Up-and-coming DJ Julius dreams of becoming the biggest Jamaican Dancehall star ever. Desperate to turn his dream into a reality he agrees to act as a drug mule for Jamaican crime lord Crown and his violent sidekick Gargon. In exchange they will supply him with a clean passport and visa. Arriving in L.A. Julius hooks up with drug kingpin and record label boss Biggs and takes a job as Biggs' main hitman. His dreams soon become a nightmare involving guns drugs and murderous double-dealings when he finds himself caught in the crossfire between Jamaican Yardies and LA gangbangers!
A young spiritual man - Brady moves to the seaside town of Rock Haven - with his mother Marty who is setting up a Christian school in the area. When Brady meets the seductive Clifford - his world is turned upside down. There is an instant attraction between Brady and Clifford but Brady is troubled by his feelings for Clifford - which conflict strongly with his devoutly Christan beliefs.
Torn between sexual desire her vows of chastity and her fear of eternal damnation a medieval nun struggles with her sanity. Bordering on madness she seeks solace in the savage words of sexual denial that are spoken to her by a disturbing death Nun vision. Her sanity is further threatened by the imagined figure of Mary Magdalene who challenges her concepts of sex as an evil malignant force. In between these discussions the nun's mind is filled with brooding violent sexual fantasies that push her into a world of blackness blood and orgasmic destruction.
Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune on the stage - only to find himself the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery! While staying at Ma Tubbs' theatrical boarding house, a man is murdered in the room right next door to George. When George tries to solve the mystery, he ends up presenting the police with a whole load of clues - all of which point to him as the culprit! Now George must uncover the real murderer himself, which the help of his showbiz friends, his little Ukulele and a fiendishly cunning song! This delightful comedy musical includes three full-length musical numbers - The Darling Young Man, She's Got Two of Everything and I'd Like a Dream Like That.
Cradle Of Fear is a modern horror anthology. A gruesome mix of four stories all linked by the tale of Kemper a child killer and eater who despite being incarcerated uses his ally in the outside world to reap revenge on those who imprisoned him. That ally is The Man (Dani Filth) a deranged dark spectral character who leaves a foul trail of death in his wake.
Meantime, made in 1983, was only Mike Leigh's second film to reach the big screen, though by now he was far from a novice director. Yet 10 years after his first movie, Bleak Moments (1971), he couldn't get funding for a single cinematic feature and was obliged to make films for television. Meantime, first shown on Channel 4, was given a limited theatrical release, heralding his eventual return to the cinema. The title is a double-edged pun. It suggests the waiting-around no-time-in-particular that the characters inhabit, but it's also Leigh's barbed comment on the mean-spirited politics of the Thatcher era, when millions of people were tossed on the scrapheap of unemployment. Leigh has sometimes been accused of caricaturing and being condescending to his characters, but Meantime is notable for wry compassion in its portrayal of a bunch of no-hopers stuck in their East End limbo. Not a lot happens. Mark (Phil Daniels) and his retarded brother Colin (Tim Roth) hang about the streets and pubs, banter with their skinhead mate Coxy (Gary Oldman), half-heartedly chat up local girls, bicker with their parents. Their aunt Barbara--who bettered herself and moved to the relative poshness of Chigwell--offers Colin a job helping her decorate, but he backs out of it. Nobody's going anywhere much. But the view's not totally forlorn. Leigh leaves us with a brief, unexpected moment of warmth and solidarity between the two brothers. On the DVD: It's paltry stuff. A so-called "trailer" proves to be a plug for other DVD releases in the same series. Otherwise it's just a scene menu, and English subtitles for the hard of hearing. The early 80s TV-quality images are badly shown up by the DVD's visual acuity. --Philip Kemp
An old, old story as told circa 1980, Breaking Glass, written and directed by Brian Gibson, follows the path of Stardust not to mention A Star is Born and most other films about showbusiness, by following the rise of a talented young hopeful who learns that success comes with strings. Kate Crowley (Hazel O'Connor) begins as a bleached New Wave ranter, fly-posting on the tube and yelling songs about dehumanisation over fascist chants in rowdy pubs, but ends up a stoned glam zombie dressed as a robot, packaging her anger for the benefit of corporate music biz baddies and retreating to a sanatorium. The plot may be familiar, but the film still works, thanks to persuasive central performances from O'Connor, who wrote her own songs and shows real acting muscle that sadly didn't lead to anything like a film career, and Phil Daniels as her hustling manager/boyfriend/conscience. The fine supporting cast includes Jon Finch and Jonathan Pryce as a Bond villain-style record producer and a deaf junkie sax player, with glimpses of later perennials such as Jim Broadbent and Richard Griffiths. Made and set at the start of the 1980s, it catches its times exactly: a "Rock Against 1984" outdoor gig that turns into a riot, a routine police harrassment of a band rehearsal, a power cut that transforms a concert into a before-its-time "unplugged" session. Credits trivia: the executive producer was Dodi al Fayed. On the DVD: A nice letterboxed transfer looks a bit soft and grainy--but that's the way it's supposed to be. The only extras are cribbed-from-the-IMDB filmographies, a trailer with a wonderfully unconvincing narration and an image gallery (posters, ads and stills). --Kim Newman
The headmaster of St Michael's school Dr Benjamin Twist (Will Hay) finds himself in hot water after a government inspection. He is asked to resign unless he can prove that his educational methods work, and so when he comes into possession of the French paper, he does not need much coaxing before showing it to his students. The boys pass with honours, but a congratulatory trip to Paris goes awry when they and Twist inadvertently help to steal the Mona Lisa.
RUGRATS SAVE THE DAY Moose Country The babies take off to find moose in the backyard. But what do they do when they find one? Sand Ho Long Tom Silver and his swirly crew take on the evil Admiral Angelica as they hunt for buried treasure. Showdown at Teeter Totter Gulch To get their playground back Tommy stands up to The Junk Food Kid – the meanest toddler around! Superhero Chuckie Chuckie sees television superhero Captain Blasto and decides he wants to be a ‘stuperhero’ too. Just in time to save the world from Angelica! Turtle Recall The babies go ‘sploring’ in the pet department of a local store and take it upon themselves to help a lonely looking turtle find its daddy. The Pirate Light Oh no! The ‘pirate light’ is out so that must mean someone’s coming to steal Stu’s treasure. This is a job for the Rugrats! Crime and Punishment Officer Naomi is coming to visit and Angelica has told the babies they’ll be taken to jail if they’re bad. Can the babies behave until Officer Naomi leaves? Let There be Light Stu causes a neighbourhood blackout so Tommy journeys with the babies to the last place he can remember seeing light: in the refrigerator. The Big Flush When the babies arrive at the public swimming pool they mistake it for a giant potty. Now they’re on a mission to find the giant flusher! MYSTERIES Murmur on the Ornery Express The gang’s along on an overnight train ride that quickly takes a mysterious turn when Chas reads about a train robber on the loose and Chuckie’s Wawa and Minka’s necklace disappear! The Fun Way Day Chas and Kira hire a Feng Shui expert to “create a natural environment in tune with the Earth’s natural energy” for their new coffee café. But the Rugrats think the “fun way” guy came to play with them! Trading Phil Angelica wants to play with some older girls (they’re 4). So when she hears them wishing for a real baby to play with Angelica promises to be nice to the babies forever if she can give the girls Phil to play with. Grandpa’s Date She left him standing at the station 40 years ago. Now Morgana is back and Grandpa’s old flame might be rekindled. Until Tommy and Chuckie decide to help. Legend of Satchmo On the Rugrats’ first camping trip in the deep dark backyard Grandpa’s Bigfoot bedtime story might prove a poor choice! Grandpa’s Teeth Grandpa’s lost his teeth so Tommy and Chuckie take off after the fugitive choppers in the wildest chase in the entire history of denture rescue. Visitors from Outer Space Aliens abducting earthlings? It must be true - Grandpa read it in the American Star Inquirer. So when Tommy’s beamed aboard the mother ship he’s not surprised. Grandpa Moves Out If they don’t appreciate him Grandpa’s moving to Flushing Waters Retirement Home with its gourmet cuisine and private trout stream. At least that’s what the ads said. RUN RIOT Babysitting Fluffy The Finsters baby-sit Angelica’s evil cat/lookalike Fluffy when Angelica and her family go on a trip. Jonathan Babysits When Charlotte’s long-suffering assistant Jonathan babysits the Rugrats he finds that Angelica is as much of a tyrant as her mother! Family Reunion Angelica scares Tommy into believing he’ll be given away to other parents at the Pickles’ family reunion! The Art Fair The Rugrats use Angelica’s art supplies to paint her room! Waiter There’s A Baby in My Soup Stu and Didi take Tommy to an important client dinner and he turns the chic restaurant into a circus. Little Dude Didi brings Tommy to school where she teaches home economics. Tommy gets lost on campus ends up in a cafeteria food fight and befriends the coolest guy at school. The Wild Wild West In this Wild West fantasy the babies form a posse to catch Angelica who stole all of their free ice-cream coupons. Stu Maker’s Elves Tommy and Chuckie accidentally toss their glider plane into the scary basement. They explore Stu’s workshop and inadvertently fix an invention. A Very McNulty Birthday At Timmy McNulty’s birthday party he won’t let the girls play with the boys because “girls have cooties”. CHRISTMAS Babies in Toyland It could finally put Pickles Industries.com on the map: Christmasland a wondrous village Stu’s created for the holiday at Megacorp Park. So on Christmas Eve everyone takes a trip to see the enchanted park with its lights villages real live elves and Santa himself! Unfortunately Christmasland loses its sparkle when the adults become trapped inside a log cabin… and Angelica drives Santa Claus to call it quits! Falling Stars The babies go on a space mission to stop falling stars only to discover that “Dark Side Angelica” is behind it all. Cuddle Bunny Kimi falls in love with a cute piñata! And the Rugrats knowing what happens to piñatas try to help her save it. TOMMY TROUBLES Naked Tommy Tommy decides that he’d rather go naked like his dog Spike. Incident In Aisle 7 Tommy gets excited when he sees a pyramid display of Reptar cereal boxes at the supermarket. He hitches his cart to another with sausage links and takes a wild ride through the supermarket. Baseball Stu and Grandpa take Tommy to a baseball game. He wanders around the stadium and takes part in an important play. Rebel Without A Teddy Bear When Tommy’s favourite stuffed animal gets taken away he decides to take Angelica’s advice and becomes bad. The Case Of The Missing Rugrat When Grandpa accidentally loses Tommy he must resort to the old private-eye skills he learned a long time ago to track the Rugrat down.
Georgina Thereshkova (Linnea Quigley) is the beautiful head of a Mob crime family controlling drugs pornography and prostitution. The police are powerless to stop Georgina's criminal activities and to her family and rivals she appears all but untouchable. But a dark secret is catching up with Georgina which threatens to shatter the stability of her organisation. Quinn a figure from her past has arrived on her turf bent on revenge as he cuts a bloody swathe through Georgina's allies. Georgina's operation grows ever more vulnerable as the police investigation headed by Inspector Reed (Lucien Morgan) and Kavanagh (Steven Craine) starts to expose the full terrible nature of her crimes. KANNIBAL builds to shattering climax as the consequences of Georgina's past force a dramatic showdown between Georgina the police and the murderous Quinn.
The White Countess: Set in Shanghai in the late 1930s this is the story of the relationship between a blind former US diplomat and a refugee Countess (Richardson) reduced to a sordid life in the city's bars. Todd Jackson (Fiennes) once an American diplomat filled with idealism now bitterly disillusioned by realpolitik and the seemingly unavoidable nature of war finds his life enriched by the beautiful spirited Sofia.... Remains Of The Day: Stevens is the perfect English butler. Now employed by Mr Lewis the new American owner of Darlington Hall Stevens has spent the best part of his working life serving Lord Darlington the host of many prestigious international conferences in the 1930s. It was only when war broke out in 1939 that Lord Darlington's involvement with the Nazi party was uncovered. Now twenty years later Stevens realizes that his unquestioning faith and dedication to duty were misplaced and cost him dearly in his own personal life. Over several years he carried on an intense relationship with the Estate's attractive young housekeeper Miss Kenton. But his unwavering sense of duty led Stevens to deny his emotions - and eventually drive away the one woman he loved. Now he wants to make amends... An extraordinary story of blind emotion and repressed love The Remains Of The Day achieved an astounding 8 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture Best Actor and Best Actress. Anthony Hopkins received the BAFTA Award for the Best Performance by an actor in a leading role. Howards End: ""Only Connect"". This famous command is the catalyst which brings together two very different Edwardian families - the one passionate and progressive the other hidebound by wealth and social status - with irreversible and devastating consequences. A dying woman's impulsive wish marks a turning point in the relationship between the cosmopolitan Schlegel sisters Margaret and Helen and the wealthy Wilcox family when Ruth Wilcox bequeaths her idyllic country house Howards End to Margaret (Emma Thompson). Convinced that he is acting in the best interests of his family the patriarcal Henry Wilcox destroys his wife's ""unofficial"" will. But as the lonely repressed Henry falls in love with Margaret and Helen's willful attacks on class and convention strike at the very heart of the Wilcox family fate decrees that Henry must pay dearly for his deceit.
A collection of spine-tingling horror tales from the pen of bestselling horror novelist Stephen King... Salem's Lot - 2 Discs (Dir. Tobe Hooper 1979): Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to his hometown Salem's Lot to complete work on his latest novel but finds himself increasingly disturbed by the object of his attention Mr Straker's (James Mason) mansion house which terrified Ben as a child. It seems that the residents have been acting up and some have even gone missing; all of which coincides with the arrival of Mr Straker and his mysteriously anonymous business partner Mr Barlow to Salem's Lot. Ben vows to get to the bottom of the disappearances and confront his childhood fears... It - 1 Disc (Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace 1990): A series of murders prompts Mike Hanlon to suspect that the supernatural menace that he and a group of friends battled as children has returned. He begins to call his friends to remind them of the oath they swore: if It returned again they would come back to Derry to do battle again... Storm of the Century - 2 Discs (Dir. Craig R. Baxley 1999): From Stephen King the best-selling novelist of all time comes the terrifying tale of a town besieged by evil. The inhabitants of a picturesque sleepy little town on a small island off the coast of Maine find themselves completely cut off from the rest of the world when they are hit by the worst storm of the century. As Snow steadily buries everything familiar terror arrives in the form of an evil stranger. As streets disappear and an eerie darkness envelops the town a series of bizarre murders creates a nightmare of fear. With no help coming from the outside world and no end to the storm in sight the towns folk are forced to take drastic action before it's too late... The Shining - 2 Discs (Dir. Mick Garris 1997): A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. TV miniseries remake of Stanley Kubrick's classic chilling 1980 film. Rose Red - 2 Discs (Dir. Craig R. Baxley 2002): The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis) an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15 year old autistic girl Annie Wheaton to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion: Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there... Diary of Ellen Rimbauer - 1 Disc (Dir. Craig R. Baxley 2003): This series is a prequel to the Stephen King mini-series Rose Red. At the turn of the twentieth century Ellen Rimbauer (Lisa Brenner) the young bride of charming Seattle industrialist John Rimbauer (Steven Brand) began keeping a remarkable diary. This diary became the secret place where Ellen could confess her anxieties about her new marriage express her confusion over her emerging sexuality and contemplate the nightmare that her life was becoming. The diary also follows the construction of the Rimbauer mansion Rose Red an enormous home that would be the site of so many horrific and inexplicable tragedies in the years ahead. Due in part so it seems to a murder that took place during its construction. After Ellen's daughter vanishes John's philandering ways and violent tendencies aggravate her desperation...
Tim Allen transforms from family dad to family dog and back again in this fresh update of the Disney comedy classic The Shaggy Dog. It all begins when workaholic D.A. Dave Douglas (Allen) takes on a case involving an animal laboratory - one that will take him away yet again from his wife (Davis) and kids who already yearn for his all too distracted attention. But when Dave is accidentally infected with a top secret genetic-mutation serum everything he thought he knew about being himself and his family changes. Yet with his newly perked up ears and his front row seat on the household carpet Dave is able to gain a whole new perspective into his family's secrets and dreams. Now he wants nothing more than to stop fetching and return to fathering - only first he'll have to stop the evil forces behind the serum...in an adventure that will bring the whole family together.
A remake of the 1971 classic film this is the true story of a special relationship between two professional football players Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer) and Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher). The star players for the Chicago Bears Sayers and Piccolo soon become roommates and best friends. When Sayers suffers a knee injury in mid-season it is Piccolo who prods and inspires him to work toward a complete recovery. Then fate deals a cruel blow: Piccolo is stricken with malignant cancer. The c
Swordfish Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything. John Travolta stars as Gabriel Shear a sinister mastermind with an elite criminal crew who are desperately trying to access information locked inside a complicated computer system that contains government secrets and if they can hack it a billion payday... Basic Legendary drill instructor Sgt. Nathan West (Samuel Jackson) takes six Ranger cadets on a training mission to Fort Clayton in the Panamanian jungle but only two remain alive. The two survivors are uncooperative and give wildly differing accounts of what actually happened. Former Ranger and DEA agent Tom Hardy (John Travolta) currently on suspension for allegedly accepting a bribe is called in to try and separate the truth from the lies and find out what really happened. Collateral Damage: A firefighter (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing. Frustrated by the government's stalled investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his family might never be brought to justice he takes matters into his own hands and tracks the bomber to Columbia...
Cecile (Virginie Ledoyen) fresh faced and free spirited has arrived in Paris looking for adventure and excitement. In trouble after an attempted armed robbery goes wrong Cecile meets hard-nosed and respectable Michel (Gerard Lanvin) a distinguished lawyer who enjoys the millionaire lifestyle that his success has afforded him. To the bemusement of his wife (Carole Bouquet) and colleagues he agrees to represent her in court a decision that turns his life upside down. After using
Meantime centres on a East End family the Pollacks - Mavis Frank and their sons Mark and Colin - and their experience of unemployment poverty and life in early 1980s Britain. When Colin comes under the influence of skinhead Coxy and when Mavis's better off sister Barbara offers Colin work family tensions erupt into conflict. Mike Leigh's first independent film for five years has a superb cast of rising stars including Gary Oldman Alfred Molina Tim Roth and Phil Daniels. First shown on television it is a memorable and closely observed account of life in Thatcher's Britain.
Once again action and adventure pursue maverick British rifleman Major Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean). In Sharpe's Gold the dashing and heroic major pits his wits against El Casco A Terrifying partisan leader who has a chilling way of dealing with his enemies.Sharpe's Mission to trade guns for deserters is imperilled by the beautiful and desirable Ellie who follows him into the hills where there is rumoured to be hidden Aztec gold.
Based upon the novel by ''‰mile Zola This Filthy Earth tells the tragic story of two sisters whose lives are disrupted by two men. Amidst a landscape of rural hardship and a community consumed with superstition events unfurl which threaten their sibling bond.
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