Vacation paved the way for the John Hughes movie dynasty of the 1980s. Written by Hughes (who would go on to write, direct, and/or produce The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck, Home Alone, and so on) and directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, Stuart Saves His Family), the first Vacation movie introduces us to the all-American Griswold family: father Clark (Chevy Chase), mother Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), son Rusty (future Hughes staple Anthony Michael Hall), and daughter Audrey (Dana Barron). They all pile into the car for a cross-country road trip to Walley World, stopping along the way to view the world's biggest ball of twine. John Candy, Imogene Coca, and Randy Quaid (as yokel Cousin Eddie) pop up along the way. The movie was a big hit, and was followed by several sequels--National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation--but this one is still probably the freshest and funniest of the bunch. --Jim Emerson
“SEASON THREE IS BIGGER IN EVERY WAY” THE GUARDIAN “EXPLOSIVE AND HAUNTING” DAILY TELEGRAPH The third series of this riveting crime drama opens with a cataclysmic event which reverberates throughout the series. Fifty-five souls are lost to a terrible locomotive disaster, with the wreckage landing right in the lap of ‘H’ Division - on Leman Street itself. From the twisted debris of the crash emerge clues that uncover long hidden deceits. These crimes threaten not only to destroy Reid’s iron grip on ‘H’ Division, but to unravel his fragile psyche too. The personal damage to Reid is profound and there is no limit to what he will do to avenge his own, deep-seated grief.
When a German garrison is stationed in the small French town of Mereux in 1940 it is not long before the local men form a resistance group and launch an attack on their new occupiers. During the attack two members of the resistance are captured tortured and subsequently publically executed. One of the dead is a young boy whose sister swears revenge on the German officer she believes is responsible for his death and offers to help the French Resistance obtain information by any means necessary.
A passionate love story charting the young John Ridd's search for revenge in seventeenth century rural England. John's father is killed by the feared Doones, who weave an evil spell of murder and theft over the Devon countryside, and he determines to avenge his father's death. John falls desparately in love with Lorna, the daughter of the head of the Doone clan, and he rescues her from them when it transpires that she was stolen as a child. Lorna's true lineage is revealed to be that of a noblewoman and John's lowly status closes his mind to the possibility of marriage. Eventually John proves himself invaluable to both the King and a kinsman of Lorna's, thus removing all obstacles between them and allowing a happy ending. Based on the novel by R.D. Blackmore.
In this sequel to Vikings, a hundred years have passed and a new generation of legendary heroes arises to forge its own destiny and make history.
Jerry Webster (Hudson) and Carol Templeton (Day) are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other's methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret VIP campaign in order to persuade the mystery product's scientist to switch to her firm. Trouble is the product is phony and the scientist is Jerry who uses all his intelligence and charm to steal her heart!
The complete fourth series of the hugely popular army drama starring Robson Green Jerome Flynn Holly Aird and Gary Love. Follow the trails and tribulations of the King's Own Fusilliers as the army undergoes a period of dramatic change and amalgimation. Episodes Comprise: 1.Stormy Weather 2.Away Games 3.Damage 4.Second Sight 5.Over The Top 6.Proud Man 7.Further Education 8.Baby Love 9.Band Of Gold 10.Going Back 11.Poles Apart 12.Bombshell 13.Changing The Ground
American crime drama directed by Graham Moore. Leonard (Mark Rylance) is an English tailor who used to craft suits on Savile Row until a personal tragedy led him to move to Chicago. Setting up a small tailor shop in a rough part of town, his main customers are a family of violent gangsters and he is soon pulled into their world. Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Johnny Flynn and Simon Russell Beale also star.
Father Christmas pays a surprise visit to The Little Kingdom to check on the Christmas preparations. The Elves are busy making all the toys and Nanny Plum is in control of the crackers. Everything is going according to plan until the King gets trapped in a cracker the Queen gets trapped in a toy fairy castle and the Wise Old Elf gets trapped in a Christmas tree.
The ultimate depiction of workplace perdition has to be Whitbury Leisure Centre in The Brittas Empire, despite the later claim of The Office to the title. And while David Brent seems all too uncomfortably real, Chris Barrie's Gordon Brittas carried the gung-ho officiousness of mediocre middle-management to its surreal conclusion. The Brittas Empire could never quite make up its mind if it was a quasi-realistic sitcom or a fantasy comedy, and it's this uneasy mixture that invites you to question whether there's anything terribly funny about unplanned single parenthood, childcare problems, assault in the workplace and women who are addicted to prescription drugs (see also Waiting for God) because of their partners' behaviour. Then, just as you're pondering all this, Brittas comes out with another mouthful of managerial psychobabble that makes you realise that only this kind of tragi-comic exaggeration is robust enough to stand up to Barrie's monstrous creation. This second series treads a fine line between the merely bleak and the really rather nasty with exquisite precision. It opens with the news that Brittas has been killed abroad in an industrial accident, prompting his tranquillizer-addled wife to mourn him for less time than it takes her to remarry--except, of course, that Brittas is alive and well. Along the way, receptionist Carole attempts to murder Brittas with a JCB when she mistakenly thinks he's assaulted her baby, which she keeps in a cupboard under her desk. On the DVD: The Brittas Empire, Series 2 carries all seven episodes on two discs, together with several extras including a gallery, a profile and a Brittas Management Quiz (don't ask!). --Roger Thomas
Oliver Stone's controversial movie about last two men who were pulled alive from the remains of the World Trade Center after September 11.
Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinborne the reluctant heroes from the TV series 'The Beiderbecke Affair' return in this feature length mystery. Trevor is given some jazz tapes from a fellow Bix Beiderbecke fan the barman at the local pub but he receives far more than music compilations. One of the tapes turns out to be a recording of a sinister conversation about dumping nuclear waste in the Yorkshire Dales. When Trevor and Jill go to the pub to confront the barman they discover he has gone missing and a mystery ensues....
Duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour. An epic clash between the living and the dead. With the Army of the Dead led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon bearing down on Jon and Daenerys and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Daenerys' claim to the Iron Throne ... and, of course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own. Special Features Includes over 3 hours of bonus features
A passionate love story charting the young John Ridd's search for revenge in seventeenth century rural England. John's father is killed by the feared Doones who weave an evil spell of murder and theft over the Devon countryside and he determines to avenge his father's death. John falls desparately in love with Lorna the daughter of the head of the Doone clan and he rescues her from them when it transpires that she was stolen as a child. Lorna's true lineage is revealed to be that
More affectionately known as Taz he's an absolutely unstoppable whirling twirling hurling landscape-eating perpetual motion machine. Impulsive full of mischief and always hungry.
Ripper Street will star Matthew Macfadyen (MI-5, Pride and Prejudice), Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), Adam Rothenberg (Alcatraz), MyannaBuring (The Twilight Saga, White Heat) and David Dawson (Luther, Secret Diary of a Call Girl). The action centers on the notorious H Division, which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of East London.
Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
A fourth series of leisure centre management mishaps with Gordon Brittas. Episodes comprise: 1. Not A Good Day... 2. The Christening 3. Biggles Tells A Lie 4. Mr Brittas Changes Trains 5. Playing With Fire 6. Shall We Dance? 7. The Chop 8. High Noon
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