Features the next 8 superb episodes of international espionage featuring super-spy John Drake (Patrick McGoohan). Episode 21 - Vacation: Drake takes an assassin into custody then assumes his identity in order to uncover the intended victim. Episode 22 - The Conspirators: Drake is assigned as a bodyguard to protect the wife of a murdered diplomat. Episode 23 - The Honeymooners: Drake investigates when a groom is accused of murder on his honeymoon in the Far East. Episode 24 - The Gallows Tree: The fingerprints of a terrorist spy believed dead ten years earlier are discovered. Drake is brought in to uncover the mystery. Episode 25 - The Relaxed Informer: In order to unravel a security leak Drake carries out a daring hold-up which leads him into more trouble. Episode 26 - The Brothers: Two bandits kill one of the occupants of a crashed plane and steel a valuable diplomatic satchel. Drake is brought in to retrieve these documents at any cost. Episode 27 - The Journey Ends Half Way: Drake travels to China to investigate the disappearance of an eminent doctor who had bee trying to escape the Communist regime. Episode 28 - Bury The Dead: Drake takes over a dangerous mission when he receives an encoded ticket containing a message that a NATO agent has been killed.
Arucard and the Hellsing organisation face a twofold challenge! A traitor within begins leaking classified information and a TV journalist is out to expose Hellsing's secret mission! Episodes include: Innocent As A Human Brotherhood and Dead Zone.
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew that has been decimated by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He lands on a forgotten island and begins to plot his vengence. He wishes to sink the U-Boat that has floated up by means of any method imaginable to him and sets about to make the courageous attempt assisted by Louie the islands Government Admistrator.
A spellbinding ghost story unfolds when 12-year old Jane Stuart discovers that her mysterious father (Sam Waterston) whom the family has tried to convince her is dead resurfaces to reconcile his troubled past. She discovers a kind man genuinely interested in both her welfare and her mother's. With the assistance of a powerful mystic (Colleen Dewhurst) Jane resolves to reunite her parents despite the horrible forces that stand in her way!
As much a composer as a performer Barre has worked in the areas of film ballet and theater throughout the years whilst his stage experience spans a wide range of musical styles from coleman Hawkins to Cecil Taylor to Interactive Electronic music. His work in the 1970's with John Surman and Stu Martin as The Trio became a model in itself and influenced many younger musicians.
The Metamorph: Koenig goes to rescue two captured pilots from the planet Psychon but comes to meet Mentor a man lording over a world of virtual zombies who work for him as miners. Koenig believes he is capable of defeating Mentor and preventing him using a biological computer that feeds on the minds and bodies of his slaves. The Exiles: Travelling through space are fifty cylinder-shaped objects. When Koenig recovers one inside is a young man named Cantar. This is the mark of the trouble to come as Cantar and his wife force their way into the power station and use its energy to transport them to their own planet from which they were exiled. One Moment of Humanity: Zamara a striking alien woman materialises aboard Moonbase and takes two people back to her own planet. However Zamara and her accomplice Zarl are in fact super-androids developed by successive generations of self-reproducing computers and want to wipe out the humans who invented them. All That Glisters: After scanning a planet which contains Milgonite a rare mineral vital to Alpha's life support system the Alphans are eager to visit it. However by the time that they discover that there is no Milgonite only a deceptive lethal drug it is too late. The deadly rock is already aboard Alpha.
For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on a first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds--an astounding amount--and ran for two seasons from 1975 to 77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances are: the moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from its orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course the show is not without its detractors, having been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticised the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway", which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propel it out of orbit and sent it flying through space without regard for any physical laws. In "Earthbound", aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com
The worst enemy of the night is one of its own! A secret war brews in the night - a war where humanity is only a pawn. The Hellsing Organization deploys in the shadows to protect the mortal world. But now artificially spawned vampires have appeared forcing Hellsing to call in their ultimate weapon; the rogue vampire - Arucard! After he transforms the dying Seras Victoria into a vampire they join forces to combat the undead army as well as to quell their new found hunger....
Tasmania Australia the world's most isolated island. It's rumoured deep within Tasmania's wilderness an ancient species known as the Tasmanian tiger is alive and breeding. Yet modern science refuses to believe such a creature now exists since no witnesses have ever been able to prove it. That is until zoology student Nina claims she can breach Tasmania's impenetrable forests and reveal the tiger's existance to be true. Driving Nina's quest is one critical piece of proof: a paw print taken by her sister just before she met with a fatal accident eight years ago. But what Nina doesn't know is how Tasmania became Australia and the world's most dangerous island in the 19th Century when the murderous convict Alexander Pearce (aka The Pieman) broke out of prison only to eat his fellow escapees. Pearce was hung for cannabalism in 1824 but not before he has spawned a blood line who inherited his taste for human flesh. Soon Nina and her friends discover that in the wild whilst one species may have died out another has thrived - in the form of Pieman's descendants. When she sets out with her partner Matt and his old mate Jack and his girlfriend Rebecca their little expedition encounters the island's reigning breed but one who stands on two legs not four. The Pieman clan has survived and their need to feed and breed turns Nina Matt Jack and Rebecca into the next endangered species.
On Halloween night the pirate radio show 'American Nightmare' is broadcasting through the night. The show's cynical and sadistic presenter has invited listeners to phone in and share their worst nightmares while he commemorates the massacre of four college students one year ago. At a local cafe seven friends have gathered for dinner before heading out for a Halloween party. With the radio show playing in the cafe they each take a turn to phone in and describe their worst fears. But unbeknownst to them a killer is lurking nearby - a killer whose only intention is to turn their fears into a violent reality.
The Hellsing Organization's war against the undead intensifies! The organization suffers major losses in battle and Arucard must confront the deadly Pladin Alexander from Iscariot again! Then the stakes are raised as he prepares to face one of the original undead - and Integra fights for her life against her own sister! Episodes comprise: Duel Kill House and Red Rose Vertigo.
To an undercover detective and his partner, events seem like a typical gangland power struggle, but a feared criminal puppeteer seeks a powerful artifact with which to change the balance of power, and gain the power of gods.
For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on a first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds, an astounding amount, and ran for two seasons from 1975-77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. The moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from Earth's orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course the show is not without its detractors, and has been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticized the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway," which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propelling it out of Earth's orbit and flying through space without regard to any physical laws. In "Earthbound," aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the Galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com
The opening credits of Spanish Fly promise "Leslie Phillips vs. Terry-Thomas", making this the British comic innuendo version of King Kong vs. Godzilla or Frankenstein vs. the Wolf Man, with the two masters of fnarr-fnarr lecherous English lounge lizardry pitted against each other. It's a sunstruck, terminally silly slice of fluff of the stripe that passed for a sex film in 1976 ("Go and butter yourself", someone says) but seems almost comically innocent these days. The sort of film that boasts special credits for women's fashions by Cornelia James and underwear by Janet Reger, it tells the story of a gap-toothed con man (Thomas) exiled to sunny Spain. He adds ground-up cantharides to undrinkable plonk to create a market for aphrodisiac wine, and impotent underwear tycoon (Phillips) benefits from the effects of the product as he gets to grips with four lovely models, until his wife (Sue Lloyd) shows up and a side-effect means he starts barking like a dog. The stars are game, but the material--from a story by producer Peter James, now a horror novelist--is skimpier than the starlets' bikinis and none of the pretty girls has any comic timing (though they all get topless scenes). Students of British pop culture will note the bizarre juxtaposition of hiring an uncredited Francis Matthews, the upright voice of Captain Scarlet, to dub the roles of a gay Spanish photographer and (for one bad gag) a disgusted dog. On the DVD: The picture is fullscreen. There are no extras.--Kim Newman
When Peter Gabriel Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford joined forces in the late sixties their initial intentions were not to be recording artists in their own right but rather songwriters writing songs that would ultimately be recorded by other artists. That initial plan soon fell by the wayside when in the early seventies the group secured a record deal and started releasing albums as Genesis. During the subsequent years the group progressed from being at the forefront of the underground scene with the release of such albums as Trespass and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway to become the household names upon the release of multi-million selling albums such as We Can't Dance and Invisible Touch. By talking to the individual members of the group - long-standing members Tony Banks Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford ex-members Peter Gabriel Steve Hackett Anthony Phillips Daryl Stuermer and Jonathan Silver and the last singer Ray Wilson we will discover what they consider to be their favourite Genesis songs and the reasons why certain songs have a special place in the Genesis story. Features cuts from: 'I Can't Dance' 'Invisible Touch' 'Follow You Follow Me' 'The Musical Box' 'Supper's Ready' 'I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)' 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' 'Afterglow' 'Misunderstanding' 'Turn It On Again' 'Mama' and 'Land of Confusion'.
taught by Jim Wood, Kenny Kosek, Vassar Clements, Richard Greene, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Jay Ungar, Stacy Phillips The eight lessons on this DVD, compiled from Homespun's incomparable library of music instruction, represent fiddle tuition at its ver
How can one paint in pastel when pastel is essentially a medium used for drawing? The answer to this question lies in understanding the richness and versatility of pastel. Versatile quick to use and easy to master pastels have been a medium of choice for many artists. Let us guide you from blank paper to finished painting. Your tutors are Barry Watkin popular British painter and author and Aubrey Phillips member of the Pastel Society and the Royal West Of England Academy and Gold Medal Winner at the Paris Salon. Tutorial One - Filmed in the stunning scenery of Somerset the different aspects of the landscape in conjunction with the sky water and buildings. Tutorial Two - Composition when using pastels outdoors. Tutorial Three - Simplifying the scene. Filmed amongst the breathtaking scenery of the lakes and mountains of mid-Wales.
This 7-time Emmy award-winning series is a remarkable blend of quirky humour and heartwarming storytelling. With a fine ensemble cast including Rob Morrow and John Corbett Northern Exposure is a timeless series. Featuring all the episodes from seasons 1 to 4! Series 1: 1. Pilot 2. Brains 3. Know-How & Native Intelligence 4. Dreams Schemes And Putting Greens 5. Soapy Sanderson 6. The Russian Flu 7. Sex Lies & Ed's Tape 8. A Kodiak Moment 9. Aurora Borealis Series 2: 1. Goodbye To All That 2. The Big Kiss 3. All Is Vanity 4. What I Did For Love 5. Spring Break 6. War And Peace 7. Slow Dance Series 3: 1. The Bumpy Road to Love 2. Only You 3. Oy Wilderness 4. Animals 'R' Us 5. Jules et Joel 6. The Body in Question 7. Roots 8. A-Hunting We Will Go 9. Get Real 10. Seoul Mates 11. Dateline: Cicely 12. Our Tribe 13. Things Become Extinct 14. Burning Down the House 15. Democracy in America 16. Three Amigos 17. Lost and Found 18. My Mother My Sister 19. Wake Up Call 20. The Final Frontier 21. It Happened in Juneau 22. Our Wedding 23. Cicely Series 4: 1. Northwest Passages 2. Midnight Sun 3. Nothing's Perfect 4. Heroes 5. Blowing Bubbles 6. On Your Own 7. The Bad Seed 8. Thanksgiving 9. Do the Right Thing 10. Crime and Punishment 11. Survival of the Species 12. Revelations 13. Duets 14. Grosse Point 48230 15. Learning Curve 16. Ill Wind 17. Love's Labour Mislaid 18. Northern Lights 19. Family Feud 20. Homesick 21. The Big Feast 22. Kaddish For Uncle Manny 23. Mud and Blood 24. Sleeping With the Enemy 25. Old Tree
Doctor In Trouble: The madcap doctor team are at it again! This time Dr. Burke stows away on a cruise ship when his girlfriend is assigned a modelling job aboard the vessel and ends up as a ship's doctor. Very Important Person: A happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits POWs in a German camp find out their new acerbic fellow prisoner rather unpopular with the rest of the chaps is a key officer who must be spirited to freedom at all cost. Don't Just Lie There Say Something Based on the stage play this is an all-star fast paced political farce as a Whitehall secretary bares all in a bid to save her boss and his assistant...
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