We Dive at Dawn (1943) tells of the encounter between a British submarine and a German warship in the Baltic Sea. John Mills gives a dependable performance as the submarine commander, with Eric Portman the pick of a strong supporting cast. Director Anthony Asquith finds the balance between action sequences and "in situ" dialogue, and there's an evocative score from Louis Levy. The film has long been underrated and deserves reappraisal.--Richard Whitehouse
Comedy greats Jimmy Jewel and Hilda Baker star as Eli Pledge and his sister Nellie in the classic award-winning comedy Nearest and Dearest. Eli - an aging lothario - and Nellie - virtuous to the last but in possession of a wonderfully flexible grip on the English language - inherit clapped out condiment company Pledge's Purer Pickles from their father. Much hilarity ensues amongst the malaproprisms bolshie workforce and none-too-subtle double entendres as the siblin
Leslie West is probably best known for his work with Mountain. Mountain grew out of the session for Leslie's debut solo album recorded in 1969. The album was produced by Felix Pappalardi who had more famously produced Cream. One of the first gigs Mountain ever played was at the celebrated Woodstock Festival in August 1969. From there the band recorded a number of influential and hugely successful albums. The band have gone through many ups and downs over the years including the death of Felix...
A look at the seventies as seen through the eyes of four friends. From the producer of Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns and starring Brad Lowe Vinessa Shaw Amy Smart and Guy Torry this compelling films weaves together actual news footage with fiction and a fantastic soundtrack of the original hits of the day. This was the drama-packed decade that began with the National Guard killing students at Kent State and ended with the election of Ronald Reagan. In between came Nixon and the Watergate scandal the end of the Vietnam war the rise of Women's Lib Black Power and the sexual liberation of The Pill together with mad religious cults ecological pollution ... and disco! The story dramatically unfolds the fears and hopes of ordinary people as the decade progresses bringing to life their tears of turmoil and heart stirring triumphs. Soundtrack includes Stevie Wonder Elton John Bob Marley etc.
Legendary rock group Mountain featuring guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing delivers it's trademark power-trio sound big time on this stunning DVD. Meticulously recorded with 7 cameras during the band's 2002 concert tour 'Sea Of Fire' this includes everything on would want in this collector's treasure. Mountain has inspired generations of hard rock and metal bands with songs like 'Mississippi Queen' and 'Nantucket Sleighride' and with their guitar and drum virtuosity.
This DVD captures Mountain during their world tour in 2005 in Texas; and even after more than thirty five years into their career they show no signs of slowing down. Tracklisting: 1.Blood Of The Sun 2.Never In My Life 3.(Leslie Talking) 4.Theme from an Imaginary Western 5.(Cream tribute film) 6.Sunshine Of Your Love 7.Politician 8.Crossroads (Accoustic) 9.Blowin' In The Wind 10.Drum solo intro' 11.Under The Rock Part 1 12.Angel 13.Melody Duet (guitar & drums) 14.Mutant X 15.D
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