Bad Manners: The home of the Bleeding Heart for orphans is more like a prison than a home for parentless children. Run by the tyrannical sister Serena and her eccentric partner in crime Mr Kurtz it doesn't take the inmates long to hatch an escape plan. With a scheme in mind the kids begin to wreak havoc in the orphanage until one of them is 'selected' to join the Fitzpatrick family. The escape plan quickly turns to a rescue mission and the friends set off in search of their lost 'brother'. On the run from siter Serena Mr Kurtz the police and the Fitzpatricks the kids make a break for freedom in this off the wall comedy. Wacko: Voluptuous nymphets young studs the last virgin in school a bald nutcase and an obsessed detective are all plagued by the return of the infamous 'Lawnmower Killer' in this comedy that satirises scenes from such films as 'Alien' 'Saturday Night Fever' 'Grease' and 'The Exorcist'! Fraternity Vacation: It's summer vacation and like all good frat house boys Bruce Tucker and Joe Gillespie are off to Palm Springs to sample the local delicacies and view the native wildlife. Their only problem comes in the form of travelling partner and nerd-extraordinaire Wendell Tvedt. In return for teaching his astronomy major son 'the ways of the world' Wendell's father has agreed to let the boys use his summer apartment. The fun starts when two members of a rival fraternity Charles Lawlor III and J. C. Springer turn up at the same resort and bet they can win the hand of any girl quicker than Bruce and Joe. The beautiful Ashley Taylor quickly becomes the unwitting victim of a $1000 bet. The game is on but which one of the four will win her heart? Or will Wendell and Ashley become star crossed lovers?
A Berlioz Celebration:Telecast of March 24 1966Tracklisting:01. Opening Credits02. Villanelle03. Le spectre de la rose04. Sur les lagunes05. L'Absence06. Au Cimetiere07. L'ile InconnueTelecast of December 19 196308. Opening Credits09. Reveries Passions10. Un Bal11. Scene aux champs12. Marche au supplice13. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat
Martin (Phifer) has spent his life being a good son a good brother and a good friend but his luck with women is all bad. The softly spoken art columnist hasn't had a date in three years since losing his fianc''e to bi-curiosity and when he meets Paula (Miller) the pretty young art professor who lives upstairs Martin's lack of experience is all too apparent. Enter brother Junnie (Andre B. Blake) an expert in scamming and scheming. This ultimate 'player' intends to teach Martin how to get any woman he wants. Sporting a new look and attitude Martin is becoming a regular Casanovaias he spends every night on the prowl with Junnie. But it isn't long before reality closes in. A missed deadline places his job in jeopardy he's losing the respect of his best friend and worst of all Paula is under the impression that he's a womanizer. Do nice guys really finish last? Is responsibility a blessing or a curse? And when is being a player just too much work?
In a remote part of New England a meteorite falls from the sky. Two teenagers investigate it and find a deadly spawn - a grisly alien being that quickly disposes of them before setting off in search of more food...
The Deer Hunter is an astonishing powerful and vivid epic about three men steelworkers from Pennsylvania whose lives are changed irrevocably in the tragic devastation of the Vietnam war. When Michael Steven and Nick are captured by the Vietcong they are forced to play Russian Roulette by their brutal captors who make bets on their survival. The experience of capture leaves them with terrible physical and spiritual wounds and when Michael returns to Saigon to fulfil an old vow to one of his friends he makes an unexpected horrific discovery. Director Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter won no less than 5 Oscars in 1978 for Best Picture Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Editing and Best Sound.
Featuring great performances from legendary artists of the golden age, classic archive offers a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage, presented on DVD for the very first time . Lovingly restored, using the finest state-of-art technology, these generous, full-length programmes include complete musical performances, authoritative essay and rare bonus footage.Handel:01. Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in F major, HWV 369.Debussy:02. The Little Shepherd.Jolivet:03. Incantation C.Ravel:04. Piece en formae de habanera.Vivaldi:05. Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor, RV 439, La notte.Bach:06. Suite in C minor, BWV 997.07. Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord BWV 1020.Couperin:08. Concert Royal No.4.Bach:09. Partita for Solo Flute in A minor BWV 1013.Mozart:10. Flute Concerto No.1 in G major, K313.Ibert:11. Flute Concerto.
Following the release of the internationally award-winning Stroke and Clock In Wake Up 2 is the newest surf video from by Tiago Garcia. The name Wake Up imparts a message for all of us: to confront the problems we're facing and preserve nature and the oceans which are our playground. Tiago's idea was to produce another high-performance surf video that sends an ecological message. The film features champions Kelly Slater Mick Fanning Jaj Burrow Joel Parkinson Jordy Smith Adriano de Souza Hobgood Brothers and Bobby Martineez with a script written by local biologists. Narrated by the former World Champion CJ Hobgood.
Taxi Driver' provoked fierce controversy when it was released running into censorship problems in America as some of the scenes of violence were described to be 'as gory as Clockwork Orange and Straw Dogs' (Evening News '76). In addition there was outcry at a 13-year-old schoolgirl actress (Jodie Foster) co-starring as a prostitute. It won Best Picture at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award nominations for Best Film Best Actor (Robert De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster). Considered to be one of the most powerful films in motion picture history 'Taxi Driver' is a film which is '...a savage piece of work - and hellishly brilliant' (Evening News '76).
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) - Il Barbiere di Siviglia Setting faithfully recreates early 19th century Italian theatre, giving the audience an authentic experience of Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Broadcast in selected Curzon and Odeon cinemas in February 2009 as part of the Italy's Grand Opera in Cinemas project. Tracklist: Francesco Meli: Il conte d'Almaviva Bruno de Simone: Bartolo Rinat Shaham: Rosina Roberto Frontali: Figaro Giovanni Furlanetto: Basilio Director: Bepi Mo...
Negus (Gabino RodrÃguez), Chale (Juan Pablo de Santiago), Sapo (Ãngel Sosa) and Chata (Paulina Avalos) are four teenagers growing up in the gritty, unforgiving streets of Mexico City. Under a numbing drone of hip-hop and a haze of marijuana, the friends spend most of their time fantasizing about a life they'll never have. When frustration and monotony take hold, the four plan to rob a movie theatre and reap the sweet rewards. It turns out the gang have much more of a penchant for criminality than they first imagined. In a rush for money and adrenaline, however, their vital friendship will be pushed to its limits. The Cinema Hold Up is a fast, visceral portrayal of Mexican youth culture, as shrewd and sharp as the streets of Mexico City.
A skilled street dancer with a community service gig at an arts school draws the attention of an elite ballet dancer, and sparks fly both on and off stage.
Film detailing the Nazi occupation of France during WWII and a catholic boarding school's mission to protect Jewish children. Based on the director's own experiences during the period the film tells the story of a bright young French boy who shares a room with a new arrival who is hiding from German soldiers
Volume I shows Ren Creemers and Wim de Vries both drummer and Dutchmen as ""The Drumbassadors"". Stylistically they combine European African and American grooves sounds and melodies in their own unique way.
A hard hitting thriller about urban Latino life...
The Fan (Dir. Tony Scott 1998): Gil Renard (Robert De Niro) is a big baseball fan. Separated from his wife and son and down on his luck Renard's love of baseball becomes an obsession and he stalks his favourite baseball celebrity Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes). When Rayburn falls into a career slump Renard's obsession takes a deadly turn and he secretly vows to stop at nothing including murder to restore his idol's reputation. About Schmidt (Dir. Alexander Payne 2002): Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time as he is forced to deal with an ambiguous future as he enters retirement. Soon after his wife of 42 years passes away and he must come to terms with his only daughters marriage to a man he does not care for. With no job no wife and no family Warren is desperate to find something meaningful in his thoroughly unimpressive life. Warren sets out on a journey of self-discovery exploring his roots across Nebraska and facing up to the failure that his life has become. 15 Minutes (Dir. John Herzfeld 2001): Robert De Niro stars as homicide detective Eddie Flemming a man who knows how to handle high-profile murders. But now with a crime that has ended in a grisly fire and a pair of Eastern European killers on a rampage across the city Flemming must team up with a rival: the low-key Arson Investigator Jordy Warsaw played by Ed Burns.
Vicious is the brand new studio sitcom starring Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings) and Derek Jacobi (The King's Speech) joined by Frances de la Tour (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) and Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones). Vicious tells the story of partners Freddie (Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Derek Jacobi) two men who have lived together in a small central London flat for nearly 50 years. Constantly picking each other apart and holding on to petty slights for decades we can still see that underneath all their vicious co-dependent fighting they have a deep love for each other. Into their world steps a young man Ash (Iwan Rheon) as their new upstairs neighbour. Joining Freddie and Stuart is feisty best friend Violet (Frances de la Tour) young at heart and with a deliciously dry sense of humour.
Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard and Ms. de Havilland star in Gone with the Wind which for more than a half century has thrilled audiences with its eternal love affair -- set in the South against the backdrop of the Civil War -- between handsome Rhett Butler (Gable) and his sassy headstrong heroine Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh). With each new generation Gone with the Wind continues to grow in popularity as new audiences and fans discover and embrace the David O. Selznick production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
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