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Great British Railway Journeys - Series 2
L'ex ministro dei trasporti Michael Portillo scende sui binari nella seconda serie del documentario della BBC Great British Railway Journeys.Appassionato di treni, Michael Portillo si imbarca in cinque epici viaggi in treno, ognuno diviso in cinque tappe, viaggiando in lungo e in largo per il Regno Unito mentre ripercorre i percorsi che sono stati descritti nella sua copia originale del 1860 del Manuale ferroviario di Bradshaw.Questo set di 5 DVD presenta 25 episodi che coprono 5 diversi viaggi:Da Brighton a Cromer Da Ledbury a Holyhead Da Newcastle a Melton Mowbray Da London Bridge a Hastings Da Ayr a Skye Lungo la strada è testimone di tutte le cose che sono cambiate dai primi giorni del trasporto ferroviario e di ciò che rimane ancora della Gran Bretagna di Bradshaw, scoprendo l'effetto che le ferrovie avevano sul pubblico e scoprendo come è nato l'amore britannico per i treni. Michael assaggia un granchio classico di Cromer, ha la rara possibilità di guidare un diesel d'epoca e si avvicina a un toro Hereford con pedigree. Scopre anche un impianto segreto di armi chimiche della seconda guerra mondiale a Rhydmwyn, prende un treno a vapore attraverso le bellissime brughiere del North Yorkshire, cerca di fare un autentico pasticcio di maiale di Melton Mowbray, scopre come le ferrovie hanno trasformato il cricket in uno sport nazionale e va a caccia di oro nelle montagne della Scozia. -
Merlin - Series 4 Volume 2
Merlin is back for a fourth series of the hit BBC adventure as Camelot stands on the brink of a golden age. But its birth will not be an easy one. For the forces of evil are gathering and the darkest hour is just before the dawn… This series sees the arrival of the fearless Knights of Camelot and a fantastic guest cast featuring Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones' Diary, Harry Potter), Phil Davis (Doctor Who, Brighton Rock) and Nathaniel Parker (Stardust, The Chronicles of Narnia) as well as the return of Santiago Cabrera (Heroes, Che) as the dashing Lancelot. With its thrilling mix of action, adventure and pure magic, the fourth series of Merlin will captivate the imagination as never before… Special Features: Making Of Series 4 Film Cast and Crew Audio Commentaries Deleted Scenes Out-Takes -
Sasha
A perfect watch for a Valentine’s night in, Dennis Todorovic’s sensitive and eloquent tale of love and passion enveloped in a musical milieu echoes the brilliance of Chris Kraus’ ‘Four Minutes’ and the Academy-Award winning ‘Shine’. Sasha, confronted with the everyday prejudice of his homophobic family, struggles with his urge to come out. When his beloved piano teacher and local celebrity Mr. Weber plans to leave the city, the young man is heartbroken. The only person in whom he can confide his feelings is his best friend Jiao. After a failed audition, Sasha swears never to play piano again, but a consoling and heartfelt telephone call from the illustrious Mr. Weber changes his mind – resulting in a passionate love affair. All secrets are exposed with Sasha's family proving to be more understanding of his predicament than he first thought... Extras: Behind the scenes Featurette Deleted Scenes -
Without You
Directed by Tim Fywell (Waking the Dead; Mistresses), this taut, emotional and effective psychological thriller co-stars Marc Warren (Mad Dogs; Mutual Friends; Hustle), Barnaby Kay (Wuthering Heights; Holby City), Olivia Poulet (The Thick Of It) and Pippa Haywood (Tamara Drewe; Green Wing). Anna Friel stars as schoolteacher Ellie Manning, happily married to accountant Greg, with whom she is eager to start a new family. However, Ellie’s plans for a romantic dinner at home with her husband one evening are shattered when the police arrive to inform her Greg has been killed in an horrific car accident, along with an unknown female passenger. The circumstances suggest the victims were pursuing an extra-marital affair, but Ellie, stricken with grief, refuses to even contemplate, let alone believe that Greg would cheat on her. When the passenger is revealed to be married businesswoman Milena Livingstone, a woman previously unknown to Ellie, Milena’s husband’s cool acceptance of the situation prompts Ellie into investigating matters further, specifically to determine why Milena was in Greg’s car at the time of the accident. As she digs deeper, she becomes convinced the crash was no accident, but her obsession with discovering the truth leads those around her to question her emotional state. Meanwhile, Ellie, now unable to trust even her closest friends, is becoming suspicious of everyone, including herself. A compelling thriller that keeps its biggest secret safe until its final, shocking revelation, Without You is a brilliantly plotted adaptation of Nicci French’s compulsive page-turner. -
Kidnap and Ransom - Series 2
Second series of the ITV drama starring Trevor Eve as a seasoned hostage negotiator and Helen Baxendale as his business partner. Still haunted by his failure to rescue a hostage from a violent gang, Dominic King (Eve) is called to India, where a British Asian family, the Mehtas, have been kidnapped while visiting their son, Mahavir (Gregg Chillin), in Srinagar. Though King and Angela (Baxendale) are able to negotiate the release of the family, the untimely arrival of the local police leads to a shoot-out and the gang escape with Mahavir to a tourist bus, where they take the passengers hostage. Finding a way to save Mahavir and the tourists could prove to be King's toughest assignment yet... -
Jamie and Jessie are not Together
Taking inspiration from films like 500 Days of Summer, And Then Came Lola and Kissing Jessica Stein, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together is the perfect anti-date movie, with songs! From the director of cult hit Hannah Free, join Jamie and Jessie for a ride filled with laughs.Jamie is moving from Chicago to New York in two weeks, hoping to become a Broadway actress. Her best friend Jessica is bummed, because she thinks she is in love with Jamie, so as moving day gets closer, she tries to make Jamie jealous by dating other women, with hilarious results. -
Hit and Miss
Mia is a contract killer with a big secret: she's a pre-op transsexual (transgender woman). Her life is sent into a tailspin when she receives a letter from her ex, Wendy, who reveals that she's dying from cancer and that Mia has a son, eleven year old Ryan. Travelling to the countryside to meet him, she discovers the rest of the Wendy's children. A lethal killer at the heart of a troubled family can only change their lives forever.Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don't Cry, Big Love) plays Mia. Peter Wright (Another Year, Hot Fuzz) is Eddie, her handler and a well-known name in the criminal underworld. Ben, a local landscape gardener who falls for Mia, unaware of her transgender status, is played by Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood, The Street). Vincent Regan (300, Clash Of The Titans) is John, a dangerous local farmer.Created by Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play) written by Sean Conway (Brilliant Love, Kings Of London) and directed by Hettie Macdonald (Beautiful Thing, White Girl) and Sheree Folkson (Ugly Betty, Casanova). -
Toryboy The Movie
Toryboy: The Movie is a quirky, witty, fast-moving, thought-provoking insight into how one unconventional Tory candidate fought an equally unconventional campaign in a safe, northern Labour seat. ''I'd defy anyone with an interest in politics not to enjoy John Walsh's film, which he stars in, produces and directs. With one notable exception that is: Sir Stuart Bell, the Labour MP for Middlesbrough, will have found it decidedly uncomfortable viewing as the documentary brands him 'arrogant', 'elusive' and negligent in his duties towards his constituents.'' - Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, Former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party EXTRAS FEATURES: Film Trailer | Shooting Gallery Animation from ToryBoy | ToryBoy The Aftermath. -
Yossi
Returning to the role that won him TFF's Best Actor award in Eytan Fox's Yossi & Jagger in 2003, Ohad Knoller gives another extraordinary performance as Yossi, a closeted gay man living a solitary existence in Tel Aviv. A workaholic doctor, Yossi has his quiet world shaken when a middle-aged woman walks out of his past and into his examination room. Their brief but emotionally charged reunion unnerves Yossi enough to make him spontaneously leave Tel Aviv. On the desolate roads of southern Israel, a chance encounter with a group of lively soldiers ignites Yossi's desire to awaken from his emotional slumber. -
The Wedding Band - Series 1
Young Dudes Behaving Badly! A Bromance show about dudes being dudes who've figured out the perfect way to avoid growing up...rocking out on weekends at the best parties - With the hottest women and the finest food. At the core it s about our 4 guys who go out of their way to help people out - but get in trouble together doing it, bringing the comedy of Wedding Crashers and Hangover to TV! Starring Brian Austin Green (Beverley Hills 90210) Harold Perrinau (Lost), Peter Cambor (NCIS: Los Angeles) Melora Hardin (The Office) with guest stars including Megan Fox (Transformers), Wendi McLendon Covey (Bridesmaids), Joe Lo Truglio (SuperBad) -
Stud Life
JJ is a Black Lesbian 'Stud' who works as a wedding photographer with her best friend, Seb, a pretty white gay boy. Their clients are wild, weird and wonderful and like many of them JJ and Seb are both looking for love in the wrong places. So when JJ falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious Elle, this long term friendship is tested for the first time as JJ has to choose between her hot new lover and her best friend.JJ's decision to give her relationship a proper chance leaves Seb with a lot of extra time on his hands and he finds himself having to reject the constant flirtatious advances of their local drug dealer, Smack Jack, who turns up when Seb least wants to see him. Jack is sweet hearted and knows all the right people, but his one true love is Seb - he just needs to find a way to make Seb feel the same! Instead Seb is too busy lusting after his web-fantasy, the straight-acting 'lad' known as Manchester Joe, who he found when surfing the web.When JJ and Elle hit hard times and Seb realises Manchester Joe isn't all he is cracked up to be, there is one last decision JJ has to make; does she put mates before muff?Set in East London, Stud Life is a sexy, young and cool gay romance revealing a unique a slice of British urban life. -
Our Children
Based on true events, celebrated director Joachim Lafosse's intense, multi-layered dissection of an unorthodox family unit created an unprecedented buzz at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and won Emilie Dequenne the prestigious Best Actress Award. Our Children was critically heralded as one of the top art-house world cinema films of 2012 and Belgium's official entry for the 2013 Academy Awards. Young and full of life, Murielle (Emilie Dequenne, Rosetta) has a promising future ahead of her when she meets and falls head over heels for Mounir (Tahar Rahim, A Prophet). A wedding soon follows, and the happy couple quickly set about preparing to make a family. However, with family come ties, and none come as tight as that between Mounir and his adoptive father (Niels Arestrup, A Prophet, Sarah's Key). As Murielle continues to bring new life into the family, frictions between Mounir and Doctor Pinget reach boiling point. Helpless to extract her husband and children from the wealthy nest that Doctor Pinget has provided for them, Murielle is drawn into an unhealthy family dynamic. There is only one way out of this nightmare, and for Murielle all sense of reasoning begins to abandon her. Special Features: Interview with the Director Joachim Lafosse -
Great British Railway Journeys - Series 1-3
Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways as he retraces journeys that were first documented in the monthly railway guide, Bradshaw's Handbook. He sees what's changed and discovers how our love of the railways all began.;This 14 disc DVD set features all 65 episodes from the first three series of Great British Railway Journeys.;Series 1;Covering 4 different journeys: Liverpool to Scarborough Preston to Kirkcaldy Swindon to Penzance Buxton to London Michael explores the secret ammunition factory at Gretna, sails the last steam boat on Lake Windermere, learns to talk scouse in Liverpool, takes a dip in Bath Spa, cooks a traditional curry in Birmingham, tries his hand at oyster fishing in Cornwall and meets survivors of the Coventry Blitz.;Series 2;Covering 5 different journeys Brighton to Cromer Ledbury to Holyhead Newcastle to Melton Mowbray London Bridge to Hastings Ayr to Skye;Michael samples some classic Cromer crab, gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel and gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull. He also discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn, takes a steam train across the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors, attempts to make an authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport and hunts for gold in Scotland's mountains.;Series 3;Great Yarmouth to London Windsor to Portland Oxford to Milford Haven Berwick-upon-Tweed to Isle of Man Dublin to Londonderry;Michael follows the route of the Great Eastern Line, goes in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, travels west, from Oxford in the heart of England, through the Malvern Hills and into Wales. On his fourth journey, he goes through some of the North's most dramatic scenery to end on the beautiful and unique Isle of Man with his final journey of the... -
Wentworth - Series 1
Welcome to Wentworth Prison where everbody has a story but where one sentence can change your life.Remember Bea Smith as gutsy and fearless, ruling Wentworth Correctional Centre with an iron fist. But who was Bea Smith before prison? How did a housewife and mother from the suburbs become Top Dog without rival?Having taken Australia by storm and now on air on Five, Australia's most famous correctional centre opens its gates for the first time in 27 years in an edgy, sexy and graphic re-imagining of the popular drama series, Prisoner: Cell Block H. Featuring both new and original characters, this no-holds-barred drama charts their struggle to survive in the violent, pressure cooker environment of a contemporary women's prison. It's drama with conviction. -
Les Invisibles
Eleven men and women born between the wars. Seemingly they have nothing in common except their homosexuality and growing up in a less open, more intolerant society. Now in their 60s and 70s, they tell their personal stories, either shared or alone. These lives are often revealing and pioneering as they recall their personal experiences.Sébastien Lifshitz, director of PRESQUE RIEN and WILD SIDE, offers us intimate portraits of gay and lesbian life from an older generation who often remain ignored and unheard in a youth-obsessed society. Winner of the César Award for Best Documentary, and nominated for the BFI London Film Festival Grierson Award, LES INVISIBLES is an affectionate but frank account that is in turn touching and amusing, reflecting our own concerns about growing old. -
Margarita
To the outside, Gail and Ben have it all - two successful careers, a beautiful house, lots of vacations and an amazing nanny for their teenage daughter, Mali (Finn's Girl star, Maya Ritter). However behind the facade, bad investments have the family disconnected, resentful and just about broke.At the centre of this drama is Mali's young lesbian Mexican nanny, Margarita. Unknown to her employers Margarita has been working for the family illegally for the past six years but despite all this she is passionate, resourceful and devoted to them. She is the nanny, the housekeeper, the cook, the maid and even the repair woman. Margarita is well aware of their financial issues and has been stretching resources in creative ways.But life is not all work for Margarita, the shy law student Jane is clearly in love with her but is hesitant to bring their relationship out from the closet.When Gail and Ben decide that the best way for them to save money is by firing Margarita they set off a chain of events that lead to her deportation. Heart broken, Mali withdraws from her parents, forcing them to take an honest look at themselves.The well-meaning couple, now desperate to keep Margarita in the country, come up with a scheme to keep her around. But on the eve of her departure, Jane arrives with one proposition that could change everything.The closing film of the 2013 BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and from the directors of Finn's Girl, comes this warm, funny and loving family drama, looking at issues around race, class and immigration. -
The Adored
Maia, una modella un tempo di successo, tenta di rilanciare la sua carriera con un sensuale servizio fotografico della fotografa delle celebrità Francesca Allman, che per ragioni sconosciute si è isolata in una vecchia casa remota e misteriosa.Durante il servizio fotografico, Francesca ricostruisce la fiducia di Maia, ma non è in grado di mantenere il controllo sui suoi desideri ossessivi e sessuali e il servizio si trasforma in un turbine di passione. Ma mentre la loro relazione sessuale va fuori controllo, Maia comincia a sentire una strana presenza in casa. -
Birds of a Feather - Series 1
It has been nearly 15 years since we last saw the fabulous Chigwell Three but their wit and charm has not diminished during that time. So where are the girls now?As the series begins, we catch up with the ladies who are currently living separate lives. Tracey (Linda Robson), who is no longer with Darryl, has recently divorced her money grabbing second husband and is living with her 17 yr. old pampered son Travis (Charlie Quirke), who has aspirations of becoming a barrister. Sharon (Pauline Quirke), meanwhile, barely exists in a tiny flat/hovel, which leaves a lot to be desired, spending her days working at Essex's leading 'everything's a pound' chain, World of Quid.And Dorien (Lesley Joseph) what can we say? She is trying to maintain her caviar cougar lifestyle having written the best-selling erotic memoir '60 Shades of Green' under the alias Foxy Cohen. But with an impending court case, Dorien finds herself needing a roof over her head.Against her better judgment, Tracey offers Sharon and Dorien a place to stay. With an already full house, her son Garth (Matt Willis) unexpectedly returns from Australia with a girlfriend and stepdaughter in tow. Join three generations of the family again - proof that for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien, Essex really is the only way. -
Getting Go: The Go Doc Project
College boy Doc (Tanner Cohen, Were The World Mine) is obsessed with a well-known NYC go-go boy (Matthew Camp). He befriends his hunky crush with the intention of shooting a documentary about what it's like to live in his skin. But as they grow closer, flirtation blurs the line between subject and filmmaker until a steamy night together solidifies deeper feelings. Cory Kruekeberg's explicit directorial debut explores the thrill and danger of getting exactly what you wished for. -
You and the Night - Limited Edition Set
Around midnight, a stylish young couple and their exuberant transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will be The Slut, The Star, The Stud and The Teen. Each comes with their own dark and impassioned secrets, unravelled in sequences and flashbacks, in a night that will stay with you long after. Writer-director Yann Gonzalez' sensual and erotic debut played to critical-acclaim during Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and stars former international footballer, Eric Cantona and cult legend, Beatrice Dalle (Betty Blue) in this kitsch ode to love and lust. With electrifying music by M83, helmed by Anthony Gonzalez, You And The Night evokes the style and substance of Almodovar, Ozon and Lynch.