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A Thousand and One Nights
$9.99
This is a super film. I bought it because Carole Mathews plays a handmaiden, but her part is so small you could blink and miss it. Instead I was lucky enough to see the rare double act of matinee idol Cornel Wilde and Phil Silvers turn the traditional tale of Aladdin into the nearest a cinema can get to pantomime.There are a few things which might be considered dodgy by today's standards, a Persian princess with blonde hair, and the racial references are all muddled, but this is to some extent a spoof on the European "Arabian Nights" take on Persian legend, so it is not wholly incompatible. The most stunning thing is the art direction, which was Oscar nominated, and this manifests itself in the great sets and also the costumes. Technicolor was made for films like this and give a quality that is almost more than real. The script seems very contemporary and not at all 1940s, and Silvers seems like an American Frankie Howerd, placed in the period setting to give modern audiences some point of identification. He and Wilde sparkle throughout the movie, as do panto villains Hoey and Van Zandt and the two beautiful ladies playing the Princess and the Genie.Even if you don't spot Carole Mathews, try to see Shelly Winters, also playing a handmaiden!

Gabriel's Message: One Thousand Years Of Carols
$8.99
This enthralling CD is the best one out there. The arrangements and performances are top-notch. I only wonder why Naxos has chosen to make all the performances anonymous with its lack of liner notes. Only by going to the Naxos website can you find who is performing what. Among the choirs you will hear on this beautiful CD are the Worcester Cathedral Choir (4 numbers), the Elora Festival Singers (10 numbers) and the Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (6 numbers). If you only have one Christmas CD, this is the one to have.

Thousand and One Nights [VHS]
$19.98
This is a super film. I bought it because Carole Mathews plays a handmaiden, but her part is so small you could blink and miss it. Instead I was lucky enough to see the rare double act of matinee idol Cornel Wilde and Phil Silvers turn the traditional tale of Aladdin into the nearest a cinema can get to pantomime.There are a few things which might be considered dodgy by today's standards, a Persian princess with blonde hair, and the racial references are all muddled, but this is to some extent a spoof on the European "Arabian Nights" take on Persian legend, so it is not wholly incompatible. The most stunning thing is the art direction, which was Oscar nominated, and this manifests itself in the great sets and also the costumes. Technicolor was made for films like this and give a quality that is almost more than real. The script seems very contemporary and not at all 1940s, and Silvers seems like an American Frankie Howerd, placed in the period setting to give modern audiences some point of identification. He and Wilde sparkle throughout the movie, as do panto villains Hoey and Van Zandt and the two beautiful ladies playing the Princess and the Genie.Even if you don't spot Carole Mathews, try to see Shelly Winters, also playing a handmaiden!

Potsdam - One Thousand Years
$19.18
Film documents of the emperor's time to this day illustrate history and culture of this fascinating city.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.