Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere (i.e. a video store in Manhattan Beach, California) and turned Hollywood on its ear in 1992 with his explosive first feature, Reservoir Dogs. Like Tarantino's mainstream breakthrough Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs has an unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other. Joe (Lawrence Tierney) has assembled them to pull off a simple heist, and has gruffly assigned them colour-coded aliases (Mr Orange, Mr Pink, Mr White) to conceal their identities even from each other. But something has gone wrong, and the plan has blown up in their faces. One by one, the surviving robbers find their way back to their prearranged warehouse hideout. There, they try to piece together the chronology of this bloody fiasco--and to identify the traitor among them who tipped off the police. Pressure mounts, blood flows, accusations and bullets fly. In the combustible atmosphere these men are forced to confront life-and-death questions of trust, loyalty, professionalism, deception and betrayal.As many critics have observed, it is a movie about "honor among thieves" (just as Pulp Fiction is about redemption, and Jackie Brown is about survival). Along with everything else, the movie provides a showcase for a terrific ensemble of actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Christopher Penn and Tarantino himself, offering a fervent dissection of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" over breakfast. Reservoir Dogs is violent (though the violence is implied rather than explicit), clever, gabby, harrowing, funny, suspenseful and even--in the end--unexpectedly moving. (Don't forget that "Super Sounds of the Seventies" soundtrack, either.) Reservoir Dogs deserves just as much acclaim and attention as its follow-up, Pulp Fiction, would receive two years later. --Jim Emerson
There comes a time to put away childhood things, but some things won't stay put as Woody, Buzz and co. return for their greatest adventure yet! Packed to the gills with thrills, spills and chills, plus a lot of laughs and a little romance, Toy Story 3 is the family favourite that has it all! The creative minds behind Disney/Pixar's groundbreaking animated blockbusters invite you back inside the toy box for a heartwarming and hilarious movie experience you'll never forget. In Toy Story 3, Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and the rest of the Toy Story gang return for an all-new adventure, along with a few new faces - some plastic, some plush - including Barbie's counterpart Ken (voiced by Michael Keaton), a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants (voiced by Timothy Dalton) and a strawberry-scented bear named Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear (voiced by Ned Beatty). As Andy prepares to depart for college, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Andy's faithful toys wonder what will become of them. But, when a mix-up lands them at Sunnyside Daycare, they meet a host of new toys and soon discover a wild new adventure is just beginning. Buzzing with hours of bonus features, including the Pixar short film Day & Night, Toy Story 3 goes to infinity and beyond!
Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are Charlies Angels - a trio of elite private investigators who with the latest in high-tech gadgets martial arts techniques and a vast array of disguises unleash their state of the art skills on land sea and air. Their goal to track down a kidnapped billionaire-to-be and keep his top-secret voice identification software out of his lethal hands. Aided by their faithful lieutenant Bosley (Bill Murray) and under the sure hand of their
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig is a documentary following the creation of a tribute album by a host of top indie-rock musicians. This powerful film showcases not only a series of top artists in studio sessions but also follows the story of four students as they struggle through a year at the school which the album which will be dedicated to: the Hetrick-Martin Institute home of the Harvey Milk School which is the first high school in the US to be aimed at LGBTQ youth.
The third volume of episodes from season 3 of the smash U.S. sitcom. Episode titles: Three's A Crowd Six Is A Freak Show Coffee & Commitment Swimming Pools... Movie Stars Crazy In Love.
Includes the following 8 great films: Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon 2 Mad Max Maverick Payback Tequila Sunrise What Women Want Conspiracy Theory
At the end of Series 3 Grace had got together with Nathan (Woody Harrelson). Things are going well until Will gets back from vacation and Will and Grace re-establish their special relationship leaving Nathan feeling neglected. Grace and Nathan nearly get engaged and then split up. Jack is getting to know the son - Elliot he never knew he had thanks to an anonymous 'donation' 13 years ago. Karen's husband Stanley Walker gets arrested and there's nothing Will can do to save him from a life behind bars... Episodes comprise: Third Wheel Gets The Grace Past And Presents Crouching Father Hidden Husband Prison Blues.
Hit American sitcom Will and Grace is as perky as Friends and as wittily urbane as Frasier. The premise concerns Will (Eric McCormack), a mildly uptight lawyer who agrees to have as a flatmate his best friend, interior designer Grace (Debra Messing). Their relationship has all the hallmarks of lovers--emotional dependency, little things that get on each others' nerves, strong mutual interests and volcanic arguments. The only snag is that while Grace is straight, Will is gay. Though not shy of poking sharp fun at that situation, Will and Grace is among sitcom's most potent and sophisticated antidotes to homophobia. Though initially a little too pleased with its own camp pertness, the show grows and grows on you with successive episodes, finally becoming indispensable. It also benefits from secondary characters Jack (Sean P Hayes) and Karen (Megan Mullally), also gay and straight respectively, both outrageously and hilariously irresponsible characters: he a free spirit and freeloader, she's "working" as Grace's assistant even though she doesn't need the money, having married it. Despite its diamond and rapid-fire punchlines, Will and Grace conveys enough sense of the main characters' lovelorn predicament to prevent it from becoming too cute. --David Stubbs
Chicago private investigator Max Warner spends his days obsessively hunting for clues to prove that the yacht explosion that killed heiress Sandra Applewhite was set up by her greedy husband. But then one day he sees a dead ringer for her in a travel poster for South Africa. Acting on impulse Max flies to Africa and joins the mysterious woman on a safari trek she runs. As the pair fall for one another he hits upon a plan to solve the Applewhite mystery...
Something Borrowed Someone's Due: Will and Grace move into their swanky new dream apartment but sentimentality soon gets the better of them as they pine for their old digs now happily occupied by friends. Cheatin' Trouble Blues: An excited Will presents his parents with a romantic cruise for their anniversary - but things go a little awry when he discovers they are both harbouring important secrets. Went A Garden Potty: In the aftermath of his parents divorce Will salvages a beloved garden gnome and proudly places it in his apartment's community area. But attempted therapy turns to full-on trauma when a disastrous accident befalls it. He Shoots They Snore: When Jack can't bunk off work he's forced to ask Will to escort his son Eliot to a weekend basketball tournament but then throws a hissy fit when he finds out he's missed Eliot's first kiss! Wedding Balls: When Will's bride-to-be cousin from LA misses a flight to New York to plan her wedding Grace is enlisted to help out the clueless groom but gets a little too enthused...
After a string of bad luck at the tables John (Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs) a compulsive gambler decides to finally give up gambling and take a shot at a normal life. Arriving in Albuquerque and landing a job at an auto insurance company John goes to work for Mr. Townsend (Peter Dinklage - Station Agent) who pairs him with the company's top fraud debunker Virgil and sends them out on an investigation together. While John is eager to get a promotion he's reluctant to go anywhere near Las Vegas and before he leaves he strikes up a romance with his eccentric co-worker Jill (Sarah Silverman - The Sarah Silverman Programme). On the road Virgil and John encounter a series of offbeat characters including a nude militant a wheelchair-bound stripper and a carnival human torch (John Cho - Flashforward). As John's confidence grows he becomes increasingly aware of the fact that running away from his gambling problem is not the solution and that he'll only be able to move forward by returning to Las Vegas to face his demons head on.
Henry Wodsworth Longfellow's 'Hiawatha' was written in1855 and has for generations been a part of every American school child's experience. It is the epic of American Indian culture. Raised by his grandmother Nokomis Hiawatha becomes a great hunter famous among all warriors. This story tells of his adventurous journey to the White Mountain and his encounters with nature forest creatures and other men. The brave and resourceful Hiawatha would become the chief of the Ojibway tribe and the leader of the entire Indian nation.
Join Will Grace Jack and Karen as they hilariously struggle through life's challenges. Can Grace cope with the wedding of her ex-fiance? Is Will's new boyfriend really a ballet dancer? How will Karen react when she discovers her new horse is gay? And will Jack succeed in his plans to 'in' his latest rival? Episode titles: Whoa Nelly Grace In The Hole Dyeing Is Easy Comedy Is Hard A Chorus Line Someone Old Someplace New.
In a blood 'n' guts homage to the 70's slasher flick, "Prom Night" sees one girl's high school right of passage quickly descend in to a nightmarish game.
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Cub Scout Pack 18 organizes a 25 year reunion to relive their fond childhood memories. But when the five friends meet up for a camping trip they discover that what little they had once known about wilderness survival has dwindled into nothing over the years. To make matters worse an escaped killer takes refuge in the campground...
A slasher-horror film with enough campy humor to entertain most genre fans. Four friends go on a camping trip in the woods at a site the locals have dubbed Camp Blood. It isn't long before a maniac shows up donning a clown mask and ready for a killing spree.
Hit American sitcom Will and Grace is as perky as Friends and as wittily urbane as Frasier. The premise concerns Will (Eric McCormack), a mildly uptight lawyer who agrees to have as a flatmate his best friend, interior designer Grace (Debra Messing). Their relationship has all the hallmarks of one between lovers--emotional dependency, little things that get on each other's nerves, strong mutual interests and volcanic arguments. The only snag is that while Grace is straight, Will is gay. Though not shy of poking sharp fun at that situation, Will and Grace is among sitcom's most potent and sophisticated antidotes to homophobia. Though initially a little too pleased with its own camp pertness, the show grows and grows on you with successive episodes, finally becoming indispensable. It also benefits from secondary characters Jack (Sean P Hayes) and Karen (Megan Mullally), also gay and straight respectively, both outrageously and hilariously irresponsible characters: he's a free spirit and freeloader, she's "working" as Grace's assistant even though she doesn't need the money, having married some. Despite its diamond and rapid-fire punch lines, Will and Grace conveys enough sense of the lovelorn predicament of the main characters to prevent it becoming too cute. --David Stubbs
After a well-respected small town doctor (John Hannah) drugs and sexually assaults a beautiful longtime patient (Estella Warren) she attempts to press charges. But given her promiscuous past no one will believe her story especially when a series of DNA tests conclusively prove the doctor's innocence. Determined to have justice she sets out to expose the doctor's lies leading to the discovery of bizarre and damaging new evidence in this gripping psychological thriller based on actual events.
This box set features the following films: Tenacious D: The Pick Of Destiny (Dir. Liam Lynch) (2006): In Venice Beach naive Midwesterner JB (Black) bonds with local slacker KG (Gass) and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away. Fracture (Dir. Gregory Holbit) (2007): When Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) discovers that his beautiful younger wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz) is having an affair he plans her murder...the perfect murder. Among the police arriving at the crime scene is hostage negotiator Detective Rob Nunally (Billy Burke) the only officer permitted entry to the house. Surprisingly Crawford readily admits to shooting his wife but Nunally is too stunned to pay close attention when he recognizes his lover whose true identity he never knew lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Although Jennifer was shot at point blank range Nunally realizes she isn't dead. Crawford is immediately arrested and arraigned after confessing - a seemingly slam-dunk case for hot shot assistant district attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) who has one foot out the door of the District Attorney's (David Strathairn) office on his way to a lucrative job in high-stakes corporate law. But nothing is as simple as it seems including this case. Will the lure of power and a love affair with a sexy ambitious attorney (Rosamund Pike) at his new firm overpower Willy's fierce drive to win or worse quash his code of ethics? In a tense duel of intellect and strategy Crawford and Willy both learn that a fracture can be found in every ostensibly perfect facade. The Alibi (Dir. Matt Checkowski & Kurt Mattila) (2006): Ray Elliot (Steve Coogan) is an ex-con smart enough to leave the grift before the grift grifted him. Now Ray runs an alibi service for men and woman who want to spend a little quality love time away from their well... loved ones. A true cynic Ray's business is booming until Wendell Hatch (James Marsden) the pampered son of Ray's biggest client sneaks away to Santa Barbara the weekend before his wedding and accidentally strangles his bit on the side. Suddenly Ray is an accessory to murder and is being pursued by everyone from the savvy small - town cop and a heartbroken chauffeur to a holier-than-thou assassin known as 'The Mormon'. Unable to extricate himself from this tangled we Ray must at last place his trust in someone. Enter the fast-talking and extremely sexy Lola ( Rebecca Romijn). With Lola's help Ray decides to mastermind one final con that will clear his name and finally lay his ghosts to rest. But still things refuse to go to plan. And whether he likes it or not Ray is about to learn a thing or two about love and affairs of the heart - particularly his own.
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