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Nick Frost stars in the title role of this comedy drama written and directed by Robert B. Weide. Set in Watford in 1969, Mr Sloane is a down on his luck accountant who has recently been fired from his job, left by his wife and even failed by a badly executed suicide attempt. The only things keeping him sane are his friends Ross (Peter Serafinowicz), Reggie (Brendan Patricks) and Beans (Lawry Lewin) and the evenings he spends with them down the pub. All, it seems, is lost until he meets a young American woman called Robin (Ophelia Lovibond) who takes him under her free-spirited wing and shows him what life should be. The episodes are: 'Meet Mr. Sloane', 'It's a Date, Mr. Sloane', 'Everybody Must Get Sloaned', 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Sloane', 'Happy New Year, Mr. Sloane: Part 1' and 'Happy New Year, Mr. Sloane: Part 2'.
When her husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute, Grace Trevethen knew life would get tough... but she had no idea just how tough. Left with a manor on the Cornish coast, a mountain of debt and dozens of creditors on her heels, she is about to lose everything. But with Matthew, the manor's caretaker, Grace hatches an outrageous idea: Why not use her renowned green thumb to plant a cash crop and pay off her debts? Soon her greenhouse becomes a hot bed of illegal activity - and business starts blooming. But if the buzz gets too big, these budding entrepreneurs just might have to watch their dreams go up in smoke!
Moronic metalheads Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) broadcast a cable-access show from Wayne's basement. Their wisecracks about youth, music and girls are picked up on by a TV executive (Rob Lowe), who pays them to produce a 'new, improved' programme for national TV. But the pair discover that fame has its price when they lose control of the show and the TV executive starts pursuing Wayne's girlfriend.
Get ready for a howling good time as an all-new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth... a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler... teams up with Oddball... an unmarked Dalmatian puppy eager to earn her spots! Together they embark on a laugh-packed quest to outwit the ever-scheming Cruella De Vil! With the help of an unforgettable set of new Dalmatian friends, Waddlesworth and Oddball lead the pack on what quickly becomes a high-spirited romp through the streets of Paris!
When Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello) goes to visit his dying mother in Sicily, he asks his long-term girlfriend Loretta (Cher) to contact his estranged brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage) and invite him to their upcoming wedding. Ronny, a hot-headed baker, turns out to be everything his brother is not, and soon he and his prospective sister-in-law are embarking on a passionate affair. Oscars were won by Cher, supporting actress Olympia Dukakis, and writer John Patrick Shanley.
Romantic comedy starring David Tennant as an idealistic Brit who follows an aspiring actress to LA in a search for love. Richard (Tennant) is the undertaker of a small town in England but resents the mundane nature of his life and dreams of gaining success as a writer. He meets Barbara (Vinessa Shaw), an American waitress with ambitions of becoming an actress, and the two embark on a brief affair. Though Barbara soon returns to LA, she has awakened Richard's romantic side and he follows her to America without warning. Featuring cameo appearances from Johnny Depp and Jerzy Skolimowski, the LA section of the movie follows Richard as he attempts to win Barbara over and realise his ambitions of becoming a screenwriter in the unforgiving environs of Hollywood.
Christmas time in the Harper household is chaotic... to say the least!
'Ding Dong Merrily' Christmas 2002
'Sixty Feet Under' Christmas 2003
'Glad Tidings We Bring' Christmas 2004
'...And I'll Cry If I Want To' Christmas 2005
Greenkeeper Carl Spackler is about to start World War III - against a gopher. Pompous Judge Smails plays to win but his nubile niece Lacey Underall wants to score her own way. Playboy Ty Webb shoots perfect golf by becoming the ball. And country club loud-mouth Al Czervik just doubled a $20,000 bet on a 10 foot putt. Insanity? No. Caddyshack. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray tee off for a side-splitting round of fairway foolishness that does for golf what National Lampoon's Animal House did for fraternities and Police Academy did for law enforcement. With hitmaker Harold Ramis (National Lampoon's Vacation, Groundhog Day) in the director's chair, the virtuoso comic skills of all four blend into a riotous hole-in-one for comedy fans. In Caddyshack, the term "golf nut" takes on a deranged double meaning -and non-stop laughter is par for the course!
Goldie Hawn enlists in the army after her second husband dies on their wedding night. However, the army is something of a culture shock for the spoilt rich woman and she has to summon up hidden reserves to deal with the Captain, who has taken an instant dislike to her.
Hitman Martin Blank's (John Cusack) day goes from bad to worse when he messes up his latest job due to the intervention of his rival, Grocer (Dan Aykroyd). To make amends with his client, Martin has to travel to Grosse Pointe and take out a Federal witness. This trip coincides with his high school reunion, so Martin meets up with his former sweetheart Debi (Minnie Driver), unaware that he is being tailed by two government agents and Felix, another rival assassin who is out for his blood.
Complete second series about the maverick judge, played by Martin Shaw, who has made it to the High Court without the help of the old boys' network and who struggles against an overly-bureaucratic system in his search for justice and truth. In this series a call girl is murdered and an Arab Sheikh is in the frame but the government wants it kept quiet; a young man with learning disabilities is charged with murder but there's no evidence; an old lover rekindles her interest in Deed but it's soon apparent that she needs a judge more than a lover and a child's parents go against his wishes and put him through a heart transplant and he dies on the slab. Episodes are: 'Political Expediency', 'Abuse of Power', 'Nobody's Fool' and 'Everyone's Child'.
Janet has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet, the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. Love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question in this hilarious comedy of tragic proportions. From acclaimed British filmmaker Sally Potter, this witty, sharp and very fun new comedy features a star studded cast and is shot in black & white.
Comedy sequel to 'K9' (1988) directed by Charles T. Kanganis and starring James Belushi, Christine Tucci and James Handy. Detective Dooley (Belushi) and his police dog Jerry Lee continue their fight against crime but after ten long years of service they are beginning to feel their age. After they fail to prevent a number of attacks made by a mad gunman, Dooley and Jerry Lee are partnered with the no-nonsense Sergeant Welles (Tucci) and her fearless pet Doberman Zeus. They must all come together as a team in order to catch a dangerous, obsessed stalker whose fixation on Dooley threatens to have dire consequences.
Third instalment in the 'K-9' series, directed by Richard J. Lewis and starring James Belushi, Gary Basaraba and Kim Huffman. Detective Dooley (Belushi) and his police hound Jerry Lee finally hand in their badges but continue their fight against crime as private detectives. When they interrupt a computer company robbery on their final night as official police officers, it leads to all kinds of trouble. It seems that Jerry Lee has managed to swallow a microchip discarded by the thieves, and this provides the crimebusting duo with the vital first clue in their attempts to unravel the mystery.
Comedy directed by Peter Medak. Having learned where the captain has hidden his treasure, a pirate betrays and kills him in order to take the loot for his own. But as his memory begins to fail him, he finds himself relying on the captain's help from beyond the grave. The cast includes Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Clive Revill.
In this sequel to George Lucas' 'American Graffiti', the lives of the young teenagers are focused on over four separate New Years' celebrations. The group come to terms with maturity and adulthood in the face of social unrest, police brutality and the advent of the Vietnam war.
Joanna Scanlan, Elaine Cassidy, Alexandra Roach and Will Mellor star in this British police procedural comedy created by Paul Abbott. The show follows a tough and unorthodox team of police working in Manchester as they are faced with the task of cleaning up the streets. Under the command of DI Vivienne Deering (Scanlan), Dinah (Cassidy), Joy (Roach) and Spike (Mellor) face off against arsonists, drug dealers and murderers. But how will they cope with a suspected serial killer on the loose?
Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz star in this '90s US comedy. After being thrown out of the Coco Bongo nightclub one sad evening, timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey) happens across a powerful Norse mask in the river which transforms him into a wise-cracking, zoot-suited, green-faced superhero. With his new-found charm and powers, which include infinite malleability of his own body, Stanley chats up the gorgeous woman of his dreams, singer Tina Carlyle (Diaz), robs his own bank, outwits the cops and demolishes the local hoods. His extravagant nightly exploits attract the unwanted attention of Lt. Mitch Kellaway (Peter Riegert) and Tina's boyfriend Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene), who is trying to exert his own control over the city.
One-off live TV special of the Dublin-set sitcom depicting the life and times of Mrs Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll) and her unruly brood.
Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) is Hollywood's least successful director. He figures that the only way to boost his flagging reputation is to make a film with megastar Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy). However, the only way to get Kit into the movie is to film him surreptitiously, while actors approach him and say their lines. Bowfinger also stumbles upon Kit's movie buff brother Jeff (Murphy again), whom he convinces to impersonate his befuddled brother. Frank Oz directs from Steve Martin's original script. |
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