When Elvis Presley first appeared on screen fans and critics alike called him the next James Dean. Everyone was shocked when 'The King' was actually a credible actor. His films exploited his youth appeal and crammed the running time with Presley music numbers and as time went on the plots became more and more ludicrous the songs less memorable.This was not lost on Presley who was getting more and more bored with his screen assignments. He wanted to do something more challenging a film befitting his early dramatic promise.He found that vehicle in one of his last screen appearances - Charro! This time he played it straight. Clearly influenced by the successful Clint Eastwood by the successful Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone series this film is gritty and cynical. But most importantly Presley proved once again that he could act. Reviewers at the time were impressed with Presley's performance and in retrospect it makes one wish Presley had more challenging acting opportunities.
The best live performances from the first series of The Tube - the groundbreaking and anarchic Friday night music programme hosted by Jools Holland and - the late - Paula Yates. As well as featuring up-and-coming acts The Tube also played host to a number of well-established groups giving live performances which for the most part have not been seen since their original transmission and have never been released in any format before now. The live spirit of the series (first broadcast on Bonfire Night 1982) is further underlined with the inclusion of live interviews and behind the scenes footage as well as original linking sequences from Jools and Paula. Including sets from The Jam (in their last performance) Culture Club Robert Palmer Soft Cell Iggy Pop Depeche Mode The Stranglers Thin Lizzy Madness The Eurythmics The Undertones and U2.
The Serpent And The Rainbow
Ever since an experiment in the local high school went wrong things have been getting weirder and weirder in Riverdale. The town has become a magnet for monsters. Now Archie and the gang - Betty Veronica Reggie and Jughead (not forgetting honorary gang members nerdy Dilton and Jughead's dog Hot Dog!) - are called on to unravel a variety of mysteries that involve swamp creatures mad scientists vampires werewolves giant ants zombies UFOs and much more. Episode titles: Attac
Set during World War II a young Scottish woman married to a rancher falls in love with a passionate Italian prisoner-of-war...
Follow Paul Young as he visits some of the best rivers lakes and coast lines around England. Paul joins Chris Sandford on the River Rother in southern England to fish for Chub on the fly fishes the world famous Avington Trout Fishery in Hampshire The Great Ouse for Barbel and the lower Itchen for Trout and Salmon.
Set against spectacular scenery with an exhilarating mix of action adventure and romance Lorna Doone is one of the world's greatest and most enduring love stories. Having seen his father murdered by the Doones - an aristocratic but murderous clan of outlaws - the young Ridd vows revenge. But his vengeance is complicated when he falls in love with the beautiful Lorna daughter of the Doone's. Their 'Romeo and Juliet' relationship wreaks havoc on those closest to them finally threatening their romance.
Music from Paul Young.
Two films that capture the very essence of Punk. Released simultaneously with the definitive punk CD collection and what is without doubt the most comprehensive and most beautifully produced punk book ever published PUNK.RUDE BOY: Rude Boy takes in the mood of England circa 1978. The Clash tour an England plagued by economic decline unemployment and fascist demonstrations and play some of their best music ever.PUNK IN LONDON: Featuring The Clash and some of punks most important bands including The Adverts X-Ray Spex Subway Sect The Boomtown Rats The Jam Chelsea and the outrageous Wayne County and the Electric Chairs.
Gulliver's Travels: See the world with Gulliver... Flight Of The Navigator: A 12 year-old boy is mysteriously abducted by an alien space craft and returns to Earth eight years later still only 12. He now has great navigational powers which enable him to fly his spaceship anywhere he desires. Merlin: In a time long past when magic was fading from the world the wicked sorceress Mab the Queen of Darkness summoned forth a mighty wizard to keep the power of the Old Ways alive. The wizard's name was Merlin. When his heart is touched by love of the beautiful Nimue Merlin turns away from Mab's dark enchantments. In anger Mab allows Merlin to be captured by Lord Vortigern and imprisoned with Nimue.
A group of daring explorers led by Allan Quartermain (Cedric Hardwicke) searches the African continent for the lost diamond mines of Solomon in this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by H. Rider Haggard. Paul Robeson co-stars as the party's guide through the wilderness who occasionally bursts into song.
Music from Paul Young.
Soylent Green is landmark science fiction film, a cautionary tale that holds a mirror to a tomorrow rife with ecological disaster. Working well again in the futuristic genre following Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man, action titan Charlton Heston portrays Thom, a detective prowling the dank streets of a polluted, overpopulated Big Apple gone rotten in 2022.He's trailing a murderer and the trail leads to a stunning discovery. Vividly realised, Soylent Green's world gains its power not just from its special effects but from its heart a human dimension magnified by the performance of legendary Edward G.Robinson in his moving screen farewell.Product FeaturesCommentary by Richard Fleischer and Leigh Taylor-YoungA Look at The World of Soylent GreenMGM's Tribute to Edward G.Robinson's 101st FilmDebossed finish on the title treatment of the Steelbook
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