In this light comedy Rogers plays an attorney who marries then divorces a rugged cowboy. When he gets into trouble with the law she feels compelled to defend him. Naturally he turns out to be not so tough after all.
Dear Frankie: Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress
Features a compilation of performances from those swingin' cats the 'Rat Pack'.
To silence their double-crossing accountant before he tells the cops everything the Lobruttos need a hitman... and fast. Tony Greco is up and coming in the family firm and ideal for the job - all he needs is a few lessons in the fine art of contract killing. And who better to teach him than Steve Rosellini (James Belushi) - Zen master of all hitmen. Under Rosellini's watchful eye Tony learns all about committing the perfect crime until at last it's time to prove he can kill in cold blood. His target? A name picked at random from the LA phone book - Angel Chaste - a young woman Tony soon discovers is ready willing and able to give as good as she gets.
The guest cast list for The X-Files: The Truth runs almost to the first commercial break, suggesting how many plot strands this season-and-series finale needs to make room for, with many old characters (including ghostly appearances for the dead ones) popping up. Mulder (David Duchovny), teasingly absent for the final season, is suddenly back, accused of murdering a super-soldier who isn't supposed to be able to die. He faces a military tribunal, defended by AD Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), as guest stars trot out testimony that fills the double-length episode with explanations recapping nine years of confusion as creator Chris Carter tries to spatchcock his impromptu conspiracy theories into a real plot. Last-season regulars Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are shunted aside as Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder get to dodge a last-scene explosion and wind up in a pretty silly clinch-with-philosophy in the face of vaguely imminent apocalypse. Seriously, if the franchise is to continue on the big screen, how about ditching the embarrassing alien conspiracy mess and doing a monster story? On the DVD: The X-Files: The Truth comes to disc with a lovely widescreen transfer, a 13-minute "Reflections on the Truth" featurette that, though it hits the self-congratulation button a couple too many times, has a little more meat than the puff pieces included on previous releases, and a bonus episode ("William") that is unfortunately another of the maudlin ones, this time resolving the plotline about Scully's super-baby. --Kim Newman
For 15 years the World Snooker Trickshots Championship has amazed and thrilled audiences from around the World from Sun City South Africa to Europe the World's very best have entertained audiences with a dazzling array of tricks. Steve Davis Willie Thorne Mike Massey and Dennis Taylor are just some of the top players who have featured - each year they've taken the term trickshot to new highs as the balls have bounced swerved and kicked their way across the table to complete the most impossible shots. Our players used packs of cards mobile phones beer bottles and paper bags as they attempted to dream up new tricks. And now it's a chance to see the highlights as we count down to the best World Snooker Trickshot.
The fifth season of The X-Files is the one in which the ongoing alien conspiracy arc really takes over, building towards box-office glory for the inevitable cinematic leap in The X-Files Movie (1998). The series opener "Redux" begins with Mulder having been framed for everything going. Scully finally sees a UFO ("The Red and the Black") before being presented with a potential daughter (the two-part "Christmas Carol" and "Emily"). By "The End", there's an enormous tangle of threads for the big-screen adaptation to unravel (or not, as it turned out). Cigarette Smoking Man is being hunted, playing every side against the middle, as well as chasing after information on Mulder's sister. Krycek is back, too, as is an old flame for Mulder in the shape of Agent Diana Fowley. If that wasn't enough to goad viewers into the cinema, there was the Lone Gunmen's 1989-set back story ("Unusual Suspects", with Richard Belzer playing his Homicide: Life on the Streets character), a musical number in the black and white Frankenstein homage "Post Modern Prometheus", and scripts co-written by Stephen King ("Chinga"), William Gibson ("Kill Switch"), and even Darren McGavin (who had inspired the show as Kolchak: The Night Stalker) in "Travellers". On the DVD: The X-Files, Season 5 extras include Chris Carter's commentary over "Post Modern Prometheus", which reveals the decision making behind shooting in black and white as well as the problems it caused. A second commentary is from writer/coproducer John Shiban on "Pine Bluff Variant", where he openly admits the influence of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Across the six discs (only 20 episodes because of the movie of course) you get credits for every episode, their TV promo spots, deleted and international versions of several scenes (some with commentary from Carter), and a couple of TV featurettes. The best of these is "The Truth About Season 5", talking to an excited Dean Haglund (Langly) amongst other crew members.--Paul Tonks
Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza her parents her sister Jo and Jo's boyfriend all pile into a station wagon to go to the city to confront Louis with the letter. On the way the five explore their relations with each other...
Life doesn't always go as planned... A powerful unflinching glimpse into the dark bizarre world of the pornography industry. George C. Scott gives a strong sensitive portrayal of a deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter while on a church-sponsored outing runs away from home. He hires an oddball detective (Peter Boyle) who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father realizes that he can no longer trust the detective he decides to hun
Vatican Miracle Examiner Collection Miracles don't happen every day. But when something impossible happens that seems to be the work of supernatural forces or higher powers, it's the duty of the Assembly of Saints and their agents to investigate. Their job is to determine whether each incident is explainable via previously undisclosed information, a part of some plot to take advantage of the people's faith, or a genuine miraculous event. Priests Josef Ko Hiraga and Roberto Nicholas specialize in unveiling the truth and unearthing secrets that others might wish to keep buried, but when they're sent to Mexico to investigate reports of a virgin birth, they end up in danger of being buried themselves. Murder, demonic summoning and deals with the devil are just the beginning of a new war against the ultimate darkness.
Before making Batman, director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton teamed up for this popular black comedy about a young couple (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) whose premature death leads them to a series of wildly bizarre afterlife exploits. As ghosts in their own New England home, they're faced with the challenge of scaring off the pretentious new owners (Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones), whose daughter (Winona Ryder) has an affinity for all things morbid. Keaton plays the mischievous Beetlejuice, a freelance "bio-exorcist" who's got an evil agenda behind his plot to help the young undead newlyweds. The film is a perfect vehicle for Burton's visual style and twisted imagination, with clever ideas and gags packed into every scene. Beetlejuice is also a showcase for Keaton, who tackles his title role with maniacal relish and a dark edge of menace.--Jeff Shannon
Titles Comprise: Shaun Of The Dead: Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead begin roaming the earth (or London's Crouch End at least) and with the help of his slacker chum Ed (Nick Frost) he must save Liz and his dear mum from becoming zombies! Well that's if he can get out of the local pub... Hot Fuzz: Messers Pegg and Frost return with this rollickingly hilarious take on the cop action movie. Top London cop Constable Nicholas Angel (Pegg) finds himself reassigned to the sleepy West Country village of Sandford. The quaintness is soon to be interrupted though as a series of grisly accidents sweeps the village. Convinced of foul play Angel and his new partner Danny Butterman (Frost) swing into action! The Magicians: Lifelong friends Harry and Karl (David Mitchell and Robert Webb) are the greatest magic double act in the country. But after a guillotine illusion goes horribly and spectacularly wrong their friendship and their careers are finished. Now down on his luck and out of cash Harry sets his sights on the prize money of the prestigious 'International Magic Shield' tournament. But to win he will have to compete against the world's oddest magicians - including his deadly rival Karl performing under the guise of ridiculous psychic 'The Mindmonger'. Can new tricks and a new assistant help Harry to triumph over his underhanded opponents and his disastrous past?
It's no disparagement to describe Simon Pegg and Edgar Wrights zombie-rom-com Shaun of the Dead as playing like an extended episode of Spaced. Not only does the movie have the rather modest scope of a TV production, it also boasts the snappy editing, smart camera moves, and deliciously post-modern dialogue familiar from the sitcom, as well as using many of the same cast: Peggs Shaun and Nick Frosts Ed are doppelgangers of their Spaced characters, while Jessica Stevenson and Peter Serafinowicz appear in smaller roles. Unlike the TV series, its less important for the audience to be in on the movie in-jokes, though it wont hurt if you know George Romeros famous Dawn of the Dead trilogy, which is liberally plundered for zombie behaviour and mythology. Shaun is a loser, stuck in a dead-end job and held back by his slacker pal Ed. Girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) is exasperated by his lack of ambition and unceremoniously dumps him. As a result, Shaun misses out on what is apparently the end of the world. In a series of beautifully choreographed and edited scenes, including hilarious tracking shots to and from the local shop, he spectacularly fails to notice the death toll and subsequent zombie plague. Only when one appears in their back garden do Shaun and Ed take notice, hurling sundry kitchen appliances at the undead before breaking out the cricket bat. The catastrophe proves to be the catalyst for Shaun to take charge of his life, sort out his relations with his dotty mum (Penelope Wilton) and distant stepdad (Bill Nighy), and fight to win back his ex-girlfriend. Lucy Davis from The Office and Dylan Moran of Black Books fame head the excellent supporting cast. --Mark Walker
One small step for man. One giant leap of terror! On a distant planet a power hungry Leprechaun kidnaps a Dominian princess Princess Zarina and plans to make himself king but not if a bumbling brigade of space marines have anything to say about it! Their commander is a mad scientist by the name of Dr. Mittenhand who's half machine thanks to one of his experiments. Once on the planet Leprechaun is blown up but quickly is reborn through one of the marines and wreaks havoc aboard the ship as Dr. Mittenhand plans to use the princess for his experiments to make himself whole again. But now after many of the marines are killed Leprechaun turns Dr. Mittenhand into a grotesque monster and plans to blow up the ship...
After being enticed on a cheap luxury holiday to a tropical island paradise, four couples suddenly find themselves thrust into intensive couples therapy as part of the package! Couples Dave (Vince Vaughn) and Ronnie (Malin Akerman), Joey (Jon Favreau) and Lucy (Kristin Davis) , and recently divorced Shane (Falzon Love) with his twenty-something girlfriend Trudy (Kali Hawk) all embark on some serious soul searching that they are really not prepared for. As they endure the resort owner Marcel's (Jean Reno) odd counselling methods, including swimming with sharks and intimate yoga sessions with a very over amorous instructor. Soon they are facing up to their fears and each other as they make a hilarious last ditch attempt to save their marriages and what should have been the holiday of a lifetime.
United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Classic Western from 1952 starring Mala Powers and Jack Buetel, directed by Harry Keller. After a wagon train is attacked by Comanche Indians, a young Cherokee finds a lone survivor. He takes the baby girl to his parents, who name her Rose, and rear her lovingly as one of their own. Years later, Rose's foster parents are murdered while trying to stop outlaws on the run from stealing their horses. A devastated Rose (Mala Powers) vows revenge. She tracks the killers to Dodge City, where she enlists the aid of Marshal Hollister (Jack Beutel), known as one of the best lawmen in the West. Although the Marshal insists she abide by the white man's law, Rose takes matters into er own hands... ...Rose of Cimarron
This controversial and daring film from director Lynne Stopkewich focuses on the simple yet complex life of a woman who yearns for more than her humdrum existence offers. Leila (Molly Parker) is bored. Married and working shifts as a clerk in a dilapidated motel she is secure but unfulfilled. Craving change and excitement she agrees to meet with a lonely male guest in the privacy of his room. In spite of the reputation she gets amongst the staff Leila begins a torrid affair wi
A series that's as much about one as the other, the wonderfully funny, touching and utterly genuine Sex and the City dares to portray real adults in a thoroughly realistic environment. Filmed in and around the streets of Manhattan, the show brings New York life--and specifically singles life--alive as no other has done before. Like its HBO stablemate The Sopranos, this is TV for grown-ups: frank and non-patronising, dizzyingly well written and devastatingly accurate in its characterisations. Sarah Jessica Parker plays Carrie Bradshaw, Manhattan's "sexual anthropologist" whose weekly newspaper column gives the series its title. Kristen Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon are her acerbic, cynical, thirtysomething singleton pals: gossip, sex, men, shoes, shopping, sex, designer clothes, fashion and sex dominate their affluent yet incomprehensibly empty lifestyles as they move from swanky restaurant opening to night club to art exhibition in the relentless pursuit of fulfilment and validation. Conspicuously, the men in their lives--from "toxic bachelors" to "modelisers" and beyond--fail to provide either, leaving the women to pick up the pieces after each shattered relationship. Adapted from Candace Bushnell's bestseller, in the first season Carrie embarks on her long and tortuous liaison with "Mr Big" and watches wryly as her pals seek solace with various members of the male sex, electric appliances and even, disastrously yet briefly, celibacy. On the DVD: Fortunately, 12 outstanding episodes are their own selling point here, since the presentation of these two discs leaves something to be desired. Although Region 2 encoded, inexcusably the broadcast format is American NTSC not PAL, so if you don't have a reasonably modern TV you'll have trouble playing the discs in the first place; there's a tiny promo feature and teaser trailers, plus cast biographies and synopses that pop up at the beginning of every episode. The interface lacks a "Play All" facility, forcing you to skip back and forth from the main menu after each episode. Add to that some pretty nasty packaging and this set won't win any prizes for presentation. But the shows themselves are a constant delight: anyone who's ever dated or been dumped should own this set. --Mark Walker
An isolated country mansion promises to be the perfect hideaway for an unsuspecting family on a summer vacation but the peace and quiet of the country is abruptly shattered by an unspeakable horror. High in the house awaits an evil presence that promises only a vacation of terror from which there is no return. Burnt Offerings is a gothic tale that holds you in the grip of a family's nightmare as they confront the nameless evil of a possessed house. Oliver Reed and Karen Black star as a vacationing college professor and his wife who are besieged by the malevolent force while Bette Davis is the tenant's aunt. Also starring Burgess Meredith and Eileen Heckhart as the sinister owners of the mansion Burnt Offerings is based on the acclaimed horror novel by Robert Marasco.
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