Clockers (Dir. Spike Lee 1995): When there's murder on the streets everyone is a suspect. A gritty realistic adaptation of Richard Price's best-selling novel director Spike Lee examines the violent world of urban drug dealing through the eyes of Strike (Mekhi Phifer) a 19-year-old ""clocker "" short for round-the-clock pusher. Strike agrees to kill a fellow employee of his boss Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo) an influential popular drug lord. But when the hit goes down it is Strike's moral law-abiding brother Victor (Isaiah Washington) who confesses shocking everyone. The detective assigned to the case Rocco Klein (Harvey Keitel) doesn't believe Victor - the more that Klein along with others in Strike's life start putting the heat on the more the clocker finds himself up against the wall. The question is: Who is the real killer? Shot on location in New York City and Mexico. 'Clockers' was originally supposed to be directed by Martin Scorsese with Robert DeNiro in the role of Rocco Klein. The pair decided to film 'Casino' instead and Lee stepped in - Scorsese remained a producer. Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee 2006): It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover. Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.
Thanks to repeated showings on cable television and home video, this speculative thriller has built quite a loyal following since its release in 1978. The provocative "what if?" scenario still packs a punch, even if it is not always believable. James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O J Simpson star as three astronauts who agree to spare the government embarrassment by faking their historic landing on Mars after their spacecraft is determined to be unsafe for blastoff. When a scheming mission controller (Hal Holbrook) plots to kill the astronauts in a staged capsule fire, the trio embarks on a dangerous mission to expose the truth. Elliott Gould costars as the journalist determined to crack the conspiracy, and director Peter Hyams turns up the tension with an exciting chase sequence involving Telly Savalas as an eccentric barnstormer who comes to Gould's aid in his attempt rescue the hoax mission's sole survivor. --Jeff Shannon
Featuring an all-star cast including Woody Allen Robert Downey Jr. Mike Tyson Harvey Keitel Neve Campbell and Woody Harrelson The Outsider is an intriguingly dark look at the obsessive world of filmmaking. Shot over 8 months the film follows legendary filmmaker James Toback during the making of his critically acclaimed film When Will I Be Loved starring Neve Campbell.
A woman (Kathleen Turner - The War of the Roses) haunted by a son she has lost encounters a boy searching for a new life away from his abusive foster mother (Cathy Moriarty - Copland). He finds shelter in Central Park - only to discover a world ruled by a terrifying eccentric (Harvey Keitel - Pulp Fiction)...but the mystery that unites them will unlock a memory that could break them apart.Prince of Central Park is a story about a secret that will change their lives forever...From the producers of Executive Decision and Under Siege together with a star-studded cast of Academy Award Nominees comes a timeless story of love and inspiration.
Quentin Tarantino rocked the film world with his powerful and controversial debut movie. They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. When their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, the ruthless killers realise one of them is a police informer, but which one? With stunning performances from Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs loudly announced Tarantino as a talent to be reckoned with and remains one of the most important films ever made. This 2 disc collector's edition features a tonne of extras including a commentary with Quentin Tarantino, Documentary, Cast interviews, Deleted Scenes, A guide to tipping 'Reservoir Dogs style', an introduction to film noir and much more! Special Features: Commentary with Quentin Tarantino, producer Lawrence Bender and selected cast and crew Pulp Factoid Viewer - Insider information about Reservoir Dogs and its sources of inspiration The Critics' Commentaries Playing It Fast and Loose - An insightful documentary about the impact and ripple effect of Reservoir Dogs from its release in 1992 and how it has helped redefine contemporary cinema Profiling the Reservoir Dogs - A unique perspective into the criminal minds of the film's colourful characters Tipping Guide - Proper tipping etiquette Reservoir Dogs style The Class of '92 -Sundance Interviews Tarantino's Sundance Institute Film-makers Lab An Introduction to Film Noir - Writers and Film-makers feature Securing the Shot - Location Scouting with Billy Fox Original Interviews with Tarantino and cast Deleted Scenes Reservoir Dolls K-Billy Super Sounds of the '70s Reservoir Dogs Style Guide Dedications - Tarantino on his influences
Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere (i.e. a video store in Manhattan Beach, California) and turned Hollywood on its ear in 1992 with his explosive first feature, Reservoir Dogs. Like Tarantino's mainstream breakthrough Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs has an unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other. Joe (Lawrence Tierney) has assembled them to pull off a simple heist, and has gruffly assigned them colour-coded aliases (Mr Orange, Mr Pink, Mr White) to conceal their identities even from each other. But something has gone wrong, and the plan has blown up in their faces. One by one, the surviving robbers find their way back to their prearranged warehouse hideout. There, they try to piece together the chronology of this bloody fiasco--and to identify the traitor among them who tipped off the police. Pressure mounts, blood flows, accusations and bullets fly. In the combustible atmosphere these men are forced to confront life-and-death questions of trust, loyalty, professionalism, deception and betrayal.As many critics have observed, it is a movie about "honor among thieves" (just as Pulp Fiction is about redemption, and Jackie Brown is about survival). Along with everything else, the movie provides a showcase for a terrific ensemble of actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Christopher Penn and Tarantino himself, offering a fervent dissection of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" over breakfast. Reservoir Dogs is violent (though the violence is implied rather than explicit), clever, gabby, harrowing, funny, suspenseful and even--in the end--unexpectedly moving. (Don't forget that "Super Sounds of the Seventies" soundtrack, either.) Reservoir Dogs deserves just as much acclaim and attention as its follow-up, Pulp Fiction, would receive two years later. --Jim Emerson
That's The Way Of The World
Another Peter McDougall (Just Another Saturday Just A Boys Game) drama this time from the BBC Play on One series from 1988. Starring Hollywood stalwart Harvey Keitel the story is set at the US Polaris base in Scotland and explores the relationships between the locals and the servicemen. Carl's (Keitel) marriage is in trouble - his wife wants to go to his home in America while he wants to stay they barely speak to each other. His brother-in-law Willie is already separated from his wife and children much to his despair and things aren't getting any easier. The two men forge a friendship to help each other through. A contemporary piece of intriguing and captivating drama.
This box set contains the four following titles: Red Surf: Remar is the perfect golden boy gone bad. His career as a professional surfer brought himmoney women and flashy sports cars but it didn't meet his expectations. Corrupt: A gritty and powerful police thriller which also features compelling performance from former Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten as a violent psychopathic cop killer. Riot: Peace on Earth becomes Hell on Christmas Eve as a British SAS officer and his partner fight their way through riot torn streets to rescue the daughter of a British Ambassador. Justice: After years of deep undercover operation Frank Sello is determined to smash the organised crime syndicates 'doing time' in prison to source out the information.
Stalingrad (Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier 1992) From the same production team as the critically acclaimed 'Das Boot' this film brings the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare to the screen - the legendary battle of Stalingrad. With German forces following Hitler's orders to neither retreat or surrender over 2 million Russians and Germans lost their lives in what came to be a turning point in the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. Pulling no punches in revealing the gritty reality of combat the viewer is put in the trenches with the young soldiers as they face the harsh elements and brutal fighting conditions. Considered in the company of such anti-war classics as 'Paths Of Glory' 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now' 'Stalingrad' stands alone in its searing unforgettable imagery. U-571 (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2000): A U. S.Navy captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board they are to steal the Nazi's top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle. Filled with incredible explosions raging fires and speeding torpedoes this suspense-filled action-packed film sets a new standard for high-impact entertainment and features an impressive all-star cast. Spy Game (Dir. Tony Scott 2001): Superstar Brad Pitt teams with Academy Award-winner Robert Redford in this pulse-pounding action thrill ride. When a top-secret unauthorized mission goes awry CIA agent Tom Bishop (Pitt) is captured and sentenced to die. With just 24 hours to get him out alive Bishop's boss Nathan Muir (Redford) must battle enemies abroad and the system inside the CIA to save his protege in an adrenaline-fueled thriller that ABC Radio says 'sizzles with suspense!
Wildly entertaining violent and stylish One Last Dance is the story of an assassin (Francis Ng) hired to kill the men responsible for kidnapping an important man's son. But his task is not as simple as it first seems and he must take many lives before he can get close to discovering the kidnapper's true identity.
Richard Gecko (Quentin Tarantino), a deranged rapist, is on a road-kill journey with his brother Seth (George Clooney), whose ass was rotting in jail for bank robbery and murder before he escaped. After killing a bunch of police officers, Texas Rangers and civilians, they kidnap a preacher (Harvey Keitel) and his family (including Juliette Lewis) to cross the Mexican border and flee for the safety of a remote nightclub. But when they face the bar’s truly notorious and blood-thirsty clientele, the Gecko's are forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive! Direct by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Machete) and written by Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds). Blu-Ray Special Features: Audio Commentary with Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez Outtakes Hollywood Goes to Hell Featurette Music Videos Stills Gallery The Art of Making the Movie Deleted Scenes and Alternative Takes On the Set Trailer Limited Edition Box Set Includes: Exclusive Titty Twister Edition Poster 2 Titty Twister Shot Glasses 6 Limited Edition Postcards Titty Twister Iron Bar Sign 3 Badges Exclusive Santanico Pandemonium Tattoo
National Treasure (Dir. John Turtletaub 2004): In order to break the code one man will have to break all the rules. Ben Gates comes from a family of treasure hunters. Now his grandfather believes that the Four Fathers buried a treasure somewhere in the country and have placed clues everywhere but unfortunately the clues are highly cryptic and scaterred all over the place. Now Ben thinks he has found it but it only leads him to another clue which is on the back of the
Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary.
Films include:RED SURFRemar is the perfect golden boy gone bad. His career as a professional surfer brought him money women and flashy sports cars but it didn't meet his expectations.CORRUPTA gritty and powerful police thriller that features a compelling performance from former Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten as a violent psychopathic cop killer.RIOTPeace on Earth becomes hell on Christmas Eve as a British SAS officer and his partner fight their way through riot torn streets to rescue the daughter of the British Ambassador.JUSTICEAfter years of deep undercover operation Frank Spello is determined to smash the organised crime syndicates and even endures 'doing time' in prison to source out information.ROBOCOP: DARK JUSTICETen years after his resurrection Robocop is up against the Bone Machine. The Trust secretly programmes Robocop to kill Delta City's Commander: Robocop's biggest challenge yet.ROBOCOP: MELTDOWNThe Trust schemes to take over Delta City. They transform the body of Robocop's best friend into a machine to destroy Robocop. Will Cable remember he is the man inside the machine?ROBOCOP: RESURRECTIONFugitives on the run Robocop and former partner Cable are separated during the battle with Robo-hunters. They fall into the hands of mercenary groups who reprogramme them.ROBOCOP: CRASH & BURNRobocop and Cable are trapped inside the towers of Control Headquarters. To save the city the defenders must shut down the powerful computer and the ultimate sacrifice must be made.
A struggling writer Jeff (Rowe) is drawn to a mysterious woman Kelly (Blanchard) and has a passionate but turbulent romance with her. Jeff is simultaneously attracted and confused by this woman who seems emotionally disturbed. The two drift apart until Kelly discovers that she is pregnant. Jeff's father Tony (Keitel) begins a war to save his son from this troubled woman. Father and son are torn apart by this beautiful woman whose behavior becomes more unpredictable and even more violent - finally causing Tony to pressure his son to abandon her and the baby. Jeff fights to raise the baby and even offers to marry Kelly. Desperate for peace in her own life Kelly flees to the desert taking the baby with her. Crushed Jeff is torn between the love for his child and the love for his father. Will an unexpected twist bring the reconciliation Jeff so desires or will it ultimately be his final undoing...
In this prequel to The Silence Of The Lambs Edward Norton stars as ex-FBI agent Will Graham an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Years later after a series of particularly grisly murders Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in the case. But he soon realises that the best way to catch this killer known as the Tooth Fairy is to find a way to get inside the killer's mind. And the closest thing to that would be to probe the mind of another killer who is equally brilliant and equally twisted. For Graham that means confronting his past and facing his former nemesis the now-incarcerated Lecter... Thomas Harris' novel was previously filmed by Michael Mann as Manhunter starring William L. Peterson in the Will Graham role.
Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere (i.e. a video store in Manhattan Beach, California) and turned Hollywood on its ear in 1992 with his explosive first feature, Reservoir Dogs. Like Tarantino's mainstream breakthrough Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs has an unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other. Joe (Lawrence Tierney) has assembled them to pull off a simple heist, and has gruffly assigned them colour-coded aliases (Mr Orange, Mr Pink, Mr White) to conceal their identities even from each other. But something has gone wrong, and the plan has blown up in their faces. One by one, the surviving robbers find their way back to their prearranged warehouse hideout. There, they try to piece together the chronology of this bloody fiasco--and to identify the traitor among them who tipped off the police. Pressure mounts, blood flows, accusations and bullets fly. In the combustible atmosphere these men are forced to confront life-and-death questions of trust, loyalty, professionalism, deception and betrayal.As many critics have observed, it is a movie about "honor among thieves" (just as Pulp Fiction is about redemption, and Jackie Brown is about survival). Along with everything else, the movie provides a showcase for a terrific ensemble of actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Christopher Penn and Tarantino himself, offering a fervent dissection of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" over breakfast. Reservoir Dogs is violent (though the violence is implied rather than explicit), clever, gabby, harrowing, funny, suspenseful and even--in the end--unexpectedly moving. (Don't forget that "Super Sounds of the Seventies" soundtrack, either.) Reservoir Dogs deserves just as much acclaim and attention as its follow-up, Pulp Fiction, would receive two years later. --Jim Emerson
A double feast of haunting terror. Two of the high-priests of horror directors George A. Romero ('Night of the Living Dead') and Dario Argento ('Phenomena') each pay tribute to Edgar Allan Poe with screen adaptions of the master's most terrifying tales from the dark side. Romero's shock-filled story (The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar) centres on a greedy young wife's bid to trick her dying husband out of his millions and the terror that is unleashed when mysterious beings take possession of the old man's body. The inspiration for Argento's blood-curdling tale is Poe's The Black Cat. Skilfully grafting in chilling scenes from several of Poe's other classic stories Argento's trip into terror tells of a man's cruel obsession with his wife's cat that finally drives him to murder of the most gruesome kind.
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