An intelligent android (Michael) constructed by a research team is taken outdoors and successfully passed off as human in a trial run. When the government hears of this they order their own set of tests in Washington. When Dr. Carl Forrester realises the military want his android for a soldier he can't accept it and he and Michael go into hiding to avoid the government.
A gang of unique outcasts and misfits live in a downtown Los Angeles fleapit, known locally as the
In 1987 moviegoers had yet to be crushed under the weight of the 1990s TV remake mania, and Dragnet comes off as fresh and funny. The line between parody and tribute can be hard to draw, but any marginally hip baby boomer who has ever watched Jack Webb's straight-laced Detective Joe Friday caught a glimmer of the comedic vein waiting to be mined beneath Dragnet's gritty Los Angeles streets. Dan Aykroyd plays Joe Friday, the straight-arrow nephew of Webb's iconic cop. This part was made for him (in fact, he's given top writing credit), and under his steely exterior you can tell he's having a ball delivering those rapid-fire recitations of regulations and deadpan expressions of moral outrage. Tom Hanks plays Pep Streebek, the laissez-faire narco agent who is Friday's new partner. Their assignment: bust the Pagans, a wild-and-woolly gang of dope fiends, deadbeats, and beatniks behind a bewildering array of bizarre robberies. Hilarity ensues. Friday and Streebek outfox a corrupt televangelist (Christopher Plummer), bicker over chili dogs and cigarettes, alternately revile and fawn over a porn millionaire (Dabney Coleman), wrestle a 30-foot-long anaconda, and rescue the virgin Connie Swail--the only girl capable of stealing Friday's heart. --Grant Balfour, Amazon.com
As Stated On the Sleeve:In the middle of a stakeout, Detective O'Reily (Michael Ironside) leaves his car to buy a pack of cigareetes. He netres a drugstore in the middle of a robbery. The robbers escape with a hostage, an accountant, whom they murder outside the store. O'Reily is assigned to the case ahd happy to take it because it will take his mind off his divorce and the troublesome nightmares and flashbacks he's been experiencing. As he and his partner investigate the trail of assassins, O'reily is convinced that there is something bigger and more dangerous at work: a sinister doctore (Christopher Plummer) is utilizing horrific psychiatric experiments for his own illict gain.
Clockers (Dir. Spike Lee 1995): When there's murder on the streets everyone is a suspect. A gritty realistic adaptation of Richard Price's best-selling novel director Spike Lee examines the violent world of urban drug dealing through the eyes of Strike (Mekhi Phifer) a 19-year-old ""clocker "" short for round-the-clock pusher. Strike agrees to kill a fellow employee of his boss Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo) an influential popular drug lord. But when the hit goes down it is Strike's moral law-abiding brother Victor (Isaiah Washington) who confesses shocking everyone. The detective assigned to the case Rocco Klein (Harvey Keitel) doesn't believe Victor - the more that Klein along with others in Strike's life start putting the heat on the more the clocker finds himself up against the wall. The question is: Who is the real killer? Shot on location in New York City and Mexico. 'Clockers' was originally supposed to be directed by Martin Scorsese with Robert DeNiro in the role of Rocco Klein. The pair decided to film 'Casino' instead and Lee stepped in - Scorsese remained a producer. Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee 2006): It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover. Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.
Ellen (Amanda Plummer) and her husband Martin (Sean Pertwee) have just moved into an old house in the country to rebuild their life together after the tragic death of the young son. Before long Ellen begins to discover signs which suggest her life is in danger. She begins to understand that the death of her son is somehow connected with the house which is now hell-bent on destroying her.
Evil can dwell in the most innocent of places.... Nine year old Douglas Whooley has decided that this halloween he's going to dress as the title character from his favourite video game - Satan's Little Helper. While trick-or-treating he happens upon a masked psychopath who tricks Dougie into being his 'Little Helper' and the two begin a hellish rampage through the small community of Bell Island. Soon Dougie realises that this is for real and that his new 'master' is a crazed killer determined to murder Dougie's family next.
When Anabel (MARA WILSON) wished for a fairy-godmother, she never dreamed his name would be Murray (MARTIN SHORT)! Before you can say SHABOOM!, Anabel quickly learns that Murray is short on experience and long on excuses. As they are whisked into a hilarious whirlwind of magical mishaps, Anabel and the blundering Murray have until midnight to rescue her dad, battle a wicked witch (KATHLEEN TURNER) and recover stolen magic wands to restore the world to a place where wishes really can come true!
Available on DVD for the very first time! From the creators of Dogtanian and Willy Fog comes the complete series of David The Gnome all 26 episodes voiced by Tom Bosley and narrated by Christopher Plummer! Episodes comprise: 1. Good Medicine 2. Witch Way Out 3. David To The Rescue 4. The Baby Troll 5. Little Houses for Little People 6. The Wedding That Almost Wasn't 7. To Grandfather's House We Go 8. Ghost of Black Lake 9. Kingdom of the Elves 10. The Magic Knife 11. Young Dr. Gnome 12. Happy Birthday to You 13. The Siberian Bear 14. Foxy Dilemma 15. Three Wishes 16. Ivan the Terrible 17. Rabbits Rabbits Everywhere 18. Any Milk Today 19. The Shadowless Stone 20. Friends in Trouble 21. Airlift 22. Big Bad Tom 23. Kangaroo Adventure 24. The Careless Cub 25. The Gift 26. The Mountains of Beyond
Showgirls (Dir. Paul Verhoeven 1995): From the Director of Basic Instinct comes a daring new film that breaks all barriers. Leave your inhibitions at the door and experience the sensation of Showgirls Las Vegas the pleasure capital of the world where stardom can be found..at a price. Fuelled by naked ambition Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) is willing to pay that price working as a ""stripper"" and ""lap-dancer"" in the seedy back room of the Cheetah Club. She is soon discovered by Cristal (Gina Gershon) the seductive star of the biggest sexiest show in Vegas who together with her lover Zack (Kyle MacLachlan) gives her the chance to fulfil her wildest dreams. Behind the glamour lies the sordid side to the nightlife full of traps set with lust and jealousy. Enter the world of Showgirls it's hot it's wild it's wicked it's the ultimate fantasy! 9 1/2 Weeks: (Dir. Adrian Lyne 1986) Elizabeth (Academy Award winner Kim Basinger) is a Soho gallery worker romantically uninvolved since a painful divorce. John (Mickey Rourke) is a wealthy commodities broker emotionally alone no matter who he's with. A chance meeting draws them into each other's worlds. Obsession takes them further into a mutual world of eroticism and emotional awakenings. With visual flair director Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction 1998's Lolita) explores extremes of passion and surrender in 9 1/2 Weeks.Passion fades. But something John and Elizabeth will always carry inside is the impact of their 9 1/2 Weeks. Wild Orchid (Dir. Zalman King 1990): Set in the sultry splendor of Rio de Janeiro Wild Orchid stars Mickey Rourke Jacqueline Bisset and supermodel Carre Otis in a torrid adventure of the senses. Filled with exotic locations it is a hypnotic odyssey that will leave you breathless and spellbound. Beautiful young attorney Emily Reed (Otis) travels to Rio to work with international negotiator Claudia Lirones (Bisset) on a multimillion-dollar deal. But once exposed to the raw sensuality of her surroundings Emily is increasingly drawn into a world of erotic fantasy. Eager to guide Emily through this underworld is Claudia's old flame Wheeler (Rourke). Mysterious and seductive Wheeler unleashes Emily's most primitive desires - even as she threatens to unlock his world- weary heart.
Based on a novel by Barbara Cartland, A Ghost in Monte Carlo is an undemanding period romp packed full of twists and turns. The perfect cinematic equivalent of Cartland's literary style, the film is a glossy, star-filled but ultimately shallow exercise. Lysette Anthony is the wide-eyed innocent Mistral, released from her convent upbringing into the care of her Aunt Emilie (Sarah Miles). On arriving in glamorous Monte Carlo, she immediately strikes up a relationship with a dashing young lord and sets out to experience her newfound freedom. Matters take an unexpected, darker turn as Mistral finds herself caught up in the plotting of her aunt and in increasing danger. The performances range from Anthony's passable purity to a ludicrously over-the-top turn from Miles. The much-vaunted all-star casting amounts to a series of brief cameos from the likes of Oliver Reed, Joanna Lumley, Lewis Collins and Gareth Hunt--presumably at the request of executive producer Lord Lew Grade. It's fun for what it is but only as long as you leave any critical sensibilities on hold. On the DVD:A Ghost in Monte Carlo is essentially a video release transferred directly to DVD. The sound is digitally remastered and there is a very poor interactive menu to guide you through the various chapters but no extras. --Phil Udell
Nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award 1995, this boldly inventive and expertly orchestrated crime saga is now available as a two disc DVD set that includes such extras as deleted scenes, interviews and a documentary.
An epic tale of the Spanish conquest of Peru. This film will keep you glued to the screen in anticipation of the fateful ending. The world will remember me ” promises Spanish General Francesco Pizarro to the King of Spain. He tells of a land of endless gold enough to make Spain the most powerful of nations. But Pizarro is a dreamer a man of failures. The King allows him to search but at his own expense. Thus armed with a band of ruthless gold-seeking soldiers of fortune Pizarro journeys over vast mountains and harsh desert to reach Monchepechu. When faced with the life or death of the Inca God-King Atahualpa Pizarro struggles with his duty as a soldier and his loyalties to God his men and himself all of which are called into question by his fascination with the devotion and worship of the mystical man-god. Pizarro must choose between life or death and his god or another. This true epic adventure of undying faith brave yet greedy men loyalty to god king and country and one's own sense of morality hurtles towards an ending that answers humankind's hardest question Whose God is the real God?
Dabney Coleman stars as demolition contractor Stewart McBain in director John Boorman's 'Where The Heart Is' a Capra-esque fable that harkens back to the populist comedies of the 1930s. When an architectural conservation group legally thwarts McBain's plans to vaporize the aging Dutch House apartments in Brooklyn he's ridiculed for defending his actions in the media by the twentysomething layabout children who live off the fruits of his labor. Consequently the affluent businessman d
Words were his weapon Biography of 1950s gossip columnist and radio show announcer Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci) who wrote in a very unorthodox style but grabbed the public's attention with his dirt on public figures. However as shown he lived far from a clean life himself. He lived out of a hotel room away from his family where he fraternized with a known prostitute (Glenne Headly) who was of course seeking to make her break in show business. Paul Giamatti co-stars as
Jay Mallory (Donald Sutherland - The Italian Job). is a man with no past and dubious future. He is an assassin murdering for money no question asked. But when Mallory accept a 'hit' that proves to be more dangerous than he anticipates. The tables are turned. His wife disappears and as Mallory is drawn in further he realises that there could be more than an ironic link between the new target and the disappearance of his wife. A tense intelligent and disturbingly dark thriller.
When Pulitzer Prize winning writer Peter Crane (Ron Silver) moves to the picture-perfect town of Saugatuck New England he anticipates an idyllic lifestyle for him and his family. But appearances can be deceptive. Things begin to change for the Cranes when a strange woman shows up and asks Peter to help her son Chris who has been charged with murder. Intrigued Peter begins to investigate and as he does so the town's usually friendly citizens turn icy and hostile towards him and his family. A burning scarecrow is hung from a tree outside their home. Their car windows are smashed and then in satanic style doused with animal blood. The local police mysteriously turn a blind eye to it all...
Enzo Ferrari's greatest desire was to become a race car driver. We'll follow the incredible story of Enzo Ferrari and his company into the present and see his namesake car the Ferrari Enzo.
Every night's a party night in Hollywood. But to get into the party you have to get past the doorman. When it comes to the hottest nightclubs in L.A. the bouncers arent just bouncers - they're called Knights. Dick Gueron is the best of the best - he runs the 'Knight Club'. When one of his best bouncers Gary Grieco is offered a job at a rival club dick sees this as a personal betrayal and seeks revenge. Drunk with his newfound power Gary cannot see through the whirlwind of women and
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