A young man of just 22, dressed in a black beret and a dark narrow suit, is on an aeroplane flying from St Petersburg to Paris. It is 1961 and Rudolf Nureyev, not yet the imperious figure of legend, is a member of the world-renowned Kirov Ballet Company, travelling for the first time outside the Soviet Union. Parisian life delights Nureyev and the young dancer is eager to consume all the culture, art and music the dazzling city has to offer. But the KGB officers who watch his every move become increasingly suspicious of his behaviour and his friendship with the young Parisienne Clara Saint. When they finally confront Nureyev with a shocking demand, he is forced to make a heart-breaking decision, one that may change the course of his life forever and put his family and friends in terrible danger. From Nureyev's poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his arrival at the epicentre of western culture in Paris in the early 1960s and a nail-biting stand-off at the Le Bourget airport, THE WHITE CROW is the true story of an incredible journey by a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever. Features: Interview with Ralph Fiennes and Oleg Ivenko National Ballet Featurette
This 3 DVD six-and-a-half-hour set features the 1968 film and brings all the passion and turbulence of Leo Tolstoy's epic masterpiece dramatically to the screen. The book was written in the nineteenth century and gives a graphic insight in to Russian society at the time and is still considered to be one of the greatest novel ever written. This classic film directed by Sergei Bondarachuk is considered to be the most faithful to the original novel and with a combination of amazing large scale battle scenes and intimate character portrayals this film is many peoples' favourite interpretation of Tolstoy's classic novel... The story follows the fortunes of the aristocratic Bolkonsky and Rostov families as Napoleon's armies sweep through Europe culminating in the French invasion of Russia in 1812. The evil effects of war are a significant theme and war forms the backdrop as it influences the lives of these families and their many associates.
A young man of just 22, dressed in a black beret and a dark narrow suit, is on an aeroplane flying from St Petersburg to Paris. It is 1961 and Rudolf Nureyev, not yet the imperious figure of legend, is a member of the world-renowned Kirov Ballet Company, travelling for the first time outside the Soviet Union. Parisian life delights Nureyev and the young dancer is eager to consume all the culture, art and music the dazzling city has to offer. But the KGB officers who watch his every move become increasingly suspicious of his behaviour and his friendship with the young Parisienne Clara Saint. When they finally confront Nureyev with a shocking demand, he is forced to make a heart-breaking decision, one that may change the course of his life forever and put his family and friends in terrible danger. From Nureyev's poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his arrival at the epicentre of western culture in Paris in the early 1960s and a nail-biting stand-off at the Le Bourget airport, THE WHITE CROW is the true story of an incredible journey by a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.
Titles Comprise: Jack Hunter And The Lost Treasure Of Ugarit: Jack Hunter (Ivan Sergei) an adventurous treasure seeker goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer (Sean Lawlor) is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah's reign had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings however he never bought Frederick's belief of a hidden treasure. Before he was killed Frederick had discovered a clue that would prove his theory was true. We follow Jack to Syria where he meets Nadia Ramadan (Joanne Kelly) the Ministry of Archaeology for Syria. Nadia thinks Jack is only coming to Syria to steal their historical artifacts and sell them to the highest bidder. She and her co-worker Tariq Khaliff (Mario Bassill) accompany Jack Hunter on his quest to find who killed Professor Frederick. During their travels Jack discovers that the treasure is in fact real. Jack Nadia and Tariq are caught up in a chase thru Syria Egypt and Turkey trying to find the lost Treasure of Ugarit before Albert Littman (Thure Riefenstein) gets it for himself and the Russian mafia. Jack Hunter And The Quest For Akhenaten's Tomb: In the second of his all action adventures Jack Hunter sets off in pursuit of a legendary tomb meeting dangerous old adversaries and even more dangerous old flames along the way. The heroic archaeologist is on a mission to recover an ancient artefact that is a great energy source but in the wrong hands could be used as a devastating weapon. Jack and his team soon discover the obelisk that contains the secret symbols that should lead to the discovery of Akhenaten's tomb and the secrets to the whereabouts of the Star of Heaven but he soon realises he is competing with the deadly Russian Mafia. Jack Hunter And The Star Of Heaven: In the explosive conclusion of the trilogy archaeologist Jack Hunter arrives in Turkey to find the Star of Heaven an ancient and powerful weapon that was stolen by the Roman Emperor Constantine and taken to the city of Constantinople. Jack's arch-rival Albert Littleman and the Russian mob will stop at nothing to ensure they get there first and take the Star to use in their own evil plans. The race is onto see if Jack and his friends can find the treasure and recover the Star before it's too late! Arcane secrets buried for centuries are brought to the surface as the final piece of the puzzle is revealed and Jack's epic adventure reaches its spectacular end.
She's a foul-mouthed tramp who can wrap just about anyone around her finger. She steals dead people's ashes and sleeps with gay hunks and religious fanatics with equal indifference. She's Dedee Truitt (Christina Ricci) and she's not your typical sweet 16-year-old. Escaping her rotten Louisianna life Dedee flees to the surburan Indiana home of her gay half-brother Bill (Martin Donovan) where she proceeds to seduce his live-in boyfriend Matt (Ivan Sergei) steal $10 000 and lead a cast
Three of the most enchanting Ballet's brought together for the first time as a specially packaged gift for any aspiring ballet dancer
This DVD collection features four movies based on the work of best selling author Nora Roberts who with more than 280 million copies of her books in print and over a hundred New York Times bestsellers to date is indisputably the most celebrated and beloved women's fiction writer of her generation. Northern Lights: Meg Galloway a bush pilot in a small Alaska town learns that the father she thought abandoned her when she was a child was actually murdered. Nate Burke the new police chief just arrived from Baltimore and battling his own demons works with Meg. As they fall in love they must find the killer who is still among them. Tribute: Cilla McGowan intends to renovate her film legend grandmother s farm house but someone is trying to drive her away. With the help of her handsome neighbour Ford Sawyer she is determined to find out who is behind the threats and uncover the truth about her grandmother's death. High Noon: Phoebe MacNamara one of the best hostage negotiators in the business meets Duncan Swift when she has to talk a suicidal jumper off a building ledge. Hesitant to enter a relationship due to the demands of single motherhood and her job Phoebe ultimately allows herself to fall in love with him. A psychopathic killer however threatens her new found happiness and she must face him in a final showdown. Midnight Bayou: Declan Fitzgerald buys Manet Hall despite the rumours that the New Orleans house is haunted. Declan starts experiencing the dark secrets buried in these walls from a century past - secrets of terror murder and grief. He must solve the murder in order to save himself and Lena Simone the woman he has fallen in love with.
Starring Ivan Sergei (The Break Up CSI:Miami Charmed) Jack Hunter is back in the second part of the adventure trilogy also starring Joanne M Kelly. In the second of his all action adventures Jack Hunter sets off in pursuit of a legendary tomb meeting dangerous old adversaries and even more dangerous old flames along the way. The heroic archaeologist is on a mission to recover an ancient artefact that is a great energy source but in the wrong hands could be used as a devastating weapon. Jack and his team soon discover the obelisk that contains the secret symbols that should lead to the discovery of Akhenaten's tomb and the secrets to the whereabouts of the Star of Heaven but he soon realises he is competing with the deadly Russian Mafia
In this fun crime caper movie, a small-town bank robbery is botched in the most ironic of ways.
Phoebe MacNamara one of the best hostage negotiators in the business meets Duncan Swift when she has to talk a suicidal jumper off a building ledge. Hesitant to enter a relationship due to the demands of single motherhood and her job Phoebe ultimately allows herself to fall in love with him. A psychopathic killer however threatens her new found happiness and she must face him in a final showdown.
Christina Ricci had a great year in 1998. The young actress continued to cast off her youthful image from the Addams Family movies and made a big splash on the independent movie scene, especially in this scathingly witty comedy in which Ricci has the central role. Here she plays Dedee, a buxom, sexually precocious teenager who's pregnant, cynical, and looking for a volunteer father for her unborn child. This takes her to the home of her gay half-brother (Martin Donovan) whose current lover (Ivan Sergei) becomes Dedee's latest target for seduction. That's just the start of the mischief that Dedee so masterfully orchestrates, and Lisa Kudrow (from TV's Friends) is also on hand to deliver some of the movie's most quotable dialogue while fending off the affection of a local policeman played by Lyle Lovett. If all this sounds rather sordid, rest assured that the movie's got a warm heart (well, sort of) beating beneath all of its sharp-edged sarcasm. Writer-director Don Roos (Single White Female) injects most of the movie's appeal and humour through Dedee's voice-over narration, which constantly reminds us that even the most familiar movie clichés can be cleverly overturned. As a result, The Opposite of Sex is the opposite of boring. --Jeff Shannon
From the Director of Face/Off, Hard Boiled and The Killer! Art meets action in John Woo s Once a Thief a non-stop adrenaline rush of intrigue, romance and explosive danger! A first for television, it brought the unique excitement of Hong Kong films to the small screen, fusing romance, action and humour - all in the signature style of executive producer John Woo, the man who broke down the wall between the action movie and the art film. Brought up to be expert in all manner of criminal skills - using everything from martial arts to superb abilities to con - Mac Ramsey (Ivan Sergei) and Li Ann Tsei (Sandrine Holt) are forced to use their expertise to fight crime. Working with a former cop, Victor Mansfield (Nicholas Lea), they are part of an elite law-enforcement agency that takes on forces that are too powerful, protected, or difficult for regular law enforcement agencies. The threats they encounter take them into startling, brutal worlds where the stakes are high and failure can earn you a bullet in the head...
In the explosive conclusion of the trilogy archaeologist Jack Hunter arrives in Turkey to find the Star of Heaven an ancient and powerful weapon that was stolen by the Roman Emperor Constantine and taken to the city of Constantinople. Jack's arch-rival Albert Littleman and the Russian mob will stop at nothing to ensure they get there first and take the Star to use in their own evil plans. The race is onto see if Jack and his friends can find the treasure and recover the Star before it's too late! Arcane secrets buried for centuries are brought to the surface as the final piece of the puzzle is revealed and Jack's epic adventure reaches its spectacular end.
This fascinating programme vividly illustrates the glorious history of the Bolshoi Opera: the theatre itself its operatic productions and the world-renowned star singers that it has produced over the years. The programme reveals many jewels in the Russian archives from the Twenties to the Seventies with stills audio recordings and archive footage featuring early scenes of Fyodor Chaliapin Ivan Kozlovsky Mark Reizen and Sergei Lemeshev right through to more recent stars such as Vl
Scorched (Dir. Gavin Grazer 2003): Three bank tellers. One goal: knock the place over. Each has their own idea. Sheila (Silverstone) wants to break into the ATM. Stuart plans to ""borrow"" some money for the weekend and head to Vegas. And Woods (Harrelson) has a scheme involving a duck a dog and a safety deposit box. The ultimate inside jobs plotted by three people with nothing to lose. If only they were aware of each others plans! Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (Dir. Terry Jones 1983): Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! These naughty lads offer the usual tasteful sketches involving favorite bodily parts and functions the wonders of war the miracle of birth and a special preview of what's waiting for us in Heaven. Nothing is too sacred for the probing Python crew. After seeing them in action you'll never look at life in quite the same way again. It's far-out frank and jolly good fun!
The Lost Treasure of Ugarit. - Jack Hunter (Ivan Sergei) an adventurous treasure seeker goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer (Sean Lawlor) is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah's reign had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings however he never bought Frederick's belief of a hidden treasure. Before he was killed Frederick had discovered a clue that would prove his theory was true. We follow Jack to Syria where he meets Nadia Ramadan (Joanne Kelly) the Ministry of Archaeology for Syria. Nadia thinks Jack is only coming to Syria to steal their historical artifacts and sell them to the highest bidder. She and her co-worker Tariq Khaliff (Mario Bassill) accompany Jack Hunter on his quest to find who killed Professor Frederick. During their travels Jack discovers that the treasure is in fact real. Jack Nadia and Tariq are caught up in a chase thru Syria Egypt and Turkey trying to find the lost Treasure of Ugarit before Albert Littman (Thure Riefenstein) gets it for himself and the Russian mafia.
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