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This compelling collection revisits the heyday of the supporting programme with a compendium of eerie and eccentric British short films presented for the first time in High Definition. Settle in for a strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere.
Lock Your Door (1949)
Master storyteller Algernon Blackwood relates his own tale of an elderly spinster overcome by ghostly voices and a creeping sense of horror in a remote country cottage.
The Reformation of St. Jules (1949)
There's something strange in the sky as sci-fi and religious revelation collide - and only legendary Weird Fiction writer Algernon Blackwood can suggest an explanation.
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
Stanley Baker gives a virtuoso performance by candlelight as Edgar Allan Poe recounting his classic tale of horror.
Death Was a Passenger (1958)
A chance encounter with an enigmatic nun on a train evokes eerie, half-forgotten memories of a perilous wartime escape attempt in occupied France.
Portrait of a Matador (1958)
An artist becomes unhealthily obsessed with his painting of a dead bullfighter in this bizarre tale of romance, intrigue, insanity and auto-suggestion.
Twenty-Nine (1969)
Promiscuous young man Baird (Alexis Kanner) wakes up in a strange flat, wearing clothes that don't fit, with a hangover and a half-remembered memory of a visit to a strip club. What happened last night?
The Sex Victims (1973)
The bizarre sight of a naked woman on horseback leads an unwary truck driver into a supernatural spiral of pursuit and destruction in rural England.
The Lake (1978)
The tranquil stillness of a romantic picnic for young lovers Tony (Gene Foad) and Barbara (Julie Peasgood) is threatened by echoes of the horrific violence that happened nearby in this hauntingly evocative ghost story from Lindsey Vickers (The Appointment).
The Errand (1980)
A soldier at an elite military institution is sent on a strange and increasingly nightmarish mission in this full-on fever-dream thriller from long-time Pete Walker collaborator David McGillivray (House of Whipcord).- Director:
- Nigel Finch
- Cast:
- Dorothy Alison, Peter Ashley, Brian Attree
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Gloria Estefan: Live in Atlantis (2000)Gloria Estefan's Caribbean Soul: The Atlantis Concert
Shot at the Atlantis hotel in the Bahamas, 'Gloria Estefan's Live in Atlantis' features the hits "Coming Out of the Dark", "Oye", and "Mi Tierra". The video also contains medleys of such hits as "Conga / 1-2-3 / Get on Your Feet? Rhythm is Gonna Get You" and songs from the Grammy Award winning CD "Alma Caribena", featuring guest performances by Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony and Jose Feliciano...
Tracklisting:
- Conga / 1 -2-3 / Get on Your Feet / Rhythm is Gonna Get You / Conga (Reprise) Medley
- No Me Dejes De Querer
- Coming Out of the Dark
- Tengo Que Decirte Algo
- Por Un Beso
- Como Me Duele Perderte
- Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita
- Oye
- Mi Tierra
- Turn the Beat Around / Higher / You'll Be Mine (Party Time) Medley- Director:
- Marty Callner
- Cast:
- Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Justin Timberlake
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Filmed on July 27, 2003 before an audience of over 50,000 at Chicago's Grant Park, Shania Twain performs songs from her 'Up!'
Tracklisting:
1. Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
2. Up!
3. Honey, I'm Home
4. She's Not Just a Pretty Face
5. When You Kiss Me6. Forever and for Always
7. Ka-Ching!
8. Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
9. That Don't Impress Me Much
10. I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
11. From This Moment On
12. No-one Needs to Know
13. Thank You Baby! (For Making Somebody Come So Soon)
14. It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing
15. Juanita
16. Whose Bed Have Your Boot Been Under?
17. Any Man of Mine
18. In My Car (I'll Be the Driver)
19. (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!
20. You're Still the One
21. Nah!
22. Rock This Country!- Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Shania Twain
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Demi Lovato represents the next generation of multi talented performers. As an actress she's starred in hit TV shows Barney and Friends, Camp Rock, Sonny with a Chance, and most recently The X Factor. As a singer she's topped the charts with her impeccable voice. She's also been very successful as a philanthropist. However Demi's success has had its fair share of controversy. In this musical documentary, packed with exclusive interviews and live clips, we chronicle the trials and triumphs of the aspiring legend - Demi Lovato.
Tracklisting:
- Neon Nights (TV Clip)
- Backstage Interview
- Interview
- Interview II
- Stay (Live Clip, Fan Cam)
- Remember December (TV Clip)
- Fix a Heart (Live Clip)
- Don't Forget (Live Clip)
- Everything About Demi- Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Demi Lovato
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Hot on the heels of their Grammy nomination, force-of-nature blues-rock vocalist Beth Hart and guitar hero Joe Bonamassa deliver 'Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa: Live In Amsterdam' - the very first live experience from one of music's most powerful female voices and one of the world's greatest guitar players. Against the backdrop of the beautiful, historic Koninklijk Theater Carre in Amsterdam, the performance wows with scorching soul covers from the duo's 2011 debut album "Don't Explain" and 2013 follow-up "Seesaw", originally made famous by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Tom Waits, Ray Charles, Lucinda Williams, Tina Turner, Melody Gardot, Nina Simone, and more.
Tracklistings:
1. Amsterdam, Amsterdam!
2. Them There Eyes
3. Sinner's Prayer
4. Can't Let Go
5. For My Friends
6. Close to My Fire
7. Rhymes
8. Something's Got a Hold on Me
9. Your Heart is as Black as Night
10. Chocolate Jesus
11. Baddest Blues
12. Someday After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry)
- Beth Introduces the Band
13. Well, Well
14. If I Tell You I Love You
15. See Saw
16. Strange Fruit
17. Miss Lady
18. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
19. Nutbush City Limits
20. I'd Rather Go Blind
21. Antwerp Jam (Credits)- Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart
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Roll Out the Barrel (1982)Roll Out the Barrel: The British Pub on Film
The BFI continues its tour of Britain on film with this intoxicating anthology of shorts devoted to that most traditional of national institutions: the public house. 'Roll Out the Barrel: The British Pub on Film' is a unique and fascinating collection of 20 films, made between 1944 and 1982. From wartime documentaries intended to keep up flagging spirits to independent productions exploring the permissive society of the 1960s, this five-hour collection provides the perfect measure of cultural change in Britain from the perspective of bar and lounge. - Director:
- Richard Massingham
- Cast:
- Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Richard Briers
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Count Arthur Strong's Command Performance (2016)Count Arthur Strong: Count Arthur Strong's Command Performance
Star of BBC Radio and TV, 'Count Arthur Strong' performs his very own 'Command Performance' live on stage. So get your Maltesers out, roll up your trouser legs and sit back and enjoy this wonderful show. Count Arthur is assisted by Terry Kilkelly playing Malcolm and Renee with Dave Plimmer as Dad's Army's Alan Leslie. - Director:
- Richard Daws
- Cast:
- Steve Delaney, David Plimmer, Terry Kilkelly
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Inspired by a journey the writer made as a young man, this drama has been acclaimed as a television masterpiece. As a young businessman travels through Germany on a crowded night train he encounters a demanding elderly Viennese lady in the same carriage. Over the course of one equally nightmarish and moving overnight journey, she has a profound and unsettling influence on the young Englishman. - Director:
- Peter Duffell
- Cast:
- Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen, Wendy Raebeck
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A young boy called Krishna is born with magical powers, a legacy from his father, Rohit Mehra. Into this sylvan, serene world, drops down a pretty girl - Priya. Krishna is entranced by her, she's amazed at his unusual speed and strength. She returns to Singapore, Krishna follows... Priya and her friend have hatched a plot to use Krishna's power for personal gain. In Singapore, unknown to Krishna, Dr. Siddhant Arya, whose dream of making a super specialized computer died 20 years ago with Rohit Mehra, is on the verge of a break through. Will Krishna nip Priya's plans to manipulate his powers? Will Krishna foil Dr. Arya's evil intentions to transform himself into a demi God? Or will Krrish do it for him? - Director:
- Rakesh Roshan
- Cast:
- Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra
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Henning Wehn is The German Comedy Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Not the easiest of jobs as Germans allegedly do not have a sense of humour. Henning does not find this funny. This is Henning's first solo video. Recorded at the Leicester Square Theatre in May 2012 and previewed at the Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon, 'No Surrender' will hopefully entertain you for the full 77 minutes. Watch Henning not capitulate to Australian swimming pools, the Eurovision song contest, Royal weddings, Scottish devolution, Chinese economic power, hernias, kebab shops and much, much more besides. There are also two short films, both directed by Marek Larwood. Henning explains the meaning of life in one, in the other we share a typical day with him - fortunately this only lasts 5 minutes. Exactly 5 minutes. - Director:
- Marek Larwood
- Cast:
- Henning Wehn
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In this entertaining turn-of-the-century drama based on a real-life story, Nicolas Cage stars as Ned Hanlan, a juvenile delinquent who rises to become a world-class rower. Seeing in Hanlan a chance to make some fast cash, Bill (David Naughton), a gambler, has Hanlan trained as a sculler and begins to promote him on the racing circuit. Eventually, Hanlan's ability grows, and so does his fame, but success comes at a price when Hanlan falls prey to a ruthless businessman (Christopher Plummer). Through it all, Hanlan becomes a world champion, garners awards on three continents and becomes the first to successfully utilise the "sliding seat". - Director:
- Charles Jarrott
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer
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Another highly-popular series in the successful run of Francis Durbridge thrillers. "A Game of Murder" is a six part drama series about the suspicious death of Bob Kerry (Anthony Sagar), a once-famous athlete in peak condition who is found dead on a golf course. The coroner records a verdict of death by misadventure, but Kerry's son Jack (Gerald Harper), a Detective Inspector with the Metropolitan Police, is determined to seek out the true nature of events which lead up to his death. His pursuit of the truth and the evidence which confirms his suspicions sees the body count rise to the tune of one an episode, reaching its climax with the customarily unexpected Durbridge twist at the end. - Director:
- Alan Bromly
- Cast:
- Gerald Harper, David Burke, June Barry
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Celtic Woman: A New Journey (2006)A New Journey: Live at Slane Castle, Ireland
Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ni Mhaolchatha, Máiréad Nesbitt and Órla Fallon join forces and talents to produce the collective voice of one ethereal "Celtic Woman" in this stirring concert at Slane Castle, Ireland, with New Age undertones.
Tracklisting:1. The Sky and the Dawn an the Sun
2. The Prayer
3. Caledonia
4. Newgrange
5. Orinoco Flow
6. Dulaman
7. The Blessing
8. Scarborough Fair
9. Granuaile's Dance
10. Over the Rainbow
11. Beyond the Sea
12. At the Ceili
13. Lascia Ch'io Pianga
14. Carrickfergus
15. Sing Out!
16. Panis Angelicus
17. The Last Rose of Summer
18. Spanish Lady
19. Shenandoah -The Pacific Slope
20. The Voice
21. Danny Boy
22. Somewhere
23. Mo Ghile Mear
24. You Raise Me Up
25. At the Ceili (Reprise)- Director:
- Declan Lowney
- Cast:
- Celtic Woman, Chloë Agnew, Hayley Westenra
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Having enjoyed only a small-scale release in 1997, 'Caught in the Act' has gradually become a sleeping hit amongst those viewers lucky enough to have seen it. Featuring an excellent comedy cast 'Caught in the Act' is an uproarious tale of female friendship, romance, out-of-tune singing and a lecherous Leslie Phillips!, 'Caught in the Act' is a feel-good comedy classic. Lucinda (Sara Crowe) invites her two best friends Katherine (Annette Badland) and Amanda (Nadia Sawalha) to join her on a holiday in a beautiful Norfolk backwater village. The girls pile into Lucinda's sports car to take the long trip blissfully unaware that she has entered them into the local talent competition, but aware that they have no talent! Whilst Lucinda wants to impress the local talent spotter, who is the man of her dreams, the girls have to avoid the attentions of the local village Romeo, Sydney Fisher (Leslie Phillips) who is a dab hand at putting buns in the oven! - Director:
- Mark Greenstreet
- Cast:
- Sara Crowe, Annette Badland, Nadia Sawalha
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Rock's premier metalmen Led Zeppelin, whose blend of gutsy blue and scathing rock catapulted them into the music world's pantheon, take you on a spellbinding journey of song and imagination. This high-impact movie captures the group's legendary 1973 Madison Square Garden concert and uncorks a freewheeling mix of scenes showing group members at home and in elaborate fantasy settings. Robert Plant's raw lead vocals, Jimmy Page's explosive riffery and the sonic-boom rhythm wall of bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham all swirl, clash and collide - on classic tunes like Stairway to Heaven, Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love and many others. No one goes down heavier than Zep! - Director:
- Peter Clifton
- Cast:
- Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones
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