On The Ropes
On remote Isla Nuba entrepreneur John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has built the ultimate theme-park, populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs painstakingly reconstructed from DNA extracted from prehistoric amber... and, of course, frogs! Adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster became a cultural and commercial phenomenon thanks in part to the enduring appeal of all things prehistoric. But the film's extraordinarily realistic digital dinosaurs also showcased the spectacular computer-generated effects which have since become ubiquitous in Hollywood filmmaking. Indeed, in the years since 1993 it is debatable whether any film has revolutionised special effects to such an extent, and this DVD release offers the perfect opportunity to relive its visual and aural splendour (the film was also the first to be released with a DTS soundtrack). Given the rather insipid team of experts (including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) sent to approve Hammond's site, there is no doubt that the dinosaurs are the real stars of Spielberg's film. From the benign majesty of the towering brachiosaurus to the reptilian menace of the velociraptors, the inhabitants of Jurassic Park were a radical departure from their stop-motion predecessors, and remain compellingly real in their animalistic pursuit of survival at all costs. Most memorable of all is the T-rex, displaying a spine-chilling combination of physical ferocity and child-like bewilderment in the face of its reincarnation in the modern world. It was no surprise that in The Lost World sequel the T-rex once again took centre stage, but this first appearance still retains a unique power and a seminal place in film history. --Steve Napleton
Eric Bana stars as David Banner, whose involvement in a freak lab accident exposes him to gamma radiation. As a result, whenever the mild-mannered man becomes angry, he transforms into a huge, rampaging creature that destroys everything in his path. Banner's ex-girl friend Betty Ross (Academy Award( R) winner Jennifer Connelly) believes that his father (Nick Nolte) may hold the answer to the desperate situation but can she make the connection in time to save a terrified world?
Forget what you think you know... A street hustler who makes all the wrong moves finds himself doing hard time in the pen in this gritty thriller.
Once yopu're in.... You can't get out.... Joney's a low level hired gun going nowhere fast. So when a smooth-talking criminal named Cowboy tells him that he wants to use him for a heist the eager theif jumps at the chance. There's only one problem the mark is the most viscious of all mobsters Sam the owner of Sam's Club.....
The magi have assembled and the war for the Grail has begun. A new battle begins as Servant attacks and draws blood. Who could Rider's master be? Shirou must be extra careful when even his closest friends could be deadly enemies. Nonetheless Shirou isn't your typical master when he attempts to have Saber interact with his 'normal' lifestyle and introduces her to his teacher Ms. Fujimura and close friend Sakura.
A bumper box set of classic films featuring 'The Queen' Barbara Stanwyck! Double Indemnity (Dir. Billy Wilder 1944): Director Billy Wilder and writer Raymond Chandler ('The Big Sleep') adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this wildly thrilling story of insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) who schemes the perfect murder with the beautiful dame Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): kill Dietrichson's husband and make off with the insurance money. But of course in these plots things never quite go as planned and Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) is the wily insurance investigator who has a feeling that not all is as it seems... The Lady Eve (Dir. Preston Sturges 1941): In 1941 Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence deft comic timing and undeniable sex appeal and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier; showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea the title character in Howard Hawks's 'Ball of Fire' or con artist Jean Harrington a.k.a. Lady Eve Sidwich the delirious fulcrum for this classic Preston Sturges comedy. Under Sturges's typically antic microscope the collision between the gold-digging Harrington and the very rich very hapless brewery-heir-turned-herpetologist Charles Pike (a wonderfully callow guileless Henry Fonda) yields ample opportunity for the writer-director to skewer issues of class and sex; as always Sturges is bold in pushing the censors' envelope capturing a palpable erotic heat between the canny Jean and the literally feverish Charlie who after a year up the Amazon is instantly smitten by the mere sight of her shapely ankles (in hindsight a precursor to her subsequent effect in 'Double Indemnity'). The Bitter Tea Of General Yen (Dir. Frank Capra 1933): Caught in a Chinese rebellion newly-arrived American Megan Davis (Stanwyck) is rescued by a cultured bandit General Yen. When she realises she is being held captive she sets about undermining her captor. In time however she finds that it is not her confinement she must fight against - rather it is her growing attraction to the man... The Golden Boy (Dir. Rouben Mamoulian 1939): The tale of Joe Bonaparte; a boy encouraged by his father to pursue his dream of playing the violin who turns to boxing when poverty sets in. What he witnesses is the tough and uncompromising world of major league boxing; the widespread corruption; and the alluring qualities of one hot dame! The Miracle Woman (Dir. Frank Capra 1931): Barbara Stanwyck stars as Sister Faith Fallon the charismatic leader of a Pentecostal sect. David Manners plays John Carson the blind man whose life is changed by her powerful sermon. Little does he know that Faith works alongside a con-man performing hoax miracles to boost the coiffeurs. Will John's love for Faith finally steer her back onto the right path? All I Desire (Dir. Douglas Sirk 1953): Barbara Stanwyck stars as Naomi Murdock a wayward mother and struggling actress who yearns for her old life before she walked out on her family. Returning to town she finds herself the subject of hearsay and loose speculation from the locals. More importantly her husband is striking up a relationship with a local school teacher and her oldest daughter remains hostile to the mother who abandoned her. Will Naomi be able to repair the damage done and rest her demons?
Revenge and gold are his only motiviation! Marlon Brando plays Rio a ruthless outlaw who has been double crossed by his partner Dad Longworth following a bank robbery. Whilst Rio plots his escape from jail with revenge planted firmly in his mind Longworth has become a sheriff... Directed by and starring Academy Award winner Marlon Brando.
Tigrero documents the return visit of director Sam Fuller accompanied by Jim Jarmusch and Kaurismaki to the portion of the Amazon where Fuller had once begun work on an action film that was to star the biggest box-office attraction in America in its time John Wayne Although that film never happened this documentary gives Fuller the chance to reminisce about his legendary career and show the indigenous population his earlier footage an act which evokes great gratitude for temporarily bringing long dead relatives back to 'life'.
Roswell was just the beginning... During a routing transport exercise a group of prisoners overpower their guards and take them captive. But their well executed escape plan turns into something far more menacing. When they enter the supposedly peaceful town of Salena the prisoners and guards are faced with an alien threat far more powerful than anything imaginable!
Get ready for Nelly fever! The temperature is set to be turned up to melting point this September when the multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning Hip-Hop superstar will make musical history by becoming the first rap artist to release two new albums simultaneously 'Sweat' and 'Suit'. The albums will be preceeded by the single 'Flap Your Wings' on 30th August. To coincide with the release of the albums 'Prolifik' will be coming out too. Featuring Nelly's explosive big screen debut Proli
Disc 1 Track Listing: 1.Bryan Hyland - The Joker Went Wild 2.The Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love 3.Del Shannon - Runaway 4.The Shirelles - Soldier Boy 5.The Coasters - Yakety Yak 6.The Crickets - Peggy Sue 7.The Platters - Only You 8.The Crystals - He's A Rebel 9.Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her 10.The Diamonds - Little Darlin' 11.Joey Dee & The Starliters - Shout 12.Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park 13.Del Shannon - Keep Searchin' (Follow The Sun) 14.Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire 15.The Coasters - Charlie Brown 16.The Comets - Rock Around The Clock 17.The Platters - Harbour Lights 18.Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 19.The Shirelles - Baby It's You 20.The Original Juniors - Twistin' USA 21.Frankie Ford - Roberta 22.Jack Scott - Goodbye Baby Disc 2 Track Listing: 1.Tommy Roe - Sheila 2.Del Shannon - Handy Man 3.Joey Dee & The Starliters - What Kind Of Love Is This 4.Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss 5.Bobby Vee - Devil Or Angel 6.Troy Shondell - This Time 7.Freddy Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie 8.Tommy Sands - Teenage Crush 9.Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine 10.Buddy Knox - Party Doll 11.Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion 12.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave 13.The Coasters - Young Blood 14.The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko 15.Mary Wells - Two Lovers 16.Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You 17.The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron 18.The Jive Five - My True Story 19.The Contours - Do You Love Me 20.The Shirelles - Mama Said 21.Johnnie & Joe - Over The Mountain Across The Sea 22.Sam Moore - Soul Man Disc 3 Track Listing: 1.The Coasters - That Is Rock 'n' Roll 2.Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 3.Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt 4.The Tokens - Tonight I Feel Love 5.The Angels - 'Til 6.Lou Christie - Rhapsody In The Rain 7.Mary Wells - What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One 8.Brian Hyland - I'm Afraid To Go Home Tonight 9.The Platters - The Great Pretender 10.Frankie Ford - Alimony 11.Sam Moore - When Something Is Wrong 12.Tommy Roe - Dizzy 13.Roger McGuinn - Mr. Tambourine Man 14.Joey Dee & The Starliters - The Peppermint Twist 15.The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 16.Bobby Lewis - Tossin' & Turnin' 17.Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 18.The Angels - My Boyfriend's Back 19.The Platters - My Prayer 20.The Crickets - That'll Be The Day 21.Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby 22.The Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
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This box set contains the following films: The Notebook (Dir. Nick Cassavetes) (2004): A sweeping love story told by a man reading from his faded notebook (James Garner) to a woman in a nursing home (Gena Rowlands). The Notebook follows the lives of two North Carolina teens from very different worlds (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams). Though her upbringing takes place in an antebellum mansion and he grew up in the kind of house where musicians strum on the porch that doesn't stop Noah and Allie from spending one incredible summer together before they are separated first by her parents and then by WWII. After the war is over everything is different. Allie is engaged to a successful businessman and Noah lives alone with his 200-year-old house that he lovingly restores. But when Allie reads a newspaper article about Noah's handiwork. She knows that she's got to find him and make a decision once and for all about the path her life - and her love - must take... She's The Man (Dir. Andy Fickman) (2006): Viola Johnson (Amanda Bynes) had her own good reasons for disguising herself as her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) and enrolling in his place at his new boarding school Illyria Prep. She was counting on Sebastian being AWOL from school as he tried to break into the music scene in London. What she didn't count on was falling in love with her hot roommate Duke (Channing Tatum) who in turn only has eyes for the beautiful Olivia (Laura Ramsey). Making matters worse Olivia is starting to fall for Sebastian who-for reasons Olivia couldn't begin to guess-appears to be the sensitive type of guy she'd always dreamed of meeting. If things weren't complicated enough the real Sebastian has come back from London two days earlier than expected and arrives on campus having no clue that he's been replaced... by his own twin sister. The Wedding Date (Dir. Clare Kilner) (2005): In this sparkling romantic comedy Debra Messing plays Kat a never-married New Yorker who is invited to her parents' London home for her younger sister's wedding. What should be a joyous occasion bodes disaster for Kat however when she discovers that the best man will be none other than her ex-fianc'' who two years before inexplicably dumped her. In a desperate attempt to face the ordeal with dignity Kat hires Nick (Dermot Mulroney) a charming and handsome professional male escort to pose as her new boyfriend and escort her to the wedding. Even more valuable to Kat than Nick's good looks and charisma is his keen insight into human behavior--a well-learned trick of his trade. Over the course of the weekend Nick takes on the role of the bride's therapist the father's ideal son-in-law the groom's new best friend and the object of every woman's affection. For Kat what starts out as a pretend relationship with Nick begins to turn into something entirely unexpected: a second chance at love.
Vol. 1: Maia is having a very bad day. Her life-long dreams to join the elite Ocean Agency wither and die when despite everyone's high expectations she fails the entrance exams. Then with the loss of her student status she gets evicted! Penniless homeless and unemployed Maia finds herself in the middle of a shoot-out between fugitive convicts and the Nereides - sexy agents who only take the most high-paying and dangerous jobs. Desperate Maia takes the first job offered to her: a starring role in the next Nereides operation - as bait! Vol. 2: Yuu Park a deadly martial arts expert returns to Nereids. She has been serving time for causing injuries to more than 20 bystanders while trying to capture a petty thief. She is the close range combat specialist of the team and rumored to be as dangerous barehanded as Gloria is with her machineguns. Until her private investigator license is reissued she is put under house arrest and Maia is ordered to watch over her... But can Maia keep Yuu under control by herself?! Vol. 3: Ever since Maia's grandfather passed away a couple of years ago she has been on her own. Her own parents died of a car accident when Maia was only 10 years old and she does not have any memories of them due to amnesia she suffered from the accident. However while on a company trip to Siberia City she notices something strangely familiar abou the city she is supposedly visiting for the first time... Will she ever find a clue to recover her past? Then Nereides is assigned to patrol the city during its centennial celebration. This is the biggest mission yet for the girls but are they up to the task? Vol. 4: Nereides' sexy female agents will take on any job for the right price no matter how dangerous or demanding. But they first have to fight off the infamous crime family the Wong Chang Lee brothers out for revenge against Nereides for getting them arrested. Then a mission to find a runaway boy with a broken heart takes Maia to Siberia City again where she gets caught up in a conspiracy involving the world's richest man high-tech terrorists and other branches of the Nereides organization. Vol. 5: Ridiculously impossible missions just seem to fall into the laps of the sexy female agents of Nereides. Yu is usually the calm and collected one but she nearly loses it when she gets stuck with an abandoned baby. Shizuka while trying to protect an injured undercover agent falls in love hard. Then the Wang-Chang-Lee Brothers plus their little sister May return again in an attempt to steal Nereides' submarine Yomogi-1. Meanwhile Maia's partial recovery of her lost memory is making someone very nervous... Vol. 6: Although Maia's trip to Siberia City to find clues about her past was fruitless she's still hung up on the faint memories she has about her brother... Could the mysterious man who always seems to save her in the nick of time be him? Then her inability to concentrate during a routine mission gets Shizuka severely injured which in turn gets Maia fired from Nereids! As Maia's past is uncovered will she be able to handle the truth? The secret of Daphne is revealed in this shocking finale!
An Arab terrorist is smuggled out of West Beirut by American secret forces under the charge of conspiracy to commit murder and killing five innocent people including a five-year-old child. An unprecedented trail commences as he is charged under a new Federal stature declaring murder of American civilians overseas a felony. Resnick (Ron Leibman) is one of the all time best defence lawyers in the country but hasn't fought a case in years. He hesitantly takes the case and finds himself up against Jim Delmore (Sam Waterston) as two of the most brilliant legal minds in the country gets underway in a trial intended as a showcase for American justice.
A 17 year old welders apprentice , meets a 15 year old girl , still at school , they fall in love and when his father and her mother both disapprove, and make things awkward, they run away . But they have nowhere to go; even when they hole up with Joe Bronco Bullfrog , who has escaped from Borstal and is in hiding, it is inevitable that the law will catch up with them soon. The film stakes all on our accepting the truth of its observations, the believability of its characters and situations, which are a picture of young life in the East End of London at the time. It is a study of character and atmosphere .
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