With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay) this haunting anthology series was an immediate success its eerie disturbing and downright scary tales regularly attracting over 15 million viewers. Each of its ten stories is a gripping exercise in compelling television showing ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations. For many this series remains a high-watermark of dramatic television and its many frightening and spooky moments are remembered by viewers nearly thirty years after its original transmission. The complete collection of each spooky episode!
Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood after the success of The French Connection, and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to make The Exorcist as his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial best-seller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl (Linda Blair) who is possessed by an evil spirit. Jason Miller and Max von Sydow are perfectly cast as the priests who risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism, and Ellen Burstyn plays Blair's mother, who can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made, The Exorcist was mysteriously plagued by troubles during production, and the years have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoical viewers. --Jeff Shannon
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace but it proves short-lived as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
The powerful tale of a peasant girl whose life is torn apart by the love and jealousy of two men. Tess's journey from innocent country maiden to tragic ruined heroine is a story of love prejudice and hypocrisy in an era of Victorian values.
This double-disc includes all 6 episodes of the first series. Set in the Mackintosh Textiles factory each episode of Clocking Off focuses on different members of the workforce from Mack (Philip Glenister) the charismatic owner and his indispensable secretary Trudy (Lesley Sharp) to KT (Andrew Sheridan) the lowliest worker on the shop floor and Mack's stunning young wife Katherine (Christine Tremarco) who holds the key to both his happiness and his downfall. Full of the la
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
This Western has become a modest cult favourite since its release in 1993, when the film was met with mixed reviews but the performances of Kurt Russell (as Wyatt Earp) and especially Val Kilmer, for his memorably eccentric performance as the dying gunslinger Doc Holliday, garnered high praise. The movie opens with Wyatt Earp trying to put his violent past behind him, living happily in Tombstone with his brothers and the woman (Dana Delany) who puts his soul at ease. But a murderous gang called the Cowboys has burst on the scene, and Earp can't keep his gun belt off any longer. The plot sounds routine, and in many ways it is, but Western buffs won't mind a bit thanks to a fine cast and some well-handled action on the part of Rambo director George P Cosmatos, who has yet to make a better film than this. --Jeff Shannon
A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.
Leslie Phillips, Bob Monkhouse, Patricia Hayes, Harry H. Corbett, David Jason, Jimmy Edwards and Richard O'Sullivan are just a few of the legendary performers starring in this collection of humorous plays penned by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson the legendary writing writing team whose timeless credits include both Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son.Following the same format that had proved so effective with their earlier run of plays for Comedy Playhouse, this series consists of six shows:The Suit: starring Leslie Phillips and Bill OddieA married man falls victim to a rather embarrassing burglary.Friends in High Places: starring Bob Monkhouse and Patricia HayesA 55-year-old wishes to be young again and his wish is granted!Never Talk to Strangers: starring Harry H. Corbett and Rosemary LeachTwo lonely people have a chance to find happiness together.Don't Dilly Dally on the Way: staring Jimmy Edwards and David JasonAfter 23 years in the same bungalow, a couple prepares to move house.Pity Poor Edie... Married to Him: starring Milo O'Shea and Gwendolyn WattsWhat happens to a marriage when the breadwinner finds she is expecting?An Extra Bunch of Daffodils: starring Stratford Johns and Patsy RowlandsA man who has buried five heavily insured wives begins a search for his sixth
A guilt-ridden young woman, desperate to contact her deceased brother, discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords each with his own sinister plans for the artefact, and a vampire hunter who will stop at nothing to destroy it.
The Losers stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) as Clay; Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) as Aisha; Chris Evans (Fantastic Four) as Jensen and Idris Elba (The Wire) as Roque, in an incredible action adventure that has to be seen to be believed!
""Two Thumbs Up!... Even Better Than The Original."" -Siskel & Ebert Number Five aka Johnny Five that incredible lovable robot form the smash hit Short Circuit is back and taking the big city by storm in this action-packed comedy adventure. Upbeat Johnny's out for some ""urban input "" but some street hoods a greedy banker and a gang of crooks see his naivete as their high-tech ticket to easy street. Will Johnny survive the big bad city and its big bad city slickers? Keep your wi
Shift into turbo! The legendary Power Rangers must stop the evil space pirate Divatox from releasing the powerful Maligore...
Kay Mellor's comedy drama series following a collection of characters whose personal life struggles are relayed to each other during their weekly slimming class... Series 1: 1. Love Me Slender 2. Fat Chance 3. Fat Free 4. Growing Pains 5. Face The Fat 6. When The Fat Lady Sings Series 2: 1. Full Belly 2. Peaches And Dreams 3. Forty And In-Fat-uated 4. Sweet And Sour 5. In Full Bloom 6. Hunger Pangs Series 3: 1. Eat Your Heart Out 2. Leggs Over Easy 3. Foo
The complete three series of the US comedy show. Struggling writer Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) decides to pursue a second career in espionage after his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) breaks up with him. Zach Galifianakis also stars as Jonathan's best friend, Ray Hueston, and Ted Danson plays George Christopher, Jonathan's boss at 'Edition', a New York-based magazine. Season 1 episodes are: 'Stockholm Syndrome', 'The Alanon Case', 'The Case of the Missing Screenplay', 'The Case of the Stolen Skateboard', 'The Case of the Lonely White Dove', 'The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer', 'The Case of the Stolen Sperm' and 'Take a Dive'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Escape from the Dungeon!', 'Make It Quick, Fitzgerald!', 'The Gowanus Canal Has Gonorrhea!', 'I've Been Living Like a Demented God!', 'Forty-Two Down!', 'The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error!', 'Escape from the Castle!' and 'Super Ray Is Mortal!'. Season 3 episodes are: 'The Blonde in the Woods', 'Gumball!', 'The Black Clock of Time', 'We Could Sing a Duet', 'I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady Macbeth', 'Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold', 'Forget the Herring' and 'Nothing I Can't Handle By Running Away'.
Alicia Witt and Jason London star in this family comedy directed by Kevan Peterson. When Melanie (Witt) and Phil (London) ask their son Danny (Julian Feder) what he wants for his birthday, they are greeted with the response that every parent dreads: a dog. When Danny selects his dog from the local shelter he lovingly names her Shelly in honour of all sheltered dogs. Realising that Shelly has a talent, Danny decides to enter her in the illustrious Wiener Dog Nationals race. Only one thing stan.
Superman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday.
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers…permanently. There’s only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, which is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit.
Titles Comprise: Hogfather: It's the night before Hogswatch usually a time of joy on Discworld but there are suspicious goings-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has vanished! Suddenly Discworld's entire mythical system is under threat. The fate of this magical time rests in the hands of a very motley group: A band of wizards headed up by a mystical university president named Mustrum Ridcully; a loyal manservant who goes by the of Albert; a level headed governess called Susan Sto Helit; and her grandfather who happens to be - Death. Plans must be made trolls must be fought fairies must be rescued and Death must take up the reins at the helm of the Hogfather's abandoned sleigh if the Hogfather and possibly more importantly the holiday is to be saved. Colour Of Magic: The Discworld - a magical realm quite unlike yet hauntingly familiar to ours - has got it's first tourist - Twoflower (Sean Astin). Rincewind (David Jason) an inept ex-student wizard is given the task of guiding Twoflower (Sean Astin) through the city state of Ankh Morpork. Rincewind has two problems: firstly as an expert coward he doesn't feel he's the best person to guard a naive - and extremely rich by local standards - tourist through one of the roughest cities in the multiverse. And secondly the world is coming to an end. Going Postal: Moist von Lipwig is a con artist of the highest degree: polite charming and skillful in his work. Nevertheless as the story begins he is confined to a cell in Ankh Morpork and scheduled to die within half an hour after having stolen AM0 000. He is saved when Lord Vetinari offers him a choice: he can walk out of the door (and fall to his death) or he can become Postmaster of the city's run down Post Office. Lipwig chooses the latter hoping for a chance to escape. Unfortunately for him Lipwig's first and last attempt at escape is thwarted by a golem named Mr. Pump who delivers Lipwig back to the office of the Patrician...
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