When terrorists take over an island there's only one team for the job... At a secret Russian nuclear base a former and very disgruntled U.S. Seal member is planning to launch a missile strike on the United States. The only way to stop him is to send in the best of the best...
Pride And Prejudice: A romance ahead of its time... The five Bennet sisters - Elizabeth or Lizzie (Keira Knightley) Jane (Rosamund Pike) Lydia (Jena Malone) Mary (Talulah Riley) and Kitty (Carey Mulligan) - have been raised well aware of their mother's (Brenda Blethyn) fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth however strives to live her life with a broader perspective as encouraged by her doting father (Donald Sutherland). When wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley takes up residence in a nearby mansion the Bennets are abuzz. Amongst the man's sophisticated circle of London friends and the influx of young military officers surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters. Eldest daughter Jane serene and beautiful seems poised to win Mr. Bingley's heart. For her part Lizzie meets with the handsome and it would seem snobbish Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) and the battle of the sexes is joined. Their encounters are frequent and spirited yet far from encouraging. Lizzie finds herself even less inclined to accept a marriage proposal from a distant cousin Mr. Collins (Tom Hollander) and supported by her father stuns her mother and Mr. Collins by declining. When the previously good-natured Mr. Bingley abruptly departs for London leaving a devastated Jane Lizzie holds Mr. Darcy culpable for contributing to the heartbreak. But a crisis involving youngest sister Lydia soon opens Lizzie's eyes to the true nature of her relationship with Mr. Darcy... (Dir. Joe Wright 2005) Sense And Sensibility: Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters: pragmatic Elinor (Emma Thompson) and passionately wilful Marianne (Kate Winslet). When their father Henry Dashwood dies by law his estate must pass to his eldest son from his first marriage. Suddenly homeless and impoverished his current wife and daughters find themselves living in a simple country cottage. The two sisters are soon accepted into their new society. Marianne becomes swept up in a passionate love affair with the dashing Willoughby (Greg Wise) while Elinor struggles to keep a tight rein on the family purse strings and to keep her feelings for Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) whom she left behind hidden from her family. Despite their different personalities they both experience great sorrow in their affairs but they learn to mix sense with sensibility in a society that is obsessed with both financial and social status. (Dir. Ang Lee 1995) Shakespeare In Love: Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awards - including Best Picture - this witty sexy smash features Oscar-winning Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing cast that includes Academy Award winners Judi Dench Geoffrey Rush and Ben Affleck! When Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola (Paltrow) starts the words flow
Life is going nowhere for Shaun. He spends his life in his local pub The Winchester with his best mate Ed has issues with his Mum and neglects his girlfriend Liz. When Liz dumps him Shaun finally decides to get his life in order. He must win back the heart of his girlfriend; repair his relationship with his mum and face up to the responsibilities of adulthood. Unfortunately The dead are returning to life and attempting to eat the living. For the newly inspired Shaun this is just another obstacle. In the face of a full scale zombie epidemic armed with a cricket bat and spade Shaun sets out with Ed in tow to rescue his mum and grudgingly his step-dad his girlfriend and even more grudgingly her friends David and Dianne and take them to the safest most secure place he knows The Winchester.
Kate Adie looks at how women have been used as propaganda tools in war and examines their broader contribution to the cultural images of armed conflict through painting poetry photography and writing. What images do women add to their chronicles of war? What do they go through to bring us their words and pictures.
Verdi: Aida (Stefanelli Aldrich Aaron Piper)
Meet Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda (Cameron Diaz), two women who couldn't be more different one lives in a cosy English cottage, the other in a swanky Hollywood estate- but both are alike in their mutual bad luck with men. In desperate need of an escape, they meet online and impulsively switch homes. Both find the last thing either wants or expects- a new romance- and discover that a change of address really can change your life. From the Director of Something s Gotta Give and What Women Want comes two hole hours of sheer heart-warming romantic comedy.
It Really Was the Wrong Time of the Month!
Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale star in this epic tale of two great friends caught up in the infamous attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, an event which spurred the US involvement in World War II.
Land Of The Dead (Dir. George A. Romero 2005): An all-new chapter of horror is about to begin... George A. Romero's Land of the Dead is the acclaimed director's long-awaited return to the genre he invented beginning with the seminal Night of the Living Dead followed by Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. In Romero's harrowing newest vision the world (as humankind has known it) is merely a memory. In its place
This beautifully animated special from Hibbert Ralph Entertainment is a heart-rending tale of love and friendship which follows Annie a refined rag doll and Teddy a rather gruff teddy bear in search of a new home after being thrown out in favour of the latest hi-tech toys. They set out into the cold of the big city on an adventure which brings an unexpected friendship between the two toys as they search for the love of a child.
In this Glasgow-set comedy, four twentysomethings - Sean, Vincent, Jody and Lenny - tackle those nagging issues, like growing up and being responsible.
The Banger Sisters (Dir. Bob Dolman 2002): Some friendships last forever... like it or not. They were a pair of groupies who rocked the worlds of every late '60s music legend with a guitar and a Y chromosome! Now over two decades later Suzette is still her brassy self and Lavinia is a prim proper suburban wife and mother. Their two different worlds are about to collide! Working Girl (Dir Mike Nichols 1988): For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for anyone who's still in there trying.... When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss she seizes the opportunity to steal it back. Her boss breaks her leg in a skiing accident and the daring secretary decides to take her office her apartment and even her wardrobe! it's make or break time.... Le Divorce (Dir. James Ivory 2003): A Merchant-Ivory comedy of manners where an American woman travels to Paris to visit her Frenchman-wed sister and finds that the two trans-Atlantic cultures are about to clash!
Set against the background of the Depression in the 1930s and the Second World War the story centres around Abel Mason and his desperate search for love and happiness in relationships with four women. After an affair ends in tragedy he leaves his vicious wife Lena and travels North with his ten year old son Dick. To secure a home for the boy and employment for himself he makes an illegal marriage with the widow of a wealthy garage owner. But later Abel falls hopelessly in love with her sister Florrie...
Celebrate the best of British with this monolith of a ten feature film boxed set. Titles Comprise: 1. Confetti (Dir. Debbie Isitt 2006) 2. Mrs Henderson Presents (Dir. Stephen Frears 2005) 3. The Full Monty (Dir. Peter Cattaneo 1997) 4. Titanic (Dir. James Cameron 1997) 5. Four Weddings And A Funeral (Dir. Mike Newell 1993) 6. A Fish Called Wanda (Dir. Charles Crichton 1988) 7. Chariots Of Fire (Dir. Hugh Hudson 1981) 8. An Affair To Remember (Dir. Leo McCarey 1957) 9. The King And I (Dir. Walter Lang 1956) 10. The Queen (Dir. Stephen Frears 2006) For individual synopses please refer to the individual products.
In germany a psycho kidnaps his former US army base teacher with whom he is infatuated while a cop pursues an escaped convict.
One of the highest rated sitcoms of the 1970s attracting 16 million viewers at the peak of its popularity Love Thy Neighbour explores the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds (Rudolph Walker) and Eddie Booth (Jack Smethurst). This release features episodes five and six of Series One.
Eleni tells the real life story of Nicholas Gage and his search for the truth behind his mother's untimely death. Her torment at the hands of rebel guerrillas has forever plagued her son Nick (Malkovich). Now an adult and a journalist for the New York Times Nick travels back to his small village in Greece to uncover the truth and exact revenge against those responsible. With only childhood recollections of the tragic incident to guide him in a series of haunting flashbacks Nick
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