General George Armstrong Custer has been portrayed as everything from a vain but ultimately honorable hero (Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On) to an insane, pompous incompetent (Richard Mulligan in the biting Little Big Man), but few have attempted an ambitious look at the man in all his contradictions. Robert Siodmak's Custer of the West, his final American production, attempts the task with fine results, portraying the career soldier as a pragmatist, a disciplinarian with a bullying streak, a loner, and ultimately an Old World romantic in the modern age. Robert Shaw gives the role a regal bearing (though his continental accent keeps drifting in) and a sense of dignity, depicting a man who ironically identifies more with the Indians than with the U.S. Army. Jeffrey Hunter and Ty Hardin costar as his battling junior officers and Robert Ryan is memorable in a brief appearance as a gold-mining deserter. Shooting in handsome widescreen and vivid Technicolor, Siodmak makes his outdoor settings come alive and nimbly handles the many action scenes, most notably a chase that sends an escaping soldier whooshing down a log water chute like a Disney ride. Siodmak's sweeping visuals deliver both grand images and ironic counterpoint, but ultimately Custer of the West eschews the heroism of Hollywood adventures for a portrait of the corrupt state of the American military and one man's hopeless fight against it. --Sean Axmaker
Best selling author Terry Pratchett's Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters come together on this fantastic double disc set. Soul Music: Other children get given xylophones. Susan just had to ask her grandfather to take his vest off. Yes. There's a Death in the family. It's hard to grow up normally when Grandfather rides a white horse and wields a scythe - especially when you have to take over the family business and everyone mistakes you for the Tooth Fairy. And especially when you have to face the new and addictive music that has entered Discworld. It's lawless. It changes people. It's called Music With Rocks In. It's got a beat and you can dance to it but...It's alive. And it won't fade away. Wyrd Sisters: Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom both missing. The omens are not auspicious for the new incumbent for whom ascending this tainted throne is a more complicated affair than you might imagine particularly when the blood on your hands just won't wash off and you're facing a future with knives in it...
Auld Glasgow Pre-War - Nostalgia At Its Very Best
With this DVD you are going to sweat and have fun doing it! You'll learn the hottest moves like the shake basketball drive and the bounce combined slowly into a 45-minute routine that's easy-to-learn. Before you know it you'll be dancing like a pro! You'll also get nutrition tips from an expert on how to eat healthy and stay fit. D's Hip-Hop Aerobics classes in NYC are jam packed at Crunch and Chelsea Piers. She is not only the most sought after instructor in all Manhattan but she has also choreographed commercials such as THE GAP SEARS and for sports dance teams like REEBOK NIKE and the KNICKS CITY DANCERS. She has worked with artists such as CHRISTINA AGUILERA JANET JACKSON and WHITNEY HOUSTON. Devora is a NASM certified personal trainer.
Gold brings out the desperation in man! A band of ruthless outlaws try to force out the townsfolk in a small community after gold is discovered there. But one brave man stands in their way in this tense film considered to be one of Wayne's best early works...
John Sayles' masterpiece is one of the great films of American independent cinema. Oscar-nominated for cinematography the film is staged in the classic western tradition. The story concerns the small mining community of Matewan West Virginia and is set during the 20's. When the Stone Mountain Coal Company announces a cut in wages the miners response is strike action. A train arrives in town bringing black and Italian workers to replace them but on that same train is Joe Kenehan a union organiser whose aim is to unite all the diverse groups of workers to stand together. The bosses next move is to bring in some hired `muscle to keep the peace. As the tension and violence escalates the stage is set for a final showdown.
Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures fugitive Burns brothers Charley (Guy Pearce) and Mikey (Richard Wilson) at the scene of bloody rape and murder. Informing Charley that he must kill his older brother Arthur (Danny Huston) in order to be set free Stanley drags Mikey to a decrepit jailhouse while he waits for Charley to carry out the deed... Director John Hillcoat's second collaboration with melancholic musician Nick Cave (here contributing the film's screenplay and soundtrack) is a taut character study of desperation amid the mesmerising backdrop of the 19th century Australian outback.
Pump It Up: Dancemix features three of Ministry of Sound''s sexiest super-fit video girls and Take That choreographer Gareth Walker. Set to a pumping soundtrack of dance hits from Fedde Le Grand Booty Luv Alex Gaudino Mason Eric Prydz and more the girls and Gareth take you through three levels of dance workout plus warm-up toning and cool-down sections. Pump It Up: Dancemix combines fun fitness and top tunes to get you dancefloor-ready for 2008!
Two classic westerns on one disc! Santa Fe Trail: Hollywood journeyman par excellence Michael Curtiz directs this historical Western which tells the stories of confederate soldier Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn) and General George Armstrong Custer (Ronald Reagan) as they fight abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey). Vengeance Valley: An unusual adult Western for its time Vengeance Valley (1951) gave Burt Lancaster his first Western role. His athletic prowess made him
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