In his remote Asian hideaway the evil Fu Manchu plots the death and discredit of his arch rival Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard as the first step in his plan to become leader of the world's most terrible criminals...
Universally adored film and recording star Doris Day triumphed television comedy rating number one in her timeslot with this light-hearted hit on CBS-TV from 1968-1973. The fourth year of THE DORIS DAY SHOW introduces a new boss Cy Bennett (played by John Dehner) for Doris at Today's World magazine and a new secretary friend Jackie Parker (portrayed by Jackie Joseph). Peter Lawford also joins the cast as Doris' boyfriend Dr. Peter Lawrence. Among the guest stars featured are Bob
An award-winning film centering on the life of a teenage girl who is divided between stirrings of passion and her need for self-fulfilment... Sybylla is a girl living in the Australian outback early in the 20th Century Sybylla is a well of boundless energy wanting desperately to escape the backwardness of her young life. A chance meeting with a charming young man presents her with a tempting offer allowing her to escape the frontier life forever.
After he steals money from the mob Nicky (John Cassavetes) finds out that they have put a contract on him. He turns to lifelong friend Mikey (Peter Falk) for help and advice. His friend it transpires is more Judas than saviour as it becomes clear that he might just be the triggerman Nicky has been dreading.This unusual gangster movie takes us 'Sopranos style' into the lives and pastimes of the gangsters we see.Elaine May (Ishtar) directs wonderful performances from Cassavetes and Falk with great back up from Ned Beatty William Hickney and Sandford Meisner.Down those dark streets these men will tread! Film noir and gangster style meet head on.
Royal Wedding (Dir. Stanley Donen 1951): Brother and sister dance act Tom and Ellen Bowen finish an engagement in New York and journey to London at around the same time as a Royal wedding. On board the cruise ship Ellen meets and falls in love with Lord John Brindale with the result she pays less attention to her dancing. Upon arrival in London Tom auditions for a new partner and meets Anne Ashmond but romance starts to threaten the act... Second Chorus (Dir. H.C. Potte
While the plot of this Australian film may seem a bit familiar (the Ugly Duckling meets Dirty Dancing), the whimsical tone and superb dance sequences will make you forget the movie's predictability. Scott (Paul Mercurio) is a champion ballroom dancer who wants to dance "his own steps". Fran is the homely, beginning dancer who convinces Scott that he should dance his own steps... with her. Complicating matters are Scott's domineering mother (Pat Thompson), a former dancer herself, who wants her son to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championship (the same contest she lost years ago), and a conniving dance committee that is determined that "there are no new steps!" The dancing is enjoyable, yet not overwhelming, and the movie strives hard not to take itself too seriously (the beginning of the film is even styled as a pseudo-documentary). Strictly Ballroom, while not so subtly imparting its moral ("A life lived in fear is a life half-lived"), is a laughable romp that's sure to be a crowd pleaser. --Jenny Brown, Amazon.com
A lonely middle-aged catering manager (Bob Hoskins) spends all of his time studying tapes of an eccentric TV chef (Arsine Khanjian).
An adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale. Kim (Ravi Sheth) is a happy-go-lucky but street-wise fifteen year-old urchin in India in the 1890s. He lives by his wits but his kind heart has earned him the nickname of 'Friend of All The World'. There are two main influences on Kim's life: Mahbub Ali (Bryan Brown) the tough wily Afghan owner of a horse-train and a saintly old train-loving Buddhist Lama (Peter O'Toole) whom he meets in Lahore. Following a chance meeting with the British Maverick Regiment and its chaplain Kim learns that he is the son of a deserter...
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell play a brother and sister dance team who go to London during the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip and find their own romances. Notable for inspiring songs and Astaires incredible dancing on the ceiling and walls. A must for dancers of all ages and to see once again the greatest dancer of all time.
ITV's famous boardroom drama from the 1960's starring Patrick Wymark Barbara Murray Clifford Evans Rosemary Leach Peter Barkworth Ian Holm and George Sewell. A spin-off from the earlier 'The Plane Makers' 'The Power Game' made a star of Patrick Wymark as the now knighted Sir John Wilder the ruthless and power hungry executive who everybody loved to hate. The series captivated the viewing public in 1965 when first aired (one of the five most watched programme of 1966 when this f
The complete Frankie Videos (fourteen tracks!). Includes a 35 minute programme filmed for and exclusive to 'Hard On'. Which includes interviews with Paul Rutherford Trevor Horn Paul Morely Gary Farrow and Paul Lester. Tracklisting: Relax ; Two Tribes ; The Power Of Love ; Welcome To The Pleasuredome ; Rage Hard ; Warriors Of The Wasteland ; Watching The Wildlife ; Relax: Live Version ; Relax: Laser Version ; Two Tribes '93 ; The Power Of Love: Version 2 ; Welcome To The Pleasuredome '93 ; The Power Of Love: 2K ; Two Tribes: 2K
Fred Astaire dances on the ceiling in this 1951 Alan Jay Lerner musical for MGM, directed by Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain). The appealing story finds Astaire as part of a brother-and-sister act (along with Jane Powell) that travels to London at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding. Astaire and Powell each find romances that threaten to break up the act, but that's mostly fun window dressing in a movie better known for some truly creative sequences made vivid by Donen, including Astaire's famous dance with a hat rack and his duet with Powell, "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You (When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life)?" --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
James Bridges (Urban Cowboy, Bright Lights, Big City) directed this 1979 film that became a worldwide sensation when, just weeks after its release, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident occurred. Jane Fonda (Klute, Julia) plays a television news reporter who is not taken very seriously until a routine story at the local nuclear power plant leads her to what may be a cover-up of epic proportions. She and her cameraman, played by Michael Douglas (Wall Street, American President), hook up with a whistleblower at the plant, played by Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger, Missing). Together they try to uncover the dangers lurking beneath the nuclear reactor and avoid being silenced by the business interests behind the plant. Though topical, The China Syndrome (produced by Douglas) works on its own as a socially conscious thriller that entertains even as it spurs its audience to think. --Robert Lane
Set in the late 1920's Lydia Aspen is a provincial heiress who develops from a bashful teenager to a wild flapper while toying with the affections of the men who are around her.
Aging horror film star Orlok (Karloff) announces his retirement as an apparently average young man (O'Kelly) goes on a shooting spree eventually showing up at a drive-in theater where Orlok is making his final personal appearance...
Planning a summer filled with fun and romance at the remote Placid Pines Camp nothing can prepare a group of young students for the terror-filled encounters ahead of them. Following in the camp tradition the first night is spent playing a spooky game called 'Bloody Murder'. Thrills by the camp fire soon turn into the students worse nightmare as they begin to disappear one by one...
The King of psychedelic swing(ing) is back! Legendary film maker Harry Novak returns with three more slices of outrageous smut, propelling us on a journey down the pits of bad taste and sleaze. Little is left to the imagination as Harry serves up a cocktail of orgy madness and grindhouse mayhem that will bring instant gratification to the most educated of perverse minds!The Notorious Cleopatra:Historical accuracy is flushed down the aqueduct in Novak's bawdy parody of Shakespeare's early tragedy. Dispensing with the play's poetry for nudity and sexual frolics, Caesar is portrayed as a grotesque slob lamenting the lack of beauty amongst his daily orgies. The arrival of the stunning Cleopatra (played by Afro-American actress Sonora) adds a touch of exotica, however proves more than a handful for the infatuated Mark Anthony. Events take a sinister turn as jealousy overcomes both men in their passion for the Queen of the Nile, leading to a bloodbath of murder and mayhem. Cleopatra or not, you sure are a stacked bitch!Wilbur And The Baby Factory:Just as activist stud Wilbur Steele (Peter Ford) is about to be drafted off to Vietnam, two strange men step in and persuade him to take part in a bizarre experiment involving impregnating 2000 women! Saved from the draft, Wilbur is happy to lend his services, only to soon realise he's a human guinea pig for birth control and part of a mad plot to sterilise the whole of the United States. Stuart Lancaster (Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!) plays the benefactor behind the experiment, a deranged billionaire whose manhood is the size of a peanut.The Toy Box:Possibly cinema's first mix of sex, sci-fi, horror and drugs! Widely considered Novak's finest sexploitation movie, The Toy Box revolves around a swingers party, where the guests act out sexually perverse scenarios for a man called Uncle to obtain gifts from a mysterious toy box. Starring the lush, buxom goddess Uschi Digard, this is a hallucinatory, delirious and widely erotic spectacle that is a must-have for every fan of cult, horror or sleaze.
Set against a backdrop of delightful Christmas scenes A Classic Irish Christmas is an enchanting collection of memorable Christmas carols and a wonderful mixture of traditional Irish melodies such as Danny Boy and Galway Bay music that has wrung the heartstrings and brought joy to generations of music lovers. Performed by the talented and respected tenors Peter Stanford Dean MacRae and David Bacon. The timeless magic and excitement of Christmas is captured in the beautiful musical arrangements and is the perfect way to set the scene for a truely glorious welcome to the festive season with an Irish spirit. Tracklisting: 1. Silent Night 2. The First Noel 3. Danny Boy 4. Amazing Grace 5. Red Is The Rose 6. Let There Be Peace 7. Oh Come All Ye Faithful 8. Oh Christmas Tree 9. I Saw Three Ships 10. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 11. My Wild Irish Rose 12. Hark The Herald Angels Sing 13. Love Thee Dearest 14. Jingle Bells 15. Galway Bay 16. Away In A Manger
Viggo Mortensen stars in this stylized thriller from director David Cronenberg.
On 12th May 1960 upon completion of his National Service Elvis Presley joined Frank Sinatra and other special guests for a one-off television show that is now a rare record of the two most popular performers of the 20th century performing together. The tracklist includes 'It's Very Nice' 'Fame And Fortune' 'Witchcraft' 'Come On Bess' 'Gone With The Wind' 'Shall We Dance' and many more.
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