Based on the true story of Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat) an affable all-American loser whose miserable luck changes when he gives a ride to the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes (superbly played by Jason Robards). Melvin is a nice guy but to be honest he doesn't have much luck in life. He's impractical and although not unemployable finds it incredibly difficult to hold down a job. One night by chance though Melvin comes across a stranger in the desert who has suffered a motorcycle accident. To Melvin's amusement the old - and seemingly insane - man claims to be Howard Hughes the eccentric millionaire. After helping the old man Melvin thinks no more of the instance and continues about his dreary existance ; that is until a few years later when Melvin receives a letter informing him he has inherited an eighth of a one Howard Hughes' estate the small matter of 0 million dollars... Without doubt one of the best films of the 80s winner of 2 Oscars in 1981.
Driving home from a deep desert rave seven teenage friends travel off the beaten path only to be trapped in a reality far more horrible and frightening than any nightmare they could possibly imagine... Flesh eating cannibals roam this stretch of tortured land feeding off anyone who is foolish enough to stray into their deadly territory. Now the friends must become as savage as their attackers if they are to escape the desert alive.
Dris (Le Bihan) and Yanis (Naceri) two urban rogues have decided to escape the concrete jungle through a life of crime. From petty break-ins to robbing armoured cars they gradually become experts in their new vocation. Their companions are Niglo a gypsy Fooued Son of Senegalese immigrants and Nina a beautiful gypsy first class thief and devoted lover of Dris. Dris is now 33. He has spent the last four years in jail and decides to straighten out. All he wants now is to lead a
Into the idyllic town of Brewster comes Whiley Pritcher an intense and enigmatic stranger who begins a public access show that asks the question What's wrong with Brewster? The question soon has neighbour turning on neighbour and before long there are some that are ready to confide in Whiley and reveal the town's darker secrets. But is it wise to talk to strangers? A winner at the Sundance Film Festival 'Public Access' was the debut film of director Bryan Singer.
A rogue cop unleashes a storm of retribution on the violent and corrupt men who run human trafficking drug cartels and illegal organ harvesting in this SIN CITY style horror film. He reaps brutal justice against those responsible for murdering his daughter and kidnapping his wife amongst the underground world of psychos and perverts in his twisted city. "An intense cinematic experience" - Worchester Herald "one of the most eccentric unhinged portrayals of the justice-seeking vigilante ever put to film" - Screen-Space.com
For the best part of a millennium Windsor Castle has been at the heart of the national story; the awesome fortress; family home; treasure chest; and burial ground for the Royal dynasty who went on to take its name. But there is another unseen side to the Castle which the tourists never see... It is the real Windsor - home workplace playground and paradise. The Queen's Castle explores this hidden world in all its glory. Last year for the first time ever Windsor opened its doors to an observational documentary team with the full approval of the Queen. The cameras chronicled a year in the life of the world's largest inhabited castle to produce a spectacular landmark documentary for BBC1. Delving behind-the-scenes the team meet not only the Royal family but also some of their four hundred staff at work; from the Queen's housekeeper to her grooms; fender smiths and flag men; picture restorers; military knights and priests - all of whom live and work within the Castle's nine hundred rooms... Windsor Castle's 'back garden' is the 15 000 acre Great Park; together they play host to a unique collection of events - the pageantry of Garter Day the glamour of Cartier Polo and the tradition of Royal Ascot. November sees the Castle thrown into the international spotlight when President and Madame Chirac spent two days at the Castle attending an official State Dinner and even an abridged version of Les Miserables organised by the Queen in the Waterloo Room (renamed the Music Room for that one night!). For all these events and activities both big and small the cameras were there with unique access following the people who made them happen. The Queen and Prince Philip spend most weekends of the year at Windsor. Throughout the series the rpogramme tries to explain why the Queen loves Windsor so much using exclusive interviews with Prince Philip to explain how a young Royal couple made Windsor a family home for their four children; even installing a solar powered swimming pool in the Georgian Orangery. Watch as the young Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie support Prince Harry playing polo. Throughout the series the Ranger of Windsor Great Park guides viewers through the vast expanse of Windsor Castle; whether on the polo field in the private Windsor Chapel or through the vast Crown Estate. Since the Ranger happens to be the Duke of Edinburgh - the longest serving Ranger in history you'll be in good company! This is a sight-seeing journey that no tourist has ever been on!
Canadian slacker/musician Scottie Pilgrim finds himself caught between two girlfriends - a high school student and a mysterious stranger who roller-blades through his life - and is forced to battle video game style a series of evil ex-boyfriends. Special Features: Limited Edition packaging featuring rarely seen film posters and design artwork Cast Feature Commentary with Anna Kedrich Aubrey Plaza Kieran Culkin and Mark Webber Cast Feature Commentary With Anna Kedrich Cast Feature Commentary With Michael Cera Jason Schwartzman Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ellen Wong and Brandon Routh Feature Commentary With Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright and Co-Writer Michael Bacall and Author Bryan Lee O'Malley Technical Commentary With Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright and Director of Photography Bill Pope Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Outtakes Trivia Track Galleries Credits Step Up 3D Trailer Catalogue '80's Trailer Universal Orlando Parks and Resorts Trailer
It was a crime against humanity... but one woman refused to let it die. Featuring committed performances from its stars, For Their Own Good tells the moving true story of one woman's courageous fight to correct a terrible injustice and force a much-needed change in the law. In 1984, a ruthless corporation based in a Texas town made a humiliating demand of its female workforce: they must choose between children – or their jobs. Because the toxic substances that the women handled in the course of their work might cause defects in an unborn child, the corporation ordered them to undergo compulsory sterilisation or lose their jobs. This is the true story of a crime almost beyond comprehension and the story of Sally Wheeler (Elizabeth Perkins - Big, Finding Nemo), a woman desperate to have another child, who refused to let her anger die and endured both public humiliation and private heartache in her unrelenting fight for justice. Made by the producers of the hit feature film Fried Green Tomatoes, For Their Own Good also stars Laura San Giacomo (Sex, Lies and Videotape, Pretty Woman) and Charles Haid (Hill Street Blues). It is written and directed by Ed Kaplan (My First Love, Walking on Air, Dear God).
American Pie: You'll never look at warm apple pie the same way again! American Pie takes a hysterical look at the goal of four ""unlucky in love"" high school friends who make the ultimate pact: lose their virginity by prom night. As they try to manipulate their way into the hearts of some of their classmates their plans often backfire with hilarity. One fails to score with the sexy foreign exchange student and then makes a last ditch effort with a band member who has an interesting way with her flute while another is so desperate he actually hires someone to give him a ""reputation"". Follow the raging hormones of four teenage boys and their girls as they gear up for the most important night of their lives; the prom! (Dir. Paul Weitz 1999) American Pie 2: After their first year apart at college the guys (Kevin Jim Oz Finch and Stifler) rent a beach house vowing to celebrate their friendship and make this the best summer ever. But as always whether their dreams come true or not is ultimately up to the girls (Vicky Michelle Nadia Heather and Jessica). Through one boisterous summer of ear-splitting parties side-splitting mishaps - and yes a trip to band camp - the gang discovers that times change and people change but friendship lasts a lifetime. (Dir. J.B. Rogers 2001) American Wedding: Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) have finally decided to tie the knot but with their friends (including Stifler) returning from college the chances of their big day going off without a hilarious hitch or two are very small indeed! (Dir. Jesse Dylan 2003)
The Death Of The Incredible Hulk is the fascinating finale of the hugely popular TV series about a scientist, Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby), who transforms into a mighty, larger-than-life beast called the Hulk (Lou Ferringo) when he gets angry. Desperately trying to rid himself of his monster-like alter ego once and for all, Banner sneaks into a government research lab run by Dr. Ronald Pratt (Philip Sterling), hoping to find a solution. When Pratt discovers Banner's plight, he offers to help. But a beautiful spy (Barbara Tarbuck) who's out to steal Pratt's ideas for terrorists forces Banner to choose between love and loyalty, good and evil, and ultimately life and death.
In the tradition of screwball ski lodge comedies comes this latest sexually charged romp in the snow. Billy Wagstaff has just been accepted to the prestigious Pine Mountown Snowboarding Academy. Looking to delay the real world as long as possible he and his lifelong platonic girlfriend Casey move to Schittsville to snowboard party and generally have a good time. Once there Billy is introduced to the snowboarding team members a bunch of rich arrogant elitists who want nothing m
Answering the plea of Ambassador Timus Irnok Mosta of the Galactic Federation (a close clone brother of Tim) the Tomorrow People set off for the first time to an alien planet - 'Pyrie'. Once there they need to free the Pyrie telepaths (known as the 'Vesh') from the grossly unpleasant man-eating ruling Khultan (the builders of Earth's pyramids). Arriving on Pyrie the Khultan's psi-dampening equipment strips the Tomorrow People of their powers but John gets help from Tikno (anothe
Episodes are: 'The Sound Of Madness' and 'The Suspended Village'.
It's 10pm the night before Walnut Lakes neighbourhood supermarket closes it's doors forever. The owners and night crew have a long shift ahead of them... longer than they think. Weird things start happening. The phone lines are cut... and the night crew starts dying... one by one in the most gruesome ways imaginable.
The Problem: Trevor 26 a loner obsessed with women but so afraid of them he can barely speak if they're about. He needs a partner a lover someone to trust him someone to obey him... Lahn 22 smack addict and slacker. He loves women but not as much as heroin. He stole his dealer's stash needs a place to hide someone to conceal and protect him... The Solution: Trevor can hide Lahn lie for him protect him and provide for him...but only if Lahn becomes Dorothy Trevor's i
In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series was the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras.Volume 4 cherry-picks four of the show's more diverse episodes. In "Mr Dingle the Strong" (episode 55) alien visitors experiment on a hapless human, but instead of sinister X Files horror, Serling plays it for laughs. Despite the sparkling presence of Burgess Meredith (the closest the series came to a regular star), this one-joke plot demonstrates why the Zone only rarely ventured into comedy. "Two" (episode 66) pits a characteristically taciturn Charles Bronson against an even more stoical Elizabeth Montgomery, two soldiers from opposing sides who must rediscover themselves as the last man and woman and play Adam and Eve in a post-holocaust world. "A Passage for Trumpet" (episode 32) casts Jack Klugman (The Odd Couple, Quincy) as a downtrodden trumpeter who, in a jazz rewrite of It's a Wonderful Life, learns to value life. Nice. Finally, "The Four of Us are Dying" (episode 13) employs four different actors to play the same character, a "cheap little con-man" whose ability to change his features at will doesn't prevent his deserved comeuppance (more jazz here, this time in a wonderfully jagged underscore from Jerry Goldsmith).On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. --Mark Walker
In the Forties the studios of Hollywood's Poverty Row used Bela Lugosi to lure audience into theatres. The dark promise of Lugosi's name never ceased to pack them in.Lugosi made nine pictures for Sam Katzman and Monogram. The Corpse Vanishes (1942) might be the best. Bela's a scientist (aided by a sinister dwarf) who used the bodily fluids of virgin brides in his attempts to keep his ancient wife alive. This is just one of many many films Wallace Fox directed for Monogra
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