Leonard Cohen - Under Review 1934 -1977 is a 90-minute documentary film which reviews the poetry music performances and career of one of contemporary America's greatest artists. This documentary includes obscure footage rare interviews scarcely seen photographs live and studio recordings of Cohen's classics and reviews of some of Cohen's musical performances. There are reviews comments criticisms and insights from; official Cohen biographer Ira Nadel; Leonard's regular guitarist and band leader Ron Cornelius; producer on the New Skin For The Old Ceremony and New Positions albums John Lissauer; studio owner and engineer on Death Of A Ladies Man David Gold Cohen's backing vocalist Ronee Blakley; producer of Songs Of Leonard Cohen John Simon; Music Editor from Village Voice Robert Christgau; Rolling Stone magazine's Anthony De Curtis and many others.
Cliff Robertson (Spiderman) stars as wealthy American businessman Michael Courtland whose life is turned upside-down on his tenth wedding anniversary. After a lavish party Michael and his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) hear a scream from their daughter Amy's bedroom. Elizabeth runs to see what's wrong but doesn't return and by the time Michael reaches the room both have disappeared but he finds a ransom note demanding $500 000.
An undercover federal agent is on the trail of a gang of counterfeiters. John Wyatt is sent under cover to follow Doc Carter's medicine show to expose a counterfeiting gang. When the main suspect is kidnapped with his daughter by the real villain Wyatt realises he has been chasing the wrong man and switches his attentions to the notorious Curly Joe.
Sexual Harassment Panda: The children of South Park are introduced to an educational panda with disastrous results - how will the school survive when faced with endless 'sexual harassment' lawsuits? Cat Orgy: Stan's scary sister Shelly babysits for Cartman and something very strange is happening to Kitty the Cartman family pet. Two Guys Naked In A Hot Tub: Mr Mackey hosts a 'Meteor Shower Party' which has an unexpected outcome. Stan and Kyle's fathers have an encounter that will change their friendship forever. Jewbilee: On the other side of town the 'Meteor Shower' is celebrated at a Jewish scout camp. Kenny gatecrashes the camp but it's not long before he is discovered. Nearby a bear family is having a celebration of its own.
Chinpoko Mon: Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny are caught up in the latest fad from Japan; Chinpoko Mon! The children of South Park have become fanatics in their efforts to collect everything Chinpoko Mon. While the adults try to come up with a new fad to win back the attention of their children the Japanese government reveals a master plan behind the Chinpoko Mon craze. Starvin' Marvin In Space: Starvin' Marvin is back! He's unhappy about where his people live With the help of the four boys Marvin sets about finding a new home. In South Park the CIA question Kyle Kenney Stan and Cartman about a UFO. Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery: It's Hallowe'en in South Park and a party is planned down at the Docks which leads to some very unexpected guests. Kyle's Grandmother helps the boys to deal with some bullying 5th graders. Hooked On Monkey-Phonics: It's the annual 'South Park Spelling Bee'. Cartman's mom buys him a present that will help with his spelling while Kyle discovers love when he meets Rebecca a very clever 'home school' kid.
The Dracula Legacy 1. Dracula (1931) 2. Son Of Dracula (1943) and House Of Dracula (1945) 3. Dracula (Spanish language version) (1931) and Dracula's Daughter (1936) plus bonus footage The Frankenstein Legacy 1. Frankenstein (1931) 2. The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) 3. Son Of Frankenstein (1939) and Ghost Of Frankenstein (1942) 4. House Of Frankenstein (1944) plus bonus footage The Wolf Man Legacy 1. The Wolf Man (1941) 2. Werewolf Of London
The Silence Of The Lambs (Dir. Jonathan Demme 1991): As Hannibal ""The Cannibal"" Lecter Anthony Hopkins is the archetypical antihero--cultured quick-witted uncontainable--a portrait of the sharpest human faculties gone diabolically wrong. His performance marked him as a major star in America and the movie swept the 1991 Academy Awards--Best Picture Director (Jonathan Demme) Actor (Hopkins) Actress (Foster) and Screenplay Adaptation (Ted Tally from the novel by Thomas Harris). Summer Of Sam (Dir. Spike Lee 1999): In the summer of 1977 Saturday night fever ruled and the first thrashings of punk were being heard. By day temperatures soared on the sweltering streets of Manhattan but by night a serial killer dubbed the Son of Sam stalked the suburbs indiscriminately shooting young brunettes and held New York City in a grip of terror. Trying to make sense of their lives in this overwhelming atmosphere of fear and suspicion are Vinny a streetwise Casanova indulging in affairs under the nose of his loving wife Dionna and Ritchie a punk musician moonlighting as a male stripper. As the murder's actions impact on all their lifestyles they start to suspect the killer might be someone from their own neighborhood - or even one of their own friends. From the controversial director Spike Lee comes his boldest and most ambitious film brilliantly capturing the sights sounds and sexual attitudes of the 1970s.
David Pountney's landmark English National Opera staging of Dvorak's haunting fairy tale opera left critics and audiences spellbound. The production is set in a Victorian nursery where an adolescent girl on the brink of sensual awakening dreams of first love. Her story is that of Rusalka the wood nymph who like Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid sacrifices all for love destined to be betrayed. High above the stage Rusalka dreamily swings as the picturesque gives way to the surreal.
Debussy's haunting opera Pelleas et Melisande based on a tragic fairy tale recounts the ill fated love of half brothers Golaud and Pelleas for the same woman the enigmatic Melisande. Graham Vick's beautiful fin-de-siecle production for Glyndebourne Festival Opera filmed in 1999 stars Christiane Oelze as Melisande Richard Croft as Pelleas and John Tomlinson as Golaud.
Titles Comprise: 1. Stolen Goods 2. Goldstrike River 3. An Innocent Man 4. Cold Vengeance 5. Guns Along The Trail 6. Stagecoach Run
Face Off (Dir. John Woo 1997): Oscar-winning superstar Nicolas Cage and screen icon John Travolta battle head to head in 'Face/Off' the ultimate cat and mouse thriller directed by the world's most acclaimed action film director John Woo. To avenge the senseless murder of his son FBI agent Sean Archer undergoes a radical new surgery allowing him to switch faces with the comatose terrorist Castor Troy and assumes Sean's identity the real Sean is thrust into an unimaginable nightmare fighting not only for his life but also those of his wife and daughter! Brilliant performances and mind-numbing visual effects make Face/Off the explosive stylish action thriller you've got to see to believe! Snake Eyes (Dir. Brian De Palma 1998): An explosive highly entertaining action thriller Snake Eyes teams Nicolas Cage with big-screen favourite Gary Sinise. Cage is an Atlantic City cop who along with an arena full of spectators at a championship prize-fight is eyewitness to a political assassination! Determined to quickly solve the crime he immediately launches an intensive investigation... then learns that a search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy intrigue and danger! Bringing Out The Dead (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1999): Nicholas Cage plays EMS paramedic Frank Pierce. It is the early 1990's and New York has not yet undergone its renaissance of recent years. Surrounded by the injured and the dying Frank is dwelling in an urban night-world crumbling under the accumulated weight of too many years of saving and losing lives. The film follows Frank over the course of fifty-six hours in his life - two days and three nights on the job - as he reaches the very brink of spiritual collapse and redemption.
Rainforest Schmainforest: The boys are sent to the rainforests of Costa Rica as part of the Getting Gay with kids Choir Tour. All is well until the native tour guide is killed! Cartman heads out on his own in search of food. Spontaneous Combustion: The citizens of South Park are exploding randomly and it's up to Stan's dad to find out why. Meanwhile the boys are recruited by Priest Maxi to act out the Stations of the Cross. Succubis: Chef has found love in the form of his new guitar playing girlfriend. It's up to the boys to save him from a succubus defined by Mr Garrison as 'A woman sent from Hell to suck the life out of man'. Tweek Vs Craig: Who is tougher Tweek or Craig? Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny set up a contest to find out. Meanwhile Mr Adler the 'shop' teacher is having a hard time forgetting his past. Jakovasaurus: The boys make an exciting discovery whilst out camping - a loud stupid and very annoying creature: a Jakavosaur. The citizens of South Park are forced to take dramatic action in a bid to return life to 'normal'.
An earthquake has revealed an underground City of the Dead in Egypt. It is a holy place and is cursed but this doesn't stop Sheik El Sahid from building an underground Mummy Theme Park there! Dan and Julie are brought over from the United States to publicise the new venture and the Sheik shows them how he has made the original mummies into bionic talking beings by implanting microchips in their heads. But the mummies react aggressively to the bright lights - they snap off their restraints and threaten Dan and Julie. Even the Sheik and his men are not safe as more and more mummies break loose and attack!
Jerry Kincade manages the area's water supply and is forcing the ranchers to sign a contract to secure expensive water rates. Singin' Sandy Saunders a government agent plots against Kincade to overthrow the contract and impress Fay Denton.....
A complete collection of the filmed adaptations of Catherine Cookson novels. Includes: The Mallen Secret / The Mallen Curse / The Mallen Girls / The Mallen Streak / The Fifteen Streets / The Wingless Bird / The Round Tower / The Black Velvet Gown / The Black Candle / The Rag Nymph / The Moth / The Girl / The Tide Of Life / The Glass Virgin / The Gambling Man / The Man Who Cried / The Cinder Path / The Dwelling Place / The Colour Blind / The Tilly Trotter / The Storyteller / The Secret / Dinner Of Herbs
Step Brothers: In Step Brothers Ferrell plays Brennan Huff a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father Robert (Richard Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart these two middle-aged immature overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off they must form an unlikely bond that maybe just maybe will finally get them out of the house. Talladega Nights: A comedy film about a fictional NASCAR racing driver named Ricky Bobby. It has fun with stereotypes of the sort of people involved with NASCAR racing. Kicking & Screaming: Welcome to that cutthroat hyper-competitive do-or-die sport of...little-league soccer; a world where kids and their victory-crazed suburban parents find themselves on a high-stakes collision course-all in the name of good clean athletic fun. At the epicenter of this overzealous world is Phil Weston ((Will Ferrell) a gentle New-Agey vitamin salesman who by default ends up coaching his sweet 10-year-old son Sam's (Dylan McLaughlin) last-place team the Tigers. This would be tough enough for the super-supportive Phil who truly believes it's not whether you win or lose but if your soul gets nurtured. But when he's pitted against his gung-ho relentlessly competitive father Buck (Robert Duvall) who coaches his own young son Bucky's (Josh Hutcherson) top-ranked team the Gladiators a lifetime of putting up with Buck's overbearing ways finally takes its toll on Phil and well...the balls hit the field. Eventually as Phil and Buck go head-to-head for the soccer league championship the pair's past and constant rivalry spins wildly out of control forcing each to stop at nothing to ensure a winning season. This includes a now-maniacal Phil recruiting the world's best assistant coach the legendary Mike Ditka (played by none other than Mike Dikta) as well as two young Italian soccer prodigies who become the Tigers' secret weapons. Can father and son put their rocky past behind do what's best for their own children (and grandchild!) and realize that soccer is just a game? Not a chance! May the best coach win. Stranger Than Fiction: Stranger Than Fiction is an inventive comedy about a novelist (Emma Thompson) struggling to complete her latest and potentially finest book - she only has to find a way to kill off her main character Harold Crick and she'll be done. Little does she know that Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) is inexplicably alive and well in the real world and suddenly aware of her words. Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears what she has in mind and realizes he must find a way to change her (and his) ending.
Titles Comprise:Tinker Bell: Have you ever wondered how nature gets its glow-who gives it light and color as the seasons come and go? Enter a land of adventure and mystery as Tinker Bell and her four best fairy friends turn winter into spring and, with the power of faith, trust and a little bit of pixie dust, learn the importance of being true to yourself.Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure: Let your imagination take flight in an enchanting motion picture starring the world's most beloved fairy! Journey with Tinker Bell beyond Pixie Hollow on an exciting adventure. Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure is a remarkable tale about the power of true friendship that your family will want to enjoy over and over again!Tinker Bell & the Great Fairy Rescue: What would you do if you met a fairy? Witness the historic moment when Tinker Bell first meets a human being, and it is not who you think. Tink's fellow fairies launch a daring rescue in an astonishing all-new movie bursting with imagination and magical entertainment for the whole family. You might even learn to fly.
What drove men who risked their lives to conquer the world's highest mountain for Britain? Fifty years on, Penny Mallory, whose ancestor, George Leigh Mallory lost his life, tells the story of this extra-ordinary adventure, undertaken with primitive equipment in often terrifying weather conditions against an unstable, brooding and often lethal adversary - Mount Everest. Did Mallory in fact reach the summit 29 years before Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay? Mallory's frozen body was found in 1...
25 years 35 albums and not a single live show or public appearance. The documentary film Jandek on Corwood definitively explores the most intriguing mystery in modern music. Featuring revealing interviews evocative imagery and one of the most bizarre and compelling soundtracks in film history Jandek on Corwood will challenge the viewer's conception of music Art and the nature of celebrity.
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