Bridget Jones' Diary: In the screen adaptation of 'Bridget Jones Diary' Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon documentary filmmaker Sharon Maguire has managed a rare feat: a film as captivating as the novel! Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a pretty and neurotic thirtysomething ""singleton"" (in her vernacular) who vows to take control of her life after being humiliated by handsome standoffish barrister Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) at her parents' New Year's party. Determined to lose weight and cut back on vices like wine cigarettes and workaholic-alcoholic-misogynistic men Bridget begins a diary to chart her progress. Unfortunately the P.R. executive hits a snag when her boss gorgeous cad Daniel (Hugh Grant) instigates a sexy e-mail flirtation. Despite her tendency to bungle book launch parties and any situation involving the ever-disapproving Mark Darcy Bridget's winning combination of charm vulnerability and wit intrigues not only the seductively dangerous Daniel but also the arrogant barrister. Featuring a note-perfect performance by Zellweger a devilish one by Grant and the inspired casting of Firth (the object of Bridget's lusty fantasies in the book) 'Bridget Jones Diary' is a clever delightful romantic comedy guaranteed to please old fans and win new ones. (Dir. Sharon Maguire 2001) Bridget Jones's Diary 2 - The Edge Of Reason: She's back! The perfect boyfriend the perfect life what could possibly go wrong? Four weeks into her relationship with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is already becoming uncomfortable. With the reappearance of old flame daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) things are about to get very complicated... (Dir. Beeban Kidron 2004) About A Boy: Growing up has nothing to do with age... Will (Grant) is a 38-year old Londoner living a bachelor lifestyle on the back of royalties earned from a Christmas song penned by his father some years previously. A serial womaniser Will comes up with the idea of attending a single parents group as a new way to pick up women. Inventing a two-year old son for himself he meets lonely bullied schoolboy Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) and his depressed music therapist mother (Toni Collette). The intelligent Marcus soon learns Will's secret and so blackmails him into letting him hang out at his place and watch afternoon telly. However what starts out as an uneasy quiz show watching alliance turns into an unlikely friendship... (Dir. Chris Weitz Paul Weitz 2002)
A multi-million pound investment from a Glasgow politician brings thousands of jobs to the city. When his son leader of the local protest groups is assassinated the Taggart team are brought in. Taken off the case Jardine works alone but pays the ultimate price in his search for justice.
Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood: Mothers. Daughters. The never-ending story of good vs. evil... After years of mother-daughter tension Siddalee (Bullock) receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the 'Ya-Yas' her mother's girlhood friends... (Dir. Callie Khouri 2002 Cert. 12) Two Weeks' Notice: Attorney Lucy Kelson wants to save the world. Instead she's choosing ties and interviewing prospective girlfriends for her handsome and hapless billion
One hundred miles beneath the ocean floor scientist attempting to reach an oil field unwittingly unleash a massive explosion. The resultant impact creates a tsunami that completely engulfs the tropical island of Kontiki and a mysterious earthquake that swallows the town on Moltov in northern Siberia. At a loss at how to remedy the situation U.S. geologists have no option but to track down disgraced scientist Brian Gordon forcing him to pilot the controversial ultra-sound drilling machine he invented in an effort to relieve the pressure building under the Earth's mantle that could trigger an explosion that would destroy everything above ground...
Anna Pavlova is a beautiful film about the most famous dancer of the world. A little girl from St. Petersburg dreams to become a ballet dancer. And when she is barely 16 years old, she manages to dance Giselle at the Marinsky Teatre and becomes an international star, and soon her fame spread all over the world. She travels to France, England, America, Australia and all over Latin America. Everywhere she goes, the theatres are full and critics consider her a phenomenon. Tragically she develops pleurisy. She refuses treatment as she knows she will never dance again. She dies in Holland, aged 50 years old.
It starts with a broken marriage and turns rapidly into fear - that instinctive emotion with a vice-like grip. The throat dries and tightens and the heart pounds; the small hairs know and contort while the flesh crawls; there is nausea panic and a complete lack of logic from the brain. Jaclyn Smith and Robert Mitchum star in this nightmare of fear intrigue double-cross and terror.
The hotly anticipated follow up to the UK's most successful comedy film of all time, THE INBETWEENERS 2 sees our favourite foursome visit Australia.
Bill Douglas' beautiful film Comrades tells the epic story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs six Dorset labourers deported to Australia in the 183's for forming a trade union. Unfolding in the pastoral haze of Dorset and the blinding light of Australia Douglas has created a film rich with carefully layered visual illusions and nuances. With lovely profound performances throughout the story - a compelling account of struggle and injustice - becomes an epic tale about history storytelling and the way we see our world.
Unbeknown to the ordinary citizens of a quiet New Jersey town some of the local teenagers harbour a terrifying secret that they are about to unleash upon the community. Revealing himself as an evil vampire lord Charles and his hand-picked cohorts terrorise everyone in their path including rival vampires Viktoria and Alicia. When all hell breaks loose Viktoria and Alicia seek the assistance of a dark stranger Zeth whose own terrifying secret will be revealed in the light of a full moon.
This charming animated adventure starring Leo the Lion and his jungle friends will thrill all young children. Because Leo is King of the Jungle he thinks he has the right to bully the other animals; he steals shade from Mr. Hyena taunts the monkeys and uses the crocodiles as stepping stones. Unfortunately Leo is far too busy throwing his weight around to notice that there is danger in the jungle - a group of hunters is kidnapping animals to sell them to a zoo. But when a beautif
Tony Soprano tries to be a good family man on two fronts - to his wife kids and widowed mother - and as a capo in the New Jersey mob. But when the pressures of work and family life start giving him panic attacks Tony begins seeing a therapist. These visits he keeps to himself because Tony has already identified his biggest problem - if one family doesn't kill him the other one will. The groundbreaking dramatic series from writer-producer David Chase stars James Gandolfini Lorraine Bracco Edie Falco Michael Imperioli and Nancy Marchand in an inside look at the family life of a modern-day mob boss. Part satirical loving homage to the influences of the great American gangster films part darkly comedic study of a New Jersey Italian-American family it is has become one of the most admired television series of all time.
Fiendish is the word for it! In Herschell G. Lewis's Colour Me Blood Red a demented artist (Don Joseph) finds that his paintings sell better when he uses real human blood for his crimson pigments. Not wanting to use his own vital fluids the artist begins killing his models and disemboweling them when his red paint supply runs low. This is the final film in Lewis's Blood Trilogy that began with Blood Feast and Two Thousand Maniacs!
From her humble childhood in pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg, Anna Pavlova (Galina Belyayeva) dreamed of nothing but the ballet. Rising to stardom through the Imperial Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev (Vsevolod Larionov), she became the toast of the Russian court and then all of Europe’s aristocracy. But Pavlova dreamed of still more. Aided by her childhood friend Mikhail (Sergey Shakurov) and her husband and Impresario Victor D’Andre (James Fox), she would raise ballet to new heights, explore new methods of dance and take the beauty of her art to the furthest corners of the world...
A young woman awakes to find herself imprisoned in a serial killer's basement. She is not the first to captivate his perverse affection Herman has been searching for the perfect girl but all he's collected are pieces - a chunk of hair; a severed finger; a jar of blood - and now the alluring and beautiful Rudy. Imprisoned in a wooden cage and yet refusing to play along in his twisted game she has only her wits to use against his savage and murderous insanity. Will she win the desperate hallucinatory game of cat and mouse and escape through The Cellar Door or die trying?
A unique, sexy and terrifying anthology movie brought to you by three of the most fiercely original independent directors working in horror today. Bordello Death Tales is an ambitious and impressive recreation of the golden age of Amicus with their trademark portmanteau horror anthologies. Jim Eaves ('The Witches Hammer', 'Bane'), Pat Higgins ('KillerKiller', 'Hellbride', TrashHouse') and Alan Ronald ('Jesus vs the Messiah') bring you three dark tales from behind the closed bedroom doors of Madame Raven's bordello. Extras:Director's commentary, Gag reel, Fake Trailers & Making of Doc
Martial arts expert Jason Blade (Stazak) sets to get the gangland boss and his right-hand man responsible for the death of his partner.
The 'one-inch punch'; the one finger press up; the Way Of The Intercepting Fist. All are synonymous with Bruce Lee the instantly recognisable film icon. But how did an unruly kid from the backstreets of Hong Kong achieve such worldwide celebrity and become the first Asian film-star to go global? Made with the co-operation of Bruce's family and friends plus fellow film stars and martial artists the film presents a balanced portrait of the legend of Bruce Lee building a complete picture of a great martial artist and celebrity. As well as covering Bruce's film career 'Martial Arts Master' focuses on Bruce as a visionary martial artist and includes exclusive insights from Jim Kelly and Bolo Yeung (Enter The Dragon) Jackie Chan (Rush Hour) student and friend James Coburn (Our Man Flint) Bruce's brother Robert Lee plus other family members friends and co-stars from throughout his career. The methods of Jeet Kune Do the martial arts philosophy developed by Lee are demonstrated by the select group of students taught by Lee himself. The documentary also affords a rare glimpse of original training equipment designed and used by the master while the theories behind the 'one-inch punch' are explained.
Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema remembered for timeless stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time. So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? The Love Match (1955) (Dir. David Paltenghi): After being arrested for assaulting a football referee desperate train driver Bill raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his fine. Now he has to get the money back by hook or by crook! Make Me An Offer (1955) (Dir. Cyril Frankel): A struggling antiques dealer finds the answer to his financial problems when he stumbles across a precious vase - but needs to pull out every trick in the book to win his prize! Orders Are Orders (1954) (Dir. David Paltenghi): A sleepy army barracks is about to be overrun by a film company shooting a science fiction caper - much to the annoyance of the Divisional Commander who decides to make a surprise inspection. Time Gentlemen Please (1952) (Dir. Lewis Gilbert): The PM is planning a celebration visit to the model village of Little Hayhoe. However local lay-about Dan Dance refuses to work so he's shipped off to the local almshouse where he awaits an uncertain yet very funny future. John And Julie (1955) (Dir. William Fairchild): This timeless film records the adventures of two young children who runaway to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953 meeting various English eccentrics along the way. Miss Robin Hood (1952) (Dir. John Guillermin): A newspaper columnist conspires with an elderly fan to steal a secret whiskey formula from a wealthy distiller. However it's not long before Scotland Yard is on the case!
El Cid (Dir. Anthony Mann 1961): El Cid is an epic movie masterpiece a tribute to one of history's greatest legends. This dazzling spectacle with a cast of thousands fills the screen with action and romance - from knights in armour jousting on horseback to massive battles on sea and land where columns of warriors stretch across the horizon. At the centre of this powerful motion picture is Charlton Heston in the role he was born to play... the immortal El Cid. Heston is the Spanish warrior battling to drive the Moors from Spain with the vision to be just and the courage to be merciful whose love and devotion to the radiant Chimene (Sophia Loren) knows no bounds... The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Dir. Anthony Mann 1964): This classic film re-enacts the spectacular collapse of perhaps the greatest dominion the world has ever known. Pestilence greed and corruption bring a once-proud empire to its knees. Now restored with stunning scenes and a cast of thousands - in battles gladiatorial and otherwise; martyrs burning at the stake; chariot races in the midst of which is the romance between two people....
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