"Actor: King Kurt"

• Sahara | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £6.22   |  Saving you £13.77 (221.38%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Columbia's biggest hit of 1943, Sahara confirmed the superstar status Humphrey Bogart attained with his Warner Brothers' North African adventure, Casablanca (1942). Surrounded by the Germans on three sides, Bogart's tough-as-they-come Sergeant Joe Gunn takes his tank and a crew of American, British and French soldiers into the Sahara to reach the retreating allied forces. But when they find that the only water for 100 miles is also the target of a German battalion they decide to take a desperate stand. Early scenes present the characters with assorted perils: thirst, sandstorms and a German air attack. The characters are rather stereotypical: the cowardly Italian prisoner, the Frenchman obsessed with food, the German humourless and fanatical, though the British come out well, and there's a sympathetically drawn black British Sudanese soldier (Rex Ingram). The director was Zoltan Korda, the man behind such British classics as The Four Feathers (1939), and though Sahara lacks the scale of that adventure, Korda's experience pays off in mounting the extended and suspenseful siege/action climax. With support from Lloyd Bridges and Dan Duryea, Oscar-nominated photography by Rudolph Mate and a fine score by Miklós Rózsa, Sahara is a taut, gripping desert war thriller which wouldn't be bettered until Ice Cold in Alex (1958). On the DVD: The black and white picture is presented in the original 4:3 ratio and looks very good for its age, though there are numerous brief instances of substantial print damage. Audio is strong, clear mono. Given the age of the movie it is not surprising the only extras are filmographies and a small selection of beautifully reproduced original advertising posters. The film is presented with alternative soundtracks in French, Italian and Spanish, as well as with English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Finnish subtitles. There are trailers for The Caine Mutiny (1954), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and The Guns of Navarone (1961). --Gary S Dalkin

• King Kurt - A Story About King Kurt | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  King Kurt Live In Brighton recorded live at Concorde 2 on the 15th December 2003. King Kurt formed in 1983 and were signed to the legendary punk label Stiff Records. They're unique style lead to them being described as 'south London's manic psychobillies' amongst many other things.The gig features all the bands finest tracks including the top 40 hit single Destination Zululand. Tracklist: 1. She's As Hairy 2. Story About King Kurt 3. Lord Beastly 4. Do The Rat 5. Bi

• The Red Right Hand | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  When five friends return home from a high school reunion it is clear between them they share a dark secret. Their bond of secrecy is put under threat as the story of a friend who was buried alive begins to surface. They must attempt to survive the dark forces that lead them back to the shallow grave as one grisly event after another continues to plague them...

• King Kurt - Destination Zululand Live | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  King Kurt were formed in 1981 with Jef Harvey on vocals Paul Laventhol (Thwack) and John Reddington on guitars Rory Lyons on drums Bert Boustead on bass and school boy Maggot on sax. They became a unique band who's music would still be appreciated over two decades later. The band recorded for the legendary Stiff Records and enjoyed mainstream UK chart success.The DVD features a full show the band played in London at the height of the chart scaling 1980's success. Tracklist:

• The Red Right Hand | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When five friends return home from a high school reunion it is clear between them they share a dark secret. Their bond of secrecy is put under threat as the story of a friend who was buried alive begins to surface. They must attempt to survive the dark forces that lead them back to the shallow grave as one grisly event after another continues to plague them...