Cult director Wong Kar Wai's first film shot outside of Hong Kong is a spellbinding tribute to blind passion that features two of Asian cinema's biggest stars. Lai (Tony Leung) and Ho (Leslie Cheung) arrive in Argentina as lovers, but while driving south in search of adventures, something goes wrong and Ho leaves for Buenos Aries. Devastated, Lai finds work in a tango bar but is consumed by thoughts of being happy together once more with Ho. A heady cocktail of sound and vision, Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle marry the rythms of Buenos Aries and Frank Zappa's jazz to an astonishing array of images.
Michael Palin embarks on an epic, revelatory journey into Iraq, one of the most dangerous and complex countries in the world. Following the Tigris river for over a thousand miles, from its source in eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf, Michael discovers what life is like for the 40 million people who live in Iraq. Iraq is often called the 'cradle of civilisation', Michael's journey explores the country's past as well as its troubled present.
Armchair Theatre Archive: Vol.1 (1969)Nothing To Pay (1962) / The Cherry on the Top (1964) / Light the Blue Touch Paper (1966) / Edward the Confessor (1969)
Pioneering, immensely influential and often challenging, Armchair Theatre was ITV's flagship drama anthology series. Bringing high-quality drama to the viewing public, the series easily demonstrated the network's potential to rival the BBC's drama output, with diverse and powerful plays showcasing some of Britain's most gifted writers. This release comprises four plays featuring performances by some of the era's most celebrated and accomplished actors including Clifford Evans, Kenneth Griffith, Robert Lang, Pauline Yates, Anna Massey, Ronald Hines, Beryl Reid, Ian Holm and Alfred Burke.
Featured Plays:
- Nothing to Pay (1962)
- The Cherry on the Top (1964)
- Light the Blue Touch Paper (1966)
- Edward the Confessor (1969)
Where is Everybody? (1959)
Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that he's being watched...
The Encounter (1964)
Fenton, a WWII veteran, proudly shows his captured samurai sword to Arthur Takamuri, a young Japanese/American gardener who picks it up and instantly knows he must kill his host!
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1964)
A Confederate spy is spared death when the rope meant to hang him miraculously breaks. Or does it?
Martin Shaw takes on the role of P.D. James' Adam Dalgliesh, one of the greatest detectives of English fiction. Dalgliesh is now a Commander at Scotland Yard running a squad dealing with sensitive, unsolved crimes. A reclusive widower whose wife died during childbirth, the intense, solitary detective is nevertheless a ruthless pursuer of truth - his emotional detachment aiding his innate ability to crack the most complex of cases.
The Murder Room (2005)
The Dupayne museum with its gruesome murder room is the focus of Dalgliesh's murder investigation into the death of one of its co-directors. Discovering a family at war, the Commander is faced with series of murders which mimic the crimes from the notorious exhibition.
Inspired by a short story by visionary author Philip K. Dick, Screamers: The Hunting, is a mind-shattering sequel to the legendary sci-fi cult thriller! It's been thirteen years since the robotic killing machines known as Screamers destroyed the human population of Sirius 6B. But now a distress signal brings a team of rescuers to the supposedly abandoned planet. Can it be a long lost colony of human survivors? Or have the Screamers evolved into something even more sinister... half-man/half-machine hybrids that need to escape Sirius 6B to finish their mission: the complete annihilation of the human race?
When the sinister Mr Eldritch donates computers to every student at their school, wise-beyond-her-years third-former Marcie, and her fifth-form friends Reet and Thom, decide to investigate. Who is this millionaire? How can they thwart his evil plans? And what is the link to the sinister archaeologist Miss Pendragon? Soon the three teenagers are uncovering a plot that doesn't just threaten the pupils of the school, but the whole human race...
A surreal crime/fantasy adventure series in the mould of the 'The Avengers', 'The Corridor People' ran for only four episodes yet has garnered considerable cult devotion. A host of unlikely characters include Kronk (John Sharp), a paternal CID agent, his henchmen Inspector Blood (Alan Curtis) and Sergeant Hound (William Maxwell), and American, Bogart-worshipping private eye Phil Scrotty (Gary Cockrell); each episode sees them pitched against the avaricious schemes of Syrie Van Epp (Elizabeth Shepherd), a beautiful, treacherous Persian millionairess.
The action heats up - and so does the temperature - for Manny, Sid, Diego, and Scrat. Trying to escape the valley to avoid a flood of trouble, the comical creatures embark on a hilarious journey across the thawing landscape and meet Ellie, a female woolly mammoth who melts Manny's heart.
Christmas is a time for charity, hope and goodwill to all men... or if it's 'Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas' it's a time for farting jesters, finding bacon in your Christmas card and having your dinner confiscated by Oliver Cromwell. This one-off Christmas special from the hugely popular comedy show dives headlong into showcasing bizarre Yuletide absurdities over the centuries with the programme's unique blend of sketches, pastiches and song. 'Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas' is a foul and festive treat - come and revel in the smelliest, silliest and goriest stories about everyone's favourite time of year.
Although the blood feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has been raging for decades, it's about to come to a grisly end. When Jodie Hatfield falls in love with Ricky McCoy, her two brothers' brutal attempt to break their engagement leads to the accidental death of Ricky's kid sister instead. Ignoring the ghostly warnings of Ed Harley himself (Lance Henriksen) , Ricky calls upon Pumpkinhead - the legendary demon of vengeance - to avenge his kin by wiping out the Hatfields for good. As the carnage commences and pumpkin head slaughters any and all who get in its way, one thing remains certain: If Hatfield is ever to marry a McCoy, it will be over their dead bodies.
Director Donna Deitch makes a strong impression in her first feature film, a simple story of a lesbian love affair, based on Jane Rule's 1964 novel 'Desert of the Heart'. Helen Shaver stars as Vivian Bell, an uptight 35-year-old Columbia University professor who travels to Reno to get a divorce. She arrives in Reno on her way to Frances Parker's (Audra Lindley) ranch, where she is staying to establish six weeks of residency in order to obtain the divorce. Once at the ranch, Vivian catches the fancy of Frances's adopted daughter Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), a casino worker ten years younger than herself. Vivien tries to remain unruffled as Cay makes unabashed overtures to her. Cay thinks that all Vivian needs is the love of another woman, and soon enough the two are in each other's arms.
From James Wan, the producer of 'Annabelle', and Blumhouse, the producer of 'The Black Phone', comes a fresh new face in terror. 'M3gan' is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally. Designed by Gemma (Allison Williams), a brilliant roboticist, 'M3gan' can listen, watch, and learn as it plays the role of friend, teacher, playmate, and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to pair the girl with a M3gan prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.
Get ready for the ultimate adrenaline rush as Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) and Jiuming Zhang (Wu Jing) lead a daring research team in a high-stakes battle for survival against massive Megs and ruthless environmental plunderers in the deepest depths of the ocean.
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