A little drunk on its own arcane exotica as a gambling movie, Rounders is a film that takes us inside a world of high-stakes card players but falls short on such essentials as character development and relationships. Still, it is a real curiosity, written by a couple of guys (David Levien and Brian Koppelman) who appear to know something about the dark underbelly of card hustling for fun and profit. Matt Damon stars as a reluctant law student who can't put aside his subterranean career of playing poker and blackjack for big money. After he loses his post-grad nest egg to a weird Russian kingpin (John Malkovich)--and also loses his disgusted girlfriend (Gretchen Mol) in the process--Damon's character turns to an unreliable old buddy (Edward Norton) for a dangerous game of sharking wherever there happens to be a game underway: frat boys, cops, bad dudes, you name it. Norton appears to be living out every young actor's fantasy of re-creating Robert De Niro's prot! otypical head case in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, and while his performance is burdened by obvious quotation marks, his estimable talent still shines through. Damon's charm and intelligence bring some oomph to the curiously flat proceedings, and while his hushed, soul-bearing scenes with Martin Landau (as a law professor who takes a shine to the kid) seem gratuitous, they're still nice to watch. Behind all this is director John Dahl (Red Rock West), who is not exactly at the top of his game here but who brings his distinctive toughness to the crime-noir tone.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Mick Haller (MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY) is the titular Los Angeles criminal defence attorney who operates solely out of the back of his Lincoln Towncar.
This fantastic Japanese-French co-production was first broadcast in the 80's on Channel 4. The series is a modern retelling of Homer's 'The Odyssey' set in the 31st century. Fresh from the battle of Troy Ulysses journeys home to reunite with his wife Penelope. En route his son Telemechus is snatched by a mysterious vapour cloud and transported to the White Planet; there children are sacrificed by the natives to their lord The Cyclops. Whilst rescuing Telemachus the Cyclops is
The first release from the crews new company Anthill Films, Follow Me takes the viewer inside the action, capturing the unique perspectives and HD imagery the crew is famous for A modern portrait of mountain bike lifestyle, Follow Me gets back to basics and reminds us why we all love to ride bikes Breaking from the traditional single rider format, Follow Me is based on the idea that no one rides alone mixing and matches the worlds best downhillers, freeriders and slopestylers in some of the best places to ride on the planet Think back-yard sessions, ripping local trails, training bike parks, epic road trips and heli drops Follow Me is all about good times, pushing limits with your friends, crazy adventures and most importantly having fun your bike Follow Me will change the way you see mountain bike films and get you stoked to get off the couch and ride Riders include Sam Hill, Gee Atherton, Darren Berreclough, Ben Boyko, Brendan Fairclough, Geoff Gulevich, Matt Hunter, Cam McCaul, Brandon Semenuk, Steve Smith, Kurt Sorge, Thomas Vanderham Locations include Queenstown NZ, North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Kamloops, Mt. Hood Run Time: 45 Minutes
Hey hey are you ready to play? Then join the Tweenies as they sing dance laugh and play! Can you find the hidden Tweenies before Bella does? See what happens when Fizz recues the giant snake from Milo. Sing songs and play games as Bella Milo and Fizz teach Jake about pushing and pulling. Judy's Bananas have gone missing! The Tweenies are playing tricks and monkeying about - you can be a cheeky monkey too! Doodles Izzles and the Tweenies are putting on a show. When Jake wants
Jason Statham stars as a former US Special Forces who makes his living as The Transporter, a man renowned for his ability to deliver anything to anyone, without asking questions.
Episodes comprise: 1. The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate (a.k.a. The One Where It All Began) 2. The One With the Sonogram at the End 3. The One With the Thumb 4. The One With George Stephanopoulos 5. The One With the East German Laundry Detergent 6. The One With the Butt 7. The One With the Blackout 8. The One Where Nana Dies Twice 9. The One Where Underdog Gets Away 10. The One With the Monkey 11. The One With Mrs. Bing 12. The One With the Dozen Lasagnas 13. The One With the Boobies 14. The One With the Candy Hearts 15. The One With the Stoned Guy 16. The One With Two Parts part 1 17. The One With Two Parts part 2 18. The One With All the Poker 19. The One Where the Monkey Gets Away 20. The One with the Evil Orthodontist 21. The One with Fake Monica 22. The One with the Ick Factor 23. The One with the Birth 24. The One where Rachel Finds Out
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz (Dom DeLuise) announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood - including Rudy Valentine (Wilder) a neurotic baker from Milwaukee who knows as little about romance as he does about acting. But when his wife Annie (Carol Kane) leaves him for the real Valentino Rudy goes to outrageous (and hilarious) lengths to win the role of a lifetime...and win back the love of his life.
China Moon (1991) is a pleasing entertainment that assembles the dependable elements of film noir in the tradition of Body Heat (1981), The Last Seduction (1994) and, of course, the mother of all such films, Double Indemnity (1944). There's a femme fatale (the beautiful and talented Madeleine Stowe) and an honest cop (reliable Ed Harris) who soon becomes smitten. Her husband (Charles Dance) is a brute who beats her, so she murders him and inveigles Harris into helping her dispose of the body. That's when the complications begin, and Harris starts to sweat when his fellow cop keeps asking awkward questions. The acting is uniformly good, with Harris' partner played by Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) offering an excellent performance. Harris and Stowe strike sparks off each other, to the point where you almost believe he is being sucked into her schemes. On the DVD: The disc contains a theatrical trailer and several TV ads, with scroll-down filmographies of the major talents involved which are incomplete for some unknown reason. There's a brief and unenlightening five-minute documentary, with the principal cast plus the director, John Bailey, commenting on the film. Both image and sound are excellent quality, sound in Dolby Digital, picture in anamorphic widescreen ratio of 2.35:1 --Ed Buscombe
The best man at a wedding stays on as a houseguest with the newlyweds, much to the couple's annoyance.
Her marriage is over. But her nightmare has just begun. Rich and successful with two lovely children Robert and Linda Edelman seem to have the perfect marriage. But beneath the surface gloss lies another story; for years Linda has suffered violent physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband. Finally she summons the courage to file for divorce. But with her marriage nearly over the real nightmares begin. Enraged Robert vows revenge on the wife who has dared
When about to head off to a concert with two of his friends Alan Parker receives a phone call and finds out that his mother's in hospital after having a stroke. So Alan skips the concert and hitchhikes to get to his old hometown to visit his Mom. But the journey proves to be far from easy as he experiences strange and bizarre encounters along the way. Eventually he is picked up by a stranger who gives him a choice... a choice between life and death.
""Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life; new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!"" - Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) The complete fifth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation one of the finest sci-fi shows of all-time. Episodes Comprise: 1. Redemption (Part 2) 2. Darmok 3. Ensign Ro 4. Silicon Avatar 5. Disaster
The award-winning, critically acclaimed comedy Episodes returns for a much-anticipated fifth and final series. Sexy, rich and sophisticated, the final season of Episodes is the funniest one yet. Hearts are broken, egos are crushed, careers are ruined, sex tapes are revealed, and one very large pig is shot. Just another day in Hollywood.
The Nightmare on Elm Street series continues to run out of steam, with director Stephen Hopkins (Lost in Space ) applying something approaching brilliance to a script (partly by horror novelists John Skipp and Craig Spector) that falls apart under the light. Among the impressive horror-weird sequences include a boy being absorbed by a motorbike or the characters straying into a superhero comic, but it still has boring Freddy wisecracks, a parade of indistinguishable and annoying teenage cannon fodder, an incomprehensible premise about the dreams of an unborn baby and lots of pompous would-be scariness to drag it down into the morass. Lisa Wilcox returns, but there's no particular reason to be excited about that. -- Kim Newman
The long-awaited re-release of the original animated horror classic is finally here on DVD! In the year 12 090 A.D. the Earth has fallen into the clutches of ruthless Vampires. Humans are enslaved by a corrupted feudal system prey to the whims of Vampiric aristocrats. Only one being has dared to challenge the cruel authority of these arrogant immortals -- the mysterious Vampire Hunter called ""D"". Cult classic by any standard the sophisticated blend of horror and futuristic science fiction distinguishes Vampire Hunter D as a strikingly original gothic thriller. The darkly fantastic imagery and exotic characters help to fully realize the potency of the film confirming its status as an exceptional accomplishment in animation. Warning: Contains Extreme Violence And Nudity.
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The Con Is On The Con. An invisible crime built on the premise of finding someone who wants something for nothing then giving them nothing for something. Choose the mark play on their desires set them up and then reel them in.
Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and rising star in her party with her eye on the White House - then she became Vice President. Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) stars in Veep, the new HBO comedy series created by Oscar nominee Armando Iannucci (In the Loop). Veep follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the president's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive.
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