Martial arts action. He's a loner who has travelled far seeking out chances to improve and finally perfect his fighting skills. Now he can fulfill his life's destiny: to kill the man who calls himself King Kong the man responsible for his parents death. But King Kong is waiting armed with the service of the sinister Falcon and his shadow warriors - The Ninja.
It must be love but it's definitely exhausting. Scott Warden A middle-aged American writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with sixteen-year old Twinky. This alone is cause for concern but when the couple gets married and moves to America the trouble (and fun) really begins...
Combining the bio-horror elements of his earlier films whilst anticipating the technological themes of his later work, Videodrome exemplifies David Cronenberg's extraordinary talent for making both visceral and cerebral cinema. Max Renn (James Woods) is looking for fresh new content for his TV channel when he happens across some illegal S&M style broadcasts called Videodrome. Embroiling his girlfriend Nick (Deborah Harry) in his search for the source, his journey begins to blur the lines between reality and fantasy as he works his way through sadomasochistic games, shady organisations and body transformations stunningly realised by Oscar-winning makeup effects artist Rick Baker. Hailed by his contemporaries John Carpenter (he's better than all of us combined!) and Martin Scorsese (no one makes films like he does) as a genius, Videodrome was Cronenberg's most mature work to date and still stands as one of his greatest. Product Features Brand new 4K restorations from the original camera negative by Arrow Films of both the full-length director's cut and the US theatrical cut, approved by director David Cronenberg 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original lossless mono soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by Tim Lucas, the on-set correspondent for Cinefantastique Magazine and author of Videodrome: Studies in the Horror Film David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme, a documentary featuring interviews with Cronenberg, George A. Romero and Alex Cox on Cronenberg's cinema, censorship and the horror genre Forging the New Flesh, a documentary by filmmaker Michael Lennick on Videodrome's video and prosthetic make up effects Fear on Film, a round table discussion from 1982 with Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis and Mick Garris The complete, uncensored Samurai Dreams footage with commentary by Michael Lennick Helmet-Cam Test and Why Betamax?, two featurettes by Michael Lennick on the film's effects The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome, a 1982 featurette by Mick Garris, with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Cronenberg, James Woods, Deborah Harry and Rick Baker Videoblivion, an interview with cinematographer Mark Irwin Pierre David on Videodrome, an interview with executive producer Pierre David AKA Jack Martin, an interview with Dennis Etchison, author of novelisations of Videodrome and The Fog, discussing Videodrome and his observations of Cronenberg's script Camera, Cronenberg's short film starring Videodrome's Les Carlson Pirated Signals: The Lost Broadcast, deleted and alternate scenes from the TV version Original trailers Image gallery Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Illustrated 60-page collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Justin Humphreys, Brad Stevens and Tim Lucas, extracts from Cronenberg on Cronenberg, and a brand new roundtable retrospective with critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard, Josh Nelson and Emma Westwood Foldout double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards
Four Sided Triangle (Dir. Terence Fisher 1953): Murray stars as Dr. Bill Leggat who along with his childhood friends Lena and Robin creates a machine that can flawlessly replicate anything be it animate or inanimate. Undermining the trio's professional relationship is the sexual tension that has been brewing for years. Both men are attracted to Lena but on the eve of the public announcement of their invention Lena declares her love for Robin. Devastated Bill decides to clone Lena and names the clone who has all of Lena's feelings and memories Helen. Confident that Helen will love him Bill takes her on a holiday. However while away Bill's relationship with Helen does not go as planned causing Bill to resort to some shady experiments on Helen that will force her to love him. Produced by Hammer studios and directed by their most celebrated director Terence Fisher Four Sided Triangle was something of a precursor to many of their most famous films The Quatermass Xperiment (Dir. Val Guest 1955): A missile is launched by Professor Quatermass and his team but when it lands back in the English countryside two of the crew members have disappeared. The third who is barely alive undergoes a quite terrifying transformation which threatens Earth's very existence... Quatermass 2 (Dir. Val Guest 1957): Quatermass is intrigued by strange images on his radar. Thinking them to be meteorites he follows them to a village which on his arrival he finds has been completely destroyed... X The Unknown (Dir. Leslie Norman 1956): Penned by master horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster and intelligently directed by Leslie (father of film critic Barry) Norman. The story sees a mysterious gelatinous monster which feeds off radioactivity terrorising a remote Scottish village.
Harry Woltz is a homocide detective with a secret life; a life in which his addiction to gambling and the high life have left him with a large debt to the thuggish owners of the Tom Tom Club. Now they demand he pay-up but he can't. So Harry is offered an alternative...
In the course of one intense hilarious week from Sunday to Saturday Johnny (Mike Starr) must use all his wits and charms to pay off a debt in a comic plot that snowballs into a suspenseful climax. Johnny is the owner of a deli a middle aged happy-go-lucky perpetually-behind-the-eight-ball kinda guy... a gambler with a heart of gold. Johnny's mother has been giving her son a week for years to play a special number - but Johnny stopped playing the number five years ago. The inevitable day comes when Mrs Amico's number comes up and he scrambles to raise the money...
Harry Bliss (Nicholson) is the owner of the House of Bliss Guard Dog Agency he's a liar and smart with it. Life's far from perfect and his marriage is on the rocks but hey he's seeing a marriage guidance counsellor. When a famous opera singer Joan Spruance (Ellen Barkin) starts to receive mysterious phone calls and her house is ransacked she moves into the Hollywood home of her sister Andy (Beverly D'Angelo). However life with her sibling is no easier. Besieged by Andy's ex-lovers harassed by her own husband and stalked by a killer she decides to hire protection -a guard dog! Harry is soon offering more than protection to the sexy Joan in this wacky entertaining comedy.
Zulu is one of the great movies, an epic adventure of courage in the face of incredible odds. Based on a true story, it tells the amazing tale of 100 British soldiers who stood fast against an overwhelming force of 4,000 of the Zulu nation's mightiest warriors in the defence of Rorkes Drift in 1879.Set amongst the stunning South African scenery, Zulu is a landmark action film and a fitting tribute to some of the most magnificent acts of heroism in the history of warfare. Michael Caine's role as the arrogant but courageous Lt. Bromhead brought him international fame, and there are powerful performances from other great British actors including Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins.
The factual biography of the man who as a boy designed aeroplanes and went on to build a business empire of airlines hotels ans casinos and as a filmmaker produced some of Hollywood's most enduring films including Hell's Angels Scarface and The Outlaw. Yet behind the glamour the fame and the fabulous there lurked a darker side a sick isolated and deeply unhappy man who hid behind his image and ended up a prisoner of his own insanity.
Story Of Cricket: The legendary David Gower presents over 100 years of the greatest moments in English and world cricket. From WG Grace to Shane Warne Sober's Six 6's to Lara's 375 Bodyline to Botham's Ashes and the World Cups to the 2002/3 Ashes all the finest cricketing action is featured as never before. Freddie's Fireworks: England's latest superstar Freddie Flintoff talks us through his first ever century against New Zealand to his heroics with bat and ball during an incredible 2003 season. Backed up with an amazing archive including a host of 6's spectacular inning's broken bats and thunderous deliveries! Crackerjack - The Jack Russell Story: Robert Charles Russell otherwise known as Jack Russell is an eccentric character that's for sure but he is also a phenomenal talent. Still regarded by experts such as Michael Atherton and Dickie Bird as the best keeper in England Jack has also turned his attention to art with great acclaim. This programme looks at Jack the man cricketer and painter and gives a fascinating insight into one of cricket's madcap talents. Caribbean Calypso: It has taken England 36 years but it has been worth the wait! It all started with a tremendous bowling performance by Harmison in Jamaica where he took a staggering 7 for 12 to clinch the 1st test. Harmison has now taken a total of 23 wickets to date. English Cricket's Six Of The Best - The Seventies: David Steele looks back at England's six best games from the 70s - a trip down memory lane to some of the greatest matches ever played. English Cricket's Six Of The Best - The Eighties: David Gower looks back at England's six best games from the 80s - an epic selection of matches with England at their flamboyant best. English Cricket's Six Of The Best - The Nineties: Michael Atherton looks back at England's six best games from the 90s - inspirational performances from Gooch against India in 1990 to Gough and Headley destroying the Australians at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1998. Cricket's Greatest Entertainers XI: Michael Atherton introduces an incredible team of eleven of the most entertaining players ever to have graced the game. Players of the power of Viv Richards the guile of Muralitharan the outrageous skill of Brian Lara the wizardry of Shane Warne the mastery of Sachin Tendulkar and the raw pace of Shoaib Akhtar and Allan Donald.
Diehard supporters of everyone's favourite anti-Pope will want Demistifying the Devil, if only because Marilyn Manson is all things to all of them--cutting-edge nu-nasty rock theatre act or slacker anti-hero--you take your choice. However, this very unauthorised biography (there's no footage of young Brian himself or his immediate musical circle other than a few seconds of blurry concert material) is also informative viewing for the merely curious. Mostly consisting of anecdotes from people who were either associated with him before he became famous or who were ejected from his entourage, it soon becomes clear that MM was and remains a genuinely talented visionary. It also becomes clear that the best thing he ever did to further his career was to abandon the huddle of derivative no-marks who constituted the "scene" in his home town of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and whose parochial ramblings dominate this unintentionally hilarious documentary. If you're a fan, you'll have your faith confirmed. If you're not, you'll still end up feeling strangely pleased that both Manson and those he left behind are getting the respective levels of attention they deserve. --Roger Thomas
You really are what you eat with Farmer Vincent's smoked meat in this creepy horror yarn that packs a punch that goes way beyond mere terror (Boxoffice). Vincent's popular products contain a special ingredient that the psychotic farmer and his sister would literally kill to keep secret in this darkly funny flick that just might be your cup of meat (L.A. Herald Examiner)!
British servicemen and women reflect on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War.
The 'King Of Cowboys' stars in volume 3 of the Roy Rogers show.
The Silver Chalice (1954): He looks like Marlon Brando some reviewers said of this movie's 29-year-old star but those comparisons would soon end. Soon to impress with his own intense brilliance Paul Newman made his movie debut in this Biblical saga in the mode of Quo Vadis and The Robe. Set in Rome during the early Christian era it focuses on an ill-fated sculptor sold into slavery and torn between his adoring wife (Pier Angeli) and a wily temptress (Virginia Mayo) - and threatened in his work by a power-mad sorcerer (Jack Palance) bent on overturning Christianity and becoming his own true messiah. The Silver Chalice's cast also includes Lorne Greene E.G. Marshall and a blonde Natalie Wood. But Newman is the movie's heart. This young man director Victor Saville predicted is destined for great things. The Helen Morgan Story (1957): Helen Morgan has beauty talent success. Yet they mean nothing to her without the love of Larry Maddox the bootlegger who leads Helen on and drops her so often she finally hits bottom. Set in the roaring '20s The Helen Morgan Story is also Maddox's story. In his fifth film Paul Newman plays the mobster with slick assuredness. In her final movie Ann Blyth portrays the troubled songstress (and Show Boat original cast member) with Gogi Grant performing vocals on signature Morgan tunes. Appearances by '20s icons Rudy Vallee Walter Winchell and Morgan's real-life accompanist Jimmy McHugh bring bracing authenticity to this tale of a legend whose songs could heal any heart but her own. The Outrage (1964): A notorious bandit confesses to rape and murder and justice is sure to be swift. But wait. Witnesses to the outrage come forward each offering different versions of the events. Does truth lie in the eyes of the beholder? A year after Hud star Paul Newman and director Martin Ritt teamed again and gave the Japanese classic Rashomon an Old West setting crafting a brisk and challenging drama far removed from the norm in film fare (A.H. Weiler The New York Times). Newman drawing deep into his talent reservoir portrays the brazen desperado at the center of conflicting events. Laurence Harvey Claire Bloom Edward G. Robinson and William Shatner offer luminous support in this tale of a quest for truth. And of the humanity or inhumanity behind it. Rachel Rachel (1968): New England schoolteacher Rachel Cameron's life is small and safe. Too small and too safe for a warmhearted woman who wants to do something - anything - to keep from slipping into spinsterhood. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward joined their stellar talents on this powerfully human movie he debuting as a director and she giving one of her hallmark screen performances. Both won New York Film Critics and Golden Globe awards for their work and the film garnered four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. The Newmans teamed afterward on other masterful films (The Glass Menagerie Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Empire Falls). But for tenderness insight and artistry none surpasses Rachel Rachel. When Time Ran Out (1980): Enough stars to light five marquees. Enough subplots of passion power and greed to fill 10 movies. Plus fiery special effects galore. A South Pacific island's dormant volcano unexpectedly erupts in fury. Among those imperiled are wildcat oil driller Paul Newman hotel baron William Holden and Jacqueline Bisset as a PR executive who must choose between them. Which familiar faces will survive when there's no such thing as safe ground? Watch - and watch out - for yourself. As the lava flows so also flows rare and rousing screen excitement!
""One for all and all for one"" in this action-packed serial adaptation of Alexander Dumas's The Three Musketeers. Tom Wayne (John Wayne) is a fugitive from justice framed for a murder he did not commit. El Shaitan the mysterious and diabolical leader of the Devil's Circle a group who are plotting an Arab rebellion against the Foreign Legion is to blame. It's up to Tom's sweetheart Elaine (Ruth Hall) and the trustworthy Three Musketeers - Clancy (Jack Mulhall) Renard (Raymond Hatton) and Schmidt (Francis X. Bushman Jr.) - to put an end to his reign of terror and clear Tom's name. Tom and The Three Musketeers narrowly escape death in episode after episode as they saddle up for a Sahara thrill ride in the name of truth justice and brotherhood.
In 1959 screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This original and daring television series ran for five seasons from 1959 to 1964 and still looks as fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series was the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underlined the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras.Volume 4 cherry-picks four of the show's more diverse episodes. In "Mr Dingle the Strong" (episode 55) alien visitors experiment on a hapless human, but instead of sinister X Files horror, Serling plays it for laughs. Despite the sparkling presence of Burgess Meredith (the closest the series came to a regular star), this one-joke plot demonstrates why the Zone only rarely ventured into comedy. "Two" (episode 66) pits a characteristically taciturn Charles Bronson against an even more stoical Elizabeth Montgomery, two soldiers from opposing sides who must rediscover themselves as the last man and woman and play Adam and Eve in a post-holocaust world. "A Passage for Trumpet" (episode 32) casts Jack Klugman (The Odd Couple, Quincy) as a downtrodden trumpeter who, in a jazz rewrite of It's a Wonderful Life, learns to value life. Nice. Finally, "The Four of Us are Dying" (episode 13) employs four different actors to play the same character, a "cheap little con-man" whose ability to change his features at will doesn't prevent his deserved comeuppance (more jazz here, this time in a wonderfully jagged underscore from Jerry Goldsmith).On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. --Mark Walker
Bears are feared as ferocious flesh-eating predators - The Polar-Bear is considered to be the most potentially dangerous land mammal in the world. However after a lifetime of bear watching animal expert Jack Hanna has come to the conclusion that this species contains some of the most misunderstood animals on Earth. Sharing his experiences he hopes to set records straight.
Telling the story of the Tommy Gun toting 1930's gangster Bonnie Parker this film follows the electric Dorothy Provine who plays Parker as she cuts a swath of bodies across the South West after her husband is sent to jail for life. Teaming up with a young partner Guy Darrow Parker embarks on a violent crime spree starting with gas stations and bars before graduating to banks. Following the bloody history of this famous gangster The Bonnie Parker Story shows the attitude and bitterness of a woman who has suffered so much at the hands of men over the years that she takes the situation into her own hands and fights back.
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