steveh's - Steve's rental picks List

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The classic 'rock and roll' film of the 50's and the Jayne Mansfield movie. Legendary moments include her hot strut down the street to Little Richard's title song, leaving ice blocks melting and milk bottles bubbling over.

Around a simple comic plot - gangster hires alcoholic press agent to make a singing star out of his incredibly voluptuous but tone-deaf girlfriend - director Frank Tashlin creates a feast for eyes and ears in 'the grandeur of CinemaScope' and glorious De Luxe colour.

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In 1978 The Sex Pistols embarked on the legendary American tour that they would never finish.

'DOA: A Rite of Passage' is the unique, grainy and up-close document of a unique moment in music history, packed with live footage of The Pistols' incendiary American shows, as well as live performances from Terry and The Idiots, Dead Boys, Generation X, Rich Kids, X-Ray Spex, Sham 69 and additional music from The Clash and Iggy Pop. The cameras also go behind-the-scenes into bars, clubs and car parks and features the now infamous Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen bed interview.

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Open All Hours is a British comedy series about the staff and customers of a grocers in Yorkshire. The series follows Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker) and Granville Arkwright (David Jason), uncle and nephew who run the shop but constantly bicker.

The two rarely get on as Albert constantly berates Granville about almost anything. The series follows the two as they try to coexist peacefully but can never really get on the same page in terms of how to do it.

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Now, add to your comedy collection the Special Edition release of the outrageous motion picture that had critics and moviegoer's roaring with laughter...from the creators of Scary Movie Trilogy.

From block parties and beepers to high tops and high-powered weapons, it's everything that's funny about growing up in the 'hood... the Wayans Brothers' neighbourhood, that is. Marlon, Shawn (both from White Chicks) and Keenen Ivory Wayans get together and deliver a series of hilarious situations that all move to a hot hit soundtrack. Get ready for a good time, because there are plenty of laughs in this neighbourhood!

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Perhaps his most famous film, La Dolce Vita slices into the decadent amoral core of Roman society with Fellini's trademark attention to detail and spectacular photography.

Marcello Mastroianni plays a gossip columnist (the term 'paparazzi' derives from the in a film) who aspires to be a more serious writer but knows he never will be, because like society, he is fascinated by the decadent hedonist pursuits which are seemingly everywhere. The Vatican was appalled by the film, but the public adored it, relishing the images Fellini fed them, most notably the now infamous scene of Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg frolicking in the Trevi Fountain.

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Mae West plays Tira in this fascinating comedy romance. Come on this entertaining journey with Tira who works as the divine dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair.

Needing some money to pay to defend herself in a court case, Tira agrees to take part in a show where she has to put her head in the mouth of a lion as the big climax of a stunt. Tira's new act is a tremendous success and offers come to perform in the Big Show. She continues flirting with rich men. Is her future meant to be chasing an endless string of lavish men or is Tira's fate sealed with tall, dark and handsome Jack Clayton played by Cary Grant? A fortune-teller has all the answers as Tira becomes a victim of intrigue and this means much more romantic madness from the entire cast of this angel-less flick.

Priest (Ron O'Neal) is a prince of the streets, a charismatic businessman who wants out of cocaine-dealing. But a mysterious kingpin doesn't want Priest to change his ways. And that triggers murder, revenge and double-crosses that push Priest into a corner - and heat the neighborhood to flashpoint.

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With stunning special effects this gritty realistic film plunges us into a world where aliens have landed...only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology.

Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.

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"The Public Enemy" showcases James Cagney's powerful 1931 breakthrough performance as streetwise tough guy Tom Powers, but only because production chief Darryl F. Zanuck made a late casting change.

When shooting began, Cagney had a secondary role but Zanuck soon spotted Cagney's screen dominance and gave him the star part. From that moment, an indelible genre classic and an enduring star career were both born. Bristling with '20s style, dialogue and desperation under the masterful directorial eye of William A. Wellman, this is a virtual time capsule of the Prohibition era: taut, gritty and hard-hitting - even at breakfast when grapefruit is served.

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An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility.

Based on a true story of friendship between handicapped millionaire (Francois Cluzet) and his street smart ex-con caretaker (Omar Sy), "Untouchable" depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humour between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common.

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The Carry On team throw caution to the wind and present a glorious wallow in good clean lavatorial humour! Kenneth Williams play W. C. Boggs, the troubled owner of a small company trying to manufacture fine toiletware.

Bolshy unionist, Vic Spanner (Kenneth Cope) soon has the work force out on strike and it's down to Boggs, his son Lewis (Richard O'Callaghan), work's foreman, Sid Plummer (Sid James) and floral-shirted designer Charles Coote (Charles Hawtrey) to rally the troops. But they soon discover that nothing sends you further round the bend than women scorned!

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What can a sexless middle aged married man, whose life now consists mainly of watching Scooby Doo cartoons with a four year old boy, possibly find to write comedy about? Formerly stand-up s youthful iconoclast, Lee now gawps blankly at News 24 as Britain burns down around him, and blinks weirdly at

the vast wayside retail outlets during endless journeys to and from increasingly indistinct provincial theatres. Once he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.

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The story unfolds on land, sea and air, as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk with enemy troops closing in. RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect the defenseless men below.

Meanwhile, hundreds of small boats manned by both military and civilians are mounting a desperate rescue effort, risking their lives in a race against time to save even a fraction of their army.

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On the day Lawman Will Kane (Gary Cooper) trades in his tin star for his beautiful bride (Gracy Kelly), news arrives that a killer he helped send to jail is returning on the noon train to seek revenge.

At the behest of his friends and concerned for his new bride's safety, they quickly leave town to avoid a confrontation. But Cooper release they'll never run far enough away, and heads back to town to face the killer. But when Kane tries to drum up support, one by one the townspeople he had protected turn their backs on him...until Kane stands alone to face four killers on the deserted streets of town in one of the most famous showdowns ever!

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In 16th century Japan a poor village is raided every year by a group of bandits until, driven to the brink of starvation, the villagers decide to hire professional warriors to protect them. With only three meager meals a day to offer as payment, their request seems an impossible one.

A simple plot, flawlessly executed - 'Seven Samurai' combines comedy, pathos, memorable characters, gripping tension and some of the finest action scenes ever filmed.