Series 7 returned to television in 1989 with its successful format of familiar guest artists in each episode. Savour the last series with Dennis Waterman as 'Minder' Terry McCann before the comic partnership is re-invented with George Cole as Arthur Daley and Gary Webster as nephew Ray Daley in the next series.Part 1 of 2 contains:Episode 4 - The Last Video ShowEpisode 5 - Fiddler On The HoofEpisode 6 - The Wrong Goodbye
George Cole plays the archetypal dad of the title blissfully unaware of how easily he can drive his son Alan to distraction. Alan in turn desperately wants to communicate with his own son Vincent-and he is determined that Vincent doesn't suffer the same childhood embarrasments he remembers so vividly. But his attempts although well-meant often end in disaster. In the midst of it all Alan's wife Beryl keeps the peace tends the wounds and tries (usually unsuccessfully) to inject some sanity into the proceedings.
The mighty George Benson in his prime -- for a classic appearance at the fabled Montreux Jazz Festival in 1986. In this fully packed show Benson mixes his dazzling jazz-guitar licks with the trademark romance of his charismatic singing. In songs from 'Feel Like Making Love' to 'Beyond The Sea' from 'The Greatest Love Of All' to 'On Broadway' the star's skill and charm are palpable as the savvy Montreux audience urges Benson to heights of virtuosity. The polish groove and intensity of the large tight-knit band of great jazz and pop players provides the ideal showcase for Benson's awesome multiple talents. A thrilling performance from an American master. Tracklist 1. Feel Like Making Love 2. Off Broadway 3. Weekend In L.A. 4. Lady Love Me (One More Time) 5. Love Ballad 6. Beyond The Sea 7. Affirmation 8. My Latin Brother 9. Love X Love 10. In Your Eyes 11. The Greatest Love Of All 12. 20/20 13. Never Give Up On A Good Thing 14. Turn Your Love Around 15. On Broadway
If only the designers builders and owners hadn't bought into the untimely fatal myth of her being unsinkable...If only the chairman of the White Star Line hadn't declined in a fit of corporate hubris to try to chop a day off the trans-Atlantic crossing record by ordering the Titanic's speed increased to a dangerous 22-plus knots even though icebergs were a well-known menace...If only the Titanic had been adequately supplied with lifeboats. There were in fact places for only 1 200 people although 2 228 passengers and crew were aboard the glittering palace for her maiden - and final - voyage. What makes the Titanic saga so compelling of course are the private stories of those who embarked on the fateful crossing many of whom we meet in this gripping drama.
Mr Deeds Goes To Town (1936): Gary Cooper is the pixilated small-town resident who refuses to let a million inheritance and a New York mansion alter his down-to-earth faith in people in Frank Capra's delightful comedy. Jean Arthur co-stars as the cynical reporter who falls for Deeds. Wild One (1954): Brando plays Johnny the leader of a vicious biker gang that involves a small sleepy California town. The leather-jacketed young biker seems hell-bent on destruction until he falls for Kathie (Mary Murphy) a good-girl whose father happens to be a cop. Unfortunately for Johnny his one shot at redemption is threatened by a psychotic rival Chino (Lee Marvin) plus the hostility and prejudice of the townspeople. All their smouldering passions explode in an electrifying climax. Holiday (1938): An iconoclastic young man (Cary Grant) who's engaged to a snooty heiress (Doris Nolan) discovers he's really in love with his fianc''e's down-to-earth sister (Katharine Hepburn) in director George Cukor's stylish comedy... The Howards Of Virginia (1940): Leading man Cary Grant plays Matt Howard a common man who gains employment as a surveyor through the help of Thomas Jefferson. Howard quickly falls head over heels for his wealthy employer's daughter Jane Peyton (Martha Scott). The couple appear to be set for happiness until Matt becomes involved in politics and the War of Independence arrives...
Metropolis: Set around the year 2000 a mammoth city is ruled by the super-efficient industrialist Jon Fredersen (Alfred Abel) and on the surface appears to be a utopian dream with wealthy inhabitants living in palatial apartments set in colossal glass and concrete spires. But underground it's a different story - armies of slaves work gruelling shifts to maintain the luxurious lifestyles of their masters. The workers a subhuman species of sluggish creatures are led by the saintly Maria (Brigitte Helm) who urges them not to rebel but to wait patiently for the arrival of the mediator. Fredersen kidnaps Maria and orders mad scientist Rotwang (Rudolf Klien-Rogge) to create a robot replica to take her place. His plan is doomed when the evil mechanical Maria incites the massed workers to revolt and destroy everything in sight... Taking 16 months to film with a cast of 37 383 and costing over million at 1920s prices everything about this epic German science-fiction film which was inspired by the towering Manhattan skyline is gigantic. Although director Fritz Lang hated the ending of his film it was an instant hit with Adolf Hitler and Goebbels who first saw it in a small German town. When they came to power in 1933 they asked Lang to make prestige pictures for the Nazi party. He packed his bags and left for Hollywood the same day. On its first release it was a box-office flop and nearly bankrupted its financiers UFA Germany's largest film production company. Metropolis is now a monument to Fritz Lang's artistic vision and film craftsmanship. M: Like a brand the letter M has made its mark on film history with its disturbing theme having lost none of its impact or relevance. Sinister dark and foreboding M tells the story of Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) - child molester and murderer. Tension builds - a child late home another child missing. Posters reveal the fate of earlier victims and the police seem to have few clues as to the perpetrator of the crimes. Gangsters beggars and petty criminals incensed by both the crimes and the police crackdown track the killer themselves. Cornered caught and dragged off to face an equally barbaric form of justice Beckert endures his own personal torment. As with his earlier classics Die Nibelungen and Metropolis Lang collaborated on the script with his wife Thea von Harbou in what was to become his most stark and uncompromising film. Allegedly based on the story of Peter K''rten the Monster of Dusseldorf M remains one of the most chilling serial-killer films ever produced.
It's love at first fright when Casper Meets Wendy in this live-action adventure featuring an all-star cast amazing special effects and spook-tacular fun for the whole family. When evil warlock Desmond Spellman (George Hamilton) vows to destroy Wendy the Good Little Witch (Hilary Duff) she and her witless witch aunts (Cathy Moriarty Shelley Duvall Teri Garr) hide out at Sunny Brite Resort where the vacationing Ghostly Trio has been busy scaring up mega-mischief - and making Casper's afterlife miserable! Even though Casper and Wendy are told that ghosts and witches just don't get along when these two kindred spirits meet it's the beginning of a boo-tiful friendship! But Desmond is closing in... and time is running out. Now Casper and Wendy must prevent a supernatural showdown between their feuding families in order to defeat Desmond's dastardly plan!
""Newman is outstanding."" - Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide Paul Newman is electrifying as Fast Eddie Felson an arrogant amoral hustler who haunts backstreet pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue. Determined to be acclaimed as the best Eddie seeks out the legendary Minnesota Fats who's backed by Bert Gordon a predatory gambler. Eddie can beat the champ but virtually defeats himself with his low self-image. The love of a lonely woman could turn Eddie's life around
The word 'cop' isn't written all over him - something more puzzling is. In one of his most memorable roles Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt a hard-driving tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before the night is out the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds and Bullitt a no
This typical but well-made action movie, which spawned numerous sequels, means to combine the best elements of the disaster movie with the hard-boiled attributes of traditional action-adventures. When a plane is hijacked to the Middle East by Palestinian terrorists, the Pentagon calls into action the Delta Force, an elite squad of highly trained commandos led by tough guy mainstay Lee Marvin and karate-action-star Chuck Norris. Their mission is simple: to thwart the terrorists and rescue the hostages and the plot concentrates largely on just that, as the team uses its experience and fighting skills to get the job done. Its sometimes preachy patriotic bent occasionally gets in the way of the action and Norris is a one-dimensional figure who at times takes himself too seriously, but his rapport with easy-going veteran Marvin moves the film over some implausible rough spots. While not a groundbreaking contribution to the genre, Delta Force impresses with its straightforward tough-guy style. --Robert Lane
The tale is set in a smouldering descimated post World War II world in the town of Meridian which has the Halperin brothers made White Zombie in just 11 days back in 1932 with $50 000 and sets left behind from Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein. Keeping dialogue to a minimum they wisely let the cameraman cut loose on this odd fairy tale avoiding the stagey static feel that pervades most early makes. White Zombie doesn't tell us a story when it can show us one. One of the most visua
Two brothers struggle for control of the family business in 19th century Yorkshire
Titles Comprise: Day Of The Dead (2008): Nick Cannon Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames star in this horror film based on the George A. Romero classic zombie film. A mysterious virus has infected the small town of Leadville Colorado and the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine and stop the spread of the disease. As people perish survivors realize that the virus is creating the walking dead who crave human flesh. Only a small number of people are immune to the virus and those few survivors must battle to fend off the infected zombies while trying to make it out of town alive. Night Of The Living Dead (1968): The story begins casually enough; a brother and sister go to visit the grave of their father in a remote graveyard in the woods. There a strange man grabs at O'Dea and her brother rushes to her defense at which the man bites him and knocks him out. Terrified the girl jumps in the car and speeds to a nearby farm house to get help. She goes inside and the house appears to be deserted and the phone disconnected. She looks out the window and to her horror she sees the man trying to get inside the house! That is just the beginning of the seminal horror movie that is Night Of The Living Dead!
Two separate concerts on one DVD featuring over twenty songs of country-goodness! George Jones Concert: 1. No Show Jones 2. I Always Get Lucky With You 3. She's My Rock 4. Chicken Reel (Instrumental) 5. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes 6. The Race Is On 7. Bartender Blues 8. He Stopped Loving Her Today 9. The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song) Tammy Wynette Concert: 10. Welcome To My World 11. Another Chance 12. 'Till I Can Make It On My Own 13. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad 14. D.I.V.O.R.C.E. 15. Singing My Song 16. Womanhood 17. I Still Believe In Fairy Tales 18. When The Grass Grows Over Me 19. Gospel Medley: Amazing Grace/I'll Fky Away/Will The Circle Be Unbroken/I Saw The Light 20. Stand By Your Man 21. Cryin' In The Rain
""Ten grand I'm gonna win ten grand in one night. Well who's gonna beat me?"" - 'Fast Eddie' Felson (Paul Newman) Paul Newman is electrifying as Fast Eddie Felson an arrogant amoral hustler who haunts backstreet pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue. Determined to be acclaimed as the best Eddie seeks out the legendary Minnesota Fats who's backed by Bert Gordon a predatory gambler. Eddie can beat the champ but virtually defeats himself with his low self-image. The love of a lonely woman could turn Eddie's life around but he won't rest until he beats Minnesota Fats no matter what price he must pay... Voted one of the 1961's best by ""The New York Times"" and ""Time "" and distinguished by 2 Academy Awards - Cinematography Art Direction/Set Decoration (B&W) The Hustler is a dazzling cinematic triumph!
Sean is a painter with no direction in his life. When his boss asks him to kill a man he does so albeit clumsy. But when the bad guy refuses to pay up the blood money a deadly cat and mouse game begins between killers and hitman. What they wanted was a fall guy but what they created was a monster.
This exclusive DVD gives a rare glimpse into the lives of The Beatles prior to their meteoric rise to fame in the early 1960s through to the height of their fame and success in the late 1960s. It takes you behind the scenes with the people who were there; Tony Sheridan and Ray Young musicians who shared the stage with them in Hamburg at the famous Star Club and Kaiser Keller; Victor Spinnetti recalls the making of Help and A Hard Day's Night; in a rare interview he talks of the creativity of John and Paul during the filming; Rare news footage shows the Beatles receiving their Silver Hearts and OBE's both occasions marked as always by John's razor sharp wit; Interviews with them during the record burning sessions in America post John's infamous ""bigger than Jesus"" remark. Along with archive news footage of the time showing the effect they were having all over the world!
Gold brings out the desperation in man! A band of ruthless outlaws try to force out the townsfolk in a small community after gold is discovered there. But one brave man stands in their way in this tense film considered to be one of Wayne's best early works...
When an antiquated railway line is threatened with closure the villagers decide to run it themselves and enter into frenzied competition with the local bus route with hilarious consequences! Director Charles Crichton and writer Tibby Clarke team up again for the first Ealing comedy to be produced in Technicolor. The defiance of authority by local inhabitants was a favourite topic in the 40's and 50's and embellishes the characteristic Ealing theme - 'small is beautiful and big is bad'.
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