Ensemble drama from acclaimed director Robert Altman centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer (Neve Campbell) who's poised to become a principal performer.
Ensemble drama from acclaimed director Robert Altman centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer (Neve Campbell) who's poised to become a principal performer.
The Bus of the title is the world's first nuclear-powered coach and this fabulous parody of early 70's disaster movies hits the mark with misfit stereotyped passengers rediscovering God sex and the will to live a saboteur from the oil companies and a cannibalistic driver all coming together for the maiden voyage of the block-long super-coach. The passengers on this fun-filled ride from New York to Denver including ensure that the one-liners come thick and fast in this very funn
MASH--a 1970 comedy-drama set among surgeons drafted into the Korean war--was a breakthrough not just for director Robert Altman but for movie-making in general. Although set in the 50s, there are few who did not realise that the film's anti-war messages were directed at the US involvement in Vietnam. Indeed, the Pentagon banned US servicemen from seeing the film. Starring Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliot Gould as Trapper John McIntyre, two hip young surgeons drafted against their will. Their general attitude--while never corroding either their humanity or their professionalism as surgeons--is one of insolence towards military authority and the arbitrary structures and regulations continually droning from the tannoy system. The film, too, thrives on a lack of attention to conventional order, with its cross-dialogue and random, episodic style reflecting the vivacious and unbuttoned feel of the content. However, MASH has dated and much of what seemed like "liberating" high jinks, today smacks of sexist, frathouse boorishness and harassment, especially at the expense of Major "Hotlips" Hoolihan (Sally Kellerman), while the episode in which "Painless" plans a suicide out of a fear of being gay reflects the persistence of homophobia even in 60s counterculture. Despite this MASH feels ahead of its time and certainly sharper and blacker than the too-cute sitcom it spawned. On the DVD: this is an excellent restoration, overseen by Altman himself, in which any obfuscation from the original have been cleaned up, especially the sound quality. As well as a commentary from Altman, there are three separate documentaries, featuring interviews with Altman, the cast and screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr, who had been blacklisted during the anti-Communist witch-hunt which swept through Hollywood in the 1950s. We learn he was initially appalled at how little of his script Altman actually used but was mollified by the Academy Award he received. Altman is candid about the making of the movie ("It wasn't released by Fox, it escaped from Fox"). There's an abundance of similarly rich, anecdotal material here. --David Stubbs
The unexpected casting of Tony Curtis as the presumed Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, is only the first of the attractions of this hard-nosed suspense picture. Although the style of The Boston Strangler looks dated today, with its split-screen experiments and post-Bonnie and Clyde permissiveness, the film still has the clean, strong lines of a methodical policier. For the first hour, we don't focus on the Strangler, instead following the Beantown cops (led by Henry Fonda) as they track down leads; the best sequence is the near-accidental connection made between burglary suspect DeSalvo and the killings. Director Richard Fleischer had a forceful hand with true-crime material (Compulsion, 10 Rillington Place) and he takes an unblinking look into the then-taboo subject of sexual pathology. Curtis's physical transformation into a dumpy, dull-eyed brute is the best aspect of his performance; it's a role he lobbied hard for, but it did not lead to more challenging work. --Robert Horton
Rodney Dangerfield makes the grade with this laugh-riot comedy that's in a class of its own! Higher education will never be the same when co-stars Sally Kellerman Robert Downey Jr. Sam Kinison Ned Beatty and more join the maniac as he takes on the brainiacs! Thornton Melon's (Dangerfield) son is a college misfit so Thornton's lending some fatherly support...by enrolling as a fellow freshman! Who cares if the owner of the ""Tall and Fat"" clothing empire never finished high school
Suspected of brutally murdering her mother Holly Gooding a beautiful and mysterious young woman moves to Los Angeles to try and bury her horrific past. Her new flatmate Patrick finds her unpredictable - she is shy and innocent one minute and explosive with uncontrollable rage and passion the next. Patrick determines to find out more about her...
Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its' five year mission: to explore strange new worlds to seek out new life and new civilisations to boldly go where no man has gone before! Episodes Comprise: 1. The Man Trap 2. Charlie X 3. Where No Man Has Gone Before 4. The Naked Time 5. The Enemy Within 6. Mudd's Women 7. What Are Little Girls Made Of? 8. Miri 9. Dagger Of The Mind 10. The Corbomite Maneuver 11. The Menagerie (Part 1) 12. The Me
Why did 13 women willingly open their doors to the Boston Strangler? With 13 women murdered Boston is held under siege by a madman. One by one they fall each death more gruesome than the last. The actual murders that rocked Boston in the 60's are the gripping subject of this unforgettable police thriller. The Boston Strangler is one of the most powerful films in its genre with possibly Tony Curtis' finest performance.
A group of four teenage girls in the San Fernando Valley cope with the problems of being a teenager together. Diedre is fascinated by sex Madge is unhappily overweight Annie is into drugs and Jeanie has to take care of them all. They think that the school is crap their boyfriends immature and the grown-ups come from another planet....
Ensemble drama from acclaimed director Robert Altman centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer (Neve Campbell) who's poised to become a principal performer.
The unexpected casting of Tony Curtis as the presumed Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, is only the first of the attractions of this hard-nosed suspense picture. Although the style of The Boston Strangler looks dated today, with its split-screen experiments and post-Bonnie and Clyde permissiveness, the film still has the clean, strong lines of a methodical policier. For the first hour, we don't focus on the Strangler, instead following the Beantown cops (led by Henry Fonda) as they track down leads; the best sequence is the near-accidental connection made between burglary suspect DeSalvo and the killings. Director Richard Fleischer had a forceful hand with true-crime material (Compulsion, 10 Rillington Place) and he takes an unblinking look into the then-taboo subject of sexual pathology. Curtis's physical transformation into a dumpy, dull-eyed brute is the best aspect of his performance; it's a role he lobbied hard for, but it did not lead to more challenging work. --Robert Horton
Jonathan never realized his wife was such a vision. Jonathan Younger (Sutherland) appears to be a successful businessman. However he owes everything to his wife Penny (Davidovich) and when she dies suddenly Jonathan is lost. Returning from Europe to look after the Younger business son Winston (Fraser) believes that his father is behaving very oddly seeing as he does the 'spirit' of his late wife and seeking to repair the damage of being a poor husband... An oddly quirky comedy!
They're the target of a madman. Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien take you to the beaches of Malibu where anything can happen. Stacey is a gorgeous model and Randy is the perfect ladykiller - together with their group of friends they lead the ideal beach life playing by day and partying all night. But this perfect world suddenly becomes a dangerous game when a killer begins to stalk the group.
Laura and Ted are incredibly rich and blissfully happy but Mark the son of Laura is hatching a plan to relieve her of her wealth...
This anthology series follows the path of a handgun and the impact it has on the lives of those that it encounters. A rotating all-star cast is helmed by renowned directors Robert Altman Ted Demme and James Foley. Volume 1 features the following episodes: Columbus Day: When forced to work nights security guard Walter DiFideli buys a gun to protect his family. However unbeknownst to Walter the weapon once belonged to an assassin who will resort to any measure of force to re
Face Value - Marla Hanson's dreams of becoming a top New York model were shattered when she was attacked and slashed across the face sustaining wounds requiring nearly 150 stitches. Marla's modelling career was finished but her ordeal had only just begun. When her case came to court the defence attorney tore into her accusing her of being a prostitute and using sex to further her career. But Marla fought back against these accusations and her exceptional courage made her not only America's most famous victim but a champion for others who had suffered in the same way. Victim of Beauty - A hot new model takes the fashion world by storm - only to have her world turn ugly as her would-be lovers start dying one by one in this dark psychological thriller.
Like champagne and caviar legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are a perfect pairing. As one of the most prolific song-writing teams of the 50’s and 60’s Leiber & Stoller have composed some of the greatest hits in Rock ‘n’ Roll history including Jail House Rock and Hound Dog to the enduring charmers Love Potion No 9 Poison Ivy and Stand By Me. Tribute To Leiber & Stoller features an eclectic array of unforgettable tunes performed by the gamut of exciting talent including Ben E King Elkie Brooks Tom Jones Dave Gilmour and M People’s Heather Small. Tribute To Leiber & Stoller is a fitting homage to a partnership that has and will be influential to millions of music lovers around the world! Tracklist: Intro (Jailhouse Rock). Tom Jones Intro (On Broadway). Chris Rea Charlie Brown. Kenny Lynch Searchin'. Magnets Ruby Baby. Jonathon Wilkes I Keep Forgetting. Leo Sayer Love Potion No.9. Victoria Owen Neighbourhood. Paulette Ivory Poison Ivy. Jelayiu Some Cats Know. Melanie Stace Framed. Mark Lamarr Love Me. Steve Harley Smokey Joes's Caf''. Band and Vocal Treat Me Nice. Oliver Darley Pearl's A Singer. Elkie Brooks Saved. Sam Brown I'm A Woman. Jane Monheit Loving You. Corkie Hale That Is Rock And Roll. Edwin Starr On Broadway. Chris Rea Young Blood. Paul Carrack Is That All There Is? Sally Kellerman Don't. David Gilmour I Who Have Nothing. Heather Small Stand By Me. Ben E. King You Ain't Saying It. Lincoln Briney Trouble. John Altman Bossa Nova Baby. Michael Patto Fools Fall In Love. Ruby Turner Jailhouse Rock. Tom Jones Kansas City. Leiber & Stoller.
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