After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.
The story follows Maria - a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident Michael inspires her to revisit her childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.
A charming, sun-splashed gay friendship comedy, The Summer with Carmen is set at a nude beach near Athens. There, best friends Demosthenes (Yorgos Tsiantoulas) and Nikitas (Andreas Labropoulos) begin to brainstorm ideas for a screenplay based on the colorful events of a previous summer. Nikitas, who fancies himself the next Xavier Dolan, and Demos, who dreams of a Hemsworth brother playing him, take their memories and blends their intersecting narratives - as memory collides with fantasy and art rubs up against truth.
With a fresh, metatextual perspective on storytelling, this "film within a film" shifts timelines while delivering a funny and poignant look at gay relationships, friendships, intimacy and pet ownership.
Renan is the secret gay lover of conservative Brazilian Senator Arthur Alencar, whose popularity has risen while preaching about the importance of traditional family values on television. Already conflicted, Renan's predicament intensifies when he starts falling in love with Victor, a journalist determined to expose the senator's hypocritical life. While Renan grapples with the dilemma of following his feelings or remaining loyal to the senator, Victor delves deeper into the investigation.
Tension escalates as Victor approaches the uncomfortable truth putting Renan in a position of definitive choice.
Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarret) stands among London's most celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get some cigarettes and clashes with a homophobic stranger (George MacKay). Months later, out of drag, Jules recognises his foe in a gay sauna. His inexplicable attraction to the repressed brute soon presents the opportunity for a slow and methodical revenge. With a constant undercurrent of danger, Jules's pursuit of humiliation and the outing of his assailant turns soon becomes a thrilling, morally ambiguous study of power and deception.
Sexually charged, riddled with tension and featuring two unforgettably daring performances from lead actors Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay (who shared the "Best Joint Lead Performance" prize at the British Independent Film Awards) Femme offers a daring modern queer take on the classic film noir genre.
In the acclaimed queer drama Sebastian, we follow Max (Ruaridh Mollica), a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London's cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories, and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write finally seems within reach.
As Max increasingly struggles to remain in control of a delicately balanced double-life, he must reckon with whether Sebastian is merely a writer's tool in the quest for the ultimate sense of first-hand authenticity - or whether something more is at stake.
Framed for crimes he did not commit, freedom fighter Blake (Gareth Thomas) escapes a prison ship and enlists a crew of rogue heroes to fight back against the tyrannical Federation. With Avon, Vila, Jenna, Cally and Gan, Blake boards fantastical spacecraft the Liberator and begins his quest to free the galaxy.
All 13 episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources, including the original film where available. These stories have never looked or sounded so good on home media. Plus, fans can experience their favourite show like never before, with brand new optional updated effects on every episode, exclusive to this Blu-ray set.
Blake’s 7 The Collection: Series 1 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including:
UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS On all thirteen episodes
ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY The previously unreleased Making Of Blake’s 7, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew
NEW FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY A new look back at the making of the first series
IN CONVERSATION Matthew Sweet interviews actor Sally Knyvette
STEPHEN GREIF TRIBUTE A look at the life and career of the first incarnation of Travis
RARE CONVENTION FOOTAGE Previously unreleased panels with the cast and crew
ARCHIVE TREATS BBC continuity, TV coverage and music from the Blake’s 7 vinyl record
HD PHOTO GALLERIES With previously unseen images
DVD CONTENT Featurettes, audio commentaries and more
WRITTEN ARCHIVE Production paperwork, scripts, studio floorplans and much more, available for the first time
Martha's strained relationship with her mother fractures completely when a misunderstanding drives them apart. Their mutual friend Ingrid sees both sides of the rift.
Under the burning sky on a roadside on the coast of Ceará, Motel Destino is the scene of dangerous games of desire, power and violence. One night, the arrival of young Heraldo definitively transforms the daily life of the place.
Plan 9 from Outer Space is the prototypical Ed Wood movie, a low rent but mightily ambitious mix of old-fashioned horror and new-fangled science fiction (the original title was Grave Robbers from Outer Space).
Adding to the fun are some of Ed's favorite eccentrics including Vampira, Tor Johnson, and perhaps the oddest oddball of all, Criswell, whose moonstruck narration sets the looney-bin tone for the picture.
Filmed in 1956 but unreleased until 1959, it's perhaps best known for Bela Lugosi's final film appearance. Trailers From Hell
West Texas. A boy who, after his sister is kidnapped by a violent killer known only as Cut Throat Bill, enlists a fierce bounty hunter named Reginald Jones who becomes the leader of the group of outcasts searching for the stolen girl.
