New on Blu-ray & 4K: ARABESQUE (1966) Starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren

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Product Description: Ultra Mod, Ultra Mad, Ultra Mystery! Enter the world of Arabesque—a high-speed, high-class tale of international intrigue starring screen icons Gregory Peck (The Guns of Navarone, Mirage) and Sophia Loren (Five Miles to Midnight, Marriage Italian Style). An American hieroglyphics professor (Peck) is hired by a mysterious Arab oil magnate to decipher a secret message. When the hidden meaning is revealed, the chase is on as he and the oil magnate’s exotic yet unpredictable companion (Loren) find themselves caught in the middle of an assassination plot. The great Stanley Donen (Singin’ in the Rain, Charade) directed this exciting romantic thriller that features the stylish music of Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Touch of Evil) and the acting talents of Alan Badel (Force 10 from Navarone), Kieron Moore (David and Bathsheba) and George Coulouris (Citizen Kane).

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New on Blu-ray: HOUSEBOAT (1958) Starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren

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Product Description: This wonderful romantic comedy has the legendary Cary Grant (North by Northwest, Charade) as a government attorney who can’t seem to shake his bad fortune. Living on a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids, he hires Sophia Loren (Arabesque) as a governess. The magnetic Loren and the charming Grant become the screen’s most exciting team and make this Houseboat a cheeky, urbane comedy delight! Co-starring Martha Hyer (Battle Hymn), Murray Hamilton (Jaws) and Harry Guardino (Madigan), this warmly entertaining Technicolor/VistaVision production was nominated for 2 Academy Awards for the year 1958: Best Original Screenplay (Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose) and Best Song (Almost in Your Arms by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; sung by soul legend Sam Cooke). Directed by Shavelson (The Five Pennies).

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New on Blu-ray: IT STARTED IN NAPLES (1960) Starring Sophia Loren and Clark Gable

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Product Description: The magnetic screen team of Clark Gable and Sophia Loren strikes romantic sparks in this comedy romp set amid the beautiful city of Naples and the Isle of Capri. Gable portrays stuffy Philadelphia attorney Michael Hamilton, who must travel to Italy to wrap up the estate of his deceased, philandering brother. Not only is he taken aback by the noisy and spontaneous Capri nightlife, he is further shocked to discover that his late brother has left a liv ing, breathing legacy – in the form of Nando, a rebellious, cigarette-smoking 10-year-old son! And it isn’t long be fore Nando is caught in a custody tug-of-war between the visiting American and his fery guardian aunt (Loren), a nightclub singer who dreams of becoming a movie star. It Started In Naples … but will it end in love? With Gable, Loren and Vittorio De Sica in the cast and romantic Italy as a backdrop, the end result is sure to be sexy, sunny fun!

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New Soundtracks: SOPHIA LOREN, UNE DESTINEE PARTICULIERE (Lætitia Pansanel-Garric)

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Composer:
Lætitia Pansanel-Garric

Total Time:
15:22

Label:
22D Music

Purchasing Links:
MP3, iTunes

Release Date
March 8, 2021



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New on Blu-ray: OPERATION CROSSBOW (1965) Starring Sophia Loren and George Peppard

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Product Description: A fearsome rumor reaches Britains World War II command. The Nazis are developing rocket technology that could rain death on London and then New York. Quickly, England develops a plan to send saboteurs into the sites manufacturing the rockets. Just moments after the carefully chosen commandos parachute into the drop zone, their pilot receives an urgent message: The mission may be compromised. Abort. Operation Crossbow is the partly fact-based tale of how that team succeeded against daunting odds. Michael Anderson (The Dam Busters, Logans Run) directs, guiding a huge cast in a film that builds to a spectacular finale, yet never neglects wars unsparing personal costs. As a record of a wartime espionage incursion and as an intrigue-filled thriller, Operation Crossbow is on both counts Operation Accomplished.

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New on Blu-ray: ARABESQUE (1966) Starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren

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Product Description: Enter the world of Arabesque a high-speed, high-class tale of international intrigue starring Academy Award winners Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. In this exciting romantic thriller, an American hieroglyphics professor (Peck) is hired by a mysterious Arab oil magnate to decipher a secret message. When the hidden meaning is revealed, the chase is on as he and the oil magnate s exotic yet unpredictable companion (Loren) find themselves caught in the middle of an assassination plot. Produced and directed by Stanley Donen (Charade) and filled with the stylish music of Henry Mancini, Arabesque is an unforgettable adventure of a lifetime.

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DVD & Blu-ray: BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1974) Starring Richard Burton and Sophia Loren

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Product Description: A Scorpion Releases! Screen legends Richard Burton (Where Eagles Dare, The Night of the Iguana, Becket) and Sophia Loren (Two Women, Blood Feud, Marriage Italian Style) headline this 1974 remake of the 1945 David Lean classic, based on a play by Noël Coward and starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. A social worker (Loren) and a doctor (Burton) meet by chance in a railway station, but are almost instantly captivated by each other, although they are each already married. The pair soon develop a connection that evolves into an unexpected love. Alan Bridges (The Hireling, Out of Season) directed this Carol Ponti (Doctor Zhivago, Blow-Up) production and bittersweet drama about muted romance. The wonderful supporting cast include the great character actor John Le Mesurier (The Italian Job, Salt and Pepper).

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New on Blu-ray: A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG (1967) Starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren

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Product Description: Charlie Chaplin's final film is a delightful romantic comedy, filled with clever touches for which he's famous. Written, directed and composed by Chaplin, it revolves around Russian emigre countess Natascha (Sophia Loren), forced into prostitution in Hong Kong, who stows away in wealthy American Ogden's (Marlon Brando's) stateroom to blackmail her way to the States. Since Ogden has a mind of his own, and can even resist Natascha's charms, what follows is one of the funniest tugs of war ever devised!A wealth of talent supports the stars. There's Chaplin's Son, Sydney, as Brando's cruise companion, Tippi Hedren as his icy wife, Patrick Cargill as the ultimate gentleman's gentleman, and Margaret Rutherford as a dotty old dame. Chaplin himself tops it off with a cameo as the ship's steward! The gags are pure Charlie and his actors make the most of them, sailing in and out of slamming doors - and outrageous situations - with ease.

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases: October 25, 2016

This week on DVD and Blu-ray we have some interesting picks. Among the top choices of films released this year are the social-media-age thriller "Nerve" starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, the indie dramedy "Captain Fantastic" starring Viggo Mortensen, the James Wan-produced horror "Lights Out" starring Teresa Palmer and Maria Bello, and Eddie Murphy's interesting attempt at drama, "Mr. Church".

Collectors might want to waste no more time and grab the "Mad Max: High Octane Collection" which features all four films, as well as the "Black & Chrome" Edition of "Mad Max: Fury Road". And I would advise comedy fans to check out "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - Big Hairy American Winning Edition", a new Blu-ray edition featuring the theatrical and unrated cuts of the film, a 4K restoration and a wealth of special features.

The classic films released on Blu-ray this week include "Fathom", "Suddenly", "Boy on a Dolphin", "The Exorcist III: Collector's Edition", "The Quiet Man", "The Night of the Grizzly" and more.

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