At 6pm on April 20th 1992 Roger Taylor Brian May and John Deacon the surviving members of Queen took the stage of London's Legendary Wembley Stadium to announce the start of one of the biggest events in rock history organised by Queen themselves to pay tribute to their former colleague - the incomparable Freddie Mercury. The atmosphere of emotion mixed joy and sadness shared by stadium audience worldwide television viewers and performers alike was an experience that will n
The first, and only, X-rated film to win a best picture Academy Award, John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy seems a lot less daring today (and has been reclassified as an R), but remains a fascinating time capsule of late-1960s sexual decadence in mainstream American cinema. In a career-making performance, Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, a naive Texas dishwasher who goes to the big city (New York) to make his fortune as a sexual hustler. Although enthusiastic about selling himself to rich ladies for stud services, he quickly finds it hard to make a living and eventually crashes in a seedy dump with a crippled petty thief named Ratzo Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman, doing one of his more effective "stupid acting tricks," with a limp and a high-pitch rasp of a voice). Schlesinger's quick-cut, semi-psychedelic style has dated severely, as has his ruthlessly cynical approach to almost everybody but the lead characters. But at its heart the movie is a sad tale of friendship between a couple of losers lost in the big city, and with an ending no studio would approve today. It's a bit like an urban Of Mice and Men, but where both guys are Lenny. --Jim Emerson
This is a riveting thriller involving a young girl called Kim who is staying alone in a friend's house in Los Angeles. While watching an old black and white film on television she notices that the film is being intercut by a sequence in colour of a man and woman making love. The sequence ends with the man suffocating the woman with a pillow and then bundling her into a plastic bag. Confused and shocked it is only the next day that Kim realises for certain what has happened when a friend informs her that there has been a series of murders in Los Angeles with women found in green plastic bags. As the scenes continue Kim alerts the police and word leaks out to the media of Kim's discovery and the picture is being picked up by a neighbouring scanning TV dish of videos made by the murderer for his own use. Kim's role changes from spectator to victim. As the killer's face is never seen any man becomes a nightmare as she misinterprets friendly gestures from teachers to delivery men. When we think it's all over she gets a phone call. Is the game over yet?
White Chicks (Dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans 2004): From Keenan Ivory Wayans the director of Scary Movie comes White Chicks a gender-bending gut-busting comedy starring funnymen Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. What happens when two fumbling FBI agents disguise themselves as mega-rich princesses to infiltrate high society? Snap! It's frantic antics and nonstop hilarity as the brothers go from hapless G-men to haute couture G-strings...with attitude! Groovin' tunes hardcore jams and a sidesplitting disco dance-off with the bluebloods fuel outrageous laughs from start to finish in White Chicks - two brothers just keepin' it real. Sort of. How High (Dir. Jesse Dylan 2001): High school students Silas and Jamal have two aims in life; get high and get girls. Silas discovers some 'Superweed' which has a surprising effect the pair start to achieve really good grades at school and manage to get accepted at Harvard University... Undercover Brother (Dir. Malcolm D. Lee 2002): Hipper-than-hip Afro-sporting superhero-of-sorts Undercover Brother (the multi-talented Eddie Griffin) stands up for oppressed people everywhere and looks damn good doing it. But when The Man and his demonic henchman Mr. Feather (Chris Kattan) drug a wildly popular black presidential candidate (Billy Dee Williams) Undercover Brother must team up with the positive underground group the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. in order to restore peace and unity within the community. Employing his seemingly endless arsenal of clever disguises including the ultra-nerd Anton Jackson Undercover Brother embarks on his dangerous mission...
The lives of a single mother and her friends are changed forever after the death of a neighbour which bears all the hallmarks of a racist attack.
""I hate to advocate drugs alcohol violence or insanity to anyone "" Hunter S. Thompson once wrote ""but they've always worked for me"". In this acclaimed documentary narrated by Nick Nolte experience the true story of the American master whose gonzo reportage defined an era while his depraved appetites forged a legend. Through archival footage and revealing interviews with family friends partners in crime and Thompson himself meet the man - and the myth - who created his own unforgettable world of fear loathing journalistic genius shotgun golf and a cannon-fired funeral to live on as one of the most extraordinary literary icons of all time.
The lives of a single mother and her friends are changed forever after the death of a neighbour which bears all the hallmarks of a racist attack.
Last Man Standing K-1 2002 - Battle Of Britain: Heavyweight Martial Arts Tournament - 8 men enter - 1 man survives! K-1 fuses centuries of tradition from the martial arts into a thoroughly modern and electrifying spectator sport. The K-1 World Grand Prix is a heavyweight tournament with rules that are acceptable to all standing martial arts. The letter K appears in Karate Kung Fu Kickboxing and Taekwondo and the number 1 simply means the best and the strongest martial arti
Heavyweight Martial Arts Action! - 8 men enter and only 1 man survives! K-1 fuses centuries of tradition from the martial arts into a thoroughly modern and electrifying spectator sport. The K-1 World Grand Prix is a heavyweight tournament with rules that are acceptable to all standing martial arts. The letter K appears in Karate Kung Fu Kickboxing and Taekwondo and the number 1 simply means the best and the strongest martial artist in the world. The elaborate staging of K-1 events makes these extravaganzas a veritable feast for the senses; music lighting lasers and pyrotechnics are all a part of the show. Honour and respect rule in the K-1 arena as the combatants draw on their finely honed skills to deliver clean punches and kicks that make K-1 the most sophisticated and advanced combat sport in the world today!
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