It's 1953, and the charming Father Brown (Mark Williams) returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. Based on the character created by G.K. Chesterton, the charismatic priest is joined again by Mrs McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack), Inspector Mallory (Jack Deam),Sergeant Goodfellow (John Burton), Sid Carter (Alex Price), and Bunty Windermere (Emer Kenny). In the ninth series the sleuthing priest finds himself in a race against time to unmask a mystery attacker before pernicious newcomer Lord Hawthorne has him hounded out of the parish for good. Elsewhere Sergeant Goodfellow needs Father Brown's ingenuity to solve a fiendish kidnapping. And in the thrilling 100th episode, Lady Felicia's illustrious New Year Masked Ball is marred by a killer in its midst. Could this be the last waltz for Father Brown?
All 70 episodes from series 1-6 of the TV drama starring Mark Williams as the eponymous character created by English writer G.K. Chesterton. Set in the 1950s in the fictional village of Kembleford, the series follows Roman Catholic priest Father Brown who has a knack for solving crimes. He is assisted by parish secretary Bridgette McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) and is often a source of frustration for the local police. Includes Subtitles for the Hard of Hearing.
Physics Professor Dr Pederson (Kirk Douglas) and underground leader Straud (Richard Harris) must convince British Intelligence that the Nazis are planning to build the A-bomb. The Norse Hydro Plant at Telemark is central to enemy strategy and the Allies decide to send in a task force to destroy it. Legendary director Anthony Mann (Winchester 73 El Cid The Fall of the Roman Empire) tells the story of nine courageous and indomitable Norwegians without whom the Second World War may ha
Set in Oxford during the 1960s, against a backdrop of revolutionary social change, ENDEAVOUR chronicles the early criminal casebook of a young detective who will grow to be Colin Dexter's immortal Inspector Morse. Together with friend and mentor, the gruff yet kindly Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, the crime-solving pair investigate murder and dark deeds in the eternal city of dreaming spires. As Oxford's Finest unravel a collection of unique and thrilling cases, writer Russell Lewis continues to reveal the hidden and secret history of Endeavour Morse.
Advertised in 1970 as "the first electric Western", Zachariah is an endearingly pretentious effort that prefigures such genre oddities as Jodorowsky's El Topo and Alex Cox's Straight to Hell. The story is the archetypal one about two friends who become gunslingers and must inevitably face off against each other in the finale, but it's treated here as if it Meant Something Deeper--which means that after enjoying 75 minutes of violence we can all agree that peace and love and harmony is on the whole better for children and other living things. Curly haired farmboy Zachariah (John Rubinstein) and eternally grinning apprentice blacksmith Matthew (Don Johnson) are the fast friends who run away from home to join up with a gang of outlaws known as the Crackers (played by hippie folk-rock collective Country Joe and the Fish). These apparent 19th-century Westerners tote electric guitars and are given to staging free festival freak-outs at one end of town to distract from the bank robbery at the other. The boys soon hook up with Job Cain (Elvin Jones), an all-in-black master gunfighter who is also an ace drummer (his solo is impressive), but then drift apart as Zachariah has a liaison with Old West madame Belle Starr (Pat Quinn) in a town that consists of fairground-style brightly painted wooden cut out buildings (a gag reused in Blazing Saddles), then gets rid of his outrageous all-white cowboy outfit to settle down on a homestead and grow his own dope and vegetables. Matthew, of course, goes for the black leather look after outdrawing Cain, and comes a gunning for the only man who might be faster than him, but the hippie-era message is once these kids have killed everyone else they can still make peace with each other and the desert or something, man. Aside from a Beatle-haired teenage Johnson making a fool of himself by over-emoting to contrast with Rubinstein's non-performance, the film offers a lot of beautiful "acid Western" scenery and excellent prog rock and bluegrass music from the James Gang, White Lightnin' and the New York Rock Ensemble. Comedy troupe the Firesign Theatre (huge on album in 1970) provided the script, which explains satirical touches like the horse-and-buggy salesman (Dick Van Patten) spieling like a used car dealer and the madame's claim to have had affairs with gunslingers from Billy the Kid to Marshal McLuhan. The DVD extras are skimpy, but the print quality is outstanding. --Kim Newman
Adapted from Angela Lambert's novel this is the story of two widowers coming to terms with loss and loneliness. An RAF squadron leader (Finney) and a retired milkman (Courtenay) decide move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night. The two quickly bond having shared a past in the service. However the introduction of beautiful lady with some ulterior motives threatens the friendship of the odd couple. Based on the novel by Angela Lambert.
All episodes from the first three series of the feature-length spin-off of ITV's long-running crime drama 'Inspector Morse'. Set in 1965, the show follows Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) in his younger years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner Detective Inspector Fred Thursday (Roger Allam) and PC James Strange (Sean Rigby), Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford, England. Series 1 episodes are: 'Girl', 'Fugue', 'Rocket' and 'Home'. Series 2 episodes are: 'Trove', 'Nocturne', 'Sway' and 'Neverland'. Series 3 episodes are: 'Ride', 'Arcadia', 'Prey' and 'Coda'.
Starring David Morrisey this is a tapestry of interwoven personal stories featuring more than 25 characters. All are united by their efforts to survive in London in the 1990s. Starkly contemporary fast-paced and unsentimental occasionally shocking and often funny the tales build towards climaxes that are sometimes cataclysmic sometimes healing.
As long as there is a need for adolescent male sexual fantasy, there will be an audience for Heavy Metal. Released in 1981 and based on stories from the graphic magazine of the same name, this silly and senseless the movie is an aimless, juvenile amalgam of disjointed stories and clashing visual styles. Hundreds of animators from around the world were employed, resulting in a near-total absence of creative cohesion in the finished product. It remains, for better and worse, a midnight-movie favourite for the stoner crowd--a movie best enjoyed by randy adolescents or near-adults in an altered state of consciousness. With a framing story about a glowing green orb claiming to be the embodiment of all evil, the film shuttles through eight episodic tales of sci-fi adventure, each fuelled by some of the most wretched rock music to emerge from the late 1970s-early 80s period. The most consistent trademark is an abundance of blood-splattering violence and wet-dream sex, the latter involving a succession of huge-breasted babes who shed their clothes at the drop of a G-string. It's rampantly brainless desire to fuel the young male libido becomes rather fun, and for all its incoherence Heavy Metal impresses for the ambitious artistry of its individual segments. Produced by Ivan Reitman (who went on to direct Ghostbusters), the voice talents include several Canadian veterans of the Second City improvisation comedy troupe--including John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy and Joe Flaherty--many of whom went on to greater fame on the US TV series Saturday Night Live. --Jeff Shannon DVD Special Features Feature-length Rough Cut with Optional Commentary by Carl MacEk, Production notes Theatrical trailer Documentary: Imagining Heavy Metal Art Galleries Deleted Scenes, Carl MacEk reading his book "Heavy Metal: The Movie" 1:85:1 widescreen anamorphic Dolby Digital 5.1
An epic love story caught in the 1949 events that divided India and Pakistan. Partition is an epic love story of two people caught in the events that divided India and Pakistan in 1949. Starring Jimi Mistry and Neve Campbell Partition is a moving account of a personal romance against the dawn of a new world. Determined to leave the ravages of war behind Gian Singh resigns from the British Indian Army to a quiet life. His world is soon thrown in turmoil when he suddenly finds himself responsible for the life of a 17 year old girl traumatized by the events that separated her from her family. Slowly resisting all the taboos Gian finds himself falling in love with the vulnerable Naseem even though they are separated by their opposing faiths.
King Henry II has brought together his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Acquitaine and their three sons to announce the successor to his throne. What ensues over the course of Christmas 1183 is nothing less than a private and merciless family war.
In the violent new dark age of the year 2021 all women are helpless slaves of a brutal male-dominated society: all women that is except the deadly and gifted maidens of 'The Sisterhood'...
William and his band The Alaska Factory who have pinned their hopes of success on London the city of dreams. But William's dreams soon turn sour. His band seem intent upon turning his songs into commercial pop and the object of his affection Madeline remains out of reach. And just to top it all he witnesses the bizarre murder of Paisley the lead singer of The Unfortunates by a pair of dwarves. There is one bright spot on the horizon for William - Karla the vivacious but mysterious new pub barmaid. Karla is attracted to William but is it love or sex or does she have another agenda? After the murder William starts to learn more about Karla. Once a punk rocker in Glasgow in the late 70's the only record produced by her obscure band The Dwarves of Death appears to be important in unravelling the connection between Karla the frightening Vincent who runs the only recording studio in town who will have The Alaska Factory and Paisley's death.
An ancient evil is once again unleashed in the 21st century as fright master Wes Craven presents this terrifying and suspenseful sequel to the big-screen hit Dracula 2001! Ascension is the riveting story of a group of medical students who come across the body of the world's most notorious vampire! When a mysterious stranger appears and offers the students $30 million to harvest the body and steal its blood for auction it's an offer they can hardly refuse! But as the l
This totally unique DVD provides a detailed film history and profile of Britain's first nuclear V-Bomber - the Vickers Valiant. When the Cold War made a new generation of British heavy bombers with nuclear capability vital Vickers rose to the challenge and had the first Valiant flying by May 1951. In less than two years the company delivered 108 aircraft for RAF service and production continued until 1957. The black-painted 'Pathfinder' version (B Mk II) showed extraordinary promise for high speed ultra-low level attacks - but the seed for this capability was not recognised until a decade later and it was sidelined. The Valiant was soon 'blooded' with conventional bombing raids during the 1956 Suez Crisis - flying ops from Malta and also played an integral role in the Australian A-Bomb tests in 1956 and dropped Britain's first H-Bomb in the Pacific the following year. Highlights on this exclusive film history include film of the first Valiants entering squadron service rare footage of the 'Black' variant identification film footage a close-up look at the bomb bay and bomb-loading procedures rocket-assisted take-offs using 'Super Sprite' boosters very detailed coverage of the Christmas Island tests QRA scrambles air-to-air refuelling and much more.
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