BritMovie is run by Steve Crook (aptly named) AKA DB7. While having excellent film commentary, it is nonetheless a shell company for commercial DVD piraters who find their clientele amongst the hundreds of sincere movie buffs and film collectors who post there. Chief amongst these villains is APHRA, whose real name is Veronica Hitchcock. Only her bank manager and shrink know why a rich establishment dowager like her needs to sully her reputation by selling at usurious prices pirated DVDs. She is a personal friend of Steve Crook's as they and others run a website about Powell and Pressburger. APHRA is not alone as a big time operator. There is also James Heath AKA Laura1 and ORPHEUM and San Francisco's Sid Bloomberg AKA GREBMOOLB and dozens more. Why the UK authorities have not investigated this website is anyone's guess. But honest collectors should avoid joining this website and current honest members should quit it. Many have done so already and have formed rival websites.
I have read the above complaint, and I confirm that it is true. I have had APHRA offer me several pirated titles at 6-10Stg. per item.
Udo Dolfuss
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