Ah-Ha! In 1995 Norwich's most famous son Alan Partridge made the transition from radio to TV with Knowing Me, Knowing You, a chat-show so wholly misunderstood that one clever-clog TV critic described it as "moribund". By way of rebuttal, just consider Alan's parade of fantastic guests, including a hypnotist who persuades Alan that he's an owl; a US pop diva with whom Alan shares a memorable ...
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Steve Coogan, Steve Brown, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, David Schneider
At long last Pink Floyd: Pulse has arrived on DVD, and Floyd fans already know it's a major cause to celebrate. The original VHS release was a milestone bestseller, but it seemed to take forever for the DVD to arrive, with numerous delays while Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and long-time Floyd producer James Guthrie labored to restore, re-edit, and remix this legendary concert video in ...
Manufacturer: EMIStarring: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, Guy Pratt, Dick ParryDirected By: David Mallet
There's Something About Mary is one of the funniest movies in years, recalling the days of the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker movies, in which (often tasteless) gags were piled on at a fierce rate. The difference is that co-writers and co-directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly have also crafted a credible story-line and even tossed in some genuine emotional content. The Farrelly brothers' first two ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans, Chris ElliottDirected By: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Very few films achieve subliminal greatness with cross-cultural impact, but Walkabout is one of those films--a visual tone poem that functions more as an allegory than a conventionally plotted adventure. Considered a cult favourite for years, Nicolas Roeg's 1971 film centres upon two British children who are rescued in the Australian outback by a young aborigine. Through exquisite ...
Manufacturer: UcaStarring: Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil, John Meillon, Robert McDarraDirected By: Nicolas Roeg
Dating back to the mid-1970s, and starring Jon Pertwee in the title role, The Time Warrior is a superb part of Doctor Who's back catalogue, and is every bit as enjoyable today as it was back then. Notable as much for introducing Elisebeth Sladen's iconic Sarah-Jane Smith to Doctor Who, The Time Warrior finds UNIT investigating the disappearance of a number of ...
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, David Daker, John Carney, June BrownDirected By: Alan Bromly
Manufacturer: Paramount Home EntertainmentStarring: Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Ralph Brown, Vas BlackwoodDirected By: Barry Skolnick
The leisurely pace of the horror miniseries Rose Red is like settling into a long book full of detail--a book not unlike those of Stephen King, who wrote the script. The story (about a researcher into the paranormal who takes a team of psychics into a haunted house) recycles themes that King has used before--a telekinetic girl, a house with its own consciousness--but for his fans, the ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Nancy Travis, Robert Blanche, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly Brown, David DukesDirected By: Craig R. Baxley
Manufacturer: Optimum Home EntertainmentStarring: Robert Downey Jr, Nancy Travis, James Woods, Moira Kelly, Paul RhysDirected By: Richard Attenborough
Sigourney Weaver more than earned her Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Gorillas in the Mist, dominating every frame of Michael Apted's biopic about primatologist Dian Fossey. Tenderly mothering an orphaned gorilla infant or terrorising an African poacher with a staged lynching, the statuesque star is never less than fiercely focused, a glamorous warrior for animal rights. As the amateur ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi, Iain CuthbertsonDirected By: Michael Apted
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain VideoStarring: David Morrissey, Tom Hardy, Lucy Cohu, Felicity Jones, Ralph BrownDirected By: Andrew Gunn, Duane Clark
