A Day At The Beach. Considered for many years to be Polanskis lost film A Day at the Beach has acquired a cult status since its completion in 1970. Due to the murder of Sharon Tate by the Manson Family Polanksi handed over the films direction to Simon Hesera. However the distributors then decided to shelve the film despite the casting of Peter Sellers for fear of being seen to cash in on Polanskis grief. This is the first official release of A Day at the Beach. Bernie (Mark Burns) is an alcoholic escapist who tries the patience of everybody around him with the exception of his niece Winnie (Beatie Edney). Desperate to escape his debts & drink himself into oblivion Bernie arrives to take his niece on a trip to the beach. But will her childish innocence & vulnerability awaken Bernies instinct to survive or will he surrender to his desire for his self destruction? ...

Relive the adorable TERRIERS the spendor of a BULLEID PACIFIC a rare GWR MOGUL & the charm of a GWR BRANCH LINE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TERRIERKicked off the London commuter trains Stroudley’s immortal A1 Xs found sanctuary in half-forgotten corners of the southern network. This documentary is a fitting tribute to the Terriers some of the most adorable yet eccentric engines ever built. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BULLEID PACIFICFollow the unrebuilt Pacific 34067 “ Tangmere” as she heads a mainline railtour on the Torbay Express service to Kingswear. Despite testing conditions the crew remained quietly confident that their 7P machine would equal the output of any Class 8 engine. Watch thrilling footage of one of the busiest steam engines working in Britain. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GWR MOGULMoguls were the most numerous of the GWR tender classes & arguably the most useful. A go-anywhere machine they were found on everything from heavy freights to emergency express work. This film follows a day in the life of a surviving Mogul 5322 from oiling up to disposal at Didcot. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GWR BRANCH LINEThis is a dawn-to-dusk account of South Devon Railway’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The old single-track branch line had never been busier with everything from double-headed freight workings to distinctive GWR autotrains. ...

'A Day in the Life: Four Portraits of Post-war Britain by John Krish' is a collection of four of Krish's most cherished post-war documentaries. Each film shows in rich texture details of everyday life in post-war Britain. The collection of Krish's cherished films are: The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953) Our School (1962) They Took Us to the Sea (1961)I Think They Call Him John (1964) This essential & critically acclaimed collection

Includes:: an interview with Krish & also

Includes:: two rarely seen films:I Want to Go to School (1959) Marsh Comes to School (1961)



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In the summer of 1981 a house in a small town is the scene of unspeakable horrors... 25 years later Elizabeth a young reporter is compelled to investigate the house & the murders that took place there. The ghosts of a murdered family have been waiting for revenge. But someone in town doesn't want the truths of the past unearthed & will stop at nothing to keep their secrets.... ...

From the makers of the fabulous Pineapple Dance Studios & Louie Spence’s Showbusiness comes a fresh quirky & hilarious show which turns the documentary genre on its head. A Different Breed is set in the canine world of grooming salons dog crèches & vets following the eccentric people who work there & the bizarre dog owners who treat their pets better than their children. The dog-obsessed owners are fascinating on their own but the real stars of the show are the pets themselves. Using comedy scripted voice-overs the show occasionally skips out of reality to imagine if these dogs could talk what would they say? From the gay security dog to the mentally deficient Pit-Bull each dog has their own special personality that reflects their breed & their owner. ...

From the wondrously fertile mind of writer/director John Waters A Dirty Shame tells what happens when a horny horde of 'sex addicts' invades a blue-collar neighbourhood to the shock & dismay of the neighbours. Sylvia Stickles (Tracy Ullman) grumpy repressed & middle-aged doesn't like sex. Her handsome husband Vaughan (Chris Isaak) still has marital urges but Sylvia couldn't be less interested. She is in complete contrast to her exhibitionist daughter Caprice (Selma Blair) a go-go dancer with stupendously enlarged breasts! Everything changes when Sylvia is involved in a freak accident & receives a head injury. Sexy tow truck driver Ray-Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville) rushes to her aid & Sylvia realises he's no ordinary service man; no he's a sexual healer who knows how to bring out her flaming cauldron of hidden lust A prude no longer Sylvia suddenly views the world through hypersexual eyes. She seeks out Ray-Ray at his garage & discovers that she is not alone. Other head injuries have brought forth a flock of sex addicts who have infiltrated every corner of the community. Sylvia & Vaughan's marriage is jump-started by a new sex act that elevates the community into a whole new dawn of sexual awakening. ...

A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family
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South Africa 1976. The police ruled Gordan Ngubene's death a suicide. But when Afrikaans schoolteacher Ben du Toit saw the body he knew his friend of 15 years was the victim of police torture. Seeking justice Ben hires barrister Ian Mc Kenzie to represent the Ngubene family at the inquest but the judge ignores the evidence & exonerates the police. Refusing to give it up Ben risks his family & career as he takes on a system run by racists thugs & murderers. For if you're not with the Afrikaners you're against them. & choosing the wrong side could get you killed. ...