A big-budget summer epic with money to burn and a scale worthy of its golden Hollywood predecessors, Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a rousing, grisly, action-packed epic that takes moviemaking back to the Roman Empire via computer-generated visual effects. While not as fluid as the computer work done for, say, Titanic, it's an impressive achievement that will leave you marveling at the glory that was Rome, when you're not marveling at the glory that is Russell Crowe. Starring as the heroic general Maximus, Crowe firmly cements his star status both in terms of screen presence and acting chops, carrying the film on his decidedly non-computer-generated shoulders as he goes from brave general to wounded fugitive to stoic slave to gladiator hero. Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux-Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately "classical"), but it's all briskly shot, edited, and paced with a contemporary sensibility. Even the action scenes, somewhat muted but graphic in terms of implied violence and liberal bloodletting, are shot with a veracity that brings to mind--believe it or not--Saving Private Ryan, even if everyone is wearing a toga. As Crowe's nemesis, the evil emperor Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix chews scenery with authority, whether he's damning Maximus's popularity with the Roman mobs or lusting after his sister Lucilla (beautiful but distant Connie Nielsen); Oliver Reed, in his last role, hits the perfect notes of camp and gravitas as the slave owner who rescues Maximus from death and turns him into a coliseum star. Director Scott's visual flair is abundantly in evidence, with breathtaking shots and beautiful (albeit digital) landscapes, but it's Crowe's star power that will keep you in thrall--he's a true gladiator, worthy of his legendary status. Hail the conquering hero! --Mark Englehart
THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN is a thrilling, action-packed western which ensemble cast also includes Kathy Baker (Edward Scissorhands), Jim Caviezel (Person of Interest, The Thin Red Line) and Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) Always the grizzled sidekick and never the hero, Lefty (Bill Pullman: Lost Highway, The Sinner ) is considered an unreliable loser but is pushed into the limelight when his best friend and longtime partner (Peter Fonda: Easy Rider) is brutally murdered. His desire to clear his name and seek revenge places him at odds with vested interests, hired guns, corrupt officials and his own abundant failings as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.
Following three sell-out tours Micky Flanagan has won over the hearts and homes of the Great British public proving he truly is at the top of his game. Here Micky presents his three live DVDs in one box set. Micky's sell-out An Another Fing... tour is the biggest comedy event of 2017 playing to over 600,000 people across the UK and Ireland, breaking box office records up and down the country. Recorded live at The O2, join Micky on a proper night out as he updates us on the French, Saga holidays with his dad, his relationship with his dog, his new-found passion for Mary Berry and much, much more... Further showcasing his adept ability to charm his audience, in The Back In The Game tour Micky s tales of middle age, marriage, and regularly running out of things to say to the wife, have led to the biggest comedy tour of 2013. Micky debut DVD, The Out Out tour, tells a rollicking tale of a working class upbringing where alphabetti spaghetti is a luxury to the hilarity of the middle classes he now finds himself among who dips bread in oil. Extras: The Out Out Tour Let's Go Down The Pub Meet My Mum and Dad The Out Out Dubstep Remix The Back In The Game Tour It's All Changed Around Here Micky s Tour of Hackney Live At The Apollo Performance 2010
Micky's sell-out An' Another Fing tour is the biggest comedy event of 2017 playing to over 600,000 people across the UK and breaking box office records up and down the country. Recorded live at the 02, join Micky as he updates us in his own hilarious style on where he is at' following an enjoyable gap year. As The Telegraph 5* review states Britain's best paid comedian is worth every penny'. Experience the master of comedy at the top of his game as he explores subjects including money, the French, his relationship with his new dog, marriage and much, much more all performed with Micky's typical man of the people' cockney-charm style. You will laugh until you cry.
Critically acclaimed comedian Micky Flanagan presents his highly anticipated debut stand-up DVD of his nationwide sell-out 'Out Out' tour. One of the UKs hottest comedians star of Live at the Apollo Mock The Week Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and The Royal Variety Performance ruthlessly deconstructs the East End Myth with razor sharp observational wit. He tells a comic tale of a working class upbringing where alphabetti spaghetti is a luxury. Micky has come a long way since then thanks to a university education he is now a rare delight - an intellectual cockney. Not bad for the boy from Bethnal Green. Having been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for best newcomer his Radio 4 series What Chance Change? was an instant hit with listeners and critics alike.
London, 1872. On the day his world is turned upside down by a postcard from a lost love, Phileas Fogg (David Tennant) is inspired by an article about the exciting advances in travel to take on an almost impossible wager to circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. As a man who has spent the last twenty years in a comfortable leather armchair at The Reform Club, he will need all the resilience he can muster and of course would be nowhere without the assistance of quick-witted Frenchman, Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma). Joining them on the road will be the Daily Telegraph journalist who came up with the whole crazy idea in the first place Abigail Fix (Leonie Benesch).
A BRAND NEW RESTORATION Directed by Leslie Norman (The Long, The Short And The Tall), starring John Mills (Ice Cold In Alex, Goodbye Mr Chips, Great Expectations) Richard Attenborough (Brighton Rock, The Great Escape) and a cast featuring actual army officers, DUNKIRK is one of the most authentic representations of conflict during World War II. DUNKIRK follows the dramatic events leading up to Operation Dynamo, where upon the British Army attempted to rescue fellow soldiers and Allied troops from Nazi occupied France. Seen from the dual perspectives of a jaded journalist in search of propaganda and a weary soldier desperately trying to give his troop some hope, DUNKIRK never shies away from the brutality of war and the bravery of its soldiers.
Micky is going on a Jolly Up! They went there to cycle - but decided to have a laugh instead... There are two kinds of men in this world - those that use maps and Micky Flanagan. Join Micky and bricky Noel on a detour through France quite unlike any other you've seen before.: Unicycling Clowns cat-phobic jesters a chicken that looks like Boris Johnson gypsies cross-dressing nudism and cosmic wine - it's all here - in a hilarious bromance that see's Micky take on his greatest challenge yet...the French! This DVD includes the four episodes broadcast on Sky 1 plus a whole exclusive episode including all the best bits they just couldn't show on the telly. Includes extra exclusive episode too bleu for TV featuring all the best bits that they just couldn't show on the telly!
A BRAND NEW RESTORATION Directed by Leslie Norman (The Long, The Short And The Tall), starring John Mills (Ice Cold In Alex, Goodbye Mr Chips, Great Expectations) Richard Attenborough (Brighton Rock, The Great Escape) and a cast featuring actual army officers, DUNKIRK is one of the most authentic representations of conflict during World War II. DUNKIRK follows the dramatic events leading up to Operation Dynamo, where upon the British Army attempted to rescue fellow soldiers and Allied troops from Nazi occupied France. Seen from the dual perspectives of a jaded journalist in search of propaganda and a weary soldier desperately trying to give his troop some hope, DUNKIRK never shies away from the brutality of war and the bravery of its soldiers.
The Ultimate Weapon Reborn! Naruto Sakura and Lee are hired to escort a 'Ninja Dropout' - a criminal ninja - named Gantetsu to prison and guard him against his comrades who may be trying to free him. When they get to the transport boat they meet Todoroki who seems to harbour a personal vendetta against Gantetsu .Will the three ninja be able to fend off any attacks if Gantetsu's friends come to save him? And what is Todoroki's connection with Gantetsu? Meanwhile a Sand shinobi Matsuri has been abducted by a mysterious ninja. In order to bring them bring back Gaara must accept the mystery ninja's challenge. Can Naruto prevent this challenge ending in catastrophe? The time has finally come and its now or never!
US police chief Bill Hixon lands in Lincolnshire with his 14 year-old daughter Kelsey, hoping to flee their recent painful past. New community forces Bill to question everything about himself.
Motley Hall ancestral home of the Uproar family is a wonderful old Elizabethan building. To the casual observer it is unoccupied but it is actually the home to five ghosts each from a different era in house's history. All is not cosy amongst the ghosts however and they are compelled to get along with each other as best they can - something which becomes increasingly difficult as they try to keep the twentieth century from their doorstep! Presented here is the entire series of 1
Directed by Leslie Norman (The Long, The Short And The Tall), starring John Mills (Ice Cold In Alex, Goodbye Mr Chips, Great Expectations) Richard Attenborough (Brighton Rock, The Great Escape) and a cast featuring actual army officers, DUNKIRK is one of the most authentic representations of conflict during World War II. DUNKIRK follows the dramatic events leading up to Operation Dynamo, where upon the British Army attempted to rescue fellow soldiers and Allied troops from Nazi occupied France. Seen from the dual perspectives of a jaded journalist in search of propaganda and a weary soldier desperately trying to give his troop some hope, DUNKIRK never shies away from the brutality of war and the bravery of its soldiers.
Disaster strikes the Village Hidden in the Leaves when Ichiraku Ramen is mysteriously closed! Ayame's been kidnapped, and if Naruto and Choji want their noodles, they'll have to save her first! Then, the sea rages with fury as Naruto faces a briny behemoth of epic proportions. Can his ninja training save him? And finally, the action heads to the Village Hidden in the Stars as Naruto and Neji's team tracks down a legendary item of great power! Contains episodes 166-220 of the series across eight Blu-ray discs, presented in 4:3 aspect ratio, and featuring both Japanese and English stereo audio with English subtitles. Extras Collector's packaging Includes a 32-page art booklet filled with character artwork. Available in the UK on Blu-ray for the first time Collector's packaging 32-page art booklet
A global byword for cinematic quality of a quintessentially British nature Ealing Studios made more than 150 films over a three decade period. A cherished and significant part of British film history only selected films from both the Ealing and Associated Talking Pictures strands have previously been made available on home video format - with some remaining unseen since their original theatrical release. The Ealing Rarities Collection redresses this imbalance - featuring new transfers from the best available elements in their correct aspect ratio this multi-volume collection showcases a range of scarce films from both Basil Dean's and Michael Balcon's tenure as studio head making them available once more to the general public. Three Men In A Boat (1933)An adaptation of Jerome K. Jerome's classic story charting the comic misadventures of three friends - and a dog - as they take a boating holiday on the Thames. Loyalties (1933)The sole Jewish guest at a Society gathering is robbed; when he exposes a fellow guest as the thief he finds the veneer of racial tolerance to be disturbingly thin... The Bailiffs (1932)In one of their earliest films Crazy Gang stars Flanagan and Allen star as a couple of incompetent broker's men who take possession of the wrong house... Laburnum Grove (1936)A respectable suburban householder shocks unwelcome visiting relatives by telling them that he is now a forger working for a criminal gang.
Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman (Best Actress, The Hours, 2003) delivers an unforgettable performance in this gothic supernatural thriller. In 1945, Grace (Kidman) and her two children wait for her husband's return from the war, living an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded mansion in Jersey. Three mysterious new servants arrive and it becomes chillingly clear that there is far more to this house than can be seen, and Grace finds herself in a terrifying fight to save her children and preserve her sanity. Acclaimed by critics, the unpredictable twists and turns of this compelling psychological horror classic will keep you on the edge of your seat. Product Features New Looking Back At The Others (51 mins) New The Music of The Others A Look Inside The Others Visual effects piece Xeroderma Pigmentosum: What Is It? An intimate look at director Alejandro Amenábar Stills Gallery Trailer
Micky's sell-out Back In The Game tour was the biggest comedy event of 2013 playing to over half a million people across the UK and Ireland. Recorded live at London's Hackney Empire, join one of the nation's best-loved comedians performing to his home crowd in this hilarious brand new DVD packed full of guaranteed laughter. The celebrated comic has an adept ability to charm his audience with tales of middle age, marriage and making sausage sandwiches. Micky has firmly established himself as a superstar comedian earning rave reviews (Flanagan is the man of the moment, comedy's meteoric success The Telegraph), and winning over the hearts and homes of the Great British public proving he's not only back in the game but he's well and truly on top of it!
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