This box set features the following films: The Departed (Dir. Martin Scorsese) (2006): A big-budget Hollywood star power remake of the Hong Kong classic crime thriller Infernal Affairs. Two men operate on different sides of the law; one a mole with the Boston State Police department the other within the Irish mafia. When bloodshed breaks out on the streets each mole is despatched to discover the other's identity in a race against time... Donnie Brasco (Dir. Mike Newell) (1997): The true story of an FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) who becomes Donnie Brasco 'The Jewel Man' to infiltrate one of the mob families. Donnie manoeuvres his way into the confidence of ageing hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino) who trusts Donnie and vouches for him to the mob. But Lefty and Donnie become friends when they should be enemies. As Donnie moves deeper and deeper into the Mafia chain of command he realises he is not only crossing the line between federal agent and criminal but it also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death sentence... Gangs Of New York (Dir. Martin Scorsese) (2002): The seeds for revenge take place in 1846 when a battle is fought against the Irish and the ""native"" Americans over the five points area of New York City. It is here where ""Bill the Butcher"" (Day-Lewis) slays Priest Vallon whose son Amsterdam Vallon (Dicaprio) is then taken to an orphanage. The plot unfolds when in 1863 Amsterdam returns to the five points to seek revenge against his fathers killer.
Five friends return home from a cocktail party to their cottage deep inside the woods of the Peak District. Having rubbished the notion of urban legends our main characters find themselves weaving through the nightmare reality of their very own horror story! Cut is a claustrophobic thrill ride only relenting on its increasingly unbearable tension and heart stopping shocks to inject a little humour to soften the blow and increase the fun! Because the film takes place in a single continuous shot the audience feel more connected to the action that ever before- there is no escape! This filming concept creates an incredibly exciting uniquely terrifying experience never before witnessed in a horror film. The film stars Zach Galligan (Gremlins) as well as a host of up and coming talent including Danielle Lloyd Simon Philips (Jack Said) and Michael Socha (Dogging: A Love Story)
The son of two legendary superheroes must try and find his own powers in this comedy.
It's time to clean house! Not since Pulp Fiction has a film captured the violence and terror of gangland warfare and underworld killers blended with sharp black humour and a sense of street style. See the blood soaked trials and tribulations of two Yakuza hitmen and their unlikely bonding with a mentally unbalanced ex-cop and his feisty teenage daughter.
Evil Never Sleeps. He's a sleepwalker in a deadly dreamland a murder witness turned suspect a man without an alibi. Stephen Baldwin (The Usual Suspects) is brilliant marketing executive Desmond Caine a tortured soul stricken with bizarre insomnia that keeps him walking the city's dangerous streets at all hours of the night. During one of his hallucinogenic journeys he witnesses a brutal murder. Upon finding the victim's watch he goes to the police and quickly becomes the main suspect in a twisted tale of cruel corruption big money and cold-blooded killing. How can you stop the nightmare when you're already awake?
Featuring twelve different titles: Best Of The Best: Alex Grady an Oregan welder and widowed father of a 5-year-old son is chosen for the United States National Karate team. He finds himself in the company of of Tommy Lee a soft spoken Karate instructor and a mix of international colleagues. It's a team with rough edges that must be resolved if they're to win the international competition in the South Korean capital Seoul. The team's sponsor brings in an unorthodox tr
Beethoven: A St. Bernard puppy 'adopts' a new home after escaping from dog thieves. The Newton family just haven't realised the trouble that 185lbs of dog can get into... (Dir. Brian Levant 1992) Beethoven's 2nd: Beethoven has fallen in love with the fetching Missy and is ready to settle down with a family of his own. Like it or not George Newton his hapless owner is about to discover the meaning of chaos - times four! Tchaikovsky Chubby Dolly and Mo a quartet of irresistible puppies that have definitely inherited their father's talent for getting into mischief. Trouble ensues when Missy's evil owner Regina heartlessly severs Beethoven from his lady love and plots to steal the pups too. Will Beethoven and the puppies be reunited with Missy? Will Regina get her comeuppance? Will George Newton ever know peace and quiet again? (Dir. Rod Daniel 1993) Beethoven's 3rd: Everyone's favorite St. Bernard is back in an all-new adventure-filled comedy that will leave you begging for more! The story begins as Richard Newton his wife Beth daughter Sara and son Brennan prepare for a cross-country drive to a family reunion. For Richard it's a dream vacation. For his family it's boredom on wheels - until the appearance of a surprise passenger: the huge rollicking slobbering lovable dog Beethoven. Richard has promised to take Beethoven to the reunion and deliver him to his owner Richard's brother. Beth and Brennan are less than thrilled with this news especially when the excitable Beethoven unleashes a string of canine calamities! But when two bumbling thieves threaten the safety of the Newtons it's Beethoven who sets out to put the bite on the bad guys and forever win a place in his new family's hearts. (Dir. David M. Evans 1999)
Box set featuring nine action movies. In 'Skinheads' (1989) a group of Los Angeles neo-nazis are forced to move to North California when one of them shoots a black man. When they arrive in the small town they continue on their path of hatred harrassment and destruction until they come across two resilient college kids determined to stop the skinheads' reign of violence. When a Hollywood film crew travel to shoot on an isolated desert location they are attacked by CIA-backed mercenaries. At first the film people fight back using their special effects equipment but as the carnage mounts they sustain heavy losses and soon the director's daughter is the only one still alive. She then teams up with one of the embittered mercenaries to better her chances of surviving. 'Hiroshima' (1990) paints a dramatic account of the race to develop the atomic bomb the ethics and politics behind it and the events which led to its use at the end of World War 2. In 'Emperor' (1988) Tony (Alex D'Andrea) is a Bronx street hustler an old-fashioned low-level operator who finds himself forced off his turf by vicious crime boss Falco (Anthony Gioia). Teaming up with an ex-con and sultry songstress he learns a few things about the way of the world and makes an attempt to get back on the right side of the wrong side of the tracks - taking the fight back to Falco. In 'South Bronx' (1985) two young children are being brutally exploited as their foster home moonlights as the headquarters for one of the city's largest pornography rings. Amazingly the two children escape to the streets where they enlist the help of an undercover cop (Mario van Peebles) and his partner to capture the porn king and his accomplices. In 'The Swap' (1969) Robert DeNiro plays Sammy Nicoletti an adult film director who is murdered. His brother Vito (Anthony Charnota) vows to find the killer and avenge Sammy's death. When Vito is released from prison he begins his own investigation encountering deceit and blackmail. The final days of Sammy's life unfold from a party on Long Island back to the big city. As Vito draws nearer to the truth his own life hangs precariously in the balance. In 'Death Collector' (1975) it's 'all in the family' for a young streetwise hood as he becomes a collector for the mob. He quickly rises run by rung up the ladder of the underworld in this violent crime saga. Blaxploitation legend Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson stars in 'Black Cobra' (1987). When fashion photographer Elys Trumbo (Eva Grimaldi) sees one of her neighbours being murdered by a member of the Black Cobras a psychopathic motorcycle gang she manages to catch the killer's face on film. The Cobras' leader comes after her but luckily tough police sergeant Malone (Williamson) has been appointed to protect her. In 'Born To Win' (1971) George Segal stars as as an ex-hairdresser who struggles to support his expensive drug habit and to avoid arrest turns 'narc' informing on his fellow junkies. Eventually Segal's sense of self-hatred threatens to overwhelm him. In 'Revenge' (1988) the gun-crazy right-wing terrorist group 'Strike Force' have set their sights on the deadly NK-2 which is a very large weapon indeed and will do everything in their power to get hold of it. Vietnam vet Jason Shepherd (Roger Rodd) is approached with the job of tracking down these vicious killers and preventing them from doing any more damage. He accepts the job but when the group gun down two of his most loyal friends it suddenly becomes personal.
Romper Stomper: An utterly engrossing story of rampaging neo-Nazi skinheads that may well be one of the most disturbing films. It's intoxicating violence and willingness to suspend moral judgement on its hypnotic characters make the film complex. Emotionally powerful and never afraid to portray the ugly destructive face of ignorance and prejudice 'Romper Stomper' excites disturbs and boldly challenges the viewer. Winner of 3 Australian Institute Awards including Best Actor (Russell Crowe) film critics have hailed Romper Stomper as one of the most brilliant provocative and truly exciting motion pictures to appear on the screen. (Dir. Geoffrey Wright 1992) Assault On Precinct 13: Isolated cut off inside an abandoned police station a handful of cops and some convicts on their way to Death Row must join forces and defend themselves against the gang called Street Thunder who have taken a blood oath to destroy. From the director of Halloween and The Thing Assault On Precinct 13 combines elements of the classic western and modern thriller to create a cult favorite. (Dir. John Carpenter 1976) American Yakuza: In America they call it the Mafia. In Japan they call it Yakuza. When they meet they call it war! Viggo Mortensen and Michael Nouri star in this explosive action-thriller about the first American accepted into the savage brotherhood of Japan's criminal underworld. Sent to infiltrate the American arm of the Yakuza FBI agent Nick Davis (Mortensen) rises through the ranks of assassins and is soon adopted into the powerful Tendo crime family. His work brings him into brutal conflict with not only the Italian mob run by Dino Campanela (Nouri) and hotheaded enforcer Vic (Nicky Katt Boiler Room) but also a hard-nosed FBI task force guided by unscrupulous Agent Littman (Robert Forster Jackie Brown). Caught dead center in a war between the Yakuza the mob and the FBI Davis must decide what's more important: his old loyaltiesor his new bond of blood. (Dir. Frank Coppello 1995)
Boo Zino And The Snurks (Dir. Lenard Fritz Krawinkel and Holger Tappe 2004): German animation with featuring the voice of Captain Jean Luc-Picard! When Gaya's power stone the Dalamite is stolen by the diabolical scientist Professor N. Icely (Lander) using his vortex machine local hero Zino (Wrage) his trusted companion Boo (Mariot) the major's daughter Alanta (Watson) and the local trouble makers The Snurks are pulled into the swirling vortex as well. They awake to find themselves in a strange world filled with giants monster rats and buildings that reach into the sky. Realising they are not in Gaya anymore the group are shocked to discover that Gaya is not real but their homeland and themselves are in fact the creation of Albert Drollinger (Stewart) and have been pulled out of a TV show! Secondhand Lions (Dir. Tim McCanlies 2003): A coming-of-age story about a shy young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy eccentric uncles in Texas. Neighbours think the crazy old men have a secret fortune stashed away... But what's the real truth and where's the cash? Elf (Dir. Jon Favreau 2003): After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. This charming fantasy is packed full of hysterically funny moments and is destined to be a future classic!
On a dark Halloween night ten years ago Michael Myers brought fear back to his home town as he murderously stalked Laurie Strode. Terror and bloodshed ravaged the quiet neighbourhood until the killer was captured and locked up. But tonight as he was being transferred from Richmond Mental Institute Michael escaped. Now he's looking for his young niece as his reign of terror continues. Horror has returned to Haddonfield...
Scott Bakula stars as detective Harry D'Amour who stumbles upon a mystery involving the world-famous magician Philip Swann and his beautiful wife Dorothea. Harry is drawn into a world full of secrets deceit and unimaginable terrors. Harry eventually comes face to face with Nix the diabolical power who gave Swann his dark magic. In the climactic final battle Harry confronts Nix and learns that illusion is trickery but magic is real. Written & directed by horror master Clive Bar
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