In The Presidio the titular piece of real estate is the San Francisco military base that starts at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge and sprawls back into the city itself, co-existing uneasily with Baghdad by the Bay. The two cultures clash when a murder at the Presidio is assigned to civilian police detective Mark Harmon. Harmon has an uncomfortable history with the base commander, Sean Connery--and this relationship doesn't get any less tense when he also becomes romantically entangled with Connery's daughter, Meg Ryan. Unfortunately, the script by Larry Ferguson is a stiff, which suits Harmon's acting style. Director Peter Hyams knows how to choreograph an action sequence, but he has to keep stopping so that Harmon can actually speak. Thankfully, Harmon has the always-interesting Connery and Ryan to interact with, but that's only a small saving grace. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com
The evil organization SPECTRE has hatched a plan to steal a decoder that will access Russian state secrets and irrevocably unbalance the world order. It is up to James Bond to seize the device first but he must confront enemies that include Red Grant and the ruthless Rosa Klebb a former KGB agent with poison-tipped shoes. Even as Bond romances a stunning Soviet defector he realizes he is being lured into a deadly trap and he will need all of his courage abilities and cutting-edge technology to triumph over the forces that seek to destroy him.
The long-awaited sequel to the worldwide smash hit "Twilight", New Moon marks a new chapter in the complicated relationship between Bella (Kristen Stewart) and the enigmatic vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson).
The Twilight Saga: The Complete Collection follows the epic story of Bella (Kristin Stewart), Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob (Taylor Lautner). Experience the passion, romance, and breath-taking action that have made The Twilight Saga a global phenomenon.
Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall go head-to-head in this comedy set in the world of little league soccer.
Starring Robert Newton (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), Phil Brown (The Camp on Blood Island), Sally Gray (They Made Me a Fugitive), and Naunton Wayne (Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes), Obsession takes a dark and unsettling journey into the mind of a murderer. When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown), and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clive's cellar, Detective Finsbury (Wayne) doggedly pursues the case... Written by Alec Coppel (Vertigo), scored by Nino Rota (The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsession's original release was delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life 'Acid Bath Murderer' John Haigh. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K restoration by Powerhouse Films Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Thirza Wakefield and Melanie Williams (2024) The John Player Lecture with Edward Dmytryk (1972): archival audio recording of the prolific director in conversation with author and critic John Baxter, recorded at London's National Film Theatre Richard Dyer on 'Obsession' (2024): the academic and author explores the themes and the making of the filmThe BEHP Interview with Gordon McCallum (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring sound recordist McCallum in conversation with Alan LawsonImage gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Fintan McDonagh, archival articles on Edward Dmytryk's period in Britain and the making of Obsession, an archival interview with actor Naunton Wayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film creditsWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and the US All extras subject to change
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as maverick cop Lou Burke, the only lawman tough enough to go undercover in a prison recently plagued by suspicious deaths. Posing as a prisoner, Burke encounters brutal inmates, corrupt guards, death and betrayal at every turn. But when he unearths the shocking secret behind the penitentiary's inner workings, Burke must attempt a daring escape that pits him against not only hundreds of murderous inmates...but also a deadly enemy from his own past.
Predator wreaked havoc in the jungle and struck box-office gold, so Hollywood logic dictated that Predator 2 should raise hell in the big, bad city. Los Angeles, to be specific, and this near-future L.A. (circa 1997) is an ultra-violent playground for the invisibility-cloaked alien that hunted Arnold Schwarzenegger in the previous film. Scant explanation is given for the creature's return, and because Ah-nuld was busy making Total Recall, Danny Glover was awkwardly installed as the maverick cop (is there any other kind?) who defies a government goon (Gary Busey) to curtail the alien's inner-city killing spree. But why bother, when the victims are scummy Colombian drug lords? Don't look for intelligent answers; director Stephen Hopkins favors wall-to-wall action over sensible plotting, allowing Stan Winston's more prominently featured Predator to join the ranks of iconic movie monsters. And anticipating Alien vs. Predator, there's a familiar-looking skull in the Predator's trophy case! --Jeff Shannon
Six timeless episodes starring Mark McManus James MacPherson Blythe Duff and John Michie. Taggart is one of the best remembered detective series in television history thanks to a superb mix of brilliant writing direction and performances from its entire cast. Each episode took months to research and write: this was not formula television. Over the years the storylines became more sophisticated to involve a whole range of influences from the IRA to the Gulf War Roman burial sites to ex-hitmen. Now 30 years after it first appeared on our screens the popularity of Taggart shows no signs of diminishing and it has rightly achieved classic status in British television history. This unforgettable collection includes six vintage episodes that span the generations starring James MacPherson John Michie Blythe Duff and two classic episodes starring Mark McManus the actor who remains synonymous with his career-defining role as DCI Jim Taggart. Packed with intriguing plot lines plenty of twists and turns as well as the obligatory mysterious murder each programme keeps you guessing right to the end. So sit back and enjoy over 10 hours of Taggart at its very best. They just don't make them like this anymore. Episodes Comprise: The Hit Man Secrets A Few Bad Men Long Time Dead Do or Die Running Out of Time
A world history produced in 26 one-hour programmes this series is the most comprehensive visual record ever assembled of the conflicts and battles which shaped the last one hundred years. Box Set Contains: Disc 1: The Road to Armageddon: 1. The Violent Century2. The World Goes to War: 1900 - 19143. Blood and Mud - Trench Warfare in the West: 1914 - 19184. War of the Eagle - Eastern Front: 1914 - 1917 Disc 2: A Revolution in Warfare 5. Battle Fleets and U-Boats - Naval Warfare6. Aces High - Air Warfare: 1914 - 19187. War to End All War? 1918 and Aftermath Disc 3: The Rise of the Axis 8. Battle Fleets and U-Boats - Naval Warfare9. The War Clouds Gather - 1935 - 193910. Blitzkreig - 1939 - 194111. Britain Stands Alone - 1940 - 1941 Disc 4: The Tide Turns 12. Sand and Sea War - War in the Mediterranean 1941 - 194413. Hitler Turns East - Eastern Front - 1941 - 194314. The Long Road Back - Eastern Front - 1943 - 1945 Disc 5: The Allies Triumphant 15. Normandy to the Rhine - Western Front 1942 -194516. The End in Europe - Eastern and Western Fronts 194517. Oriental Blitzkreig - Pacific Theatre - 1939 - 194218. Jungle and Ocean - Pacific Theatre - 1939 - 1942 Disc 6: A New Era of Warfare 19. The War at Sea - 1939 - 194520. Air War - 1939 - 194521. The Iron Curtain - Cold War - 1946 - 198922. Oriental Communism - Indo China and Korea - 1949 - 1989 Disc 7: Beyond the Cold War 23. Wars in Peace - 1945 - 198924. Vietnam - 1955 - 198925. War in the Middle East - 1945 - 1989 Disc 8: Gulf Wars and the Future
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne charm in Leo McCarey's Oscarwinning screwball comedy In this Oscar®winning farce, Cary Grant (in the role that first defined the Cary Grant persona) and Irene Dunne (Love Affair) exude charm, cunning, and artless affection as an urbane couple who, fed up with each other's infidelities, resolve to file for divorce. Try as they each might to move on, the mischievous Jerry can't help but meddle in Lucy's ill matched engagement to a cornfed Oklahoma businessman (His Girl Friday's Ralph Bellamy), and a mortified Lucy begins to realize that she may be saying goodbye to the only dance partner capable of following her lead. Directed by the versatile Leo McCarey (Make Way for Tomorrow), a master of improvisation and slapstick as well as a keen and sympathetic observer of human folly, The Awful Truth is a warm but unsparing comedy about two people whose flaws only make them more irresistible. Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New interview with critic Gary Giddins about director Leo McCarey New video essay by film critic David Cairns on actor Cary Grant's performance Illustrated 1978 audio interview with actor Irene Dunne Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring actor Claudette Colbert and Grant PLUS: An essay by film critic Molly Haskell
One of the most celebrated outrageous and original horror films of all time Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator is a darkly comic tale that 'upped the 80's gore ante at a time when blood was already flowing freely' (Total Film). Brilliant if somewhat deranged medical student Herbert West arrives at Miskatonic Medical school and immediately sneers at his professor's outdated views of death. West has his own outlandish theories and has concocted a serum that will bring the dead back to life. Roping in fellow student Dan Cain their shocking experiments work all too well with horrific and very messy results.
The Net, the first of Hollywood's big cyber-thrillers of the mid-1990s, was also the most successful, thanks in large part to the natural appeal of star Sandra Bullock. Still riding high from Speed and While You Were Sleeping, Bullock plays a computer expert victimised by sinister cyber-forces who steal her identity for reasons unknown. It's a clever combination of high-tech paranoia and Hitchcockian references (including Jeremy Northam as a romantic stranger named Devlin, after Cary Grant in Notorious). Film historians may look back someday on films like this--Roger Ebert calls them "hacksploitation"--to see what they reveal about our society's reaction to the increasing role of technology in our lives, just as we now study the fears of Communism and the atom bomb reflected in films of the 1950s. Dennis Miller and Diane Baker co-star. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com
Stanley Kubrick's dazzling, Academy Award®-winning achievement is a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) fi rst visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality. Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Let an awesome journey unlike any other begin.
Flight of the Navigator is the action-packed classic '80s adventure into another world. It's 1978 and 12-year old David Freeman is knocked unconscious while playing. He wakes up and discovers it's now 1986 and he's been missing for eight years. NASA believes he's been abducted by aliens and want to use him for their research. But with the guidance of a strange unseen entity he discovers a hidden spaceship and with the help of MAX the computer sets off on an incredible mission to get ba...
Available for the first time on DVD! Robert Mitchum Peter Falk and Arthur Kennedy star in the rivetting war drama Anzio a vivid portrait of one of the bloodiest WWII battles ever fought. After landing with Allied troops at Anzio Italy in 1944 war correspondent Dick Ennis (Mitchum) and buddy Corporal Rabinoff (Falk) tell Anzio commander General Lesley (Kennedy) that the road to Rome is wide open. But instead of heading to Rome Lesley attempts to build a coastal stronghold only
Charlize Theron stars as Sara Deever who, every month, takes a new lover. But her plans go awry in November after she meets Nelson Moss (Keanue Reeves) who hopes to win her heart for good.
Academy Award winner Robert Redford stars in All Is Lost an open-water thriller about one man's battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) with a musical score by Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros) the film is a gripping visceral and powerfully moving tribute to ingenuity and resilience. Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean an unnamed man (Redford) wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas. With his navigation equipment and radio disabled the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull his mariner's intuition and a strength that belies his age the man barely survives the tempest. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting sharks circling and his meagre supplies dwindling the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.
The film packed with stunning images jaw-dropping scenes and superb performances from Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke is a fusion of two genres - the classic Chandleresque detective story and the supernatural. Harry Angel is hired for $125 a day to track down the big band swinger Johnny Favourite. What seems like a straight-forward missing person case dramatically becomes a murder hunt for this down-and-out private detective. His client Louis Cypher a mysterious stranger is forced to up his fee to keep Angel on the case. Each of Angel's leads ends up as a victim of a ritualistic act of murder as he begins to put together the pieces in the jigsaw of Johnny's strange story... the nightmare has just begun.
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