The war-time memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949--one of the first post-war films out of Hollywood to treat the war on emotionally complex terms. Framed by a post-war prologue and epilogue and told as a flashback appreciation of war-time valour and teamwork, the film stars Gregory Peck in one of his finest performances as a callous general who assumes command of a bomber squadron based in England. At first, the new commander has little rapport with the 918th Bomber Group, whose loyalties still belong with their previous commander. As they continue to fly dangerous mission over Germany, however, the group and their new leader develop mutual respect and admiration, until the once-alienated commander feels that his men are part of a family--men whose bravery transcends the rigours of rigid discipline and by-the-book leadership. The film's now-classic climax, in which the general waits patiently for his squad to return to base--painfully aware that they may not return at all--is one of the most subtle yet emotionally intense scenes of any World War II drama. With Peck in the lead and Dean Jagger doing Oscar-winning work in a crucial supporting role, this was one of veteran director Henry King's proudest achievements, and it still packs a strong dramatic punch. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
This new Disney animated feature is set in a mythical South American land and tells of an arrogant emperor who learns a valuable lesson about life when an evil sorceress plots to take over his empire.
Chuck Connors stars as the legendary Apache leader in this sweeping 1883 story that has the brave Geronimo steadfastly holding his ground against both US and Mexican military forces.
Here's the edge-of-your-seat thriller that delivers unrelenting suspense and nonstop action! Donald Sutherland leads a team of top-level government agents who make a chilling discovery: extraterrestrial beings have landed and are quickly taking control of the residents of a small midwestern town - manipulating their bodies and minds like puppets! Faced with an escalating crisis as the creatures multiply the team must somehow eliminate the seemingly unstoppable aliens!
Stephanie Beacham Stephanie Cole Louise Jameson and Jean Anderson star as inmates of a gruelling Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the second world war. It is 1941 and the terrors of war torn Europe seem a long way away for the small expatriate community living in Singapore. But their privileged lives are soon to be shattered when the Japanese Army launches a devastating surprise attack. Tenko is the powerful story of women who are thrown together by the chaos of war. Fearing fo
The women are still imprisoned and this camp is on the site of a former prison. Many of the group have died morale is low and rumours abound. Christina sees a disturbing document in Yamauchi's office and the women arm themselves in case of attack... Featurng Episodes 1-5 of the third series.
This box set contains two double DVD's featuring the entire second series. Based on real-life experiences this is the powerful story of women whose lives are changed forever. Thrown together by the chaos of war and fearing for their lives they learn to survive the harsh conditions and regime of prison camp life. It is 1942 and the women have been split into two groups to march to their new camp....
Jody Drew (Ann-Margret) is a sweet, sexy, psycho-babe on the run from the law. She's escaped from a detention centre, stabbed a guard and burned the place to the ground. David Patton (John Forsythe) doesn't know all this. He's just a Senatorial candidate trying to do all the right things. However, Jody makes sure that all the wrong things happen.
Enormously popular and influential in its time, Meyerbeer's L'Africaine has become a rarity--the conventions of grand opera which it embodies so thoroughly are only familiar as adapted by Verdi and Wagner, so this work usefully reminds us of how radical they were. Meyerbeer and his librettist Scribe give us a five-act plot full of confrontations and threats of death, a shipwreck and the suicide of the Indian heroine Selika and her rejected suitor by inhaling the poisonous aromas of a deadly tree. The expedition of Vasco Da Gama round the Cape of Good Hope and up to the spice ports of India becomes less a story about the crusade for profit and more a matter of messy triangular love affairs. Heavy fathers, Brahmin priests and Grand Inquisitors are handled with much facility and no intensity. What L'Africaine really amounts to is a singers' display piece, and the two principals here--Shirley Verrett as Selika and Placido Domingo as Vasco--are entirely up to its demands. Domingo reminds us that Vasco's Act 4 aria "Oh Paradis" was for decades a standard tenor showstopper. The other principals, Ruth Ann Svenson and Justino Diaz, are entirely admirable and Marco Arena and the San Francisco Opera give the work as a whole both the grandeur it certainly possesses and rather more subtlety than one might have expected. On the DVD: The DVD, presented in 4:3 ratio, and in PCM stereo, has no features apart from instructions and subtitles in French, German, English and Spanish. This failure to provide extras, or even an especially informative leaflet, becomes especially regrettable with a work whose conventions are now far out of the operatic mainstream. --Roz Kaveney
In this hilarious programme we revisit some of Kenneth Williams' funniest moments from an illustrious career that has made him one of Britain's best loved comedy heroes. Laugh again at some of the best sketches ever written for film and television and a few that may have escaped you from his earlier career. In addition to archive interviews with Mr Williams himself we also hear the first hand reflections of his long term partner's Barbara Windsor and Jack Douglas and others he starred with such as Patsy Rowlands Michael Anderson and Barry Took who all pay tribute to the comic genius that was Kenneth Williams. Although sadly missed Kenneth Williams will continue to entertain us on TV screens for years to come via the comic legacy that is the classic series of Carry On films as well as his unforgettable TV appearances such as 'A Celebrity Audience With...' and much more.
The Da Vinci Virus
She must tell the courts what she saw... even if it kills her. Grace McKenna has an unfaithful husband a difficult family and a drinking problem. Then one fateful day she witnesses a woman being brutally murdered. She decides against all advice to testify to what she saw. Only her testimony can put the murderer behind bars. But despite her evidence the killer is let off. Now that he's free he wants to silence the only witness to his crime. Grace's life is on the line. Desperate to stay alive she prepares to come face to face with her pursuer and her own fears. Based on a true story.
When ex-tennis pro Nick Irons takes on the job of coaching 17-year-old Joel Robbins he never expects to learn the meaning of success. Joel dreams of being a star and is determined to have a tennis career but his overbearing father Gill Robbins has other ideas. Nick owes Gil a gambling debt and is forced by Gil to discourage his protege from following his dream. Nick only realises the consequences of his actions when his former lover Jennifer helps him to see Joel's true potential. Joel and Nick must now take on the obstacles in their path towards success and to fight the battle against Gil.
In this romantic comedy an unassuming Nigerian-American shys away from his arranged marriage and falls for a friendly young Spanish woman he meets at an airport in New York.
A man with a screenplay to sell sets out to find a backer. Unfortunately all those he approaches with money and influence insist that the screenplay be 'sexed up' and made more violent...
This terrifying box set features three teen-fronted scary movies... The Wisher: 'The Wisher' is a number one box office hit but it is far too scary for Mary and she leaves the cinema before the end. But soon the fictional story becomes an evil reality as Mary finds a mysterious creature is stalking her. The creature looks and acts just like in the film and Mary believes it is granting her a wish in a twisted way but now she must work out what it wants from her before it is too late... Devil's Prey: It's the middle of the night and a group of teenagers are driving home from a party when they accidentally run into a young woman. Little do they know that this is the least of their worries as she is on the run from a posse of dangerous cult members who are out to catch her for a sacrifice. The Shadows as the cult members are known now have five more targets in their sights as the teens find themselves running for their lives to the nearest outpost of civilization. The Pool: School's out exams are over and it's time for real life to begin. But before 13 friends from the International High School in Prague disappear to the four corners of the earth they intend to throw the best party of their lives. The idea to stage the party in Prague's biggest swimming pool is illegal but cool. And when Gregor the laid back leader of the group thinks an idea is good then no one else from the group objects. But what begins as a night of all nights quickly turns into a life and death struggle as the friends come to realise that death itself is on the guest list. A mysterious masked killer starts a hunt throughout the building. As the kids panic it beings to dawn on them that the killer must be one of their own...
A blaxpoitation action/kung-fu flick about an undercover female cop (Playboy Playmate Jeanne Bell) headed to Hong Kong in order to find and help her missing brother who happens to be in trouble with the mob. TNT Jackson appears in many Kung Fu battles against the Chinese Mob and even a classic topless karate scene.
Now it's dark... After the sudden death of his wife Jack Fender's life begins to fall apart. His career is on the skids and he narrowly cheats death in a road accident. But when a dying stranger gives him a mysterious and ancient goblet things start to change. The vessel seems to give him special powers - yet Jack becomes increasingly paranoid and convinced that there are sinister forces out to get him. Can he stop the demons? And could the cup be the most infamous relic in all of history - the Holy Grail?
Now it's dark... After the sudden death of his wife Jack Fender's life begins to fall apart. His career is on the skids and he narrowly cheats death in a road accident. But when a dying stranger gives him a mysterious and ancient goblet things start to change. The vessel seems to give him special powers - yet Jack becomes increasingly paranoid and convinced that there are sinister forces out to get him. Can he stop the demons? And could the cup be the most infamous relic i
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