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1. The Truth About Climate Change

   Eureka! TV June 2008

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   Sir David Attenborough undertakes a personal journey to discover how global warming is changing the planet he knows so well. ‘The Truth About Climate Change’ is a two part documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough who asks the question ‘What is the future for our world?’ Some extraordinary phenomena have taken place in recent times; Hurricane Katrina, the heat wave of 2003, polar bears swimming in search of ice and vast swarms of insects enveloping an African village. But are these isolated incidents or are they omens of a greater global change? Sir David discovers that the world is warming … More Information

2. 10cc – Clever Clogs

   Eureka! Classics June 2008

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   I’m not in love, Rubber Bullets and Dreadlock Holiday – Classic tracks from one of the most interesting and talented bands to ever grace the world of music, are all included in this live collection of songs alongside new tracks and presented on DVD for the very first time. 10cc were formed in 1972 with the line up of Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The rulebook was thrown out of the window as their unrivalled songs injected with sharp wit and lyrical dexterity plucked melodies and subject matter from previously undiscovered waters to turn the band … More Information

3. Yokihi

   The Masters of Cinema Series May 2008

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   Set many centuries ago, Yokihi [Imperial Concubine Yang, aka Yang Kwei Fei] recounts the Chinese legend referred to in its title. In eighth-century T’ang China, widowed Emperor Hsüan-tsung (Masayuki Mori) reigns alone, devoting his life to the composition of music. When he meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman (Machiko Kyo), who will become his imperial concubine, a tale of political intrigue and rival dynasties is set in motion, with ultimately tragic consequences. Sumptuously filmed in vibrant colour, Yokihi is the most ancient of Mizoguchi’s costume dramas, yet its central themes of passion, sorrow, and the conflict … More Information

4. Akasen Chitai

   The Masters of Cinema Series May 2008

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   Akasen Chitai [Red Light District, aka Street of Shame] – sadly, the very last film by Kenji Mizoguchi (Sansho Dayu, Ugetsu Monogatari) – presents a vivid portrait of prostitution in 1950s Japan. In a Tokyo brothel named Dreamland — an obvious irony given the faded hopes of those who work there — the lives of five prostitutes intersect. Each has a very different story for how they entered the profession, but what they share is the struggle to make sense of the red light district and its cycle of exploitation. Filmed shortly before the Japanese government’s introduction of an anti-prostitution … More Information

5. Oyu-sama

   The Masters of Cinema Series April 2008

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   Another literary adaptation – this time of a story by one of Japan’s modern literary masters, novelist Tanizaki Jun’ichiro – Mizoguchi’s Oyu-sama [Miss Oyu] is a poignant and contemplative tale of two sisters and their ill-fated relationship with the same man. At the core is Mizoguchi-regular Tanaka Kinuyo (who also stars in Ugetsu Monogatari) as the eponymous Oyu, the older sister who allows marital customs to dictate the lives of those caught up in this complex love triangle. Continuing the director’s fascination with the relationship between affairs of the heart and the social mores that shape and sometimes destroy them, … More Information

6. Ugetsu Monogatari

   The Masters of Cinema Series April 2008

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   Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu Monogatari [Tales of the Rain and Moon] is a highly acclaimed masterwork of Japanese cinema. Based on a pair of 18th century ghost stories by Ueda Akinari, the film’s release continued Mizoguchi’s introduction to the West, where it was nominated for an Oscar (for Best Costume Design) and won the the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion award (for Best Direction). In 16th century Japan, amidst the pandemonium of civil war, potter Genjuro (Mori Masayuki) and samurai-aspirant Tobei (Ozawa Sakae) set out with their wives in search of wealth and military glory, respectively. Two parallel tales ensue when the … More Information

7. La notte

   The Masters of Cinema Series March 2008

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   One of the masterworks of 1960s cinema, La notte [The Night] marked yet another development in the continuous stylistic evolution of its director, Michelangelo Antonioni — even as it solidified his reputation as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. La notte is Antonioni’s “Twilight of the Gods”, but composed in cinematic terms. Examined from a crane-shot, it’s a sprawling study of Italy’s upper middle-class; seen in close-up, it’s an x-ray of modern man’s psychic desolation. Two of the giants of film-acting come together as a married couple living in crisis: Marcello Mastroianni (La dolce vita, 8 1/2) … More Information

8. Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri: Under the Night Sky LIVE

   Eureka! Classics March 2008

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   To celebrate the forthcoming 20-date tour in March 2008, Eureka Entertainment are proud to present Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri LIVE on DVD for the first time ever! Filmed & recorded live at Bray studios in February 2007, Kiki Dee & collaborator Carmelo Luggeri deliver an exciting 20 track set including classic Kiki Dee numbers, stunning covers and new material that takes Kiki in a new direction. Kiki Dee has travelled an incredible journey. As a sixteen year old from Bradford she travelled to London, served her apprenticeship, recorded a series of classic sixties records until at last, some ten … More Information

9. Rocco and His Brothers

   The Masters of Cinema Series February 2008

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   From Luchino Visconti — the master director of such classics as La terra trema, Bellissima, and The Leopard — comes this epic study of family, sex, and betrayal. Alongside Fellini’s La dolce vita and Antonioni’s L’avventura, Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers [Rocco e i suoi fratelli] ushered Italian cinema into a new era, one unafraid to confront head-on the hypocrisies of the ruling class, the squalor in urban living, and the collision between generations. A tight-knit family moves from Italy’s rural south to metropolitan Milan. The shock of the new is violent and immediate. A mother meddles. A whore beguiles. … More Information

10. Uwasa no onna

    The Masters of Cinema Series February 2008

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    Released the same year as Chikamatsu Monogatari, Uwasa no Onna [The Woman in the Rumour] offers a contrasting portrait of attitudes and mores concerning love and relationships. Set in a modern Kyoto geisha house, the eponymous woman in the rumour is Hatsuko (Kinuyo Tanaka, star of countless Mizoguchi films, in her last role for the director with whom she was often romantically linked), madame of her own geisha house. When Hatsuko ends up pursuing the same man as her daughter, Yukiko (Yoshiko Kuga), both women are forced to confront their attitudes towards each other and the family business. The Masters … More Information