"Seitdem dieser verzwickte Thriller das Publikum und die Kritiker 1995 verblüffte und einen Oscar für Christopher McQuarries wendungsreiches Drehbuch erhielt, spaltet Die üblichen Verdächtigen die Filmliebhaber in zwei Lager. Während viele Zuschauer sich sehr am inzwischen berühmten zentralen Geheimnis des Films erfreuten (nämlich: "Wer ist Keyser Söze?"), lassen andere sich nicht so sehr beeindrucken von einem Film, der zu sehr in seine ..."
"Sorti en 1995 sur les écrans, Usual Suspects a mis dans sa poche bon nombre de cinéphiles, et agacé pas mal de ceux qui se sont laissé piéger par ce scénario alambiqué à souhait, au montage particulièrement maîtrisé et au rebondissement final digne des plus grands films du genre. Quelques années après, que reste-t-il du deuxième film de Bryan Singer ? D'abord, une excellente surprise pour tous ceux qui l'on déjà vu : Usual Suspect ..."
"Fans of Peter Greenaway's arch and ornate films (The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning by Numbers) may enjoy The Serpent's Kiss. A young Dutch landscape artist named Chrome (Ewan MacGregor) is hired by a homely but rich landowner named Smithers (Pete Postlethwaite, In the Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects) to turn his overgrown estate into a masterpiece of topiary and hedge mazes. But unbeknownst to Smithers, Chrome is fulfilling th ..."
"Fans of Peter Greenaway's arch and ornate films (The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning by Numbers) may enjoy The Serpent's Kiss. A young Dutch landscape artist named Chrome (Ewan MacGregor) is hired by a homely but rich landowner named Smithers (Pete Postlethwaite, In the Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects) to turn his overgrown estate into a masterpiece of topiary and hedge mazes. But unbeknownst to Smithers, Chrome is fulfilling th ..."
A Spectacle of Dust by PetePostlethwaite Hardcover, Published 2012 by Audiogo Limited Large Print ISBN-13: 978-1-4458-8646-6, ISBN: 1-4458-8646-4
A Spectacle of Dust(1st Edition) The Autobiography by PetePostlethwaite, Sean Bean Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Orion Publishing Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-297-86493-6, ISBN: 0-297-86493-9
"Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite.After training as a teacher, Pete Postlethwaite started his acting career at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where his colleagues included Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Antony Sher and Julie Walters. After routine early appearances in small parts for television programmes such as THE PROFESSIONALS, Postlethwaite's first success came with the acclaimed ..."
"Two lifelong friends (Paul Hogan and Michael Caton) have discovered a way to save big money come tax time. All they have to do is pretend they’re a loving gay couple. It seems so simple, but when a meddling tax inspector comes to town to investigate the couple, all hell breaks loose in this laugh-out-loud comedy. The pair’s hilarious misadventures will warm your heart and keep you in stitches even after the credits have run."
"The terror of DARK WATER reaches new heights on Blu-ray disc. Starring acclaimed actress Jennifer Connelly, the film "Rolling Stone" calls "a torrent of suspense" is a visual and auditory wonder in this revolutionary high-definition format. Life becomes a living nightmare for Dahlia Williams and her daughter when their new apartment begins to take on a life of its own. Experience every heart-stopping moment in razor-sharp 1080p, and fee ..."
"Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment - dilapidated, cramped, and worn - seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious ..."
"Falls Sie den ursprünglichen Dragonheart nicht gesehen haben, ist das nicht schlimm -- diese Geschichte hat nicht viel damit zu tun. Geoffrey (Chris Masterson) ist Stalljunge am Königshof und träumt davon, Ritter zu werden -- ein offensichtlich unerreichbares Ziel. Zumindest bis er einen jungen Drachen entdeckt, einen schuppigen, aber liebenswerten Kerl namens Drake (in der deutschen Fassung gesprochen von Oli. P), der in einem der Kerk ..."
"AN UNDERCOVER DRUG AGENT HAS BEEN 'IN' TOO LONG. THE LINE BETWEEN HER JOB & HER ASSUMED LIFESTYLE AS GIRLFRIEND TO THE CRIME BOSS HAS BECOME BLURRED. AS HER DOUBLE LIFE BEGINS TO UNRAVEL, SHE MUST DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO STAY ALIVE & KEEP NEW YORK CITY'S BIGGEST DRUG BUST FROM GOING UP IN SMOKE."
"14 Sharpe's feature-length films
Bonus DVD, Shape the Legend
Authentic reproduction of an antique map as used by the military during the Napoleonic Wars, with a certificate of authenticity
All conveniently stored in a custom-made, wooden box emblazoned with the Sharpe's logo and pewter enclosures"
"Elderly Mrs. Longden (Dame Thora Hird) is never short of an eccentric opinion, whether it's choosing her own Mother's Day card or the best way to wash a cat. After her death, her son Deric (Pete Postlethwaite, In the Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects) reflects on her quirky ways, like when she abruptly announced she was selling her house and proceeded to disclose all its flaws and problems to the potential buyers. The buyers, howev ..."
"Just when you'd think that scientists had realized dinosaurs and humans don't mix, along comes The Lost World: Jurassic Park to prove you wrong. In this sequel, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) summons chaos theorist and onetime colleague Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) to his home with some startling information - while nearly everything at his Jurassic Park had been destroyed, his engineers happened to have a second site, where other d ..."
"Cowboy Up is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the world of professional bull riding, newcomer Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) is the craziest guy around; his brother Hank (Kiefer Sutherland) is a rodeo clown, and the two use each other to play up their acts.But love may be one thing that tears the brothers apart. When Ely falls for the rodeo's sweetheart (Daryl Hannah), Hank is filled with jealou ..."
"Anchoress is a visually arresting story of religious conflict set in the Middle Ages. After having a transcendental vision, a young girl becomes an Anchoress (a virgin who is walled up in a chamber in the church) and her enclosure gradually begins to threaten the foundations of the whole community."
"After the global phenomenon that was Jurassic Park, it was a given that novelist Michael Crichton would conjure up a sequel and that Steven Spielberg would then commit it to film. Considering the potential profit involved, it was practically a commercial mandate. Perhaps it was inevitable that both efforts were contrived, and well below the talents of Crichton (well, maybe) and certainly Spielberg, who just didn't have the heart for thi ..."
"Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg's 1993 mega-hit rivals Jaws as the most intense and frightening film he'd ever made prior to Schindler's List, but it was also among his weakest stories. Based on Michael Crichton's novel about an island amusement park populated by cloned dinosaurs, the film works best as a thrill ride with none of the interesting human dynamics of Spielberg's Jaws. That lapse proves unfortunate, but there's no shortage ..."