Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an average family man in Seattle who heads up the hi-tech security team at his local bank. But following a seemingly trivial case of identity theft Jack's life is turned upside-down when he discovers that his wife (Virginia Madsen) and two kids have been kidnapped. The ransom? A mere 0 million which the kidnappers led by Bill Cox (Paul Bettany) want Jack to obtain for them via his expert computer skills. Initially compliant Jack is soon irked by Cox and his cronies to the point where he decides to risk everything to get his family back and bring the bad guys to justice...
Donnie Darko - Director's Cut: October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko a brilliant but troubled teenager plagued by terrifying visions of which he alone holds the key to the meaning. With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex teacher Grandma Death he must unravel the strange occurrences infecting his school his home and his life before a horrifying spectre known only as ""Frank"" can pull Donnie over the edge of his sanity. (Dir. Richard Kelly 2001) Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the sex drugs and rock 'n' roll generation saved Hollywood. This searing documentary traces the highs and lows the scandals and celebrations the tragedies and the triumphs that shaped this phenomenal period in cinema history. Adapted from Peter Biskind's literary phenomenon the book that blew the lid off both Hollywood and the lives of the infamous celebrated movie makers who came to be known as the 'movie brats'. Contains never before seen fotage shot by the legendary film makers themselves from parties premieres and film sets. Packed with clips from such seminal movies as 'Bonnie And Clyde' 'Jaws' 'The Deer Hunter' 'Star Wars' 'Easy Rider' 'Taxi Driver' 'Shampoo' and 'Chinatown' and featuring all-new interviews with Dennis Hopper Roger Corman Cybil Shepherd Richard Dreyfuss and Peter Fonda. (Dir. Kenneth Bowser 2003) Overnight: There's more than one way to shoot yourself in Hollywood! Alternately hilarious and horrifying Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy a Boston-bred bartender sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints. The deal includes a directing gig for Duffy a soundtrack gig for his band and at one point there's even an offer to purchase the bar he works at. Duffy uses his newfound good fortune as fuel to mistreat his associates friends and even his own brother. With his overwhelming arrogance he burns every bridge possible in both the music and film industries. Soon his calls go unreturned the studio drops the film and the picture ends up going into production with half the original budget. Duffy's rise and subsequent fall from Hollywood grace is something you won't believe unless you see it for yourself. (Dir. Tony Montana & Mark Brian Smith 2003)
This gripping documentary of the 20th century's most terrible conflict combines film footage from news services military archivists and ministries of propaganda to bring the war vividly to life. With knowledgeable narration from Patrick Allen this is a one volume of the definitive DVD collection of World War 2.
Inspired by director Cameron Crowe's own experiences and set in the 1970s, the film follows a fifteen year old wannabe journalist who gets the opportunity to interview and go on the road with a hard living rock band.
ATV's famous boardroom drama from the 1960s stars Patrick Wymark as the now-knighted Sir John Wilder, the ruthless and power-hungry executive whom everybody loved to hate. Recently made Ambassador for Special Situations and Trade, he still maintains his adversarial relationship with Caswell Bligh (Clfford Evans) in their fight for political power and economic one-upmanship. Contains all 13 episodes from series 3 along with the following special features: Special Features: Man from Italy (mute), Alternative Main Titles and Promotion, Promotional Trailers, 35mm Title Footage (mute)
The Ninja's way is the only way to survive.... Two rival gangs the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination of the territory of Great Shanghai. Only one force can put an end to this....
A team of scientists visit an unknown planet in hopes of finding a new safe world. Instead they find a mutated species that turns the expedition deadly.
He tamed the West but could he tame her? Cattle baron banker and model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife Katherine who left him two years earlier suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifest
X-MenBorn into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Under the tutelage of Professor X (Patrick Stewart) the outcasts learn to harness their powers and must now protect mankind from the evil Magneto (Ian McKellen). This first chapter of the X-Men saga features an all-star cast including Hugh Jackman Halle Berry Anna Paquin and Rebecca Romijn. X-Men 2Hatred and distrust brew between human and mutantkind. An unprovoked mutant attack on the President gives General William Stryker (Brian Cox) his long-awaited opportunity to wage all-out war against the mutants. A war that would leave only one race victorious. Xavier (Patrick Stewart) Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) Storm (Halle Berry) and the other X-Men must unite with their old adversary Magneto (Ian McKellen) to prevent a devastating confrontation that could destroy everyone on the planet. In X-Men 2 acclaimed director Bryan Singer delivers state-of-the-art special effects explosive action and one twist after another. X-Men 2 takes excitement to the Xtreme! X-Men: The Last StandThe third installment in the X-Men films: The divide between humans and mutants has gotten to a crucial point when a cure to irradiate mutations is found. Pushing patience to the limit in the mutant community the line has been drawn and Professor X needs to decide which path to follow. X-Men Origins: WolverineBeastly badass Wolverine (Jackman) is a member of elite military squadron Team X. But when he tries to leave violence behind to become a family man he finds his past catching up with him in brutal fashion - not least his carnage-loving half-brother Sabretooth (Schreiber). X-Men: First ClassSee how it all began in this thrilling first chapter of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr became Professor X and Magneto they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were enemies they were the closest of friends and gathered an elite team of mutants to form the X-Men in an attempt to prevent World War 3! The Wolverine (Includes 3D and 2D Blu-Ray)This stand-alone epic-action adventure set in modern day Japan reveals the untold story of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) the most iconic character from the X-Men universe and evolves the character saga to new levels of depth intensity and visceral action. Out of his depth in an unknown world he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle than will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality emerging more powerful than ever before.
When five friends discover the old Marquez Academy they have enterded a mysterious world of terror a world where the line between reality and the supernatural is blurred... In this remote setting there exists a macabre world of ancient and terrifying rituals carried out to perpetuate evil and spread it to the living. A man searching for a missing relative is their only lifeline. He stubbornly tries to uncover the mystery of the 'chosen ones'... Together they must survive and
Wonder Boy of the world dance scene Patrick Dupond Claude DeVulpian and No''lla Pontois the epitome of French ballerinas highlight this special program that features music by renowned composers such as Tchaikovsky Shostakovich & Meyerbeer and is sure to delight and impress Ballet fans everywhere. This stellar DVD features a selection of works choreographed by Nobert Schmucki especially for the stars of the Paris Opera Ballet the Company known as the Cradle of Classical Ballet.
Manon Lescaut Puccini's first major success is a work of impassioned emotions based on the 18th-century novel by Abb Prvost depicting the doomed infatuation of Chevalier des Grieux for beautiful fun-loving Manon. Puccini clothes the story in warmly passionate music that makes a direct appeal to the listener's emotions. This production by Graham Vick for Glyndebourne Festival Opera which was filmed in 1997 stars Romanian soprano Adina Nitescu as the ill-fated Manon American tenor Patrick Denniston as Des Grieux and Italian baritone Roberto de Candia as Lescaut. The conductor is John Eliot Gardiner.
Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly detailed saga of fierce combat tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance Gibson is William Wallace a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation...
Ninja Dragon: Set in Great Shanghai - two rival gangs the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination in the territory. Only one force can stop the remorseless killings: the Ninja Dragon! Ninja Squad: The Ninja Empire is at stake as the supreme Ninja master and his disciple confront Ivan the Red a power-hungry Ninja. When the police fail to help the young disciple must reveal his amazing fighting ability to save his sister and avenge his mother's murder. The master must face Ivan the Red in a final gruelling duel to determine the fate of the Ninja Empire.
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