Actors & Directors
- Maia Sethna
- Babby Singh
- Kitu Gidwani
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Deepa Mehta
- Nandita Das
Release date: 2000-09-04 Run time: 120 min. Price: £12.99
Review Earth: The Final Conflict - Vol. 4 - Live Free Or Die / Sandoval's Run / The Scarecrow Returns / Playback:
Actors & Directors
- Marina Pierro
- Jean Rollin
- Mike Marshall
- Françoise Blanchard
- Fanny Magier
- Carina Barone
Release date: 2000-05-01 Run time: 83 min. Price: £5.99
Review The Living Dead Girl [1982] / Salvation Films:
Actors & Directors
- David Twohy
- Ariana Richards
- Jeff Daniels
- Marilyn Lightstone
- Emilia Crow
- Jim Haynie
Release date: 1999-01-25 Run time: 90 min. Price: £10.99
Review Timescape [1991] (Tv-Film) / Contender Entertainment Group:
Release date: 2000-05-02 Run time: 85 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £5.50
Review Doctor Who The Edge of Destruction and The Pilot Episode [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:One of the rarest of the early Doctor Who series, with William Hartnell as the crusty old Doctor, "Edge of Destruction" is entirely based in the Tardis, which has stopped somewhere between worlds and times. The Doctor blames Ian and Barbara, the two teachers who came aboard in search for answers about his granddaughter, Susan, assuming they have committed sabotage in an attempt to return to their own time. They, in turn, in spite of recent shared escapes from Cavemen and Daleks, have no particular reason to trust his sanity. Something is causing one after another of them to act with violent irrationality, and the clock is ticking towards their destruction. This is a claustrophobic two-episode plot in which the series examines closely some of its more beloved assumptions. For example, who, in this situation, is good and who dangerous-the restriction to a single set may have started as an economy measure but virtue is made of necessity. Also included is the original pilot episode, "An Unearthly Child", with several retakes. -Roz Kaveney.
Actors & Directors
- Viktors Ritelis
- Jonathan Wright-Miller
- Vivienne Cozens
- Douglas Camfield
- Fiona Cumming
Release date: 1999-10-04 Run time: 98 min. RRP: £10.99 Price: £24.99
Review Blake's 7 - Games / Sand - Episodes 47 And 48 [1978] / Fabulous Films Ltd.:
Actors & Directors
- Barry Samson|Daniel Baldwin|Stacy Haiduk|T.K. Carter
Release date: 2000-02-22 Run time: 76 min. Price: £4.99
Review Yesterday's Target [1995] / Marquee Pictures:
Actors & Directors
- Mark Mars
- Howard E. Baker
- Jack Fletcher (III)
- Paul Raci
- Andrea Carvajal
- Peter Chung
- Julia Fletcher
Release date: 1998-02-16 Run time: 65 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £4.99
Review Aeon Flux : Mission Infinite / Paramount Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Shary Guthrie
- Angelica Lisk
- Le Blanc
- Ross Clyde
Release date: 2000-04-17 Run time: 126 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £10.99
Review Earth: The Final Conflict - Vol. 2 - Avatar / Miracle / Scorpion's Dream [1997] / Playback:
Actors & Directors
- Ethan Phillips
- John Bruno
- Terry Windsor
- Robert Picardo
- Robert Beltran
- Kate Mulgrew
- Roxann Dawson
Release date: 2000-12-27 Run time: 88 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £2.50
Review Star Trek Voyager - Fury & Lifeline, Volume 6.12 [1996] / Paramount Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- David Livingston
- Roxann Dawson
- Cliff Bole
- Kate Mulgrew
- Robert Beltran
Release date: 1999-11-01 Run time: 352 min. RRP: £24.99 Price: £38.99
Review Star Trek Voyager - Seven of Nine [1996] / Paramount Home Entertainment:The start of Star Trek: Voyager's fourth season (1997) with the brave Borg storyline "Scorpion Part 2" marked a serious improvement in the show's behind-the-scenes thinking with the appearance of a uniquely strong female character aboard Voyager. The show's sex appeal was upped in an instant. But actress Jeri Lynn Ryan brings more to Seven of Nine than just a curvaceously well-filled jump-suit. Of all the Trek universe regulars to have sought humanity (Spock, Data), Seven's crossover from the enemy gives her a far more complex backstory. Understandably any focus on her usually dips into that history. This attractive box set collects eight stories arcing across Seasons Four and Five, when her burgeoning efforts at fitting-in are both poignant and humorous. "Revulsion" is a sweet case of misinterpretation with Harry Kim's boyish crush starting her on-going exploration of "The Dating Game". "Retrospect" contrasts the comedy sharply with an accusation of technological rape. Four back-to-back episodes then bridge the Seasons, and show how important Seven quickly became. "One" leaves her and the Doctor in charge, "Hope and Fear" deals with the fool's gold of Ray (Twin Peaks) Wise's super-fast ship ride home, "Night" has a little fun with the first appearance of the black and white Dr Chaotica, and "Drone" pits her against an accidentally created Super Borg. [+]
The last two episodes in this collection focus on her surrogate Mother role to kid-along-for-the-ride Naomi Wildman. "Infinite Regress" may be Ryan's finest hour; acting out the personalities of those she assimilated. Then she becomes the voice of reason preventing disaster in "Bliss". The real joy of watching the po-faced beauty (after the obvious two!) is seeing how much fun she has stretching the boundaries of the character. These particular episodes demonstrate the actress' ability to do just that perfectly. For more proof, see the Dilbert show where she lends voice to a Seven of Nine alarm clock! -Paul Tonks.
Actors & Directors
- Leonard Nimoy
- William Shatner
- James Doohan
- Robert Wise
- George Takei
- DeForest Kelley
Release date: 1998-12-28 Run time: 138 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £2.25
Review Star Trek 1 : The Motion Picture [1979] / Paramount Home Entertainment:Back when the first Star Trek feature was released in December 1979, the Trek franchise was still relatively modest, consisting of the original TV series, an animated cartoon series from 1973-74, and a burgeoning fan network around the world. Series creator Gene Roddenberry had conceived a second TV series, but after the success of Star Wars the project was upgraded into this lavish feature film, which reunited the original series cast aboard a beautifully redesigned starship U. S. S. Enterprise. Under the direction of Robert Wise (best known for West Side Story), the film proved to be a mixed blessing for Trek fans, who heatedly debated its merits; but it was, of course, a phenomenal hit. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew into the vast structures surrounding V'Ger, an all-powerful being that is cutting a destructive course through Starfleet space. With his new First Officer (Stephen Collins), the bald and beautiful Lieutenant Ilia (played by the late Persis Khambatta) and his returning veteran crew, Kirk must decipher the secret of V'Ger's true purpose and restore the safety of the galaxy. The story is rather overblown and derivative of plots from the original series, and avid Trekkies greeted the film's bland costumes with derisive laughter. [+]
But as a feast for the eyes, this is an adventure worthy of big-screen trekkin'. Douglas Trumbull's visual effects are astonishing, and Jerry Goldmith's score is regarded as one of the prolific composer's very best (with its main theme later used for Star Trek: The Next Generation). And, fortunately for Star Trek fans, the expanded 143-minute version (originally shown for the film's network TV premiere) is generally considered an improvement over the original theatrical release. -Jeff Shannon.
RRP: £13.99 Price: £3.90
Review Original Return of the Jedi - Special Edition Widescreen:
Actors & Directors
- Louise Jameson
- Michael E. Briant
- Tom Baker
Release date: 1995-02-13 Run time: 91 min. RRP: £7.99 Price: £3.99
Review Doctor Who - The Robots of Death [1986] [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:By Tom Baker's third season in the role the actor had become firmly established in the minds of many fans as the definitive Doctor. First broadcast in early 1977, "Robots of Death" follows on directly from "Face of Evil", which was writer Chris Boucher's debut and also that of Louise Jameson's Leela, the Doctor's most shapely companion (a kind of Neanderthal Seven of Nine if you will). Boucher's second Who story concerns an isolated mining ship on which a series of inexplicable deaths take place-although as the Doctor opines, "nothing is inexplicable, only unexplained". The Doctor and Leela inevitably become embroiled in events, which soon turn into a sci-fi murder-mystery: imagine Isaac Asimov crossed with Agatha Christie in a Frank Herbert Dune-like setting. Add an undercover robot sent by "the company" and the claustrophobic, not to say deadly setting of the mining ship and there is a fascinating foreshadowing of Alien, too. It is tightly plotted, intelligent Saturday teatime entertainment (something that was possible then but is now an unthinkable oxymoron) with a typically strong cast of redoubtable thesps in supporting roles (not to mention extravagant costumes and garish make-up). There may be no Daleks or Cybermen, but this is vintage Who nevertheless. -Mark Walker.
Actors & Directors
- Howard E. Baker
- Mark Mars
- Julia Fletcher
- Peter Chung
- Andrea Carvajal
- Paul Raci
- Jack Fletcher (III)
Release date: 1997-04-28 Run time: 118 min. Price: £5.99
Review Aeon Flux / Paramount Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Mark Mars
- Paul Raci
- Howard E. Baker
- Julia Fletcher
- Peter Chung
- Andrea Carvajal
- Jack Fletcher (III)
Release date: 1999-05-24 Run time: 71 min. Price: £5.99
Review Aeon Flux : Operative Terminus / Paramount Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- David Livingston
- Winrich Kolbe
- Kate Mulgrew
- Roxann Dawson
- Robert Beltran
Release date: 2000-08-14 Run time: 88 min. Price: £5.99
Review Star Trek Voyager Movie 1 And 2 - Future's End / Basics [1996] / Paramount Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Jean Flynn (II)
- Neil Morrissey
- Christopher Lee
- Graham Crowden
- Andy Hockley
- Bernard Wrigley
Release date: 1997-06-09 Run time: 68 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £14.99
Review Soul Music - Parte 2: From Terry Pratchett's Discworld [1997] / Vision Video Ltd.:
Actors & Directors
- Patrick Troughton
- William Hartnell
- Peter Davison
Run time: 105 min. Price: £10.99
Review Doctor Who - Daleks - The Early Years / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- William Hartnell
- Patrick Troughton
- Jon Pertwee
- Lennie Mayne
Release date: 1991-08-05 Run time: 98 min. RRP: £10.99 Price: £4.69
Review Doctor Who - The Three Doctors / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- Patrick Troughton
- William Hartnell
Release date: 1998-11-09 Price: £24.99
Review Doctor Who - Ice Warriors / 2 Entertain Video:
| Models & Brands: Earth: The Final Conflict - Vol. 4 - Live Free Or Die / Sandoval's Run / The Scarecrow Returns, The Living Dead Girl [1982], Timescape [1991] (Tv-Film), Doctor Who The Edge of Destruction and The Pilot Episode [1963], Blake's 7 - Games / Sand - Episodes 47 And 48 [1978], Yesterday's Target [1995], Aeon Flux : Mission Infinite, Earth: The Final Conflict - Vol. 2 - Avatar / Miracle / Scorpion's Dream [1997], Star Trek Voyager - Fury & Lifeline, Volume 6.12 [1996], Star Trek Voyager - Seven of Nine [1996], Star Trek 1 : The Motion Picture [1979], Original Return of the Jedi - Special Edition Widescreen, Doctor Who - The Robots of Death [1986] [1963], Aeon Flux, Aeon Flux : Operative Terminus, Star Trek Voyager Movie 1 And 2 - Future's End / Basics [1996], Soul Music - Parte 2: From Terry Pratchett's Discworld [1997], Doctor Who - Daleks - The Early Years, Doctor Who - The Three Doctors, Doctor Who - Ice Warriors |