One of the better romantic comedies of the 1990s, this quirky love story stars Kevin Costner as washed-up golf pro, Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy, who has the singular misfortune of falling in love with the girlfriend (Rene Russo) of his arch rival (Don Johnson). Although he is inspired to re-ignite his golf career, challenge his opponent in the US Open, and win the affection of the woman of his dreams, McAvoy has just one flaw: he's a show off when he should just focus on playing the game. Reunited with his Bull Durham writer-director Ron Shelton, Costner fits into his Tin Cup role like a favourite pair of shoes and costar Cheech Marin scores a memorable scene-stealing comeback as McAvoy's best buddy, Romeo Posar. Mixing his love of sports with his flair for fresh, comedic dialogue, Shelton takes this enjoyable movie down unexpected detours (although some may find it a bit too long), and his characters are delightfully unpredictable. --Jeff Shannon
From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned. The long-ignored pioneers of punk, The Damned started out as trailblazers on London's 70s punk rock scene, being the first British punk band to release a single, the immortal New Rose in 1976. They were the first of their band's genre to release an album, and the first to tour the United States, performing to sell out crowds, where they left a lasting musical legacy. However the critical adoration lavished on contemporaries like The Clash and Sex Pistols always eluded them. Shot around the globe over three years, the film charts the band's complex history and infighting. It captures the band on a world tour and follows its estranged former members striking out on their own anniversary tour. With contributions from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Guns 'N' Roses, the Sex Pistols, Blondie and The Buzzcocks.
One of the best television adaptations of a comic book, The Incredible Hulk (1978-82) lent gravity and pathos to the fantastic premise--an experiment gone wrong causes a scientist to transform into a giant creature whenever he becomes angry--established in the popular Marvel Comics series. The network version stripped away the Hulk's outlandish foes (as well as his rudimentary speech) and instead focused on the loneliness of his human alter ego, David Banner (well played by the late Bill Bixby), as he traveled across the United States in search of a cure for his affliction as well as an escape from a prying reporter (the late Jack Colvin, also terrific). But despite its Fugitive-like premise, the TV Hulk never lost its comic book audience thanks to the plausibly ferocious performance by actor/bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno (whose growls were dubbed by actors Ted Cassidy and Charles Napier) as the Hulk, who handled the action portions of the show with plausibly superhuman brawn. The Complete First Season set contains both of the pilots that kicked off the series ("Pilot" was previously released on a separate single disc) as well as all 10 episodes from the first season; among the adventures encountered by David and the Hulk are a gambling scandal in Vegas ("The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas"), a meltdown at a nuclear facility ("Earthquakes Happen"), and a runaway plane ("747," which reunites Bixby with his Courtship of Eddie's Father co-star Brandon Cruz).Extras on the set have been the subject of much Internet debate--the commentary by series writer/producer/director Kenneth Johnson on "Pilot" is the same as on the previous DVD release of this episode (as well as the introduction by Ferrigno), and a proposed gag reel mentioned in promotional material has been moved to a future DVD release. The sole fresh bonus material is "Stop the Presses," an episode taken from the series' second season. --Paul Gaita
At first, this behind-the-scenes documentary about professional wrestling seems as if it will be an unabashed fan's whitewash of the increasingly bizarre and popular world of "sports entertainment", as it is known. But director Barry Blaustein (a Saturday Night Live veteran who has co-written many of Eddie Murphy's films) goes much deeper than you'd expect in a film that is at once entertaining and disturbing. By focusing on a trio of wrestlers who give him surprising access, Blaustein uncovers human stories that can be wrenching in their stark honesty. That's particularly true of one-time superstar Jake "the Snake" Roberts, whose career has fallen on hard times because of a crack habit; Roberts brings Blaustein along for his first encounter in several years with his grown, estranged daughter. Blaustein also goes into the lives of Terry Funk and Mick "Mankind" Foley in ways that are both revealing and, at times, upsetting. More than just a fan's appreciation, this is that rare documentary that shows you sides of a familiar subject you never knew existed. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com
From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned. The long-ignored pioneers of punk, The Damned started out as trailblazers on London's 70s punk rock scene, being the first British punk band to release a single, the immortal New Rose in 1976. They were the first of their band's genre to release an album, and the first to tour the United States, performing to sell out crowds, where they left a lasting musical legacy. However the critical adoration lavished on contemporaries like The Clash and Sex Pistols always eluded them. Shot around the globe over three years, the film charts the band's complex history and infighting. It captures the band on a world tour and follows its estranged former members striking out on their own anniversary tour. With contributions from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Guns 'N' Roses, the Sex Pistols, Blondie and The Buzzcocks.
19 Songs: 28 Performances: 72 minutes of live Clash footage Now fully restored in HD with all new 5.1 surround sound. Filmed as a fictional documentary Rude Boy the movie follows punk (Ray Gange) as he quits his job in a West End sex shop to become a roadie for the most exciting band in the country - The Clash. Capturing THE CLASH during their 'Clash On Patrol’ & 'Sort It Out' UK tours of 1978 Rude Boy is an unparalleled film document of one of the best live bands ever. Follow the band as they tour the length and breadth of the country and headline the legendary 'Rock Against Racism Carnival' in London's Victoria Park. Gain exclusive access to the rehearsal rooms and the recording studio as they lay down tracks to their second album 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' Set against the backdrop of late 70's Britain Rude Boy is a unique piece of film making and is by far the best document of the music and attitude of the times. Bonus Features: Audio Commentary from Producers/Directors David Mingay and Jack Hazan Interview with 'Rude Boy' Ray Gange Interview with Clash Road Manager Johnny Green Interview with Film-Maker and Cameraman Jack Hazan Interview with Film-Maker David Mingay 2 Bonus Live Tracks that never made the final cut 4 Deleted Scenes 1980 Theatrical Trailer 1980 30 Second Radio Ad 'Just Play The Clash' Separate Song Menu Clash Discography with Original Sleeve Artwork Clash Image Gallery The Clash Live In Munich 3rd October - 7 Songs plus Backstage Interview Original Promotional Fanzine from 1980 Rude Boy Photo Book
Elvis Presley's third and best film is this musical romp released in 1957, just as the Big "E" was reaching the peak of his hip-swivelling pre-army success. Filmed in ultra-cool black and white, the movie stars Elvis as a good ol' boy who saves a woman from an assault but kills her attacker, so he's convicted of manslaughter and sent to jail. While doing time he takes up the guitar and becomes a singing sensation, ready for the big time when he's finally released. He becomes a big star but his inflated ego gets him into trouble with his former cellmate and his new girlfriend. Short on plot but heavy on rock & roll, this EP classic features such hit songs as "Treat Me Nice", "Baby, I Don't Care", "Don't Leave Me Now" and, of course, the classic title song, performed in an elaborate jailhouse number that Elvis choreographed himself. This is Elvis in all his big-screen glory, and the movie's upbeat ending made it a huge success during its original release. --Jeff Shannon
The juggernaut four-disc set that is the Rolling Stones Four Flicks is taken from their unique three-in-one 2001 tour when they combined a stadium tour, an arena tour and a theatre tour into one 54-truck peregrination. It's the kind of epic endeavour that brings to mind William Burroughs' remark on Laurie Anderson's Home of the Brave: "Y'know, I prefer to watch this kind of thing on TV. Tones it down." Of the four discs, there's one devoted to each of the three sets plus another of documentary footage which is every bit as entertaining as the concerts, with the chaps coming across as the bunch of lovable old monkeys they resemble these days. The track listings speak for itself, but there are quite a few nice insights into the way in which the band operates musically. Jagger's voice is nowhere near as strong as it was, yet, like Miles Davis did when his chops began to desert him, he simply knits any shortcomings into his style of delivery. One side-effect of this, though, is that the more recent material, presumably written with this in mind, is much more effective here than the classics; "Brown Sugar", for example, its lyrics now neutered to avoid giving offence, finds him resorting to all sorts of shortcuts. No matter, though, the Stones still put on an incomparable show. Keith "the Human Riff" Richards is in fact playing better now than he ever has. It's well worth getting yer ya-yas out for. On the DVD: Four Flicks presents its material in such an integrated way that it's hard to say where the main event ends and the extras begin. As well as the concerts, you get to see the band working with AC/DC, Sheryl Crow and various other associates, there's a fun feature which allows you to zoom in on any individual member on a few tracks (revealing the secret of Charlie Watts's propulsive drumming to the percussion-minded observer) plus a great deal more. --Roger Thomas
It is a quiet sort of a day in the heart of the English countryside when Peter Susan Edmund and Lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of Narnia. They embark on an extraordinary adventure discovering talking fauns friendly beavers giants and flying horses. When the White Witch learns of their presence in Narnia their lives are in danger but there is talk that Aslan the Great Lion is on the move. Originally broadcast in 1988 this adaptation o
19 Songs: 28 Performances: 72 minutes of live Clash footage Now fully restored in HD with all new 5.1 surround sound. Filmed as a fictional documentary Rude Boy the movie follows punk (Ray Gange) as he quits his job in a West End sex shop to become a roadie for the most exciting band in the country - The Clash. Capturing THE CLASH during their 'Clash On Patrol’ & 'Sort It Out' UK tours of 1978 Rude Boy is an unparalleled film document of one of the best live bands ever. Follow the band as they tour the length and breadth of the country and headline the legendary 'Rock Against Racism Carnival' in London's Victoria Park. Gain exclusive access to the rehearsal rooms and the recording studio as they lay down tracks to their second album 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' Set against the backdrop of late 70's Britain Rude Boy is a unique piece of film making and is by far the best document of the music and attitude of the times. Bonus Features: Audio Commentary from Producers/Directors David Mingay and Jack Hazan Interview with 'Rude Boy' Ray Gange Interview with Clash Road Manager Johnny Green Interview with Film-Maker and Cameraman Jack Hazan Interview with Film-Maker David Mingay 2 Bonus Live Tracks that never made the final cut 4 Deleted Scenes 1980 Theatrical Trailer 1980 30 Second Radio Ad 'Just Play The Clash' Separate Song Menu Clash Discography with Original Sleeve Artwork Clash Image Gallery The Clash Live In Munich 3rd October - 7 Songs plus Backstage Interview Original Promotional Fanzine from 1980 Rude Boy Photo Book
Dan Aykroyd is running the asylum and ruling the airwaves as a mental patient turned talk-radio shrink in this Michael Ritchie comedy of loony proportions co-starring Charles Grodin Donna Dixon Walter Matthau and Chevy Chase. When asylum inmate John Burns (Aykroyd) intercepts a call to his psychiatrist he brashly impersonates the good doctor. And he does such a good job that he's given an offer to fill in for a stressed-out Beverly Hills celebrity psychologist (Grodin) as the hos
This special edition of Joe Strummer The Clash And Beuyond seeks to explore and identify the music and the reasons behind the split of one of the most iconic punk rock groups of the day The Clash. The DVD features rare footage and exclusive interviews with Joe Strummer Mick Jones Paul Simonon Topper Headon and many others!
Like any good brand, the Rolling Stones know to preserve the formula even when updating the package, and this long-form concert video underscores that market strategy. As with each of their tours since the early 1980s, the quartet, augmented by a discreet auxiliary of backup musicians, gives the fans new eye-candy while dishing up a familiar set list spiked with Mick Jagger's lip-smacking vocals and Keith Richards' signature guitar riffs. The visual twists are at once spectacular and conservative: a cyclopean main stage design with massive pillars (presumably the Babylonian connection), a vast oval video screen (shades of Big Brother), and a hydraulic bridge enabling a mid-concert sortie into the audience, with the Stones playing a more stripped-down, intimate set on a small satellite stage. That huge physical setting doubtless made the live shows eye-filling rock spectacles, but the video crew necessarily accepts the limitations of the small screen, focusing more on close-ups of the band, rapid cuts, and racing, hand-held tracking shots to convey excitement while keeping the viewer close to the action. The evening's repertoire sticks to the band's most familiar hits, and if the Glimmer Twins occasionally slip their masks to let the routine show, the real wonder is how effectively they keep the playing focused. During the first half of the programme, the band's newest songs (especially "Saint of Me" and "Out of Control") elicit conspicuously higher energy from the band, if not the audience. But just as the show seems doomed to a certain anonymity, the escape onto the smaller, no-frills stage pumps up players and crowd alike, particularly when they launch into "Like a Rolling Stone", a cover that winds up sounding like a great idea too long deferred. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com
Erik a fine example of a Viking one day questions the ethics of his livelihood; raping and pillaging so he sets out for enlightenment and the gods of Valhalla. His men become adept at creating chaos on this wacky adventure.
Filmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the life of the antiestablishment icon known to the world as Joe Strummer.
Be there... or beheaded! Erik a fine example of a Viking one day questions the ethics of his livelihood; raping and pillaging so he sets out for enlightenment and the gods of Valhalla. His men become adept at creating chaos on this wacky adventure. Working with his son Bill director Terry Jones drastically changed the film; with a complete change of scene order brand new 5.1 audio and an enhanced picture transfer this Director's Son's Cut is the film finally th
Filmed as a fictional documentary Rude Boy follows punk Ray as he quits his job in a West End Sex shop to become a roadie for the most exciting live band in the country - The Clash 19 Songs 28 Performances 72 mins of Live Clash Footage.
Using unprecedented degrees of violence young Joey Tai becomes the head of Chinese mafia in New York and undisputed leader of Chinese community. Stanley White the most decorated cop in New York who hates Asian people since his service in Vietnam is put in charge of Chinatown. Both men are prone to breaking long-established rules and both men are unlikely to make compromises with each other which leads to unavoidable and bloody conflict.
Episodes Comprise: 1. Prometheus: Part 1 2. Prometheus: Part 2 3. Free Fall 4. Dark Side 5. Deep Shock 6. Bring Me the Head of the Hulk 7. Fast Lane 8. Goodbye Eddie Cain 9. King of the Beach 10. Wax Museum 11. East Winds 12. The First: Part 1 13. The First: Part 2 14. The Harder They Fall 15. Interview with the Hulk 16. Half Nelson 17. Danny 18. Patterns
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