As employees of the L.A. catering company Party Down, these misfits mingle with guests at everything from sweet sixteen parties to the most lavish Hollywood soirees. Follow these engaging wannabes as they wait on guests while waiting on something better to come along.
At a girls' school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events. Deleted Scenes Gag Reel Bates Motel: Closed For Business Bates Motel: The Final Checkout
Coasting on the successes of Gods and Monsters and George of the Jungle, Brendan Fraser turns in yet another winning performance in this fish-out-of-water comedy in which Pleasantville meets modern-day Los Angeles, with predictably funny results. Fraser stars as Adam, who was born in the bomb shelter of his paranoid inventor dad (a less-manic-than-usual Christopher Walken), who spirited his pregnant wife (Sissy Spacek, in fine comic form) underground when he thought the Communists dropped the bomb (actually, it was a plane crash). Armed with enough supplies to last 35 years, the parents bring up Adam in Leave It to Beaver style with nary any exposure to the outside world. When the supplies run out, and dad suffers a heart attack, Fraser goes up to modern-day LA for some shopping and long-awaited culture shock. More of a cute premise with lots of clever ideas attached than a fully fleshed out story, Blast from the Past is also supposed to be part romantic comedy, as the hunky Adam hooks up with his jaded Eve (Alicia Silverstone) and tries to convince her to marry him and go underground. The sparks don't fly, though, because Silverstone is saddled with the triple whammy of being miscast, playing an underwritten character, and suffering a very bad hairdo. Fraser, however, carries the film lightly and easily on his broad, goofy shoulders, mixing Adam's gee-whiz innocence with genuine emotion and curiosity; only Fraser could pull off Adam's first glimpse of a sunrise or the ocean with both humour and pathos. Also winning is Dave Foley as Silverstone's gay best friend, who manages to make the most innocuous statements sound like comic gems. -- Mark Englehart, Amazon.com
From executive producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights), Bates Motel delves into the twisted relationship between serial killer-to-be, Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore), and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga). A prelude to the classic horror film, Psycho, the series takes a contemporary glimpse into Norman's formative years and reveals how he became one of the most infamous murderers of all time. BONUS FEATURES: Deleted Scenes; Gag Reel; Paley Center Panel Discussion with the Cast and Creative Team Origins of a Psycho: Inside Bates Motel A Broken Psyche: Creating Norma-n Bates Motel: Closed for Business And More!
This spectacular adventure pits Godzilla, the world's most famous monster, against malevolent creatures that, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. Special features: Discover explosive new evidence not contained in the film that unravels the massive cover-up to keep Godzilla's existence a secret in Operation: Lucky Dragon Monarch: The M.U.T.O File The Godzilla Revelation. Plus, get the lowdown on this legendary monster in Godzilla: Force of Nature. And More
From the director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT comes Lovely Molly, a hauntingly terrifying account of one woman's struggle to overcome a dark presence that haunts her. When newlywed Molly returns to her long-abandoned family home, she is plagued by a series of disturbing events that leave her shaken and defenceless. Reminders of a nightmarish childhood lead her to the shocking conclusion that, somewhere in the house, lies an supernatural spirit that will pull Molly and all those around h...
Kermit's Swamp Years is the full-length version of a one-off American cable television feature that sets out to show us the formative years of the future host of The Muppet Show. Its focus is a childhood adventure involving Kermit and his two best friends: a somewhat delinquent frog called Croaker, and a tremulous toad named Goggles. Though the film was, obviously, made some years after the death of Kermit's creator, Jim Henson, the wit, spirit and joy that informed Sesame Street and The Muppet Show are all discernible here. Henson's resounding genius was to understand that children can tell when they are being treated like idiots, and that they don't much care for it, which is why The Muppet Show is still enjoyed by adults who grew up with the programme, and why none of those adults will object to sitting through Kermit's Swamp Years with their children. On the DVD: Kermit's Swamp Years is presented anamorphically in 1.78:1 widescreen. Extras include behind-the-scenes footage, which reinforces the fact that the human magic necessary to animate the muppet characters is far more interesting and impressive than any amount of the computer wizardry now favoured by most similar films. There are also some quite well-done muppet pastiches of the common DVD special features, interviews with, and commentary from, the stars, and a collection of bloopers and out-takes. --Andrew Mueller
Dockers is a landmark one-off drama suspended somewhere between Ken Loach and Alan Bleasdale's Boys from the Blackstuff. A striking Channel Four production Dockers dramatises the infamous struggle that developed when five Merseyside dockworkers were fired for refusing to work overtime with no pay, and gained the support of co-workers who wouldn't cross their picket line. As a result, those who stood in solidarity with the original five were sacked as well--500 in total--leading to a two-year stand-off. Co-written by award-winning screenwriters Jimmy McGovern (Cracker) and Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), the two-year ordeal is brought home with startling reality, not least because of the contribution of the real-life Liverpool dockers who helped develop the script in extensive writing workshops, lending the film an authenticity it might have otherwise lacked. While the narrative hangs around the moving central story of one family in which both father and son are caught up in the strike, dramatic conflicts develop on multiple levels: between father and son; between the families of the sacked workers (this is particularly well realised as one long-time friend, played by The Royle Family's Ricky Tomlinson, turns scab); and between the workers and the union that betrays them. Ken Stott and Crissy Rock (Ladybird, Ladybird) are outstanding as the central working-class couple, old before their time at 47, and if nothing else, the film reveals one further reason why Liverpool loved Robbie Fowler quite so ferociously: during post-goal celebrations, Fowler lifts his jersey to reveal a T-shirt emblazoned with a message of support for the wronged dockers, ensuring national attention for the action at a time when all hope seemed lost. --Tricia Tuttle
From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits of The Little Mermaid in 1989 it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured a "magic" that had been dormant for 30 years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand", Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull and a flounder. The lyrics and music by song-writing team Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list and was responsible for ushering 1991's Beauty and the Beast into cinemas. A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton
John Candy and Eugene Levy charge into the world of private security in the outrageous action-comedy Armed And Dangerous. Unfortunately they're usually charging in the wrong direction! When Candy abungling cop and Levy an inept lawyer lose their jobs they wind up together at the Guard Dog Security Company. After thorough training in the use of firearms (for two hours) they're raring to go. But even as security guards they can't cut it and rip-offs take place right under their noses. Eventually they figure out the robberies aren't coincidental and that their company is in cahoots with the security union's mobster president (Robert Loggia Jagged Edge). Eager to snag the crooks Candy and Levy set out as spies and in a wild car chase turn a million-dollar heist into an armored carnival! When the dust finally settles Candy and Levy save the day as the hilarious rent-a-cop duowho are never more funny than when they're Armed and Dangerous.
Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme meet when Rosemary leaves her position as a lecturer in horticulture and Laura who is recently divorced is looking for a challenge in life. Both women are keen gardeners although they are from different ends of the horticultural spectrum. Laura adheres to gardening folklore while Rosemary likes to take a more scientific approach. Rosemary is used to being in charge although Laura is determined to have her say and do what she wants. However their garde
Special Features: Animatics for every episode 13 commentaries with the creators, cast, crew and more Inside the Recording Booth Origins of Rick And Morty Inside the Episodes
In The Butcher Brothers' award-winning original film, 'The Hamiltons' were a dysfunctional, orphaned family struggling in sunny suburbia. On the outside, they appeared normal enough but they harbored a very dark secret...the need to drink blood in order to survive. In this action-packed sequel, a bloodbath at a gas station in the desert puts the family on the run, eventually seeing them resurface in the U.K. with a new identity as 'The Thompsons.' Desperate for protection in this unfamiliar ...
When free-spirited yoga instructor Dharma Finkelstein meets conservative attorney Greg Montgomery it's love at first sight. Unfortunately there is absolutely no love in the air when Dharma's hippie parents and Greg's blue-blood establishment parents finally meet after their children have already married at a drive-thru chapel in Reno. With friends and family all suggesting that a quick annulment would be best it's no surprise that the couple begins to second-guess their impulsive nuptials. But it's soon evident that nothing can stand in the way of true love!
A festive tale about a mischievous but lovable puppy, named Cinnamon, who is determined to break-up her devoted mummy's new relationship.When a unlucky-in-love university professor, Madeline, meets single architect, Kevin, an unlikely romance begins to blossom. What nobody expects is that Madeline's Maltese puppy, Cinnamon, has other ideas. Not wanting to lose Madeline to romance, crafty little Cinnamon acts out, spoiling dates whenever she can and trying to break up the relationship.She has her chance to ruin the relationship altogether when Kevin agrees to take care of her and she runs away. Will Kevin be able to find her before Madeline finds out and he's left single and alone at Christmas?
Set in Edinburgh Ken Stott stars as the eponymous hero John Rebus Orders in a series of 4 adaptations of Ian Rankin's worldwide best-selling detective thrillers. Episodes Comprise: 1. Resurrection Men 2. The First Stone 3. Naming of the Dead 4. Knots & Crosses
Jerry Ryan an unhappily married laywer is going through a messy divorce from his wife in Omaha and moves to New York for a fresh start. Lonely during his first month's stay he then meets a liberal young woman named Gittel an impoverished dancer from Greenwich village. Nature takes its course as the unlikely relationship develops between the conservative lawyer and the liberal free-spirited dancer. Based on the two character play by William Gibson and with wonderful black and white
Life looks easy for Mace Morgan chief rig inspector for Wheeler International major maker and maintainer of offshore oil exploration hardware when his tough-nut company boss Benjamin Wheeler offers him a partnership in a new oil-drilling enterprise. But the sweet life starts turning sour when Mace becomes emotionally involved with Monique a Louisiana oil groupie and Benjamin's latest bit. With Benjamin laid up with a broken leg Mace and Monique make the most of their chance to be together.... until a lover's tiff sends her hurtling off into the night in Mace's sports car culminating in a hit-and-run killing of a motorcycle cop. Mace tries to cover Monique's involvement in the crime but soon finds himself caught in a web of blackmail drug-running and corruption involving the police. Soon the bodies start to pile up around him as he finds out he is being framed for murder.
Did you ever see two kids like Dennis and Sue Ann? We think not... Dennis Pitt (Anthony Perkins) is released from prison following a sentence for his complicity in a suspicious death. Wandering through a small town he befriends and deceives straight-A student Sue Ann (Tuesday Weld). Convincing her that he is in fact a secret agent she decides to joins him. However is Sue Ann using Dennis' own weaknesses for her own evil ends?
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