The Time: In 1989 the Berlin Wall for so long the symbol of the cold war came crashing down. 12 months later this defining moment was marked by one of the greatest rock concerts of all time. The Place: Postdamer Platz sat between the two Berlin walls which divided the city. For decades people had died trying to escape Communism to Capitalism. In 1990 this extraordinary concert would open up this historic landmark. The Performances: Special Guests: Bryan Adams The Band: Rick Danko Gareth Hudson Levon Helm Paul Carrack Thomas Dolby James Galway Jerry Hall The Hooters Cyndi Lauper Ute Lemper Paddy Maloney Joni Mitchell Van Morrison Sinead O'Connor and Scorpions.
This dark melodrama based on the John Patrick story 'Love Lies Bleeding' stars Barbara Stanwyck as the wonderfully wicked Martha Ivers a wealthy and domineering woman who controls a small town after inheriting a large family fortune. She lives with her weakling husband a district attorney running for mayor played by Kirk Douglas in his feature film debut - a role that's an unusual departure from his later work. What no one in the town knows however is that Stanwyck and Douglas are bound by a dark secret involving murder. Gripping and suspenseful this film noir classic also stars Van Heflin as Martha's old love who returns to town after an 18-year absence whom Douglas thinks is there for one reason: blackmail.
Carnival Of Souls: Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) apparently survives a serious car accident. Shortly after she heads for Utah and a new job as a church organist but is pursued by a cadaverous phantom figure... The Ape Man: Mad scientist Dr. Brewster long thought dead is working away in his basement laboratory on a serum derived from gorilla spinal fluid. Experimenting on himself Dr. Brewster is dismayed to discover that the injections have given him a bushy beard a
It is the late 1940's. In Merriwether County Georgia john Wallace is 'King'. He has almost total control of agriculture and the illegal whiskey trade. Wallace's rule is assured by intimidation bribery and bloodshed. When Wallace commits the crime in Coweta County he has entered the territory of Sheriff Lamar Potts a man of determination and unquestioned integrity...
Pimps pushers and armed gangs daily deal in violence and death in a war the police just can't seem to win; until now. A sinister cop leader has recruited a secret vigilante squad. Eradicating the criminal with an incredible new weapon an extra-ordinary serum that gives his team superhuman powers while turning them into subhuman crossbreeds. Fantastically strong and ferocious these strange warriors are fighting tooth and claw to sweep the scum of the streets...permanently. A daily breed it's sometimes hard to tell who the real animals are as the 'pack' get increasingly out of control.
In 1953, before any American studio exec used the phrase "high concept", Henri-George Clouzot's The Wages of Fear boasted a premise so literally explosive that audiences were excited before they got into the theatres. With an oil-fire burning out of control deep in the South American jungle, two lorryloads of highly unstable nitro-glycerin have to be driven through miles of unstable terrain littered with dangerous turns, crumbling planks, falling rocks and mediocre hardtop. One good jolt will vaporise truck, nitro, drivers and a substantial swathe of the countryside, so the company recruits desperate souls among the loser tramps who loiter around the nowhere town of Las Piedras, begging for any kind of work. On the road, Clouzot stages a string of unforgettable sequences: one stretch of badly paved track can only be crossed by driving at under six miles an hour or over 40; a mountain turn requires that the trucks back out onto a rickety, rotten wooden structure; a 50-ton boulder has fallen into the road, and one of the drivers calmly drains a litre of nitro into his thermos to blow it up, only remembering when the fuse is lit that this will rain pebbles all over the countryside and a few good hits on the cargo will set it off. This is perhaps as great a mix of action-adventure and contest as The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and still a textbook example of sustained suspense. On the DVD: The print is in great shape, though the image is a little soft; the menu has a clever explosive aspect and uses the same vintage artwork as the sleeve cannily combined with a snippet. There are trailers for both Wages and Clozuot's other masterpiece, Les Diaboliques, as well as biographies of the principal cast, eight stills and three posters.--Kim Newman
Julian Kay is on the prowl and looking for someone to please. Boyish and sensual he speaks five or six languages and is equally comfortable as a chauffeur for a wealthy middle-aged matron and as a translator/companion for the lonely wife of an executive. He is the 'American Gigolo'. But Julian's love-for-sale lifestyle turns deadly when a client is murdered and Julian became the prime suspect. Richard Gere is electrifying as Julian in this stylish sexually charged drama from Pa
Wild Wild West, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty), was one of the box-office smashes of the summer of 1999 but was raked by critics and embraced by audiences. Based on the 1960s TV adventure show that starred Robert Conrad, this film re-imagined Secret Service agent James West as Will Smith, adding Oscar-winner Kevin Kline as his sidekick, agent-inventor Artemus Gordon. President Ulysses S. Grant puts West and Gordon on the trail of malign genius (and former Confederate soldier) Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh) in a story about racism, partnership and world domination. The special effects are lavish, even garish, but not all that special; they're not enough to elevate a mundane and familiar plot. Even Branagh, playing a man who only exists from the waist up--literally--can't find the juice in this lumbering affair. Still, the fast-talking team of Smith and Kline is a nimble one. Smith's affable charm and Kline's subversive wit win many points, though not nearly enough.--Marshall Fine
A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past. Bonus: The Making of Incarnate Click Images to Enlarge
ERA 2564632035; ERATO - Francia; Classica Lirica
Based on the Sunday Times bestselling novel by crime writer Mo Hayder THE TREATMENT heralds a new and unforgettable turn in the Nordic noir phenomenon. A husband and wife are discovered imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated they’ve been bound and beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing. Detective Inspector Nick Cafmeyer is called in to investigate and as he digs deeper he exposes an insidious criminal network that unnervingly has links to his own past.
Jean-Claude Van Damme is back in The Shepherd! A rogue American Special Forces unit schemes to smuggle million worth of heroin into the United States and all that stands in its way is border patrol agent Jack Robideaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) an ex-homicide cop with a hidden agenda. Taking on suicide bombers sadistic torturers and traitorous officials on both sides of the border Jack shows no mercy as he single-handedly attempts to destroy the cartel in this explosive action thriller.
Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan and a host of fun new characters all return in this wild comedy adventure where everything comes back to life in ways you've never imagined.
Clan draws you into the lives of the Goethals sisters tied together by the premature death of their parents, they've clung to each other like a real clan. But ever since their fifth sister's marriage the bond has frayed. Together, the four of them plot the murder of their brother-in-law, Jean-Claude, a pain in the ass just asking to be liquidated. Clever and quick-witted, the sisters devise a whole host of ingenious schemes. But while planning a murder is easy, committing it is another story... and with each mounting failure, the collateral damage grows
Black Widow presents a penetrating look at the Dutch underworld in which choices about family, loyalty and money are made on the razor's edge. Black Widow takes place in the world of Dutch penoze and tells the story of Carmen Walraven. When her husband, a notorious drug lord, is liquidated in front of the eyes of their youngest son, Carmen takes a drastic decision ... and reluctanley takes charge of the family business in order to clear her husband's debt. In doing so she soon becomes embroiled in the criminal underworld.
In rebellious and unstable 1920s China, Antoine, a naive young French doctor finds himself increasingly involved with a depraved group of pleasure-seeking Colonial settlers who use the misery and desperation of the local population for their own entertainment. As Antoine is drawn further and further into the sadistic and perverted world of the beautiful but evil Clara and her powerful and corrupt father (Tony Taffin, Maitresse), has to decide what matters most to him his desire to reduce the suffering around him or his desire for the cold and seductive mistress of the Garden of Torments. Features: Uncensored French Version, Optional Subtitles + SDH, Interview with Director Christian Gion, Audio Commentary with Popular Culture Expert & Author David Flint, Image Gallery, Promo Trailer, Reversible Sleeve
Rapunzel: Failing Eastern European tennis star Jimmy Stojkovic is forced by his father to play as a woman to pay off the family's debts to a criminal gang. At the British Open Championship ""Martina"" becomes bosom buddies with the reigning champion the beautiful Rapunzel whose mother keeps her locked away from the attentions of men. Cinderella: Professor H Michael Prince an arrogant anthropologist has discovered an ancient phallic symbol which he believes proves that men are the driving force behind human evolution. University cleaner Cindy Mellor is determined to overturn Prince's theory and capture an important academic post. The Empress's New Clothes: Michaela is a soap star hell bent on stealing the fashion limelight and making red carpet roadkill out of her co-star and main rival. Her naive young friend Shannon thinks she has found the team to deliver just the right outfit. Billy Goat: Boy band 'Billy Goat' are the hottest thing in a small town. Only one thing stands between them fame and fortune: their manager. Grettongrat is a troll with macabre methods and he has the band locked in a watertight contract. To make the big time they must escape his clutches.
The Mummy: Boris Karloff's legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. As the mummy Im-Ho-Tep he is accidentally revived after 3 700 years. Alive again he sets out to find his lost love. Today over 70 years after it was first released it still remains as compelling as ever! Creature From The Black Lagoon: Scientists drug and capture the terrifying creature who subsequently becomes enamoured with the head scientist's female assist
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