The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (VHS) @ discount dvd online store
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (VHS) Digitally Restored After being acquitted of murder, Sherlock Holmes` (Basil Rathbone) cunning nemesis Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) hatches a plot to steal the famous Star of Delhi from the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. In o...
After being acquitted of murder, Sherlock Holmes` (Basil Rathbone) cunning nemesis Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) hatches a plot to steal the famous Star of Delhi from the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. In order to distract the master sleuth from this crime of the century, Moriarty sends anonymous death threats to young socialite Ann Brandon (Ida Lupino in an early role), forcing Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) to split up to protect the jewels and prevent her murder. Based on a stage play by William Gillette, this second of the 14 films starring the classic pairing of Rathbone and Bruce is arguably considered the series` finest.
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Director: Alfred Werker
ACTORS: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, George Zucco, Alan Marshal
The Wages of Fear (DVD) Criterion Collection Made two years before his slightly better known DIABOLIQUE, Clouzot`s nail-biter of a suspense film is the story of four broke and desperate men stranded in Latin America. Eager for a way out of their respective si...
Made two years before his slightly better known DIABOLIQUE, Clouzot`s nail-biter of a suspense film is the story of four broke and desperate men stranded in Latin America. Eager for a way out of their respective situations, they accept an American oil company`s impossibly dangerous offer to transport two truckloads of nitroglycerin across hazardous jungle terrain. Remade by William Friedkin as SORCERER in 1977.
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Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
ACTORS: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Vera Clouzot, Peter Van Eyck, Folco Lulli
All Night Long Collection (DVD)
This boxed set contains all three volumes in the ALL NIGHT LONG series. Please see individual titles for complete information. Please note that mature content makes this work unsuitable for children.Unrated"
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (VHS)
In the innovative film THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, Jacques Demy pays loving homage to the Hollywood musical as well as the French melodrama. The film is shot in Cherbourg, France, using inventive cinematography and blazing colors and textures. Local life is rendered in pink, orange, green, and blue. Wallpapers and umbrella patterns, sweaters and hats, cars and gas stations--each element of the film contributes to the exuberant color and exalted mood. The film is also unique in the sense that every word is sung. The fertile collaboration between Demy and legendary French composer Michel Legrand reaches its climax in the light opera structure and lilting and memorable songs that make up the plot. Catherine Deneuve is the fresh and beautiful 16-year-old Genevieve, pining away in her mother`s umbrella shop. When she falls in love with the charming local auto mechanic, Guy (Nino Castelnuovo), worlds collide. The young couple who, in their innocence, believe that love can overcome all obstacles, face many of them, including Genevieve`s disapproving mother, an unexpected pregnancy, and Guy`s induction into the French Army. Joy and melancholy suffuse every aspect of the film, which explores both the transience of love and the persistence of affection--motifs that Demy would further develop in his follow-up musical, THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT.NR"
Director: Jacques Demy
ACTORS: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
King of Chess (DVD)
Ching (Tony Ka Fai Leung), a television programmer, tries to save his job by creating a new hero--a child chess prodigy--to captivate the viewing public. As the child prodigy commences the televised competition, against an arrogant champion, Ching reminisces about another Chess King who reigned during the Cultural Revolution.NR"
Director: Tsui Hark|Yim Ho
ACTORS: Tony Leung Ka Fai, John Sham, Yim Ho, Shih Chieh King
