It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed so vociferously on its release in the US--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone. But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security. Willem Dafoe interprets Jesus as spacey, indecisive and none too charismatic (though maybe that's just Dafoe himself), but his Sermon on the Mount is radiant with visionary fire; a bit less successful is method actor Harvey Keitel, who gives the internally conflicted Judas a noticeable Brooklyn accent, and doesn't bring much imagination to a role that demands a revisionist's approach. Despite director Martin Scorsese's penchant for stupid camera tricks, much of the desert footage is simply breathtaking, even on small screen. Ultimately, Last Temptation is not much more historically illuminating than Monty Python's Life of Brian, but hey, if it's authenticity you're after, try Gibbon's. --Miles Bethany
Producer & television star David Gest presents a feature length definitive portrait of his best friend Michael Jackson through the eyes of family friends and music legends including Smokey Robinson Dionne Warwick Whitney Houston Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson Holland-Dozier-Holland Gamble & Huff Freda Payne The Temptations' Dennis Edwards Martha Reeves Paul Anka Petula Clark Jimmy Ruffin Percy Sledge Brenda Holloway Kim Weston Bobby Taylor Russell Thompkins Jr. plus many more. Includes never before seen footage and unprecedented interviews with Michael's Mum Katherine and siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson covering all the highs and also the lows in the King of Pop's extraordinary life story uniquely told by those who knew him best. Plus fantastic music from The Jackson 5 and other Motown Legends.
One of the highest rated sitcoms of the 1970s attracting 16 million viewers at the peak of its popularity Love Thy Neighbour explores the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds (Rudolph Walker) and Eddie Booth (Jack Smethurst). This release features episodes one and two of Series One.
One Night in Heaven, or--to be precise--one night in the studio on "Later with Jools Holland". Quite frankly, ever since this board-sweeping performance by Manchester's gift to Britfunk there's been little to compete with it in terms of sheer "must-see-againness", and now here it is, the kind of stuff the crisp'n'clean DVD format was surely invented for. All the hits are here, including the title track, "Angel Street" and "Movin' On Up", while the stonking percussion break in "Sight for Sore Eyes" is reason enough in itself to buy this item. The overall standards here are high enough to allow us to forgive the inclusion of the ghastly-but-inevitable "Search for the Hero", buried as it is in the no-person's land between the middle of the concert and the finale. There's also a choir and a suitably zippy string section (dimly referred to as a "mini-orchestra" on the cover blurb), and Holland gets to join in a couple of times, perfectly at ease as ever. --Roger Thomas
Tilly and Friends follows the adventures of a little girl and her five animal friends. There’s Hector the playful pig Tumpty the gentle elephant Doodle the apple loving crocodile Tiptoe the little rabbit who loves to twinkle and Pru the fabulously glamorous but rather bossy chicken. In the Princess Tilly episode Tilly tries on a knight’s shield from the dressing up box Pru is horrified. She thinks boys should be knights and girls should be princesses. But being a princess and waiting around to be rescued is boring and Tilly doesn’t think it’s fair that Tiptoe Hector and Tumpty get to have all the fun just because they’re boys. But when the brave knights run into trouble in the garden shed it’s up to the Princesses to come to rescue! Princess Tilly includes 9 further episodes; Princess Tilly Pru and The Bangle Doodle and The Marching Band Tiptoe’s Rainbow Tumpty The Great Pru and The Feather Fairy Hector and The Dandelion Doctor Tilly Tilly’s Bug Hotel Tilly and The Splodge.
Adapted from the hugely acclaimed best-selling novel by Marc Dugain writer-director Francois Duperyon's The Officer's Ward is an insightful honest and profoundly moving meditation on love loss and the physical and mental scars inflicted by the horror of war. Screened in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film festival The Officer's Ward atmospherically creates the world of Adrien Fournier (Eric Caravaca) a handsome young French officer who returns from the front with hideous facial
The Manageress: Series 1 (2 Discs)
Winner of seven Academy Awards (1973) including Best Picture, The Sting is one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed films of all time. Set in the 1930s, this intricate comedy caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook (Robert Redford) and veteran con man (Paul Newman) who seek revenge on the vicious crime lord (Robert Shaw) who murdered one of their gang. How this group of charlatans puts the sting on their enemy makes for the greatest double-cross in movie history.
Season 2: Unfortunately, Rachel's brave intention to announce her feelings is scuppered in the season opener "T.O.W. Ross' New Girlfriend". It doesn't matter how great her hair looks (a real-life accident when a friend cut it with a razor), or how many sneaky tricks she tries to separate them. Ultimately it takes a peculiar doppelganger to lure the new girl away in "T.O.W. Russ" (Schwimmer credited as "Snaro"). The Friends couldn't be happier to have the angst and tension relieved, and "T.O.W. Ross and Rachel ... You Know" is unsurprisingly an all-time fan favourite. This was straightforward compared to the other side of Ross' love life in "T.O.W. the Lesbian Wedding" though. Initiating another will-they/won't-they subplot was the introduction of Richard (Tom Selleck) as a new flame for Monica. Highlights for the other characters all centred on the Emmy-winning two-part "T.O. W. After the Super Bowl" with a stunning cameo list including Brooke Shields, Chris Isaak, Dan Castellaneta (Homer from The Simpsons), Jean-Claude Van Damme and Julia Roberts (whom Perry subsequently dated a short while). Another great highlight was Chandler and Joey's ineptitude in "T.O.W the Baby on the Bus", which also featured Chrissie Hynde giving Phoebe's "Smelly Cat" its best ever rendition on guitar. To leave viewers hanging, the year ended with Rachel in understandable uncertainty over "T.O.W. Barry and Mindy's Wedding" (her ex-fiancé and ex-best friend). --Paul Tonks
300 people squeezed into The Cavern Club in Liverpool on 14 December 1999 to watch Paul McCartney perform at The Beatles' legendary venue for the first time since 1963. Joining Paul on stage were Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour Deep Purple drummer Ian Palce the legendary Mick Green and Pete Wingfield. The atmosphere and the unique occasion combine to make this a fantastic rock event. Tracks include: Honey Hush / Blue Jean Bop / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Fabulous / What It Is /
Have you ever dreamt of escaping to a land where the sun sea sand and most of all Samba dancing is in everyone's prime lifestyle? Raymond has! Raymond hopes to find the girl of his dreams in Rio de Janeiro the fabulous dancer Orlinda who graces the cover of Samba Monthly. Upon arrival in Rio Raymond hooks up with an eccentric taxi driver name Paulo (Santiago Segura) who is only too happy to help him spend his fortune. Together they hunt down the exotic Orlinda (Vanessa Nunes). After a night of passion Raymond awakens to find both Orlinda and his money have vanished. His troubles have only just begun as everyone on the streets of Rio wants Raymond's money.
Far, far away, in a little mushroom village, live a group of little blue pixies in short trousers and white bonnets called The Smurfs. Only as tall as three apples, they speak in Smurf , a language that only they understand. The Smurfs are carefree, peaceful creatures that live in harmony with nature. But they have a nasty habit of wanting to act like man, which causes them 1,001 problems. Contains all 28 episodes from Season 4
You can't cheat an honest man. Jack Steve and Goat are East-End Spivs. They spend their time wheeling and dealing wherever and whenever they can. It's not until Jack and the others get involved with a guy called Villa and they are landed with a big payday they have been waiting for when they realise what a mess they are into. At the back of the lorry they have smuggled goods in they find illigal immegrants. Most of them escape but they are left with 2 kids; a boy and a girl and have to decide what to do with them...Are they going to look after them and feed them clothe them and love them? Or are they going to leave them on the streets of East-End London...
The Breakfast Club: Without doubt John Hughes' The Breakfast Club is one of the greatest teen movies of all-time if not the best. Without it we might not have witnessed the phenomenal rise of the 'Brat Pack'; the group of actors synonymous with the teen films of the '80s. They were five teenage students with nothing in common faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their High School library. At 7am they had nothing to say but by 4pm they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends. To the outside world they were simply the Jock the Brain the Criminal the Princess and the Kook but to each other they would always be the Breakfast Club. The film's title comes from the nickname invented by students and staff for detention at the school attended by the son of one of John Hughes' friends. Thus those who were sent to detention were designated members of ""The Breakfast Club"". Weird Science: It's all in the name of science. Weird Science. The Frankenstein legend takes an uproarious twist in this outrageous special effects - laden comedy from John Hughes. Nerdy computer whiz Wyatt Donnelly and best friend Gary Wallace (Anthony Michael Hall) endeavour to create the ""perfect woman"" (the magnificent Kelly Le Brock). Like a computer generated fairy godmother the duo's out-of-this-world creation guides the pair through the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescence. This far-out sci-fi fable brings every-one's favourite teen fantasies to life through the miracle of Weird Science.
A feel-good British comedy in a similar vein to The Full Monty and Bend it like Beckham with a nod to Slumdog Millionaire, released on DVD 13th May 2013 The Cowboys are a local Sunday soccer team who always seem to finish bottom of the league. Now, they've finally run out of money and after losing yet another match they do what they always do to drown their sorrows - go to the pub and head off for an Indian. Barred from every Indian restaurant in town due to their bad behaviour, there's only the Taj Tandoori left to go for the Cowboys last team meal. When it comes to paying the bill the realization of not having enough money finally hits home but instead of calling the Police the owner offers the Cowboys a sponsorship deal they just can't refuse. Financing the team to keep it going the Cowboys in exchange must work as waiters in his restaurant, rename the team the Taj Cowboys and sport a ridiculous new football strip. Unknown to the Cowboys the restaurateur is really using them as security against a local racketeer run by a psychotic gangster known only as American Bob (Robert Vaughn). Reasoning with American Bob only leads to more misery and destruction but when the chips are down the Cowboys and the Indians form the most unlikely of alliances as they take on American Bob and his mighty bandits head on. Together they'll prove that... Eleven united can never be defeated. Special Features: Trailer Commentary with Director Jeremy Wooding and Producer John Adams Four Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes.
Dublin. An enigmatic, leather-clad figure weaves its way through traffic on a powerful motorbike. This is Michael Lynch (KEVIN SPACEY): family man, liar, criminal mastermind and our hero.
20 years on from the ferocious and deeply upsetting original fi lm a young British Asian police officer is going deep undercover into the heart of the Shadwell FC firm. The team's resurgent hooligan element are fired up by a takeover from a Russian billionaire and adventures into Europe, whilst plans to build a new mosque in the shadow of Shadwell's ground create an explosive environment for Mo to defuse. As football and political violence create a perfect storm of social unrest this undercover copper is faced with the question of who he really is and where he belongs. Bonus Features: Making Of Deleted Scenes
The Natural (Dir. Barry Levinson) (1984): Nothing would stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Robert Duvall) who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dreams. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from the New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose Hobbs with his boyhood bat has his chance to lead the Knights to the penant and to finally fufill his dream. The Sting (Dir. George Roy Hill) (1973): The Sting is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of all time. Set in the 1930's this intricate comedy caper deals with an ambitious small time crook (Robert Redford) and a veteran con man (Paul Newman) who seeks revenge on the vicious crime lord (Robert Shaw) who murdered one of their gang. How this group of charlatans puts ""the sting"" on their enemy makes for the greatest double-crosses in movie history complete with an amazing surprise finish...
Performance art with Matthew Barney as the entered apprentice racing to the top of the Guggenheim Museum.
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