Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise-E crew find themselves on a diplomatic mission to initiate peace with the Romulans. Learning that the Romulans have undergone a political upheaval and their new Praetor Shinzon wants to discuss a peace treaty with the Federation Picard and his crew must investigate the situation and determine Shinzon's sincerity. But they learn that not only is the new Praetor not a Romulan at all but a native of Romulus' sister planet Remus they also find that he is a human replica of Picard originally bio-engineered by the Romulans to be substituted for the captain as a weapon against the Federation. Now Picard and his crew must determine if the Romulans truly desire a peace treaty or if they have other plans in mind.
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme took situation comedy to new peaks of vulgarity when it returned for a third and final series in 2001, thanks to the full-on performances of James Dreyfus (Tom) and Kathy Burke (Linda) who suck up Jonathan Harvey's innuendo-laden scripts and spit them out like a couple of thespian tornados. "I don't think anything could relax my lips, baby," leers Burke, milking the endless supply of double entendres. "Mind you, after a couple of vodkas they're usually flapping around like flip-flops." Tom's descent into self-parody--when he looks in the mirror, he sees the new Noel Coward--can have only one logical conclusion: the offer of a bit-part in Crossroads which eventually splits up this dysfunctional friendship. Sex-crazed Linda is deluded beyond all reason--when she looks in the mirror, she sees Catherine Zeta Jones--and here we finally get some insight into the reasons behind her grotesque traits: visits from her old Borstal wing governor (the excellent Ann Mitchell, sending up her Widows character), and the long-lost son she gave up for adoption. Like all successful comedy, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme has its dark side. It also becomes increasingly surreal as the episodes pass: Tom fails miserably in a walk-on role in a conceptual Japanese drama presented in a fire station; and Linda turns the back garden into a campsite. Sophisticated it isn't, but it's often wickedly hilarious and occasionally brilliant. On the DVD: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme is presented in standard 14:9 format with a stereo soundtrack, replicating the sitcom viewing experience. Apart from the episode index, there are no extras. At the very least biographies of Harvey, Burke and Dreyfus would have been useful. --Piers Ford
Season two of Van Helsing pushes Vanessa and the other Survivors further into the world of the vampire apocalypse, where they discover old alliances have crumbled and new connections expose long-buried secrets about the Rising, the Van Helsing heritage, and the survival of humankind itself. Includes subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing
Gracefully adapted from Dava Sobel's extraordinary bestseller, the four-part TV production of Longitude combines drama, history and science into a stimulating, painstakingly authentic account of personal triumph and joyous discovery. Equally impressive is the way writer-director Charles Sturridge has crafted parallel stories that complement each other with enriching perspective. The first story involves the successful 40-year effort of 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison (Michael Gambon) to solve the elusive problem of measuring longitude at sea. In 1714 the British Parliament had offered a generous reward to anyone who solved the problem, and Harrison devoted his life to that solution. The second story, some 200 years later, involves the effort of shell-shocked British Navy veteran Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) to restore the glorious clocks that Harrison had built. Like Harrison, Gould is the most admirable type of obsessive, but, also like Harrison, he risks his marriage to accomplish his difficult task. Thousands of sailors perished at sea before Harrison's triumph changed history, but Longitude demonstrates that Harrison's glory was slow to arrive--and his prize money even slower. A fascinating study of 18th-century British politics and clashing egos in the arena of science, the film is both epic and intimate in consequence , and Sturridge's magnificent script inspires Gambon and Irons to do some of the best work of their outstanding careers . The ever-reliable Ian Hart appears in Part 3 as Harrison's now-adult son and apprentice, and Longitude approaches its dramatic climax with the exhilarating tension of a first-rate thriller. Rallying after sickness to prove the integrity of their marvellous seafaring chronometers, the Harrisons still had to fight for official recognition, and Gould's restoration of the Harrison clockworks provides a fitting coda to this exceptional story about the thrill of discovery and the tenacity of remarkable men. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Based on the book by Percival Christopher Wren Beau Geste tells the tale of three inseparable Geste brothers Beau Digby and John who have been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money grows tight in the household Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured possession the mighty 'Blue Water' sapphire. When this goes missing each of the young men confesses to being the thief in order to protect the other. One-by-one they head off to join the Fr
Now in her twenties Anne returns to Avonlea for the first time since Marilla Cuthbert's death. Gilbert has been offered a staff position at a hospital in New York and persuades Anne to come as he has arranged a postion for her at a large publishing house. Big city life isn't what they expected. Anne's manuscript is stolen by a dashing American writer Jack Garrison and Gilbert becomes frustrated with the politics of working in a large city hospital. Anne convinces Gilbert to go home to Avonlea so that they can be married and put their horrible experiences behind them. When they return to Prince Edward Island they are catapulted into the middle of wartime society. Gilbert soon feels the pressure from the community and enlists as a medical officer. Anne's hopes are shattered when Gilbert is listed as missing in action which takes her on a cross-Atlantic search for him as the fury of war is unleashed around her. A bizarre twist of fate reunites Anne with Jack Garrison now working as a war correspondent. He is travelling with a young French girl Colette and their baby son Dominic. Colette is killed during an attack on their field hospital. Anne learns of Jack's role in an American intelligence effort to end the war. Her affiliation with him lures into a web of intrigue in exchange for help in finding her husband. Jack falls through on his promises. As the war comes to a close Anne finds Gilbert weaving through the crowded streets of a German city released from a POW camp. She loses Jack forever. However she is determined to find his child whom she and Gilbert adopt upon their return to Prince Edward Island.
Flight of the Navigator is the action-packed classic '80s adventure into another world. It's 1978 and 12-year old David Freeman is knocked unconscious while playing. He wakes up and discovers it's now 1986 and he's been missing for eight years. NASA believes he's been abducted by aliens and want to use him for their research. But with the guidance of a strange unseen entity he discovers a hidden spaceship and with the help of MAX the computer sets off on an incredible mission to get ba...
Wales v New Zealand 1905 - the 'world championship' that sparked a hundred years of rugby rivalry. The All Blacks are at the culmination of their first all-conquering tour of Europe. Only Wales stands in their way. The match is settled by a brilliant pre-planned move. But it ends in a controversy that's echoed to this day. Was there an equalising score? Featuring a full dramatic reconstruction of the game's highlights played in front of a 47 000 crowd Game of the Century uses eye w
An adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel set in the 19th century of Bathsheba Everdene and the three very different men who come to love her...
The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer, Jimmy McGill, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Click Images to Enlarge
This extended cut of Project X follows three seemingly anonymous high school seniors - Thomas Costa and J.B. - as they attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let's throw a party that no one will forget and have a camera there to document history in the making... but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined records are blemished and legends are born. Project X is a warning to parents and police everywhere.
From its cleverly choreographed opening sequence to its heart-stopping climax on a rampant carousel, this 1951 Hitchcock classic readily earns its reputation as one of the director's finest examples of timeless cinematic suspense. It's not just a ripping-good thriller but a film student's delight and a perversely enjoyable battle of wits between tennis pro Guy (Farley Granger) and his mysterious, sycophantic admirer, Bruno (Robert Walker), who proposes a "criss-cross" scheme of traded murders. Bruno agrees to kill Guy's unfaithful wife, in return for which Guy will (or so it seems) kill Bruno's spiteful father. With an emphasis on narrative and visual strategy, Hitchcock controls the escalating tension with a master's flair for cinematic design, and the plot (coscripted by Raymond Chandler) is so tightly constructed that you'll be white-knuckled even after multiple viewings. Strangers on a Train remains one of Hitchcock's crowning achievements and a suspenseful classic that never loses its capacity to thrill and delight. --Jeff Shannon
It started as a fairytale romance, Adrian and Hampus were destined to be together, but what if fairytales aren t meant to last forever? One morning Hampus suddenly declares There's No More We , instantly ending their engagement. Moving on from the life they built together, Hampus and Adrian begin to navigate the Stockholm dating scene and discover who they are without each other. As the finality of the situation dawns upon them they have to ask themselves, can this ending lead to new beginnings, or Are We Lost Forever ? David Färdmar s powerful debut feature ARE WE LOST FOREVER expands on his 2018 short film NO MORE WE.
It started as a fairytale romance, Adrian and Hampus were destined to be together, but what if fairytales aren't meant to last forever? After years of the magic dissipating, Hampus suddenly declares There's No More We, instantly ending their engagement. For his fiancé, Adrian, it's an unexpected and devastating shock. As they pry apart the life they built together, Hampus and Adrian begin to navigate the dating scene and discover who they are without each other. As the finality of the situation dawns upon them they have to ask themselves, can this ending lead to new beginnings, or Are We Lost Forever? David Färdmar's powerful debut feature ARE WE LOST FOREVER expands on his 2018 short film NO MORE WE. Special Features Short Films by David Färdmar My Name is Love A Sting of Maud We Could Be Parents No More We Interview with the Cast & Crew
A supernatural war is raging and darkness appears to be winning the battle... yet there is a glimmer of hope in the form of the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange.
CHURCHILL follows Britain's iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the days before the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944. As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe, they await Churchill's decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead. Fearful of repeating his mistakes from World War I on the beaches of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness, Churchill is also faced with constant criticism from his political opponents; General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery. Only the unflinching support of Churchill's brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister's physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness. CHURCHILL is directed by Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man, Marcella) from an original screenplay by British historian Alex von Tunzelmann (Medici: Masters of Florence) in her feature debut. Starring Brian Cox (War & Peace, Coriolanus) as the legendary Winston Churchill, Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter, The Crying Game) as the Prime Minister's wife and confident Clemmie, John Slattery (Spotlight, Mad Men) as General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied D-Day operations, and Julian Wadham (The Iron Lady, War Horse) as British military commander Field Marshal Montgomery.
Sometimes nightmares do come true.... Night time and rain falls over the city. A young couple are out for a drive and take a shortcut through a deserted alley..... they make a gruesome discovery: A girl who has been savagely battered and slashed lies in a pool of her own blood. As the girl loses conciousness she utters one word - Kolobos.
Set in rural North Yorkshire during the 1960s, Heartbeat's combination of crime and medical storylines, charismatic regular characters and wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack made it staple Sunday-night viewing for two decades, with the series' many prestigious awards including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama and several ITV Programme of the Year awards. Attracting a peak audience of 14 million, Heartbeat has garnered a devoted following and remains prime-time viewing world-wide. This series se...
The powerful cliffhanger: The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1 and 2 has been fully restored in brilliant 1080p HD and seamlessly edited together into one feature-length presentation...and the crew of the Enterprise is asked: How do you stop an unstoppable foe? The Enterprise team discovers the devastated remains of a Federation colony as an ambitious young officer joins the crew to confirm the presence of the deadly Borg. Soon after, Borg drones abduct Captain Picard, mutilating him horribly as t...
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