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List Price: £9.99
Our Price: £2.58
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Staring:
Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen, Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
By the time Alfred Hitchcock's second-to-last picture came out in 1972, the censorship restrictions under which he had laboured during his long career had eased up. Now he could give full sway to his lurid fantasies, and that may explain why Frenzy is the director's most violent movie by far--outstripping even Psycho for sheer brutality. Adapted by playwright Anthony Shaffer, the story concerns a series of rape-murders committed by suave fruit-merchant Bob Rusk (Barry Foster), who gets his kicks from throttling women with a necktie. This being a Hitchcock thriller, suspicion naturally falls on the wrong man--ill-tempered publican Richard Blaney (Jon Finch). Enter Inspector Oxford from New Scotland Yard (Alex McCowan), who thrashes out the finer points of the case with his wife (Vivian Merchant), whose tireless enthusiasm for indigestible delicacies like quail with grapes supplies a classic running gag.Frenzy was the first film Hitchcock had shot entirely in his native Britain since Jamaica Inn (1939), and many contemporary critics used that fact to account for what seemed to them a glorious return to form after a string of Hollywood duds (Marnie
 "You may not know this Babs but you're my type of girl"......, 2009-12-05
The last flowering of a formidable talent in directing Frenzy is a suitably dark little peice,talking about the nature of love,lust,and appearances.Barry Foster is superb as Bob Rusk,Jon Finch wooden as an oak table,Anna Massey feisty as the afore mentioned Babs..but as with all Hitchcock films the acting is not important.This movie is a treat to be savored because its wonderful set peices.The way for example the camera lingers on the doorway to the matrimonial agency while the secetary goes inside to discover what has occured,the women passing bye.The way it draws slowly back from the room Rusk and Babs have just entered back out to the street.Those are just two of many memorable momments.Your Tarantinos,your Speilbergs are miles behind the master.Buy this DVD and be spellbound by Hitchcocks breathtaking panache.Amazing stuff!
Rated: Universal, suitable for all
Staring:
Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller
A treasure chest, 2005-06-10
Real devotees (and English teachers), don't hesitate. This box set includes the 2nd tetralogy (Richard II, Henry IV, parts 1 & 2, and Henry V) and Richard III in impeccable productions. Nothing earth-shattering, no soldiers dressed as Nazis, GIs, ballerinas or cavemen. Just good actors who can speak Shakespearian verse with grace, intelligence and fluency, in period costume and realistic settings, directed with clarity and taste. For the rare plays alone this set would be worth the price of admission; getting Derek Jacobi in the role of Richard II makes it priceless. The videos have been remastered for DVD, well if not perfectly (some echo momentarily escaped retouching, and DVD as usual introduces the microscopic glitch), and the subtitle option (English only) is a boon to students of the text. Those interested in seeing the entire 1st trilogy may complete this set by buying the Henry VI plays individually (also edited by Ambrose DVD - at steep prices, but as the saying goes, buy now while supplies last).
Rated: Universal, suitable for all
Staring:
David Gwillim, Michele Dotrice, Jon Finch, Bruce Purchase
First-Class Shakespeare, 2010-08-29
This version of Henry IV is that of the BBC Shakespeare, and features a brilliant cast, which includes Anthony Quayle as Falstaff, and David Gwillim as Prince Hal. For me, this version, and its sequel, Henry IV Part Two, is rendered unique by the brilliant acting of Jon Finch as Henry IV. To hear and watch this fine actor (now, alas! retired) is to experience a memorable performance. Commanding in presence, strong-willed, but racked with guilt and plagued by disease, Mr Finch's Henry IV holds the stage whenever he appears. If you want to enjoy Shakespeare on video, then the BBC Shakespeare is the series to acquire.
List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £19.90
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Phil Daniels, Hazel O'Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce, Peter-Hugo Daly
Director:
Brian Gibson
An old, old story as told circa 1980, Breaking Glass, written and directed by Brian Gibson, follows the path of Stardust not to mention A Star is Born and most other films about showbusiness, by following the rise of a talented young hopeful who learns that success comes with strings. Kate Crowley (Hazel O'Connor) begins as a bleached New Wave ranter, fly-posting on the tube and yelling songs about dehumanisation over fascist chants in rowdy pubs, but ends up a stoned glam zombie dressed as a robot, packaging her anger for the benefit of corporate music biz baddies and retreating to a sanatorium. The plot may be familiar, but the film still works, thanks to persuasive central performances from O'Connor, who wrote her own songs and shows real acting muscle that sadly didn't lead to anything like a film career, and Phil Daniels as her hustling manager/boyfriend/conscience. The fine supporting cast includes Jon Finch and Jonathan Pryce as a Bond villain-style record producer and a deaf junkie sax player, with glimpses of later perennials such as Jim Broadbent and Richard Griffiths. Made and set at the start of the 1980s, it catches its times exactly: a "Rock Again...
All time great post punk musical, 2010-06-14
Hopefully if enough of us register our love of this film we'll eventually persuade the rights holder (whoever that may be) to get a special edition together. Sadly the director died in 2004 so it's too late for his involvement, but a decent treansfer and Hazel O'Conner/Phil Daniels commentary would be manna from heaven. If you haven't seen this film, track it down - it's become a fascinating time capsule of the early eighties rather than looking dated and the music is still terrific. Great fun to play spot the British character actor too (is that PC Carver from The Bill as the horrible lead guitarist - it is you know!) Essential film, one of my favourites.
List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £0.19
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Richard Lintern, Jon Finch, Beatie Edney
Director:
Brian Grant
 Good stuff, 2002-11-10
Ok so maybe its not one of the very welllllll known horror films and it is new after all but i think its an interesting one and its done in a much more subtle way, in many ways its much more of a who dunnit film , its about a true story of a man called Lord Lucan , who supposedly killed his wifes nanny and brutally beat his wife and fled, this film delves deeper into the story and unravels more and more about this murder, was Lord Lucan even the murderor? He had in a drunk conversation bowed that the answer to his problems were to rid of her, but other evidence suggests otherwise since lucan was sqeaumish and why wouldnt he have finished the job? All the answers are revealed and it is indeed a very interesting story........ definately worth a watch and also, i think, worth buying
Staring:
Jon Finch, Blake Adams, Ashley Laurence, Jeffrey Combs, Allison Mackie
Director:
C. Courtney Joyner
Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the scenes, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The town of Leffert's Corners has been plagued by unearthly beings for decades, and now there is only a few people left, including the local priest and a woman traumatised by the death of her sister. But when John Martense turns up to claim his illicit family fortune, with bad guys in pursuit, the last stand had become a lot more complicated. Supposedly based on the writings of H P Lovecraft.
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: £3.24
Rated: Parental Guidance
Staring:
Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Jack Warden, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin
Director:
John Guillermin
In de-Nile? Not me!, 2010-06-11
I've just watched this for the first time in, perhaps, twenty years. I bought it in anticipation of working in Egypt and the film certainly brought back memories of a recent Nile cruise. It is, of course, both sumptuous to look at and sumptuously cast. Although Peter Ustinov is not, perhaps, one's ideal Poirot, he is very funny and David Niven provides a suitable side-kick as Colonel Race. In a gallery of all-star grotesque suspects, Angela Lansbury manages to upstage even Bette Davis and Maggie Smith, which is no mean achievement, and virtually all of the players are good value. Some characters have been trimmed from the book (which I've just read in a French translation; prétentieux, moi?), but this does not really destroy the film's fabric, which is true to the spirit of the original. If you haven't already seen the film, I defy you not to enjoy it and there is much to delight even if you have, especially at this bargain price.
Rated: Universal, suitable for all
Staring:
Anthony Quayle, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Tim Piggott-Smith, Brenda Bruce
Compelling drama, 2010-05-27
Henry IV has come to the throne of England by snatching the crown from his weak, worldly cousin Richard II. Now he sees his son and heir, also called Henry, spending his time in idleness and dissipation and mirroring the worthless Richard. Meanwhile, another noble Henry, Henry Percy known as Hotspur, is proving himself brave and forceful, and starting to present a threat to the crown.
Although this is called 'Henry IV, part one' it is in reality about the contrasting fortunes of the two younger men, climaxing in a final battle where one kills the other. There is also the contrast between the serious play, as we focus on Henry Percy's rebellion, and a much more light-hearted tone as we see the king's son in company with drunkards and scoundrels, chief among them Sir John Falstaff (excellently portrayed by Anthony Quayle).
There are not many great speeches in this play but I found it very believable and compelling as drama; I was particularly impressed by Tim Pigott-Smith as Hotspur but also found the exchanges between the King and his wayward son to be moving. In general there was very little Shakespearean play-acting here; the dialogue was 16th Century but the acting was up-to-date and natural. (I hate to be uncharitable but I found the actress who played Mrs Hotspur an exception, she looked like she was in a school play!)
A couple of minor gripes - the costumes were at times particularly dreadful; it's hard to concentrate on the action when confronted with a silly little skirted tunic and matching tights, and someone had the unfortunate idea of having Hotspur speak his final dramatic dialogue with his mouth full of mock blood. I couldn't decide whether it was comical or just plain disgusting, either way it distracted from the drama of the moment.
Apart from that, this is a play that could be enjoyed even by someone who was not really INTO Shakespeare, there'll always be fathers and sons, and this is as much about family relationships as 15th Century history.
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £3.82
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride
Director:
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales) and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic and visceral; this is down-in-the-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows mo...
satisfied customer, 2010-06-14
This product was delivered promptly and is in excellent condition. Would use this company again!
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