Darling Buds of May, The - Collection Set (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Darling Buds of May, The - Collection Set (DVD) 5-Disc Set Set in rural England and based around H.E. Bates` novels, The Darling Buds of May is a nostalgic celebration of flamboyant, loving family life for the Larkins. This collection includes the following episodes: The Darling Bu...
Set in rural England and based around H.E. Bates` novels, The Darling Buds of May is a nostalgic celebration of flamboyant, loving family life for the Larkins. This collection includes the following episodes: The Darling Buds of May, When The Green Woods Laugh, A Breath of French Air, Oh! To Be In England, A Stranger at the Gates, A Season Of Heavenly Gifts, The Happiest Days of Your Life, Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine, Climb the Greasy Pole, and the two bonus episodes, Christmas Is Coming, and Le Grand Weekend.
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ACTORS: Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks
The Postman Always Rings Twice (DVD)
Bob Rafelson`s THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE features a gorgeous young wife, a dull older husband, and a sexy drifter--perfect noir ingredients in a recipe for murder. While hitchhiking his way to Los Angeles during the depression, Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson) stops at a small roadside cafi where he meets the beautiful Cora (Jessica Lange). He decides to stick around, taking her husband, Nick (John Colicos), up on his offer of a job; but Frank and Cora very quickly decide that they`d rather not have Nick around. With its high-voltage cast, screenwriter (playwright David Mamet), and cinematographer (Sven Nykvist, who previously worked with Ingmar Bergman), Rafelson`s adaptation of James M. Cain`s novel has the makings of an engaging thriller. The novel had previously been filmed by director Tay Garnett for his 1946 movie, starring Lana Turner and John Garfield; this version reveals Rafelson`s desire to remake the classic without the censorship constraints of the former era. The film also features Anjelica Huston, who was romantically involved with Nicholson at the time.R"
Director: Bob Rafelson
ACTORS: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, Michael Lerner, John Colicos, Christopher Lloyd
Strangers & Brothers (DVD) 4-Disc Boxed Set This thirteen episode series, adapted from C.P. Snow`s novel, Strangers & Brothers, is the story of Lewis Eliot, an ambitious young lawyer faced with various temptations which threaten to ruin his life and career. Be...
This thirteen episode series, adapted from C.P. Snow`s novel, Strangers & Brothers, is the story of Lewis Eliot, an ambitious young lawyer faced with various temptations which threaten to ruin his life and career. Beginning in 1927 and carrying through until the tempestuous mid-1960s, the story follows Eliot from his decision to become a lawyer until his decision to become a writer and a near death experience.
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Director: Ronald Wilson
ACTORS: Nigel Havers, Cherie Lunghi, Anthony Hopkins
Golem - The Spirit of Exile (DVD)
GOLEM--THE SPIRIT OF EXILE was made in Paris while writer-director Amos Gitai was himself in exile. Gitai left his native Israel after his 1982 documentary, FIELD DIARY, openly critical of the Israeli military, met with a hostile reaction. His personal connection to the material is evident. He assembled a remarkable international cast, including Hanna Schygulla (THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN), Marisa Paredes (ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER), and directors Sam Fuller (PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET) and Bernardo Bertolucci (THE CONFORMIST) to make this challenging, audacious film. GOLEM draws from the biblical story of Ruth, and the Jewish legend from the Kabbalah, of the golem (a clay figure brought to life by a powerful rabbi) to explore the theme of exile in a modern setting. The film offers many pleasures, the most obvious of which is Gitai`s sumptuous visuals. While he has always been an intellectually driven filmmaker, Gitai, as much as any filmmaker, understands how to translate his themes into arresting imagery. Here, the plot of a woman and her sisters forced into exile after the deaths of their husbands is secondary to the shimmering beauty of Gitai`s palette, and the poetic language of his script.
This film was screened as part of an Amos Gitai retrospective organized by New York City`s Anthology Film Archives.NR"
Director: Amos Gitai
Are You Being Served? - V. 2: Big Brother (DVD)
More comic adventures from the hit BBC collection. Contains three veddy proper episodes: Big Brother, His and Hers, and Cold Comfort. NR"
