The Official DVD film of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. Roger Federer made history becoming only the third man ever to win four consecutive Wimbledon titles in the Open era with a 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 victory over Rafael Nadal. Amelie Mauresmo proved her status as world number one on Centre Court at Wimbledon insisting her victory shows that she will no longer crumple under pressure. The 27-year-old overcame her rival Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4 to add the Wimbledon crown to her Australian title that she won in January. Relive all the highlights on this Official DVD Film of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.
Dim the lights stoke up the fire and settle down for a classic chiller from the BBC's much loved A Ghost Story for Christmas series. Based on a story by the master of the supernatural tale M.R. James A Warning to the Curious tells the tale of three fabled crowns buried on the Norfolk coast which according to legend protect England from invasion. When an amateur archaeologist (Peter Vaughan) goes treasure hunting for the last remaining crown he digs up more than he bargained for.
Comedy greats Jimmy Jewel and Hilda Baker star as Eli Pledge and his sister Nellie in the classic award-winning comedy Nearest and Dearest. Eli - an aging lothario - and Nellie - virtuous to the last but in possession of a wonderfully flexible grip on the English language - inherit clapped out condiment company Pledge's Purer Pickles from their father. Much hilarity ensues amongst the malaproprisms bolshie workforce and none-too-subtle double entendres as the siblin
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James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his match in Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) a world-renowned assassin whose weapon of choice is a distinctive gold pistol. When Scaramanga seizes the priceless Solex Agitator energy converter Agent 007 must recover the device and confront the trained killer in a heart-stopping duel to the death!
Created specially for television this Beggar's Opera captures the quality and satiric edge of the Hogarth engravings which influenced Gay's original version. The characters of this highly spirited comedy of London low-life thrived on thieving lechery and deceit: Peachum the receiver of stolen goods shops his clients when it suits him; Lockit the prison governor has corrupt links with Peachum; Macheath the highwayman has married Polly Peachum but is promised to Lucy Lockit; Jenn
Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts. She may be beautiful on the outside... but inside she's carrying a deadly secret! Prepare yourself for the fourth terrifying installment in the legendary Species series which ratchets up the thrill-factor to the highest possible level of action horror and mayhem! When brilliant college professor Miranda Hollander suffers a mysterious blackout and awakens amid the bloody aftermath of a mass slaughter she turns to her uncle for answers. But when he reveals the shocking truth...that she's only half human a clone from a hybrid of human and alien DNA they must flee to Mexico to locate the scientist who created her. Soon they find themselves locked in battle with a horde of rampaging unstoppable hybrids...and time is running out before Miranda will inevitably surrender to the killer instinct that lurks inside her own body!
The war-time memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949--one of the first post-war films out of Hollywood to treat the war on emotionally complex terms. Framed by a post-war prologue and epilogue and told as a flashback appreciation of war-time valour and teamwork, the film stars Gregory Peck in one of his finest performances as a callous general who assumes command of a bomber squadron based in England. At first, the new commander has little rapport with the 918th Bomber Group, whose loyalties still belong with their previous commander. As they continue to fly dangerous mission over Germany, however, the group and their new leader develop mutual respect and admiration, until the once-alienated commander feels that his men are part of a family--men whose bravery transcends the rigours of rigid discipline and by-the-book leadership. The film's now-classic climax, in which the general waits patiently for his squad to return to base--painfully aware that they may not return at all--is one of the most subtle yet emotionally intense scenes of any World War II drama. With Peck in the lead and Dean Jagger doing Oscar-winning work in a crucial supporting role, this was one of veteran director Henry King's proudest achievements, and it still packs a strong dramatic punch. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
In the mid-70s, at the suggestion of John Lennon, the celebrated journalist and film director Tony Palmer decided to document the 'Story of Popular Music' and set about interviewing and filming all the major players in the industry at that time, past and present. Even in the mid-70s this was seen as a monumental task, but despite the scale of the undertaking, Tony Palmer made a series of films that set the standard to which all subsequent biographers and documentary makers aspired to.
This flamboyant extravaganza tells the scandalous tale of superstar composer Franz Liszt''s (Roger Daltry) hedonistic life of groupies sex and music as well as his rivalry with the scheming Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas). After enjoying the fruits of his celebrity Liszt tries to find true love with one of his mistresses Princess Caroline. The Pope (Ringo Starr) forbids their marriage and Liszt attempts to adopt a monastic lifestyle. The vampiric Wagner marries Liszt''s daughter Cosima and then battles for world domination by unleashing the Viking God Thor (Rick Wakeman) and his troupe of robot Nazis. The only way to save the world is through Liszt and all of his mistresses in a rocket ship to destroy the resurrected Wagner who has now become the Nazi Antichrist. A freewheeling outrageous and over-the-top look at the life of the world''s first pop superstar.
This DVD features live footage of some of the world's greatest guitarists playing live for Expo 92 Opening Sevilla Spain October 18 1991. Features Joe Satriani Bryan May Steve Vai Les Paul Roger Waters Nuno Bettencourt and many more!!! Tracklist: 1. Turn Turn Turn (Roger McGuinn) 2. Eight Miles High (Roger McGuinn) 3. Keep Your Distance (Richard Thompson) 4. Jerusalem On The Juke Box (Richard Thompson) 5. Brazil (Les Paul) 6. How High The Moon (Les Paul) 7. Go Back To Your Woods (Robbie Robertson) 8. What About Now (Robbie Robertson) 9. The Weight (Robbie Robertson) 10. Shake This Town (Robbie Robertson) 11. In The Flesh II (Roger Waters) 12. Another Brick In The Wall II (Roger Waters) 13. Brain Damage/Eclipse (Roger Waters) 14. Comfortably Numb (Roger Waters) 15. Running & Hiding (All Stars) 16. Satch Boogie (Joe Satriani) 17. Surfing With Alien (Joe Satriani) 18. Always With Me Always With You (Joe Satriani) 19. Big Bad Moon (Joe Satriani Brian May) 20. Liberty (Steve Vai Brian May) 21. Greasy Kids Stuff (Steve Vai) 22. For The Love Of God (Steve Vai) 23. More Than Words (Nuno Bettencourt Gary Cherone) 24. Driven By You (Steve Vai Brian May) 25. Guitar Solo (Brian May) 26. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian May) 27. Funk #49 (Joe Walsh) 28. Rocky Mountain Way (Walsh May Vai Satriani) 29. All Right Now (Rodgers May Vai Satriani) 30. Now Im Here (May Cherone) 31. Hey Joe (All Stars)
Orson Welles arrives in Hollywood hailed as the boy genius but is stuck for the subject of his first movie. After a dinner party at Hearst Castle he has an argument with Hearst and decides to make a film about him. Some time later he gets the green light and starts to make his movie but Hearst gets to find out more about the film and sets about making sure that the whole project is stopped.
The programmes contained on this disc have rarely, if ever, been seen at their full technical potential and certainly not on the medium they were originally designed for. It is the legacy of both producers and contributors who aspired to high production values but only now can their work be fully appreciated. These new high definition transfers and restorations from the original 35mm elements herald a new era for these iconic shows for both loyal fans and new audiences. The Adventures Of Robin Hood - The Sheriff's Boots (1956) Shirley's World - The Rally (1971) The Invisible Man - Secret Experiment (1959) The Baron - Something For A Rainy Day (1966) Return Of The Saint - One Black September (1978) The Zoo Gang - Revenge: Post Dated (1974) Danger Man - View From The Villa (1960)
Based on the hilarious novel by Tom Sharpe and starring Grif Rhys-Jones and Mel Smith, "Wilt" is a story of a disappearance, mistaken identity and a blow-up doll.
Gemma Jones stars as Louisa Trotter a cook for the upperclass at a fancy hotel. Very similar in style to 'Upstairs Downstairs' this classic British TV series first aired in 1976.
The programmes contained on this disc have rarely, if ever, been seen at their full technical potential and certainly not on the medium they were originally designed for. It is the legacy of both producers and contributors who aspired to high production values but only now can their work be fully appreciated. These new high definition transfers and restorations from the original 35mm elements herald a new era for these iconic shows for both loyal fans and new audiences. The Saint - The Queen's Ransom (1966) Danger Man - No Marks for Servility (1967) The Prisoner - Arrival (1967) Gideon's Way - The Tin God (1964) Man In A Suitcase - Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins? (1968)
Les Amants du Pont Neuf is a film that once more shows us Paris as a city of romance, but from a very different viewpoint than we might expect. The young lovers this time around are Alex and Michelle, two of the many homeless people sleeping rough on the streets of the capital. Their particular abode is the bridge of the title, the oldest such structure in the city, which they share with the older, wiser Hans. Gradually drawn together, they look for and find love in what is a particularly loveless and harsh environment. Director Leos Carax created a film that combined great beauty with an almost nightmarish reality, particularly in a gruesome opening image of a homeless hostel which seems to have a documentary feel to it. Juliette Binoche and Dennis Lavant are superb as the lovers, drawing us in to their world of joy, despair and anger. Ultimately, Les Amants du Pont Neuf manages to pull off that rare feat of being both visually stunning and emotionally engaging. On the DVD: Paris may have been filmed countless times before and since, but rarely has its beauty been so captured as here. With the action taking place mainly at night or twilight, the colours are rich and vivid or ghostly pale; both extremes are beautifully captured on this format. Resplendent with many stunning set pieces (noteably the fireworks that light up the city), this is one of the most visually sumptuous films of recent years. Carax, too, makes great use of silence, allowing the sounds of the city to reflect the mood of his characters. Extras are sadly virtually non-existent beyond the usual scene selection and biographies, but the film's style demands that it be seen on the only format to do it justice. --Phil Udell
Judith (Julie Andrews) an attractive widow is holidaying in Barbados where she meets the charming and handsome Feodor (Omar Sharif) the Russian military attach'' to Paris. A friendship develops but unbeknownst to Judith Feodor uses his position to conceal his role as Second-in-Command of the KGB. In London her Foreign Office employers have heard about their meeting and both Britain and France are alarmed believing this was a pre-arranged rendezvous between two security threats. The couple's fledging romance quickly escalates into international intrigue.
1882: London is in the grip of spirtualists and seances. Arthur Conan Doyle joins Dr Joseph Bell in a labyrinthine task of investigating a number of corpses found mutilated floating in the River Thames. Their quest to uncover the architect behind the gruesome murders leads them through London's underground world of soothsayers and mediums. As the two sleuths probe deeper they find themselves dangerously caught up in a 'spiritualism' darker and more terrifying than either man coul
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