A comedy thriller with a silken thread of romance, 1987s Stakeout stars Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as a pair of undercover cops assigned to watch the apartment of the former girlfriend (Madeleine Stowe) of a violent escaped convict. Complications ensue when Dreyfuss cop poses as a telephone inspector to get in and bug the girlfriends phone and they strike up a relationship. Initially coming on a bit like a cross between Hitchcock's Rear Window and Porky's, Stakeout ends up falling between the two stools of mirth and suspense. Some half-amusing business involving a series of practical jokes between the cop duo and their relief partners doesnt add materially to the film. Emilio Estevezs sidekick role is under-developed and he brings to this none of the loose cannon mania he would later bring to Young Guns. Dreyfuss isnt entirely convincing as a tough, seasoned cop and Aidan Quinn as the villain comes across as a poor mans James Woods. Yet for all these flaws, director John Badham just about manages to cobble together a watchable caper. On the DVD: Stakeout on disc has no extras of any kind, not even a trailer. The feature is presented in widescreen 1.85:1 format with Dolby digital 5.1 sound. The dubbing briefly goes awry near the end. --David Stubbs
Lucas a bank robber newly released from prison is given a lift to the bank by two local cops who are taking bets on how long they think he'll remain straight. Once inside the bank Lucas is taken hostage by an amateur thief and is forced into going on the run with the man and his six-year-old daughter...
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington's directorial debut involves the touching story of a sailor (Derek Luke) who, prone to violent outbursts, is sent to a naval psychiatrist (Washington) for help.
Men Of Honour (Dir. George Tillman Jr. 2000): One of those rare films that grabs you by the gut and never lets go Men Of Honour was inspired by the life of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) an African American who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a bigoted training officer (Robert De Niro) and a tragic shipboard accident Carl never gives up and achieves the impossible in an incredible finish that will leave you cheering. Antwone Fisher (Dir. Denzel Washington 2003): Inspired by the true life experiences of its title character Antwone Fisher tells the dramatic story of a troubled sailor who is ordered to see a naval psychiatrist about his volatile temper. Little does he know that his first step into the doctor's office will lead him on a remarkable emotional journey to confront his painful past - and connect with the family he never knew...
Stakeout (Dir. John Badham 1987): While on an FBI stakeout detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) falls hard for Maria (Madeleine Stowe) the woman he's supposed to be watching. Soon he's inside her home enjoying a torrid love affair while his young partner Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) waits across the street looking through his binoculars and fuming. But the woman's ex-boyfriend (Aidan Quinn) a crazed escaped convict who is the real object of the stakeout is on his
Directed by Basil Dearden, 1951 Ealing classic Pool of London has been stunningly restored. Filmed on location in the City of London itself, on the River Thames and its wharves, on London Bridge and in the blitzed streets around St. Paul's, this is an authentic and unmissable slice of film history. Everything changes for two sailors on shore leave when they inadvertently become caught up in a crime as murky as the great river itself. For one of them, Johnny, life is further complicated when he falls in love with Pat, a local ticket seller, forming one of the first inter-racial relationships in British film. EXTRAS: Locations Featurette With Richard Dacre New Interview With Earl Cameron Stills Gallery
Directed by Basil Dearden, 1951 Ealing classic Pool of London has been stunningly restored. Filmed on location in the City of London itself, on the River Thames and its wharves, on London Bridge and in the blitzed streets around St. Paul's, this is an authentic and unmissable slice of film history. Everything changes for two sailors on shore leave when they inadvertently become caught up in a crime as murky as the great river itself. For one of them, Johnny, life is further complicated when he falls in love with Pat, a local ticket seller, forming one of the first inter-racial relationships in British film. EXTRAS: Locations Featurette With Richard Dacre New Interview With Earl Cameron Stills Gallery
They did it for money. For power. For fun. Two ruthless drug dealers commit a brutal mass murder in Los Angeles and are forced to flee the state. And when Fantasia their beautiful accomplice begs to go home to Arkansas she unwittingly leads them into the eye of the hurricane. Waiting for them in Arkansas is an unlikely arsenal of law enforcers that includes two cynical L.A. cops and one eager small-town sheriff. Sheriff Dale ""Hurricane"" Dixon has waited all his life for a majo
A man inherits his dead father's estate in the shape of an elephant. To sell his inheritance he must first cross America taking his oversized companion along for the ride...
It wasn t long before the Blaxploitation boom moved into the horror market, bringing the world Blacula, Blackenstein, Abby (Blaxploitation s The Exorcist) and cult favourite J.D. s Revenge. Law student Ike is enjoying a night on the town with his friends when his life changes dramatically. Taking part in a nightclub hypnosis act, he becomes possessed with the spirit of a violent gangster murdered in the 1940s. Believing himself to be the reincarnation of murderous J.D., Ike launches a revenge campaign against those who had done him wrong all those years ago... Directed by Arthur Marks (Bucktown, Friday Foster) and starring Glynn Turman (Cooley High) and Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman), J.D. s Revenge is a alternately tough and terrifying a Blaxploitation gem waiting to be rediscovered! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original 1.0 mono sound Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Brand new interview with producer-director Arthur Marks More interviews to be announced! Original theatrical trailer Arthur Marks trailer reel Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector s booklet containing new writing by Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies
Tony was the leader of a notorious London Hooligan firm, but whilst fighting a Russian ultra he sustains a head injury and must sit out some of the fun. The football World Cup 2018 in Russia is looming and he wants to organize some payback.
A ruthless wealthy Warlord rules his land with an iron fist. Growing tired of the Warlord’s wicked antics a noble doctor decides to teach a chosen disciple the secret of the Plum Blossom Fists so that he may defeat and overthrow the tyrant and his posse of merciless fighters. Together with the Doctor’s daughter these new avengers set upon the Warlord’s fortress and engage in a martial arts battle that remains a screen classic.
Considered by many fans of the Swordplay genre to be one of the best ever films to come out of Taiwan. The Cool Superstar Roc Tien plays the Laconic loner know as Blood Wolf the most powerful swordsman in china he is hired by a mysterious noble man to rid the Martial world of all the top swordsmen joining him on his mission of doom is the lovely but deadly Pearl Chang
Walter Woods (Rob Lowe) is an ambitious young architect on his way to Los Angeles for the assignment of a lifetime. He has been hired to design a Beverly Hills mansion for a rich client (James Belushi) and speeds unknowingly along Pacific Coast Highway towards a disastrous and violent turn of events that will change his life... or end it. Along the way Walter narrowly avoids a high speed collision with a maniacal truck driver and arrives visibly shaken to his Apartment where an oddball assortment of residents make his acquaintance. His new neighbors include a beautiful hooker an East German comedian and a cranky building manager (Dean Stockwell) who is as lazy as he is grumpy. As Walter prepares to design his masterpiece a series of strange unexplained events soon begin to unravel the normally calm and controlled designer. These minor nuisances quickly escalate into perilous and terrifying encounters with a mysterious stalker. As his wife pressures him to return home his boss pushes him to finish the job and his new client becomes increasingly unreasonable Walter starts to buckle under the pressure of his tormentor. These dangerous encounters turn deadly and Walter is pushed to the breaking point. With the police in pursuit Walter confronts his vicious attacker in a fight not only for his sanity but for his survival.
A fast and furious old skool martial arts movie! After her entire family is wiped out by swordsmen of various clans the young vagabond soon comes of age and sets out on her one-woman vengeance trail. One by one she kills all the swordsmen who dare challenge her trusted deadly blade. Her most feared and deadly foe is Peerless Swallow the top Swordsman in China. Will she finally meet her match or will fate cast a dark shadow?
Fast-paced western adventure with Wayne playing the marshall who must straighten out a gang of criminals while still finding time for romance.
Jake Stag: A small time drug dealer with a lot to prove has a master plan. With an in to the illegal rave scene and a potent new bio-drug Jake thinks he has it all worked out. But when gangsters, mobs, un-expected side-effects and his own family enter into the equation, Jake may need more than a couple of lines to help him.
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