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Second Sight, Vol. 1 & 2
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 14
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Editorial Review:
Taut, styish, and smart, Second Sight is the rare detective thriller with a brutal poetry in its premise. Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner (Clive Owen) is a maverick cop and workaholic who solves crimes by putting his faith in facts he can see for himself. What more cruel irony could beset him than a slow and irreversible loss of vision? While a rare disorder attacks his cornea, causing intermittent blindness and hallucinations, Tanner conceals his problem in the pursuit of a murderer who brutally beat a 19-year-old man to death. The suspects are largely people the victim knew well, including his mother (Phoebe Nicholls) and stepfather (Stuart Wilson), the nanny (Louise Atkins) of his young sister, a gardener (Eddie Marsan) who supplied him drugs, and an uncle (Stuart Wilson again, playing twins) who has allegedly been out of the country for years but in fact has been keeping a low profile in London. Tanner faces an added strain, initially, when he is partnered with a female detective, Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner), whose reliance on intuition is the antithesis of his own methods. Nevertheless, the two make a bargain after Skinner deduces Tanner's medical troubles: she'll be his eyes if he promises to give her equal credit for apprehending the killer. Utterly engrossing, Second Sight is part of that tradition of somber crime thriller done so well on British television, from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy to Prime Suspect. Stars Claire Skinner (Sleepy Hollow) and Clive Owen carry the load exceptionally well. Owen (Closer, Bent), who looks like a slightly more rugged version of Kevin Costner and is instantly likable onscreen, conveys Tanner's necessary conversion to a more intuitive approach to police work with great care. Owen has looked like a candidate for international stardom for a while, and Second Sight certainly reinforces that perception.Second Sight 2 follows the critically acclaimed, highly popular miniseries Second Sight with three bracing, two-part thrillers challenging ordinary notions of perception and deduction. Clive Owen returns as Chief Inspector Ross Tanner, whose eyesight is failing (his doctor sounds less certain this time that Tanner will absolutely go blind), subjecting him to blurry, distorting vision and even occasional hallucinations. Unwilling to give up his job, Tanner continues to rely upon confidantes working under him in his Special Murder Unit (now called the "Special Money Unit," investigating cold crimes and unusual cases), particularly Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner), who became Tanner's "eyes" in Second Sight and is his lover in the first story here, "Hide and Seek." Created and written by Paula Milne, Second Sight was most interesting as a study of a man who can no longer use his eyes to solve crimes and must turn to a kind of sixth sense, heightened intuition, instead. Second Sight 2 extends that idea into chilling storylines in which only Tanner can "see" what his colleagues merely look upon. "Hide and Seek" is a strong and tragic tale in which Tanner re-opens an investigation into the apparent murder of a world-class violinist. While the SMU team pokes through three possible murder scenarios, Tanner takes the extraordinary measure of building a mock-up of the victim's home within police headquarters. (Meanwhile, Catherine endures the humiliation of being found out as Tanner's secret girlfriend.) "Parasomnia" is an absolutely spooky story about a sleepwalker (who fascinates Tanner on several levels) who has no memory of crossing town in her nightdress and bashing in her fianci's head. Finally, "The Kingdom of the Blind" finds Tanner's young son missing during an investigation into the racially charged killing of an activist. Through all of these, Owen's laser-focused, powerful performance is something special to behold. --Tom Keogh
Second Sight 1
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 13
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Editorial Review:
Taut, styish, and smart, Second Sight is the rare detective thriller with a brutal poetry in its premise. Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner (Clive Owen) is a maverick cop and workaholic who solves crimes by putting his faith in facts he can see for himself. What more cruel irony could beset him than a slow and irreversible loss of vision? While a rare disorder attacks his cornea, causing intermittent blindness and hallucinations, Tanner conceals his problem in the pursuit of a murderer who brutally beat a 19-year-old man to death. The suspects are largely people the victim knew well, including his mother (Phoebe Nicholls) and stepfather (Stuart Wilson), the nanny (Louise Atkins) of his young sister, a gardener (Eddie Marsan) who supplied him drugs, and an uncle (Stuart Wilson again, playing twins) who has allegedly been out of the country for years but in fact has been keeping a low profile in London. Tanner faces an added strain, initially, when he is partnered with a female detective, Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner), whose reliance on intuition is the antithesis of his own methods. Nevertheless, the two make a bargain after Skinner deduces Tanner's medical troubles: she'll be his eyes if he promises to give her equal credit for apprehending the killer. Utterly engrossing, Second Sight is part of that tradition of somber crime thriller done so well on British television, from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy to Prime Suspect. Stars Claire Skinner (Sleepy Hollow) and Clive Owen carry the load exceptionally well. Owen (Closer, Bent), who looks like a slightly more rugged version of Kevin Costner and is instantly likable onscreen, conveys Tanner's necessary conversion to a more intuitive approach to police work with great care. Owen has looked like a candidate for international stardom for a while, and Second Sight certainly reinforces that perception. --Tom Keogh
Second Sight 2
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 4
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Editorial Review:
Second Sight 2 follows the critically acclaimed, highly popular miniseries Second Sight--a co-production of BBC1 and WGBH (via the latter's Mystery! program on PBS)--with three bracing, two-part thrillers challenging ordinary notions of perception and deduction. Clive Owen returns as Chief Inspector Ross Tanner, whose eyesight is failing (his doctor sounds less certain this time that Tanner will absolutely go blind), subjecting him to blurry, distorting vision and even occasional hallucinations. Unwilling to give up his job, Tanner continues to rely upon confidantes working under him in his Special Murder Unit (now called the "Special Money Unit," investigating cold crimes and unusual cases), particularly Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner), who became Tanner's "eyes" in Second Sight and is his lover in the first story here, "Hide and Seek."Created and written by Paula Milne, Second Sight was most interesting as a study of a man who can no longer use his eyes to solve crimes and must turn to a kind of sixth sense, heightened intuition, instead. Second Sight 2 extends that idea into chilling storylines in which only Tanner can "see" what his colleagues merely look upon. "Hide and Seek" is a strong and tragic tale in which Tanner re-opens an investigation into the apparent murder of a world-class violinist. While the SMU team pokes through three possible murder scenarios, Tanner takes the extraordinary measure of building a mock-up of the victim's home within police headquarters. (Meanwhile, Catherine endures the humiliation of being found out as Tanner's secret girlfriend.) "Parasomnia" is an absolutely spooky story about a sleepwalker (who fascinates Tanner on several levels) who has no memory of crossing town in her nightdress and bashing in her fiancé's head. Finally, "The Kingdom of the Blind" finds Tanner's young son missing during an investigation into the racially charged killing of an activist. Through all of these, Owen's laser-focused, powerful performance is something special to behold. --Tom Keogh
Second Sight
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Editorial Review:
Moving to a small country village with his new young wife, Vicki, famous novelist Raymond Heller believes his life will be ideal. He will be able to work on his latest classic horror novel, while living close to his 'spiritual advisor' Tanith, an old friend whom most of the locals regard as weird but Raymond believes has the gift of 'second sight'. His only employee is Nick, an aspiring writer, who is gradually repairing the estate. Vicki is a city girl and quickly becomes bored, alone in this sleepy, remote hamlet. She and Raymond start arguing over petty things and she realizes they don't have much in common - she starts flirting with Nick. When Sean pays a surprise visit, Vicki is more than a little agitated. He claims to be an old college friend of Vicki's but is soon revealed to have some sort of hold over her. He plans to blackmail Vicki and when she refuses, he attacks her. Vicki screams for help but Ray is too drunk to hear. In desperation she grabs some scissors and stabs Sean. Nick hears the commotion and comes to her aid and she discloses that Sean was her abusive husband. They had never actually divorced as he was in jail for 2 years. She begs Nick to help her hide the body and keep the truth of her past from Ray. Nick buries the corpse in the grounds before Ray wakes up. He and Vicki make love. When Ray finds blood -on the scissors in his office his suspicions are aroused. He also realizes that Vicki has been distant and unloving. Ray throws his efforts into his writing and drinks even more heavily. Nick bolts to the poolroom when he hears Vicki shriek and discovers Ray floating motionless in the pool. Vicki says he was drunk and stumbled in accidentally and they manage to revive him; however he is left temporarily blind. Outwardly, Vicki plays the dutiful wife helping Ray with his typing but she continues to sleep with Nick every night. Tanith has misgivings. She mistrusts Vicki's version of events. Ray's sight is abruptly restored and as he rushes from the house to tell Vicki, he discovers her making love to Nick. He decides to plot his revenge and temporarily keeps up the guise of blindness while he gathers evidence. He starts to play mind games with Nick - sewing the seed of doubt in Nick's mind as to whether the fall in the pool was an accident. He drugs Vicki and as the pills take hold, he admits he knew about her prior marriage and her killing Sean while using Nick as an accomplice. He confronts Nick and confesses he knows of their adultery and demands that Nick leave the property. Vicki awakens. She accuses Ray of trying to kill her and pushes him. He falls from the steps to his death - this time an accident - but who will believe it? Director: Michael J. Murphy Producer: Rick Authur / Jeanne Griffin Writer: Michael J. Murphy Principal Cast: Patrick Olliver / Amy Raasch / James Reynard Set In: United KingdomThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
Heat of the Sun 2 - Hide in Plain Sight
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 46
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Editorial Review:
Former Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn (Trevor Eve) finds himself in colonial Nairobi, the setting of Out of Africa, as head of a new criminal investigation unit. Imagine an athletic Hercule Poirot in the heat of the Kenyan sun. Superintendent Tyburn's unrelentingly independent policing style is remarkably effective against the murder, arson, blackmail, slave-trading, and other crimes that await him. The most serious impediments to Tyburn's investigations come from pompous Police Commissioner Ronald Burkitt (Michael Byrne) and the elitist, expatriate community's secret passions and vices. The outstanding cast includes Tyburn's talented crime-solving assistants, Constable Jonah Karinde (Freddie Annobil-Dodoo) and Assistant Superintendent James Valentine (Julian Rhind-Tutt), and his romantic interest, Emma Fitzgerald (Susannah Harker). The attractive, strong-willed biplane pilot Fitzgerald bears remarkable similarity to the real-life Beryl Markham, who recounted her experiences in West with the Night. The three episodes, "Private Lives," "Hide in Plain Sight," and "The Sport of Kings," are well written and action-packed. Mobil Masterpiece Theatre's Heat of the Sun will delight fans of fine detective work. --Tara Chace
Second Sight: Cinequest Short Films, Vol. 4
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Editorial Review:
A rare collection of the choicest short films. Step into a stranger's bedroom, redefine the definition of a vice, meet fumi, and above all go with your gut instinct. There are snickers, chortles, groans, and screams with your name on them. All you've got to do is open your eyes and claim them.
Pure Earth, Vol. 2: Discover the Sights and Sounds of Our Planet and Beyond
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Unfathomable unpredictable and infinite: The creation of the universeis and stays an eternal secret which every cultureof this world tells in its very own myths. After all there is no rationalexplanation and therefore the creation in all her dimensions canonly be sensory experienced and associated as through the picturesand the music of Pure Earth which takes the spectator for afantastic trip through the cosmos of the universe.The 18 songs cover themes as amongst others the birth of the universethe Indian Sun birth as also the creation myth of the Hopi-Indians.The voice of Salvador Dali from the opera Etre Dieu (to be God)was exceptionally added.Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS UPC: 842977081312 Manufacturer No: FMG-DV8131
Second Sight: Cinequest Short Films, Vol. 2
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Editorial Review:
Watch these seven short films transform from light and funny to heartfelt and dramatic, as they explore issues of relationships further complicated by sexual desires.Conehead
It's a very hot day and Conehead is in pursuit of the ice-cream vain! (US)Baiano
Two friends bridge the distance between them, as they mail each other pages from a daily calendar. (Italy)First Prize - MonFilmFest, Vignale M.to, Italy
First Prize - Etruria Cinema, Rome, ItalyHappy
Ben wants to read the paper; Sara wants to talk. Happy takes us through the morning of a very ordinary 20-something couple, and shows us the way light banter can turn into something heavier in an instant. (US)Runner Up - Esquire Magazine Celluloid Style Film Competition
Norman
Norman is having lunch with the love of his life...and his wife. Already far into his Golden Years, will Norman take the chance on his infatuation? Or should he respect the woman that gave him the best years of her life? (US)Grand Prize Winner - Esquire Magazine Celluloid Style Film Competition
Departure
A traumatic morning, as seen through the eyes of a child. (US)Last Call
Lanie wants to pose for Playboy. Ross has a violent past. A late night hook-up in a rough bar in Queens. (US).Best Short Drama - Breckenridge Festival of Film
Best Actor - Hermosa Shorts FestRoom 32
Miranda mourns the loss of her brother and will do anything to keep the murderer from being released, only to learn things aren't what they seem. (US)Best of the Best - Yardfest
Imaginite Award Winner
Nominee for Best Actor - MethodFest
The Mystery! Collection - Second Sight 1 / Touching Evil 1 / The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
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Editorial Review:
This DVD set include three popular mysteries - A Great Deliverance, the premiere film in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries series starring Nathaniel Parker (Far from the Madding Crowd) and Sharon Small (About a Boy), Second Sight 1 starring Clive Owen (Closer, Croupier), and Touching Evil 1 starring Robson Green (Reckless).
Second Sight: Cinequest Short Films, Vol. 3
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Fantastic Independent Film! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This compilation of short films is full of all of the passion and creativity that independent filmmaking should be about! Innovative storytelling, passionate and stunning performances and gripping, original screenplays fill this dvd from start to finish. If you want to say 'I knew them when,' buy this dvd; these artists are really going places!
A great collection! 4 out of 5 stars.
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A solid collection of good shorts. Tight stories coupled with edgy film making make this a great addition. Especially gripping is the short, "The Lookaway Life."
Editorial Review:
Watch as the stories of a toddler, an abused woman, an uncoventional couple, an Iraqi-American marine, a corporate worker, a disenfranchised youth, and the world through a moving camera unveil themselves.
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