"Actor: Gloria"

• Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Jocose play in two acts on Lorenzo Da Ponte's libretto.

• Rodgers And Hammerstein | DVD | (05/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Released as part of the celebrations marking composer Richard Rodgers' centenary in 2002, this Rodgers and Hammerstein collection contains the film versions of State Fair (1945), Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), The King and I (1956), South Pacific (1958), and The Sound of Music (1965). By the time these pictures were made, the Broadway originals had become the standards by which all else was judged in a golden age of musical theatre. And while film versions tend to dilute the books, there are still threads of darkness for those who require a more varied texture. But it's the fabulous songs which really count. Rodgers' partnership with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein was cemented by their 1945 cinematic joint effort State Fair, rushed into production by 20th Century Fox in response to MGM's all-conquering Meet Me in St Louis and with a similarly folksy theme. Directed by Walter Lang, it's a charmingly flimsy affair with some delightful numbers. Oklahoma!, directed by Fred Zinnemann, features Agnes de Mille's renowned choreography, irresistible songs and two outstanding performances from unlikely musical actors: film noir siren Gloria Grahame playing against type as Ado Annie, the girl who can't say "no", and Rod Steiger as the menacing but tragic Jud. Carousel, the morally dubious tale of fairground barker and wife-beater Billy Bigelow (Gordon MacRae) who gets a chance to redeem himself after death, is crammed with great melodies including the tear-jerking anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone". South Pacific, which contains perhaps the most spine-tingling songs penned by Rodgers and Hammerstein--"Some Enchanted Evening" is just one--a wartime love story which also manages to touch on racism and morality; anything but lightweight. Both The King and I and The Sound of Music, of course, have become cinematic legends in their own right, thanks in no small part to their leading ladies, Deborah Kerr and Julie Andrews. On the DVD: Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musicals glow as freshly as if they were made yesterday in four of these DVD transfers, with the other two a disappointment in comparison. South Pacific, Carousel, The King and I and The Sound of Music are offered in widescreen, giving the full benefit of the original Cinemascope presentations. Oklahoma!'s titles are presented in widescreen, but unforgivably the film then reverts to a disappointing 4:3 format which hardly does justice to the big sky settings of the Scope original. The sound quality is also disappointingly muffled for Oklahoma! and State Fair, both of which are crying out for a good polish. --Piers Ford

• Gloria Estefan - Que Siga La Tradicion | DVD | (13/12/2004) from £19.35   |  Saving you £-13.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In 2000, Gloria Estefan celebrated her return to her Cuban roots with Que Siga la Tradicion, drawing on songs from three hugely successful albums: Mi Tierra, Abriendo Puertas and Alma Caribena. At a time when Latin music has become a global force, Estefan has triumphed as the commercial prima donna of the genre. When she emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the first stars of the MTV age, pumping out catchy dance hits at the head of Miami Sound Machine, there was little sense of her own musical origins beyond a kind of all-purpose pulsating Latin rhythm. Here, that balance is redressed with a polished collection of boleros and balatas which vibrate with intensity and energy and are clearly heartfelt, not least "Por un Beso", which she describes as a powerful Latin torch song. At times she genuinely evokes the memory of that Latin superstar from another age Carmen Miranda, although there are no bananas in sight. If it all seems a little air-brushed--Estefan is no Omara Portuondo and these cosmetically enhanced dance routines are light years from the simple dignity of the Buena Vista Social Club--she can still take credit for being a major force in the Latin music revival. Her voice, too, has become a little darker and more interesting, serving her material well. On the DVD: The sleeve claims bonus documentary and interview material, although this really boils down to snatches of footage from the video shoot, a brief rehearsal scene with Celine Dion and a Millennium Eve concert. Some of it is too slushy for words: "From my soul to yours...". The biography, a written interview with Gloria, does shed useful light on her approach to Latin music, and for the die-hard fans there is also a discography and photo gallery. The 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack provides the kind of sound quality expected by the MTV generation, with picture quality to match. Gloria has never looked better. --Piers Ford

• Poor Little Rich Girl | DVD | (09/04/2012) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Alice Faye and Jack Haley join Shirley Temple in this heartwarming music-packed story that gives America's pint-size box office sensation plenty of room to sing, dance and shine. Thinking his young daughter Barbara (Temple) is on her way to boarding school, a wealthy soap manufacturer (Michael Whalen) has no idea she's hooked up with a radio vaudeville team (Faye, Haley) and joined their act. When their first audition lands them a role on a show owned by another soap company, they become huge radio stars. That's when Barbara's father tunes in and discovers his daughter is actually working for his chief rival.

• Gloria Estefan - Live In Atlantis | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Shot at the Atlantis hotel in the Bahamas Gloria Estefan's Live in Atlantis features the hits ""Coming Out of the Dark "" ""Oye "" and ""Mi Tierra."" The DVD also contains medleys of such hits as ""Conga/ 1-2-3/ Get On Your Feet/ Rhythm is Gonna Get You"" and songs from the Grammy Award winning CD ""Alma Caribena "" featuring guest performances by Celia Cruz Marc Anthony and Jose Feliciano. Also included are Gloria's bio discography and a photo gallery. Selections: 1. Conga/1-2-3/

• Odds Against Tomorrow | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Harry Belafonte Robert Ryan Shelley Winters and Ed Begley unite together in this crime drama which is a gritty tense look at racial tension. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars ready for the taking. It's too much to resist for bigoted ex-con Earl Slater. He agrees to take part in a bank robbery with former cop Burke but hesitates when he finds out that one of his partners is black. As tensions mount and the men get closer to their biggest score ever Earl's hatred erupts resulting in violent consequences for the heist and their lives.

• Sirocco / Dead Reckoning / The Harder They Fall / In A Lonely Place | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-1.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  This box set features a collection of some of Bogie's finest efforts in the 'film noir' genre. Sirocco (Dir. Curtis Bernhardt 1951): In 1925 Damascus Harry Smith (Bogart) runs guns to the rebels under Emir Hassan. The French arrest him along with others and force him to sell weapons to them where hHe develops an dangerous interest in French intelligence officer Feroud's mistress Violette... Dead Reckoning (Dir. John Cromwell 1947): Rip Murdock (Bogart) and Johnny

• Lady Of Burlesque | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £8.52   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Day Of The Locust | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (6.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust is by consensus the great Hollywood novel, a poison-pen letter aimed squarely at the tinsel heart of the movie biz. Only in the 1970s could Hollywood actually hazard a film of this story, and the result is suitably corrosive. William Atherton is the observer Tod, Karen Black the blond starlet Faye, and Donald Sutherland the hulking Homer--but they are easily out-acted by the colorful supporting cast. In particular, Burgess Meredith's exhausted showbizzy salesman and Billy Barty's strutting dwarf are superbly crafted gargoyles in this Hollywood wax museum. Director John Schlesinger piles on the rancid atmosphere and rampant hypocrisy until the movie fairly drowns in its own grotesque vision. Long before the climactic apocalyptic riot, the film has torn itself up. There's no substitute for West's wicked prose, so the adaptation comes across as a literal-minded screech rather than a true bonfire of the vanities. --Robert Horton

• Prisoner Of Shark Island | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on the true-life case of the incarceration of Dr. Samuel Mudd (Oscar-winning Warner Baxter) The Prisoner of Shark Island is a fast-moving and gripping drama - rarely seen and remarkably timeless - following Mudd through a calamitous series of brutal encounters. Regarded as a personal favourite by the director it was also the film with which he was said to be the most happy with. Written by Nunnally Johnson (The Grapes of Wrath Tobacco Road) The Pris

• Phantasm III - Lord Of The Dead | DVD | (05/09/2002) from £12.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (15.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Thirteen years after the original nightmare began Mike and Reggie reunite with the spirit of Mike's dead brother and are pursued by The Tall Man through warped dimensions of space and time. Who Will reign supreme? Prepared to be scared witless as the fine line between the living and the dead snaps with a vengeance!

• My Mother The Spy | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  This clever comedy gives an uproarious look at how a young woman who can't keep a steady boyfriend at home succeeds in snaring a small army of terrorists while on vacation.

• Ally McBeal - Complete DVD Collection | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £180.34   |  Saving you £-105.35 (N/A%)   |  RRP £74.99

  Every episode from all 5 seasons of Ally McBeal in one must-have collector's box set! Meet Ally McBeal she over-analyses her relationships (and sometimes lack of) to the point of becoming emotionally neurotic. Sounds annoying? It can be. Sounds so-American? It can be. Sounds addictive? It will be... They are young successful lawyers some of them could even be called beautiful a lot of them could be called eccentric and they all work and play together. From the first season we are introduced to the Unisex (the bathroom they all share). Ally is living with Renee still trying to deal with Billy's marriage to someone who is not her and is forced to come to terms with working with his new wife Georgia. Richard and Whipper are still together Elaine establishes herself as the resident know-it-all tart and John Cage is well warming up to being John Cage.... It is from this season we all have to hold to our hearts as the first time we were introduced to Ally McBeal the quirky original and (yet again) brilliance of a David E. Kelly creation!

• On The Game | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £17.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Narrated by Charles Gray (Diamonds Are Forever) On the Game is a riotous look at the history of the oldest profession from the ancient Hebrews who decreed all women must prostitute themselves once to the Roman Emperor Claudius' wife who was the most famous part time hooker to the Victorians who were austere on the surface but not when their clothes were off! Starring some beautiful girls with lashings of nudity and some true British greats such as Carmen Silvera (Allo Allo) and David Brierley (Voice of K9 in Doctor Who) On the Game is a vintage slice of Slap & Tickle.

• Matrix | UMD | (23/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Titanic (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Nothing on earth can rival the epic spectacle and breathtaking grandeur of Titanic the sweeping love story that sailed into the hearts of moviegoers around the world ultimately emerging as the most popular motion picture of all time. Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar nominee Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose the young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of the 'unsinkable' R.M.S. Titanic. But when the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic their passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival. From acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron comes a tale of forbidden love and courage in the face of disaster that triumphs as a true cinematic masterpiece.

• Phantasm | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Phantasm (1979): If this one doesn't scare you you're already dead! After their friend is murdered two brothers begin a hunt in search of the killer. Their investigation leads them to the discovery of a startling and hideous secret. As the brothers learn more about what is really going on at Morningside mortuary (involving a floating sphere with razor-sharp protruding daggers which seeks out victims and drains the blood from their heads) they get deeper into trouble but it may be already too late! Phantasm 2 - The Ball Is Back (1988): Armed with his lethal band of flying silver spheres the deadly mortician who was thought to have killed his last victim nine years ago returns more dangerous than ever! Once again young Michael Pearson and his pal Reggie take on the master of the killer orbs as they race against time and risk their lives to thwart his murderous rampage forever... Phantasm 3 - Lord Of The Dead (1994): Thirteen years after the original nightmare began Mike and Reggie reunite with the spirit of Mike's dead brother and are pursued by The Tall Man through warped dimensions of space and time. Who will reign supreme? Prepare to be scared witless as the fine line between the living and the dead snaps with a vengeance! Phantasm 4 - Oblivion (1998): The sequel with balls! The nightmare lives on... but humanity may not! The Phantasm saga reaches its terrifying climax in a horrific explosion of gut-wrenching battles lethal flying spheres and a spine-tingling quest to discover once and for all the secret of the mysterious Tall Man. For years the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) has waged a gruesome war against humanity slowly populating the world with his undead legions. But two determined heroes Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and Reggie (Reggie Bannister) have pledged to stop the horrifying onslaught - for good! By hurling themselves through a gateway in the time/space continuum they're able to unearth a vital clue from their enemy's past that may put an end to the horror. But the Tall Man not to be so easily defeated is massing his dark army for a blood-curdling final assault in which Michael and Reggie must fight not only for their own lives but future of all mankind. Directed by Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli and including never-before-seen footage excised from the bone-chilling original Phantasm: Oblivion is a nerve-shattering horror thriller charged with astonishing special effects and shocking scenes of pure terror. Brace yourself for a journey beyond your worst nightmares!

• Sunset Boulevard - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond an ageing silent film queen and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness created two of the screen's most memorable characters in Billy Wilder's immortal Sunset Boulevard. The film was winner of three Academy Awards in 1950 - Best Story and Screenplay Black and White Art Direction and score for a Dramatic Picture. Joe Gillis is floating face down in a swimming pool as the homicide squad arrives. Six months

• Nesting | Blu Ray | (28/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mansion Of The Doomed | DVD | (14/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An eccentric world-renowned eye surgeon Dr. Chaney has been experimenting with the possibility of transplanting eyes from one human to another. His work is now an obsession: he blames himself for the car accident that left his daughter blind and in a series of gruesome operations attempts to restore her sight. One night his daughter's fianc'' Dan visits and with the help of his assistant they drag him into unconsciousness remove both his eyes and transplant them to his daughter. Her sight is restored but only for a short time. Chaney will not give up and a series of futile operations on more unsuspecting people adds more demented blind prisoners in the dungeon below the mansion...