Britain's favourite laid back cat is back in four more chilled episodes to keep everyone amused. The cat who likes nothing more than sleeping eating and watching TV gets involved in an hour of adventures in The Mystery Of The Missing Santa When Time Went Wrong Valentines Day and The New President.
Vol. 1 1958-1959 A package of the most famous jazz broadcast of all time. An all-star studio session with some of the giants of post-war jazz captured together performing a series of classic set pieces. Featuring: Henry Red Allen Count Basie Thelonious Monk Jimmy Giuffre Jimmy Rushing and a heart stopping sequence from Billie Holiday with Lester Young as one of her accompanists. Vol. 2 1960-1961 Features more priceless jazz material from vintage American television with perfor
The Longest Day: On June 6 1944 the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3 000 000 men 11 000 planes and 4 000 ships comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version 'The Longest Day' is a vivid hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast and told from the perspectives of both sides it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations mistakes and random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history. Von Ryan's Express: As the Allies begin to push the Nazis back toward Germany U.S. combat pilot Col. Joseph Ryan (Sinatra) is shot down and placed in a prison camp. Initially he's more concerned with surviving than escaping earning him the insulting nickname Von Ryan. But in time Ryan takes over from the commanding British officer (Trevor Howard) and masterminds a daredevil race for freedom that involves commandeering a train and getting it across Italy to Switzerland with the Nazis in hot pursuit. Then it's all blazing action hair-raising chases and spectacular Italian scenery in this Oscar-nominated adventure that runs full speed until the nail-biting finale! Tora! Tora! Tora! is the Japanese signal to attack - and this movie meticulously recreates the attack on Pearl Harbor and the events leading up to it. Opening scenes contrast the American and Japanese positions. Japanese imperialists decide to stage the attack. Top U.S. brass ignore its possibility. Intercepted Japanese messages warn of it - but never reach F.D.R.'s desk. Radar warnings are disregarded. Even the entrapment of a Japanese submarine in Pearl Harbor before the attack goes unreported. Ultimately the Day of Infamy arrives - in the most spectacular gut-wrenching cavalcade of action.
Cancelled? Who said anything about cancelled? Back due to overwhelming popular demand, it's the complete fourth series of freakin' sweet adventures with the Griffin family! Featuring 13 animated episodes of pure, unadulterated comedy! Manly Meg, bumbling Chris, and the rest of the family are their usual offensive selves in this fourth season. 'In Fast Times at Buddy Ciani Jr. High' Chris fall in love with his substitute teacher and is drawn into a plot to murder her husband. 'Brian ...
Featuring all six episodes from the award-winning first series Dawn French stars in this murderously black comedy. Episodes Comprise: The Case Of The Missing The Girl From Ipanema He Died A Death A Determined Woman Murder At Tea Time Mrs. Hat And Mrs. Red
Drama-documentary on the final days of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
The Longest Day On June 6 1944 the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3 000 000 men 11 000 planes and 4 000 ships comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version 'The Longest Day' is a vivid hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast and told from the perspectives of both sides it is a fascinatin
Swallow your fear... EMR is the first UK film to be simultaneously released in cinemas on the internet and on DVD. Erskine and McCullough's debut feature is a deft thriller that cleverly weaves together a host of urban myths - from kidney-stealing and alien abduction to manipulative drug corporations; this is a paranoiac's wonderland. Reminiscent of Jacob's Ladder and with shades of Donnie Darko the plot winds its way Rubik's cube-like to a satisfyingly twisted climax... At times sinister surprising and striking and with an endearingly hapless hero EMR is a refreshingly British take on the thriller that will make you think twice the next time you knock back a couple of aspirin!
Dean Cain stars in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller about a man who finds himself Lost on the desert highways of California tormented by an unknown assailant and way beyond the point of no return. Cain turns in an astonishing performance as Jeremy Staunton a stereotypical 'yuppie' whose situation turns out to be anything but typical when a seemingly routine road trip develops into an increasingly desperate game of cat and mouse. Trapped in a maze of endless desert highway bound by a vital deadline and pursued by an unseen menace Stanton is about to take the longest and perhaps the last ride of his life!
Set Comprises: The Informer (1935) The Fugitive (1947) Mary Of Scotland (1936) Wagonmaster (1950)
Put on your shades and get the Blues again with the long awaited Blu-ray Edition of The Blues Brothers.Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in this funny musical comedy about Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers searching for redemption with no money but a briefcase full of soul. When they discover that the orphanage where they were raised will be closed down unless the tax on the property can be paid in 11 days, they decide to raise money by putting their band back together and stage a big gig.
Bad Boys (Dir. Michael Bay 1995): When $100 million of seized heroin is stolen from the Miami Police lockup Detectives Lowrey (Will Smith) and Burnett (Martin Lawrence) Miami's most mismatched cops are called upon to solve the case before the FBI close their department. Julie (Tea Leoni) is their only lead to the case but will only speak to Lowrey. As he is not around when she calls Burnett impersonates his cool slick partner. A hilarious role reversal begins in order to
How could a U.S. President recognised as one of the most accomplished international statesmen in world history allow the presidency to be bought to it's knees by such a seemingly insignificant incident. In 1974 President Richard Nixon pressured by public scrutiny ordered a federal investigation of the Watergate scandal. The ordeal blew open a covert operation and cover-up which eventually led to charges bought against members of the Nixon administration for obstructing justice including allegations against the President.This compelling drama traces the activities of Nixon's final days in the office as he and his aids try desperately to repair the damages and clear up all allegations charged. But due to congress' successful investigation which directly implicated Nixon in the cover-up the feat of impeachment forces him to resign. On the night before his resignation the fallen president asks a stunned Henry Kissinger his secretary of state to kneel down beside him and pray. Struggling with mental anguish and helplessness he knew there was no chance to escape his ultimate fate.
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) In this lavish Hollywood musical, the headstrong daughter (Hayworth) of a powerful Argentine hotelier has to contend with her father's attempts to get her to marry...; ; Cover Girl (1944) Rusty Parker (Hayworth), a red-headed leggy dancer at Danny McGuire's Night Club in Brooklyn, wants to be a successful Broadway star. She enters a contest to be a 'Cover Girl' as a stepping-stone in her career...; ; Gilda (1946) In the story of Gilda, Johnn...
At first he was nothing more than a voice on the line... just another late night caller on Jennifer Derringer's telephone sex service. But now he's something much more sinister - a psycho out there somewhere.... stalking her watching her waiting to strike. Only one person stands between the madman and the object of his obsession - Jennifer's ex-husband Mack a private detective whose office is a downtown bar and whose beat is the mean streets of Miami's South Beach. But the night
Five handsome bachelors. One lucky woman! When Lucy's seemingly perfect boyfriend dumps her she just wants to hide away in her apartment - but her friends set her up with a series of blind dates: a shy entomologist (John Hannah) a sensual playwright (Gael Garcia Bernal) a hunky doctor (David Boreanaz) a self-centred baseball player (Anthony LaPaglia) and a bickering businessman (Henry Thomas). But which man is Mr Right?
Sea fishing is very popular among anglers in the UK and Ireland. Living in a country that boasts over 19 000 miles of coastline there is a natural fascination for the wilder more remote areas of Great Britain and more notably the many islands lying off the British and Irish coast. In this new series experienced angler photojournalist and broadcaster Henry Gilbey takes on the rugged outdoor challenge to explore a range of locations including the Isles of Scilly South East Ire
First ever DVD release of this British adventure film which stars Maria Montez Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dennis O''Keefe. Two Foreign Legion soldiers Jean (Dennis O''Keefe) and Andre (Jean Pierre Aumont) accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis. Bewitched by the sultry beauty of the Queen of Atlantis (Maria Montez) the two men vie for her affections; little realising that her previous lovers have been embalmed into statues that line the passages of her kingdom. Based on the famous novel by Pierre Benoit Siren of Atlantis is an enthralling tale of mystery love murder and revenge that is more than worthy of its cult status. It''s star Maria Montez (Cobra Woman) is at her most beautiful and seductive with Oscar winner Karl Struss'' cinematography adding to the enjoyably kitsch appeal of this unique classic.
Truck driver Tom Weston has dreams of grandeur: he loves his self-invented nickname he fancies himself as a lethal ladies' man he drives a powerful car and he continually fights against the numbing restraints of his humdrum life. But when he seduces a na''ve young girl named Bobbi Gilbert events take a decidedly more sinister turn as Tom begins to live out dreams in reality. So he starts his dangerous life a life which leads to arson bigamy and even murder...
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