The Sohma family is cursed. However this is no ordinary family curse. When a member of the family is embraced by a person of the opposite gender they transform into an animal of the Chinese Zodiac! The Sohma's managed to keep thecurse private for generations but when a young girl stumbles upon their secret life at the Sohma house changes forever. Conflict erupts as Zodiac rivals clash in this most unusual household. Young Tohru Honda must promise the secret will remain her own or
The story of a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards with unique magical powers of his own. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry he finds the home and family he has never had.
Featured here as a brand-new digital restoration, Peter Whitehead's celebrated film probes the myth and the reality of Swinging London presenting an intimate, impressionistic collage of rare concert and studio performances, interviews with key figures from the worlds of music, art and cinema, and images of Sixties counterculture. John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Vanessa Redgrave, Lee Marvin, Julie Christie, Allen Ginsberg, Edna O'Brien, David Hockney and Michael Caine are among those captured on film and in sound; bookended by a performance of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive, the soundtrack features songs by the Rolling Stones and Eric Burdon. Made when many young people saw politicised hedonism as the logical response to global uncertainty, Whitehead's Pop Concerto for Film taps into both the confidence and the confusion of an iconic moment in time.
Jane Austen lit up the world with her words wit and wisdom. But her life too was stoked by passion and romance. In this film Anne Hathaway is Jane Austen a woman who believes in Love but is destined via her parents wishes to marry for money. But then Jane meets the dashing young Irishman Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy). His intellect and arrogance ignite Jane's curiosity and her world spins head over heels! In Becoming Jane a young lady on the first rung of literary greatness risks a romance that was to shape her life and her work!
Billy Madison: He's heir to the Madison Hotel millions but the only subjects Billy has studied lately are babes and booze. For him life has been a ten-year party since he left high school: drinking bottomless daiquiris catching rays by the pool pulling moronic pranks and chasing anything in (or out of!) a skirt. (Dir. Tamra Davis 1995): But when Brian Madison informs his goofball son that he plans to turn over his Fortune 500 company to vice president and corporate weasel Eric Gordon Billy makes the bet of his life. He's going back to school - grades 1 through 12 in 24 weeks! - with hilarious results. And this time Mr Madison's cheque book won't be the source of Billy's academic advancement. Can bona fide blockhead Billy clean up his act to win his father's respect the family fortune and the love of his beautiful teacher Veronica? Hey it's worth a shot! Happy Gilmore: Adam Sandler stars in this hilarious comedy that scores a hole in one for gut-busting wit and outrageous slapstick. Happy a raucous hockey player turned golfer sends the sedate sport into overdrive after he becomes a media sensation with his outlandish antics on the links. It's par for the course entertainment co-starring Christopher McDonald Carl Weathers and Kevin Nealon. (Dir. Dennis Dugan 1996) Anger Management: Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is usually a mild-mannered non-confrontational guy. But after an altercation aboard an airplane he is remanded to the care of anger management therapist Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson) who could probably use some anger management himself. Now Dave is really mad! (Dir. Peter Segal 2003)
Based on the classic children's novel by Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels take him to Lilliput a country whose inhabitants are no more than six inches tall.
Join Polkaroo Marigold Humpty Dumpty Bear and Bibble in the land of Roo for some more polka-dotted adventures. In each episode someone must find 'A great big pair of Polka Dot Shorts' and then wonder 'How did they get there'? Vote For Me: Polkaroo and Bear are both running for election as President of the Forest Association. In seeking Dumpty's support they come to realise that he is the best candidate. Whip Whop Woes: While Polkaroo tries vanity to attract colourful Whip Whop birds to his yard they are destroying Marigold's vegetable garden. Tune in to see Humty save the day. Knock On Wood: Humpty and Polkaroo start a furniture company. But without any proper designs everything they make falls down - until Marigold shows the how to do it correctly. The Sandwich: Polkaroo is going to fix himself a sandwich when Marigold and Bear turn up both rather hungry. There isn't enough food to go around! Can the gang of friends find a solution? Not Enough Helpers: Humpty and Marigold agree to help Polkaroo make a fresh apple pie for lunch but he realises the reason for their delay - they were making a thank-you card for him. The Great Obstacle Race: Bear and Humpty help each other out when they both decide to run in The Great Obstacle Race.
A Midsummer Night's Dream- Ballet in Two Acts and Six Scenes.
Everything that can go wrong does so when a film crew ends up in adventure far more dangerous than they were ready for.
Inspired by late nineties youth culture Strong Language uses a fast pace talking-heads style to tell a story of ordinary lives in an extraordinary place and time. A narrator relates a night of terror that changes his life forever inter-cut with 16 young people talking about everything from ecstasy to one night stands. Strong Language combines entertaining revealing and often hilarious insights with an unforgettable chain of sinister events that will appeal to all fans of 'Human Traffic' and 'Trainspotting'.
Tracklist: 1. Overture 2. Paris By night 3. If I Were A Man 4. Le Jazz Hot 5. Paris Makes Me Horny 6. Crazy World 7. Louis Says 8. King's Dilemma 9. Cat And Mouse 10. Apache 11. You And Me 12. Living In The Shadows 13. Victor Victoria
""Oh just one more thing..."" Peter Falk stars as Lt. Columbo in this box set featuring the first four seasons. Expect plenty of cigar-chewing slouching and suspects being questioned about their shoes! Season 1: 1. Murder By The Book 2. Death Lends A Hand 3. Dead Weight 4. Suitable For Framing 5. Lady In Waiting 6. Short Fuse 7. Blueprint For Murder Series 2: 1. tude in Black 2. The Greenhouse Jungle 3. The Most Crucial Game 4. Dagger of the Mind 5. Requiem for a Falling Star 6. A Stitch in Crime 7. The Most Dangerous Match 8. Double Shock Series 3: 1. Lovely but Lethal 2. Any Old Port in a Storm 3. Candidate for Crime 4. Double Exposure 5. Publish or Perish 6. Mind over Mayhem 7. Swan Song 8. A Friend in Deed Series 4: 1. An Exercise In Fatality 2. Negative Reaction 3. By Dawn's Early Light 4. Troubled Waters 5. Playback 6. A Deadly State Of Mind
Musician Yo Yo Ma and the Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello by Bach. The Music Garden: 'What if we created a garden inspired by Bach?' In their quest for the answer Yo-Yo Ma and garden designer Julie Moir Messervy journey from Boston to Toronto across bureaucratic miles of frustration and through seasons of changing hope. Their remarkable tale is movingly documented by filmmaker Kevin McMahon. The Sound Of The Carceri: Imagine Giovanni Battista Piranesi's daz
Tracklisting: 'Overture' 'Love Is Sweeping The Country/'Til There Was You/ Lover/ So In Love' - Adam Pascal Brent Spiner Rebecca Luker Peter Gallagher and Marin Mazzie 'Music Is Better Than Words' 'Lullaby Of Broadway' - Tom Wopat and dancers 'Sue Me' - Nathan Lane and Doo Wop Trio 'He Touched Me' - Heather Headley 'La Donna E Mobile/ Let The Good Times Roll/ Standing On The Corner' - Three Mo' Tenors 'Gigi' - Ron Raines 'No Longer Shy' 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' - Jeffrey Denman a
What better way for writer-star Woody Allen to cash in on the success of What's New Pussycat? than to write a quickie exploitation comedy that makes fun of quickie exploitation films? In What's Up Tiger Lily? his actors dub new dialogue onto a ridiculous Japanese spy extravaganza. Allen's exquisite sense of the absurd is in fine form as espionage professionals pursue a top-secret recipe for egg salad. At one point during the planning of a break-in, a spy unfolds a map of their quarry's residence, explaining that the man "lives here". "He lives on that small piece of paper?" questions one of the henchmen. It's that silly. But it's often uproarious. Louise Lasser, Allen's former wife is among the voice actors. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com
The Ipcress File: The tense spy thriller by Len Deighton that turned Michael Caine into a superstar. Cynical and rebellious ex-army sergeant Harry Palmer has been blackmailed into working for Britain's security service. Hot on the trail of a kidnapped scientist Palmer finds himself enmeshed in a sinister conspiracy involving horrifying brainwashing techniques murder and treachery that reaches up to the highest levels of the security service itself... Educating Rita: Rita a hairdresser with a sharp wit is married to Danny and at 26 doesn't want a baby. She wants to discover herself - so she joins the Open University. Dr Frank Bryant is a disillusioned university professor of literature. His marriage has failed his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whiskey. He refers to himself as an appalling teacher of appalling students. What Frank needs is a challenge - and along comes Rita. In this hilarious and often moving drama the story tells how two people find a new lease of life through each other. The Eagle Has Landed: A Nazi strike force plots to assassinate Winston Churchill while he is resting in a desolate Norfolk Village. Colonel Radl masterminds the plot which if successful would change the outcome of the war. He enlists the help of Colonel Steiner (Caine) and Liam Devlin (Sutherland). Disguised as Polish airmen German paratroopers land in England. Radl's plan appear to be going smoothly until an unforeseeable incident exposed the Germans. But the kidnap continues and Steiner Luger in hand approaches the unmistakable figure of Churchill... Without A Clue: A madcap comedy which takes a fresh look at the classic Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson escapades. Holmes is actually a figment of Dr. Watson's own success in crime detection a character who Watson uses when he writes in 'The Strand' magazine. But when the printing plates for five pound notes are stolen Queen Victoria herself calls for the country's greatest detective...
A hard-partying bisexual rent boy faces unexpected responsibility when his older lover dies suddenly in this introspective drama starring Csar-winning actress Julie Depardieu. Though Thomas (Sbastien Roch) genuinely loves his deceased lover's teenage son Grgoire (Jeremy Sanguinetti) as his own Thomas' hedonistic lifestyle and other legal complications prevent him from adopting the troubled and homeless youngster. When Grgoire is subsequently sent to an orphanage Thomas attempt
A funeral-speech writer gets a new lease on life when he meets a widow who commissions him to write a piece for her 8-year-old son.
America's leading ballet soloists display highlights from their repertoire.
From 1980 the Canadian director Robert Carsen worked for several years at the renowned Glyndebourne Opera Festival, for which he was awarded the Carl Ebert Ward directing. This young talent was then recognised and nurtured by huge for directing. This young talent was then recognised and nurtured by Hugues Gall, who was later to become general manager at the Paris Bastille Opera. Carsen's breakthrough came with his production of Mefistofele, first shown in Ghent in 1988. Among the works which he has tackled with huge success are Bellini's la Straniera and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor from the bel canto repertoire, as well as modern (classical) works, such as Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale or The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies. The main centres of Carsen's work in the 1990's were the festival at Aix-en-Provence and the Flemish Opera, Antwerp, where the director received universal acclaim for his seven-part Puccini cycle. Where Verdi is concerned, Carsen has directed productions in Paris and Cologne of Nabucco, Macbeth, Otello and Falstaff. The New York Metropolitan Opera staged Carsen's guest production of Peter Tchaikovsky's Eugen Onegin, and he produced Die Frau ohne Schatten by Rochard Strauss for the Vienne State Opera. For Cologne Opera at the end of the 2000 season Carsen takkled Wagner's summum opus - a new Ring cycle.
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