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• Charlie Chaplin - Gold Rush | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Chaplin's personal favourite among his own films, The Gold Rush embodies all the trademarks of his mix of slapstick, satire, social commentary and sentiment--a perfect showcase for his ever-popular Little Tramp. Set during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, the film features a comic reworking of the gruesome Donner Party story, where a group of snowbound immigrants resorted to eating their clothes and then each other to stay alive. It opens with a grand shot of gold prospectors snaking up the side of a mountain. We then see the Tramp, typically estranged from the rest of the group, making his own way across the snow. Seeking shelter in a blizzard, he finds the cabin of the dangerous criminal Black Larson (Tom Murray) and when another prospector, Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain), comes along, the two of them take charge of the cabin and eventually drive him out. Starving on Thanksgiving, the pair decide to dine in style when the Tramp cooks one of his shoes, famously acting as if he's cooking a fine piece of meat; twirling the laces up like spaghetti and savouring every last nibble. When he finally escapes, the Tramp ends up in a local town and falls in love, only to be rebuffed on New Year's Eve. When a chance meeting reunites him with Big Jim, the two go back in search of gold hidden near the cabin. Despite its unlikely origins, the story is shaped into a classic comedy containing many famous set-pieces, including the cabin teetering on the edge of a cliff and the Tramp morphing into a chicken before the starving Big Jim. Ultimately it's Chaplin's endearing and amusing persona that makes this material genuinely enduring. On the DVD The Gold Rush comes to DVD in a decent transfer with good mono sound and the option of Dolby Digital 5.1. The second disc of bonus features opens with an introduction by David Robinson, who chronicles Chaplin's work on the film, which was interrupted when his clandestine affair with his 15-year-old leading lady meant that, due to her becoming pregnant, the filming had to close for a few months while a new female lead was found. The original 1925 version of the film, before Chaplin updated it with the addition of sound in 1942, appears in full. The Chaplin Today documentary illustrates the influence of the film on director Idrissa Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso, whose own work follows similar themes, as well as going behind the scenes on the original production. Trailers, posters and stills round off this worthy addition to the Chaplin Collection. --Laura Bushell

• The General | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A train engineer is turned down when he tries to join the confederate army during the civil war because his job is deemed too important. But when his train is stolen by union soldiers he finds himself in the war after all...

• Alcatraz Concert-Great Rapper | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £7.93   |  Saving you £-1.94 (-32.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Alcatraz Concert The Greatest Rapper On Earth Most Famous Hits Tracklistings: 1. Introduction 2. Naughty by Naughty - Greatest Hits Medley incl. Uptown Anthem & O.P.P. 3. Total & Missy Elliot - What About Us 4. Dru Hill - We're Not Making Love No More 5. 3rd Storee - Party Tonight 6. Too Short - Life s Too Short 7. Mack 10 - Back Yard Boogie 8. Rashaan Paterson - So Fine 9. Changing Faces - G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. 10. Curtis Blow - These Are The Breaks 11. John B - They Don't Know 12. Premiere - I'll Always Be There 13. Immature - Give Up The Ghosts 14. Aztian - Underground Death 15. Da Brat - Give It 2 You 16. K-Ci & Jo-Jo - You Bring Me Up 17. Mac Call & D Knowledge - Rise Up 18. Usher - You Make Me Wanna 19. Run DMC - Greatest Hit's Medley a) Peter Piper b) Rock Box c) Sucker MC's 20. 4 Some Love - Breaking Out 21. No Name - Over And Out (End Credits) Format: DVD, Video Studio/Label: Planet Song DVD-Erscheinungstermin/Released: 2003 Laufzeit/Running Time: ca. 53 Min. Bild/Picture Format: 4:3 PAL - Color Ton/Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sprache/Language: English Ländercode/Regional Code: 0 - All Regions Bestell-Nr./Catalog#: 8514 FSK/Rated: Freigegeben ohne Altersbeschränkung / Without Age Limitation EAN/UPC: 5055137185149

• Classic John Wayne Collection | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  DESPITE THE REVIEWS FROM AMAZON.COM ON HERE, this set contains these 5 movies:- ANGEL AND THE BADMAN: Gunslinger Quirt Evans is injured & found by Penelope Wirth & her father Thomas, a Quaker family with values & a way of living in contrast to Quirt Evans'. Quirt & Penelope are drawn to each other, although Quirt has no intention of embracing the Quaker lifestyle. He does, however, intervene to convince a rancher to restore their water supply, even if the family would not have approved of his methods. Evans' rival Laredo Stevens is unimpressed with the new, peaceful Quirt Evans, whilst local Marshall Wistful McClintock stokes up trouble between the two men, certain he'll get one or the other (the survivor) brought to justice in the end...Widely regarded as one of the most romantic of all John Wayne's films, this marked his first production credit. HELL TOWN: A carefree cowhand finally wants to settle down, but before he can he gets involved with rustlers.... McLINTOCK: He Tamed The West But Could He Tame Her? Cattle baron, banker & model citizen George McLintock has the world in his hands. The only thing missing is his wife, Katherine, who left him two years earlier, suspecting him of adultery. In an effort to get on with his life, McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement & hires her as his cook, welcoming both her & her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly & McLintock's simple & serene lifestyle comes to a crashing halt as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack, the engagement of his only daughter & the return of Mrs McLintock! SAGEBRUSH TRAIL: A young cowboy breaks out of jail after being falsely accused of murder & must prove his innocence before the authorities lock him back up... HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY: Dick Wallace, a millionaire's son, tends to chase rather dubious women causing his father to despair of him. When he really falls in love his father assumes the girl is a gold digger...

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 8 | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  The GeneralBased on a true incident in the American Civil War Keaton plays an engineer determined to recapture his stolen locomotive 'The General' and his girl friend captured by Union soldiers. Often voted one of the best films ever made and said to be Keaton's own favourite this beautifully crafted film has solid scripting meticulous attention to detail magnificent battle scenes and ingenious stunt work.The Electric HouseIn this classic short Buster turns an o

• SMALLVILLE SEASON 2 - VARIOUS | DVD | (30/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A