Morgan and Jason (Sean Astin and Mathew Lillard) are two of the most ineligible bachelors in town. Budding philosophers they pride themselves on their resistance to the female art of persuasion. Determined to maintain their single status they travel the California coast surfing philosophizing and washing dishes to earn their keep. When a good friend submits to the vows of matrimony the two truth-seekers reluctantly travel home for the wedding. While there Jason falls for an ol
Brian Yuzna directs this horror starring Janna Fassaert and Michael Par. Marine biologist Skylar Shane (Fassaert) goes off in search of samples of prehistoric lifeforms in the Sumatran Sea and decides to hire expatriate Jack Bowman (Par ) to captain her vessel. When they come across a group of smugglers who have enslaved a young boy, they begin to realise that something is not right. The boy tells them that several of the men have gone into the water and not returned. Skylar and Jack try to.
A bumper box set of classic films featuring the incomparable Marilyn Monroe! Ladies Of The Chorus (Dir. Phil Karlson 1948): An early Monroe feature with Marilyn starring as Burlesque singer Peggy Martin. Despite her overwhelming attraction to the wealthy Randy Peggy's mother worries that class differences will come between them. Some Like It Hot (Dir. Billy Wilder 1959): Nominated for 6 Academy Awards and winner for costumes Some Like It Hot is the quintessential madcap farce from legendary director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond. With dazzling performances by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis and a memorably comic turn by Marilyn Monroe Some Like It Hot is not only one of Wilder's funniest satires but is one of the greatest of all film comedies. When Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry accidentally witness a gangland shoting they quickly board a southbound train to Florida disguised as Josephine and Daphne the two newest - and homeliest - members of an all-girl jazz band. their cover is perfect... until a lovelorn singer falls for Josephine an ancient playboy falls for Daphne and a mob boss who refuses to fall for their hoax wants them put on ice for good! Marilyn Monroe At The Movies: A detailed filmography trailers from 15 of her classic movies and fascinating newsreel footage accompanies the vintage 1962 'Legend Of Marilyn Monroe' documentary narrated by John Huston. The Misfits (Dir. John Huston 1961): A down-on-her-luck divorced woman meets and falls for a disenchanted outcast cowboy who earns his living by capturing wild mustangs. When she witnesses this cruel spectacle she teams up with a jaded rodeo performer in an attempt to free the horses. Last screen appearance for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe who was married to playwright Arthur Miller during the course of the filming. Portrait Of A Legend: Examines Marilyn through an in-depth investigation of her private life. From her turbulent childhood when her mother vanished beyond the dark wall of mental illness through her short stays at various orphanages and foster homes...to her marriage at sixteen to James Dougherty. Relive Marilyn's first exposure during WWII as a calendar girl for the war efforts her first performance in Ladies of the Chorus and acting debut in Asphalt Jungle then into the glamorous Hollywood superstar. Hometown Story (Dir. Arthur Pierson 1951): Jeffery Lynn plays an ex-politician who blames big business for his failure to get re-elected. To expose big business as an evil monster he joins his uncle's newspaper. When his little sister is caught in a cave-in the town's largest company comes to her aid and he must now reconsider.
In the future Saturn's moon of Titan houses a prison where Earth's worst criminals are kept awaiting their return to Earth for trial and execution. One of those criminals, Python Diamond, is being flown back to Earth, escorted by five members of the military police. Upon their return to Earth, they find that a cataclysmic nuclear war has reduced the world to a near-lifeless husk. Searching for survivors and any clue as to the cause of the destruction leads the six to a warehouse bunker housing scientists who constitute Earth's last remaining hope for the future. Unfortunately, their landing spacecraft drew the attention of one of the gangs that roam the ruined countryside in search of food and resources, leading them straight to the carefully hidden and well-provisioned shelter. The gang lays siege to the warehouse, fighting their way inside in a bloody battle that takes lives on both sides.
Frank Carbone was a lifetime gangster until the mob put out a contract on him. He agreed to testify and entered the witness protection program. But a new look and a fake ID can't hide the fact that he's someone special especially when the beautiful women come around.
A one night one time only concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in which some of the greatest performers in the history of Blues music performed together including BB King Bonnie Raitt Steven Tyler and Macy Gray . 'Lightning In A Bottle' captures the emotional spontaneity that only live performances of the Blues can...
An action packed drama in the tradition of full contact martial arts spectaculars like Bloodsport and Kickboxer.The beauty and tradition of L.A.'s China Town is disrupted by the crosstown rivalry between two kick boxing clubs as the competitive sport is catapulted from the ring of a gymnasium and into a Ring Of Fire. Johnny (Don The Dragon Wilson - Blood Fist I & II) and Brad fight to win the honour of their families and the love of a woman.Johnny having broken away from the street violence of the neighbourhood gangs has worked hard to gain respectability as a young doctor at a Los Angeles hospital. Now after fighting his way out of the streets he finds himself patching up the brutality he left behind. His strong Chinese roots are pushed aside as his love for Julie Marshall the sister of the rival gang leader vaults him into a love affair that could cost him his life. Follow their hearts follow their love from dreams of life together to the nightmare that death will pull them apart. Julie and Johnny strive to survive the Ring Of Fire.
This animated charmer is the biblical story of Joseph retold in fascinating bright colors and the magic of song. Joseph's amazing talent of foretelling the future as revealed to him in dreams lands him a job with the pharaoh of Egypt whom he protects from disaster. Soon however he is cast back into the presence of his jealous brothers who threw him out in the first place.
July 15 1997. The world is shocked at the news that Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace has been tragically and brutally murdered execution style on the steps of his Ocean Drive Villa in the famous South Beach section of Miami Beach Florida. Shortly thereafter the authorities led by FBI Special Agent John Jacoby announce a nationwide manhunt for their only suspect alleged spree killer Andrew Phillip Cunanan from San Diego California. Destiny or design? Follow the steps of both Versace and Cunanan from the time of Cunanan's farewell dinner party in San Diego to the aftermath of both the murder of Versace and Cunanan's alleged suicide on a Miami Beach houseboat.
Four young friends spend a crazy night on the streets of Manhattan that quickly turns into a night they'll never forget!
Titles Comprise: Nico: Chicago cop Nico Toscani (Steven Seagal) is on to something big. Suspects collared in a drug raid are allowed to walk and Nico himself is asked to turn in his badge. He may be off the force - but not out of the action. Steven Seagal makes his sensational screen debut as Nico smashing his way into the top ranks of action stars as he tracks ex-CIA operatives trafficking drugs and plotting a political assassination. Bullitt: In one of his most memorable roles Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt a hard-driving tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before the night is out the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds and Bullitt a no-glitter all-guts cop won't rest until he nabs the gunmen and the elusive underworld kingpin who hired them. Famed for it's Lalo Schifrin score and one of the greatest car chases in cinema-history 'Bullit' won the 1969 Oscar for Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller). Dirty Harry: Harry Callahan is a tough streetwise San Francisco cop whom they call Dirty Harry. In this action classic you'll see why... A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has killed twice and holds the city ransom with the threat of killing again. Harry will nail him one way or the other no matter what the system prescribes. Filming on location director Don Siegel made the City by the Bay a vital part of Dirty Harry a practice continued in its four sequels. The original remains one of the most gripping police thrillers ever made.
This Greatest Ever... Gangsters Box Set features the following films: Scarface: Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film in this gripping crime epic inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title. Scarface follows the violent career of a small-time Cuban refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire... Taxi Driver: In Martin Scorsese's classic 1970s drama insomniac Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) works the nightshift driving his cab throughout decaying mid-'70s New York City wishing for a real rain to wash the scum off the neon-lit streets. Chronically alone Travis cannot connect with anyone not even with such other cabbies as blowhard Wizard (Peter Boyle). He becomes infatuated with vapid blonde presidential campaign worker Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) who agrees to a date and then spurns Travis when he cluelessly takes her to a porno movie. The increasingly paranoid Travis begins to condition himself for his imagined destiny a mission that mutates from assassinating Betsy's candidate Charles Palatine (Leonard Harris) to violently saving teen hooker Iris (Jodie Foster) from her pimp Sport (Harvey Keitel). Travis' bloodbath turns him into a media hero; but has it truly calmed his mind? Casino: Robert De Niro Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in Director Martin Scorsese's riveting look at how blind ambition white-hot passion and 24-carat greed toppled an empire. Las Vegas in 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation - where fortunes and lives were made and lost with a roll of the dice... Donnie Brasco: The true story of an FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) who becomes Donnie Brasco 'The Jewel Man' to infiltrate one of the mob families. Donnie manoeuvres his way into the confidence of ageing hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino) who trusts Donnie and vouches for him to the mob. But Lefty and Donnie become friends when they should be enemies. As Donnie moves deeper and deeper into the Mafia chain of command he realises he is not only crossing the line between federal agent and criminal but it also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death sentence... Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Streetwise charmer and cardshark Eddy (Nick Moran) walks into the biggest card game of his life carrying a stake backed by the life-savings of his three best mates Tom (Jason Flemying) Bacon (Jason Statham) and Soap (Dexter Fletcher). Eddy is the sharpest player on the circuit but the game is set-up and Eddy leaves owing underworld boss Hatchet Harry (P.H. Moriarty) half a million. Harry gives Eddy a week to come up with the money before he starts taking fingers as collateral. Eddy's dad JD (Sting) can cancel the debt by handing over his bar lock stock and barrel to his old adversary Harry JD refuses to give in feeling his street-tough son can get himself out of his own messes. So while Harry sends a couple of petty crooks to steal a pair of antique shotguns to add to his collection Eddy and his mates plan a caper that will enable them to pay off Harry and make out like bandits! In a comedy of errors and a helter-skelter ride through London's gangland the guns cash drugs and identities become all mixed up as a full complement of London's lowlife get involved in a melee which even their menace can't handle.
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy: His news is bigger than your news! Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is San Diego's top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970's but that's all about to change when a new female employee with ambition to burn arrives in his office... Old School: Three men disenchanted with life decide to form their own fraternity in the hope of recapturing the glory of their college years!
This box set features the following films: Scarface (Dir. Brian De Palma 1983): In the spring of 1980 the port at Mariel Harbour was opened and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami... wealth power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana. The world will remember him by another name - Scarface! Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film in this gripping crime epic inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title. Carlito's Way (Dir. Brian De Palma 1993): Al Pacino is an ex-druglord fighting to escape his violent treacherous past in his crime-action tour de force from acclaimed director Brian DePalma. Sprung from prison on a legal technicality by his cocaine-addled attorney (Sean Penn) former drug kingpin Carlito Brigante (Pacino) stuns the local underworld when he vows to go straight. Taking a job managing a glitzy low-life nightclub he tracks down his onetime girlfriend (Penelope Ann Miller) and rekindles their romance promising he's changed for good. But Carlito's dream of going legitimate is undermined at every turn by murderous former cronies and even deadlier young thugs out to make a name for themselves. Ultimately however his most dangerous enemy is himself. Despite good intentions Carlito's misguided loyalties and an outmoded code of ""honour"" will plunge him into a savage life-or-death battle against the relentless forces that refuse to let him go. Sea of Love (Dir. Harold Becker 1989): Two detectives one from New York the other from Long Island join forces to track down a bizarre serial killer. Convinced of a beautiful suspect's innocence the New York detective starts an affair with her despite hard evidence linking her to the murders. Scent of a Woman (Dir. Martin Brest 1992): Al Pacino won his first Best Actor Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of an overbearing blind retired Lieutenant Colonel who hires a young guardian (Chris O'Donnell) to assist him. It's a heart-wrenching and heartwarming tale of opposites attracting when they embark on a wild weekend trip that will change the lives of both men forever. Two For The Money (Dir. D.J. Caruso 2005): When Brandon Lang (McConaughey) becomes the protg of sports gambling's power player Walter Abrams (Pacino) he swiftly becomes the golden boy of the high-rolling world for consistently picking football winners. Now with millions on the line he finds himself in a deadly game of con-versus-con with his new mentor. And Justice For All (Dir. Norman Jewison 1979) Arthur (Al Pacino) is an honest idealistic lawyer who is suddenly under pressure to defend a distinguished judge (John Forsythe) accused of raping and battering a young girl - and whom Arthur knows is guilty. Arthur must choose between the security of hi
Robert Redford, usually a pretty good judge of material, got snookered badly in Legal Eagles, an Ivan Reitman comedy which also stars Debra Winger and Daryl Hannah. Redford is a rising assistant D.A. who is prosecuting a woman (Hannah) for theft of a painting by her father. Before he knows what's hit him, he's involved romantically both with the defendant and with her scattered lawyer (Winger). Redford is as good as he can be, given the circumstances but this is a film that doesn't know where it's going. Originally intended as a serious film about the legal wrangling over the estate of the late Mark Rothko, this film quickly degenerated when the script was turned over to Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr, whose sparkling oeuvre includes Turner and Hooch. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com
Joni gets persuaded to enter a bikini contest by her friends and likes the attention. She talks to another contestant Harlow who suggests she try exotic dancing at Kandyland where she works. Joni gets fed up with her job at the dry cleaner's and boyfriend Frank won't commit so she gets a job at Kandyland. She finds others doing drugs and getting abused and tries to make her new job her lingering attraction to Frank and her strong friendship with Harlow coexist.
Johnny Was (2006): Johnny Doyle (Vinnie Jones) tries to escape a violent past in Ireland to lie low in London until his former comrade Flynn (Patrick Bergin) escapes from Brixton Prison hell bent on derailing the Irish peace process. Unable to escape Brixton they are trapped together in Johnny's anything-but-safe safe house sandwiched between a pirate radio station belonging to a Rasta DJ (Lennox Lewis) and a West Indian 'Yardie' crackdealing gangster Julius (Eriq La Salle) downstairs. As the charismatic Flynn finds common ground with the Yardies Johnny fights to realise a peace process of his own but makes the mistake of falling for Julius's girlfriend (Samantha Mumba) causing allout war. Number One Girl (2005): Joey Scalini a full contact martial arts champion is persuaded by his life-long friend London mob thug Dragos Molnar (Vinne Jones) to perform as a guest judge on a televised beauty pageant. In spite of Dragos' warnings to stay away from the top four contestant Joey just can't help himself when it comes down to Tatiana (Lisa McAllister). When Dragos discovers that Joey has broken the rules he is determined to teach his old friend a lesson! Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998): This high-octane fuelled East-End gangster comedy thriller is a journey into London's seedy underworld with brilliant street-wise dialogue and razor sharp black comedy. Described by The Sun as ""A truly brilliant hard-edged funny-but-gritty London gangster black comedy.""
The Jerk (Dir. Carl Reiner 1979): That wild and crazy guy Steve Martin makes his acting debut in this wild and crazy comedy hit The Jerk. Steve portrays Navin Johnson adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way he's smitten with a lady motorcycle racer survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer becomes a millionaire by inventing the ""opti-grab"" handle for eyeglasses - and shows why he's the hottest comic performer in America today. The Lonely Guy (Dir. Arthur Hiller 1984): The one and only Steve Martin stars along with Charles Grodin and Tony Award winner Judith Ivey in this funny and poignant romance inspired by Bruce Jay Friedman's tongue-in-cheek survival manual. The Lonely Guy follows the progress of Larry (Steve Martin) and his buddy Warren (Charles Grodin) as they attempt to eke out a successful social life in the Big Apple. They're losers until one day Larry writes a book that turns loneliness into the ultimate love potion and life is never the same! Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (Dir. Carl Reiner 1982): As the private eye of private eyes Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest appears on the scene with a case: her father a noted scientist philanthropist and cheesemaker has died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a rat and follows a complex maze of clues that lead to the 'Carlotta Lists'. With a little help from his 'friends' Alan Ladd Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Burt Lancaster Humphrey Bogart Charles Laughton and others Reardon gets his man. An exciting action-fun packed film the way 40's films used to be!
Chicago cop Nico Toscani (Steven Seagal) is on to something big. Suspects collared in a drug raid are allowed to walk and Nico himself is asked to turn in his badge. He may be off the force but he's not out of the action. Steven Seagal makes his sensational screen debut as Nico smashing his way into the top ranks of action stars as he tracks ex-CIA operatives trafficking drugs and plotting a political assassination.
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