Titles Comprise: A Farewell To Arms (Dir. Charles Vidor) (1957): This dense adaption of Ernest Hemingway's novel features Rock Hudson as American soldier Lt. Henry and his ill-fated love affair with British Nurse Catherine portrayed by Jennifer Jones during World War I. The two lovers will stop at nothing to be together but Lt. Henry's internal struggles ultimately threaten the relationship. Hemingway's theme of questioning the nature of war and fighting is fully recognised under Charles Vidor's direction. Hemingway's Adventures Of A Young Man (Dir. Martin Ritt) (1962): Nick Adams leaves his rural Michigan home to embark on an eventful cross-country journey. He is touched and affected by his encounters with a punch-drunk ex-boxer a sympathetic telegrapher and an alcoholic advanceman for a burlesque show. After failing to get a job as reporter in New York he enlists in the Italian army during World War I as an ambulance driver. His camaraderie with fellow soldiers and a romance with a nurse he meets after being wounded propel him to manhood. The Snow Of Kilimanjaro (Dir. Henry King) (1952): Based on the Ernest Hemigway novel of the same name Peck plays the part of a wounded hunter who is accompanied by two young women in the African wilds. Each of them tries to analyse his or her past life. Under My Skin (Jean Negulesco) (1950): After expatriate American jockey Danny Arnold double-crosses ruthless gambler Louis Bork he flees Italy with his adoring son Joe who isn't aware of his father's lies and corruption. While in France he begins a relationship with a beautiful French nightclub singer and buys a problematic racehorse that no one seems to be able to train. After Joe suggests that the horse has a future as a jumper Danny converts him to the steeplechase and turns him into a consistent winner. When Bork shows up and tells him he must lose the big race or die Danny must weigh his life against his son's faith that he has become a man of honor.
They say the 60s really happened in the 70s. Bell-bottoms and disco took over, while films from the 70s captured the free-spirited movement of the decade in many ways. There was the LA disaster epic Earthquake; pushing all boundaries came the cult classic National Lampoon's Animal House; there was the rip-roaring road trip Smokey and the Bandit; and crime caper The Sting starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
America's leading ballet soloists display highlights from their repertoire.
Handsome and fatally seductive Anthony (Matt Leblanc) is a sexy and irresistible Italian-American wise guy who shares a flat with his secretive Uncle Vinny and the two couldn't be more different. Vinny's a former Mafia 'soldier' who lived and almost died by the gun and is now trying to carry out a new anonymous life for himself while burying a dark and deadly secret from his past. But Anthony's charm and life-of-the-party nature make him an ace seducer all bulging muscles and leather trousers which is where he seems to keep his conscience and his brain! And that's how the trouble begins. Disgusted by the violence and killings he committed while living the life with the Mob Vinny is terrified his wild cocksure nephew is going the same way. And when a vicious and bloody drive-by results in the death of two of Anthony's closest friends Vinny's worst fears look set to come true.
Box set features: Epicenter FBI agent Amanda Foster is escorting Nick Constantine to prison when a massive earthquake hits LA. The unlikely couple are forced to team up to survive whilst being pursued by ruthless assassins and corrupt cops. Earthquake When the most catastrophic earthquake of all time rips through Southern California it levels Los Angeles and sends shockwaves through the lives of all who live there... Charlton Heston stars as a construction engineer whose life is devastated when the quake hits in a disaster film which showcases some of the most chilling special effects ever filme Volcano Quakes Riots Mudslides. Los Angeles has seen it all..almost. Get set for nonstop action searing suspense and explosive special effects when Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones stars in the first great action film of the year!. Something unspeakably chilling is heating up the city of Angels. Beneath the famed La Brea Tar Pits a raging volcano has formed raining a storm of deadly fire bombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned city. Experience the pulse-pounding thrills as the dream capital of the world erupts into the stuff nightmares are made of. Avalanche Disaster Absolute Zero: An inconvenient reality No Warning. No Time. No Escape. Miami's Never Been So Cold. Stunned scientist David Koch (Jeff Fahey) has discovered evidence that it was a shift in the Earth's polarity that triggered the last Ice Age... in just 24 hours. Miami the 21st Century and it's happening again. As the temperature plummets disaster looms. Miami is blasted with snow and ice a communications satellite falls from orbit and an iceberg appears off the Florida coast. In the ensuing panic evacuation routes are jammed. The only chance David and his wife Bryn (Erika Eleniak) have is to hole themselves up in a special government 'Absolute Zero' chamber. But they have to reach it first. Fire Tornado Flight 747 Uncle Sam is about to have his wallet lifted at 30 000 feet... Kyle Ketchum and Paul Daltrey are two career criminals who plan the heist of their lifetime to rob a U.S treasury Jumbo Jet in mid-air. Their bold plan is hatched when a former associate provides them with a luxury Learjet and they embark on their mission to steal a cool Six Hundred Million Dollars. Ultimate Limit
The Killers (1946): Uses Ernest Hemingway's classic short story as a jumping-off point for an intense hard-edged and stylish tale of robbery unrequited love double-crosses and brutal betrayal. The Killers (1964): Two hired killers muscle their way into a school for the blind and terrorize the secretary until she reveals the whereabouts of racecar driver Johnny North. When the gunmen track him down Johnny wordlessly accepts his fate with the passivity of a man already dead. Why?
When the young but jaded Elizabeth meets shy but kind-hearted Johnny, an unlikely attraction quickly develops. Afraid of letting anyone new into her life, Elizabeth decides that this new relationship isn't for her and breaks things off. One night soon after, Johnny is involved in a terrible accident and the doctors determine that he won't survive...that is until supernatural forces step in and give Johnny and Elizabeth a second chance. What neither of them realizes is that second chances also bring new dangers and Johnny must decide whether to remain with Elizabeth, possibly endangering her, or to leave her again.
A box set of films featuring some of Hollywood's leading ladies. Films Comprise: 1. Father's Little Dividend (Dir. Vincente Minnelli 1951) 2. Nothing Sacred (Dir. William A. Wellman 1937) 3. Ghosts On The Loose (Dir. William Beaudine 1943) 4. Of Human Bondage (Dir. John Cromwell 1934) 5. Behave Yourself (Dir. George Beck 1951) 6. Home Town Story (Dir. Arthur Pierson 1951) 7. Hell's House (Dir. Howard Higgin 1932) 8. The Bigamist (Dir. Ida Lupino 1953) 9. High Voltage
New Years Eve 2004: Kevin Healy (Santos) and Tiffany Matthews (McCoy) head out to celebrate the New Year and a new beginning in their 7-year relationship. In the midst of the celebration the young couple decide to mark the occasion by experimenting with Crystal Meth. Unbeknownst to them town bad boy Randy Martin slips LSD in their drinks setting into motion a night of life altering events which will leave one almost dead and the other forever scarred. The young couple leaves the party and quickly begins to realize that they are not alone or so they think. After a car accident the two run into the woods to escape their stalker with no protection from the elements. Attempts to call for help are futile when they realize that their cell phone signal is lost. Alone in the woods with the delusions of being chased the couple slowly begins to turn on each other. On the verge of being rescued everything falls apart in this fast paced psychological thriller leaving the audience on the edge of their seats. Based on true events!
What would you do if you killed your best friend? For five friends in Las Vegas it was just another night on the town. But on this particular night something went terribly wrong...
Recorded at the Schwetziner Festspiele in 1995.
Alice cradles a baby that whimpers but never reveals its face. Haunting cries echo within her boarded-up house in the wind-swept desert. Is Alice crazed killer ghost tortured soul?
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The definitive surf movie, this 1966 documentary by Bruce Brown is beautifully shot and thrilling to see in its portrait of youthful freedom on the world's shores. Brown followed two surfers around the globe in their quest for the perfect wave, finding it eventually on a remote beach far from home. The narration by "Big Kahuna Brown" cuts through the reverence a bit, being cheeky in tone. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Jump Cut a light-hearted fast-moving comedy is about three frustrated characters: David Larson a striving filmaker Glenn Brooks a nutty artist and Glenn's brother Jack Brooks a small time business man. These characters form a motion picture production company and attempt to produce a feature film. Because David Larson is the only one of their crew with any experience the stage is set for many extraordinary funny situations as they attempt to cope with all the seen and unforsee
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The greatest stories of the Old Testament are brought to the screen with astounding scope and power in this international film which depicts the first 22 chapters of Genesis. This is the spectacular story of man's creation his fall his survival and his indomitable faith in the future. Matching the epic scale of the production are performances by George C. Scott as Abraham Ava Gardner as Sarah and Peter O'Toole as the haunting presence of the Angel of God. The legendary John Huston directs and delivers a commanding performance as Noah. From the film's opening amidst cosmic chaos to its lingering message of hope and salvation The Bible stands as a monumental motion picture achievement.
Gregory Peck plays Harry Street a frustrated author/big game hunter who lies dying in the shadow of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro reliving his life adventures ambitions frustrations... and many loves. Wounded both in his leg and in his spirit Street lapses in and out of consciousness while memories of his life pass before his eyes: from the spoiled countess who sought to possess him to the one who loved but left him taking his spark of life with her long before he set foot on Kilimanjaro.
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