The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (DVD)
In what may be the director`s most personal film, he makes use of incidents from his own life in exploring the mystery of Sherlock Holmes sexual preference and past romances. Robert Stephens stars as the fictional detective, shooting cocaine to alleviate the boredom that plagues him between cases. But his ennui evaporates when he and longtime colleague Dr. Watson (Colin Blakely) receive tickets to the performance of a Russian ballet company. Afterwards, Petrova (Tamara Toumanova), the prima ballerina asks Holmes to become the father of his child, intending to combine her beauty with his intellect. Homes refuses on the basis that he and Watson are lovers, greatly annoying his staunchly heterosexual companion, who begins to wonder whether the detective really is gay. Before this mystery can be solved, the two men find Gabrielle Valladon (Genvieve Page), a beautiful and intriguing woman in the grip of amnesia, on their doorstep. When she remembers that she`s seeking her husband, Holmes agrees to take the case, and is soon off to Scotland. Matters grow progressively more bizarre, as the detective must deal with the Loch Ness monster, a family of midgets, and an experimental submarine. Unique among the director`s films, it`s steeped in a bittersweet romanticism, expressing a vulnerabilty and self-doubt found nowhere else in the body of his work. Robert Stephens, who was so overwhelmed by the intense sense of self-loathing Wilder wished him to explore that he attempted suicide during production, is excellent as Holmes, and the florid romanticism of Miklos Rosza`s violin concerto creates a suitable ambiance.PG-13"
Director: Billy Wilder
ACTORS: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page, Irene Handl, Stanley Holloway
Nico and Dani (DVD)
NICO AND DANI is a summer coming-of-age flick set in a small beach town near Barcelona. Two teenage boys--Dani (Fernando Ramallo) and Nico (Jordi Vilches)--spend a couple weeks alone at Dani`s beach house when his parents leave town. They have always been best friends and have always shared everything. Suddenly they find themselves drifting apart when they meet Elena (Marieta Orozco) and Berta (Esther Nubiola) two cute local nubiles who help them discover love and sex and all of the physical and emotional pain and joy that comes with it.
The sophomore effort of Spanish director Cesc Gay is essentially a teen movie about a couple of buddies who want to get laid before they turn 18. But there is a twist to this film that is remarkable in its frankness: NICO AND DANI delivers the themes and style of recent films like WILD REEDS and BEAUTIFUL THING, but the spirit of this movie is different--it`s fiestier. Fernando Ramallo and Jordi Vilches give striking performances, and they have an enthusiastic repoire that is really enjoyable to watch. The film is colored by the naiveti of the teenagers and that gives it a veracity that is at times shocking, and at other times sweet.NR"
Director: Cesc Gay
Devil Hunter Yohko Collection 2 (DVD)
High school student Yohko Mano learns that she has bigger problems than how to get the boy she has a crush on to notice her when her grandmother tells her that she is the 108th generation in a family of Demon Hunters. In these episodes, the fifth and six in the series, the Shadow Demon Master possesses Yohko`s boyfriend and opens the gates of Hell, the teenage devil hunter finds herself inexplicably dead! But even when trapped on the demon plane, Yohko`s indomitable spirit won`t let her give up. Later, Yohko is in for a surprise when another girl shows up at school looking--and acting--just like her. Also includes the YOHKO music video collection, YOHKO 4-EVER.NR"
At War With the Army (DVD) Hollywood Classics Collection Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis get their first star pairing in this hilarious song-and-gag-filled comedy. The duo play Puccinelli and Korwin, pals who join the army and immediately get into a load of trouble ...
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis get their first star pairing in this hilarious song-and-gag-filled comedy. The duo play Puccinelli and Korwin, pals who join the army and immediately get into a load of trouble on a military training base. Highlights include a sequence involving a noncooperative soda machine, Jerry Lewis performing The Navy Gets the Gravy But the Army Gets the Beans, and the team`s impersonation of the Bing Crosby-Barry Fitzgerald characters from the classic film GOING MY WAY.
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Director: Hal Walker
ACTORS: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Mike Kellin, Angela Greene
Double Feature - The Chinese Connection/ Bruce Lee the Invincible (DVD)
A double feature of action-packed martial arts fueled films, THE CHINESE CONNECTION and BRUCE LEE THE INVINCIBLE. See individual titles for further details.
THE CHINESE CONNECTION: After the kung fu instructor of Chen (Lee) is brutally murdered, Chen sets out to find the persons responsible for the killing. When he discovers that the killers are a Japanese gang, and that they are terrorizing his former school, Chen brings swift and deadly retribution to the evildoers.
BRUCE LEE THE INVINCIBLE: Bruce Li uses his martial arts skills to stop Cheung, the kung fu killer. Only those familiar with the fighting style of Bruce Lee can stop Cheung, and Li is just the man for the job.NR"
Director: Wei Lo
