Seven classic films from acclaimed director Luc Besson are available on Blu-ray for the first time, including: "Leon" (Director's Cut)and "Nikita". Released on September 14.
It's the story of Jason (Todd Armstrong) a fearless sailor and explorer who returns to the kingdom of Thessaly after a 20-year voyage to make his rightful claim to the throne. But to do so Jason must first find the magical Golden Fleece. He selects a crew and with the help of Hera Queen of the Gods sets sail in search of the Fleece. Jason and his crew must overcome incredible obstacles including a 100-foot bronze giant the venomous Hydra a huge creature with the heads of seven
Set in an emergency medical camp, the sitcom M*A*S*H was based on Robert Altman's 1970 movie of the same name, which notionally took place during the Korean War but was implicitly a bleak commentary on the US involvement in Vietnam. First aired in 1972, the series is broader and less edgy than the film, taking the original characters and reducing them for stock comic value. Nonetheless, the sense of hip insolence is preserved in Alan Alda's carousing, wisecracking but essentially decent Hawkeye--Groucho Marx in a surgeon's mask. The first series shows Hawkeye and buddy Trapper John (Wayne Rogers) dealing with the bloody and messy end of the war. Though not often explicitly critical of the conflict, their attitude towards the uptight, irascible Major Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and Loretta Swit's prim, buttoned-up nurse "Hotlips" Houlihan suggests a healthy contempt for military mores. Fortunately, their commander Henry Blake (McClean Stevenson) is an easy-going soul who indulges them and allows a genial atmosphere to flourish at the 4077th. The pilot--in which Hawkeye arranges a raffle where the prize is a night with a gorgeous nurse to raise money for a Korean kid to get to college--sums up the spirit of these early episodes: soft-centred liberalism mixed with somewhat dated sexism, albeit more slickly delivered than contemporary British sitcoms such as On the Buses. The skirt-chasing and buffoonery in this first series would give way to a more earnest tone as the show continued. On the DVD: M*A*S*H is disappointingly short on special features. However, there is the option of removing the jarringly inappropriate intrusive laugh track that was used on US broadcasts of the show but not the UK version. These episodes have been comprehensively cleaned up for DVD consumption. --David Stubbs
Stanley Kubrick's 1961 version of Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov's notorious 1953 novel, prompted a scandal in its day: even to address the issue of paedophilia on screen was deemed to be as perverted as the hapless protagonist Humbert Humbert. James Mason plays Humbert, the suave English Professor whose gentlemanly exterior peels away as quickly as his scruples once exposed to Sue Lyons' well-developed teenage beauty. In order to be close to her, he marries her mother, the lonely and pathetically pretentious Charlotte (Shelley Winters) only for her to expire conveniently, leaving Humbert free to embark on a motel-to-motel trek across America with Lolita in tow, evading suspicions that theirs is more than a father-daughter relationship. Peter Sellers, meanwhile, gives a Dr Strangelove-type tour de force performance as Clare Quilty, a TV writer also in pursuit of Lolita, who harasses Humbert under several guises, including a psychiatrist. As a movie, Lolita is flawed, albeit interestingly so. The sexual innuendo (a summer camp called Camp Climax, for example) seems jarring and pointless, while Sellers' comic turn detracts from any sense of guilt, tension or tragedy. It's as if the real purpose of the film is to offer a sort of silent, mocking laughter at the wretched Humbert and systematically divest him of his dignity. By the end, he is a babbling wretch while Sue Lyons' Lolita is pragmatic and self-possessed. It's Mason and Lyons' performances, which lift the film from its mess of structural difficulties. Decades on, their central relationship still makes for pitifully compulsive viewing. On the DVD: Few extras, sadly, though the brief original trailer is excellent, built around the question, "How could they make a film out of Lolita?". The original black and white picture and mono sound are excellent. --David Stubbs
The official release of the famous BBC ""Sight And Sound"" concert from January 1978 at the Golders Green Hippodrome. Audio comes from the BBC Radio 1 Simulcast. There is also a commentary track by Gary John Derek Kerry and Ray! Extras include TV film from ""The Old Grey Whistle Test"" in 1974 and promo video footage from 1976 and 1978. Also included is a bonus audio CD of the concert and ""Old Grey Whistle Test."" There is also Super 8 footage from April 1975 filmed in Munster Germany by Martin Buntrock with audio added by Klaus Buntrock. As always Gary has provided a superb gallery of pics plus some live shots and memorabilia. Finally Kerry has composed new music for the intro and menus with drumming by John ""Pugwash"" Weathers taken from multitracks provided by our old friend Dan Bornemark.
Elvis Presley stars as a rebellious backwoods delinquent gifted with a rare literary talent. Hope Lange is the sympathetic psychiatrist who tries to help him while Tuesday Weld and Millie Perkins round out an all-star cast as his seductive cousin and childhood sweetheart. This is Elvis at his untamed bad-boy best!
The Culpepper Cattle Company is a worthy example of a certain kind of early-1970s Western: deglamorized, unromantic, and frankly violent. An innocent western teenager learns about life on a long, violent and harrowing cattle drive. The American West as it really was. Extras: High Definition Transfer Production Still Gallery Behind The Scenes Gallery Plus many more TBA
The Culpepper Cattle Company is a worthy example of a certain kind of early-1970s Western: deglamorized, unromantic, and frankly violent. An innocent western teenager learns about life on a long, violent and harrowing cattle drive. The American West as it really was. Extras: High Definition Transfer Production Still Gallery Behind The Scenes Gallery Plus many more TBA
This gripping psychological thriller stars Gary Busey Mimi Rogers and Michael McKean. When the Dryers move into their new house in the suburbs it seems as if all their dreams have come true.... But dreams soon turn into nightmares as behind the strange noises and unexplained disappearances lurks the ultimate secret fear..... a psychopathic hider in the house.
Progheads who have seen Gentle Giant on a live stage can say that they have witnessed an important part of progressive rock music history. This band mixed all kinds of styles in their music which was certainly unique in the seventies. And still is. Several bands nowadays are influenced by them and try to copy their typical sound. Gentle Giants first official DVD ""Giant On The Box"" is a two hour long DVD and is a perfect addition to any collection. The largest part on this disc is the concert the band gave in a Brussels film studio in 1974. It was broadcasted on German TV as ""Sunday Concert"". Fifty minutes long progheaven. Most important is that it shows how awesome the band played their material live on a stage. A lot different from the way they did it on their records. The musicians invented a lot of extra's tunes which were well integrated. It showed how great the musicians were on their instruments. Instruments which were not that often used in rock music such as violins recorders saxophones vibraphones and cellos. Enjoy their famous percussion extravaganza. All members are involved and it is certainly a visual highlight. Also their playing on the recorders is something we hardly can see nowadays. This DVD also contains some new music written and performed by Kerry Minnear himself. Great stuff that sounds a lot like the band that made history with their unique sound. A sound that always will be remembered as their sound. As an extra bonus DVD features a CD with the soundtrack taken from the ""Sunday Concert"". The whole package is certainly a must for all fans. Most of all those of you who never could see them perform live. This document is a real treasure which brought the golden age of progressive rock music one more time to live. German TV 1974: Cogs In Cogs - Proclamation - Funny Ways - The Runaway - Experience - Features From Octopus - Advent Of Panurge - So Sincere US TV Footage 1975: Experience - Features From Octopus - Advent Of Panurge - Funny Ways
Two prisoners escape from jail and end up causing a car accident where the only survivor is a little baby. Upon rescuing the child these simple rednecks embark on parenthood in a journey of robbery blackmail and nappies.
Take A Series Of Short Trips with Mark Dean Darius and Soni - and get to know them. This release features a never before seen video: Be The One shot on location in Asia. Also included is behind the scenes footage and interviews with the band - completely uncensored - and 14 of the bands favourite tunes.
Features eight movies. 'Lieberman In Love' tells the story of Jon Lieberman's quest to find love again after the death of his wife. Also features: 'The Witness' 'Birch St. Gym' 'The Price Of Life' 'The Gift' 'Grandpa's Funeral' 'Two Over Easy' and 'Traveller's Rest'.
Experience an amazing collection of Academy Award winning and Academy Award nominated features compiled in one box!
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