MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) is a modern-day ""knight-errant"" a person people turn to in a crisis. He has a penchant for arriving on the scene in the eleventh hour when the clock is ticking ominously and innocent lives often are at stake. MacGyver is a packrat collecting ordinary items of seemingly little value and stashing them in his knapsack ""for a rainy day"". And it is these same items that he uses to improvise his way out of trouble. MacGyver's ingenious solutions to see
One of the most exciting bands of the '60s British Invasion The Who took the American music scene by storm. While Roger Daltry Pete Townshend and Keith Moon stole the spotlight with their on-stage antics John Entwistle affectionately known as the Ox quietly stood in the shadows supplying some of the most kick-ass bass lines in rock and roll. An Ox's Tale takes a rare look at this passionate and talented musician. The film chronicles Entwistle's entire life from his first public performance at the age of 14 through his turbulent days with The Who and then The John Entwistle Band to his final big dream of a Who reunion tragically cut short when John passed away in his Las Vegas hotel room on the eve of the first show. An Ox's Tale which includes the last footage and interviews ever shot with John is a chance for fans to discover the real man behind the bass the powerful force that was the Quiet One.
A foursome of female agents are out to stop a vicious evil mastermind from unleashing the bubonic plague in this action packed thriller which is rumoured to have inspired Charlie's Angels!
The Message:It is the 7th Century and in Mecca powerful leaders are in conflict with Mohammed who attacks the many injustices their way of life produces - slavery drunkenness and cruelty. Mohammed claims to have seen a vision of the Angel Gabriel and calls to the people of Mecca to worship one God only. After a revelation from God Mohammed agrees to take arms against Mecca and at the Wells of Bedr the inexperienced Moslem troops are victorious. However at the Battle of Uh
When brilliant surgeon Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) is convicted of the brutal murder of his wife their son Chip remains convinced of his father's innocence but he is still a child. Some years later his father is eventually released leading Chip to take on a nightmare confrontation with his past.
John Wayne has brawled bare-knuckled gunned down desperadoes fought jungle wars and piloted the skies. But 'The Cowboys' gives him one of his juiciest roles as a leather-tough rancher who deserted by his regular help hires eleven greenhorn schoolboys for a cattle drive across 400 treacherous miles. When the dust settles Wayne gives one of his best performances. In The Cowboys Rex Reed wrote All the forces that have made him a dominant personality as well as a major screen presence seem to combine. Old Dusty Britches can act. Co-starring the equally memorable Roscoe Lee Browne Colleen Dewhurst and Bruce Dern 'The Cowboys' is exciting proof. This version never before released in the UK includes a previously deleted scene.
Austrian Princess Olympia is in a quandary. Olympia is betrothed to an unloving buffoonish Prussian prince named Ruprecht. Then she meets Charlie a mining engineer from the States and falls in love with him. It looks like she may have to follow her heart not tradition and say ""I do"" to the charming American. Will she really go through with it? Or will the conventions of royalty dictate her groom?
The boys from IMAX bring you two of their classic films on this fantastic double feature boxed set. Robots (Dir. Chris Wedge 2005): Rodney Copperbottom voiced by Ewan McGregor is a small town robot who has a gift for inventing things and a hope of moving beyond his quaint surroundings. He works side by side in a restaurant with his dad who is a dishwasher - literally a dishwasher. You open his chest and load in the dishes. Rodney has dreams of something greater. Armed with
Little PrincessSara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) shares a life of wonder in exotic India with her devoted father (Liam Cunningham). But war draws Sara's father into the military and Sara is sent to a new York boarding school run by the strict Miss Minchin (Eleanor Bron) to whom exuberant Sara is a troublemaker. But with courage imagination and kindness Sara overcomes her hardships - and changes her life and the fortunes of those around her. Experience this jewel of a movie (Leonard Maltin) for anyone who ever wishes are dreams. Secret GardenIt's a special garden where friendships blossom illnesses fade away and sorrows flee. There troubled orphan Mary (Kate Maberly) her spoiled sickly cousin Colin (Heydon Prowse) and kindly country boy Dickon (Andrew Knott) discover that a world of caring can make a world of difference. Black BeautyWritten and directed by Caroline Thompson this is the most faithful of the book's several filmings. You'll cherish rebellious filly Ginger mischievous pony Merrylegs and gallant Beauty Whose generous heart guides him under caretakers both kindly and harsh from Farmer Grey (Sean Bean) and young groom Joe Green (Andrew Knott) to sweet-natured cabbie Jerry Barker (David Thewlis).
They pushed him too far...Now bear the consequences. An ageing couple are forced to search for their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son Amar. In the process they undergo the most testing struggle of their lives.
Gregory's Girl: In a Scottish new town Gregory a school footballer becomes aware of... girls! Life is OK for Gregory - even when he loses his star position in the football team to gorgeous Dorothy of 5A. Demoted to goalie he now has time to revel in her triumphs on the field and to dream of the possibilities that just may lie ahead... off the field. But his interest is not entirely reciprocated. Will he survive a rebuff? Can his friends cure him of his terrible infatuation? Will he score with Dorothy? Will he score at all? Who's going to be Gregory's girl? Gregory's Two Girls: Two decades after a teenage boy's crush on a schoolgirl football player Gregory Underwood returns to his old school to teach English. He soon finds himself caught between a colleague and a schoolgirl who plays football. With much of his teaching encompassing human rights Gregory also finds himself enlisted too.
Inside every artist... Lurks a mad man! Walter (Dick Miller) is a busboy overly impressed with the cool cats who hang out at The Yellow Door coffee house and he wonders how to become ""hip."" When he accidentally kills his landlady's pet cat Walter panics and covers it with clay. His prayers are answered and before he knows it he's the ""cat's meow"" of the art world. His talent develops and - surprise! - he can sculpt humans the same way too. Like so many artists his real ta
Kenneth is socially insecure. But when he buys 'Nikki' a silicone sex doll over the internet. Because of his experience with his new toy Kenneth's life takes a turn for the better when he attracts the attention of a real girl Lisa. But when the doll's jealous personality invades his consciousness Kenneth becomes trapped in a perverse triangle torn between the silicone Nikki and the flesh and blood Lisa.
This box set contains three MGM films starring 'The Duke'. The Alamo: In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him General Sam Huston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexican's route at all costs. Travis' small troop is swelled by groups accompanying Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett but as the situation becomes ever more desperate Travis makes it clear that there will be no shame if they leave while they can. Red River: Tom Dunson builds a cattle empire with his adopted son Matthew Garth. Together they begin a massive cattle drive north from Texas to the Missouri railhead. But on the way new information and Dunson's tyrannical ways cause Matthew to take the herd away from Dunson and head to a new railhead in Kansas. Dunson swearing vengeance pursues. The Horse Soldiers: A Union Calvary outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail / supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The scret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to ensure her silence. The Union officers each have different reason for wanting to be on the mission.
Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn) is an American lone wolf in London. Contessa di Contini (Nyree Dawn Porter) is a beautiful British aristo abroad. Paul Buchet (Tony Anholt) is a suave Parisian specialising in gadgetry. Together they are The Protectors - three intrepid international private detectives. Alongside other super agents from the world's best detective agencies they are organised into a global secret society their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Gerry
Nominated for astounding 11 Academy Awards and honoured with the Best Picture Oscar for 1983, Terms of Endearment dazzled critics and enchanted audiences with its compelling story of the often-combative bit always-loving relationship between feisty, domineering Aurora Greenway (Shirlry MacLaine) and her headstrong daughter, Emma (Debra Winger). Jack Nicholson triggers endless laughs as Aurora's next-door neighbour, a boozy, womanising ex-astronaut, and rounding out a top-notch cast are Danny ...
Amanda Nelson and the widowed Joan Bixler have enjoyed a life-long friendship. But the day that Joan comes home to a shocking surprise - her 20-year-old daughter Dana making love to Amanda's husband Rob - the 25-year-friendship between the women seems shattered irreparably. There are bitter confrontations between Joan and Amanda and other members of their families as Joan tries to reason with her friend. But as recriminations about the affair fly about the causes behind it emerge and Amanda and Joan soon discover that it's now that they need each other more than ever.
The best post-punk music in Europe was electronic and for five years the best electronic music came from Sheffield. 'Made In Sheffield' documents the evolution of Human League Cabaret Voltaire Heaven 17 and ABC who emerged from Sheffield's musical scene in the late 1970s. Their dream was to destroy rock music: the result was the creation of some of the most influential sounds in pop. Rare archive footage soundtrack and exclusive interviews with the famous almost famous and not fa
Blood And Sand: Betrayed by his country. Beaten into slavery. Reborn as a warrior. 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' is a graphic and visceral account of Rome's most famous gladiator. When he's separated from the love of his life, Spartacus is forced into the gruesome and bloodthirsty arena, where a grisly death is primetime entertainment. Spartacus must fight for survival, befriend his enemies and play politics in this new world of corruption, violence, sex and fame. He'll be seduced by pow...
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