May 19, 2012

McLintock/ The American West Of John Ford

McLintock/ The American West Of John Ford A classic feature film starring 'The Duke', John Wayne in a role that sees him act once more alongside his long-time screen leading lady Maureen O'Hara.George Washington McLintock (Wayne) is a wealthy rancher who is looking forward to enjoying the fruits of his labours - money, a major estate and respect. McLintock's estranged wife Kate (O'Hara) took Becky their daughter with her a few years ago when she left him. Now, Becky is coming back from college and Kate decides to come back too, only to make sure that McLintock does not convince her to stay with him!The consequences are hilarious. A rip roaring ride through a fantastic sequence of events makes this film a brilliant comedy and a must for all John Wayne and classic film fans alike.

I Am Legend

I Am Legend The last man on earth is not alone. Will Smith portrays that lone survivor in I Am Legend, the action epic, fusing heart-pounding excitement with a mind-blowing vision of a desolated Manhattan. Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist Rober Neville (Smith) is now the last human survivor in New York City and maybe the world. But he is not alone. Mutant plague victims lurk in the shadows...watching Neville's every move...waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find an antidote using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered...and quickly running out of time. Special Features: Animated comics: Death as a Gift, Isolation, Sacrificing the Few and the Many and Shelter

Con Air

Con Air From the hit-making producer of The Rock and Crimson Tide comes the hard-hitting blockbuster Con Air, starring Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Gone in 60 Seconds, the Rock), John Cusack ( Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity), and John Malkovich (In The Line Of Fire, Dangerous Liaisons). A prison parolee (Cage) on his way to freedom faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country ... Led by the infamous murderer Cyrus The Virus Grissom (Malkovich). Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive high-flying action soars to spectacular new heights in this must-see Extended Edition.

Elektra

Elektra Restored to life after sustaining mortal wounds in Daredevil, Elektra now lives only for death as the world's most lethal assassin. But her latest assignment will force her to make a fateful decision in the ultimate battle between good and evil! Marvel's deadly Elektra (Jennifer Garner) proves that she was born to fight and trained to kill as the sexiest action hero ever to burst from the pages of comic books.

Katharine Hepburn: Rooster Cogburn/State of the Union/Bringing Up Baby/ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner/Holiday (1938)/ Suddenly, Last Summer

Katharine Hepburn: Rooster Cogburn/State of the Union/Bringing Up Baby/ Guess Who's Coming to Dinner/Holiday (1938)/ Suddenly, Last Summer Rooster Cogburn (Dir. Stuart Millar, 1975): Two of the most popular stars in screen history are brought together for the first time in the follow up to True Grit. The film returns John Wayne to the role of the rapscallion, eye patched, whiskey guzzling Deputy Marshall that won him an Academy Award. Katharine Hepburn is prim Eula Goodnight, a Bible thumping missionary who teams up with the gun fighter to avenge the death of her father. While in pursuit of the outlaws, a warm rapport develops between the rough n' tumble lawman and the flirty reverend's daughter.State Of The Union (Dir. Frank Capra, 1948): The Flamboyant businessman, Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy), is persuaded by his mistress, the powerful publishing heiress Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury), to seek the Republican nomination in the forthcoming elections. Mary Matthews (Katharine Hepburn), joins her estranged husband to present a public portrait of a happy family for the voters. With the aid of the conniving political boss Jim Conover (Adolphe Menjou), Grant begins the long road to the White House...Bringing Up Baby (Dir. Howard Hawks, 1938): A dog belonging to an eccentric heiress (Hepburn) steals a dinosaur bone from David (Grant), an absent-minded Zoology professor. David follows the heiress to her home and all hell breaks loose when he loses his pet leopard known as 'Baby'. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn give fantastic performances in one of Hollywood's finest screwball comedies, superbly directed by Howard Hawks.Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Dir. Stanley Kramer, 1967): Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (who won the Academy Award as Best Actress for her performance) are unforgettable as perplexed parents in this landmark 1967 movie about mixed marriage. Joanna (Katharine Houghton), the beautiful daughter of a crusading publisher Matthew Drayton (Tracy), and his patrician wife Christina (Hepburn), returns home with her new fiancee, John Prentice (Sidney Poitier), a distinguished black doctor. Christina accepts her daughter's decision to marry John, but Matthew is shocked by this interracial union; and the doctor's parents are equally dismayed. Both families must sit down face to face and examine each other's level of intolerance. Holiday (Dir. George Cukor, 1938): An iconoclastic young man (Cary Grant), who's engaged to a snooty heiress (Doris Nolan), discovers he's really in love with his fiancée's down-to-earth sister (Katharine Hepburn), in director George Cukor's stylish comedy... Suddenly Last Summer (Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1959): Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn each received Oscar nominations for best actress in this gripping adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play filmed at Shepperton Studios by director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Catherine Holly (Taylor) is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the strange and horrible death of her cousin. Catherine's aunt, Violet Venable (Hepburn) tries to influence Dr Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift), a young neurosurgeon, to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations. By utilising injections of Sodium Pentothal, Dr Cukrowicz discovers that Catherine's delusions are in fact true. He then must confront Violet about her own involvement in her son's lurid death...

The Holocaust – Ghetto Theresienstadt

The Holocaust - Ghetto Theresienstadt Between 1941 and 1945 the small fortress town of Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia became a transit point to the death camps in the east for thousands of Czech, German, Austrian and Dutch Jews.All those deported to Theresienstadt were led to believe it was an end camp from which they would travel no further. They were promised a comfortable and peaceful life in the Reich home for the aged and were hoodwinked into signing over to the S.S. all of their properties and assets. In reality, many would be sent on to death camps such as Auschwitz.From 1943, following international concern, the Nazis developed Theresienstadt into a show camp a propaganda exercise designed to conceal from the outside world what was really happening to Europe's Jews. A large scale beautification programme swung into action, giving the camp a pleasant and respectable facade, a deception that succeeded in shielding the terrible truth.

Vexille

Vexille In the early 21st century bio-technology evolved drastically to improve the quality of human life but with it came an international agreement from the United Nations to restrict the use and make it safe. Japan object to this proposal leaving the UN no choice but to close the doors to Japan on the rest of the world.To discover what really lies within it's borders Unites States Intelligence sends Commander Vexille and her special force unit known as SWORD to investigate. Slipping in under enemy radar Vexille uncovers several mysteries and must fight to contain a deadly threat to stop our world from falling apart.The creators of APLESEED gather once again to create a story full of action that moves at a breathless speed, and a future that might already be right on our doorsteps...

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier The ultimate weapons of the future have just declared war... on each otherNon-stop adrenaline pumped action, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren as genetically enhanced, unstoppable killing machines, out for blood. A team of elite soldiers are used by the government to fight terrorist. With exception physical capabilities, they seem to be the prefect soldiers. But behind their existence there is a secret; they are not human, but fighting machines, created from the bodies of soldiers killed in the Vietnam war through the wonders of advanced genetic engineering.But things begin to go wrong when two of the soldiers, Luc Devreux [Jean-Claude Van Damme] and Andrew Scott [Dolph Lundgren] begin to regain their memory - and a violent feud that should have died years ago is reborn.

Punk & Disorderly

Punk & Disorderly When Punk Rock started to break through in the Summer of 1976 the structure of the British record industry was thrown into disarray. It was to be the beginning of the end of the dominance of the major record companies for quite a time, and the start of the rise of a very powerful period of influence from the many hundreds of emerging independent labels. The whole structure of the industry quickly changed and many of the major companies never fully recovered from the shock. This DVD shows Punk at it's best, raw, powerful and, most of all uncompromising. From The Business to The Exploited through to the Buzzcocks and Sham 69 we include some of the most influential bands from the Punk movement in action. In between tracks are interview snippets from many of the key figures from the UK Punk movement who articulate their views on the rise of Punk. It all makes for a truly fascinating show...Tracklisting The Business - Surburban Rebels GBH - Generals Peter & The Test Tube babies - Moped Lads Vice Squad - Stand Strong, Stand Proud UK Subs - Crash Course Major Accident - Middle Class Entertainment Mensi - Heath's Lament Sham 69 - Tell Us The Truth Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love? The Exploited - Dogs Of War/Punks Not Dead Chaos UK - No Security English Dogs - Left Me For Dead The Varukers - Soldier Boy Disorder - Life Atilla The Stockbroker - Blood For Oil Abrasive Wheels - Burn 'Em Down The Lurkers - I'm On Heat The Destructors - Forces Of Law Toy Dolls - PC Stoker One Way System - Stab The JudgeThe Adicts - You'll Never Walk AloneChelsea - Right To Work.

D-Day: 1944 – 2004: The 60th Anniversary

D-Day: 1944 - 2004: The 60th Anniversary 3 fascinating documentaries detailing the preparation, tactics and action that brought together this historic day:More than 5,000 ships, ranging in size from battleships to landing craft, landed 156,000 troops on five beaches along 50 miles of Normandy coastline, code-named Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah and Omaha. Above them, more than 1,000 planes dropped paratroopers to secure the flanks and beach exits as the allied forces, under the command of General Dwight D Eisenhower, began their assault on Adolf Hitler's 'Fortress Europe'.