Friday 6 July 2012

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

On 22nd October vol 5 & 7 of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries will be released, these will contain the episodes DEAD MAN'S CHEST and FIVE TO ONE, which both star John Thaw, and if you have never seen them I highly recommend you treating yourselves.

NB: the date has changed, please take note if ordering or waiting for these in the UK!

Tuesday 3 July 2012

The Bofors Gun

Coming to DVD on 20th August Discription from Amazon website Nichol Williamson and David Warner star in this savage and uncompromising 1968 British film classic, set on a British Army base in Cold War Germany. Lance Bombardier Terry Evans (David Warner) is about to be sent home for officer selection and training. All he has to do is make it through one more night, in charge of a small guard detachment.... Young and ineffectual, Evans is not respected by the national servicemen he commands. Flynn (Ian Holm) doubts his decisions while cockney Featherstone (John Thaw) is filled with contempt for him. Gunner O Rourke (Nicol Williamson) is openly insubordinate at first. Very quickly, it becomes obvious that O Rourke is going mad and that army discipline shatters when confronted by someone very dangerous and with nothing left to lose... Adapted from his own play by John McGrath, The Bofors Gun won the 1969 Best Supporting Actor BAFTA (Ian Holm) while Nichol Williamson was BAFTA nominated for Best Actor. This truly unforgettable film has now been digitally remastered and restored especially for its first ever release on DVD.