Halloween Spooky Stories

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure

One of the greatest survival stories of all time comes to life in this extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton?s 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, a testament to heroism and human endurance. All 28 men survive nearly two years in the barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship was caught in pack ice and eventually crushed. Featuring stunning Antarctic images and recreations plus original still photography and 35mm motion picture footage by Rank Hurley, the official photographer for the expedition, this is a voyage you?ll want to relive again and again.

Renaissance Man

When middle-aged Bill Rago loses his job as an advertising executive, he realises that he can't do anything else. But the man at the employment office thinks differently. He tells Bill that he can teach basic English comprehension to a bunch of no-hopers at a nearby military base. Bill's army bosses think that he should teach English with the same disciplines as the army, his pupils think that he should just leave them alone, but all Bill wants is for them to enjoy William Shakespeare.

Formula 2 Heroes

For the first time the classic era of Formula 2 comes to DVD. Formula 2 Heroes centres around three films from the 1960's and 70's when the formula 1 stars took on the up and coming drivers on some of the best tracks in Europe. Stars such as Brabham, Clark, Hill, Hulme, Surtees, Lauda, Cevert and Peterson are all featured. Formula Junior 1960 - Unique colour film documents the first year of Formula Junior, the formula that replaced Formula 2 until 1964, a young Jim Clark and Motorcycle World Champion John Surtees battle it out classic British tracks such as Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Silverstone. Formula 2 Racers - In 1966 Honda teamed up with Brabham with devastating effect in this classic European Formula 2 season. With Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme driving watch the Brabham Hondas take the legendary Jim Clark and up and coming talents of Jean-Pierre Belltoise and Jacky Ickx. F2 Close-Up Heroes - This, never before seen film, captures how close the public could get to the star drivers of Formula 2, but not at the expense of on track action. This colour feature shot over the 1971 and 72 season's features the driving talents of Lauda, Cevert, Peterson and Haliwood to name just four. Also look out for the last ever F2 race at London's Crystal Palace circuit.

Jamon Jamon

In this outrageously funny farce, passion and desire run amok on an imaginative journey through a world inhabited by man-eating women and ham-eating men. This daring and innovative film from Spain's hottest new director, Bigas Luna, won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Catch Me If You Can

The true life adventure of con-man extraordinaire Frank Abagnale, Jr. who at the tender age of sixteen, ran away from home and somehow managed to pass himself as a pilot for Pan-Am, a professor, a doctor and, amazingly, the assistant attorney general of Louisiana. He was a master of deception who also cashed in fraudulent cheques in 26 countries putting him on the FBI's Most Wanted list. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank and Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent who was determined to track him down.