The second series of The Sopranos, David Chase's ultra-cool and ultra-modern take on New Jersey gangster life, matches the brilliance of the first, although it's marginally less violent, with more emphasis given to the stories and obsessions of supporting characters. Sadly, the programme makers were forced to throttle back on the appalling struggle between gang boss Tony Soprano and his Gorgon-like Mother Livia, the very stuff of Greek theatre, following actress Nancy Marchand's unsuccessful battle against cancer. Taking up her slack, however, is Tony's big sister Janice, a New Age victim and arrant schemer and sponger, who takes up with the twitchy, Scarface-wannabe Richie Aprile, brother of former boss Jackie, out of prison and a minor pain in Tony's ass. Other running sub-plots include soldier Chris (Michael Imperioli) hapless efforts to sell his real-life Mafia story to Hollywood, the return and treachery of Big Pussy and Tony's wife Carmela's ruthlessness in placing daughter Meadow in the right college. Even with the action so dispersed, however, James Gandofini is still toweringly dominant as Tony. The genius of his performance, and of the programme makers, is that, despite Tony being a whoring, unscrupulous, sexist boor, a crime boss and a murderer, we somehow end up feeling and rooting for him, because he's also a family man with a bratty brood to feed, who's getting his balls busted on all sides, to say nothing of keeping the Government off his back. He's the kind of crime boss we'd like to feel we would be. Tony's decent Italian-American therapist Dr Melfi's (Loraine Bracco) perverse attraction with her gangster-patient reflects our own and, in her case, causes her to lose her first series cool and turn to drink this time around. Effortlessly multi-dimensional, funny and frightening, devoid of the sentimentality that afflicts even great American TV like The West Wing, The Sopranos is boss of bosses in its televisual era. --David Stubbs
Three military pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control... before it initiates the next world war.
Launched online in January 2001 to resounding critical acclaim (seen by 3 million people worldwide) the Sundance Award-wining animated graphic novel saga is a revolution in storytelling. Fusing anime style comic book text cinematic effects and music this fantasy horror epic follows four strangers as they receive a series of chilling apocalyptic visions. Simultaneously drawn to a dark city in the West their fates (and indeed the fate of the world) are somehow tied to a global satellite network a massive conspiracy and a mysterious orphan girl with a terrifying secret. What will they give to save us all? Chapters Comprise: 1. Introitus 2. Cryptic 3. Versus 4. Epiphany 5. Awakening 6. Synchronicity 7. Lucid 8. Lomalagi 9. Personas 10. Trinity 11. Surfacing 12. Passage 13. Insertion 14. Harbingers 15. Tempest 16. Fallen 17. Lazarus 18. Forecast 19. Signals 20. Inside 21. Convergence 22. Revelation 23. Ascent 24. Forecast
Warp Records release their first ever DVD collection featuring the best of all the Warp video clips since the staunchly independent label's inception in 1989. Tracks include: 01. Sweet Exorcist - Testone 02. LFO - LFO 03. Nightmares on Wax - Aftermath 04. Aphex Twin - On 05. I Smell Quality 06. LFO - Tied Up 07. Sabres of Paradise - Wilmot 08. Seefeel - Fracture 09. Aphex Twin - Donkey Rhubarb 10. Autechre - Second Bad Vilbel 11. Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy 12. Squarepusher - Come On My Selector 13. Jimi Tenor - Midsummers Night 14. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker 15. Jimi Tenor - Total Devastation 16. Broadcast - Papercuts 17. Jamie Lidell - Daddy's Car 18. John Callaghan - I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind 19. Antipop Consortium - Perpendicular / Vector 20. Plaid - Eyen 21. Antipop Consortium - Ghostlawns 22. Autechre - Gantz Graf 23. Aphex Twin - Nannou 24. Chris Clark - Gob Coitus 25. LFO - Freak 26. Luke Vibert - I Love Acid 27. Mira Calix - Little Numba 28. Plaid - Itsu 29. Prefuse 73 - Half Of What 30. Opto - Scientific 31. Beans - Mutescreamer 32. Jamie Lidell - The City
Remember A Day is a film narrating the acid excesses of a late Sixties rock star turned recluse Roger Bannerman a man 'going far further than you ever could imagine' a character not unlike Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett. Despite having effectively retired Bannerman is being stalked by an unhinged fan who's determined to 're-launch' Roger no matter what it takes no matter how many laws are broken... Laced with black humour drugs psychedelic imagery groupie sex and featuring a stunning soundtrack - that includes works by the Pink Floyd Captain Beefheart and The Sex Pistols. Remember A Day is an early seventies period piece shot by the people who's story it essentially is.
A Roman epic adventure, based on the classic novel of the same name, set in the dangerous world of second-century Britain. In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth
Too explosive for regular TV 'Def Comedy Jam' features today's hottest comedians at their wildest and funniest. Whether you're laughing for the first time or catching your raucous favorites here featuring Jamie Foxx and Chris Tucker this is the ultimate comedy experience - so outrageous that you'll definitely be back for more!
Doubling My Girl with its sequel makes sense since they tell a two-part tale. In the first film, 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss (astounding newcomer Anna Chlumsky) lives with her widowed father, a distracted tuba-playing mortician (Dan Aykroyd). Rather understandably Vada is confused and disturbed about the nature of death. In her narration to camera we learn what it feels like to be a girl growing up in Pennsylvania in the early 1970s, as her father become involved with make-up artist Jamie Lee Curtis. Macaulay Culkin (in a performance reminding us that once there was a good child actor behind the name) is the best friend who assists her rite of passage. Jumping forwards two years into the sequel, My Girl 2, Culkin is replaced by Austin O'Brien. Now 13 and with a baby on the way in the Aykroyd /Jamie Lee Curtis home, Vada's growing-up continues further afield. She investigates the life of her mother in an attempt to understand her own. Los Angeles becomes the backdrop as she deals with the inevitable problems of puberty. Ultimately this is the story of a teenager's grounding in the ways of the world told simply and with charm. On the DVD: My Girl/My Girl 2 on disc sadly has no extras beyond a trailer for each film. It's also a shame the 1.85:1 transfer remains grainy for both. At least the three-channel surround picks out the period songs nicely. --Paul Tonks
Mark and Cassie Woodman (William Russ and Roma Downey) could be just the perfect couple. They married young and although they've had their problems there proud of their teenage son Kevin and are still as happy as they were on the day they first got married. But when Mark takes a short buisness trip Cassie and Kevin's secure family world is lost when they see a TV news report that Marks plane has crashed with loss of many lives. After an anxious wait they hear the news they've been praying for - Mark is alive although badly injured and unconscious. However Cassie is stunned to discover that Mark had a travelling companion listed as Mrs C.Whitman who didnt survive the crash. The shocks don't end there leaving her wondering if she knew her loving husband at all...
Don't camp in the woods... Just Don't! Despite the local Ranger's ominous warning a party of three boys and two girls take a camping trip to the mountain. In the steamy backwoods they sense an atmosphere of mounting tension. Soon they realise there is some deadly horror lurking in the woods. The Ranger had been right! They meet a strange girl and her equally strange family. Then one of them is murdered... then another... and another... Will any of them survive those dark hour
Filled with thrilling battle sequences, mind-blowing fight choreography, and epic adventure, Robin Hood is an action-packed retelling of the classic legend. Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham (Ben Mendelsohn). With the help of Moorish warrior Little John (Jamie Foxx), Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Maid Marian (Eve Hewson). Also starring Tim Minchin and Jamie Dornan.
A frighteningly real exploration of the tribal culture of football hooligans from the Brit director of "Goodbye Charlie Bright."
The Wild: An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back. Home On The Range: To save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw. G-Force: A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. Beverley Hills Chihuahua: While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a r...
Stand-up comic Jamie Foxx has also forged a successful career for himself as a movie star (BOOTY CALL BAIT) and TV sitcom actor (""The Jamie Foxx Show."") On I MIGHT NEED SECURITY he returns to his roots at Oakland California's Paramount Theater. To a sold-out crowd Foxx displays the irreverent and witty comic chops that opened the doors of fame to him in the first place. Originally filmed as an HBO special.
The chronically suicidal Wilbur only needs the love of a good woman to save him, his brother and friends reckon. But when she shows up, a deeply buried secret threatens to destroy it all in this poignant pic set in Glasgow.
Titles Comprise:Rio: rom the Creators of Ice Age, Rio is comedic adventure that tells the story of Blu, a likeable nerdy bird who can't fly, who embarks upon a wild adventure in one of the most exotic and magical places on earth where he makes incredible friends, discovers his inner hero, and finds that he has what it takes to soar!Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs:The sub-zero heroes from Ice Age are back on an a new incredible adventure. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego wonders if he is going too soft hanging with his pals and Sid gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs.On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle floura and fauna, run amuck and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.
Learn five Eric Clapton tracks note for note with Jamie Humphries This superb DVD set will teach you five rock anthems from this guitar legend. Learn Eric Clapton's riffs and solos note for note! Tracks include: Layla Sunshine Of Your Love Cocaine White Room Tears In Heaven. Learn all the lead and rhythm guitar parts with the ultimate DVD guitar lessons. Each song is clearly explained note for note with this award winning guitar tuition method Jamie Humphries is the author of the acclaimed Giants Of Rock and Giants Of Metal guitar courses. He is a tutor at one of the UK's leading music colleges and a regular contributor to Guitar Techniques magazine.
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