Rodgers and Hammerstein's Unforgettable Musical Nominated for 5 Academy Awards'' including Best Music this romantic comedy tells the story of a young Chinese girl who travels to the United States as part of an arranged marriage and discovers a new and modern world.
One of Brian De Palma’s most acclaimed films, this brilliant fusion of the obsessive sleuthing of Blow-up and The Conversation with themes drawn from real-life political scandals (the JFK assassination, Chappaquiddick, Watergate) starts with sound technician Jack Terry (John Travolta) accidentally recording what might be explosive evidence of a deadly conspiracy. Brilliantly shot by the then recent Oscar-winner Vilmos Zsigmond, this terrifically stylish thriller co-stars Nancy Allen as the eyewitness who becomes the unwitting target of John Lithgow’s serial killer as he ruthlessly attempts to bury all the evidence. It’s also a film about the filmmaking process: Terry is originally hired to work on the low-budget slasher film Coed Frenzy, and later turns his technical skills to much more serious use as he tries to reconstruct a political assassination on film in a way that will stand up in court. Special Features: Limited Edition SteelBook New, restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Brian De Palma Original Dolby 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Black and White in Colour: An Interview with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on Blow Out Return to Philadelphia: An interview with Producer George Litto A gallery of on-set photos by photographer Louis Goldman Original Theatrical Trailer Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Atkinson, a conversation between Quentin Tarantino and De Palma, and more to be confirmed!
Based on an ""actual event"" that took place in 1943 about a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and sent two men 40 years into the future in 1984.
The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home: This ambitious TV series chronicles a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there is the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.The series' brilliant first season is built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his mid-level capo's machismo, yet instantly recognisable as a modern emotional test. With analysis built into the very spine of the show's elaborate episodic structure, creator Chase and his formidable corps of directors, writers and actors weave an unpredictable series of parallel and intersecting plot arcs that twist from tragedy to farce to social realism. While creating for a smaller screen, they enjoy a far larger canvas than a single movie would afford, and the results, like the very best episodic television, attain a richness and scope far closer to a novel than movies normally get.Unlike Francis Coppola's operatic dramatisation of Mario Puzo's Godfather epic, The Sopranos sustains a poignant, even mundane intimacy in its focus on Tony, brought to vivid life by James Gandolfini's mercurial performance. Alternately seductive, exasperated, fearful and murderous, Gandolfini is utterly convincing even when executing brutal shifts between domestic comedy and dramatic violence. Both he and the superb team of Italian-American actors recruited as his loyal (and, sometimes, not-so-loyal) henchman and their various "associates" make this mob as credible as the evocative Bronx and New Jersey locations where the episodes were filmed.The first season's other life force is Livia Soprano, Tony's monstrous, meddlesome mother. As Livia, the late Nancy Marchand eclipses her long career of patrician performances to create an indelibly earthy, calculating matriarch who shakes up both families; Livia also serves as foil and rival to Tony's loyal, usually level-headed wife, Carmela (Edie Falco). Lorraine Bracco makes Tony's therapist, Dr Melfi, a convincing confidante, by turns "professional", perceptive and sexy; the duo's therapeutic relationship is also depicted with uncommon accuracy. Such grace notes only enrich what is not merely an aesthetic high point for commercial television, but an absorbing film masterwork that deepens with subsequent screenings. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com
Tough action story in which a group of renegade mercenaries are called upon to enter Angolan territory to rescue a CIA agent who captured by some bad guys involved in the African Civil War.
Four episodes from the Beverly Hillbillies television comedy are featured on this DVD. The episodes included are: The Clampets Strike Oil Getting Settled Meanwhile Back at the Cabin and The Servants.
The Naked Gun series must be the only successful big-screen franchise to have been a spin-off from a spectacularly unsuccessful TV series. Although Police Squad went on to become a cult favourite, at the time the American TV network was so unimpressed they only showed four of the six episodes before cancelling it. But Leslie Nielsen's bumbling Lt Frank Drebin just wouldn't go away. Supported in masterly deadpan style by George Kennedy and Priscilla Presley, Nielsen cemented his reputation as a gifted comic actor with The Naked Gun decades after he had first become known as a minor Hollywood leading man (in 1955's Forbidden Planet for example). The first movie appeared in 1988 and spawned two sequels that replayed exactly the same routines: in The Naked Gun series sight gags (some of which are worthy of the Marx Brothers, some not) combine with excruciating puns and lots of toilet humour to follow the same hit formula as the creators' earlier slapstick masterpiece, Airplane. By the third film the formula may have become more than a little overworked, and few including the filmmakers cared much about the increasingly creaky scenarios, but Nielsen's easygoing idiotic charm goes a long way towards saving the day. There are still a lot of laughs to be found in all three Naked Gun movies, even if some of them are the unintentional result of seeing OJ Simpson before notoriety overtook his budding film career. On the DVDs: All three features are anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 widescreen ratios, with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Each disc also has a jovial ensemble commentary featuring co-creator David Zucker with other producers and writers, which is only intermittently informative but is at least intermittently funny, too. --Mark Walker
A combination of award-winning talent and some of Hollywood's hottest rising stars combine in this hilarious comedy thriller in the vein of 'Naked Gun' and 'Airplane'. Rising star Micheal Rappaport reveals his comedic talents as Kevin Gower who stands on the threshold of marriage to his childhood sweetheart Deeann Emory (Christine Taylor) when his life is thrown into turmoil when one quiet afternoon he is assisted into waiting limousine by a local wiseguy Max (Christopher Walken) for a meeting with local godfather Sal Fortuna (Robert Forster). Running or in Kevin's case tripping sliding collapsing and colliding for his life he faces cross and double-cross in his side-splitting escapades and we laugh and cry as we wait to see if Kevin will ultimately survive or discover if he will have to finally Kiss Toledo Goodbye.
On the distant edge of the Great Valley stands mysterious Saurus Rock and twin baby Threehorns Dinah and Dana have run away to find it. It's up to Littlefoot Cera Spike Ducky and Petrie to bring him back! The Land Before Time: The Secret of Saurus Rock is a fantastic adventure filled with fun songs humour excitement...and mystery! Legend claim that Saurus Rock keeps bad luck out of the Great Valley. Is it really true? Could the mysterious Longneck named Doc be the fam
Powerful lawyer Eddie Brannigan is delighted to have his son back in his life and the feelings are reciprocated. The younger Eddie's friend Rebecca however accuses Eddie Senior of date-rape and he could end up sending his own father to jail.
Four episodes from the Beverly Hillbillies television comedy are featured on this DVD. The episodes included are: Home For Christmas No Place Like Home Jed Rescues Pearl Back To California.
RUGRATS SAVE THE DAY Moose Country The babies take off to find moose in the backyard. But what do they do when they find one? Sand Ho Long Tom Silver and his swirly crew take on the evil Admiral Angelica as they hunt for buried treasure. Showdown at Teeter Totter Gulch To get their playground back Tommy stands up to The Junk Food Kid – the meanest toddler around! Superhero Chuckie Chuckie sees television superhero Captain Blasto and decides he wants to be a ‘stuperhero’ too. Just in time to save the world from Angelica! Turtle Recall The babies go ‘sploring’ in the pet department of a local store and take it upon themselves to help a lonely looking turtle find its daddy. The Pirate Light Oh no! The ‘pirate light’ is out so that must mean someone’s coming to steal Stu’s treasure. This is a job for the Rugrats! Crime and Punishment Officer Naomi is coming to visit and Angelica has told the babies they’ll be taken to jail if they’re bad. Can the babies behave until Officer Naomi leaves? Let There be Light Stu causes a neighbourhood blackout so Tommy journeys with the babies to the last place he can remember seeing light: in the refrigerator. The Big Flush When the babies arrive at the public swimming pool they mistake it for a giant potty. Now they’re on a mission to find the giant flusher! MYSTERIES Murmur on the Ornery Express The gang’s along on an overnight train ride that quickly takes a mysterious turn when Chas reads about a train robber on the loose and Chuckie’s Wawa and Minka’s necklace disappear! The Fun Way Day Chas and Kira hire a Feng Shui expert to “create a natural environment in tune with the Earth’s natural energy” for their new coffee café. But the Rugrats think the “fun way” guy came to play with them! Trading Phil Angelica wants to play with some older girls (they’re 4). So when she hears them wishing for a real baby to play with Angelica promises to be nice to the babies forever if she can give the girls Phil to play with. Grandpa’s Date She left him standing at the station 40 years ago. Now Morgana is back and Grandpa’s old flame might be rekindled. Until Tommy and Chuckie decide to help. Legend of Satchmo On the Rugrats’ first camping trip in the deep dark backyard Grandpa’s Bigfoot bedtime story might prove a poor choice! Grandpa’s Teeth Grandpa’s lost his teeth so Tommy and Chuckie take off after the fugitive choppers in the wildest chase in the entire history of denture rescue. Visitors from Outer Space Aliens abducting earthlings? It must be true - Grandpa read it in the American Star Inquirer. So when Tommy’s beamed aboard the mother ship he’s not surprised. Grandpa Moves Out If they don’t appreciate him Grandpa’s moving to Flushing Waters Retirement Home with its gourmet cuisine and private trout stream. At least that’s what the ads said. RUN RIOT Babysitting Fluffy The Finsters baby-sit Angelica’s evil cat/lookalike Fluffy when Angelica and her family go on a trip. Jonathan Babysits When Charlotte’s long-suffering assistant Jonathan babysits the Rugrats he finds that Angelica is as much of a tyrant as her mother! Family Reunion Angelica scares Tommy into believing he’ll be given away to other parents at the Pickles’ family reunion! The Art Fair The Rugrats use Angelica’s art supplies to paint her room! Waiter There’s A Baby in My Soup Stu and Didi take Tommy to an important client dinner and he turns the chic restaurant into a circus. Little Dude Didi brings Tommy to school where she teaches home economics. Tommy gets lost on campus ends up in a cafeteria food fight and befriends the coolest guy at school. The Wild Wild West In this Wild West fantasy the babies form a posse to catch Angelica who stole all of their free ice-cream coupons. Stu Maker’s Elves Tommy and Chuckie accidentally toss their glider plane into the scary basement. They explore Stu’s workshop and inadvertently fix an invention. A Very McNulty Birthday At Timmy McNulty’s birthday party he won’t let the girls play with the boys because “girls have cooties”. CHRISTMAS Babies in Toyland It could finally put Pickles Industries.com on the map: Christmasland a wondrous village Stu’s created for the holiday at Megacorp Park. So on Christmas Eve everyone takes a trip to see the enchanted park with its lights villages real live elves and Santa himself! Unfortunately Christmasland loses its sparkle when the adults become trapped inside a log cabin… and Angelica drives Santa Claus to call it quits! Falling Stars The babies go on a space mission to stop falling stars only to discover that “Dark Side Angelica” is behind it all. Cuddle Bunny Kimi falls in love with a cute piñata! And the Rugrats knowing what happens to piñatas try to help her save it. TOMMY TROUBLES Naked Tommy Tommy decides that he’d rather go naked like his dog Spike. Incident In Aisle 7 Tommy gets excited when he sees a pyramid display of Reptar cereal boxes at the supermarket. He hitches his cart to another with sausage links and takes a wild ride through the supermarket. Baseball Stu and Grandpa take Tommy to a baseball game. He wanders around the stadium and takes part in an important play. Rebel Without A Teddy Bear When Tommy’s favourite stuffed animal gets taken away he decides to take Angelica’s advice and becomes bad. The Case Of The Missing Rugrat When Grandpa accidentally loses Tommy he must resort to the old private-eye skills he learned a long time ago to track the Rugrat down.
The most interesting--and entertaining--aspect of Battle Cry, a long, episodic World War II drama, is that it marked the debut of one Justus E McQueen, who subsequently took the name of the good ol' Arkansas boy he played in the movie: LQ Jones. He's only one of eight or nine marine recruits who divide the screen time with commanding officer Van Heflin and James Whitmore as a lifer sergeant named Mac, "just Mac", who ramrods their squad and also delivers the movie's overbearing narration. Unfortunately, the narration is necessary to maintain continuity as the CinemaScope production galumphs its way from rounding up the melting-pot cast to seeing them through basic training and sundry, mostly amatory misadventures in San Diego, to further training in New Zealand and finally to baptism of fire on Guadalcanal. Trouble is, among the recruits only McQueen/Jones (whose job is mostly comic relief) and Aldo Ray (as a brawling lumberjack who's never known family life) have any charisma or acting chops--and that's not forgetting Tab Hunter, whose matinee-idol status at the time does not speak well for the 50s. Battle Cry is also a cardinal example of Hollywood's penchant for buying big, lusty, profane bestsellers (by Leon Uris, in this case) and then bowdlerising all the lustiness and profanity to appease the censors. Raoul Walsh, the poet laureate of lowdown gusto, does what he can in the circumstances, and as one of the first guys ever to direct a widescreen movie (1930's The Big Trail), he makes the battle scenes roar. --Richard T. Jameson
Now, some 30 years after it bowed at cinemas, Steven Spielberg's wartime comedy "1941" is at last making its way to DVD in a superlative anniversary edition.
Meet That Guild Gal...She gives as Good as She Gets! A man awakens in a Honolulu hospital with no memory of his identity. He has three personal items: a wallet a letter from an angry ex-lover and a note from one Larry Cravat and apparent business associate. Searching for Cravat the amnesiac heads to Los Angeles enlisting the help of a saloon singer (Nancy Guild) her boss (Richard Conte) and a police lieutenant (Lloyd Nolan). When he starts asking questions he's blindsided by goons and chased by cops... But ultimately makes a shocking discovery.
From the best seller by Ernest K Gann (author of The High and The Mighty) Fate are the Hunter details a horrific airplane crash and, in its aftermath, the desperate attempt to discover what brought plane, passengers and crew to their fiery fate. Directed by Ralph Nelson, with superbly black-and-white cinematography by Milton Krasner, this combination of disaster movie and mystery interweaves the stories of a dogged investigator (Glenn Ford), the doomed pilot (Rod Taylor) , his bereaved girlfriend (Nancy Kwan), and the tragedy' sole survivor (Suzanne Pleshette), building to a climax of breathtaking tension.
All-action martial arts tale of three Ninjas competing for a statue of the Golden Ninja Warrior which embodies the divine power of the Ninja Empire. Spectacular fight scenes and swordplay.
Isolated cut off inside an abandoned police station a handful of cops and some convicts on their way to Death Row must join forces and defend themselves against the gang called Street Thunder who have taken a blood oath to destroy. From the director of Halloween and The Thing Assault On Precinct 13 combines elements of the classic western and modern thriller to create a cult favorite.
The third film in the 'Children of the Corn' series. When a farmer is brutally murdered in a Nebraskan cornfield it results in his two young sons, Eli and Joshua, being moved to Chicago to live with foster parents. Joshua soon settles in, but Eli, possessed by an evil force, begins to build an army of followers, determined to murder every adult in the city as part of a grim, ritualistic sacrifice.
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