Martian Successor Nadesico
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Kappa on 01/05/09 @ 9:00AM. Located In Anime, Martian Successor Nadesico, News and Updates
What do you think of when you hear the term “science fiction”? Do you picture intergalactic space travel, immaculate chrome computers and contact with dignified alien races? If so, then prepare for a dose of reality with Martian Successor Nadesico. Spanning 26 episodes, this sci-fi parody flies in the face of convention by showing just what would really happen on board a super-advanced starship millions of miles from concerned parents. Forget seeking out new life and new civilizations, Nadesico is all about boldly going out on a limb and asking that cute ensign out on a date. That’s right, one great quality of this series is that it plays out much like a campy space version of Melrose Place. But never fear, frequent dollops of brisk one-liners and loveable slapstick keeps this rollercoaster running.
Meet Akito Tenkawa, aspiring fry cook and all round nice guy. When a twist of fate lands him aboard the Nadesico (the latest and greatest space cruiser/battleship ever created in the history of man), he is forced to pilot a humanoid combat suit (known as an Aestivalis) to help save mankind from the Jovian Lizards. When Akito proves himself on the battlefield, he not only has a growing reputation to come to terms with, but a host of nubile and slightly eccentric colleagues hounding him for a date.
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The charm of this series comes with its cast. The Nadesico has been populated not with experts, but a crew of civilians with personality disorders. The Captain, Yurika Misumaru, is a beautiful ditz. The computer whiz, Ruri Hoshino, is a chronically repressed introvert, and the fellow Aestivalis pilot, Gai Daigoji, is a cross between a temperamental cowboy and a firecracker. Hilarity ensues when these larger-than-life mixed nuts are encased together in the Nadesico. With Jovian Lizards coming at you from all sides, who doesn’t want to chill out and have a swimsuit competition?
Trigun
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Kappa on 05/05/09 @ 5:41PM. Located In Anime, News and Updates, Trigun
Pull up a seat, order a whiskey and…munch on a donut? Welcome to the world of Trigun, the acclaimed sci-fi western where the men are men and the women pack heat.
Trigun’s story unfolds on the desert planet of Gunsmoke, where intergalactic settlers have formed a budding community. Despite having advanced technology salvaged from their space ships, the denizens of Gunsmoke perpetually live in frontier times – a world replete with crazy heroes, over-the-top villains, high-octane vendettas and a whole lot o’ slapstick.
Meet Vash the Stampede, goofy gun-slinger and walking bio-hazard. A fugitive from the law, Vash is constantly hounded by a slew of outlaws looking to collect the $60,000,000,000 bounty on his head. The reason? Vash destroyed the human settlement of July City, but strangely enough, left everyone alive. The mystery deepens when Vash claims to have no memory of the event, begging the question: just who is this man? What is he hiding? And what kind of power does he control?
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Taking a page from such animated classics as Dragonball Z, Trigun’s storyline features a healthy dose of humour as well as nail-biting action. The desolate wastelands of Gunsmoke are constantly brightened by Vash’s innate charm as he swings seamlessly between the guises of emphatic ladies man to inane klutz to radically efficient warrior. Coupled with a quirky supporting cast including insurance agents and saxophone-wielding assassins, Trigun is a must-see in the pantheon of modern anime.
Karas
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Kappa on 09/05/09 @ 12:30PM. Located In Anime, Karas, News and Updates
Spanning six episodes across two DVDs, Karas: The Prophecy and Karas: The Revelation is the latest and perhaps greatest creation by Tatsunoko Productions, the legendary studio behind such titles as Speed Racer and Gatchaman.
Maintaining a mature and serious tone throughout, Karas tells the story of (you guessed it) the Karas warriors – superhuman agents capable of incendiary levels of combat. Traditionally, the Karas serve as guardians to the various cities of Japan: one per city, much like Batman with Gotham. However, balance and tradition are soon thrown into chaos when Eko, Tokyo’s resident Karas, becomes jaded with the role of protector and resolves instead to enslave humanity.
Enter Otoha, former Yakuza enforcer and angsta gangsta. Fleeing from his troubled past, Otoha is soon “chosen” by the city of Tokyo to don the black armour of the Karas and bring an end to Eko and his ghastly ambitions. Along the way, Otoha encounters numerous Mikura, horrific machine-like predators that serve as Eko’s minions. The jaw-dropping duels that ensue border on photorealism – one of the hallmarks of this mini-series.
Following Otoha via a trail of dead Mikura are Minoru Sagisaka and Narumi Kure, a team of supernatural investigators rendered in similar fashion to Mulder and Scully. This less-than-dynamic-duo has its own agenda. Sagisaka is bent on vindicating his daughter, Yoshiko, who has been committed to a mental hospital for claiming she has seen the Mikura, something the general populace believe to be nothing more than fantasy. Fortunately, their determined search leads them to discover the secret war between Otoha and Eko. Unfortunately, however, they learn that such a discovery must come at a price.
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Be warned. Karas may have the visuals, but the story-telling leaves a lot to be desired. With numerous flashbacks and scene-cuts flying around like leaves in an updraft, simply trying to gather your bearings becomes a task in itself. Despite all these quibbles, it cannot be denied that Karas showcases a new generation of battle sequences. If you love your action, you cannot go past this landmark creation.
Cowboy Bebop
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Kappa on 01/06/09 @ 10:30PM. Located In Anime, Cowboy Bebop, News and Updates
The year is 2071. Driven out of their terrestrial eden by a freak accident in warp drive technology, humanity chose space as the final frontier. A mixed jumble of races and people spread to the stars, colonizing the remaining planets of the solar system and taking with them the now confused concepts of freedom, violence and love. With Mars as the new hub of human civilization, a new generation of outlaws came into being – a generation of thugs, gangsters, hackers, psychopaths and genetic experiments whose rampant activities need to be curbed. Fortunately, for every action there must be an equal and opposite reaction. The solar system is filled with bounty hunters (aka “cowboys”) who make a living apprehending these planet-hopping miscreants.
Darting around space is the slick and no-nonsense duo of Spike Spiegel and Jet Black, perhaps the most skilled bounty hunters operating out of the vigilante community. By using a blend of subterfuge, intuition, cybernetics, firearms and martial arts, Spike and Jet manage to bring down enough bounties to put food on the table and afford repairs to their temperamental spaceship known as the Bebop.
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Regarding format, each episode serves as a self-contained adventure. As the series progresses, Spike and Jet engage in sporadic clashes with a man named Vicious, a katana-wielding gangland executioner whose presence provides some insight into Spike’s past as a syndicate member. During these clashes, Spike and Vicious work out a deeply seeded vendetta with a maximum of carnage, the likes of which serve as the only reoccurring plotline within the series.
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As time goes by, Spike and Jet are joined by an eclectic mix of space drifters, each with their own talents and quirks. First on the list is Faye Valentine, an expert con-artist and thief who uses her feminine wiles and sleight-of-hand to win big at casinos. Next on the roster is Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV (or “Ed” for short). This young, eccentric and perpetually energised computer-hacker provides much of the comedy relief of the series as well as rounding out some of the more gruff personalities aboard the Bebop. Finally, there’s Ein, a super-intelligent Welsh Corgi who escaped from a laboratory.
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Mixing humour, creative plotlines and stylish gun fights with an expertly crafted jazz soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop is definitely a landmark in the history of science fiction anime. Check it out today!
Love Hina
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Kappa on 17/06/09 @ 10:00PM. Located In Anime, Love Hina, News and Updates
Love Hina is a harem anime (a genre popularised by such titles as Tenchi Muyo!) and follows the traditional formula: single average male encounters a slew of nubile young ladies. Single average male is crammed into house with nubile young ladies. Single average male is comically pummelled by some and romantically linked to others. The result, in the case of Love Hina, is a finely-crafted blend of comedy and romance helped along by a cast of genuinely lovable characters and surreal situations.
Keitaro Urashima is a man on a mission. At the tender age of five, while playing in a sandbox with the girl of his dreams, the young duo promise each other to enter Tokyo University together and thus live happily ever after. There’s only one problem. Keitaro doesn’t even know the girl’s name. Fast forward fifteen years and Keitaro is still no closer to finding his dream girl.
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After failing the Tokyo University entrance exam twice, Keitaro’s parents kick him out of house and home, forcing him to live with his last living relative – Grandma Hinata. Fortunately for Keitaro, Grandma Hinata happens to own a girls-only dormitory. And what’s this? She’s appointed him landlord! With Granny gone, it’s up to Keitaro to manage and maintain the residence while simultaneously coping with the mixed nuts that board within the walls of the dorm. Between being physically beaten by Kendo champion Motoko, blown up by adolescent mad scientist Kaolla and being hit on by booze-hound Mitsune, it’s a wonder poor old Keitaro hasn’t turned prematurely grey. Fortunately, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Resident sweetheart Naru Narusegawa looks just like the girl from the sandbox! Has Keitaro finally found his dream girl after all these years?
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Love Hina is a barrel of laughs, crazy plot twists and thoroughly insane characters – a must for any anime fan.
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The Happy Family Plan
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 24/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
'Happy Family Plan' is a popular Japanese game show in which fathers take on challenges such as memorising the breeds of dogs or playing a musical instrument to win prizes for their families.The film opens as Fujio, who has lost his job in the 1990s economic downturn in Japan, relocates with his wife and children to his father-in-law's home in Yokohama. As Yuko, his wife, opens her own business and the children settle into their new life, Fujio is left to his own devices.
Meanwhile, his son has secretly entered the family as contestants on 'Happy Family Plan' and, after losing money in a failed business venture, Fujio agrees to take up the challenge - he must learn to play 'Home Sweet Home' on the piano, live on TV in just seven days. And he has never played the piano before...
The Happy Family Plan is a funny, heart-warming tale that reminds us of the importance of family, community and the joy of reaching a goal no matter how big or small.
Release date: 24 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Subtitles: English, Japanese subtitles
Runtime: 99.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA8015
Une Partie De Campagne
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Jean Renoir's heralded masterpiece Une Partie de Campagne almost never saw the light of day. Now, Renoir's adaptation of Guy Maupassant's short story is recognised as one of the filmmaker's finest creations.On an idyllic day in the country, a family, consisting of a father, mother, their daughter Henriette and her fiance Anatole gather for a restful picnic. Against all her best judgement, Henriette finds herself succumbing to an all-too-brief romantic encounter which leaves her subtly yet undeniably changed.
In Une Partie de Campagne, Renoir creates a lyrical and bittersweet hymn to the beauty and majesty of nature.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Languages: French
Subtitles: English subtitles
Runtime: 40.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA2961
Thriller – The Complete Series (18 DVD Set)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Suspense and the supernatural, the macabre and the menacing &8211; razor-sharp stories and nail-biting tension &8211; this is THRILLER.From the talented and prolific pen of Brian Clemens (THE AVENGERS / THE PROFESSIONALS) each of these critically acclaimed stories of murder, horror, mystery, evil and terror will have you constantly guessing and re-assessing at every plot twist, teetering on the brink of suspense.
This special collectors edition of THRILLER brings together the complete series of the ATV cult classic for the first time, 43 digitally restored episodes, meticulously presented in their original 70&8217;s format with exclusive special features including newly recorded introductions to every story by series writer & creator Brian Clemens.
DISC 1
1.1 LADY KILLER
1.2 POSSESSION
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; FEATURETTE: CREATING THRILLER
&8226; AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH BRIAN CLEMENS and GUEST STAR JOHN CARSON on &8220;POSSESSION&8221;
* U.S. TITLES FOR &8220;POSSESSION&8221; WITH BRIAN CLEMENS COMMENTARY
&8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;LADY KILLER&8221; &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 2
1.3 SOMEONE AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
1.4 AN ECHO OF THERESA
1.5 THE COLOUR OF BLOOD
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 3
1.6 MURDER IN MIND
1.7 A PLACE TO DIE
1.8 FILE IT UNDER FEAR
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; U.S. TRAILER AND AD-BREAK CAPTION FOR &8220;A PLACE TO DIE&8221; (no voiceover)
&8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;FILE IT UNDER FEAR&8221; &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 4
1.9 THE EYES HAVE IT
1.10 SPELL OF EVIL
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; U.S. TRAILER AND AD-BREAK CAPTION FOR &8220;THE EYES HAVE IT&8221; (no voiceover) &8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;SPELL OF EVIL&8221;
&8226; ALTERNATE U.S. OPENING AND END TITLES FOR SERIES 1 EPISODES &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 5
2.1 ONLY A SCREAM AWAY
2.2 ONCE THE KILLING STARTS
2.3 KISS ME AND DIE
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 6
2.4 ONE DEADLY OWNER
2.5 RING ONCE FOR DEATH
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
&8226; THRILLING DESIGNS: Gallery of set designs for Series 1 and 2.
DISC 7
2.6 K IS FOR KILLING
2.7 SIGN IT DEATH
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;K IS FOR KILLING&8221;
&8226; ALTERNATE U.S. OPENING AND END TITLES FOR SERIES 2 EPISODES &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 8
3.1 A COFFIN FOR THE BRIDE
3.2 I &8217;M THE GIRL HE WANTS TO KILL
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; FEATURETTE: DIRECTING THRILLER - An interview with Shaun O&8217;Riordan &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 9
3.3 DEATH TO SISTER MARY
3.4 IN THE STEPS OF A DEADMAN
3.5 COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR EACH EPISODE &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 10
3.6 THE NEXT SCREAM YOU HEAR
4.1 SCREAMER
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS BY BRIAN CLEMENS &8226; ADDITIONAL AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS FOR &8220;SCREAMER&8221;
&8226; ALTERNATE U.S. OPENING AND END TITLES FOR SERIES 3 EPISODES &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 11
4.2 NURSE WI LL MAKE IT BETTER
4.3 NIGHT IS THE TIME FOR KILLING
4.4 KILLER WITH TWO FACES
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; PHOTO GALLERY &8226; THRILLING DESIGNS - Gallery of set designs for Series 3 and 4
DISC 12
4.5 A KILLER IN EVERY CORNER
4.6 WHERE THE ACTION IS
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; FEATURETTE: FILMING THRILLER - with Producer John Cooper
&8226; ALTERNATE U.S. OPENING AND END TITLES FOR SERIES 4 EPISODES
DISC 13
5.1 IF IT&8217;S A MAN - HANG UP!
5.2 THE DOUBL E KILL
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; IF IT&8217;S A MAN - HANG UP! - Extended Version with additional scenes
&8226; U.S. TRAILER AND AD-BREAK CAPTION FOR &8220;IF IT&8217;S A MAN - HANG UP!&8221; AND &8220;THE DOUBLE KILL&8221; (no voiceover)
&8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 14
5.3 WON&8217; T WRITE HOME, MOM - I &8217;M DEAD
5.4 THE CRAZY KILL
5.5 GOOD SALARY - PROSPECTS - FREE COFFIN
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;WON&8217;T WRITE HOME, MOM - I&8217;M DEAD&8221; and &8220;GOOD SALARY - PROSPECTS - FREE COFFIN&8221;
&8226; THRILLING DESIGNS - Gallery of set designs for Series 5 &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 15
5.6 THE NEXT VOICE YOU SEE
5.7 MURDER MOTEL
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; ALTERNATE U.S. OPENING AND END TITLES FOR SERIES 5 EPISODES &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 16
6.1 SLEEPWALKER
6.2 THE NEXT VICTIM
6.3 NIGHTMARE FOR A NIGHTINGALE
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;SLEEPWALKER&8221; &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 17
6.4 DIAL A DEADLY NUMBER
6.5 KILL TWO BIRDS
6.6 A MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTIONS AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; U.S. TRAILER FOR &8220;DIAL A DEADLY NUMBER&8221; AND &8220;KILL TWO BIRDS&8221; &8226; PHOTO GALLERY
DISC 18
6.7 DEATH IN DEEP WATER
ADDITIONAL THRILLS
&8226; EPISODE INTRODUCTION AND AUDIO NOTES BY BRIAN CLEMENS
&8226; ALTERNATE U.S. OPENING AND END TITLES FOR SERIES 6 EPISODES
&8226; FEATURETTE: RESTORING THRILLER - Restoration Comparison &8226; THRILLER SPIN OFF EPISODE - &8220;Who Killed Lamb?&8221;
&8226; DIALOGUE CONTINUITY SCRIPTS FOR SERIES 1 - PDF DVD ROM FILES
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Runtime: 2932.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMB999
Stone Bros.
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
When Charlie trades Eddie&8217;s favourite jacket, he unwittingly loses a sacred stone, entrusted to Eddie by his uncle, which he promised to one day return to its home in Kalgoorlie. As far as Eddie is concerned, this is the final straw and he sets off the recover the stone and reconnect with his black fella roots. But Charlie, escaping the wrath of his vengeful girlfriend, forces himself along for the ride, and Eddie&8217;s spiritual journey takes a very sharp turn off-track. On a lonely highway, the boys pick up what Charlie mistakes for a &8220;hot chick&8221; only to find they are landed with Vinnie, a self obsessed Italian stallion, who claims to have been marooned in the desert by his heavy metal band. Soon after they are joined by Eddie and Charlie&8217;s drag queen cousin Regina, whose dreams of making it big on &8220;that Koori Idol show&8221; are being thwarted by his/her white manager-cum boyfriend. What ensures is a riotous trip through outback Australia as the foursome encounter a host of eccentric character, attend a literally explosive wedding ceremony, conspire to hold up an outback museum and are pursued by a vicious demon dog. Stone Bros. combines a touching story about the vicissitudes of friendship and family with a road trip you&8217;ll never forget.Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Australia
Languages: English
Runtime: 90.0 mins
Format: DVD, All Regions
Catalogue: SBS1315
Samson & Delilah (Blu-Ray)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Samson and Delilah&8217;s world is small&8212;an isolated community in the Central Australian desert.When tragedy strikes, they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival.
Lost, unwanted and alone, they discover that life isn&8217;t always fair, but love never judges.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Australia
Languages: English, Warlpiri
Runtime: 100.0 mins
Format: Blu-Ray
Catalogue: MMA2966BR
If You See God, Tell Him
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
As 60 year-old Godfrey Spry stands outside the post office, a wheelbarrow full of building rubble falls on him, leaving him with a 30 second attention span- the exact length of the average TV commercial...Television advertising becomes reality for Godfrey and after seeing an advert he proceeds to conduct a high speed test drive along the top of a cliff at sunset- leading to another crippling injury. His behaviour might be too much to bear for his wife, if she herself didn't tragically fall victim to an equally bizarre event.
And so Godfrey and his deeply susceptible nature land in the lap of his nephew, Gordon and his wife Muriel. As the wheelchair-bound advert-watcher swallows every public service broadcast literally and blindly follows every debt-including call to buy, we are left to wonder exactly who is really being deluded...
Complete with biting parody ads, this delightfully dark comedy was written by 2 of the genre's cleverest writers - David Renwick (ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE, JONATHAN CREEK) and Andrew Marshall (2POINT4 CHILDREN, DAD).
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 161.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA5022
Here&8217;s Lucy – The Complete Second Season
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
The legendary queen of television comedy, LUCILLE BALL, is joined by her real-life children, LUCIE ARNAZ and DESI ARNAZ, JR., in her third long-running sitcom success. The complete second season features all 24 colour uncut episodes, digitally remastered with a wealth of new and never-before-seen special features. Gues stars include a who's who of showbiz including JOhnny Carson, Carol Burnett, Milton Berle, Liberace, Ann-Margaret, Wayne Newton and Vivian Vance.Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 720.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA2953
French Cancan
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Jean Renoir takes a look back at the formation of Paris' iconic Moulin Rouge dance hall in this colourful and light-hearted romp.French superstar Jean Gabin plays Henri Danglard, a theater producer burdened with a flailing cafe in which the star attraction is his belly-dancing mistress, Lola. Desperate to turn his finances around, Danglard ventures into Montmartre, where the old-fashioned cancan is still danced. Here he happens upon a lovely washerwoman, Nini, in whom he sees a star on the rise...and a conquest. But as Lola's jealousies mount and Nini's emotional dependence becomes almost overbearing, the opening performance of the Moulin Rouge is threatened. Will the show go on?
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: France and Italy
Runtime: 102.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA8813
Elena and Her Men
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Renoir's classic comedy of spectacle and political hijinks stars the gorgeous Ingrid Bergman as Elena, a Polish princess who drives the men wild.Elena believes she was born to be the guardian angel of great causes and great men who are yet to be discovered. It is only when men need her that she is interested in them, abandoning them when they have accomplished their career goals. After encountering the dashing Henry de Chevincourt, to whom she feels an attraction, Elena is introduced to General Fran&231;ois Rollan, who has just been appointed Minister of War. But the General is bait for some conniving politicians who wish to turn the hero into a dictator, and so Elena must put her feelings for Henry aside in order to come to the aid of the General...and France.
Bergman has never been so luminous and charming than in this, Renoir's classic farce of politics, romance and patriotism.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: France
Runtime: 98.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA8812
Eden is West
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Legendary Greek director Costa-Gavras (Z, Missing, The Ax) returns with perhaps his most personal film, a playful fairy tale which tackles both the hardships suffered by illegal immigrants to Europe, and the magical nature of a world in which every experience is full of both promise and threat.Just as in the Odyssey of Homer, the adventures of Elias begin on the Aegean Sea. A rusting trawler packed with men, women and children clandestinely approaches the bright lights of an emerging shore&8212;we may not know where they all began but we know where they hope to arrive: the West, a real as well as mythical place. For Elias (Riccardo Scarmarcio) this is literally Eden Club Paradise, the name of the resort where he washes up and begins his extraordinary journey to reach Paris. In Elias travels across a microcosm of contemporary Europe, Costa-Gavras has crafted an epic story for our times, one full of heart, humour and wondrous complexities.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: France, Greece and Italy
Languages: French, German, Greek, English
Subtitles: English subtitles
Runtime: 110.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA8814
Chris and Don
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
CHRIS & DON: A LOVE STORY is the true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for all incarnations of the much-beloved Cabaret) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood&8217;s Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany (the inspiration for his most famous work) to the couple&8217;s first meeting on the sun-kissed beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life by a treasure trove of multimedia. Bachardy&8217;s contemporary reminiscences (in the Santa Monica home he shared with Isherwood until his death in 1986) artfully interact with archival footage, rare home movies (with glimpses of glitterati pals W.H. Auden, Igor Stravinsky and Tennessee Williams), reenactments, and, most sweetly, whimsical animations based on the cat-and-horse cartoons the pair used in their personal correspondence. With Isherwood&8217;s status as an out-and-proud gay maverick, and Bachardy&8217;s eventual artistic triumph away from the considerable shadow of his life partner, CHRIS & DON: A LOVE STORY is above all a joyful celebration of a most extraordinary couple.Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
Runtime: 90.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: AF021
Blott on the Landscape
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Grotesque characters, sexual embarrassment, comic violence and pompous bureaucracy keep the laughs flowing in the acclaimed adaptation of Tom Sharpe's hilarious novel.The rolling hills, the idyllic woods - this is rural England at its most beautiful. Unfortunately Sir Giles Lynchwood, an MP of few principles and curious tastes, plans to build a motorway right through it. For generous recompense, he is prepared to demolish the grounds of his country pile that stands in the way of the proposed highway.
Sir Giles hasn't bargained for the devious resistance of his wife, Lady Maud, and her fiercely patriotic and loyal gardener, Blott. With her dynamism and his skills in guerrilla warefare, they fight to save her ancestral home, countering bureaucracy and pomposity with their own ingenious and unprincipled strategies.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 320.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA5023
Baby Bliss
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
As a mother of four and a teacher of baby yoga for many years I have found that yoga has helped my children as much as me to thrive. Baby yoga is a particularly beautiful way to bond and spend time with a young baby and can be started as young as newborn.The benefits of Baby yoga are endless and it is great for parents, grandparents and carers alike. With stimulating eye contact baby yoga helps nurture a greater responsiveness and deeper bonding between carer and baby, whilst on a physiological level it is stimulating all the systems within the baby&8217;s body simultaneously. The digestive system is stimulated to relive colic and wind, the respiratory system is stimulated to aid lung development and breathing, muscles and joints are mobilized to activate and strengthen the baby&8217;s muscles and tissues and by relaxing the baby a more quality sleep can be achieved. All of this helps to establish a healthy foundation for your baby&8217;s body and mind but Baby yoga also helps the parent or carer to feel more confident and involved with the child.
Baby yoga is wonderful for all carers and it can also be particularly helpful if your baby has been separated from you at birth in the hospital and you feel you missed out on that early bonding time. It can also be very helpful to mothers suffering from post natal depression as it offers a guided activity to do with a creature who is otherwise really too young to do much more than sleep, feed or cry!!!
Included within the DVD are three sequences.
1. Baby yoga : 12 minutes
2. Baby yoga and Massage : 20 minutes
3. Playtime yoga for more active older babies : 10 minutes
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Australia
Languages: English
Runtime: 54.0 mins
Format: DVD, All Regions
Catalogue: MMA8810
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple – Collection 4 (Single Case Edition)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
1. A Caribbean MysteryMiss Marple is holidaying in Barbados, courtesy of her generous nephew. Ever-alert, she spends her first day at the Golden Palm Hotel taking stock of her fellow guests: hotel owners Tim and Molly Kendal; Edward and Evelyn Hillingdon who, with Greg and Lucky Dyson, spend their time on botanic expeditions which are not what quite they appear to be. Then there is eccentric millionaire Jason Rafiel, his secretary, Esther Walters, and his servant, Jackson. And finally there is Major Palgrave, the hotel bore, whose fund of interminable tales make him a joke amongst the other guests. He corners Miss Marple with a tale about a strange coincidence. Just as he is about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major's attention wanders.
He never does finish the story &8211; the Major is found dead on the floor of his cottage. Everyone except Miss Marple accepts that he died of natural causes. But with so many weird and wonderful characters lurking in and around the hotel, it seems that even she will have difficulty pointing the local police in the right direction.And when more murders follow, she knows that it is vital for her to crack the case.
2. They Do It With Mirrors
Why is Ruth van Rydock worried about her sister? To reassure her old friend, Miss Marple agrees to go down to Stonygates, the rambling country mansion where Carrie-Louise lives with her third husband, Lewis Serrocold. There she finds herself in the midst of a bizarre m&233;nage &8211; an extended family and a reformatory for young criminals &8211; where violence seems just below the surface.
Shots are fired in a darkened room, but the victim is discovered elsewhere. Miss Marple soon deduces the identity of the killer but not how it was done &8211; until she discovers Inspector Slack&8217;s secret hobby.
3. The Mirror Crack&8217;d From Side To Side
The famous actress Marina Gregg has moved into Gossington Hall (scene of The Body in the Library). At a reception for her at the village fete, local busybody Heather Badcock dies after drinking a cocktail. Inspector Craddock is put on the case and, with some guidance from his aunt, Miss Marple, concludes that Marina was the killer&8217;s real target. There is certainly no shortage of suspects. Could Marina&8217;s film director husband Jason and her producer Ardwyck Fenn be scheming for the insurance? Ella Zielinsky, Marina&8217;s secretary, has a more passionate motive: she is madly in love with Jason. Or would the chance to step into Marina&8217;s role make Lola Brewster, a rival and ambitious actress, contemplate murder? Then there is the mysterious Margo Bence, top fashion photographer: what secrets lie in her enigmatic past?
Older and frailer she might be, but Miss Marple still has all her intuitive powers and they are fully stretched when Ella becomes the second murder victim. It is only after she pieces together the full story of what happened on the day of the fete that she and Craddock are finally able to confront the killer.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 336.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA2973
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple – Collection 3 (Single Case Edition)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
1. At Bertram&8217;s HotelLondon, the mid 1950s. Miss Marple is staying at Bertram's Hotel in London. She loved the place as a girl and is delighted to find it remarkably unchanged. In fact, everything is too perfect. Beneath the well-polished Edwardian fa&231;ade, Miss Jane Marple can sense something sinister&8230;
2. Nemesis
Set in the mid 1950s, Nemesis was Agatha Christie&8217;s last and one of her most complicated Miss
Marple stories.A recently dead friend asks Miss Marple to investigate a crime.There are no clues &8211;
just a coach tour of historic homes and gardens. Murder is on the itinerary.
3. 4.50 From Paddington
Elspeth McGillicuddy is travelling on the 4.50 train from Paddington, London to St Mary Mead to visit her old friend, Miss Marple. On the way, the train draws to a halt and another train draws alongside it. In the carriage opposite, the window blind suddenly snaps up, revealing a tall, dark man strangling a woman to death. Almost immediately the train chugs away, leaving a shocked Mrs McGillicuddy to realise that she has witnessed a murder.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 300.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA2972
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple – Collection 2 (Single Case Edition)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
A POCKETFUL OF RYEEpisode 1
Rex Fortescue, head of a family firm of financiers, dies suddenly in his office in the City. Yew poisoning is diagnosed. Inspector Neele&8217;s only clue is a handful of rye found in the deceased&8217;s jacket pocket.
Fortescue had two sons: Percival (cautious and orthodox) and his younger brother, Lance, flamboyant, outgoing and last heard of in Africa. The family live at Yew Tree Lodge, a sombre house in the commuter belt. Rex had recently married a very much younger woman, Adele, who has a lover, Vivian. The house is presided over by Mary Dove, a cool, superior young housekeeper. Among the staff is a young housemaid, Gladys, who was trained in the Hampshire village of St Mary Mead by none other than Miss Jane Marple.
Suspicion falls on the members of the household when the poison is identified as yew. The arrival of Lance causes more tension. Before his death Rex had secretly invited his prodigal son to rejoin the family firm. He was already on his way with his wife Pat when he read of his father&8217;s death. Shortly after his arrival, Adele is found dead. She too has been poisoned and it seems that almost everyone has a financial motive.
Miss Marple hears of the double murder on the radio .The connection to her is clear &8211; the nursery rhyme: A Pocketful Of Rye
THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
Colonel Lucius Protheroe has never been popular, but Miss Marple is surprised to overhear the Reverend Leonard Clement, vicar of St. Mary&8217;s, complaining about him most vehemently. As the day progresses, just how much he is loathed in the village becomes evident.
Bill Archer, recently released from prison for poaching, is warned by Mary, the vicarage maid, to keep out of the Colonel&8217;s way as he is hell-bent on putting Archer back inside.
Even Lettice, the Colonel&8217;s daughter, is mad at her father, after an incident involving Lawrence Redding, an attractive young artist. She can now understand why her mother left him many years ago.
Clement later discovers Ann, the Colonel&8217;s second wife, in the arms of the artist. She confesses her love for Redding and her unhappiness with Protheroe.
Griselda finds her &8216;at home&8217; party for the village gossips dominated by discussion of the Colonel&8217;s faults. The recent arrival of the mysterious, reclusive Mrs Lestrange and her relationship with Dr Haydock barely gets a mention.
The following day, the Colonel is found dead. Detective Inspector Slack arrives at the scene of the crime and is none-too-pleased to find Miss Marple already there, and as far as he is concerned the case is concluded when the next day Lawrence Redding confesses to killing the Colonel. But Dr Haydock maintains that at the time of death Redding was elsewhere, and Ann Protheroe insists that she shot her husband and Redding has confessed to save her &8211; although another witness contradicts her whereabouts at the time the shot was heard.
Miss Marple has her own theories and Slack, with his usual bad grace, is forced to turn once again to her for help.
SLEEPING MURDER
Newly arrived from New Zealand, Giles and Gwenda Reed are searching for a suitable home in England. Hillside, a Victorian villa overlooking the seaside resort of Dillmouth, seems ideal. But no sooner have they bought it and moved in, than strange things begin to happen. Gwenda can&8217;t shake off the feeling that she has been here before and she feels an irrational sense of terror every time she climbs the stairs. To dispel her mounting panic she agrees to join Giles in London where he is visiting a distant cousin, Raymond West.
Raymond is also playing host to his favourite aunt, Jane Marple. As part of her birthday celebrations he has arranged a theatre visit to see The Duchess of Malfi. During the performance Gwenda screams and runs terrified from the theatre. Later that night she tells Miss Marple of the vision she had of being on the stairs in Hillside, looking down into the hall at the body of a young woman who has been strangled, and knowing that her name was Helen.
Giles and Gwenda return to Devon, determined to uncover the secret of Hillside and the identity of Helen. Miss Marple, fearing the consequences, follows them to Dillmouth under the pretext of &8220;needing a little sea air&8221;.
It is soon established that, as a very young child, Gwenda had lived at Hillside with her father, Major Halliday, and his new young wife, Helen Kennedy. Helen&8217;s sudden disappearance one night had been the subject of much local conjecture. It is Dr Kennedy, Helen&8217;s older brother, who eventually comes forward to recount his story of the events that led up to her departure, and explain the subsequent fate of Major Halliday.
Gwenda is much distressed to learn that, contrary to local gossip, Helen had run off with another man. It was her father&8217;s firm belief that he had strangled her and in consequence had ended his life in a sanitorium for the mentally ill. Even the fact that there was no body, and that Dr Kennedy subsequently received letters from Helen from abroad, could not shake his protestations of guilt.
Miss Marple hints that they should search for &8220;the other man&8221; &8211; the someone else in Helen&8217;s life. Giles and Gwenda visit the sanitorium. They meet Dr Penrose, who expresses his doubts about Major Halliday&8217;s insanity and gives Gwenda the diary her father had been keeping up to his death. In it she reads: &8220;I always knew &8211; from the very first &8211; that there was someone else.&8221;
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 300.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA2971
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple – Collection 1 (Single Case Edition)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Joan Hickson is the perfect little old spinster lady whose meekness and fondness for knitting belie a needle-sharp brain and a genius for unravelling crime. The world of Miss Marple is a bygone rural England of vicars and retired colonels, live-in servants, close-knit village communities&8230;and murder!Oozing period atmosphere, star-studded casts and swimming with red herrings, the first 3 popular crime stores from the original BBC series, filmed entirely on location, are included in this 3 DVD collector&8217;s set, presented in their original format.
Discover why Joan Hickson is considered the most popular Miss Marple of them all.
EPISODES
The Body In The Library (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
Who is the mystery blonde lying strangled in the library of Gossington Hall? Fortunately for the Bantrys, Miss Marple is their neighbour.
The Moving Finger (Parts 1 and 2)
A nasty case of poison-pen letters brings Miss Marple to the East Anglian village of Lymston.
A Murder Is Announced (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
The village of Chipping Cleghorn is intrigued by the local newspaper prediction of a murder at Little Paddocks. But when the lights go out at the appointed hour no-one thinks it&8217;s a joke any more.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing subtitles
Runtime: 400.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMA2970
Vexille (Blu-Ray)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether the Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind. For ten years, Japan has cut itself off from all outside contact, the changed society within hiding a shocking secret.Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Japan
Languages: ENGLISH & JAPANESE
Subtitles: ENGLISH subtitles
Runtime: 109.0 mins
Format: Blu-Ray
Catalogue: MMA3015
Naruto Shippuden Collection 01 (Eps 01-13)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
Naruto Uzumaki is back! After two and a half years of training on the road with Jiraiya of the Sannin, Naruto is back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves and he's ready to show off his new skills. He and Sakura team up to take on their old master Kakashi, who's pretty impressed with their progress. They'll have plenty of opportunity to put it into action when news arrives from the Sand Village that Gaara, Naruto's former rival and now Kazekage of the Sand, has been kidnapped! And the culprits are the very same group who are after Naruto - the Akatsuki!Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Japan
Languages: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
Subtitles: ENGLISH subtitles
Runtime: 325.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMB741
Nabari Collection 1 (Slimpack)
[ 0 Comments ] Written by Quin Rose on 17/03/10 @ 3:00PM. Located In Syndicated News
In the shadows of this modern world, ninjas fight for control of an ancient technique which holds untold strength. This coveted power dwells within apathetic Miharu, a fact the guy really couldn't care less about - until the clashing rival clans bring their battle to him.Now Miharu struggles to understand the mystery buried in his soul, and must choose a side if he hopes to survive. But when conflict is waged in secret, and lethal ninjas hide in plain sight, friend and foe prove difficult to tell apart.
Release date: 17 Mar, 2010
Country of origin: Japan
Languages: ENGLISH & JAPANESE
Subtitles: ENGLISH subtitles
Runtime: 325.0 mins
Format: DVD, Region 4
Catalogue: MMB821