David Essex stars in his first acting role as Davey Jackson a former cockney wide boy who fell in love with nature during a spell in open prison. Now out he settles in a cottage in the coutryside and the story revolves around him and the quirky characters that he meets in this warming sitcom.
Its 1981, the start of a new decade and Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin begin a new life in London. Strangers at first, these young gay lads, and their best friend Jill, find themselves thrown together, and soon share each other's adventures. But a new virus is on the rise, and soon their lives will be tested in ways they never imagined. As the decade passes, and they grow up in the shadow of AIDS, they're determined to live and love more fiercely than ever. Hedonistic, proud, emotional and ground-breaking. Its the story of friends, lovers and families, set to soundtrack of the growing Gay scene of the 1980s.
Its 1981, the start of a new decade and Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin begin a new life in London. Strangers at first, these young gay lads, and their best friend Jill, find themselves thrown together, and soon share each others adventures. But a new virus is on the rise, and soon their lives will be tested in ways they never imagined. As the decade passes, and they grow up in the shadow of AIDS, theyre determined to live and love more fiercely than ever. Hedonistic, proud, emotional and ground-breaking. Its the story of friends, lovers and families, set to soundtrack of the growing Gay scene of the 1980s.
A British couple travelling through the Outback become involved with a mysterious and charismatic American.
Gone: Set in the Australian outback Gone is a contemporary psychological thriller in which a young British couple become involved with a mysterious and charismatic American whose motive for imposing his friendship upon them becomes increasingly sinister.... The Return: Joanna has made a successful career for herself as sales representative for a trucking company. But her private life has been difficult; estranged from her father (Sam Shepard) stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend (Adam Scott) and with few friends Joanna fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder of a young woman she's never met at the hands of a heartless killer a man who appears to be making Joanna his next target. Determined to fight back Joanna is guided by her nightmares to the murdered woman's hometown. Once there she will discover that some secrets can't be buried; some spirits never die; and that the murder she is trying to solve may be her own.
Bradley Hardacre owner of the brass factory as well as everything else in the town is the most ruthless of men and enjoys a life of luxury much to the disgust of Agnes Fairchild. However her plans to overthrow the Hardacre Empire are thwarted by her husband George who is ever the unswervingly loyal employee. Meanwhile to complicate matters further the loves and passions of the Hardacre girls and the Fairchild sons are heating up with some truly hilarious consequences for everyone concerned.
The story of a struggling rock band, 1992's Wild West suffered comparisons with The Commitments, which was released the year before. There similarities end, however, since the Honky Tonk Cowboys are made up of four Pakistani brothers from the West London suburb of Southall. There's tumbleweed in the street, saloon doors at home and barroom brawls at the Asian Rising Stars Talent Contest. Eldest brother Zaf (Naveen Andrews) looks the part in a ten-gallon hat and fringe jacket, but the mongrel neighbourhood is a long way from the Nashville the brother's dream about. Dogged by gangland thugs and the well-meant pursuit of traditional values from their poor mother (Lalita Ahmed), they stumble from one danger to another. The worst comes in the form of the beautiful Rifat (Sarita Choudhury), who steals Zaf's heart and the band's hopes of stardom with "Wild West Records". The film was written by then 29-year-old Harwant Bains, who grew up in Southall in a family of Punjabi background. It's clearly a flight of personal fancy rooted in an environment harshly observed. If the petty crime sits uncomfortably with the love story there's always the considerately compiled soundtrack to smooth away the suburb's rough edges. --Paul Tonks
Angeal can't remember her name. Killing is something she can't forget... Having been struck down by a car vampire Angela is suffering from amnesia. The driver takes her back to his place to recuperate butalready the thirst is beginning to gnaw away at Angela...
Even though theres an increasing number of horror movies right now, not least ones with characters left open in unfamiliar surroundings (Wolf Creek, Hostel, Vacancy--and plenty more besides), its worth making some time in your life for Gone. Its a small British film, shot in Australia, with a lot more bite than youd expect it to have. Here, the lead characters in question are a pair of in-love backpackers, who, while rambling across Australian desert, meet a stranger on their travels. Things, without giving too much away, escalate from there, but thanks to the wise restraint of first-time director Ringan Ledwidge, events in Gone are kept very taut and extremely tense. Eschewing gimmicks and gore, instead the film is very focused, perhaps a little unambitious, but nonetheless highly effective. Ledwidges cast serve him very well, too. Shaun Evans and Amelia Warner are effective as the backpackers, but its Scott Mechlowicz stranger youll be talking about once Gones credits roll. That, and the superb photography, that delivers some wonderful frames from the terrific Australian scenery. Some may find the relatively slow pace a little troubling, and there isnt much in the way of surprise in Gones locker. But as a small, quietly effective little horror, you wont feel cheated by it at all. --Jon Foster
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