The granddaddy of giant monster movies, The Lost World was one of the most expensive movies ever made in 1925, costing more than a million dollars, and has remained one of the most influential. Every larger-than-life creature feature since--from King Kong to Godzilla and Jurassic Park--owes a debt to this original adventure fantasy based on Arthur Conan Doyle's novel. It's the story of a maverick scientist (Wallace Beery under a bushy beard) who finds a land that time forgot on a plateau deep within the South American jungles and comes back to London with a captured brontosaurus to prove it. His expedition includes Bessie Love, the daughter of an explorer who disappeared on the previous expedition, and big game hunter Lewis Stone. The ostensible stars of the picture are all upstaged by Willis O'Brien's dinosaurs, simple models brought to life with primitive stop-motion animation (the technique was soon to be perfected by O'Brien for King Kong). Hardly realistic by any measure, these pioneering special effects are still a sight to behold, especially the lumbering brontosaurus which receives the most care from O'Brien, both foraging in his jungle and rampaging through the streets of London. With the coming of talkies, The Lost World became obsolete: all known American prints were destroyed in favour of a sound remake (which became King Kong) and the film only survived in a severely truncated form (even the original negative was lost). For this release David Shepard meticulously "rebuilt" the film using material from eight different surviving prints from all over the world, cleaning and restoring along the way. The result is 50% longer than previously extant prints, still not complete but closer than any version since its 1925 debut. The difference is not merely in restored scenes but in a rediscovered sense of grace in scenes filled out to their original detail and pace. The film moves and breathes once again like a silent film. On the DVD: From the attractive solid slipcase to the wonderful "period" menu interface, this is a delightful DVD package. The film itself looks surprisingly good--a real tribute to the restoration team's efforts--with careful tinting in the style of the period (blues for evening, reds for dawn etc.). The disc features the choice of either an original score by The Alloy Orchestra or a classical orchestral score compiled and conducted by Robert Israel (both enjoyable and effective), 13 minutes of O'Brien's animation outtakes (including a couple of isolated frames that capture O'Brien manipulating his models) and a well-meaning but basic commentary by Arthur Conan Doyle historian Roy Pilot. There's also a text biography of Conan Doyle and a display of original postcards, posters and other promotional items. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
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Louis Molloy is a master of his art. His work has made headlines across the world. He has a mouth-watering client list including most famously the Beckhams' But Louis' biggest job is as the boss of the London Ink crew. They are; graffiti genius Dan Gold queen of Japanese Nikole Lowe and master of the traditional Phil Kyle. Together they create the most talked about tattoo studio in Britain that a celebrity clientele are queuing up to get into London Ink. In this series celebrities including World Champion boxer Ricky Hatton glamour model and tabloid queen Jodie Marsh Page 3 legend Sam Fox and the lads from Boyzone take time out from their busy schedules to go under Louis' magical needle with everything from a mythical sword a lion king and a beautiful pin-up girl being inked onto their skin. But can they all stand the pain and what does Nikole have in store for her hero The Hitman? Outside of the studio Dan visits his old neighbourhood and reminisces of a time when things seemed somehow more innocent. Phil Kyle is all suited and booted but will his new image really suit him and his role in the studio? Nikole takes out her aggression in the boxing ring while the ever-daring Louis Molloy takes his life in his hands and dives headfirst out of a plane' Well you only live once! And Phil and Dan head for Liverpool and an important convention. But while Phil sleeps Dan eyes his beautiful new design' Narrated by Max Beesley
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When their daughter is kidnapped by a pair of experienced nappers (Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love), the Jennings Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend) turn the tables on their seemingly foolproof plan.
The series formula started to kick in with this immediate sequel to Lethal Weapon, but that doesn't necessarily make it a weak movie. Joe Pesci joins the fold, Richard Donner directs again, and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as LAPD partners, their relationship smoother now that Gibson's character has recovered from his maddening grief over his wife's death. But the reckless Mel and cautious Danny equation, good for a million laughs, settles into place in this story involving a South African smuggler and a new girlfriend (Patsy Kensit) for Gibson. The movie is hardly comfy, though. The last act gets nasty, and a climactic fight between Gibson (who gets the worst of it) and some high-kicking villain is ugly. --Tom Keogh
Featuring episodes 1-3.
Carol Rivers is on the road to recovery following a serious breakdown when she inherits a nightclub from her uncle. But her plans to revive it are being thwarted. For Carol doesn't know her uncle's secret and finding out will be an experience more terrifying than her worst nightmares...
This swashbuckling remake of the silent classic stars Tyrone Power as the dashing masked avenger who must single-handedly save Los Angeles from Spanish despots. Don Diego Vega (Power) is summoned home from his elite training corps in Spain to California where he finds his father the Alcalde deposed and the people living in tyranny. Disguised as Zorro a sword-wielding mystery man dressed in black he works to restore his father to power and return tax money stolen by the villains.
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Eminem - the most controversial artist around today. But where did he come from what did it take to make him famous and what is the real story behind his turbulent private life? Come with us on a journey 'Behind The Mask' to uncover the truth behind the Real Slim Shady. Featuring: The complete unauthorised story of Eminem from childhood to present day ; Masses of previously unseen film footage ; more than twenty-minutes of interviews with Eminem and his family; exclusive access to th
In a divided land a troubled youth and some unlikely friends must save the world from itself. Delgo an adventurous but naive teenager must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.
Sucker Free City is an original film directed by Spike Lee that takes a riveting look at the seductive dangerous world and life choices of a diverse group of young people inextricably caught up in the unique gang culture of San Francisco. When racial tension erupts and emotions collide three young men from different ethnic backgrounds perpetrate low-level crimes that eventually infringe upon each other's neighbourhoods. As their lives intersect on the streets will they com
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Ulli Lommel co-writes and directs this '80s horror starring Suzanna Love and Donald Pleasence. 300 years after three local women, who were accused of witchcraft and brutally murdered by the local townsfolk, cursed the New England town of Devonsville their modern-day counterparts arrive in the colonial town. The arrival of three socially liberated women causes panic in the town's male-dominated hierarchy, who fear the presence of the women heralds the fulfilment of the curse. One of the women, schoolteacher Jenny Scanlon (Love), seeks help from psychiatrist Dr. Warley (Pleasence) when she begins experiencing horrific dreams, the precursor of events about to unfold that are rooted in her past life.
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