A Reverend, his wife, and their two children, await the arrival of their new housekeeper, Grace Hawkins. But is Grace all she seems?
It would be easy to pass by this movie, based on Anna Sewell's famous novel Black Beauty, on the assumption that it's dated and twee. Well, perhaps it is a little, but the sheer quality of the whole enterprise places it in the front rank of children's cinema classics. Screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz's ability to harness both literary and popular techniques in the same work (also true of his written fiction) remains unsurpassed in this captivating tale of Beauty's eventful life, from being raised as a foal by the devoted Joe (Lester), then passing through the hands of various owners before being purchased by, supposedly, Miss Sewell herself, to be once more cared for by a now-adult Joe who is in her employ. Along the way, Beauty passes through the hands of gypsies, a circus owner, a family of aristocrats and is even ridden into war, with each episode being expertly cast (Mower is in particularly fine form as a mad, bad and dangerous army officer) and produced to the highest cinematic standards--even the exterior lighting is perfect. Absolutely recommended. The 4:3 DVD is a transfer of exceptionally high quality and includes the cinema trailer, an image gallery of stills and collector-enthusing promotional ephemera (presented in a thumb-saving slideshow format) and, rather incongruously, a trailer for Help! I'm a Fish!--Roger Thomas
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in this all new action packed movie. Tech-industrialist Max Winters is amassing an army of ancient monsters to take over the world. Only one super-ninja fighting team can stop them - those heroes in a half shell; Leonardo Michelangelo Donatello and Raphael! With the help of their rat sensei Master Splinter and old allies April O'Neil and Casey Jones the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are in for the fight of their lives in this all new CG-animated action adventure movie.
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
In a theatre on Broadway a group of friends remember the opening night from one year ago. On this night the leading lady was apparently murdered. On this day these people all involved in the production are brought back by the fiancee of this murder victim a distinguished playwright to read for parts in his new play. However he believes she was murdered and now wants to catch the killer.
Marvel Comics' team of mutant superheroes The X-Men return in a sequel to the blockbuster hit of 2001.
Cruzin' chronicles a 12 day, 1000 mile bike ride from northern to southern Vietnam. The film focuses on former Olympian, Antonio 'Tony' Cruz and 13 of his closest friends and bike enthusiasts. It's considered one of the most rigorous leisure rides due to steep climbs and massive rollers. This is an entirely experimental film: the cameras are always on the riders which allows the audience to be immersed in their actual journey. The idea was to depict the camaraderie between friends and...
From visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes The Matrix Resurrections , the long-awaited fourth film in the ground-breaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new film reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.
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