Scorned by reviewers when it came out, Where Eagles Dare has acquired a cult following over the years for its unashamed and highly concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder. In 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theatre and his headline-making romance with Elizabeth Taylor, was eager to try his hand at the action genre. Author Alistair MacLean's novel The Guns of Navarone had inspired the film that started the 1960s vogue for World War II military capers, so he was prevailed upon to write the screenplay (his first). The central location, an impregnable Alpine stronghold locked in ice and snow, is surpassing cool, but the plot and action are ultra-mechanical, and the switcheroo gamesmanship of just who is the undercover double (triple?) agent on the mission becomes aggressively silly. --Richard T Jameson
Super Gran: Series 1 (2 Discs)
Is there nothing that she cannae do? Granny Smith is a sweet old lady living a sedate life in the Scottish coastal town of Chisleton. Then one day she is accidentally struck by a stray beam from Inventor Black's magic ray machine and transformed into Supergran - the possessor of amazing powers super-human strength and even a magic 'flycycle'! These she puts to great use in the fight against Chisleton's local villain the Scunner Campbell and his nasty cohorts Dustin and Muscles - although with Supergran's miraculous abilities defeating the baddies is not usually too much of a challenge! Gudrun Ure is the fearless octogenarian superheroine in this fondly remembered children's series. Alongside regular cast members Iain Cuthbertson and Bill Shine Supergran also featured an array of guest stars including for this second series Barbara Windsor Patrick Troughton Leslie Phillips Charles Hawtrey Bernard Cribbins and darts legend Eric Bristow; a wildly catchy theme song sung by Billy Connolly also ensured the show remained firmly in viewers' memories long after its initial transmission. Included here is every episode of Series Two alongside the 1986 Christmas Special.
Scorned by reviewers when it came out, Where Eagles Dare has acquired a cult following over the years for its unashamed and highly concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder. In 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theatre and his headline-making romance with Elizabeth Taylor, was eager to try his hand at the action genre. Author Alistair MacLean's novel The Guns of Navarone had inspired the film that started the 1960s vogue for World War II military capers, so he was prevailed upon to write the screenplay (his first). The central location, an impregnable Alpine stronghold locked in ice and snow, is surpassing cool, but the plot and action are ultra-mechanical, and the switcheroo gamesmanship of just who is the undercover double (triple?) agent on the mission becomes aggressively silly. --Richard T Jameson
With 128 million worldwide album sales already under their collective belts, two OBE awards, a million neon lit 'Sold Out' signs, a record 108 appearances on Top of the Pops, this will never be beaten or even equalled! You'd think that HRH Prince Charles favourite band had nothing more to prove in the field of entertainment... But, they've never in all their long and glorious history been seen on a cinema screen...
Look Back In Anger
Shot by the great Oswald Morris (Fiddler on the Roof), Look Back in Anger opens with an extraordinary jazz-club scene. Trumpeter Jimmy Porter (Richard Burton) - a disillusioned, college-educated bloke, raging against the establishment - works by day on a sweet stall in the market. His middle-class wife suffers the brunt of his tirades but when he vent his anger by having an affair with her best friend, the consequences prove far-reaching for all involved. Tony Richardson's feature debut is the epitome of the kitchen-sink drama that spawned a new genre of British films and heralded the liberated Swinging Sixties. Apposite for current times and still uncomfortably compelling, the film features an astonishing performance by Burton that earned him his second of six Golden Globe nominations. Special features: The Stories that Changed British Cinema (2018, 47 mins): BFI panel discussion on Woodfall Films, featuring Rita Tushingham, Tom Courtenay and Joely Richardson George Devine Memorial Play: Look Back in Anger (1966, 17 mins): David Frost produced film, directed by Peter Whitehead, capturing a stage performance in memory of the late Royal Court director starring Kenneth Haigh as Jimmy Porter and Gary Raymond as Cliff Lewis Oswald Morris Remembers Woodfall (1993, 24 mins): the cinematographer reminisces about his time with Woodfall Ten Bob in Winter (1963, 12 mins): Lloyd Reckford's vignette of class tension and aspiration within London's Caribbean community Original theatrical trailer Stills gallery Illustrated booklet with writing by John Wyver, Michael Brooke and Nicolas Pillai, plus full film credits
On a remote Caribbean island, in the shadow of a volcano, the world's biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era. Includes extra trailer.
God Save The Queen ; Big Country - In The Big Country ; Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall ; Level 42 - Hot Water ; Elton John - Your Song ; Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight ; Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me ; Eric Clapton And Tina Turner - Tearing Us Apart ; Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild ; Mark Knopfler and Sting - Money For Nothing ; Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away ; Joan Armatrading - Reach Out ; Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame ; Rod Stewart - Sailing ; Elton John - I'm Still Standing ; Paul Young And George Michael - Every Time You Go Away ; Paul McCartney And Ensemble - Long Tall Sally ; Paul McCartney And Ensemble - Get Back.
You don't get many artists who've consistently had hits across the last four decades; but then again you don't get many Midge Ure's to the pound. Back firmly in the spotlight Midge Ure recently took to the road with a four-piece band for the first time in more than ten years. The result was Rewind - The Greatest Hits Tour a major fifteen date UK jaunt to support the release of his latest solo album 'Move Me' and the EMI backed greatest hits package 'The Very Best Of Midge Ure
Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose... that's what Christmas is all about - burnt nuts and frostbite. So sayeth the good reverend Jolly. His festive season starts off with the usual melee - prison riots undercooked turkey and an increase in the suicide rate.Yes Christmas has many meanings to many people to a man of the cloth such as our Reverend IM Jolly it means but one thing - a good deal of unpaid overtime!Left to his own devices over the festive season the Reverend Jolly does indeed prove once and for all he can start an argument in an empty house - literally!Timeless classic comedy with plenty to keep you ho ho hoing through the entire holiday season. Fa la la la la...
On 20th April 2001 a stellar cast of musicians paid tribute to Steve Marriott upon the 10th Anniversary of his tragic death. Tracklisting: 1. Sha la la la lee - The Mods 2. Understanding - The Mods + Steve Ellis 3. Song of a Baker - The Mods + Steve Ellis 4. Afterglow - The Mods + Steve Ellis 5. Phone Call Away - House Band + Dennis Greaves 6. Big Train - House Band + Simon 'Honeyboy' Hickling 7. Fool For a Pretty Face - House Band featuring Bobby Tench 8. I Cant Stand The Rain - House Band + Deborah Bonham 9. (If You Think Youre) Groovy - House Band + Deborah Bonham 10. Black Coffee - House Band + Deborah Bonham 11. Itchycoo Park - House Band + Tony Rivers 12. My Way of Giving - House Band + Steve Ellis 13. 30 Days In The Hole - House Band + Max Ireland & Toby Marriott 14. Four Day Creep - Humble Pie 15. Natural Born Bugie - Humble Pie 16. Hallelujah I Love Her So - Humble Pie 17. Shine On - Humble Pie 18. I Dont Need No Doctor - Humble Pie 19. My Minds Eye - Midge Ure 20. Become Like You - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Gem Archer 21. Im Only Dreaming - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Gem Archer 22. Get Yourself Together - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Gem Archer 23. Here Comes The Nice - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Gem Archer 24. Tin Soldier - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Jerry Shirley Steve Ellis Gem Archer 25. All Or Nothing - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Jerry Shirley Steve Ellis Gem Archer
On a remote Caribbean island in the 1980s, in the shadow of a volcano, the world's biggest recording artists were drawn to one special place, to escape and to forge the music that defined an era. Built by The Beatles' producer Sir George Martin, AIR Studios Montserrat was the birthplace of mega-hits such as Money for Nothing and Every Breath You Take. For a decade, the studio formed the backdrop to monumental events in music history including the break-up of The Police, the reunion of The Rolling Stones, and the reinvigoration of Paul McCartney after the tragic murder of John Lennon. After a decade of hits, and at the peak of its popularity, the studio was destroyed when the island was hit by a series of devastating natural disasters. Through personal accounts and backed by a blistering soundtrack, Under the Volcano is the definitive account of George Martin's studio, a place that generated a perfect storm of talent, technology and isolation, ushering in music that would live on long after the last tape rolled. Extras: Trailer
The brittle marriage of Alec and Lee Windom is on the verge of breakdown. With Alec working in a remote Asian village as a doctor and Lee back home in England the strain cannot continue. So Lee decides she will move to be with her estranged husband hoping to re-kindle their affections. However on arrival Lee realises that both their lives are in danger as local plantation workers and the authorities are clashing on an ever increasingly violent scale. The predicament the Windom's find themselves in strengthens their marriage but will they survive the escalating conflict...
Custer of the West is a spectacular production based on the tumultuous story of the hero who became a legend, General George Custer (Robert Shaw). Following his service in the Civil War, General George Custer goes West to take over the 7th Cavalry. He is ordered, for political reasons, by General Sheriden (Lawrence Tierney) to drive an Indian tribe off their reservation due to the discovery of gold on their land.Custer of the West probes into General Custer's own thinking and reveals the motivations that sent him on the road to glory and doom.
With 128 million worldwide album sales already under their collective belts, two OBE awards, a million neon lit 'Sold Out' signs, a record 108 appearances on Top of the Pops, this will never be beaten or even equalled! You'd think that HRH Prince Charles favourite band had nothing more to prove in the field of entertainment... But, they've never in all their long and glorious history been seen on a cinema screen...
Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure and John Clements give compelling performances in this tense, memorable thriller from BAFTA-winning director Basil Dearden. Tinged with Cold War paranoia but featuring, at its core, a very human drama, The Mind Benders is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When experimental physiologist Professor Sharpey commits suicide, security officer Major Hall suspects treasonous motives. Deeply shocked at the accusation, Sharpey's partner sets out to prove that their sensory deprivation experiments were responsible - by experimenting on himself! Special Features: Theatrical trailer Image gallery
With 128 million worldwide album sales already under their collective belts, two OBE awards, a million neon lit 'Sold Out' signs, a record 108 appearances on Top of the Pops, this will never be beaten or even equalled! You'd think that HRH Prince Charles favourite band had nothing more to prove in the field of entertainment... But, they've never in all their long and glorious history been seen on a cinema screen...
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