One of the landmark films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde changed the course of American cinema. Setting a milestone for screen violence that paved the way for Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this exercise in mythologized biography should not be labelled as a bloodbath; as critic Pauline Kael wrote in her rave review, "it's the absence of sadism that throws the audience off balance". The film is more of a poetic ode to the Great Depression, starring the dream team of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular antiheroes, who barrel across the South and Midwest robbing banks with Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), Buck's frantic wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons) and their faithful accomplice C W Moss (the inimitable Michael J. Pollard). Bonnie and Clyde is an unforgettable classic that has lost none of its power since the 1967 release. --Jeff Shannon
Eureka Entertainment to release THE MIRACLE WORKER; Arthur Penn's heartfelt biographical story about the life of Helen Keller, starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. Available for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK as part of the Eureka Classics range from 27 January 2020. Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke are remarkable in The Miracle Worker, the Academy Award-winning story of Helen Keller. Ennobling and uplifting, this inspirational story of courage and hope is one of the finest works of art in the history of motion pictures. Locked in a frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness since infancy, 7-year old Helen Keller (Duke) has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Anne Sullivan (Bancroft), a 20-year old teacher from Boston arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Anne reaches out to Helen through the power of touchthe only tool they have in commonand leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light. Eureka Classics is proud to present Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker in its UK debut on Blu-ray Blu-Ray Special Features: Presented in 1080p from a high-definition digital transfer Optional English subtitles (SDH) Uncompressed LPCM mono audio Brand new audio essay by Amy Simmons Theatrical trailer A collector's booklet featuring new essays by film critic and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and film critic and author Richard Combs.
Inspired by a true incident during World War II in 'The Train' Burt Lancaster plays a French Resistance fighter doggedly attempting to stop a train used by the Nazis (led by Paul Scofield as Colonel Von Waldheim) to steal precious French art treasures in the summer of 1944. Featuring spectacular action sequences expertly directed by John Frankenheimer 'The Train' is a truly thrilling war film. The Oscar-nominated screenplay by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis superbly recreates the te
Montana Badlands rancher David Braxton is a self-made man. Through years of tireless effort and determination he has transformed his vast and rugged land into a thriving prosperous empire. So when his livestock his fortune are threatened by a ruthless horse thief Braxton takes matters into his own hands. Hiring a sadistic 'regulator' to track down the outlaw Braxton intends to liberate the territory from crime but what he initiates instead is a complex series of events that re
Arthur Penn's chronicle of hippie life during the late 1960s garnered the acclaimed director his second Oscar nomination. Based on the song by folk music troubadour Arlo Guthrie son of legendary ""Dust Bowl"" balladeer Woody Guthrie this tribute film to ""the last generation"" features memorable scenes with other folk artists like Pete Seeger who join Arlo in song to make a profound statement about war protest and change. In the late '60s a changing social and political climate inspi
From acclaimed director Arthur Penn Target is an intense spy-thriller starring Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon as a father and son who attempt to rescue their estranged wife/mother who has been kidnapped in Paris. Chris Lloyd does not get along with his father. He is too cautious and never tries anything new and Chris had to live by the same standards when he was growing up. But when his mother is kidnapped Walter turns into a man of action. Suddenly Chris discovers something he nev
Bonnie and Clyde balances itself on a knife-edge of laughter and terror thanks to vivid title role performances by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway and superb support from Michael J. Pollard Gene Hackman and Estelle Parsons. Director Arthur Penn keeps the film's sensibilities tough but never cruel. It continually dazzles especially in the work of cinematographer Burnett Guffey and editor Dede Allen. And as film lovers since have discovered it's no ordinary gangster movie.
In Arthur Penn's adaptation of Thomas Berger's novel Little Big Man, Dustin Hoffman stars as Jack Crabb, the only white survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Giving a bravura performance, Hoffman plays Jack from teen years into old age in this picaresque fable of the Old West. Jack's story is a fantastic one: captured by Indians as a boy, reared as an Indian, shuttling back and forth between the white and Indian worlds. In the process, he befriends everyone from Wild Bill Hickock to George Armstrong Custer and is a gunslinger, a snake-oil salesman and an Army scout. This is a solid blend of comedy and tragedy, making a strong statement about America's treatment of Native Americans without sermonising. A terrific cast includes Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam and Richard Mulligan, but this show is all Hoffman's. --Marshall Fine
Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft had been playing their respective roles as Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, on Broadway for some time before director Arthur Penn (The Left-Handed Gun) built a mesmerisingly beautiful film around their layers-deep performances. Duke is astonishing as the deaf, blind, mute Keller, who awakens to an awareness of language under Sullivan's determined guidance. Bancroft is fascinating and focused. Penn wisely kept his adaptation unencumbered by cinematic indulgence. The black-and-white film is sparse and charged with the immediacy of the drama. The Miracle Worker's script is by William Gibson, who also wrote the original play. --Tom Keogh
An almost absurdly star-studded cast brings to life Horton Foote's story of prejudice, violence, and frustrated love in The Chase. When Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) escapes from prison, a drunken party in his hometown turns into a vigilante mob. The news disrupts the birthday celebration of a local oil tycoon (E.G. Marshall), whose son (James Fox) is having an affair with Reeves's wife Anna (Jane Fonda). Meanwhile, a bank vice-president (Robert Duvall) knows his wife (Janice Rule) is cheating on him but can't do anything about it except spread a little misery. The sheriff (Marlon Brando) struggles to hold things together until he can persuade Reeves to give himself up. The accents are thick and the emotions seem overwrought at first, but director Arthur Penn (Bonnie & Clyde , Little Big Man) weaves the multiple storylines together into an unsettling finale. Also featuring Angie Dickinson and Miriam Hopkins. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
A breathless explosive story! When a convict (Robert Redford) escapes from the state penitentiary heads for home and becomes involved in a murder the peace of a small Texas town is shattered. Most of the citizens led by a banker/oil tycoon (E.G. Marshall) see him as a criminal to be hounded and brought to justice. Only the town sheriff (Brando) believes him to be innocent and prepares to stand by him; but when the mob decide to take the law into their own hands even he is power
Struggling actress Katie McGovern (Mary Steenburgen) is made to believe she has landed an audition for a role replacing an actress with a similar appearance. To record the requested audition tape she is taken to an isolated mansion where she is given the part. Soon Katie begins to realise that there is something much darker than film-making going on. She is held hostage by the disabled Dr. Joseph Lewis (Jan Rubes) and his assistant (Roddy McDowall) and becomes involved in their plot with a ferocious woman whose recently murdered sister looked very like Katie.
Influenced by the French New Wave, director Arthur Penn's ground-breaking and wildly inventive Mickey One is a tale of a man on the run - his first teaming with Warren Beatty, two years before Bonnie and Clyde. The film also boasts a classic jazz score by Eddie Sauter and Stan Getz. Available for the first time ever in the UK. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition remaster Original mono audio New interview with star Alexandra Stewart (2017, tbc mins) New interview with Matthew Penn, son of director Arthur Penn (2017, tbc mins) The John Player Lecture with Arthur Penn (1981, tbc mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted at the National Film Theatre, London Joe Dante trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciation Music promo Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by journalist Nick Pinkerton, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film World premiere on Blu-ray UK DVD premiere Limited Dual Format Edition of 3,000 copies
The Young Lions: Academy Award-winning actor Marlon Brando captures the extraordinary contradictions and complexity of a decent man who winds up as a Nazi officer. The Young Lions tells the story of World War II from both sides. The American represented by Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin. And the German made tragically vivid by Brando. Based on the novel by Irwin Shaw. The Young Lions is a provocative insightful movie. It is also one of Brando's all-time best. Morituri: Forced to pose as a SS officer German war deserter Robert Crain (Brando) must seize a German freighter booby-trapped to explode upon capture. Complicating the situation is the fact that sixteen prisoners of war are also brought on board including a beautiful young concentration camp survivor (Janet Margolin)... A captivating espionage thriller fronted by outstanding performances from Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner this criminally little-seen World War II film also features a devastating appearance by veteran British hand Trevor Howard and will keep you riveted until the very final scene... Viva Zapata!: The life and times of legendary Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata are brought to the screen in Darryl F. Zanuck's powerful production of John Steinbeck's screenplay. Marlon Brando fresh from his success in A Streetcar Named Desire gives a stunning portrayal of the outlaw turned revolutionary leader. The film also boasts Anthony Quinn's (Best Supporting Actor 1952) Academy Award winning performance as Zapata's brother. Sayonara: Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) a Korean War flying ace reassigned to Japan staunchly supports the military's opposition to marriages between American troops and Japanese women. But that's before Gruver experiences a love that challenges his own deeply set prejudices and plunges him into conflict with the U.S. Air Force and Japan's own cultural taboos... Missouri Breaks: Montana Badlands rancher David Braxton is a self-made man. Through years of tireless effort and determination he has transformed his vast and rugged land into a thriving prosperous empire. So when his livestock his fortune are threatened by a ruthless horse thief Braxton takes matters into his own hands. Hiring a sadistic 'regulator' to track down the outlaw Braxton intends to liberate the territory from crime but what he initiates instead is a complex series of events that results in brutality and savagery far beyond anything he even thought possible...
Influenced by the French New Wave, director Arthur Penn's ground-breaking and wildly inventive Mickey One is a tale of a man on the run - his first teaming with Warren Beatty, two years before Bonnie and Clyde. The film also boasts a classic jazz score by Eddie Sauter and Stan Getz. Extras: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Alexandra Stewart on 'Mickey One' (2017, 19 mins): a new interview with the celebrated actress Matthew Penn on 'Mickey One' (2017, 20 mins): a new interview with the son of director Arthur Penn The Guardian Lecture with Arthur Penn (1981, 59 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Richard Combs at the National Film Theatre, London Original theatrical trailer Joe Dante trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciation Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Harper: (Dir. Jack Smight 1966): Harper is one of the best detectives around. He is called by Elaine Sampson to find her missing husband. Harper reluctantly takes the case knowing that his job is putting his marriage in jeopardy. Miranda Sampson (the daughter) isn't too eager to help Harper find her father but house-guest Allan Taggert is. Perhaps too eager... The Drowing Pool (Dir. Stuart Rosenberg 1975): Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her hellion of a daughter. What is more he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron who wants her property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared. The Left Handed Gun (Dir. Arthur Penn 1958): William Bonney - Billy the Kid - gets a job with a cattleman known as 'The Englishman ' and is befriended by the peaceful religious man. But when a crooked sheriff and his men murder the Englishman because he plans to supply the local Army fort with his beef Billy decides to avenge the death by killing the four men responsible throwing the lives of everyone around him - Tom and Charlie two hands he worked with; Pat Garrett who is about to be married; and the kindly Mexican couple who take him in when he's in trouble - into turmoil and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory. Mackintosh Man (Dir. John Huston 1973): Joseph Rearden takes the fall for a robbery and winds up in jail. From there he escapes in the company of a convicted spy and is taken to a remote manor at an unknown location where he is kept isolated. He overpowers his guard and flies but nothing is quite what it seems in this drama of intrigue as Rearden pursues his quarry from Ireland to Malta. Somebody Up There Likes Me (Dir. Robert Wise 1956): Rocky Granziano is building a career in crime when he's finally caught and arrested. In jail he is undisciplined always getting into trouble. When he gets out after many years he has decided to start a new life. However he is immediately drafted to the army. But they can't keep him and he goes AWOL. Rocky discovers boxing as a way of earning quick money and is discovered as a new talent.
Helmed by the legendary Arthur Penn (BONNIE AND CLYDE, LITTLE BIG MAN) and starring Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen (MELVIN AND HOWARD), DEAD OF WINTER is a seasonal suspenser par excellence! Loosely inspired by the 1945 classic MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS, this eighties update presents Steenburgen as an aspiring actress who is lured out to a country retreat in Canada, in ice-cold weather, to audition for a well-paid dream job. Unfortunately for her, though, a sinister plan is being unravelled around her which will culminate in entrapment, torment, torture and a blood curdling revelation! Co-featuring Roddy McDowall (PLANET OF THE APES), DEAD OF WINTER is a masterful mix of backwoods malevolence, mistaken identity and heightened horror film tension. There is little denying that DEAD OF WINTER is one of the highlights of the entire 88 Films Slasher Classics catalogue! SPECIAL FEATURES 88 Films Trailer Reel Stills Gallery Reversible sleeve with alternate American poster Artwork
TV's most charismatic detective is back and ready for action in Magnum P.I: The Complete Sixth Season. Tom Selleck is back in his Emmy Award-winning role as he protects the sunny Hawaiian islands from vicious jewel thieves ruthless kidnappers and prison break-outs. All 20 thrilling episodes are Magnum-packed with action. Episodes Comprise: 1. Deja Vu 2. Old Acquaintance 3. The Kona Winds 4. The Hotel Dick 5. Round and Around 6. Going Home 7. Paniolo 8. The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u 9. Blood and Honor 10. Rapture 11. I Never Wanted to Go to France Anyway 12. Summer School 13. Mad Dogs and Englishmen 14. All Thieves on Deck 15. This Island Isn't Big Enough.... 16. Way of the Stalking Horse 17. Find Me a Rainbow 18. Who Is Don Luis Higgins...and Why Is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me? 19. A Little Bit of Luck...A Little Bit of Grief 20. Photo Play
One of the landmark films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde changed the course of American cinema. Setting a milestone for screen violence that paved the way for Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this exercise in mythologized biography should not be labelled as a bloodbath; as critic Pauline Kael wrote in her rave review, "it's the absence of sadism that throws the audience off balance". The film is more of a poetic ode to the Great Depression, starring the dream team of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular antiheroes, who barrel across the South and Midwest robbing banks with Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), Buck's frantic wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons) and their faithful accomplice C W Moss (the inimitable Michael J. Pollard). Bonnie and Clyde is an unforgettable classic that has lost none of its power since the 1967 release. --Jeff Shannon
What private eye Harry Moseby doesn't know about the girl he's looking for... just might get him killed. Gene Hackman stars as Harry Moseby a second-rate gumshoe working on low-end cases while trying to straighten out his own muddled life. When he is contacted by a mother looking for her young movie-actress daughter Harry supposes it is just another dull case. He finds the girl and brings her home with little trouble. But soon Harry learns of the girl's death shortly after her return. He discovers the death of one of her boyfriends as well and connecting the two 'accidents' tries to unravel an ever-growing mystery.
Please wait. Loading...
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy