Un Ballo in Maschera - Metropolitan Opera (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Un Ballo in Maschera - Metropolitan Opera (DVD)
Verdi`s tragic opera UN BALLO IN MASCHERA is a favorite of opera-lovers everywhere. Here the lead role of Ricardo is played by one of the most renowned tenors in the world -- Luciano Pavarotti. This video captures the critically lauded 1980 performance which was, significantly, his first at the internationally famous venue. Director Elijah Moshinsky -- also making his Met debut -- has reset the classic story into Revolutionary War era Boston, a move that turned out to give new resonance and importance to the timeless story.NR"
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
ACTORS: Luciano Pavarotti
Eight Legs To Love You (DVD)
Incomparable cult/sex/horror director Jess Franco returns, with veteran horror lovelies Lina Roman, Michelle Bauer, and Linnea Quigley, for this darkly comedic tale of murder, mystery, and eroticism. Lovely Sheriff Marga (Bauer) is in a quandary, as a rash of kidnappings is plaguing her parish. As if that weren`t enough to keep her busy, there are some mysterious goings-on down at the docks. Could it be the dancehall queen who dwells there? Or perhaps the more sinister Killer Tarantula? If she waits too long, she may find out the hard way, as the suspects are disappearing...NR"
Director: Jesus Franco
Deathwatch (VHS)
In 1917, nine British soldiers find themselves lost in enemy territory on the Western Front. They take refuge in a corpse-filled, rat-infested enemy trench where they wait for rescue. As night falls, however, the men sense that they are not alone--and soon they begin to die one-by-one. Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOT) and Andy Serkis (LORD OF THE RINGS) star in this creepy, effectively subtle supernatural war thriller.R"
Director: Michael J. Bassett
ACTORS: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Laurence Fox
Out of Ireland - The Story of Emigration into America (DVD)
Narrated by Kelly McGillis, this PBS special traces the the history of several Irish immigrants who fled the 19th- century famine and settled in industrial America. Includes readings by Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Brenda Fricker, and Aidan Quinn.NR"
Director: Paul Wagner
