When a cruel and merciless farmer is murdered his last will and testament discloses an ironic gift: to everyone’s astonishment the old man leaves his land to the peasant workers he constantly humiliated. Rather than sell the land to a tyrannical rival farmer the strong-willed laborers decide to keep it for themselves. Their bold decision threatens to disrupt the rigid social order of their town but not before secrets are revealed and lives changed forever. A compelling tale of love defiance and tragedy set in a small Austrian village during the turn of the 20th century Inheritors is an internationally acclaimed award-winning drama.
Thelma And Louise (Dir. Ridley Scott 1991): Thelma (Geena Davis) is a bored housewife. Louise (Susan Sarandon) is a waitress at a coffee shop. Together they sneak off in a T-bird convertible for a three-day fishing trip. However things don't go quite according to plan... An encounter with a drunken foul-mouthed would-be rapist transforms their quiet getaway weekend into a cross-country escape that will change their lives forever... Bull Durham (Dir. Ron Shelton 1988): The Durham Bulls are in a slump and have spent a hefty sum of money acquiring an untested young pitcher in the hopes of reversing their standings. Crash Davis a 12-year veteran ballplayer who has spent most of his time bumming around as a minor league catcher is assigned to mature the rookie pitching phenom named ""Nuke."" But a beautiful and enigmatic team groupie comes between the tutor and his student enlightening both with her game of life love and verse.
To Cast Out Heaven... And Reign In Hell! Aion's plans have reached fulfillment and the thin blue line of the Magdalene Order is powerless to stop him. Will the ultimate plan of the Master of the Sinners reach fruition? All that remains to complete the overthrow of Heaven itself is one final act of betrayal... a betrayal carried out by a Devil in a blue dress! The future of all Creation hangs in the balance in the final apocalyptic volume of Chrono Crusade!
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Burt Lancaster stars as Owen Daybright in this tale of warring brothers in a hostile land at a time when morals were a matter of family honour and any betrayal had to be avenged. When Owen's married brother Lee gets a young woman pregnant her family are determined to discover the name of the father and they'd rather shot first than ask questions. As Lee's world slow collapses around him he spies an opportunity to make Owen the scapegoat and also take control of his family's ranch at the same time.
Suave sophisticated and nothing like anything seen before on TV Peter Gunn was a new kind of detective - the ultimate in cool sophistication.The handsome dashing and consistently well dressed Gunn hung out a trendy jazz club crossing paths with hit men and hoodlums. Ably assisted by his long suffering police contact Lieutenant Jacoby busting the bad guy was all in days work. Starring Craig Stevens as Gunn and Lola Albright as his girl Edie - Peter Gunn was a highly-innovative and influential show. As well boasting Henri Mancini's hit theme song it also featured witty dialogue snazzy clothing and elaborate camera work. Created by Blake Edwards and featuring episodes written by Hollywood legend Robert Altman the complete season one is a must have for fans of classic TV. Episodes comprise: 1. The Kill 9/22/1958 12639 Reviews 7.32 2. Streetcar Jones 3. The Vicious Dog 4. The Blind Pianist 5. The Frog 6. The Chinese Hangman 7. Lynn's Blues 8. Rough Buck 9. Image of Sally 10. The Man with the Scar 11. Death House Testament 12. The Torch 13. The Jockey 14. Sisters Of The Friendless 15. The Leaper 16. The Fuse 17. Let's Kill Timothy 18. The Missing Night Watchman 19. Murder On The Midway 20. Pecos Pete 21. Scuba 22. Edie Finds a Corpse 23. The Dirty Word 24. The Ugly Frame 25. The Lederer Story 26. Keep Smiling 27. Breakout 28. Pay Now Kill Later 29. Skin Deep 30. February Girl 31. Love Me to Death 32. The Family Affair 33. Lady Wind Bells Fan 34. Bullet for a Badge 35. Kill from Nowhere 36. Vendetta 37. The Coffin 38. The Portrait
Phone Booth (Dir. Joel Schumacher 2003): A single phone call can change a man's life...or possibly end it. Stu Shepard is a self-centered New York City publicist who suddenly finds himself on the deadly end of a high-powered rifle scope. Now it's a real-time race against the clock as Stu must outwit a psychotic sniper in a frantic scramble from phone booth to freedom. The Day After Tomorrow (Dir. Roland Emmerich 2004): From the Director of 'Independence Day' comes a spectacular roller-coaster ride that boasts pulse-pounding action and sensational mindblowing special effects. When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age tornadoes flatten Los Angeles a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm to stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than any they've ever encountered... Mother Nature! The Road To Perdition (Dir. Sam Mendes 2002): Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road To Perdition. Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes this towering motion picture achievement has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as one of the year's most extraordinary films.
Teenager Max Hanson seems to have it all. But beneath the perfect faade Max's world is falling apart. Relentlessly pressurised to succeed by his mother Sophie Max takes refuge in a crazy world of wild parties and drugs. In a haze of confusion Max runs away from home and tragedy strikes - but it is Sophie who will have to endure a dramatic confrontation in order to save her fallen child.
Francois Truffaut's filmic alter ego Antoine Doinel (first seen in 'Les Quatre Cents Coups') is once again the subject in this fourth of a series of five films. Antoine experiences the early years of marriage and faces fatherhood and adultery with a beautiful Japanese girl.
Arranged centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.
Rahul and Puja are married and totally devoted to each other. One day... They meet with a terrible accident and... Rahul loses his eyesight. On a business trip abroad Rahul meets a friend Karan. Impressed by his dynamism and business acumen Rahul asks him to join his business. They return to India and Pujais stunned to see her husband with her friend Karan. Rahul's love for Puja is obsessive and uncontrollable. Puja is trapped between a blind husband and a sighted lover. Rahul can se
The film adaptation of author James T. Farrell's ""Studs Lonigan"" trilogy takes place in the slums of Chicago's South Side in the 1920s. It centers on the growing pains of the eponymous hero including his tempestuous relationship with his father his attempts to make easy money with his buddies and his randy ways with the two women in his life. Studs has a lot of growing up to do and the way he handles these and other situations may very well determine what kind of man he will becom
Set against the backdrop of an international finance deal in New York and Peru, 'The Deal' is an intense political drama which explores how far people will go to get what they want.
Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft star in this taut emotional study about a mother's attempt to stop her distraught daughter from committing suicide. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by author Marsha Norman the moving production casts Spacek as an epileptic with a failed marriage and a delinquent son who decides to take control the only way she can - by taking her own life. Bancroft as the widowed mother with whom she lives is oblivious to her daughter's depression until she becomes frightfully aware of her plans. The give-and-take between Spacek and Bancroft makes for a searing family drama which brings to the surface all the love resentment and understanding that exists between every parent and child.
Series 1 of Doctor Finlay. Based on the characters created by A.J. Cronin and set in the 1940's the series chronicles life in the town of Tannochbrae as people come to terms with post-war problems and Doctor Finlay prepares to cope with upheaval in his personal and professional life.
Ray Winstone stars in one of the most violent explosive and controversial British films of all time. After assaulting a warder young offender Carlin (Ray Winstone) is transferred to a tough British borstal where the staff decides to break him - with savage and relentless violence. At the same time the existing 'Daddy' on Carlin's prison wing Banks (John Blundell) - the thug who controls all the other inmates - sees the newcomer as a threat and singles him out for more vicious beatings to smash him down. Now Carlin knows that there is only one way to survive. He must fight back destroy Banks - and become the new 'Daddy' on the wing... Based on an original TV play that was banned by the BBC for its graphic violence and sexual content Scum remains as shocking and powerful today as the day it was first released. Scum has been fully restored and graded at 2K from the original negatives by Pinewood Studios and includes the original audio mix and newly created 5.1 surround mix. Special Features: Audio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and critic Nigel Floyd Archive Interview with Mary Whitehouse about the TV broadcast of Scum Interview with Producers Clive Parsons and Davina Belling Interview with Executive Producer Don Boyd Interview with Writer Roy Minton Cast Memories Trailers
Two more episodes starring Sam Neill as international agent Sidney Reilly. In 'The Visiting Fireman' Reilly is sent on a mission to obtain the plans for a naval gun from a German Armaments factory. He is faced with some hard decisions if he is to remain undetected. Anna finds Reilly in France and in competition with the Rothschilds to buy Persian oil concessions.
Kate Findlay is one of those women who seem to have it all. But when she splits from her abusive police officer husband to start a new life he ends up taking the law into his own hands...
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