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Elizabeth Halsey is a foulmouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate teacher. She drinks, gets high, and can’t wait to marry a meal ticket to get out of her bogus day job. When she’s dumped by her fiancé, she sets her sights on a rich, handsome substitute teacher while shrugging off the advances of the school gym teacher. The consequences of her wild an outrageous schemes give her students, co-workers, and even herself an education like no other!
Documentary that sets out to tell the story behind the making of the James Bond films. When American producers Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli acquired the rights to adapt Ian Fleming's 'James Bond' novels for the big screen they couldn't have dreamt of the success they would find. However, as the franchise became a licence to print money conflict inevitably emerged, causing Saltzman and Broccoli to fall out with their lead actor, Sean Connery, then each other. Despite the increasingly fraught drama behind the scenes, the on-screen drama of the Bond films has continued to draw audiences to the cinema 50 years after the release of the first film, 'Dr No' (1962). Among the Bond luminaries to contribute to the documentary are George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
Three-volume set containing 32 Christmas-themed animated adventures with Peppa Pig and her family: Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig and little brother George.
Three classic films starring comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. In 'The Dancing Masters' (1943), Stan (Laurel) and Ollie (Hardy) are owners of a dance school, but are evicted for non-payment of rent. To raise money, Ollie tries an insurance scam which involves inflicting injuries on Stan, but the inept pair soon find themselves mixed up with local gangsters. Watch out for appearances by long-running Marx Brothers' foil Margaret Dumont and a youthful Robert Mitchum. In 'A-haunting We Will Go' (1942), Laurel and Hardy unknowingly offer to help a bunch of crooks smuggle a wanted man past the police in a coffin. Unfortunately, the casket gets mixed up with one used by a stage musician, leading to a comic chase. Finally, in 'The Bullfighters' (1945), Stan and Ollie are two detectives looking for a female criminal in Mexico. Stan gets mistaken for a famous matador and is forced to show his prowess in the bullring.
An episode from the first season of the action thriller series starring Steven Seagal. The activities of a new serial killer bring a chill to the city. Apparently drawing on techniques and ideas associated with the occult, the killer gruesomely dispatches their unfortunate victims. Kane is assigned the task of catching the murderer and begins his investigations in his usual unflinching manner. It may well be, however, that catching a killer so immersed in the dark arts and magic will require Kane to venture uncomfortably close to these practices himself. Will his dual love for justice and vengeance pull him through?
Classic film version of the vampire tale, based on Hamilton Deane's theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. Estate agent Renfield (Dwight Frye) travels to Transylvania to arrange the sale of an English mansion to nobleman Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi). When Renfield discovers that his host is a 500-year-old vampire, he is bitten and himself enslaved. After arriving in London, Dracula attempts to get his teeth into Mina Seward (Helen Chandler), an innocent maiden betrothed to Jonathan Harker (David Manners). Vampire expert Professor Van Helsing (Edward van Sloan) attempts to put a stop to the bloodsucking.
Four-film collection featuring Marvel Comics superheroes.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Daredevil
Elektra
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
'Psycho' meets 'Hotel California' horror in which a young couple are trapped, awaiting their fate. For young couple Amy and David Fox, a long day bickering in their car suddenly gets much worse when they break down in the middle of nowhere. Luckily for them they find a motel and settle down to watch some TV. Concern rises when they realise the 'snuff' movies the motel thoughtfully supply for their guests seem vaguely familiar. Discovering hidden cameras, they realise that they are about to star in the performance of their lives, or rather the end of it, unless they can somehow escape.
The Kingdom (2007)
Jarhead (2006)
Double bill of adventure films. 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief' (2010), based on the children's books by Rick Riordan, follows the adventures of 12-year-old New Yorker Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman). When Percy discovers that he is the descendant of a Greek god, he sets out on a cross-country adventure to settle an ongoing feud between the 'Big Three', Zeus (Sean Bean), Hades (Steve Coogan) and Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves. 'Eragon' (2006), based on the best-selling novel by Christopher Paolini, follows the fortunes of an orphaned farm boy, Eragon (Edward Speleers), whose life is changed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. When the stone turns out to be an egg from which a baby dragon is hatched, Eragon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller (Jeremy Irons) for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon (voiced by Rachel Weisz) must navigate the dangerous terrain of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.
The final six episodes from the second season of the CGI-animated series. Set in a galaxy far, far away after the events of 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' and before 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith', the series follows the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice of James Arnold Taylor), his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), and rebellious female Jedi fighter Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein). Episodes are: 'Bounty Hunters', 'The Zillo Beast', 'The Zillo Beast Strikes Back', 'Death Trap', 'R2 Come Home' and 'Lethal Trackdown'.
Rutger Hauer stars in this action comedy as a homeless man who takes vigilantism to a new scale. Arriving in a new city, our hero soon realises that it is a hotbed of crime and corruption presided over by gang bosses and bent cops who will do nothing to deliver justice. Armed robberies, prostitution and paedophilia are rife, and the only obvious way to tackle the perpetrators is to take to the streets with a 20-guage pump-action shotgun.
The first seven episodes from the sixth series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure series. Along with his trusty companions, newlyweds Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), the Doctor (Matt Smith) returns to unravel the mysteries of space and time in 1960s America, aboard a pirate ship on the high seas of the 17th century and in the hallowed halls of a remote island monastery in the near future. Episodes are: 'The Impossible Astronaut', 'Day of the Moon', 'The Curse of the Black Spot', 'The Doctor's Wife', 'The Rebel Flesh', 'The Almost People' and 'A Good Man Goes to War'.
Kim Cattrall stars as a faded porn star, down on her luck, in this independent comedy from first-time writer/director Keith Bearden. Seizing the chance to sell his unique hot dog wagon to a potential buyer, while at the same time catching the club act of his favourite 1980s porn star Monica Velour (Cattrall), 17-year-old geek Tobe Hulbert (Dustin Ingram) sets off for Indiana. On arrival, Tobe finds an ageing Monica performing in a run-down strip joint, where, after defending her from ungracious patrons, he gets beaten up. Taken in by a grateful Monica, Tobe is sure that he's met his ideal woman and can finally set about turning his dreams into reality. But although she feels affection towards the teenager, Monica realises that her first priority needs to be getting her life back on track, and in particular, winning a custody battle for her daughter.
Six more episodes from the second season of the CGI-animated series. Set in a galaxy far, far away after the events of 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' and before 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith', the series follows the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice of James Arnold Taylor), his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), and rebellious female Jedi fighter Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein). Episodes included in this volume are: 'Lightsaber Lost', 'The Mandalore Plot', 'Voyage of Temptation', 'Duchess of Mandalore', 'Senate Murders' and 'Cat and Mouse'.
Double bill of film fantasies. 'Stardust' (2007) is an adventure based on the bestselling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess. When a young man, Tristan (Charlie Cox), tries to win the heart of his beautiful but cold object of his desire Victoria (Sienna Miller) by going on a quest to retrieve a fallen star, his journey takes him to a mysterious and forbidden land beyond the walls of his village. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the star, which has transformed into a striking girl called Yvaine (Claire Danes). However, Tristan is not the only one seeking the star. A king (Peter O'Toole)'s four sons - not to mention the ghosts of their three dead brothers - all need the star as they vie for the throne. Tristan must also overcome the evil witch, Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer), who needs the star to make her young again. As Tristan battles to survive these threats, encountering a pirate named Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader named Ferdy the Fence (Ricky Gervais) along the way, his quest changes. He must now win the heart of the star for himself as he discovers the meaning of true love. Neil Jordan directs the Irish drama 'Ondine' (2009). Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a poor fisherman whose life is changed forever when he fishes a beautiful live woman (Alicja Bachleda) out of the sea. His young daughter, Annie (Alison Barry), is convinced that the mysterious beauty must be a mermaid. Theories abound about the girl's origins as she transforms the lives of Syracuse, Annie and the local townsfolk. Stephen Rea and Dervla Kirwan co-star.
Ash Ketchum, his loyal pet Pokemon Pikachu and several others travel to an island in search of Celebi, a rare species of Pokemon. The creature is thought to be able to travel through time. However Vicious is also looking for Celebi.
Harry Lister Smith stars in this made-for-TV action adventure. On a remote island in ancient Norway, young Viking Erick (Lister Smith) volunteers to join a band of his fellow Norse warriors on a perilous voyage to save the captured princess Tasya (Jenny Boyd). Fighting together with rival clans, Erick must find and save Tasya from her captors before she is sacrificed to the legendary Midgard serpent.
British indie drama telling the story of the intense and destructive relationship between two teenagers who first meet on a suicide website. Obsessive-compulsive Nikko (Harry Treadaway) and beautiful loose cannon Stevie (Emma Booth) embark on a rollercoaster relationship that ultimately distances Nikko from his life, his friends and his obsession with bird-spotting.
Double bill of British dramas about football violence and hooliganism. 'The Football Factory' (2004) is based on the novel by John King. Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer) is a bright but bored 30-year-old with a steady job and close-knit family who lives for the weekend life of casual sex, lager, drugs - and violence. Through him we meet three other males in his world: Billy Bright (Frank Harper), a right-wing fascist full of bitterness at a country that he perceives as having failed him; Zeberdee (Roland Manookian), a mouthy hooligan whose life revolves around crime and drugs; and Bill Farrell (Dudley Sutton), a 70-year-old war veteran who tries to enjoy every day to the limit. Shot in documentary style using a handheld camera, the film realistically captures the lure and potency of football violence. 'Arrivederci Millwall' (1990) follows a group of hardcore Millwall supporters as they travel to Bilbao in Spain for England's World Cup matches in 1982. Their rowdy behaviour soon leads them into trouble, and the violence escalates as Billy Jarvis (Kevin O'Donohoe) steals a gun to avenge his brother's death in the Falklands conflict.
Remake of the 1970s British thriller of the same name. When two American girls, Stephanie (Amber Heard) and Ellie (Odette Yustman), head off on a cycling tour in rural Argentina, they become separated from the rest of their group and end up drowning their sorrows in the local bar, where they soon attract the attention of every man in the vicinity. When Ellie subsequently disappears, Stephanie turns to the police for help - only to find that the local authorities already have their hands full with a string of unsolved kidnappings targeting young female tourists.
Animated road trip adventure. Kate (voiced by Hayden Panettiere) and Humphrey (Justin Long) are two young wolves from a National Park in Canada who find themselves shipped halfway across the country by the park's rangers. While Humphrey is a streetwise, fun-loving Omega wolf, Kate is a sleek and sophisticated Alpha wolf and considers herself Humphrey's superior. Thrown together in a foreign land, and faced with a journey of over a thousand miles to get back home and restore peace on their warring home turf, the two must overcome their differences and learn to look out for each other.
All ten episodes from the second season of the US drama series following two Boston brothers, gangster Michael (Jason Isaacs) and politician Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke), as they pursue their very different versions of the American dream from opposite sides of the law. Episodes are: 'One Too Many Mornings 3:4-8', 'Down in the Flood 3:5-6', 'The Lonesome Death of... 4:7-8', 'Not Dark Yet 3:5-6', 'Dear Landlord 1:3-4', 'True Love Tends to Forget 1:1-4', 'Only a Pawn... 1:7-8', 'Shelter from the Storm 1:1-2', 'Call Letter Blues 1:2-6' and 'Things Have Changed 1:7-8'.
Johannes Roberts writes and directs this high school-set British horror-thriller. When a group of teachers become trapped in school after hours by a mysterious group of murderous, hooded teenagers, alcoholic teacher Robert Anderson (David Schofield) must do all he can to save his daughter, Kate (Eliza Bennett), from the gang's clutches. |
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