London's Burning: Series 11 (4 Discs)
A humorous look at the 1950's muscle men's magazines which were primarily being purchased by the underground homosexual community. Wise-eyes Neil O'Hara the epitome of all American wholesomeness leaves his rural home in search of adventure in L.A. He is spotted by obsessive photographer Bob Mizer and introduced to the world of physique photography. Along with his fellow he enjoys the giddy lifestyle of Mizer's estate - until he becomes aware of a seedier undercurrent.
Two best friends Grant and Paul hit the road for a weekend of surfing booze and hopefully girls. With night falling they take a short cut and meet Lisa and Kelly a couple of babes with a fast car who invite them to a party. Desire takes over and a game of cat and mouse begins leading them deep into the heartland of evil where the locals don't take too kindly to outsiders. In order to survive they must uncover the awful truth about the land they find themselves trapped in and the
Hustle follows the fortunes of a gang of five expert con artists let loose on the streets of London. They are specialists in the way of the grifter and all are keen to liberate cash from the amoral and undeserving. From faking film sets and expensive paintings to double-crossing the duplicitous head of a bank's security system, the con is on! Season 1: 1. The Con Is On 2. Faking It 3. Picture Perfect 4. Cops And Robbers 5. A Touch Of Class 6. The Last Gamble
Season 2: 1. Go...
The newly appointed chairman of a cemetery discovers that by replacing the white pins on a cemetery map to black he can cause the death of the plot owner...
Joanna Ferrone and Susan Rose's Angela Anaconda is one of the most inventive and acute animated shows on children's television. Its gawky heroine Angela has a bad attitude to authority and a vivid fantasy-life that makes up for the humiliations of the everyday--her rivalry with the endlessly pretentious Nanette Manoir and the more-or-less intense dislike of her form teacher Mrs Brinks. We have a profound sense that what we are getting is Angela's side of all this but the transformations and endless sufferings through which she puts the targets of her scorn are entertaining enough to make us entirely complicit. The animation technique, combining poster paint backgrounds with almost hyper-real monochrome faces, provides an almost seamless segue from the mundane to the imagined; these six episodes take us to the Moon, the Amazon and the French Revolution while plausibly reminding us at every turn that these are children, in a classroom. --Roz Kaveney
The complete eighth series of London's Burning features Blackwall Fire Station's Blue Watch in some of their most dramatic stories; terrorist attacks and industrial fires counterpoint the more personal stories of the firefighters. It's this combination of drama and personal issues that made London's Burning a huge success for ITV with viewers loving the quirky but human characters who put their lives on the line every week. This set features all fifteen episodes of the eighth series originally transmitted in 1995.
Set around a London bus depot, On the Buses starred Reg Varney as Stan, an ageing bachelor and driver of the No.11 bus who still lives with his Mum (Doris Hare), his plain sister Olive (Anna Karen) and disgruntled brother-in-law Arthur (Michael Robbins). At work, he fraternises with the laddish and lecherous Jack (Bob Grant), with whom he pursues innumerable (and improbable) giggly, mini-skirted "clippies" (conductors) and cheeks the beady-eyed and punctilious bus inspector, Blakey (Steven Lewis) Despite its immense popularity, On the Buses hasn't dated well. Like the buses themselves, the jokes don't arrive very often and when they do, they're visible a long way off. The studio audience whoops cathartically at anything remotely alluding to sex--even a bared male nipple--making you wonder at the repressed nature of British society in 1969. In later decades it would come to be treasured as somewhat creaky kitsch by audiences nostalgic for an age of politically incorrect innocence. On the DVD: On the Buses has no extra features here. The original black and white versions have scrubbed up reasonably well, although defects such as fading sound and poor dubbing have proven beyond amendment. --David Stubbs
Two unemployed good ol' boys are mistaken for a pair of notorious bank robbers and find themselves heading straight for trouble in a sleepy Texas town...
Boxset contains: 'True Grit' 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' 'El Dorado' & 'The Sons Of Katie Elder'.
Running from 1969 to 1973 On The Buses was one of the most successful comedy series ever made. Re-live the flares and wide collars with the On The Buses crew. 'On the Buses' is British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan Bob Grant as his chirpy conductor Jack and Stephen I'll 'ave you Butler! Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake who does his best to get the buses out on time while making their lives as miserable as possible. Episode titles: Going Steady The Squeeze On The Make Brew It Yourself.
What The Universe Tells Me:Is a one-hour documentary exploring how music and philosophy combined to create an all-encompassing panoramic experience aimed at moving it audience toward personal and communal transformation.One of the largest and most ambitious symphonies ever composed. Mahler's Third requires off-stage instruments children's and women's choirs vocal soloist and a six-part scheme that incorporates folk poetry and philosophical text. The emotional charge of the work steadily mounts from the chaos of creation in the first movement to the summit the highest level from which the world can be surveyed in the last.From the volcanoes of the South Pacific to the Alpine peaks and meadows where Mahler composed dramatic images from the natural world give shape to the symphony's evolutionary saga. Performances combine with illustrative artwork computer animation historical film clips and the insights of world-renowned historians philosophers and biographers. Thinkers such as Howard Garder Stan Brakhage and Catherine Keller join Mahler experts Henry-Louis de La Grange Donald Mitchell Moten Solvik Peter Franklin and Edward Reilly to explore an artwork so rich and emotionally compelling that it mirrors the entire world!Featuring performances by Grammy nominated baritone Thomas Hampson internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn and the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by Glen Cortese this double DVD set is a must for all music lovers and those new to the world of the symphony.
Despite the breathtaking scope of his career - ace guitarist in-demand session player onetime Beach Boy TV star duettist country icon - Glen Campbell's defining role is as explorer and interpreter. Since his raw beginnings as an 18-year old in his uncle's Dick Bills Band in 1954 the Arkansas traveller has tapped into the rich veins of American music like no other. Captured at his peak in 1977 this remarkable live performance from London's Royal Festival Hall finds him in esteemed company backed by his own crack band and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Tracklisting: 1. Rhinestone Cowboy 2 .Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife 3. Where's The Playground Susie 4. Wichita Lineman 5. Good Vibrations 6. Help Me Rhonda 7. Surfer Girl 8. Surfin' USA 9. Turn Around Look At Me 10. Try A Little Kindness 11. That's Where The Music Takes Me 12. Classical Gas 13. William Tell Overture 14. Southern Nights 15. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 16. Galveston 17. MacArthur Park 18. God Only Knows 19. Amazing Grace
One of the most successful TV series ever made running from 1969 to 1973 'On the Buses' is great British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan and Stephen Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake ('Blakey') who does his best to get the buses out in time whilst making their lives as miserable as possible.
Josh Griffin (Glen Levy) is a Guardian; a demon hunter who along with fellow Guardians Bannon Max computer hacker Lisa (Stephanie Kane) and Chief Gill Kane operate out of an underground base known as The Core. The history of demon hunters is a long one; they have operated in secret for centuries attempting to maintain the balance of power as demons continually slip through the dimensional realm into our world. Josh is given an assignment to work with a special advisor out of the New York office Alex Marlow. (Tanya Dempsey) Alex a fellow Guardian is on the trail of a gang of demons who have stolen mysterious ancient artifacts from a Manhattan art dealer and are now on the loose somewhere in the L.A. underground. Their investigation eventually leads them to the warehouse district where an occult group known as The Brotherhood unknowingly releases a powerful evil into our world known as the ancient demon Virago. Virago's aim is to open a doorway to hell allowing a reign of demons to take over our world. With only a matter of hours left Alex and Josh must find Virago and stop him before he turns Earth into a living hell.
Running from 1969 to 1973 On The Buses was one of the most successful comedy series ever made. Re-live the flares and wide collars with the On The Buses crew. 'On the Buses' is British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan Bob Grant as his chirpy conductor Jack and Stephen I'll 'ave you Butler! Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake who does his best to get the buses out on time while making their lives as miserable as possible. Episode titles: Mum's Last Fling Radio Control Foggy Night The New Uniforms.
In front of one of the most enthusiastic audiences he has ever performed Glen Campbell and his excellent musicians play the songs that have made him a household name. The hits start with Rhinestone Cowboy Gentle On My Mind and Wichita Lineman and finish with an emotional rendition of Mull Of Kintyre.
Nicky is having a party and everyone is dying to be there... 'R.S.V.P.' is a contempory slasher-horror movie. A must see movie that leaves the audience constantly wondering who's next? And more importantly why when where and how?
London's Burning: The Complete Series 14 (2 Discs)
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