Though performed in the original Italian Peter Sellars' production of Cosi fan tutte relocates Mozart's comedy of love to the neon-and-chrome glare of a seaside diner mirroring the turbulent world of late-twentieth-century America. Peter Sellars' productions of Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro set in the dark streets of Harlem and the heights of New York's Trump Tower are also available on DVD.
Includes the seminal chillers: Die Screaming Marianne (1971) Marianne following the sudden death of her mother stands to inherit the family fortune along with several documents that could incriminate her corrupt judge of a father. Now her sister and her father both want their hands on Marianne's inheritance and they'll stop at nothing even murder to get it! House Of Whipcord (1974) A bizarre correctional institute is set up by a small group of people disillusioned
What secrets have been passed down to each United States president? History uncovers the fascinating truths behind some of the most confidential secrets in American history in The President's Book of Secrets. Interviews with former intelligence operatives, renowned historians and archivists show how classified information is treated in the highest circles of political power, how it's preserved throughout history, and who ensures continuity when a new leader is elected.
Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 3)
Red Haines and John Thompson were childhood friends that chose two very different ways of life. Red became an excellent cop and John became a dangerous criminal spending most of his life in jail. Red volunteers to handle the relocation of his old friend from Leavenworth to Huntsville prison and whilst the two are travelling by train to make the transfer a mysterious woman helps John make a daring escape...
Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 4)
Red Haines and John Thompson were childhood friends that chose two very different way of life. Red became an excellent cop and John became a dangerous criminal spending most of his life in jail.Red Volunteers to handle the relocation of his old friend from Leavenworth to Huntsville prison and whilst the two are travelling by train to make the transfer a mysterious woman helps John make a daring escape. Red is immediately suspected by his superiors of assisting in the escape and is thrown off the case and out of the police force. Red is determined to clear his name and vows to put his friend behind bars forever.
A group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk who have not returned from an earlier voyage. As they are sailing they are caught in a whirlpool that sends them near a hideous sea serpent and their boat is destroyed. The survivors make their way to an island the land of the Grimolts... a race of people that have enslaved all the unfortunate beings that land on their territory including the Viking men who have been forced to work down their mines. The women must battle to save their men and themselves.
An earthquake has revealed an underground City of the Dead in Egypt. It is a holy place and is cursed but this doesn't stop Sheik El Sahid from building an underground Mummy Theme Park there! Dan and Julie are brought over from the United States to publicise the new venture and the Sheik shows them how he has made the original mummies into bionic talking beings by implanting microchips in their heads. But the mummies react aggressively to the bright lights - they snap off their restraints and threaten Dan and Julie. Even the Sheik and his men are not safe as more and more mummies break loose and attack!
In this turbulent swashbuckler Cecil B. DeMille presents a tale of daring piracy and hot-blooded love! 1840s Key West is filled with salvage businesses thriving on the cargo of wrecked ships. Ship owner Loxi Claiborne suspects salvager King Cutler of foul play since he's always first on the scene at a wreck. Meanwhile Loxi's suitor Captain Jack Stuart is another suspect - at least to jealous lawyer Steve Tolliver. Who will be found guilty - and how - hinges on some amazing developments. Along with the star-studded cast (including Robert Preston and Susan Hayward) this glorious sea spectacle has stars of another kind. There are huge clipper ships gliding in the mist storms splintering them on the rocks and a giant squid in a memorable underwater battle. With Given DeMille's robust direction it all adds up to an Oscar for Special Effects
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