Small quirky comedy thrillers such as Drowning Mona are one of the things that American cinema does best and far too rarely. Peter Steinfeld's appealing script attracted a solid cast of stars under the direction of newcomer Nick Gomez (whose previous work includes episodes of The Sopranos). It seems that someone has cut Mona's brake cables and she drove to her death by drowning. Bette Midler's Mona manages to make it entirely plausible that almost everyone might have wanted to kill her: from her son's business partner Eddie (Casey Affleck) to her husband's mistress Rona (Jamie Lee Curtis). The local police chief (Danny DeVito), already burdened with subordinates who refer to running away from danger as "securing the perimeter" and the impending marriage of his daughter (Neve Campbell) to the sweet but unreliable Eddie, has to make sense of the farrago of lies and half-truths which is all anyone will tell him. This is an ingenious tightly plotted film which is never too busy to scatter odd little gags at its margins; it's a tall tale, whose complicated telling is half the fun. On the DVD The DVD comes with the theatrical trailer, a director's commentary, interviews with the stars and four deleted scenes. The picture is 1.85:1 anamorphic and the sound is Dolby Surround. --Roz Kaveney
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer: (WS Anamorphic / English Subtitles / English Stereo) The exciting adventures of Rudolph the most famous reindeer of all come magically to life in this feature-length animated musical full of loveable characters and voiced by an all-star cast. Ridiculed because of his nose Rudolph runs away to the North Pole where he befriends Slyly the fox (Eric Idle) and Leonard the polar bear (Bob Newhart). When his friend Zoey a young doe is captured b
This one off special traces the history of the event through interviews and recollections of the original stars and provides a contemporary perspective on a landmark event.
The first horror film to be released under the legendary Amicus Productions banner Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors has long been a firm favourite of horror fans. Five passengers (Christoper Lee Roy Castle Kenny Lynch Donald Sutherland and Alan Freeman) sharing a compartment on a train are joined by the mysterious Dr. Schreck (Peter Cushing) who offers to tell their fortunes by reading a deck of Tarot cards which he refers to as his ""house of horrors"". As each of the five stories unfolds the passengers become progressively horrified by Schreck's revelations...
Cup Fever Barton United's hopes of winning the Manchester junior football league receive a setback when their ground is taken over and used as a car park forcing the boys into action... Hide & Seek Keith absconds from school in the hope that his father will take him to Canada yet Keith's father seems more interested in robbing a bank...
Based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story this romantic epic stars Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson as two strangers who meet fall in love and marry in post-war Paris. Taylor represents the Ellswirth family: eccentric and free spending but seemingly always on the brink of bankruptcy. When she is unable to change her ways when married life becomes more difficult...
Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1971 and eight classic episodes from that year.
Two professional motorcycle racers (a cossetted professional and a hotheaded privateer) competing in the world motorcycle championships find themselves at odds in a more personal type of competition: they both love the same woman...
Once again action and adventure pursue maverick British rifleman Major Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean). In Sharpe's Gold the dashing and heroic major pits his wits against El Casco A Terrifying partisan leader who has a chilling way of dealing with his enemies.Sharpe's Mission to trade guns for deserters is imperilled by the beautiful and desirable Ellie who follows him into the hills where there is rumoured to be hidden Aztec gold.
The connection between National Geographic and The Lord of the Rings may seem tentative, but the illuminating TV special Beyond the Movie proves otherwise. While incorporating cast and crew interviews and film clips from director Peter Jackson's 2001 blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring, this hour-long documentary transcends timely opportunism to explore the myriad inspirations for JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth fantasy classic, beginning with the influence of Tolkien's idyllic childhood in rural England, which served as the model for his threatened Hobbit paradise. Equally fascinating are the influences of Tolkien's experience in World War I and the "evil" of industrial development on his work, and more directly those of Anglo-Saxon poetry (notably Beowulf) and the mythology of the Finnish Kalevala, which formed the basis of Tolkien's elvish culture. The author's passion for nature conservancy and cultural preservation are what ultimately serve the National Geographic agenda, but eloquent testimonials by archaeologists, anthropologists, and filmmakers make this a most agreeable hour of justified propaganda. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1976 and eight classic episodes from that year.
Parts is the story of a man and a woman in love in a place full of lies deception death and danger. It is a story of a place called Clonus where nothing occurs by chance and everyone will die by the horror of freezing to be used later for their body parts. It is the story of the accidental love affair of Richard and Lena who are unwitting clones not people and of the doctors and guides and their lies and surveillance. But most of all it is the story of Richard who uncovers the truth and plots to escape. Parts is a film involving the realities of today's miracle science with the drama and shock of a horror thriller It is the story of what happens when science and nightmare merge.
Thatcher's Britain the 80's Dean a shy working class lad from Romford has been kicked out by his abusive father. He heads for London and meets up with gallery owner and society hostess Lady Gryffoyn embarking on a new life of deception and duplicity. As Dean heads off to Europe and spends more of the upper classes' money the fraud squad closes in on him.
When Jan Scruggs returns from the Vietnam War he feels alienated from the world he left only two short years ago. Jan only feels comfortable when he is in the company of someone with whom he shares a common bond - another Vietnam veteran. Jan forms an idea to heal the wounds of a nation split apart by war and at a veterans' meeting he suggests a memorial to those who fought in vietnam. Jan's idea is met with angry disapproval and so he takes on the memorial as his personal goal determined to honour those who served.
All actors have to try a mental-impairment role at some point in their careers (don't they?), and Mel Gibson took his best shot with this sweet film about a young retarded man and his gentle relationship with an older woman (Piper Laurie) who teaches him to read and to adjust to the real world. Tim's parents come to trust the woman's honourable intentions, but the movie still gives Mel's female fans a lot to swoon over; it's a platonic romance with plenty of temptation that is never acted upon. Add to that the fact that Gibson is really quite good in the title role--after Mad Max, this was Mel's first widely seen opportunity to prove himself in a dramatic role before his higher-profile roles in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Gallipoli. Tim is a bit too schmaltzy and sentimental, but this 1979 release has gained a loyal audience over the years, and the film has a lot more than just a young Mel Gibson to recommend it. --Jeff Shannon
The story of the team who were picked to track down the terrorists involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. Eleven young Israeli athletes were taken hostage by terrorists and the brutal surprise attack ended in their deaths. Sword Of Gideon tells the dramatic story about the anti-terrorist commandos who vowed to avenge their murders.
Anthony Quinn stars as Inuk an Eskimo whose daily routine is a constant struggle to survive in one of the most hostile and hauntingly beautiful of climates. As Inuk's family grows in number (and corresponding mouths to feed) new societies of white trappers with new weaponry begin to infringe Inuit land making it harder for Inuk to live. When the clash of cultures results in the accidental death of a missionary Inuk must use all his skills to keep one step ahead of the two Mounties (Peter O'Toole and Carlo Giustini) determined to bring the killer to justice...
Based on the stories of Hans Christen Andersen this is the tale of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina who join forces and take a remarkable journey together. Many years ago their village was destroyed by an evil giant and now they pair up to return to where they grew up.
In this edge-of-the-seat action drama, Telly Savalas (The Dirty Dozen, Kelly s Heroes and TVs Kojak) plays Harry Webb, a ruthless security mastermind for an international diamond syndicate trying to stop the disappearance of millions of dollars worth of gems from a South African mine. Life is cheap is this corner of Africa but Webb s deputy, Mike Bradley, (Peter Fonda, Easy rider) has begun to realise how bloodthirsty his boss really is. Never the less, hoping for a better life with his girlfriend Clare (played by Maud Adams, eye-catching bond girl Octopussy), Bradley unwillingly becomes involved in a desperate operation to plunder the mine. The raid is planned by a motley bunch of mercenaries including O.J. Simpson (The Naked Gun), Hugh O Brian (Game of Death, The Shootist) and the menacing Christopher Lee (the Star Wars series and The Lord Of The Rings), who quickly demonstrate by killing an innocent women how they can be as merciless as Webb. He will certainly stop enough nothing to protect the company and Bradley and Clare are going to be caught in the middle when the bullets start flying... Released in the U.S. as Killer Force.
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