A film of stockbrokers who have no morals prey on their clients for more money. But what is it that also lurks behind the seemingly successful company image?
William and Luke are travelling through the Californian desert when they are kidnapped by the notorious Kern River Killer. Managing to escape the pair flee into a small town but their salvation is short lived when they discover that the townsfolk have an unhealthy interest in the undead...
Dazed and confused meeting 'Slackers'. When two streetwise slackers Micro and T are evicted from their apartment they decide to throw one last bash to totally trash their apartment before they leave. Helping them get wasted along the way to the final eviction are Clash a homeless kid Princess a local stripper and Bob the guy's friendly old neighbour. A bunch of lowlifes and punks steal and destroy everything in sight. A gritty insight to the sleazy side of the Hollywood High Life.
In 1954 four athletes across three continents were trying to run a mile under the milestone 4 minute mark. Based on Roger Bannister's sporting achievement this film is a story of dedication perseverance and glory.
Sydney Pollack directs this sweeping romantic drama based on the memoirs of Danish writer Isak Dinesen. Meryl Streep stars as Karen Blixen the restless wife of European aristocrat and plantation owner Baron Bror Blixen (Brandauer). When Bror departs to hunt big game and chase women the running of their East African coffee plantation falls to Karen. She throws herself into this task with the same determination and spirit she brings to her passionate but sporadic affair with free-spirited British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford). While enduring her husband's infidelities and the eventual destruction of their beloved land she entertains Denys and befriends the workers. Hatton shares Karen's profound love for the African landscape but is unwilling to sacrifice his independence for their relationship...
The second series of The Sopranos, David Chase's ultra-cool and ultra-modern take on New Jersey gangster life, matches the brilliance of the first, although it's marginally less violent, with more emphasis given to the stories and obsessions of supporting characters. Sadly, the programme makers were forced to throttle back on the appalling struggle between gang boss Tony Soprano and his Gorgon-like Mother Livia, the very stuff of Greek theatre, following actress Nancy Marchand's unsuccessful battle against cancer. Taking up her slack, however, is Tony's big sister Janice, a New Age victim and arrant schemer and sponger, who takes up with the twitchy, Scarface-wannabe Richie Aprile, brother of former boss Jackie, out of prison and a minor pain in Tony's ass. Other running sub-plots include soldier Chris (Michael Imperioli) hapless efforts to sell his real-life Mafia story to Hollywood, the return and treachery of Big Pussy and Tony's wife Carmela's ruthlessness in placing daughter Meadow in the right college. Even with the action so dispersed, however, James Gandofini is still toweringly dominant as Tony. The genius of his performance, and of the programme makers, is that, despite Tony being a whoring, unscrupulous, sexist boor, a crime boss and a murderer, we somehow end up feeling and rooting for him, because he's also a family man with a bratty brood to feed, who's getting his balls busted on all sides, to say nothing of keeping the Government off his back. He's the kind of crime boss we'd like to feel we would be. Tony's decent Italian-American therapist Dr Melfi's (Loraine Bracco) perverse attraction with her gangster-patient reflects our own and, in her case, causes her to lose her first series cool and turn to drink this time around. Effortlessly multi-dimensional, funny and frightening, devoid of the sentimentality that afflicts even great American TV like The West Wing, The Sopranos is boss of bosses in its televisual era. --David Stubbs
On the corner of 155th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. By appearances the concrete pavement anchored on one side by its run down slab bleachers is no different than any other basketball court in the city but this is the place where nicknames are indelibly branded and legends are born. On September 1 2006 the top 24 high school basketball players in the nation stepped out on this court that once saw the likes of Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dr. J to compete in the first annual Elite 24 all-star game. Gunnin' For That #1 Spot follows eight of these players as they prepare to showcase their skills at the most legendary playground in the world. Directed by Adam Yauch (MCA of the Beastie Boys and director of Awesome; I F***ing Shot That!) the documentary trails these players on the fast track to the NBA as they are being groomed to be in the spotlight of a multi-million dollar game. Combining Yauch's unique directing style with raw hip hop music Gunnin'... highlights these soon to be NBA All Stars.
With his mischevious eyes and charming smile Alejandro Sanz is a sex symbol as well as a musical talent. The Spanish singer has sold millions of records and racked up several Grammy Awards for his release 'El Alma Al Aire'. It is only fitting that MTV showcased Sanz on their popular acoustic performance series 'Unplugged'. In a small intimate space the singer performs toned down emotional versions of hits including 'Todos Es De Color' 'Toca Para Mi' and 'Amiga Mia'.
The Tomorrow People have been living and working on the Galactic Trig for a number of years. Returning to Earth John Liz and Stephen set out to discover if any new homo superiors have broken out (while cheeky Tyso wants time to visit his mother). Unknown to the Tomorrow People a youngster Mike Bell has been honing his telepathic powers in their absence. Mike in an attempt to save an old man is pressured into helping two hoods rob the National Victoria Bank. Pulling a fast o
Mutant X takes the useful SF trope of the mutant minority persecuted by the state and adds potentially interesting spins on which it rarely delivers. After a couple of pilot episodes that pushed into OTT visual stylishness, the show has settled into mildly repetitive though watchable blandness: for the most part it avoids story arcs and a large cast of regulars in favour of plugging its characters into the stock plots of television SF, such as doubles, vengeance crusades and untrustworthy lovers. On the DVD: Mutant X Series 1, Volume 3 contains the following episodes: "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Adam's invisible ex-lover Danielle needs stabilising by a gene resequencer which has been stolen from him by Eckhart's agents. "Double Vision". New mutant Maddie splits Emma into two--one Emma is completely ruthless and prepared to destroy Eckhart and the GSA at huge cost in life. "Blood Ties". Jesse meets his father again and is recruited by him to a vengeance crusade that may be a cover for industrial espionage. "Altered Ego". A mutant's power changes Adam into a ruthless villain determined to destroy his friends. The DVDs also contain trailers, a file on Genomex, interviews with the makeup artists and with Lauren Lee Smith (Emma). --Roz Kaveney
On a crowded bus three people sit patiently waiting for their stops unaware that they are about to have extraordinary experiences. Atmospheric horror film.
Mitchell Willow a loner and borderline alcoholic ekes out a miserable existence in a rundown bedsit in Cardiff. To get by hes forced to run errands for the sadistic local heavy Eddie Heaver. Heaver however is small fry compared to local kingpin Whernside and his ruthless henchman Travan but this doesnt deter Heaver from double-crossing them over a stash of diamonds making Willow the fall guy. When Willow inadvertently takes possession of the diamonds hes forced to flee to London and shelter with his ex-girlfriend Rachel. But Whernside will stop at nothing to get his diamonds back and ruthlessly tracks Willow and Rachel down putting both their lives in mortal danger. Fatigue is an ultra violent hard-edged gangster movie with thrilling set-pieces and slick visual storytelling that will undoubtedly appeal to fans of the genre.
Roadracers tells the story of a driver who is kicked off of the U.S. racing circuit when he's involved in a racing death that was caused by his own carelessness. He goes to Europe where he dominates the race scene. When he is permitted to return to the States he gets in a racing show down with his biggest rival as they duel in the United States Grand Prix.
Love Object: Kenneth is socially insecure. But when he buys 'Nikki' a silicone sex doll over the internet. Because of his experience with his new toy Kenneth's life takes a turn for the better when he attracts the attention of a real girl Lisa. But when the doll's jealous personality invades his consciousness Kenneth becomes trapped in a perverse triangle torn between the silicone Nikki and the flesh and blood Lisa. King Of The Ants: Sean is a painter with no direct
In the near future, the Catholic Church has joined with other western religions in an ecumenical movement that has washed out much of the original message of the religion. A group of Irish monks have begun saying the mass again in Latin and have attracted an international following. Martin Sheen is sent from Rome to bring them to task and they must confront what is truly essential in their worship and what is not.
Featuring all 6 episodes including: The Dirtiest Business / A Much Needed Holiday / The Heart Of Sogguth
Ray Mike and Butchie have grown up together in the streets of Bloomfield sharing lives hopes and dreams until Ray tries to become someone else...
Features the following three episodes: King Of Thieves - All is not what it seems as lolaus is arrested in possession of stolen goods. Hercules sets out to prove his loyal friends innocence before he is executed. All That Glitters - Hercules sets out to help the legendary King Midas to reclaim his Kingdom from ruthless gamblers who are robbing subjects of their lively hood. What's In Name? - Hercules's imposter has not only stolen his identity and made allies with Gorgus but is also engaged to Rena Gorgus' beautiful stepdaughter.
One Last Thing
Treasure Planet, a pet project of Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules codirectors Ron Clements and John Musker, is an ambitious animation hybrid (traditional animation combined with elaborate CGI backgrounds). It was the subject of numerous in-studio battles, but Disney office politics and a poor public reception shouldn't distract one from its many admirable qualities, not the least being its overall fidelity to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island. Curiously revamped as a sci-fi adventure with space-faring galleons, flintlock ray guns and extreme-sports attitude, it caters to a young audience for whom Stevenson's adventure is an undiscovered treasure, revving up the material with arcade-game excitements. It's entertaining, for what it is, and kids will surely enjoy it. Maybe next time, however, Disney will follow its own legacy and properly adapt Stevenson (as they did with their 1950 live-action classic) for a new, and hopefully receptive, generation. --Jeff Shannon
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