jarf's - Rented List

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'The Revenant' meets 'Last of the Mohicans', 'Edge of the World' is an epic, swashbuckling adventure story that inspired 'The Man Who Would Be King' and 'Apocalypse Now'.

Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) as Sir James Brook, the English adventurer who fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom in the jungles of Borneo in 1840. As he embarks on a lifelong crusade to end head-hunting, like Lawrence of Arabia, Brooke defied the Empire to free a nation.

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Hector (Karra Elejalde) is relaxing on a lawn chair outside of his new country home, surveying the nearby hillside through a pair of binoculars, when he catches sight of what appears to be a nude woman amidst the trees.

Hiking up to investigate, he is attacked by a sinister figure whose head is wrapped in a grotesque, pink bandage. Fleeing in terror, his next actions set in motion a brain-twisting, horrigying chain of events.

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In a Sioux Indian village, a white buffalo rampages through the sleeping camp, killing the baby daughter of Chief Crazy Horse (Will Sampson).

Tormented by a recurring dream of the very same buffalo, Wild Bill Hickok (Charles Bronson) returns west as part of the Dakota Gold Rush and, finding they share the same purpose, Hickok and Crazy Horse vow to track and destroy the legendary creature. When the final confrontation arrives however, only one man will stand alone to face the enemy.

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Even funnier this time around, Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault reprise their roles as the two madcap domestic partners from hilarious hit 'La Cage Aux Folles'.

Having become the most improbable of male screen heroes, Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault) are this time taking on the secret service in an unforgettable cross-country - not to mention cross-dressing - adventure. In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he catches in his web is actually a spy.. who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm! Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a farm... with Albin posing as Renato's wife! Can Albin escape the deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charade - as a woman - forever!

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Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault) - a middle-aged gay couple who are the manager and star performer at a glitzy drag club in Saint-Tropez - agree to hide their sexual identities, along with their flamboyant personalities and home decor, when the ultraconservative parents of Renato's

son fiancée come for a visit. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted French farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. A breakout art-house smash in America, Edouard Molinaro's 'La Cage aux Folles' inspired a major Broadway musical and the blockbuster remake 'The Birdcage'. But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there's nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie.

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Join Eric Sykes for a collection of his most hilarious shows with guest stars including Tommy Cooper, Richard Briers, Sylvia Simms, Jimmy Edwards, Rula Lenska, Joanna Lumley, Roy Kinnear, Henry Cooper, Lionel Blair, Spike Milligan and many more...

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

Eric Sykes plays a scoutmaster who takes eight scouts camping in peaceful Tangle Woods. When he and one of the cubs become lost, their hilarious adventures are monitored by the Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, MI5 and a bunch of crooks, almost turning Tangle Woods into Armageddon.
Rhubarb, Rhubarb
In this silent comic masterpiece, Eric Sykes stars as a golf-playing police inspector who meets his match in the local vicar. In a no holes barred game of golf, the outcome is dependent on divine intervention.
The Plank
Among an extraordinary cast of famous faces, Eric Sykes and Arthur Lowe play two builders who find they're missing a floorboard. As they go across town and back with a new one, they cause mayhem. The Plank has no dialogue but relies on sound effects and visual gags for its comic impact. A Montreux Award-winner.
Mr. H Is Late
Following the brilliant comic tradition of his other Montreux Comedy prize-winners, Eric Sykes' silent film makes gestures speak louder than words. When a coffin on the 26th floor has to be delivered to the church, there's total chaos - and riotous comedy with over a dozen famous faces caught up in the confusion.
It's Your Move
Eric Sykes' silent piece stars an impressive array of British comic talent, in a story of a young couple moving house, and the hilarious mayhem which ensues when the removal men take over. Another Montreux Award-winner.

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Maggie Cheung (playing herself) has been cast by a once revered but now out of touch director as the latex-clad cat-burglar in his ill-fated remake of the French classic 'Les Vampires'.

From the moment she arrives in Paris chaos ensues until the director finally has a breakdown and is replaced by another who doesn't know why she was cast in the first place. Amidst all the confusion Cheung becomes drawn to her character and is soon pulling on latex and prowling her hotel corridors at night.

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The spirited Western stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, and Danny Glover as four unwitting heroes who cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado.

Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Runaway lovers Clarence and Alabama (Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette) play a dangerous game when they come to possess a suitcase of mob contraband. They head for Los Angeles, where they plan to sell the goods and begin a new life. But both sides of the law have other ideas.

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Miles (Lenny von Dohlen) is helpless, hopeless and about to blow a fuse. He has a problem. His computer Edgar has decided to wreck his life.

He's ruined his credit rating, run up his phone bill, cancelled his plane reservations, locked him out of his house and how he's trying to steal his girlfriend. Meet Madeline (Virginia Madsen)...she's blonde, brilliant and waiting for the sparks to fly!

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In the not-so-distant future, Earth is barren of all flora and fauna, with what remains of the planet's former ecosystems preserved aboard a fleet of greenhouses orbiting in space.

When the crews are ordered to destroy the remaining specimens, one botanist, Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern), rebels and flees towards Saturn in a desperate bid to preserve his own little piece of Earth that was, accompanied only by the ship's three service robots.

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Set against a backdrop of emerging teen culture and rising racial tension in late 50s London, Colin Maclnnes' cult novel is brought to the screen in Julien Temple's lavish musical adaptation.

Struggling young photographer Colin sees his ambitious, fame-seeking girlfriend Crepe Suzette slipping away as she ruthlessly pursues a career in fashion. To win her back he'll need to compromise his idealism and do whatever it takes to make the big time himself.

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Get ready for some action in this ail-new, original movie that brings some of WWE's toughest, wildest Superstars to Bedrock! When Fred loses his family's vacation money, he hatches one of his harebrained plans to get it back.

It's a sports entertainment spectacle that involves throwing Barney into the ring with the likes of John Cenastone, Marble Henry and even The Undertaker, with Fred himself as event promoter! The crowds roar, the "clams" are pouring in from ticket sales and even Mr. McMagma is taking notice of all the hoopla. Can Fred keep serving up bigger and badder matches or is he in for the rocky ride of his life? It's time to get the whole family together for some hard-hitting, side-splitting laughs from the most epic event in all of prehistory!

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From Oscar winning cinematographer, Freddie Francis comes a tale of terror that will chill you to the bone! Written by Robert Bloch (the author of 'Psycho') and boasting a cast that includes Peter Cushing, Burgess Meredith and Jack Palance, this is a must have for all horror fans.

A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to the showman Dr Diablo (Meredith), to warn people of the evil in their futures. But with this faustian pact comes terrible consequences...

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When gorgeous young French model Ann-Marie (Penny Irving) appears naked in public, she is snatched away by her new boyfriend, Mark E.

Desade (Robert Tayman) and hurled into the secret women's prison run by his parents - a disgraced prison governess (Barbara Markham) and a blind, senile judge (Patrick Barr). Now she and her fellow inmates face the starkest of choices - submit or die. But Ann-Marie gambles everything on a third option - escape...