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Deadwood: Complete Season 2 R1 £38
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" Deadwood: The Complete Second Season continues the Shakespearean
brilliance of the landmark first season, created by NYPD Blue head
writer David Milch. Milch either wrote or supervised the writing of each
of the 12 episodes in this stunning follow-up, which contains more than
a few surprises for anyone who thought they knew the myriad characters
in the late 19th century town of Deadwood--a mucky, ungoverned,
exceptionally violent development in South Dakota. As with the first
season, Deadwood continues to be about many things--survival, loyalty,
alliances, duty--but all of them are happening against a titanic battle
between several parties to consolidate power and real wealth in the
territory. Despite his cutthroat ethics, astonishing profanity, and
bursts of cruelty, it's hard not to side in this bid for a piece of
America's future with saloon owner Al Swearengen (a magnificent
performance by Ian McShane), a visionary monster who is nevertheless
more recognizably human than his rivals.
Entering an uneasy partnership with Al is Seth Bullock (Timothy
Olyphant). Seth begins the second season by teaching Al a few lessons in
chivalry, and their brief but bloody feud commences physical ailments
for Al that become increasingly shocking to behold. Yet Al's
difficulties have the practical effect of sidelining him for a couple of
episodes while the story sets up more complex power struggles. Al takes
on Deadwood's other saloon-brothel owner, the unstable Cy Tolliver
(Powers Boothe), as well as an off-screen millionaire who is intent on
owning all the gold-mining interests by buying out weary prospectors'
claims. Meanwhile, Seth's wife and son (actually, his late brother's
widow and child) arrive, an unsettling development for Seth's lover, the
widow Alma Garret (Molly Parker), who soon reveals herself to be a more
complicated person than in the first season. The prostitute Trixie
(Paula Malcomson) begins thinking about her future and asserts
independence from Al by having sex with Seth's friend, Sol Star (John
Hawkes). Best of all, Calamity Jane (Robin Weigert) is back and more
endearingly uncivilized than ever. Special features include actor
commentaries on select episodes, the best of which finds Olyphant and
McShane cracking each other up while watching the season premiere. "
Special Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby
Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish
(Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
12 episodes on six discs
Commentary by stars Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane on "A Lie Agreed
Upon part 1"
Commentary by stars Molly Parker and Anna Gunn on "A Lie Agreed Upon
part 1"
Commentary by director David Milch on "New Money"
Commentary by executive producer-director Gregg Fienberg on
"Complications"
Commentary by stars Kim Dickens, William Sanderson, and Dayton Callie on
"E.B. Was Left Out"
Commentary by stars Powers Boothe and Garret Dillahunt on "E.B. Was Left
Out"
Commentary by stars John Hawkes and Paula Malcomson on "Advances, None
Miraculous"
Commentary by stars Timothy Olyphant and Anna Gunn on "The Whores Can
Come"
Commentary by stars Ian McShane and Paula Malcomson on "The Whores Can
Come"
"The Real Deadwood 1877" featurette
"Making of Season 2 Finale: Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To": Trusting the
process with David Milch, Mr. Wu Proves Out, The Wedding Celebration
Deadwood Daguerreotypes: photo gallery of characters and historic
Deadwood
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Carnivale: Complete Season 2 R1 £38
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" The second season of HBO's Depression-era gothic--John Steinbeck by
way of Tod Browning--picks up where the first left off. Professor Lodz
(Patrick Bauchau) is dead. Ben (Nick Stahl), the show's protagonist,
appears to be the culprit. Samson (Michael J. Anderson) helps him
dispose of the body. Later he tells the other carnival workers that Lodz
"took a powder." Lila (Debra Christofferson) doesn't buy it. Meanwhile,
Sophie (Clea DuVall), who lost her mother to fire the previous year,
feels unmoored without her guidance. A few states away, Brother Justin
(Clancy Brown) harbors ever greater delusions of grandeur--and
inappropriate thoughts about his sister, Iris (Amy Madigan). In
"Alamagordo, NM," he decides to establish a temple, which he dubs
Jonestown, er, Jericho. At the same time, life amongst the carnies, who
are heading towards Justin's California, is becoming increasingly tense.
Ruthie (Adrienne Barbeau), for instance, is starting to see dead
people--like Lodz--and Stumpy (Toby Huss) is no longer able to keep his
gambling in check. As with the first season, the action continues to
alternate between the carnival and the congregation. What binds the two
is a man named Scudder (John Savage), who has connections to Ben and
Justin. Although writer/creator Dan Knauf had planned to tie things up
between seasons three and six, HBO did not renew Carnivàle a second
time. Nonetheless, a surprising number of questions are answered, like
the identity of "Management" (voiced by an un-credited Linda Hunt) and
whether Ben and Justin will have a final showdown. The answer to the
latter question is: Yes, they will--and therell be casualties. "
Special Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French
(Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
12 episodes on six discs
Commentary by creator Daniel Knauf, executive producer Howard Klein,
director Rodrigo Garcia, and cast members Clancy Brown and Clea Duvall
on three episodes
"Magic and Myth: The Meaning of Carnivale": half-hour documentary
exploring the apocalyptic writing and mythology behind the show
"Creating the Scene" featurettes: Find out how Carnivale's creators
brought the Daily Brothers show--and its Scorpion Lady, He/She and
Praying Mantis--to life
Museum of Television and Radio panel discussion with cast and crew
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Adventures Of Brisco County Jr: Complete Series R1 £38
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" A science fiction-Western and comedy-drama with echoes of The Wild
Wild West and Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Adventures of Brisco County
Jr.: The Complete Series is uniquely entertaining. Anchored by the
comically heroic style of likable B-movie actor Bruce Campbell,
Adventures lasted one television season in 1993-94. But it left behind a
full 27 episodes (including two two-part stories) full of classic TV
Western production values and a running storyline that resembles The
X-Files after awhile.
Campbell plays Brisco County Jr., a bounty hunter and son of a legendary
U.S. marshal (R. Lee Ermey) gunned down by the villainous John Bly
(Billy Drago) and his band of misfits. The younger Brisco is hired by a
consortium of businessmen to protect their interests from the likes of
Bly, and while he's dedicated to that cause, Brisco is also determined
to avenge his father's murder. Helping him do a little of both is a
fussy attorney, Socrates Poole (Christian Clemenson); a rival bounty
hunter, Lord Bowler (Julius Carry); a wacky inventor, Professor Wickwire
(John Astin); and a sultry saloon singer, Dixie (Kelly Rutherford).
Rockets, mysterious orbs, and superhuman strength are some of the
delightfully out-of-their-element phenomena that find themselves
alongside more conventional cowpoke ingredients, including a horse so
smart he can chew the ropes binding Brisco's hands. For the most part,
the stories stand alone. But as the season progresses, a lot of things
get weirder, albeit in a good way: the truth about Bly and his
connection to a golden orb everyone wants, for example, are certainly
unexpected. But the show is always dazzling, often satiric ("Oy!" Dixie
exclaims when Brisco outlines the steps involved in stopping a runaway
wagon they're trapped within), yet heartening in an old-fashioned way.
Special features include Campbell's reading of a chapter about the
series in his autobiography. "
Special Features:
Available Subtitles: Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
27 episodes on eight discs
Commentary by Bruce Campbell and Carlton Cuse on the pilot
Brisco's Book of Coming Things: video catalog of the show's signature
references to future items and ideas
"The History of Brisco County" - retrospective documentary
Tools of the Trade: interactive Brisco lore featurette gallery
A Reading from the Book of Bruce
A Brisco County Writer's Room: round table with key series creative
personnel
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Freedomland R1 £8
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" There are an abundance of outstanding performances in the dramatic
thriller Freedomland, with leads Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore
leading the way for a string of strong actors. The movie is based on a
dense novel by the talented and highly acclaimed writer Richard Price
(who adapted the screenplay); the setting is a fictional town in
Northern New Jersey and the low-income housing complex at its heart. As
a housing project cop who's respected for keeping the peace and being
fair with the residents, Lorenzo Council (Jackson) stumbles onto the
case of an apparent carjacking and child abduction one night that throws
the projects into turmoil. But there's something fishy in the details
Brenda Martin (Moore) slowly brings to light regarding her abductor and
her missing child. Jackson and Moore deliver a series of superbly
nuanced monologues with varying degrees of passion, but the story can
always keep up with their talky exposition. Most of the accliam lies
with director Joe Roth, who sometimes finds it hard to make the
intricacies of Price's screenplay lively enough. Even so, Freedomland is
a serious commentary about racial tension and personal emotion.
Supporting players Edie Falco (of The Sopranos fame) and the grandly
aging character actor William Forsythe as Lorenzo's partner add greatly
to this succesful attempt at a deep dramatic statement. "
Special Features:
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Viewable in both anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1) and full screen
(1.33:1)
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The Ringer R1 £7
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" Peter and Bobby Farrelly have always expressed an especially warm but
unsentimental attitude in their films toward those with disabilities,
most notably in THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and SHALLOW HAL. THE
RINGER, which they produced (but neither wrote nor directed), takes this
trait to feverish new heights. JACKASS-cum-leading man stars Johnny
Knoxville as office schmo Steve Barker, whose request for more
responsibility at his job indirectly results in the severing of four
fingers from the hand of Stavi, the mild-mannered office janitor. When
Steve requests financial help from his morally-questionable gambling
addict Uncle Gary (Brian Cox), Stevie finds himself posing as Jeffy an
athlete in the Special Olympics whose victory against track champion
Jimmy (Leonard Flowers) could spell an end to Uncle Gary's debts and the
reattaching of Stavi's fingers. Though a basic description of its
premise would make most viewers cry foul, THE RINGER skirts the obvious
charge of exploitation by making the mentally challenged characters the
only ones to realise that Steve is only acting handicapped. Steve's
fellow Olympians are cast with a combination of veteran character actors
and real-life former Special Olympians (most notably Edward Barbanell,
John Taylor, and Leonard Flowers) who, while lending the film
authenticity, also spark with comic timing and the true joy of being on
camera. Knoxville once again makes an affable hero, and Ricky Blitt's
screenplay, while crass by nature, keeps true vulgarity at bay in favour
of a good nature that makes simplicity an asset."
Special Features:
16 Deleted Scenes
Special Olympics Featurette
"Let The Games Begin: A look at The Ringer" Featurette
A message from Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver
Audio commentary with director, actors and producers
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