Wimbledon 2009 is the definitive story of the 123rd Championships. In the Men's Singles the defending champion Rafael Nadal dramatically withdrew because of injury leaving Roger Federer the favourite to win his sixth crown. In the Ladies Singles defending champion Venus Williams was also attempting to win her sixth title. Andy Murray carried the hopes of the home nation. In the fourth round against the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka the Scot came through a five-set epic which ended at 10.38pm under the new Centre Court roof the latest a match has finished at SW19. Serena Williams defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva in the longest ever Ladies Semi Final with the American coming back from the brink of defeat. On July 4th the Ladies Final was an all-American family affair Serena Williams versus her older sister Venus. Serena won her third Wimbledon title and the sisters went on to win the Ladies Doubles title. In the Men's Final Roger Federer secured a record-breaking fifteenth Grand Slam singles title defeating the American Andy Roddick who had beaten Andy Murray in the Semi Finals. In the record books Federer has now surpassed Pete Sampras who was present on the Centre Court for the final. Narrated by Sam Hazeldine written by Barry Flatman and featuring exclusive contributions from Roger Federer Serena Williams Venus Williams Andy Roddick Andy Murray Martina Navratilova Pete Sampras and Rod Laver this documentary is a dramatic and highly entertaining record of the proceedings at The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon 2009.
Wimbledon 2010 is the definitive story of the 124th Championships. In the Men's Singles Roger Federer is the defending champion with Rafael Nadal returning after dramatically withdrawing from last year's championship because of injury. In the Ladies Singles defending champion Serena Williams is attempting to win her fourth title. Andy Murray carries the hopes of the home nation. Featuring exclusive contributions from all the key competitors and other Wimbledon legends this documentary is a dramatic and highly entertaining record of the proceedings at The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon 2010.
For four college students it sounded like an idyllic gig a semester's lodgings in an old Georgian mansion in exchange for making a few house repairs. But their arrival has unearthed more than just dirt and dust it has uncovered a doorway to demonic evils and depraved passions. Recruiting paranormal expert Professor Lamont (Roy Scheider) they must close the doorway before all hell breaks loose. But with hell what goes down can come back up for you!
Volume1: A Chump At Oxford / Related Shorts Contains: A Chump At Oxford (b/w) A Chump At Oxford (colourised) From Soup to Nuts Another Fine Mess (b/w) Another Fine Mess (colourised) One of Laurel & Hardy's best-loved feature films 'A Chump At Oxford' sees them travelling to England to obtain an education only for Stan to be revealed as a long-lost British aristocrat! Also included is the classic silent comedy From 'Soup To Nuts' which the team remade as a section of 'A Chump At Oxford' - only with Stan switching his character to that of Agnes the maid! Also in this compilation is an earlier glimpse of Agnes in one of their greatest talkie shorts 'Another Fine Mess'. Volume 3: Way Out West / Shorts Contains: Way Out West (b/w) Way Out West (colourised) One Good Turn (b/w) One Good Turn (colourised) Thicker Than Water (b/w) Thicker Than Water (colourised) Regarded as the most popular of Laurel & Hardy's feature-length films not least for the Trail of the Lonesome Pine song 'Way Out West' sees Stan and Ollie visiting the town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deed of a gold mine only to be deceived by James Finlayson playing a villainous saloon-keeper. A great favourite among Laurel & Hardy admirers Finlayson is featured elsewhere in this compilation through the classic L&H shorts 'One Good Turn' and 'Thicker Than Water'. Volume 14: Classic Shorts / A Job To Do: Contains: Busy Bodies (b/w) Busy Bodies (colourised) Double Whoopee (b/w silent with musical score) Dirty Work (b/w) Dirty Work (colourised) The Finishing Touch The Music Box (b/w) The Music Box (colourised) Hog Wild (b/w) Hog Wild (colourised) Hats Off (stills gallery) A collection of classic shorts all of which present Stan and Ollie with a task to perform. 'Busy Bodies' is the famous film where Stan and Ollie work in a sawmill. In 'Double Whoopee' they start work at a plush Broadway hotel - and close a taxi door on Jean Harlow's dress! 'Hog Wild' concerns their efforts to fit a rooftop aerial. In 'Dirty Work' they are back on the roof this time as chimney sweeps at the home of an eccentric scientist. Stan and Ollie are in the building trade for 'The Finishing Touch' while in 'The Music Box' - perhaps their most famous film - they have to deliver a piano up a huge flight of steps. 'The Music Box' was inspired by one of their earliest comedies as a team 'Hats Off'. Sadly no copy of the film is known to survive but this DVD includes a selection of stills from this long-lost classic.
Their uncles paved the way for their hijinks... Now all they want is their mummy. When Ollie falls for a museum curator's daughter they get mixed up in a scheme involving a missing mummy. Bronson Pinchot and Gailard Sartain attempt to re-create the magic of one of Hollywood's most beloved comedy teams. Shot in South Africa and co-produced and directed by Larry Harmon.
Mike Andropolis is a failure law school drop-out and jack-of-all-trades about to lose his house and family. In desperation he decides to train for the Olympic Marathon in a last ditch attempt at winning back his family and his self-respect...
Love In Limbo' is a Technicolor tour around the teenage libido as it was in 1957 when sex was still a dirty word. Set to rhythm 'n' blues tunes of unrequited love and designed for maximum visual impact the film plays with the icons of the era and the social mores of the day. Russell Crowe co-stars in this Australian film as a virginal nerd by the name of Arthur Baskin!
Car troubles and a spooky waxworks museum spell trouble for a gang of US teens in this horror re-make.
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Wayne's World (1992): Wayne and Garth the horny heavy metal-loving teenage heroes of the popular ""Saturday Night Live"" skit hit the big screen. They're still doing their cable-access show out of the Wayne's basement in Aurora Illinois; only now a sleazy TV executive named Benjamin Oliver wants a piece of the action. As the babe 'n' band obsessed adolescents negotiate the shark-infested waters of network television Wayne finds 'amore' in the form of a heavy metal femme fat
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Three episodes from the much loved series starring Ian McShane as rogue antiques dealer. Including Double Edged Sword Guns And Roses and The Last Of The Uzkoks.
Uncle Buck (Dir. John Hughes 1989): An idle good natured bachelor is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. Unaccustomed to family life Buck soon charms his younger relatives but his style doesn't impress everyone including his girlfriend. The film charts his progress from slob to a reasonable human being by having to manage with girlfriend troubles unemployment a sex mad neighbour cooking breakfast and a beautiful but rebellious niece. Stripes (Dir. Ivan Reitman 1981): The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls. When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his job his car his apartment and his girlfriend-all in one day-he decides he only has one option: volunteer for Uncle Sam. Way over their head they eventually learn the ropes and manage to take a top-secret U.S. recreational vehicle behind the Iron Curtain on a road trip... Brewster's Millions (Dir. Walter Hill 1985): Brewster (Pryor) a lowly pitcher with the minor league Hackensack Bulls baseball team suddenly is left $300 million by a distant relative. But there's a catch; he must spend $30 million in thirty days without having any assets to show for it. And if he reveals it to a soul the real reason why he's throwing away all his cash he will forfeit everything! So aided and abetted by his team mate Spike (Candy) and a stream of hangers-on Brewster begins a spending spree that would bring any self-respecting accountant to his knees...
Intimate warm and unforgettable Anne Murray's What A Wonderful World shows why Anne Murray continues to charm audiences worldwide with her special magic and unparalleled talent. Featuring music from Anne's top-selling CD What A Wonderful World and performances of Put A Little Love In Your Heart In The Garden Put Your Hand In The Hand Softly and Tenderly Song of Bernadette Elijah The Other Side and Anne's own version of the classic What A Wonderful World. Anne is joined by special guest Deborah Cox for a duet of I Can See Clearly Now and Anne and her daughter Dawn Langstroth team up to perform their powerful duet Let There Be Love. In a memorable in-the-round segment Anne is joined by her guests to sing a medley of such popular songs as Amazing Grace You've Got A Friend Lean On Me and Just A Closer Walk With Thee.
Guy Green's film represented the beginning of a lack of solidarity in unions as Tom Curtis (Richard Attenborough) with wife Anna (Pier Angeli) expecting a child refuses to join an unofficial strike in his machine shop and becomes the victim of assaults both mental and physical. Acclaimed as one of the most moving and powerful films ever made in Britain The Angry Silence won unprecedented acclaim. Within a week of its opening it had become the most talked-about film in the country
The world's best male and female tennis players arrived in Melbourne in early 2012. With Federer enjoying a strong finish to the season and Nadal vowing to hit back with a vengeance, Djokovic s claim to the throne was under threat. Djokovic's came through a scintillating five-set semi-final against Andy Murray. He topped that effort with a Herculean performance in the final, defeating Nadal in a breathtaking five-setter that ended as the longest major final in history. The women played out their own exciting plotlines to further enrich a magnificent fortnight at Melbourne Park. Petra Kvitova, the pre-tournament favourite was snapping at the heels of world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki's reign, and threat to defending champion Kim Clijsters. However, it was rising star Victoria Azarenka who enjoyed a career-defining triumph over Clijsters, while Maria Sharapova upended Kvitova in similar circumstances. Azarenka went on to defeat Sharapova with confidence in the final. The Australian Open 2012 Official Film relives these exciting moments, and many more, in what will be remembered as one of the greatest Grand Slam tournaments in the sport's history.
Set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England The Pallisers is a saga of wealth passion power intrigue and scandal. Based on 6 political novels by Anthony Trollope this powerfully addictive series stars Susan Hampshire and Philip Latham as Lady Glenncora and Plantagenet Palliser. Their Politically advantageous marriage sets the stage for this fascinating chronicle of three generations of a powerful aristocratic family.
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