A transatlantic principal cast lends classic film noir appeal to this stylish cleverly plotted thriller adapted from a story (and earlier television serial) by Francis Durbridge one of Britain's most successful crime writers and creator of legendary sleuth Paul Temple. Jointly adapted by Ken Hughes and Oscar winner Guy Green Portrait of Alison is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Investigative journalist Lewis Forrester and his female passenger are killed when their car plunges over a cliff in Italy; Lewis leaves behind two brothers portraitist Tim and pilot Dave. Although the case is closed Inspector Colby of Scotland Yard does not believe Lewis's death was accidental. And as Tim is hired by the dead girl's father to paint her portrait from a photograph a chain of mysterious events is set in motion which for Colby appears to confirm that Tim himself is a murderer... SPECIAL FEATURES [] Original Theatrical Trailer (textless) [] US Titles [] Image Gallery [] Original Press Release PDF
BUILD YOUR OWN DOCTOR WHO ARCHIVE WITH THIS 6-DISC COLLECTORS' SET! The Fourth Doctor's classic first season all 20 episodes newly restored for Blu-ray, packed with bonus material. ROBOT THE ARK IN SPACE THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT GENESIS OF THE DALEKS REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN Special Features TOM BAKER IN CONVERSATION - A brand new candid one-hour interview with the Fourth Doctor BEHIND THE SOFA - Classic clips, viewed by Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe, Louise Jameson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Sadie Miller NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES For The Sontaran Experiment and Revenge Of The Cybermen IMMERSIVE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES For The Ark In Space and Genesis Of The Daleks OPTIONAL UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS For Revenge Of The Cybermen GENESIS OF THE DALEKS TV-MOVIE VERSION - Unseen since broadcast in 1975 DOCTOR WHO TIMES 1970s TV context documentary THE TOM BAKER YEARS - The 1991 VHS release, on disc for the first time PDF PRODUCTION MATERIAL - Rare files from the BBC Archives Also contains extensive Special Features previously released on DVD including: MAKING OF DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURETTES, OPTIONAL CGI EFFECTS, AUDIO COMMENTARIES, RARE FOOTAGE, PRODUCTION INFORMATION SUBTITLES, PDF MATERIAL AND MUCH MORE.
Fred Astaire becomes both the benefactor and suitor of Leslie Caron in this charming story of a playboy who falls under the spell of a beautiful French orphan. While traveling through France Jervis Pendleton lll (Astaire) anonymously sponsors an 18-year-old girl named Julie (Caron) whom he sends to college in America. Two years later they finally meet face to face and start to fall in love. But complications arise and their happiness is threatened when Jervis embarks on a noble yet
Hawkins (Sim) is a timid clockmaker with a part time job; International Assassination Expert. He hasn't been getting too many assignments recently but his latest mission will put him back on the top of his profession. However he stalks the wrong target blowing up a boring politician instead and now he must pay the price for his breezy bungling in this murderously funny black comedy!
Veteran documentary maker Nick Broomfield returns to the subject of one of his early films, America's first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, in this compelling and compassionate film.
This 1955 Oscar-nominated musical romance features the incomparable Fred Astaire in some of his most stunning dance sequences.Daddy Long Legs is a magical musical, following a young French girl (Leslie Caron) through college, her education sponsored by a mysterious man with long legs. Millionaire Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) is from old money, and although generous with his wealth, he must learn how to give of his emotions. Amid sparkling musical numbers and dream sequences, comic relief comes from Fred Clark as Griggs, Jervis' assistant, and Thelma Ritter as Jervis' secretary.
Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbour. Beneath the town's placid God-fearing exterior lay any number of dark secrets involving sexual attraction and repression illegitimacy rape gossip intolerance and class snobbery. No wonder Allison had moved to a quiet place like New York...
Carry On Up the Jungle has worn less well than some of the others in the series, simply because the African exploration genre it parodies--with its cannibals, great white hunters and lost Amazon tribes--is so entirely out of fashion. Still, Frankie Howerd made so comparatively few films that one which has him as an ornithologist searching for rare birds in the company of Joan Sims and Sid James is not going to be entirely without interest; he has few great moments here, but runs through his usual repertoire of groans and horse-faced sorrowful expressions with brio. The idea of Terry Scott playing Tarzan is in itself such a good joke that it hardly matters that most of what follows is him swinging, on ropes, into obstacles. On the DVD: The DVD has no special features whatever. It is presented in 1.77:1 ratio with mono sound. --Roz Kaveney
"Gamer" is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in massive multiplayer online games: people play people...for keeps.
Carry On Up the Jungle has worn less well than some of the others in the series, simply because the African exploration genre it parodies--with its cannibals, great white hunters and lost Amazon tribes--is so entirely out of fashion. Still, Frankie Howerd made so comparatively few films that in one which has him as an ornithologist searching for rare birds in the company of Joan Sims and Sid James is not going to be entirely without interest. He has few great moments here, but runs through his usual repertoire of groans and horse-faced sorrowful expressions with brio. The idea of Terry Scott playing Tarzan is in itself such a good joke that it hardly matters that most of what follows is him swinging, on ropes, into obstacles. --Roz Kaveney
Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a young successful cotton planter who lacks compassion for others especially his own sharecroppers. But once in combat he answers a sadistic officer (Crawford) and must rely on the friendship of a cropper (Ebsen). Nominated for a 1956 Oscar''ifor Best Music 'Between Heaven And Hell' is an action-packed story of men in battle - sometimes with themselves...
Man On A Tightrope
This 1955 Oscar-nominated musical romance features the incomparable Fred Astaire in some of his most stunning dance sequences. Daddy Long Legs is a magical musical following a young French girl (Leslie Caron) through college her education sponsored by a mysterious man with long legs. Millionaire Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire) is from old money and although generous with his wealth he must learn how to give of his emotions. Amid sparkling musical numbers and dream sequences comic relief comes from Fred Clark as Griggs Jervis' assistant and Thelma Ritter as Jervis' secretary.
Jill Young (Terry Moore) has brought up Joe her pet gorilla since she was a child in Tanzania Africa but when the gorilla becomes fully grown its strength is incredible. Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong) convinces Jill to bring her extraordinary gorilla back to America to star in his nightclub floorshow with Jill as the Jungle Queen commanding the Mighty Joe Young. The opening night is a resounding success but as Joe becomes more exploited the novelty soon wears off for the caged animal and his loving owner. As Joe rests in his basement cage a group of drunks torment him with alcohol and cigarettes until Joe bursts from his shackles and goes on a destructive rampage...
Upon his execution mass murderer Klaus Jenke curses the detective who captured him - Lucas and his family. Jenke returns from the dead to exact his hideous revenge. The horrors he performed before his death are insignificant compared to the circus of evil he now unleashes on Lucas's family...
An explosive tale of friendship and combat. Robert Wagner Broderick Crawford and Buddy Ebsen star in this absorbing drama about a recruit who comes of age during World War II. Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a young successful cotton planter who lacks compassion for others especially his own sharecroppers. But once in combat he answers to a sadistic commander (Crawford) and must rely on the friendship of a 'cropper'(Ebsen). Nominated for a 1956 Oscar for Best Music Between
Between Heaven And Hell (Dir. Richard Fleischer 1956): Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a young successful cotton planter who lacks compassion for others especially his own sharecroppers. But once in combat he answers a sadistic officer (Crawford) and must rely on the friendship of a ""cropper"" (Ebsen). Nominated for a 1956 Oscarifor Best Music 'Between Heaven And Hell' is an action-packed story of men in battle - sometimes with themselves... Guadalcanal Diary (Dir. Lewis Seiler 1943): Based on the best seller of the same name Guadalcanal Diary is one of the greatest war movies of all time. This strikingly realistic film follows a devoted platoon of Marines through the terrors of war in the South Pacific. The all-star cast includes Lloyd Nolan William Bendix Preston Foster and Anthony Quinn as soldiers battling disease treacherous terrain and unrelenting weather as well as a human enemy. Poignantly narrated and with explosive action rooted in a solid historical context 'Guadalcanal Diary' is action-packed entertainment from beginning to end. To The Shores Of Tripoli (Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone 1942): When a carefree playboy (John Payne) joins the Marine Corps he tests the skill and patience of the tough veteran sergeant (Randolph Scott) who tries to whip him into a real Marine. But as his training proceeds the recruit's cocky selfishness is replaced by selfless valour and he eventually earns the love of a beautiful Navy nurse (Maureen O'Hara). Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography 'To The Shores Of Tripoli' was shot with the co-operation of the US Marine Corps and contains authentic scenes of Marine combat training and ground drills.
Shirley Booth won the 1953 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Lola an ageing woman dealing with loss: the loss of ""herself"" and her dreams twenty years before and the recent loss of her dog Sheba - in effect her replacement for a child. Burt Lancaster plays Doc Lola's husband; an ex-alcoholic dwelling on his belief that he was forced into marriage due to Lola's pregnancy which was subsequently lost. When a young college student named Marie rents a room in their house Doc f
A Christmas Wish
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