The Forsyte Saga is often cited as the first television miniseries; it wasn't, but there's no question that it was a singular, powerful cultural phenomenon that deservedly got under the skin of European viewers in 1967. Today the 26-episode production, based on several novels and short stories by John Galsworthy, is a more timeless enterprise than many of the protracted British TV dramas that have followed. While it would be wrong to consider The Forsyte Saga high art, it's certainly a mesmerizing and inspired mix of theater, sprawling Victorian narrative, thinking man's soap opera, and some finely tuned, 1960s black-and-white production values that (especially when shot outdoors) are strikingly handsome. Above all, Forsyte is driven by its characters--perhaps to an extreme, though the two-generation storyline makes no apologies for creating compelling people whose capacity for short-sighted blundering, bursts of grace, and slow-brewing redemption make them recognizably human. Eric Porter towers over everything as Soames Forsyte, a humorless attorney whose guiding principles of measurable value cause great heartache but slowly evolve, leaving him a graying, good father, arts patron, and sympathetic repository of memory. From the cast of 150 or so, other standouts include Susan Hampshire as Soames's troubled daughter, Nyree Dawn Porter as the wife of two very different Forsyte men, and Kenneth More as the family's artistic black sheep. --Tom Keogh
The little red-head orphan is back in this film based on the classic Harold Gray comic strip. This time she and her faithful canine Sandy visit England after Daddy Warbucks is called over to be knighted by the Queen.
One of the successful run of pre-war Ealing comedies that secured George Formby's enduring popularity with the British public, Keep Fit sees everyone's favourite gawp trying, once again, to win the girl of his dreams! It is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Gormless George, a feeble department store barber's assistant, has a thing for attractive manicurist Joan. Hector, his rival for Joan's attention, is a handsome, moustache-sporting man-about-town who is no stranger to playing dirty tricks. When scrawny George becomes mistakenly involved in a local fitness campaign, he finds himself competing against the caddish Hector for his true love's affections! Special Feature: Extensive image gallery
A groundbreaking comedy and a subtle satire of the UK building industry in the 1960s (which is still frighteningly relevant today!) an excellent cast of comedians in their early days (Ronnie Barker Richard Briers Peter Butterworth Bernard Cribbins) will have you rolling in the aisles!
The Italian adventurer and libertine Giovanni Jacopo Casanova lived from 1725 to 1798 but in this six-part series Dennis Potter attempted to find a contemporary relevance through his central themes of sex and religion. He commented that Casanova ""was concerned with religious and sexual freedom and these are the things we have to address ourselves to now."" Casanova was imprisoned in Venice in 1755 and Potter used that event as a central device constantly inter-cutting to contrast C
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One of music's most magnetic performers George Benson shines in this live performance during his Northern Ireland tour. Filmed just months ago on Sunday May 28th 2000 at the Belfast Waterfront Hall in Belfast this performance highlights George Benson's versatility. With guest appearances by jazz legend Joe Sample the BBC Big Band and musicians from the Ulster Orchestra George delights his fans with his straight ahead jazz hits contemporary R&B classics and fresh interpretatio
Dim the lights stoke up the fire and settle down for a classic chiller from the BBC's much loved A Ghost Story for Christmas series. Based on a story by the master of the supernatural tale M.R. James A Warning to the Curious tells the tale of three fabled crowns buried on the Norfolk coast which according to legend protect England from invasion. When an amateur archaeologist (Peter Vaughan) goes treasure hunting for the last remaining crown he digs up more than he bargained for.
George Benson is one of the great live performers and this concert filmed at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast captures him at his very best. With guest appearances from the Crusaders' Joe Sample the BBC Big Band and members of the Ulster Orchestra George reels off all his classic hits including: ""Love x Love"" ""Turn Your Love Around"" ""Never Give Up On A Good Thing"" ""In Your Eyes"" ""Give Me The Night"" and more. Tracklist: 1. All Of Me 2. I Only Have Eyes For You 3. Beyond The Sea 4. Deeper Than You Think 5. Hipping The Hop 6. Lately 7. The Ghetto 8. In Your Eyes 9. Moody's Mood 10. Danny Boy 11. This Masquerade 12. Breezin' 13. Love x Love 14. Turn Your Love Around 15. Never Give Up On A Good Thing 16. Give Me The Night 17. On Broadway
Possibly the most alluring mysterious and powerful woman of all time Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) changed the course of history when two of the most powerful men in Rome fell in love with her. Rex Harrison is Julius Caesar who wins the Egyptian throne for Cleopatra marries her and provides her with a child Caesarean. Upon returning to his native country Caesar is crowned Dictator of Rome but his desperate desire for even greater power causes a worried Roman Senate to fatally conspire against him on the Ides of March.
George Benson is one of the finest guitar players in the history of jazz. Over the years he has worked in may different ganres from soul to jazz to the blues to pop and achieved success in all of them. He has one of the rare artists who has managed to combine critical acclaim and commercial success in equal measures. A frequent visitor to Montreaux (performing there a total of 11 times including 2005) George Benson has selected this show from 1986 as the first he would like released.
You'll never miss a note: See the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played. All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy. Eight-time Grammy-winner George Benson covers chord substitutions turnarounds the West Montgomery style and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on the groundbreaking 'This Masquerade' and soloing over the famous 'On Broadway' vamp. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances by Benson himself - further proof if it were needed of his total mastery of jazz guitar. Includes Intro with Woody Mann: Jazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.
Don't camp in the woods... Just Don't! Despite the local Ranger's ominous warning a party of three boys and two girls take a camping trip to the mountain. In the steamy backwoods they sense an atmosphere of mounting tension. Soon they realise there is some deadly horror lurking in the woods. The Ranger had been right! They meet a strange girl and her equally strange family. Then one of them is murdered... then another... and another... Will any of them survive those dark hour
Just Before Dawn tells the story of three boys and two girls who take a camping trip to the mountains. They meet a local Ranger who tries to make them turn back but they do not head his warning! In the steamy backwoods they sense an atmosphere of mounting tension. Soon they realize that they should have followed the ranger's advice and turned bacl as there is some secret deadly horror lurking in the woods with them!
Part tragic part comic this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the Academy Award-winning musical about Bob Fosse's excessive life in show business (here played by an Oscar-nominated Roy Scheider). Dazzlingly presented this electrifying story about the perils of pushing yourself too hard is filled with Fosse's legendary song-and-dance choreography. Bonus CD Tracklisting: 1. Main Title (Instrumental) 2. On Broadway (George Benson) 3. Michelle 4. Take Off With Us 5. Vivaldi Concert In G (Instrumental) 6. Ponte Vecchio (Instrumental) 7. Everything Old Is New Again 8. South MT Sinai Parade (Instrumental) 9. After You've Gone (Leland Palmer) 10. There Will Be Some Changes Made (Ann Reinking) 11. Who's Sorry Now? 12. Some Of These Days 13. Going Home Now (Instrumental) 14. Bye Bye Love (Ben Vereen & Ray Scheider)
Track List: 1. All Of Me 2. I Only Have Eyes For You 3. Beyond The Sea 4. Deeper Than You Think 5. Hipping The Hop 6. Lately 7. The Ghetto 8. In Your Eyes 9. Moody's Mood 10. Danny Boy 11. This Masquerade 12. Breezin' 13. Love X Love 14. Turn Your Love Around 15. Never Give Up On A Good Thing 16. Give Me The Night 17. On Broadway
A triple DVD pack of nostalgic horror featuring Just Before Dawn Devil's Hand and Fear In The Night. Just Before Dawn (1981 Dir. Jeff Lieberman): Despite the local Ranger's ominous warning a party of three boys and two girls take a camping trip to the mountain. In the steamy backwoods they sense an atmosphere of mounting tension. Soon they realise there is some deadly horror lurking in the woods. The Ranger had been right! They meet a strange girl and her equally strange family. Then one of them is murdered...then another...and another... Will any of them survive those dark hours JUST BEFORE DAWN? Devil's Hand (1962 Dir. William J. Hole Jr.): Robert Alda stars as a man who becomes entranced by the beautiful high-priestess of a voodoo cult. Totally bewitched he realizes that he has to break his own spell when his fiance is kidnapped and due to be sacrificed. Fear In The Night (1972 Dir. Jimmy Sangster): Joan Collins stars in this this tense study of paranoia set in a boy's prep school that has pervasive surrealistic qualities. A young woman (Geeson) who has recently suffered a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a rural English boarding school. However her nerves are not assuaged when she meets the school's intimidating headmaster (Cushing) and his vampy wife (Collins). Unfortunately Geeson's tension only gets worse when she finds herself being stalked and harassed by a one-armed man who seems to be a deranged psychotic. Unable to convince anyone that what is happening to her is real Geeson begins to suspect her husband of trying to kill her until one night of almost unbearable terror that reveals a secret more shocking than anything she could have imagined...
The mighty George Benson in his prime -- for a classic appearance at the fabled Montreux Jazz Festival in 1986. In this fully packed show Benson mixes his dazzling jazz-guitar licks with the trademark romance of his charismatic singing. In songs from 'Feel Like Making Love' to 'Beyond The Sea' from 'The Greatest Love Of All' to 'On Broadway' the star's skill and charm are palpable as the savvy Montreux audience urges Benson to heights of virtuosity. The polish groove and intensity of the large tight-knit band of great jazz and pop players provides the ideal showcase for Benson's awesome multiple talents. A thrilling performance from an American master. Tracklist 1. Feel Like Making Love 2. Off Broadway 3. Weekend In L.A. 4. Lady Love Me (One More Time) 5. Love Ballad 6. Beyond The Sea 7. Affirmation 8. My Latin Brother 9. Love X Love 10. In Your Eyes 11. The Greatest Love Of All 12. 20/20 13. Never Give Up On A Good Thing 14. Turn Your Love Around 15. On Broadway
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