Monday, June 4, 2007

English Movies and TV Shows

Lost - The Complete First Season DVD Set

Price:$70

Number of discs: 7

DVD features

Even if you saw every episode of Lost on TV--or perhaps especially if you saw every episode--the DVD set is a must-own. The episodes are presented in widescreen format, just as they were broadcast on high-definition channels. (Conventional ABC-TV broadcasts were reduced to 1.33 full-screen format.) Four of the episodes have commentary tracks by the producing team and the actors who were featured on certain episodes (Terry O'Quinn, Dominic Monaghan, and Maggie Grace and Ian Sommerhalder). The last disc has over three hours of bonus material sensibly broken into three categories. "Departure" discusses the initial creation of the series, the making of the pilot, and the cast (some characters were created to fit the actors, and Evangeline Lilly's Kate was the hardest to cast). It also includes the cast's audition tapes and photographs by Matthew Fox. "Tales from the Island" provides background material on seven of the episodes plus the boars used in filming, Jimmy Kimmel's appearance on the set, and the genesis of the Driveshaft song ("You all everybody..."). Finally, "Lost Revealed" includes two scenes cut from the season finale, 13 other deleted scenes (not identified by episode, unfortunately), a blooper reel, and the cast and crew's giddy appearance at the Museum of Television & Radio.

Product Description
From J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias, comes the action-packed adventure that became a worldwide television event. Stranded on an island that holds many secrets, 48 people must band together if they hope to get home alive. Now you can experience the nonstop excitement and mystery of every episode, from the show's stunning first minute to its spectacular finale, on a seven-disc set. Presented in a widescreen theatrical format with 5.1 Surround Sound and bursting with more than eight hours of original bonus features -- including unaired Lost flashbacks from the final episode -- Lost is a real find.

Mixing suspense and action with a sci-fi twist, it began with a thrilling pilot episode in which a jetliner traveling from Australia to Los Angeles crashes, leaving 48 survivors on an unidentified island with no sign of civilization or hope of imminent rescue. That may sound like Gilligan's Island meets Survivor, but Lost kept viewers tuning in every Wednesday night--and spending the rest of the week speculating on Web sites--with some irresistible hooks (not to mention the beautiful women). First, there's a huge ensemble cast of no fewer than 14 regular characters, and each episode fills in some of the back story on one of them. There's a doctor; an Iraqi soldier; a has-been rock star; a fugitive from justice; a self-absorbed young woman and her brother; a lottery winner; a father and son; a Korean couple; a pregnant woman; and others. Second, there's a host of unanswered questions: What is the mysterious beast that lurks in the jungle? Why do polar bears and wild boars live there? Why has a woman been transmitting an SOS message in French from somewhere on the island for the last 16 years? Why do impossible wishes seem to come true? Are they really on a physical island, or somewhere else? What is the significance of the recurring set of numbers? And will Kate ever give up her bad-boy fixation and hook up with Jack?


Rush Hour
Price:$10

Jackie Chan plays Chief Inspector Lee, who has been sent to America from Hong Kong to investigate the kidnapping of Chinese consul Han's daughter, Soo Yung, who had been trained in martial arts by Lee. However, the FBI (who are working on the case themselves) do not want an outsider like Lee to interfere with their investigation so they palm him off with LAPD detective, James Carter (played by Chris Tucker), a fast talking and comically arrogant police officer. The two men do not remotely get along, but when they discover that they're being used, they set out to try to solve the case themselves.


The Best Bits Of Mr Bean


Price:$10

From the Back Cover

The Best Bits of Mr. Bean brings to you, for the first time on one video, all the funniest and best loved moments in the extraordinary life of Mr. Bean and his teddy as they search their attic for an umbrella, but end up reminiscing and re-living their hilarious escapades of the past:
Mr. Bean At The Dentist
Mr. Bean Helps A Street Performer
Mr. Bean's Christmas - With The Turkey On His Head
Mr. Bean Gets Out Of A Parking Garage
Mr. Bean Packs For His Holiday
Mr. Bean Drives His Mini - From An Armchair On The Roof!
Mr. Bean Can't Stay Awake In Church
Mr. Bean Meets The Queen In A Royal Line-up
Mr. Bean Takes An Exam
Mr. Bean's Mini Is Destroyed

The Matrix

Price:$10

Computer programmer Thomas A. Anderson leads a secret life as a hacker under the alias "Neo". He wishes to learn the answer to the question: "What is the Matrix?" Cryptic messages appearing on his computer monitor and an encounter with several sinister agents lead him to a group led by the mysterious Morpheus, a man who offers him the chance to learn the truth about the Matrix.

The Matrix received Oscars for film editing, sound effects editing, visual effects, and sound.[27][28] In 1999, The Matrix also received Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Direction.[29] The film also received BAFTA awards for Best Sound and Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, in addition to nominations in the cinematography, production design and editing categories.





The Godfather 9 Disc Trilogy Set


Price: $40

Some of the greatest masterpieces in cinema history, "The Godfather Collection" is the saga of the generations of successive power within the Corleone crime family, told in three films of staggering magnitude and vision, masterfully exploring themes of power, tradition, revenge and love.The Godfather is an epic 1972 crime film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with screenplay by Puzo and Coppola. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and James Caan. The story spans ten years from late 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the Corleone Mafia family.

The Godfather is ranked as the third best American film in history by the American Film Institute,[1] and is the top movie on the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 list.[2] It is also the number one movie on Metacritic's top 100 list, and #7 on the Rotten Tomatoes all-time best list.[3][4] It was subsequently followed with The Godfather Part II in 1974 and The Godfather Part III in 1990. It is widely considered the greatest all around movie of all-time.

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen


Price: $10

An adventure film set late in the 19th century, featuring an assortment of literary characters appropriate to the period. The heroes of 1899 are brought to life with the help of some expensive special effects in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. From the pages of Victorian literature come Captain Nemo, Dr Jekyll (and his alter ego Mr Hyde), Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, the Invisible Man, Mina Harker (from Dracula), and the hunter Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), all assembled to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world.

When a masked madman known as The Fantom threatens to launch global Armageddon, legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain commands a legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind has never seen. Now, despite fighting their own personal demons - and each other - they must join forces to save the world. Sean Connery leads a stellar cast in this breathtaking, "spectacular fantasy" (Starburst) extravaganza loaded with "stunning special effects"

Jurassic Park The Lost World


Price: $10

Four years have passed since the disaster at Jurassic Park and John Hammond no longer controls InGen. The company is taken over by his ruthless nephew, Peter Ludlow. Ian Malcolm, despite having signed an agreement that forbade him from ever divulging any information on his visit to Isla Nublar, reveals that InGen cloned dinosaurs for use in a theme park, which almost destroys his credibility as he cannot support his claims under InGen's threat of legal action.'

Bad Company


Price: $10

Academy Award(R)-winner Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor, 1991, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) and the irrepressible Chris Rock star in this spy action thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat! Veteran CIA agent Gaylord Oakes (Hopkins) must recruit streetwise punk Jake Hayes (Rock) when Jake's identical twin brother is killed in the line of duty. With only nine days to complete a nuclear weapons negotiation, Jake has to go from smart talking to smooth operating and convince all parties he is the sophisticated brother he never knew. From Prague to New York the chase is on and the clock is ticking when more than a preemptive arms deal goes "bad."


Passion Of The Christ

Price:$10

The Passion of the Christ (2004) is an Academy Award nominated film about the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ – from the moment of his arrest, trial to crucifixion – known to Christians as "The Passion". Directed by Mel Gibson, it was nominated for three Academy Awards: best cinematography, best makeup, and best original score.The film is currently the eleventh highest-grossing box office hit of all time

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