For devoted fans and nonfans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman, director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man. That's all well and good, and so is Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Where Spider-Man falls short is in its hyperactive CGI action sequences, which play like a video game instead of the gravity-defying exploits of a flesh-and-blood superhero. Willem Dafoe is perfectly cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin, and the movie's a lot of fun overall. It's no match for Superman and Batman in bringing a beloved character to the screen, but it places a respectable third. --Jeff Shannon
From Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River) and Working Title (The Theory of Everything) comes the true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in a powerhouse double performance. Together, the Kray Twins take over the city. But as their reign expands, power-struggles, fierce madness, and a woman diminishes their bond; the weak link that could cause their empire to collapse. Legend is a classic crime thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.
Matt Osterman writes and directs this sci-fi thriller starring Brandon Routh and Dane Cook. The film follows astronauts Captain Theo Cooper (Routh), Dr Emily McTier (Caity Lotz), Bug Kieslowski (Ben Feldman) and Cole Dvorak (Cook) as they undertake a 400-day simulation mission to study the possible effects of space travel to a far-off planet. Stationed in an underground bunker, the group are monitored to see how they would cope physically and mentally, and pass the time together with no sunlight and no contact with the outside world. As their mission approaches its end, the isolated conditions take their toll on the group and the strain causes them to question the nature of their simulated environment. When they decide to open the bunker's hatch and venture outside they begin to wonder if they really are just part of a simulation...
A sequence of strange murders baffles the police. Holmes is called onto the scene and discovers the existence of a blackmail ring that uses a female hypnotist to further their skullduggery...
Dunkirk opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea, they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.
Tom Baker's acclaimed first season as the Fourth Doctor, originally aired in 1975/76. With his best friend Sarah Jane Smith and new companion Harry, the Doctor pits his wits against a giant robot, the insect Wirrn, Cybermen, Sontarans and Daleks! Twenty episodes, specially restored for Blu-Ray and packed with new and old special features. Build your own archive of classic Doctor Who seasons with this six-disc special limited edition packaging' boxset. Features: Existing bonus material from the original DVD's Brand new one hour candid interview Tom Baker in conversation' Behind The Sofa classic clips from season 12 viewed by Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe, Louise Jameson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Sadie Miller. New making-of documentaries for The Sontaran Experiment' and Revenge of the Cybermen' Optional brand new updated special effects for Revenge of the Cybermen Genesis of the Daleks omnibus movie version The Tom Baker Years VHS release on disc for the first time Production archive material and scripts from the BBC Archives Some other archive treats to be announced
Cowards are an innovative new 4-man sketch group comprising Tim Key Tom Basden Stefan Golaszewski & Lloyd Woolf. Step inside their joyfully absurd world in this original comedy which features sketches spoofs & animation. The series is directed by Steve Bendelack (Little Britain League of Gentlemen The Royle Family & Mighty Boosh) who is probably the most consistently outstanding director in UK comedy. Cowards is a funny visually-arresting highly-individual sketch show performed with skill and subtlety by four of the best young writer-performers around.
It's one of man's greatest endeavours: to control the weather. But what if fantasy became reality? What would it mean for the human race? Who would have control of this immense power? In this science-based thriller - from the team behind Supervolcano - a group of scientists are asked to do just that. What happens if they succeed? Where do you divert hurricanes to? Who decides who lives and who dies? For the scientists it becomes apparent that what was once a research project is turning into something entirely different when they are asked to put their ideas into practice and divert a hurricane from the prosperous state of Florida. Events take a sinister twist when an unidentified US agency hacks into the team's computer and creates a disaster of unprecedented scale - a superstorm heading for New York. Can the team do anything to stop the monster they've unwittingly helped to create?
It's Feeding Time. When Dr. Ben Cahill takes a leave of absence from his medical practice and moves to Orr Island off the coast of Maine all he expects is some quiet time away. But the solace of the tiny isle is shattered when bizarre and frightening deaths begin to occur. The victims appear to have died by natural causes yet each body has red insect bites on its flesh. When an autopsy reveals one dead man's chest cavity filled with insect cocoons Cahill is horrified to discover that a rare breed of African cockroaches has invaded the island and they are using the inside of human beings as breeding grounds! Now it's a race against time as the islanders try everything they can to escape the deadly insects before they are eaten alive!
Everything you heard about Myra Breckinridge is true! In this off-the-wall cult classic from the pen of Gore Vidal Myron Breckinridge goes to Europe to have a sex change and comes back to America as the sexy man-hating Myra...
The madcap Marx Brothers stowaway on a luxury cruise ship in this fast-paced laugh-filled farce. While they manage to elude capture by the ship's captain and crew by staging impromptu puppet shows and hiding in herring barrels getting off the boat is another matter. Before long they're all impersonating Maurice Chevalier in order to disembark and begin their new careers as mob bodyguards. Available for the first time on DVD.
The director and stars of 1998's You've Got Mail scored a breakthrough hit with this hugely popular romantic comedy from 1993, about a recently engaged woman (Meg Ryan) who hears the sad story of a grieving widower (Tom Hanks) on the radio and believes that they are destined to be together. She's single in New York, he lives in Seattle with a young son, but the cross-country attraction proves irresistible and pretty soon Meg's on a westbound flight. What happens from there is... well, you must have been living in a cave to have let this sweet-hearted comedy slip below your pop-cultural radar. There's little complexity or depth to writer-director Nora Ephron's cheesy tale of a romantic fait accompli, and more than a little contrivance to the subplots that threaten to keep Hanks and Ryan from actually meeting. But the purity of star chemistry here is hard to deny, and this may be the first film to indicate the more serious and sympathetic side of Hanks that is revealed in later roles. With its clever jokes about "chick movies" and repeated homage to the classic weeper An Affair to Remember, this may not be everybody's brand of amorous entertainment, but it's got an old-Hollywood charm that appeals to many a movie fan. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Based on the comics written by Stan Lee Spider-Man follows the adventures of Peter Parker - an average young man... Until he gets bitten by an irradiated spider and discovers he has miraculous arachnid-like powers! Deciding to use his powers for good Spider-Man's death defying heroism wins him admiration from those in need. But being a superhero has its drawbacks... Especially when you're in college! Feaures all 20 episodes from the classic Season 1!
Steamboat Bill Jr dates from 1928 and is the last great film Buster Keaton made before he gave up his independence and signed for MGM. Buster is the rather fey son of an elderly steamboat owner who is being driven out of business by a wealthy competitor. More by accident than intention Buster turns things around and gets the girl as well. The last 15 minutes are truly astonishing: a storm sequence in which a whole town is blown apart, with Buster experiencing a series of amazing escapes as buildings fall down around his ears. On the DVD: The print is a good one, best seen in the 4:3 ration, with unobtrusive organ music added. As a nautical extra there's The Boat, a 1921 short (the print not in such a good state as the feature), in which in the course of launching his newly built craft Buster manages to wreck his house, tip his car into the river and sink the boat. And that's only the beginning. --Ed Buscombe
Double DVD set of two classic Amicus titles. Tales from the Crypt: Five strangers go with a tourist group to view old caves. Separated from the main group, they find themselves in a room with the mysterious Crypt Keeper, who details how each of the strangers will die drastic financial cuts, reducing heat and rationing food for the residents, while he lives in luxury with Shane, his Belgian Malinois. Vault of Horror: Five unsuspecting hotel guests step into an elevator, which leads them into an underground vault. Trapped with no way out, each guest shares a gruesome tale of an encounter with death. But as the stories unfold, the men begin to suspect that their presence in the vault is no coincidence, and that the only way out is death.
ANOMALY KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART IS DEAD!,br > Gordon Gordy Lethbridge-Stewart thought he had left the world of his grandfather behind him. As a research scientist, all he was interested in was developing new technologies.,br > Unfortunately, what he doesn t know is that retired UNIT operative Captain Douglas Cavendish has given him alien technology to develop his ideas with ... and that leads to a great deal of trouble indeed! Trouble that forces Kate Lethbridge-Stewart to make a life or death choice! In this fast paced sequel to both DAEMOS RISING and the DOCTOR WHO story THE TIME MONSTER, it s difficult to tell if reality is ... well ...real! Time itself it being manipulated and it s already run out more than once!
An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the poweful Thanos.
Based on the bestselling novel, Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Cinderella, Baby Driver) plays free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton, who forms a life-changing bond with the eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey during WWII. From the producers of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and with an all-star British cast, comes a compelling romantic drama with an intriguing mystery at its heart.
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