This truly original film tells the story of Ivan Beckman the successful Hollywood agent who has it all: money fame success and power. However when his run of good fortune is shattered by bad news he decides to party even harder....
All-action martial arts tale of three Ninjas competing for a statue of the Golden Ninja Warrior which embodies the divine power of the Ninja Empire. Spectacular fight scenes and swordplay.
Fun films for all the family to enjoy and watch together: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) and Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Most nights in the Bucket home dinner is a watered-down bowl of cabbage soup which young Charlie gladly shares with his mother (Helena Bonham Carter) and father (Noah Taylor) and both pairs of grandparents. Theirs is a tiny tumbledown drafty old house but it is filled with love. Every night the last thing Charlie sees from his window is the great factory and he drifts off to sleep dreaming about what might be inside. For nearly fifteen years no one has seen a single worker going in or coming out of the factory or caught a glimpse of Willy Wonka himself yet mysteriously great quantities of chocolate are still being made and shipped to shops all over the world. One day Willy Wonka makes a momentous announcement. He will open his famous factory and reveal all of its secrets and magic to five lucky children who find golden tickets hidden inside five randomly selected Wonka chocolate bars. Nothing would make Charlie's family happier than to see him win but the odds are very much against him as they can only afford to buy one chocolate bar a year for his birthday. Indeed one by one news breaks around the world about the children finding golden tickets and Charlie's hope grows dimmer. First there is gluttonous Augustus Gloop who thinks of nothing but stuffing sweets into his mouth all day followed by spoiled Veruca Salt who throws fits if her father doesn't buy her everything she wants. Next comes Violet Beauregarde a champion gum chewer who cares only for the trophies in her display case and finally surly Mike Teavee who's always showing off how much smarter he is than everyone else. Corpse Bride Set in a 19th century European village this stop-motion animated feature follows the story of Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colourful than his strict Victorian upbringing Victor learns that there is nothing in this world or the next that can keep him away from his one true love. It's a tale of optimism romance and a very lively afterlife told in classic Burton style. Happy Feet In the great nation of Emperor Penguins deep in Antarctica you're nobody unless you can sing-which is unfortunate for Mumble (Elijah Wood) who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune...tap dancing. Though Mumble's mum Norma Jean (Nicole Kidman) thinks this little habit is cute his dad Memphis (Hugh Jackman) says it 'just ain't penguin.' Besides they both know that without a Heartsong Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it his one friend Gloria (Brittany Murphy) happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch but she struggles with his strange 'hippity- hoppity' ways. Mumble is just too different-especially for Noah the Elder (Hugo Weaving) the stern leader of Emperor Land who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins-the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon (Robin Williams) the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with them.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Michael Madsen star in the action packed martial arts thriller about a mysterious young woman who becomes a legendary assasin for the Chinese underworld. Jing (Chung Lai) is a strikingly beautiful woman who is highly skilled in weaponry and the martial arts. After completing a dangerous mission involving a renegade mafia boss she goes undercover as an internet bride in Los Angeles. Using his corrupt police relationships and a ruthless team of bounty hunters the Mafia boss is determined to locate and destroy his enemies most secret weapon...Jing.
This cracking box set contains the Lonesome Dove quartet. Dead Man's Walk: David Arquette (Scream) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) head a stellar cast in this wonderful prequel to Lonesome Dove written by Larry McMurty (Brokeback Mountain). Gus (Arquette) and Call (Miller) are young men coming of age in the days when Texas was still an independent republic. We follow the two men as they embark on their first great adventure signing up as Rangers under the command of Caleb Cobb an unpredictable bandit who wants to seize Santa Fe from the Mexicans. This untamed frontier and the wild men who live there - the Indians defending it with unrelenting savagery the Texans attempting to seize and 'civilize' it and the Mexicans threatened by both - are at the heart of this gripping story. Lonesome Dove: Hailed as a masterpiece by critics and audiences alike Lonesome Dove brings to life all the magnificent drama and romance of the West. Winner of seven Emmy Awards and one of the highest rated miniseries in television history this exciting re-creation of Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel captured the American pioneer spirit with its sweeping story and inspired performances. Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones and Anjelica Huston star in the tale of two former Texas Rangers who leave the South Texas town of Lonesome Dove on an epic 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana. Already a collectible classic Lonesome Dove is an authentic piece of the American West and a saga that will be treasured for generations. Return To Lonesome Dove: Jon Voight heads an all star cast as feared and revered ex-Ranger Captain Woodrow Call seizes his dream to drive a herd of mustang from texas to Montana. Barbara Hershey Rick Schroder Lois Gossett Jr. William Petersen and Oliver Reed hit the saddle as Captain Call's single vision unites them all in a powerful struggle against hustlers Indian warriors each other and the volatile wilds of the West itself in a fight that's far more than a dream; it's their destiny... Streets Of Laredo: The third title in the Lonesome Dove Saga. An exhilarating tale of legend and heroism continues the epic of the waning years of the Texas Rangers. Captain Woodrow Call is long in the tooth but still a legendary hunter. He is hired to track down a young Mexican train robber and killer Joey Garza. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker a witless deputy and one of the last remaining members of the Hat Creek outfit Pea-Eye Parker. Their long chase leads them across the last wild stretches of the West and into the vast relentless plains of the Texas frontier...
Wayne and Lucien Cramp - the most unlikely twins there have ever been ! 10 years old Wayne and Lucien can't agree on anything. Wayne is big and bossy while Lucien is small and shy. They argue over everything and agree on nothing. Not a day goes by when they both don't dream of how easy life would be without the other. In school at home and at play their rivalry is never ending. Some think the battle has gone on so long that it probably started in the womb! If you're brave eno
Powerful international business associates have recommended Robert Elliot (James Coburn) as a special advisor to the White House. But there's a problem. Elliot has a very dirty past. He's been running a business espionage ring - and if the truth ever came out Elliot would be finished. Now everyone working for Elliot must die to ensure their silence. Everyone and Elliot can't be implicated in the murders. Somehow they must be convinced to kill each other - and all in one single bloody night...
A group of young good looking college kids with only one thing on their minds - lust set out on a hayride. They stop to rest at a picnic site which unknown to them was once the setting for barbaric satanic rituals and cannibalism. An accident unleashes sinister forces from a bygone era and a blood-thirsty zombie escapes from his tomb.... and he's hungry!
In a comfortable Chicago suburb the advantages of life are abundant but when a politically astute Nazi organizer selects Skokie as the site of his next rally feelings run riot. This film drama spans over a year of legal battles and explores the very meaning of freedom in America.
Featuring episodes 1-3.
Heroes is an action-packed US drama following the lives of ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary abilities. Their only destiny is to save the world.
The third series of Sam comes to DVD this release features part one of the series. In series two Sam went to Germany in search of his father. When he returned to Skellerton many things had changed. His grandmother had died and he moved in with his grandfather. Despite moving on his mind Sam continued to be drawn back to his childhood and the day his father left.
A serial-killer begins a one man vendetta against the Catholic Church brutally slaying several priests and nuns. The police are baffled and the community frustrated. But someone may know who the murderer is... A man came to Father Koesler's confessional booth and said some things that made him suspect the stranger could be guilty of committing the heinous crimes. As a Catholic clergyman Koesler is forbidden to reveal anything said during the holy sacrament of Confession. But his co
Jimmy Corona (James Lorinz) is a struggling writer down on his luck. His girlfriend Lori (Sandra Bullock) has walked out and debts are piling up. After several hilarious failed suicide attempts he decides to write a book about the Mafia.Jimmy goes to see his uncle Tony (Tony Darrow) a New York Wiseguy who agrees to get him into the Mob. He is partnered with Bink Bink Boreli (John Costelloe) a young thug on the rise who soon grows tired of Jimmy's inability to hand the Goodfella lifestyle!Eventually Jimmy is put to the ultimate test... he will have to kill someone to make his bones or face up to his luck finally running out...Sandra Bullock lights up the screen as she strips down to her sexy lingerie as Jimmy's girlfriend and Steve Buscemi puts in a cameo as an oddball obsessed with conspiracy theories!
Star Trek V left us nowhere to go but up, and with the return of Wrath of Khan director Nicholas Meyer, this sixth instalment restored the movie series to its classic blend of space opera, intelligent plotting and engaging interaction of stalwart heroes and menacing villains. Borrowing its subtitle (and several lines of dialogue) from Shakespeare, the movie finds Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his fellow Enterprise crew members on a diplomatic mission to negotiate peace with the revered Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner). When the high-ranking Klingon and several officers are ruthlessly murdered, blame is placed on Kirk and crew. The subsequent investigation, which sees Spock taking on the mantle of Sherlock Holmes, uncovers an assassination plot masterminded by the nefarious Klingon General Chang (Christopher Plummer) in an effort to disrupt a historic peace summit. As this political plot unfolds, Star Trek VI takes on a sharp-edged tone, with Kirk and Spock confronting their opposing views of diplomacy and testing their bonds of loyalty when a Vulcan officer is revealed to be a traitor. With a dramatic depth befitting what was to be the final movie mission of the original Enterprise crew, this film took the veteran cast out in respectably high style, with the torch being passed to the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the following movie, Star Trek: Generations. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
It earned Oscar nods, yet this cinematic look at a genius--that of English cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who enraptured audiences with her bold, emblazoned and wholly unconventional playing style, and who died at age 42--was criticised for its "lapses" in truth by people who purportedly knew du Pré. Some of the controversy revolved around the other main character in Anand Tucker's gorgeous, involving movie--du Pré's sister, Hilary, whose book,A Genius in the Family (cowritten with brother Piers), dished some dirt on Jackie's sleeping with Hilary's husband. But don't let that deter you from this ebullient movie experience. Hilary and Jackie is a bisected story (each sister's tale is told in the same amount of screen time) teeming with heartfelt drama that belies the cheap shots it received from its detractors. It's stirring, reckless, loving, involving, and rife with unconventional passion; passion for music, life, art, and the delicate relationship between these two synchronous, extraordinary sisters as played by brilliant actors Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths (both of whom earned Oscar nods). Though Watson got the juicy, showy role as Jackie, it's Griffiths who provides the heart, soul, and spine of the film. And director Tucker has that gift of being able to explain through the visual medium what is happening inside of his character's heads. He's helped by a fine screenplay by Frank Boyce Cottrell. No matter what the truth of Hilary and Jackie might really be, this is an exceptional, rare film that is defined and graced by fine acting and writing. --Paula Nechak
In Roger Moore's first outing as 007 he investigates the murders of three fellow agents he soon finds himself a target evading vicious assassins as he closes in on the powerful Kananga (Yaphet Kotto). Known on the streets as Mr Big Kananga is co-ordinating a globally threatening scheme using tons of self-produced heroin. As Bond tries to unravel the mastermind's plan he meets Solitaire (Jane Seymour) the beautiful Tarot card reader whose magical gifts are crucial to the crime lord. Bond of course works his own magic on her and the stage is set for a series of pulse-pounding action sequences involving voodoo hungry crocodiles and turbo-charged speedboats.
Hidden Tiger stars international Tae-Bo superstar Billy Blanks in his most powerful action role ever. The boss of the Asian underworld has ordered a deadly gladiator contest to fuel his gambling appetite and entertain his Mafia colleagues. The savagery of the elimination matches has created a shortage of skilled fighters. Niko (Billy Blanks) is forced to enter the underworld fight circuit to protect his family. He must survive round after round of death-defying combat and overcome his inner torment in his attempt to escape with his life.
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