Pro wrestling legend Steve Austin stars as a man with no name no memory and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob this amnesiac decides to fight back. Pursuit cannot stop him. Torture will not break him. And with every beating bullet and betrayal he'll remember another piece of the horror that took away his career his family and his identity. Now the puzzle is nearly complete and one man is about to take back his past... by ending a whole lot of futures. Erica Cerra (Eureka) and Adam Beach (Flags Of Our Fathers) star in this explosive action-thriller about collateral damage stone cold vengeance and a double-crossed killing machine known only as The Stranger.
Set in 1899, this musical drama from director Baz Luhrmann ("Romeo + Juliet") stars Ewan McGregor as a young poet who begins a passionate but doomed affair with the most famous courtesan in Paris (Nicole Kidman).
Joanna Lumley stars in this pacy racy comedy drama penned by BAFTA winner Michael Aitkins and produced by Verity Lambert; Ian McNeice Dennis Waterman Elizabeth Spriggs Keith Allen and Celia Imrie are among a host of guest stars. Attracting over ten million viewers Class Act ran for two hit seasons in 1994 and 1995 and the complete series is available here for the very first time on DVD. The aristocratic Kate Swift has been left in trouble and in debt by her wide-boy husband Duncan; having vanished while under investigation for fraud he has also left Kate to carry the can. When journalist and key witness Jack Booker implicates her in the crime Kate is imprisoned for six months. On her release she is broke angry and determined to find her husband. Ready for anything she forms an unlikely alliance with Booker an alcoholic card-carrying coward and former inmate Gloria O'Grady a young Australian woman with a special talent for burglary. Wit instinct theft and sex become the dubious tools of their trade as they try to stay out of the red... and out of jail.
Frontiersman Lin McAdam (Stewart) is attempting to track down both his father's murderer and his one-of-a-kind rifle the Winchester '73 as it passes among a diverse group of desperate characters including a crazed highwayman (Dan Duryea) an immoral gunrunner (John McIntire) a savage young Indian chief (Rock Hudson) and McAdam's own murderous brother (Stephen McNally)...
In 1998, Mike Hodges, director of the iconic Get Carter, returned to the genre that made his name with Croupier, an unforgettable thriller that put leading man Clive Owen firmly on the map and established itself as a classic of British crime cinema. Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. Taking a job as a casino croupier just to make ends meet, he finds himself seduced by the high stakes world of luck and chance. As the job takes over his life and his relationship to girlfriend Marion (Gina McKee) begins to crumble, Jack's attention is caught by down-on-her-luck gambler Jani (Alex Kingston). Under pressure from her creditors, she asks Jack to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. It all sounds so easy. But even a pro can't predict the cards he will be dealt. With a screenplay by Paul Mayersberg (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) Hodges first theatrical feature in almost a decade proved that he'd lost none of his edge. Cooly confident, mercilessly gripping and tautly directed, Croupier arrives on Arrow Video looking better than ever, newly restored from the original 35mm camera negative with a wealth of brand new special features. Product Features Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Mike Hodges Bonus disc containing brand new feature-length documentary Mike Hodges: A Film-Maker's Life Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critics Barry Forshaw and Philip Kemp, plus select archival material Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley DISC 1 CROUPIER (BLU-RAY) High Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Optional audio description for the visually impaired Brand new audio commentary by film critic Josh Nelson Archive audio commentary by director Mike Hodges A Streak of Fortune, a new interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg about the writing and making of Croupier Film, Scones and Fury, a new interview with actress Kate Hardie in which she looks back on the making of Croupier and her friendship with Mike Hodges Mike Hodges at the BFI, an archival audio interview with director Mike Hodges from the time of Croupier's release Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery DISC 2 MIKE HODGES: A FILM-MAKER'S LIFE (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY) In this all new documentary from Arrow Films, film critic David Cairns sits down with Croupier, Get Carter and Flash Gordon director Mike Hodges to take a closer look at the entirety of his career; featuring candid insights into the making of each film and his experience of the industry at large, it is a remarkable portrait of one of Britain's finest filmmakers
James Stewart stars with Farley Granger and John Dall in a highly-charged thriller inspired by the real-life Leopold-Loeb murder case. Granger and Dall give riveting performances as two friends who strangle a classmate for intellectual thrills then proceed to throw a party for the victim's family and friends - with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for a buffet table. As the killers turn the conversation to committing the 'perfect murder' their former teacher (Stewart) becomes increasingly suspicious. Before the night is over the professor will discover how brutally his students have turned his academic theories into chilling reality in Hitchcock's spellbinding excursion into the macabre. Special Features: Rope Unleashed Production Photographs Theatrical Trailer
A controversial police procedural from the late 1980s, this ratings-winning drama charts the progress of seven trainee CID officers learning the ropes in some of London's toughest areas. Ian Hogg gives a career best performance as the tough, irascible Alan Rockliffe an old-school supervisor whose job it is to sort the wheat from the chaff. Featuring guest appearances from Lonnie Donegan, Norman Beaton, Pauline Quirke, Kevin Lloyd, John Michie and John Woodvine, this set contains both hard-hitting series of Rockliffe's Babies, complete and uncut. It's a busy week for the young plain-clothes Crime Squad PCs. A mixed bunch, with decidedly mixed abilities, they're thrown in at the deep end with a hooded prowler, an armed robbery and a mugging on the notorious Dragon Estate. They need to think fast, but if anyone can sharpen their instincts it's surely the quick-tempered DS Rockliffe.
The action heats up at the biggest party of the summer featuring championship bouts and marquee matchups from the Superstars of Raw and SmackDown Live.
WWE champion John Cena dominates the big screen as Marine John Triton. Wherever there's danger Triton is usually smack dab in the middle of it... and he doesn't play by rules! After he's unwillingly discharged from Iraq Triton's beautiful wife Kate (Nip And Tuck's Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by merciless jewel thieves led by a vicious killer (Robert Patrick)! Now Triton must fight to save her utilizing his most powerful weapon - himself!
When Bertha is orphaned she links up with a controversial leader of a union Big Bill Shelley. On the run from McCarthy type witch hunters who think Shelley is a 'red' they unwillingly become involved in underground crime escape from jail and ride boxcars on freight trains until the all powerful railroad bosses catch up with Shelley and take their revenge...
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadows, between science and superstition. And it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call...The Twilight Zone.Those were the first words that echoed when The Twilight Zone first aired in 1959. Its episodes featured stories of the bizarre and unexplained, blended with humour and often with an unexpected twist to the tale. Created by the legendary Rod Serling, its eclectic mix of fantasy and sci-fi has helped to define it as one of television's most original and celebrated series. Season 2 features some of The Twilight Zone's most famous episodes including Nick Of Time starring the young William Shatner and Long Distance Call with Bill Mumy (Lost In Space).Released digitally remastered for the first time in the UK, this 5 disc set contains all 29 episodes from the second season as well as special features.Disc 1:King Nine Will Not ReturnThe Man in the BottleNervous Man in a Four Dollar RoomA Thing About MachinesThe Howling ManEye of the BeholderDisc 2:Nick of TimeThe Lateness of the HourThe Trouble With TempletonA Most Unusual CameraThe Night of the MeekDustDisc 3:Back ThereThe Whole TruthThe InvadersA Penny For Your ThoughtsTwenty TwoThe Odyssey of Flight 33Disc 4:Mr. Dingle, The StrongStaticThe Prime MoverLong Distance CallA Hundred Yards Over the RimThe Rip Van Winkle CaperDisc 5:The SilenceShadow PlayThe Mind and the MatterWill the Real Martian Please Stand Up?The Obsolete Man
In April 1994 the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwanda crashes and the Hutu militias slaughter the Tutsi population. In the Ecole Technique Officielle the Catholic priest Christopher and the idealistic English teacher Joe Connor lodge two thousand and five hundred Rwandans survivors in the school under the protection of the UN Belgian force and under siege of the Hutu militia.
Sean Connery made his final - officially-speaking - appearance as 007 in this riveting adventure, which would lay the groundwork for Mr Moore's incarnation as the suave super-spy.While investigating mysterious activities in the world diamond market, 007 (Sean Connery) discovers that his evil nemesis Blofeld (Charles Gray) is stock-piling the gems to use in his deadly laser satellite. With the help of beautiful smuggler Tiffany Case (Jill St. John), Bond sets out to stop the madman - as the fate of the world hangs in the balance!
Having spent the latter half of the eighties trying out new styles of filmmaking Wise Guys knockabout comedy, The Untouchables prestige gangster pic, Casualties of War s Vietnam movie and The Bonfire of the Vanities satirical misfire Brian De Palma returned to what he knew best, the Hitchcockian psycho-thriller, for Raising Cain. John Lithgow plays three roles: child psychologist Carter, his evil twin brother Cain, and their Norwegian father, Dr Nix, who likes to experimental on the young. Carter s wife is concerned that her husband isn t quite paying their daughter the right kind of attention; she s also having an affair which, upon discovery, threatens to send him into a psychotic rage... A relentless blend of murder, multiple personalities, cross-dressing, crazed parents, bizarre dream sequences and stunning cinematic assurance, Raising Cain harks back to those twin masterpieces Psycho and Peeping Tom, but is pure unadulterated De Palma. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restoration from original film materials High Definition (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD Presentations Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Brand new interview with John Lithgow Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh MORE to be announced! First pressing only: Collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Billson
British comedy at its best 'Please Sir' is fondly remembered by an entire generation of TV viewers. Starring John Alderton as the idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges who is put in charge of the worst class ever come back to school and relive the hilarity with 'Please Sir!'. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Welcome Mat 2. A Picture Of Innocence 3. Maureen Loves Sir 4. A Near Greek Tragedy 5. The Barbarian Librarians 6. Student Princess 7. It's The Thought That Counts
We Dive at Dawn (1943) tells of the encounter between a British submarine and a German warship in the Baltic Sea. John Mills gives a dependable performance as the submarine commander, with Eric Portman the pick of a strong supporting cast. Director Anthony Asquith finds the balance between action sequences and "in situ" dialogue, and there's an evocative score from Louis Levy. The film has long been underrated and deserves reappraisal.--Richard Whitehouse
Highlights and footage chronicling the history of WWE SmackDown on its 20th anniversary.
Aired as part of PBS's Great Performances series this one-night performance stars country-music star/actress Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush. McEntire does an excellent job of filling the role originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Rogers & Hammerstein musical. Filmed on June 9 2005 this theatrical production also features standout actors including Alec Baldwin and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Pimps pushers and armed gangs daily deal in violence and death in a war the police just can't seem to win; until now. A sinister cop leader has recruited a secret vigilante squad. Eradicating the criminal with an incredible new weapon an extra-ordinary serum that gives his team superhuman powers while turning them into subhuman crossbreeds. Fantastically strong and ferocious these strange warriors are fighting tooth and claw to sweep the scum of the streets...permanently. A daily breed it's sometimes hard to tell who the real animals are as the 'pack' get increasingly out of control.
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