As a fanatic of both Sctv (remember ingenious skits like Half Wits?) and the criminally underappreciated Primetime Glick (check out this wet your pants-worthy interview with Steve Martin), the mere thought of former cast member Martin Short hosting Saturday Night Live‘s holiday special made me as excited as a kid with visions of sugar plums dancing in my head.
While I patiently pondered a possible Ed Grimley sighting, the show presented a wholly unexpected (and heart-tugging) cold open: The New York Children’s Chorus performing “Silent Night,” as a tribute to the victims of Friday’s horrific school shooting in Connecticut.
While I patiently pondered a possible Ed Grimley sighting, the show presented a wholly unexpected (and heart-tugging) cold open: The New York Children’s Chorus performing “Silent Night,” as a tribute to the victims of Friday’s horrific school shooting in Connecticut.
- 12/16/2012
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
Director: Lek Kitaparaporn. Review: Adam Wing. “There must be something funny about your cock.” No irony. No fuss. We’re talking about a genuine cock here. One that is quite clearly ‘a little bit funny’. Fernando De Gama (Gary Stretch), a young Portuguese soldier of fortune, sets sail for the Orient seeking the man who killed his father. Shipwrecked, captured and sold into slavery, he’s rescued by a beautiful woman only to discover that she’s linked to his father's murder. When Fernando is pressed into military service, his heroics on the battlefield gain him the distinction of ‘celebrated personal guard’ to the King of Siam. It’s not long before he uncovers the Queen’s devious plan to replace the King with her lover, ensuring that he will do battle to prevent the very plot in which he’s incriminated. It’s all very exciting. As for the cock,...
- 4/1/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
It’s another packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, March 21st 2011.
Skyline (DVD/Blu-ray)
The residents of Los Angeles are awakened in the dead of night by an eerie light beaming through the window. Like moths to a flame, the light source is drawing people outside before they suddenly vanish into thin air. They soon discover an otherwordly alien force swallowing the entire population. Now our band of survivors must fight for thier lives as their world unravels around them. Who or what are these extra terrestrials and how long before the humans succumb to the relentless onslaught of the alien hordes? Review.
We Are What We Are (DVD/Blu-ray)
A middle-aged man dies in the middle of a shopping mall leaving his widow, two sons and daughter destitute. The devastated family is confronted not only by their terrible loss,...
Skyline (DVD/Blu-ray)
The residents of Los Angeles are awakened in the dead of night by an eerie light beaming through the window. Like moths to a flame, the light source is drawing people outside before they suddenly vanish into thin air. They soon discover an otherwordly alien force swallowing the entire population. Now our band of survivors must fight for thier lives as their world unravels around them. Who or what are these extra terrestrials and how long before the humans succumb to the relentless onslaught of the alien hordes? Review.
We Are What We Are (DVD/Blu-ray)
A middle-aged man dies in the middle of a shopping mall leaving his widow, two sons and daughter destitute. The devastated family is confronted not only by their terrible loss,...
- 3/21/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The King Maker
Stars: Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Cindy Burbridge | Written by Sean Casey | Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn
The King Maker takes place in the Ayutthaya Kingdom in Siam (now Thailand) in the sixteenth century and follows the adventures of Fernando (the excellently named Gary Stretch) , a Portuguese mercenary, who, after being shipwrecked, is captured by Arab slavers. After an attempt to escape, his freedom is bought by the beautiful Maria (Cindy Burbridge), a Portuguese living in Siam with her father, Philippe (John Rhys-Davies of Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings fame), who is working in service to the king (Nirut Sirichanya). Fernando too finds himself fighting for the king and after proving himself to be a strong warrior, enlisted in the king’s personal guard. Soon, it becomes apparent that the king’s life is in danger; unbeknownst to Fernando, it is the queen (Yossavadee Hassadeevitchitt) behind the assassination attempts,...
Stars: Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Cindy Burbridge | Written by Sean Casey | Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn
The King Maker takes place in the Ayutthaya Kingdom in Siam (now Thailand) in the sixteenth century and follows the adventures of Fernando (the excellently named Gary Stretch) , a Portuguese mercenary, who, after being shipwrecked, is captured by Arab slavers. After an attempt to escape, his freedom is bought by the beautiful Maria (Cindy Burbridge), a Portuguese living in Siam with her father, Philippe (John Rhys-Davies of Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings fame), who is working in service to the king (Nirut Sirichanya). Fernando too finds himself fighting for the king and after proving himself to be a strong warrior, enlisted in the king’s personal guard. Soon, it becomes apparent that the king’s life is in danger; unbeknownst to Fernando, it is the queen (Yossavadee Hassadeevitchitt) behind the assassination attempts,...
- 3/20/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Based on the true story of a murderous queen, who, in 16th century Siam, plotted the murder of her husband so her lover could accede to the throne, the historical action epic The King Maker, which stars Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies and former Miss Thailand Cindy Burbridge, is released on DVD next week courtesy of Anchor Bay.
Seeking revenge on the man responsible for his father’s death many years earlier, Portuguese mercenary Fernando De Gama (Stretch) sets sail on a warship bound for the Orient but finds himself shipwrecked, captured by Arab traders and put up for auction as a slave. He is rescued by a beautiful woman, Maria (Burbridge), who buys him back his freedom and introduces him to her father, Phillippe (Rhys-Davis), who Fernando immediately recognizes as a sinister face from his past.
Subsequently pressed into military service in support of Chairacha, King of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam,...
Seeking revenge on the man responsible for his father’s death many years earlier, Portuguese mercenary Fernando De Gama (Stretch) sets sail on a warship bound for the Orient but finds himself shipwrecked, captured by Arab traders and put up for auction as a slave. He is rescued by a beautiful woman, Maria (Burbridge), who buys him back his freedom and introduces him to her father, Phillippe (Rhys-Davis), who Fernando immediately recognizes as a sinister face from his past.
Subsequently pressed into military service in support of Chairacha, King of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam,...
- 3/18/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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