Passion Deceit Blackmail. Robert DeNiro plays Sammy Nicoletti an adult film director who is murdered. His brother Vito 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. This suspenseful drama comes crashi
Two prisoners escape from jail and end up causing a car accident where the only survivor is a little baby. Upon rescuing the child these simple rednecks embark on parenthood in a journey of robbery blackmail and nappies.
An illicit rendezvous discovered in a park initially appears to be a clear case of adultery but on closer inspection a darker picture develops. A man abuses his position of trust to recruit young girls into his religious sect. Morality is turned on its head when an innocent young girl is 'punished' for the wrong doings of her 'priest'. Bearing all the symbolism of the serpent rearing its ugly head in the Garden of Eden a world of religious fanaticism hypocrisy and perversity unfolds. Appearances can be deceptive as Fitz attempts to unearth the most sinister truths behind the religious fa''ade with spine-chilling consequences.
It was in 1959 that ex-boxer and paratrooper turned screenwriter Rod Serling first opened the door to the "dimension of imagination" that is The Twilight Zone, a show quite unlike anything that had gone before, and better than much that has followed in its wake. This television series ran from 1959-1964 and it still looks fresh as ever, particularly on DVD. What distinguished the series (and still does) is the quality of the scripts, many of which were penned by Serling, but with significant contributions from veteran sci-fi authors and screenwriters such as Richard Matheson. Actors of the calibre of Robert Redford, Burgess Meredith, Lee Marvin and William Shatner gave some of their best small-screen performances, while an unforgettable main title theme by Bernard Herrmann and musical contributions from young turks such as Jerry Goldsmith underline the show's attraction for great creative talent both behind and in front of the cameras.There are four more selected episodes from the series on Volume 2. "Time Enough at Last" (episode 8) features Burgess Meredith in a heartbreaking role as the only survivor of nuclear holocaust whose dreams are (literally) shattered before his very eyes. "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" (episode 22) is Serling at his humanitarian best, issuing a plea against prejudice and intolerance and dissecting the mechanics of mob hysteria all in the space of a half-hour television show. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (episode 123) is one of the Zone's most celebrated set pieces, featuring a pre-Star Trek William Shatner as the paranoid passenger who sees a gremlin on the plane's wing. Directed by Richard (Lethal Weapon) Donner from a script by Richard Matheson, this episode was one of those remade in the 1983 Twilight Zone film. There is more aircraft oddity in "The Odyssey of Flight 33" (episode 54), co-written by Serling with technical dialogue assistance from a TWA pilot, giving the crew's conversation the stamp of authenticity as they plunge back and then forward in time.On the DVD: A neat animated menu with a winking eye guides the viewer "Inside the Twilight Zone", which consists of digests of background information on the individual episodes, as well as a general history of the show, season-by-season breakdown and a potted biography of Serling. --Mark Walker
An exclusive opportunity to own all 4 Steve-O episodes in one box set. The Steve-O DVD's chronicle the censored and twisted life's work of the man that brought the insanity to Jackass. Watch Steve-O and other Jackass alumini perform outrageous stunts and hilarious pranks including: 'Windshield Diving' 'Extreme Ice Skating' 'Human Dartboard' and many more! This DVD collection will make you laugh cry cringe and maybe change your life forever!! Box set includes: 'Don't Try T
One of the most famous tearjerkers ever LOVE STORY tells the tale of Jenny (Ali McGraw) a poor college student from Rhode Island and Oliver (Ryan O''Neal) a rich law student from Boston who fall in love while attending college. Despite opposition to their relationship from Oliver's wealthy father the two get married. After graduation Oliver takes a job at a prestigious legal firm in New York as everything seems to be going well for the couple tragedy strikes Jenny who
Thanks to repeated showings on cable television and home video, this speculative thriller has built quite a loyal following since its release in 1978. The provocative "what if?" scenario still packs a punch, even if it is not always believable. James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O J Simpson star as three astronauts who agree to spare the government embarrassment by faking their historic landing on Mars after their spacecraft is determined to be unsafe for blastoff. When a scheming mission controller (Hal Holbrook) plots to kill the astronauts in a staged capsule fire, the trio embarks on a dangerous mission to expose the truth. Elliott Gould costars as the journalist determined to crack the conspiracy, and director Peter Hyams turns up the tension with an exciting chase sequence involving Telly Savalas as an eccentric barnstormer who comes to Gould's aid in his attempt rescue the hoax mission's sole survivor. --Jeff Shannon
Trauma was director Dario Argento's big crossover attempt at combining the Italian giallo genre with the American stalk 'n' slash. His fans may debate whether the result was a complete success, but the film certainly put his name in front of a wider international audience. Essentially the story is a psycho-murderer-mystery, with the audience made to piece together clues towards the identity-revealing denouement. The movie comes alive as a result of suitably intense performances, even while the characters die. Piper Laurie and Brad Dourif supply atypically explosive cameos. The leads are contrastingly subdued for the most part, no doubt because of their characters' involvement with drugs. Asia Argento (the director's daughter) is an anorexic who witnesses her parents' decapitations among a series of similar murders by the notorious "Headhunter". Christopher Rydell plays the ex-junkie who takes her in and helps track down the killer. Backing them up are some even greater performances from Tom Savini's eye-boggling special FX. With the aid of a motorised garrotte, the beheadings are gruesomely real, especially the one that leaves a head still able to talk. On the DVD: Trauma comes to disc in full 2.35:1 widescreen, though this isn't the clearest of transfers (plenty of artefacts present). The sound is in an unspecified Dolby mix. An interesting selection of extras almost makes up for the lack of a commentary. There are filmographies of Dario and Asia, a gallery of behind-the-scenes stills, and trailers for the movie Phantom of the Opera and several more in this series of releases. More interesting are the text features: interviews with Asia on her memories of the shoot and with renegade horror director Richard Stanley surreally recalling his long-term fandom of everything Argento. Most fascinating, there's a mini-essay on what was cut and why by the BBFC for the original UK video release. --Paul Tonks
The Penny Pool features Duggie Wakefield and his Crazy Gang who come to the assistance of young lovers Tommy Bancroft and Renee Harland who have been sacked from their jobs for filling in The Penny football pools during work hours. But the Crazy Gangs assistance is not always useful! Stick Em Up: Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss team up again as a pair of inept private detectives who are engaged to save a young man who is charged with murder from the gallows. With detectives like this pair on his side the young man will be lucky to escape with his life!
Unique in the history of cinema about the most universal of all subjects:Time. Each of the 15 directors has been given exactly ten minutes on the screen for their vision. With complete creative freedom the directors bring their own unique interpretation of 'time' to the screen. Ten Minutes Older takes in all human experience: birth death love the drama of the moment history and ancient myth; and a great variety of locations all over the world. Combined together in two compilat
In 1831 a young scientist Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle on an epic five-year voyage of discovery that would shake the world. In this documentary the HMS Beagle once again sets sail as it retraces Charles Darwin's voyage in lavish detail examining his findings and remarkable conclusions-and their implications. Filmed in South America the United Kingdom North America Australia and Europe Darwin: The Voyage That Shook The World features dramatic period recreations and stunning nature cinematography.
Two valuable early Peter Sellers performances rescued from obscurity and restored by the BFI National Archive. Penny Points to Paradise sees all the Goons beside the seaside in a cheap and cheerful comic escapade climaxing in a Brighton waxworks. Shot around the same time Lets Go Crazy is a madcap selection of variety turns with memorable performances from Spike Milligan and Sellers in multiple roles. Both films provide an important insight into British comedy history and specifically chart the beginnings of Sellers' rise to stardom. A must-have for all Goons fans.
Bartholemew Sholto is working in his laboratory when a pygmy-like native fires a poison dart with a blowpipe into the back of his neck killing him instantly. A one-legged accomplice joins the native by climbing up through the window and places a note on the dead body that reads; 'The Sign Of Four'. So begins one of Sherlock Holmes' most exciting adventures as a Miss Morston who is looking for her missing father draws him deeper into the mystery. Holmes attempts to discover the meaning of those four cryptic words with the help of his superior brain his amazing talent for disguise the gang of street urchins he employs called the Baker Street Irregulars and his friend and chronicler Dr. Watson.
Tracks include: 'Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)'. 'Christian Women' 'My Girlfriend's Girlfriend' 'Love You To Death' 'Cinnamon Girl' and 'Christian Woman (Naildriver Version)'.
Three film adaptations from the novels of the woman known to millions as 'The Queen Of Suspense'. You Belong To Me (Dir. Paolo Barzman 2001): Dr Susan Chandler has a call-in radio show and uses it explore the issues of lonely women murdered by a seductive killer. One such investigation puts her life and those of her closest friends in danger. Based on the novel by Mary Higgins Clark. All Around The Town (Dir. Paolo Barzman 2002): Laurie has no alibi to offer when she
A demonic stranglehold has befallen the sleepy little town of Garden City California. The evil is as pervasive and all-encompassing as the web of telephone lines hovering overhead the town's unsuspecting inhabitants. Young Spike a teen biker and James Dean wannabe takes a big loss in a poker game against a local gang The Barracudas. The gang gives him an ultimatum; deliver some quick cash or the ownership documents to his motorcycle his one prized possession. To take his mind off his problems Spike dials the telephone number 976-Evil he has discovered on a calling card where he is offered the demonic exhortations of none other than the devil himself. And Spike's nightmare is just beginning....
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