New Dvd Titles

[glyn horton]

DD Video have released the following -



FOXHOLE IN CAIRO 1960

FREEDOM RADIO 1941

NURSE EDITH CAVELL 1939 (I think this is actually a US film)

THE PURPLE PLAIN 1954

THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED 1950

THE DAY WILL DAWN 1942

THE FLEMISH FARM 1943

FOR FREEDOM 1940



BUT, according to the catalogue they are not available in the shops - mail order only!



Also the same catalogue lists MASK OF DUST and the 1937 Stanley Holloway film THE VICAR OF BRAY as just out but as they're listed elsewhere I'm assuming they'll be available 'over the counter'.

[The_Late_Peter_Cook]

I'm tempted by FOXHOLE (I'm a big JRL fan), but the only other movie in that list I'm interested in, THE PURPLE PLAIN is being released on DVD in R1 by MGM next month, so I'll get that from PlayUSA (who are only charging £7.99 for it)

[The_Late_Peter_Cook]

Lewis Gilbert's SINK THE BISMARK! is getting a DVD re-release in July, as part of the 'Studio Classic' series.

[aaron]

At last, two films i've been waiting for........... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clapping.gif[/img]

An Inspector calls(1954) was released 04/04/05 after many delays.

And the Pete & Dud original version of 'Bedazzled' is due for release in July..

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[Merton Park]

There are a couple of new Hammer releases. Stolen Face, excellent film with Paul Hendreid and Mask of Dust with Richard Conte.

[Steve Crook]

Originally posted by The_Late_Peter_Cook@Apr 26 2005, 06:20 PM

Lewis Gilbert's SINK THE BISMARK! is getting a DVD re-release in July, as part of the 'Studio Classic' series.

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If anyone gets Sink the Bismarck! (1960), take note of the Captain of the "Prince of Wales". Played by Esmond Knight, a great actor who joined the Navy for the duration. He was an gunnery officer (anti-aircraft) on the Prince of Wales when she and the Hood met the Bismarck. About the last thing Esmond saw clearly was H.M.S. Hood being blown up by one of the first salvoes from the Bismarck. A shell from the next salvo landed close to him. He lost one eye completely and lost most of the sight in his other eye.



But he didn't let that slow him down much and he went back to acting, sometimes in some quite adventurous roles.



Steve

[Rob Compton]

Steve Thanks for that. Somewhere, I have on audio tape (recorded years ago from Radio 4, I think) Esmond describing exactly what happened on the Prince of Wales on that fateful day. Absolutely fascinating, tragic and momentous all wrapped up together.



rgds

Rob

[The_Late_Peter_Cook]

I think that Jon Pertwee served on HMS Hood and was very lucky not to be aboard when it was sunk. I might be wrong but I believe he was ill and, along with several others, was left on shore when it set out on it's last voyage.

[Steve Crook]

Originally posted by The_Late_Peter_Cook@Apr 29 2005, 05:24 PM

I think that Jon Pertwee served on HMS Hood and was very lucky not to be aboard when it was sunk. I might be wrong but I believe he was ill and, along with several others, was left on shore when it set out on it's last voyage.

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Given the daft characters he played in The Navy Lark on the old steam radio, if they were based on his time in H.M.S. Hood it's amazing she lasted as long as she did.



Steve

[smudge]

Originally posted by The_Late_Peter_Cook@Apr 29 2005, 04:24 PM

I think that Jon Pertwee served on HMS Hood and was very lucky not to be aboard when it was sunk. I might be wrong but I believe he was ill and, along with several others, was left on shore when it set out on it's last voyage.

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You're right LPC. My old Religious Ed teacher served with Jon P and I think they both missed the fatal sailing. Teacher later asked Jon to record a special Rememberance Day message for our year's Nov 11th assembly one time. He did it, on old (huge) reel-to-reel tape and we were all in awe that our teacher knew Doctor Who! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img]



The tactics worked and you could have heard a pin drop in that assembly ; ne'er were a group of small boys ever so attentive I believe... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img]



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[The_Late_Peter_Cook]

Fans of Joe Orton are in for a treat on 20/06/05 as both Entertaining Mr. Sloane and Loot make their DVD debut.

[DB7]

Play.com DVD's available at a knock down £7.99.



The Wicker Man - Special Edition (2 Discs)

Monty Python And The Holy Grail (2 Discs)



Full list attached.

[The_Late_Peter_Cook]

The next Steptoe and Hancock's Half Hour DVD's are due out on the 8th of August

[Steve Crook]

The HMV publicity people have announced that they plan to release a 10 DVD boxed set of Powell & Pressburger films on July 11th. See PaPAS site for more details.



Titles expected are:

* A Matter of Life and Death

* The Red Shoes

* The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

* Black Narcissus

(2005 digitally remastered version which premiered at Cannes)

* A Canterbury Tale

* 49th Parallel

* The Battle of the River Plate

* Ill Met By Moonlight

* I Know Where I'm Going

* They're a Weird Mob

(First time on DVD in the UK)



Steve

[DB7]

There's also a Rank box set containing 2 PnP films on the way. (Brief Encounter (1945), The 39 Steps (1935), The Wicked Lady (1945), Genevieve (1953), The Red Shoes (1948), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Hamlet (1948) and Henry V (1944).

[DB7]

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery DVD

Sink The Bismarck! (Studio Classics)

Humphrey Jennings: The Collection (Diary For Timothy, Listen to Britain & Fires Were Started)

Figures In A Landscape

This Sporting Life

Masque Of The Red Death

Peter Sellers Collection



TV

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 2, Best Of (DVD)

Steptoe & Son: Series 2 (DVD)

[DB7]

Hammer Horror Series Collection R1

[smudge]

More classic Tony Hancock on DVD....



(Courtesy of Hancock Online)



HANCOCK ON DVD - Volume 2



The BBC shop website (www.bbcshop.com) has announced details of the next Hancock DVD release.

This release contains the following episodes:



ERICSON THE VIKING (26/12/58)

THE SET THAT FAILED (09/01/59)

THE NEW NOSE (16/01/59)

THE OAK TREE (13/03/59)

THE KNIGHTHOOD (20/03/59)



A release date of 8th August is mentioned on the site.



SMUDGE



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[Hackett]

From NETWORK on the way are:

GIDEONS WAY 1st August

THE BARON 4th July

MAN IN A SUITCASE Sometime in August



And an agreement with Granada that will give them access to a 50 year back catalogue of ITV programmes. Yum! Yum!.

[smudge]

SANDBAGGERS Series 1 is also in their August run Hackett [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img]



Too many 'must haves' !!!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ermm.gif[/img] Bank balance ? What balance ? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]



SMUDGE



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