When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. While collectors will regret that only 16 of Jonze's 40 plus music videos are included here, this glorious sampling represents the cream of Jonze's bumper crop; for sheer ingenuity it doesn't get any better than this. From the Beastie Boys' popular TV cop-spoof "Sabotage" to the intensely disciplined backwards-filming technique of the Pharcyde's "Drop", it's clear that Jonze has an affinity for inventive street theatre, culminating in the sad/happy vibe of Fatlip's introspective "What's Up Fatlip?" and the pop-jazz effervescence of Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet". Technical wizardry is also a Jonze trademark, especially in the elaborate "Happy Days" nostalgia of Weezer's "Buddy Holly" and the graceful fly-wire dancing of Christopher Walken to Fatboy Slim's pulsing "Weapon of Choice". No doubt about it: every one of these videos is an award-worthy testament to Jonze's ability to combine hard work with fun-loving spontaneity. On the DVD: The Work of Director Spike Jonze is a double-sided DVD (one in a series that includes the equally dazzling work of Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham) accompanied by an informative 52-page booklet. The second side explores Jonze's artistic evolution with an entertaining selection of video rarities and three half-hour documentaries, the best being a revealing and very funny interview with rapper Fatlip after his dismissal from the Pharcyde. Commentaries for the music videos are consistently worthwhile, supporting Jonze's own belief that his best videos were made for artists whose work he genuinely enjoyed. Lucky for us, his pleasure is infectious. --Jeff Shannon
Sherlock Holmes ever abetted by the trusty Watson investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims...
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
Cillian Murphy stars as a transvestite fantasist in this magical and surreal tale from director Neil Jordan.
A psychological thriller that concerns an idyllic town whose population of 436 has remained unchanged for 100 years. Sent to find the reason for such consistency a census-taker (Jeremy Sisto) finds that something sinister may be at hand...
For a limited time only, Universal Pictures are re-releasing five of their most beloved Cinema Classics in cinemas around the UK. The following films will be released: Spartacus, Blues Brothers, Scar Face, The Thing and Animal House.
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
Britain's most famous erotic actress, Mary Millington, stars as a policewoman who goes undercover in the secret world of porn to find out who is stalking and killing glamour models. Expect nothing to stay undercover for very long in this raunchy British classic! Product Features: Ten Million Dirty Words (brand new featurette about Harry Knights, the Nottingham-based porn writer who helped create Mary s image). Confessions of a Photographer (new interview with George Richardson, the photographer who snapped Mary topless at 10 Downing Street) Response (8mm softcore short film, 1974) New The Playbirds audio commentary by biographer Simon Sheridan and director Willy Roe.
Hitchcock's most notorious work remains terrifying after all these years, digitally presented, this reissue marks this milestone work's 50th Anniversary.
Presented by John Inverdale Legay of the Lions is the definitive insight into one of the most unique institutions in British sport 'The British Lions'. With action packed footage of gruelling tours scintillating tries and amusing anecdotes about what really happens on tour recalled by some of the all-time greats who pulled on the famous Lions jersey. Spanning the history of the Lions from the first tour in 1888 through the triumphant '71 & '74 tour and up to the most recent vi
Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a new 4K restoration, Curtis Harrington's acclaimed fantasy-thriller, featuring Dennis Hopper (The Last Movie) in his first starring role, is an offbeat classic of American cinema. Hopper plays a sailor on shore leave, when he meets a young woman (Linda Lawson) who may not be as she seems Exclusive to this two-disc set is a bonus Blu-ray devoted to Harrington's short films, encompassing his seven decades as a filmmaker and featuring experimental works, documentaries, and the two adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher that bookended his career. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 2x BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: DISC ONE: NIGHT TIDE New 4K restoration Original mono audio Audio commentary with writer-director Curtis Harrington and actor Dennis Hopper (1998) Audio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2020) Harrington on Harrington (2018, 25 mins): wide-ranging archival interview with the filmmaker Sinister Image: Curtis Harrington (1987, 57 mins): two episodes from David Del Valle's series devoted to cult cinematic figures in conversation, featuring a career-spanning interview with the director Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing DISC TWO: DREAM LOGIC: THE SHORT FILMS OF CURTIS HARRINGTON (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE DISC) High Definition remasters Original mono audio Eight short films spanning Harrington's seven decades as a filmmaker, including experimental works, documentaries and his career-bookending Edgar Allan Poe adaptations: The Fall of the House of Usher (1942, 10 mins); Fragment of Seeking (1946, 14 mins); Picnic (1948, 23 mins); On the Edge (1949, 6 mins); The Assignation (1953, 8 mins); The Wormwood Star (1956, 10 mins); The Four Elements (1966, 13 mins); Usher (2002, 37 mins) Image gallery: production photography and a rare selection from Harrington's personal collection New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive 80-page book featuring new writing on Night Tide by Paul Duane, Curtis Harrington on Night Tide and the short films, archival articles by Harrington on horror cinema, experimental films and the making of Picnic, an overview of critical responses, Peter Conheim on the restoration of Night Tide, and film credits Limited edition exclusive set of five facsimile lobby cards UK premieres on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies
Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose... that's what Christmas is all about - burnt nuts and frostbite. So sayeth the good reverend Jolly. His festive season starts off with the usual melee - prison riots undercooked turkey and an increase in the suicide rate.Yes Christmas has many meanings to many people to a man of the cloth such as our Reverend IM Jolly it means but one thing - a good deal of unpaid overtime!Left to his own devices over the festive season the Reverend Jolly does indeed prove once and for all he can start an argument in an empty house - literally!Timeless classic comedy with plenty to keep you ho ho hoing through the entire holiday season. Fa la la la la...
A vibrant, free-spirited Southern woman and her bright, engaging 12 year-old daughter find themselves on a journey of self-discovery in Gavin O'Connor's Tumbleweeds.
An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.
In the politically divided Scotland of 1751 orphaned Davie Balfour leaves the peace of his idyllic Lowland home to seek out his inheritance from his estranged uncle. But before he can claim his rightful fortune young Davie is launched on an extraordinary and amazing adventure where he must battle with slave-traders evade capture by the British army's finest troops and learn some harsh truths about himself along the way' Fortunately for Davie he is helped in his quest by the one ma
Meet The Invisible Man: Two bumbling private eyes help a man wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible to help clear his name. Go To Mars: Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras... More classic comedy from messers Bud and Lou.
Comprises Titles: Rise of The Footsoldier: Based on a shocking true story the Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties. Awaydays: When Carty meets Elvis at a Bunnymen gig they fall headlong into a volatile friendship that each of them aches for but neither can control. Violent sexy and funny Awaydays is a blade-sharp rites-of-passage that buzzes with the post-punk energy of its late-70's Liverpool setting. Based on the classic novel by Kevin Sampson and pulsating to a soundtrack of Joy Division The Cure Magazine Echo & The Bunnymen and Ultravox Awaydays examines identity fate the nature of male longings and their need to belong. It is the first major feature film to be set during and evocatively portray the first dawning of the football casual fashion cult. Cass: Cass is the incredible true story of one man's identity struggle and ultimate redemption. The film follows how a Jamaican orphan baby adopted by an elderly white couple in 1950's London changed from being the most feared hooligan in the country to Britain's best-selling black author.
Irreverent detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) teams up with a skeptical policewoman (Rachel Weisz) to investigate a murder and the world of demons and angels that exist just beneath the landscape of L.A.
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