Season Two, the 1994-95 run, of The X Files was the one where creator Chris Carter, having had a surprise hit when he expected a one-season wonder, started trying to make sense of all the storylines he had thrown into the pile in the first year. Moreover, he had to cope with Gillian Anderson's maternity leave by having Scully get abducted by aliens (back then, a pretty fresh device) for a few episodes and come back strangely altered. The season also inaugurated the tradition of opening ("Little Green Men") and closing ("Anasazi") with the show's worst episodes, both pot-boiling attempts to keep the alien infiltration/government conspiracy balls up in the air while seeming to offer narrative forward-thrusts or revelations. But it's also a show noticeably surer of itself than Season One, with its stars reading from the same page in terms of their characters' relationship and attitudes to the wondrous. Scully's no-longer-workable scepticism finally starts to erode in the face of Mulder's increasingly cracked belief. There are fewer marking-time leftover-monster-of-the-week shows--although we do get a human fluke ("The Host"), vampires ("3"), an invisible rapist ("Excelsius Dei") voodoo ("Fresh Bones")--and the flying-saucer stories at last seem to be going somewhere. The powerful two-episode run ("Duane Barry", "Ascension") features Steve Railsback as Mulder's possible future, an FBI agent burned out after a UFO abduction who has become a hostage-taking terrorist, which climaxes with Scully's disappearance into the light. The standout episode is also a stand-alone--"Humbug"--the first and still most successful of the show's self-parodies (written by Darin Morgan, who had played the Flukeman in "The Host"), in which the agents investigate a murder in a circus freakshow, allowing the actors to make fun of the mannerisms they have earnestly built up in a run of solemn, even somnolent, explorations of the murk. Other worthy efforts: "Aubrey", about genetic memory; "Irresistible", a rare (and creepy) straight psycho-chiller with little paranormal content; and "The Calusari", a good ghost/mystery. Rising deputy characters include Nicholas Lea as the perfidious Krycek and Brian Thompson as the shapeshifting alien bounty hunters. Notable guest stars: Charles Martin Smith, C.C.H. Pounder, Leland Orser, Terry O'Quinn, Bruce Weitz, Daniel Benzali, John Savage, Vincent Schiavelli, Tony Shalhoub. --Kim Newman
With two solid seasons already banked, NCIS returns for a compelling third year with exciting plotlines and a slightly tweaked cast. The show's second season ended with the brutal and shocking death of Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander). The first two episodes of this season deal with the aftermath of bringing her killer to justice and examining the emotional impact of her loss on the remaining members of the NCIS team, which is led by Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon). The six-disc set includes all 24 episodes, which aired on CBS during 2005-2006. Returning are happy-go-lucky ladies' man Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly, Dark Angel), forensics expert and resident Goth chick Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum, The Man from U.N.C.L.E), and agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray). Former Mossad intelligence officer Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) joins the close-knit cast, as does Jennifer Shepard (Lauren Holly, Dumb & Dumber) as the new NCIS director. Working on a daily basis with Shepard initially makes Gibbs wary. Not only is she a former girlfriend, but she also was his underling at one time. Equal parts CSI and JAG, NCIS works primarily because of its quirky cast, which is able to take sometimes regurgitated ideas and rework them into something engagingly watchable. Throughout this season, we will see agents endangered and framed, and one will accidentally kill an undercover detective who may not have been armed. But the explosive two-part season finale will finally shed light on Gibbs' painful history and help explain why he is who is he today. --Jae-Ha Kim
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep turns her hand to action films in this white-water knuckle-biter. Having decided to heal some family rifts, expert rafter Gail (Streep) takes her husband and their young son for a day out on the river. But the pleasant family adventure takes a turn for the worse when they encounter a couple of armed bank robbers (Kevin Bacon and John C. Reilly) who hijack the raft and take them into seemingly impassable rapids. It's now up to Gail to save the day and return them to safer waters.
All five feature-length spinoffs from the classic 1960s spy series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E'. With weapons in hand - and tongues in cheek - agents Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) carry out the bidding of U.N.C.L.E. chief Alexander Waverly (Leo G. Carroll). Guest stars include Joan Crawford, Rip Torn, Herbert Lom, Telly Savalas, Terry-Thomas, John Carradine and Leslie Nielson. Films are: 'The Spy With No Face', 'One Spy Too Many', 'Karate Killers', 'Helicopter ...
The acclaimed TV mini series tells the story of Easy Company of the US Army Airbourne Paratrooper division and their mission in WWII France during Operation Overlord.
THE COMPLETE SAMURAI SERIES ON 4 DVDS. OVER NINE HOURS The epic battle beings as a new Power Rangers Samurai team unites to take on the evil Master Xandred in a race to save the world. Master Xandred, the evil Nighlok leader, has reawakened and it's up to Red Ranger (Jayden) and Mentor Ji to form a new Samurai team to stop him! Bound by ancestral duty, Kevin (Blue Ranger), Mike (Green Ranger), Emily (Pink Ranger) and Mia (Yellow Ranger) join Jayden on a quest to abolish evil, working together with their Symbol Powers and their devoted animal Zords, to battle the dreaded Highlok monsters. As Xandred plans to flood the Earth with tears from the Sanzu River, only these brave Samurai Rangers stand between the world and destruction. RANGERS TOGETHER, SAMURAI FOREVER!!
Knight Rider - A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent the helpless the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law. Armed with the most advanced car in the world former police detective Michael Knight works for Devon Miles a debonair billionaire with a vision to fight evil and help mankind. With 'The Hoff' on board those criminals had better watch out! Featuring all the episodes from the 4 seasons of Knight Rider! Episodes Comprise: Series 1: 1. Knight Rider (Pilot Episode: a.k.a. Knight Of The Phoenix Part 1) 2. Knight Rider (Pilot Episode: a.k.a. Knight Of The Phoenix Part 2) 3. Deadly Maneuvers 4. Good Day At White Rock 5. Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular 6. Just My Bill 7. Not A Drop To Drink 8. No Big Thing 9. Trust Doesn't Rust 10. Inside Out 11. The Final Verdict 12. A Plush Ride 13. Forget Me Not 14. Hearts Of Stone 15. Give Me Liberty...Or Give Me Death 16. The Topaz Connection 17. A Nice Indecent Little Town 18. Chariot Of Gold 19. White Bird 20. Knight Moves 21. Nobody Does It Better 22. Short Notice Series 2: 1. Goliath (1) 2. Goliath (2) 3. Brother's Keeper 4. Merchants of Death 5. Blind Spot 6. Return to Cadiz 7. K.I.T.T. the Cat 8. Custom K.I.T.T. 9. Soul Survivor 10. Ring of Fire 11. Knightmares 12. Silent Knight 13. A Knight in Shining Armor 14. Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend 15. White-Line Warriors 16. Race For Life 17. Speed Demons 18. Goliath Returns (1) 19. Goliath Returns (2) 20. A Good Knight's Work 21. Mouth of the Snake [a.k.a. All That Glitters] (1) 22. Mouth of the Snake [a.k.a. All That Glitters] (2) 23. Let It Be Me 24. Big Iron Series 3: 1. Knight of the Drones (Part 1) 2. Knight of the Drones (Part 2) 3. The Ice Bandits 4. Knight of the Fast Lane 5. Halloween Knight 6. K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R. 7. The Rotten Apples 8. Knight in Disgrace 9. Dead of Knight 10. Lost Knight 11. Knight of the Chameleon 12. Custom Made Killer 13. Knight by a Nose 14. Junk Yard Dog 15. Buy Out 16. Knightlines 17. The Nineteenth Hole 18. Knight and Knerd 19. Ten Wheel Trouble 20. Knight in Retreat 21. Knight Strike 22. Circus Knights Series 4: 1. Knight of the Juggernaut (1) 2. Knight of the Juggernaut (2) 3. KITTnap 4. Sky Knight 5. Burial Ground 6. The Wrong Crowd 7. Knight Sting 8. Many Happy Returns 9. Knight Racer 10. Knight Behind Bars 11. Knight Song 12. The Scent of Roses 13. Killer K.I.T.T. 14. Out of the Woods 15. Deadly Knightshade 16. Redemption of a Champion 17. Knight of a Thousand Devils 18. Hills of Fire 19. Knight Flight to Freedom 20. Fright Knight 21. Knight of the Rising Sun 22. Voo Doo Knight
Deep beneath the sands of the remote Australian outback lies 'Pine Gap', a top secret research facility established by the US and Australian Governments. When all contact is lost with the military compound, a heavily armoured special forces unit is sent in to find out what has happened. As their search takes them deeper into the bowels of the labyrinthine facility, they soon discover that something terrible has escaped. Under attack and with their numbers dwindling, the remaining soldiers must fight their way out through a steel maze that crawls with unimaginable terrors. In the darkness, when the bullets run dry, all that's left is to pray for a quick death...
The mind-blowing saga that began in Marvel’s The Avengers continues in ABC’s action-packed series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — The Complete First Season. In the wake of The Battle of New York the world has changed forever. An extraordinary landscape of wonders has been revealed! In response mysteriously resurrected Agent Phil Coulson assembles an elite team of skilled agents and operatives: Melinda May Grant Ward Leo Fitz Jemma Simmons and new recruit/computer hacker Skye. Together they investigate the new the strange and the unknown across the globe protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. But every answer unearths even more tantalizing questions that reverberate across the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe: Who is “The Clairvoyant”? What is Hydra’s sinister master plan; what dark secret lies behind Skye’s puzzling origins and most importantly of all who can be trusted?
It's all here. All the cases. All the evidence. All the solutions. All 23 episodes of the Golden Globe nominated first season of CSI. Now available in this special edition DVD set. Episodes comprise: 1. Pilot 2. Cool Change 3. Crate 'n Burial 4. Pledging Mr. Johnson 5. Friends & Lovers 6. Who Are You? 7. Blood Drops 8. Anonymous 9. Unfriendly Skies 10. Sex Lies and Larvae 11. I-15 Murders 12. Fahrenheit 932 13. Boom 14. To Halve And To Hold 15. Table Stakes 16. Too Tough To Die 17. Face Lift 18. K O.B.O. 19. Gentle Gentle 20. Sounds Of Silence 21. Justice Is Served 22. Evaluation Day 23. The Strip Strangler
The story of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War has become an American Legend and there have been movie versions by the dozen based on his short and violent life. But somehow or other the movies always got it wrong. That's why there has never been a definitive account of the story. Until now... The dramatic storyline and characterizations are skillfully brought to life in this compelling dramatization which provides an authoritative history of the events which led to the death of John Henry Tunstall, 134 years ago which sparked the Legend we now know as Billy the Kid. You see the 'The Santa Fe Ring' plotting death as casually as smoking a cigar; John Chisum staring death in the face as he tells a young newspaper man how it all began, the Englishman, John Tunstall riding unwittingly to his sudden brutal death on a lonely mountainside and Billy the Kid, standing at his friend's graveside, vowing to hunt down and kill the men who murdered him. This DVD is a must buy for any true Billy the Kid aficionado and will be enjoyed by all those who have an interest in the true history of the Wild West. Special Features: An 85 minute interview with historian, Frederick Nolan. 'Birth of a Movie' reveals his lifelong interest in the Kid, the detective work he under took, the decades of research - all the clues, all the papers, all the facts that led him to write his definitive book and now film script.
The Assassination Was Only The Beginning... A secret Service agent and a hardbitten news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President and find the truth is not only closer but also deadlier than they ever imagined...
FINDING JACK CHARLTON is the definitive portrait of an extraordinary man; an English World Cup winning legend, who became an Irish hero. Directed by Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager; Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans) and Pete Thomas (Take His Legs), and shot on location in Ireland and England, the film also details Jack's previously undocumented life with dementia. The documentary features key characters from throughout Jack's career, including major figures in football, music, film, politics, and, for the first time, Jack's family. These personal perspectives, along with previously unseen archive, are an intimate window into Jack's charismatic personality, his managerial philosophy and offer a new level of understanding into FINDING JACK CHARLTON. Powerful & uplifting - Paul Doyle, The Guardian Gripping, heartbreaking, inspirational - Henry Winter, The Times Alzheimer's Society and The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland are proud official charity partners of Finding Jack Charlton. 5% of Producer s Net profit made from each product sold will be donated to Alzheimer's Society & The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland.
TRUTH: A group of university friends celebrate the end of term with the party to end all parties. Drink, drugs and sex flow in equal measure as everyone lets loose. As the party winds down, the focus shifts to a seemingly innocuous game of Truth or Dare. The party's socially awkward geek - Felix - has a crush on one of the most popular girls there, and this truth is brutally exposed to everyone, and he leaves the party humiliated.DARE: A year later the five friends are reunited when they are invited to Felix's birthday party at a grand stately home. They soon realise that they are the only people attending, and that this is going to be a very different party from their last one. In a bid for vengeance all are forced to play a sickening and gruesome game of Truth or Dare, where a Dare may well equal death. Sex, lies and murder are all unravelled as the game hurls the group toward the final, fatal twist.
A British expedition team in Egypt discovers the ancient sealed tomb of the evil Queen Tera. But when one of the archaeologists steals a mysterious ring from the corpse's severed hand he unleashes a relentless curse upon his beautiful daughter. Is the voluptuous young woman now a reincarnation of the diabolical sorceress or has the curse of the mummy returned to reveal its horrific revenge? Andrew Keir and the luscious Valerie Leon star in this supernatural shocker based on Bram Stoker's classic novel 'Jewel Of The Seven Stars'.
This vigorously entertaining film, sharply directed by Robert Redford fr om Paul Attanasio's brilliant screenplay, is based on the game-show scandals of the 1950s, when TV quiz shows were rigged to attract higher ratings and lucrative sponsorships. The fact-based story focuses on the quiz show Twenty-One and popular contestant Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a charming, well-bred intellectual who agreed to win the game by using answers supplied by the show's producers. This unfair advantage turned Van Doren into a prototypical media darling at the expense of reigning Twenty-One champion Herbie Stempel (John Turturro, in a bravura performance), a working-class Jewish contestant who, according to the show's sponsors, had worn out his welcome in the public eye. When a congressional investigator (Rob Morrow) catches on to the scam and Stempel blows the whistle on this backstage manipulation, Quiz Show becomes a smart, political exposè about the first generation of television, the corrupting effect of celebrity and success, and the ongoing loss of innocence in American society. Bristling with superior dialogue and energized by an excellent cast including Paul Scofield as Van Doren's morally upstanding father, Quiz Show succeeds as history lesson, intelligent thriller, and morality tale, setting the stage for the countless scandals that would follow in a nation addicted to television. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Cline, a theology student, takes the name of Hadewijch, a 13th century mystic from Brabant, as her name for her novitiate. But shocked by the blind, ecstatic faith of Hadewijch, the mother superior tells her she must leave the convent and find her vocation in the world.Hadewijch once again becomes Cline, 20, the daughter of a French minister. She meets Yassine, a North African from the banlieues, who introduces her to his brother Nassir, a committed Muslim and religious instructor. Her passionate love of God and her despair at God's invisibility, her rage, and her desire for self-sacrifice lead her, between grace and madness, off along dangerous paths.
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
Like the albatross glimpsed in the beginning of this 10-part series The Life of Birds quickly takes flight. Sir David Attenborough hosts this unprecedented and extraordinary global look at the magnificent and often curious winged species with which we share our planet. Like the best wildlife shows, The Life of Birds offers a fresh and accessible view of creatures we may take for granted (didn't Alfred Hitchcock warn us about that?). The focus of this series is not on the different bird species, but on bird behaviour. Remarkable and awe-inspiring footage preserves the wide range of tools and techniques with which birds fly, hunt for food, attract a mate, hatch their chicks and defend themselves against predators. Attenborough pops up in the most remote, most exotic locales, with occasional comic effect: at one point, night-vision cameras capture the rare sight of the nocturnal kiwi as it forages for food on a New Zealand beach; the camera pans to reveal scant paces away our guide shining a flashlight on the nonplussed bird. --Donald Liebenson
After the world is ravaged by a zombie apocalypse a group of survivors led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) find themselves traveling in search of a safe and secure home. As they struggle to fend off the zombie hordes they soon find themselves being threatened by other survivor groups who are prepared to do whatever it takes to survive. Based on one of the most successful and popular comic books of all time written by Robert Kirkman The Walking Dead vividly captures the tension drama and devastation following a zombie apocalypse. Contains all 51 episodes from the four seasons plus over 5 hours of special features.
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