Something Smells Funny is US comedian Tom Green's breakthrough TV show, a series of skits that will have you chewing your fist in next to no time. Outside of the States, Green is best known for being married to Drew Barrymore, who positively bubbles with enthusiasm every time his name is mentioned. Beyond that, he remains something of a nothing, though the more media-savvy may be aware of Green's recent battle against testicular cancer, which, in typically fearless fashion, he filmed for the scrutiny of the American public. And if that's all you know about Green, think yourself lucky, because as an entertainer he sucks. He was that babbling buffoon on the boat in Charlie's Angels, the one who sailed into the sunset with Drew (naturally) at the end of the picture. Not put off? Well, he was also the narrator of Road Trip, the one who puts a live mouse in his mouth and expects it to bring the house down. And now comes the chance to slog through an hour's worth of material from his US TV show. Highlights include the lofty, goateed funnyman trying to open canned food with sticks of M-5000 dynamite; ripping the brains out of dead cows after cracking their skulls open with a baseball bat; and fishing turds out of public toilets with his bare hands. He also gains great mileage from humiliating his parents on camera: if he's not filling their house with llamas and donkeys he's arranging for their car to be spray-painted with lesbian pornography. They must be very proud. What's more, it's all done WITH THE VOLUME TURNED RIGHT UP, Green obviously thinking that the louder you scream the funnier it is. Wrong. --Jamie Graham
Based on a memoir of English writer Laurie Lee and featuring narration by Lee himself, this made-for-television adaptation begins in wartime 1918 with Lee's family moving to the Gloucestershire countryside. Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply) shines as the matriarch of this large blended family, a compassionate and distracted woman who pines for the brood's missing father. The movie takes Lee from a young boy sleeping in his mother's bed through his girl-obsessed adolescence, fondly dealing with an assortment of relatives, schoolmates and villagers along the way. Lee doesn't actually have cider with girlfriend Rosie until a few minutes before the 82-minute movie ends, but in the meantime Charles Beeson, directing from an adaptation by John Mortimer, has offered up a gentle homage to long-passed era. --Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon.com
Presented by Alan Green a 'History of Football' captures more than 100 years of the drama passion excitement and despair that only The Beautiful Game can evoke. Coming into the 20th century Preston North End were the finest team in the country. As we move into the New Millennium it is another team from the North West of Engalnd Manchester United who along with London club Arsenal are dominating the game. In the intervening 100 years the game of Association Football has prod
Sexy teen comedy about a college freshman (Jonathan Tucker) who meets a dream girl in a dorm elevator during a blackout. They make love. He never sees her face but instantly falls in love. In the morning the power is restored but Matthew's dream girl has vanished. All Matthew knows is that she lives in an all-girls dorm. He sets out on a a hilarious journey to find his mystery girl among a hundred female suspects. Could it be Wendy the Girl Next Door (Larisa Oleynik)? Dora th
From a novel by John Irving comes this darkly comic tale of an eccentric New England family. As the father moves them from one place to the next setting up a new hotel each time the assortment of oddball characters seem to become involved in ever more bizarre situations. Frannie becomes obsessed with the boy that attacks her John becomes obsessed with Frannie his sister and both of them fall for a girl who is so insecure she hides in a bear outfit. Frank is coming to terms with his homosexuality and the youngest Lily is convinced she isn't growing. The family pet is a flatulent dog that ends up stuffed and causes more trouble than when it was alive.
Bond is back! Back to the beginning of James Bond's career MI6's newest recruit (Daniel Craig the first blonde 007) is tasked with taking down a man known as Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) a money launderer for terrorists who is raising operational funds at a high-stakes poker game in the exclusive Montenegro establishment of Casino Royale... Exhilarating breathless and at times brutal this is the first Bond adventure since 1987 to be based on one of Ian Fleming's original novels. Paul Haggis (Oscar winning writer/director of Crash) adapts Casino Royale for a new generation as Daniel Craig new Aston Martin DBS in tow fills out the tuxedo of the ultra-smooth and ultra-deadly superspy.
In this final film of the series The Scarlet Pimpernel is drawn into a mystery which threatens to destroy the French monarchy forever whilst putting his own life in grave danger. The heir to the French throne 10 year old Dauphin is under the control of Robespierre but is kidnapped by a sinister masked character. As Sir Percy gets close to witnesses who might identify the Dauphin's kidnapper they are killed before they can reveal the truth. However all the signs point to the legend
Who will he terrorise... Who will he attack... Who will be his next victim? This nailbiting French/Italian thriller stars Marlene Jobert as 'Mellie' a young woman being stalked in the rain by a mysterious stranger. When her husband is away the stalker breaks in and rapes her. In an act of vengeance she kills her assailant dumping the body into the ocean. When the body is recovered an American military officer Col. Harry Dobbs (Charles Bronson) is called in to investigate not only the murder but the missing US Army money that the rapist had been carrying with him...
A compelling drama about scandal celebrity and sex - written by and starring Kay Mellor. Part-time lap dancer Sharon Harrison goes on a rare night out with the girls but when she claims that she's been drugged and raped by none other than Jamie Gillam the famous Castlefield football player he readily admits to having consensual sex but denies rape. When Sharon suddenly drops her case against Jamie Maxine Norris becomes suspicious and confides in her aunt determined to find out
This thrilling adventure series takes actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green on the adventure of a lifetime to the greatest fishing destinations ever seen.Travelling around the planet multiple times and with over 20 hours of fishing, this 11-disc boxed set contains the complete Series One to Four of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green.From Alaska to Argentina to Australia, Robson Green is out to find the greatest fishing the world has to offer, searching for the largest, fastest, strongest and deadliest of catches. Along the way, he finds himself dicing with death in Japan; stranded in Patagonia; fishing with the Maori in New Zealand; going for the catch of his life off Ascension Island; and much, much more!
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be in someone else's shoes for the day? Milly Niceman has but it's not just the shoes she'd like to try - it's the shirt trousers and lifestyle of a boy! A budding young astronomer Milly's life takes a dramatic turn thanks to a magical potion and a rare solar eclipse turning Milly into Willy. Now Willy's going to see life through a boy's eyes and discovers being a man isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Elephant (2003): Winner of the Palme d'Or and Best Director prizes at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Gus Van Sant's realistic drama takes us inside an American high school on one single ordinary day that very rapidly turns tragic... Last Days (2005): Introspective artist Blake is buckling under the weight of fame professional obligations and a mounting feeling of isolation. Many people are looking for Blake - his friends his managers and record label even a private
A documentary on Peter Green the founder member of Fleetwood Mac. After replacing the legendary Eric Clapton in John Mayall's Blues Breakers Peter went on to form Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac one of the most successful bands to come out of Britain in the '60s. After early success Peter's drug use spiralled into schizophrenia resulting in prolonged illness and extended absence from the music scene. The mid 1990's saw a return to the recording studio and live performance. This film includes rare archive footage and interviews with the man himself as well as friends/co-workers.
The Ipcress File: The tense spy thriller by Len Deighton that turned Michael Caine into a superstar. Cynical and rebellious ex-army sergeant Harry Palmer has been blackmailed into working for Britain's security service. Hot on the trail of a kidnapped scientist Palmer finds himself enmeshed in a sinister conspiracy involving horrifying brainwashing techniques murder and treachery that reaches up to the highest levels of the security service itself... Educating Rita: Rita a hairdresser with a sharp wit is married to Danny and at 26 doesn't want a baby. She wants to discover herself - so she joins the Open University. Dr Frank Bryant is a disillusioned university professor of literature. His marriage has failed his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whiskey. He refers to himself as an appalling teacher of appalling students. What Frank needs is a challenge - and along comes Rita. In this hilarious and often moving drama the story tells how two people find a new lease of life through each other. The Eagle Has Landed: A Nazi strike force plots to assassinate Winston Churchill while he is resting in a desolate Norfolk Village. Colonel Radl masterminds the plot which if successful would change the outcome of the war. He enlists the help of Colonel Steiner (Caine) and Liam Devlin (Sutherland). Disguised as Polish airmen German paratroopers land in England. Radl's plan appear to be going smoothly until an unforeseeable incident exposed the Germans. But the kidnap continues and Steiner Luger in hand approaches the unmistakable figure of Churchill... Without A Clue: A madcap comedy which takes a fresh look at the classic Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson escapades. Holmes is actually a figment of Dr. Watson's own success in crime detection a character who Watson uses when he writes in 'The Strand' magazine. But when the printing plates for five pound notes are stolen Queen Victoria herself calls for the country's greatest detective...
With over two years of investigation including the collection of a million and a half words of interview transcript Standard Operating Procedure from director Errol Morris is a revealing look at the true story behind the notorious photographs taken by US soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison. The photos changed the world's image of the war in Iraq but what did they really reveal?
Elgar: Fantasy Of A Composer On A Bicycle
The sound of the Carceri: featuring Yo Yo Ma and Suite No. 2 for Unaccompanied Cello by Bach. Falling Down Satirs: Although he knew the music well Mark Morris had never thought to choreograph a dance based on Bach's Third Suite. He felt the music was complete in itself. But through a close collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma an astonishing dance emerges - a true three-way collaboration between musician dancers and filmmaker Barbara Willis Sweete. Sarabande: A great mu
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