit rock bottom while living in squalor at New York's infamous Chelsea Hotel. But their journey takes yet another tragic turn as they face their final curtain - and attempt to fulfill their destiny of going out in a blaze of glory.
Sound and Vision collates David Bowie's revolutionary career troubled personal life and current achievements both in and out of the music spotlight. Candid interviews with Bowie himself along with his wife Iman provide personal insights and musical comtemporaries; Moby Iggy Pop and Trent Reznor plat homage to Bowie's work. Footage of exhilarating live performances illuminate this rock 'n roll/punk showman and music video and film clips showcase and outstanding talent spanning
McCall (Denzel Washington) has put his mysterious past behind him and is dedicated to living a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. Special Features Vengeance Mode with Denzel Washington & Antoine Fuqua (Exclusive to Blu-ray) Denzel Washington: A Different Kind of Superhero (Exclusive to Blu-ray) Equalizer Vision: Antoine Fuqua (Exclusive to Blu-ray) Inside The Equalizer (Exclusive to Blu-ray) One Man Army: Training and Fighting (Exclusive to Blu-ray) Photo Gallery (Exclusive to Blu-ray) Home Mart: Taking Care of Business One Bolt at a Time Children of the Night
That Mitchell And Webb Look: Series 4 (2 Discs)
A sequel to the highly successful anime film Resident Evil: Degeneration.
October 2nd marked the beginning of a 23 day shooting spree that wrought terror on the US capital during the Autumn of 2002. An anonymous sniper randomly targeted unsuspecting area residents without regard to age race or gender. Washington DC was paralysed by the threat of an invisible killer who could strike anywhere at any time. Montgomery County Maryland police Chief Charles Moose arrives at work that October morning to hear the news of a shooting in a nearby Washington D.C. su
Return of the acclaimed drama from Jimmy McGovern (Cracker) where six stories are told through neighbours living on the same street. Starring Timothy Spall (Auf Wiedersehen Pet) Mark Benton (City Lights) David Thewlis (Harry Potter) and Gina McKee (The Forsyte Saga) the drama explores unconventional lives in a street so tough that no-one wants to live there and yet so tight-knit that no-one wants to leave.
This classic film on World War 1 based on R. C. Sheriff's 1929 London and Broadway stageplay Journey's End stars Malcolm Mc Dowell Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. Aces High his Jack Gold's adaptation on the big screen of the story of a naive young officer straight from school arriving on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. Moving the setting of the play from trenches to the Flying Corps in France during 1916 Jack Gold focuses on the young British airmen of 76 Squadron. Croft (Firth) a public school boy turned RFC officer arrives in France to take over as Second Lieutenant of a British detachment. He has deliberately manoeuvred his way into this particular position in order to be with Gresham (McDowell) an old boy from his school who has becoming something of a flying ace. But he isn't prepared for what he finds - Gresham is an alcoholic cynic whose brilliance in the air is at least partly due to drunken bravado. The other officers don't inspire a great deal of confidence either. Crawford (Ward) is a terrified coward who has faked illness in order to avoid combat and Sinclair (Plummer) is an avuncular veteran who tries to make the place as much like home as possible. Over the course of a few days Croft is introduced into various facts of life; sex drink horror and the hell of 20th Century warfare.
22-year old Aura (Lena Dunham) returns home from university to her artist mother's Tribeca loft with: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her YouTube page, a boyfriend who's left her to find himself, a dying hamster and her tail between her legs. Luckily, her train wreck childhood best friend never left home, the restaurant down the block is hiring and ill-advised romantic options options lurk around every corner. Aura quickly careens into her old/new life. Surrounded on all sides by what she could become, Aura just wants someone to tell her who she is.Lena Dunham wrote, directed and stars in this knockout existential comedy, presenting a wildly imaginative take on romantic humiliation and post-university confusion. Tiny Furniture was shot in Dunham's family home, starring Dunham's mother (photographer Laurie Simmons) and her precocious sister Grace as Nadine.
The Muppets are back in a new zany comedy Muppets From Space. The Muppets embark on a hilarious extra terrestrial adventure in hopes of finding out about Gonzo's family members are aliens from a distant planet! Gonzo then gets a message that his relatives are coming for a visit from outer space! But when word gets out on Miss Piggy's talk show UFO Mania that the friendly aliens are coming a secret government agency led by K. Edgar Singer (Jeffrey Tambor) captures Gonzo and goes to great lengths to learn when his extra-terrestrial family will arrive. Now only the Muppets led by Kermit and Miss Piggy can save Gonzo and make the world safe for a friendly alien invasion!
This latest incarnation stars the Scottish actor David Tennant as the 'good doctor' ably flanked by the lovely Billie Piper resurrecting her role as the Timelord's spunky sidekick Rose. Episodes comprise: 1. Fear Her 2. Army Of Ghosts 3. Doomsday
The award-winning comedy The Peep Show is back with series 5! As ever Mark and Jeremy's deepest darkest thoughts and feelings are revealed as they try in vain to find their place in the modern world and to find love and fulfilment. Meet Mark (David Mitchell) and Jeremy (Robert Webb). Mark's the sensible one a working professional with a slightly disconcerting interest in WWII. Jeremy is a lazy waster with half-arsed dreams of becoming a musician but can never get his act together.
Long ago a passage to the spirit world was discovered: the Ouija board. Gods and men traversed the passage each inhabiting the other's world. The lives of Brian a commodities broker and his wife Julie a teacher are thrown into chaos when Brian finds he can predict the commodity markets fluctuations using the power of the Ouija board. An evil spirit enters Brian's body displacing his soul and causing mayhem and disaster. Julie must summon great courage and daringly retrieve
David Tennant ably steps into the shoes of the famous Timelord, as the first couple of episodes of the second series of the reborn Doctor Who make it to DVD.
Hot on the heels of the acclaimed third series Doctor Who returns for a fourth instalment with a familiar face alongside the Doctor. Award-winning comedienne Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion revisiting her role as Donna Noble who featured in the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride.
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