Charlie Brooker&s British crime drama spoof A TOUCH OF CLOTH stars John Hannah (REBUS) as DCI Jack Cloth; a troubled maverick cop who along with his sidekick DC Anne Oldman (Suranne Jones) finds himself on the trail of a vicious killer Lampooning all that is silly in a genre that takes itself very very seriously Brooker & his co-writer Daniel Maier (HARRY HILL&S TV BURP) keep the jokes coming thick & fast as their no-nonsense heroes follow the trail of increasingly grisly murders ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Touch of Evil begins with one of the most brilliant sequences in the history of cinema; & ends with one of the most brilliant final scenes ever committed to celluloid In between unfurls a picture whose moral sexual racial & aesthetic attitudes remain so radical as to cross borders established not only in 1958 but in the present age also Yet Touch of Evil has taken many forms The film as released in 1958 was certainly compromised from Orson Welles& vision but a brilliant & lengthy memo written by Welles to studio heads in 1957
- taking issue with a studio rough-cut
- had some influence on a subsequent preview version shown to test audiences (and rediscovered in the mid-1970s) as well as the 1958 theatrical version Forty years later in 1998 Universal produced a reconstructed version of the film that takes into meticulous account the totality of Welles& memo & ostensibly represents the version of the film that most closely adheres to his original wishes Charlton Heston portrays Mike Vargas the Mexican chief of narcotics who sets out to uncover the facts surrounding a car bomb that has killed a wealthy American businessman on the US side of the border As Vargas investigates his newly-wed wife Susie (Janet Leigh two years before Hitchcock&s Psycho) is kidnapped by a gang out to exact vengeance for the prosecution of the brother of their leader (Akim Tamiroff) Meanwhile Vargas& enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan (played by Welles himself in one of the most imposing & unforgettable screen performances of his career) a besotted incarnation of corruption who alternately conspires with Susie&s captors & seeks solace in the brothel of the Gypsy madame (Marlene Dietrich) who comforted him in bygone times Welles& final studio-system picture has at last become secure in its status as one of the greatest films ever made It remains a testament to the genius of Welles -- a film of Shakespearean richness inexhaustible Actors Orson Welles Charlton Heston Janet Leigh Marlene Dietrich Akim Tamiroff Zsa Zsa Gabor Joseph Calleia Joanna Moore Ray Collins Dennis Weaver Valentin de Vargas Mort Mills Victor Millan Lalo Rios Michael Sargent & Phil Harvey Director Orson Welles Certificate 12 years & over Year 1958 Screen Fullscreen 1371 Widescreen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 51 minutes (approx)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Orson Welles&s TOUCH OF EVIL is nothing short of a masterpiece Beginning with a three-minute-plus tracking crane shot the film explodes onto the screen literally the marvelously expressive opening shot ends with a car blowing up & that detonation sets into motion a classic noir tale of betrayal & murder In a complex exploration of character & morality Welles plays the racist Captain Hank Quinlan a grotesque troubled & powerful figure who runs his small US border town according to his own version of the law Quinlan&s brutishness & vulgarity contrast starkly with the idealism & playboy good looks of Charlton Heston as Mike Vargas a Mexican detective trying to put away the leader of a dangerous family of drug dealers the Grandis In the US with his new bride Susie (Janet Leigh) Vargas becomes consumed with exposing Quinlan & his highly questionable methods too busy to see that his own beautiful blonde bride is in serious danger from both Quinlan & the Grandis In 1998 Welles&s film was restored closer to its creator&s original vision & it is a joy to behold Every shot is impeccably crafted every word of dialogue concise & pointed The camerawork (by Russell Metty & John Russell) is stunning particularly in the opening scene & the long single take in which Vargas believes he has caught Quinlan planting evidence The supporting cast led by Marlene Dietrich Dennis Weaver Akim Tamiroff & Joseph Calleia gives exhilarating performances TOUCH OF EVIL Welles&s last studio film is a near-perfect examination of the dark underbelly of society & the tragic downfall of a once proud man ...

Set in the town of Denton A TOUCH OF FROST focuses on Detective Inspector Frost & his long-suffering Superintendent Harry Mullett (Bruce Alexander) Based on the novels by RD Wingfield this long-running British crime drama features award-winning actor David Jason as Jack Frost; a man of unconventional methods & a gruff manner that often draw acrimony from suspects & fellow policemen alike But no one can dispute the efficiency of Frost's techniques This collection

Includes:: the episodes of series 15; the final series to be made in which one of British television's most acclaimed characters hangs up his hat & retires from Denton CID

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play David Jason stars as Detective Inspector Jack Frost As Frost continues to interrogate Denton&s leading drug dealer he realises it&s going nowehere when he starts demanding his solicitor Meanwhile a con artist who steals cars from golf clubs is soon under suspicion when a dead body is found in the boot of one of his stolen cars ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Comedy starring Jimi Mistry as Alim a South-Asian Canadian who thinks he&s living with the spirit of Cary Grant (Kyle Mac Lachlan) Alim lives in London & works as a stills photographer in the movie business He is trying with Cary&s help to live up to the glamorous standards of old Hollywood Alim&s partner Giles (Kristen Holden-Ried) is a handsome economist who&s charming intelligent comfortable with who he is & completely unaware of his lover&s fantasy life Alim & Giles are happy together despite Alim&s secret until Alim&s mother Nuru (Sureka Mathew) shows up for a visit & the whole charade begins to unravel ...

THEY DESTROYED HER WORLD BUT SHE'S THEIR ONLY HOPE Avry's power to heal the sick should earn her respect in the plague-torn land of Kazan Instead she is feared Her kind are blamed for the horrifying disease that has taken hold of the nation When Avry uses her forbidden magic to save a dying child she faces the guillotine Until a dark mysterious man rescues her from her prison cell His people need Avry's magic to save their dying prince The very prince who first unleashed the plague on Kazan Saving the prince is certain to kill Avry
- yet she already faces a violent death Now she must choose
- use her healing touch to show the ultimate mercy or die a martyr to a lost cause?

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Using the same innovative production technique & brilliant aesthetic cheered by parents educators & children alike in the acclaimed Touch Think Learn series here is an alphabet that literally adds a new dimension to learning Raised die-cut pieces nestled in mirroring indented cut-outs engage readers on both visual & tactile levels An impressive gift this exquisitely executed design object is above all else a fabulously fun & educationally essential alphabet book ...

Tracklist Flowers & You New Halloween Rapture Displacement Benediction Eight Seconds Palm Dreams Softer Spoken Posing Holy Water Damage Skyscraper ...

Tracklist A1 A2 New Halloween A3 Rapture A4 & Now Its Happening In Mine A5 Uppers Downers A6 Adieux A7 Steps B1 Just Exist B2 Pathfinder B3 Flowers & You B4 Negotiating The Charade B5 The Great Repetition B6 Art Official B7 Displacement B8 Cadence C1 Harbor C2 Palm Dreams C3 Home Away From Here C4 Amends C5 Benediction C6 Banter 1 C7 Is Survived By C8 Condolences D1 Banter 2 D2 Circa 95 D3 Low Beams D4 I?ll Get My Just Deserve D5 I?ll Deserve Just That D6 Honest Sleep ...