Zane Grey (1872-1939) was one of the most popular authors of western fiction ever, and 60 years after his death many of his 78 books, such as Riders of the Purple Sage, are still in print. In the silent era Hollywood filmed many of his stories with stars such as Tom Mix and Jack Holt. Grey knew the west well, particularly the deserts of Arizona and Utah, and demanded accurate locations for the films. Later, however, many of these films were remade, sometimes two or three times, without Grey's involvement, and the relation between novels and films grew much looser. The films are quintessential B-moveis: black and white, just over an hour, featuring minor stars and formulaic plots with some music and comedy thrown in. Committed fans of the western genre will not be disappointed, and others will derive pleasure from the delightful Jane Greer in Sunset Pass and Tim Holt, son of Jack, in the other three films. The location shooting, mostly in the Lone Pine area of California, has an authentic feel. Titles are: Under the Tonto Rim (1947); Thunder Mountain (1947); Sunset Pass (1946); Wild Horse Mesa(1947). On the DVD: This box set contains two DVDs, each of which include two movies deriving from Zane Grey novels. Print quality and sound is generally acceptable, though Under the Tonto Rim has poor definition and is a bit scratchy. Aspect ratio is 14:9. The DVDs contain no extras of any kind. --Ed Buscombe
The Wu Tang Clan are proud to host another chapter in the Once Upon a Time in China series. This chapter stars two of the original cast members from part one Hong Kong superstar Yuen Biao reprises his role as Blubfoot 7. This time he defends the people of Canton with his superb kicking skills against the mighty Chess King Yen Shih Kwan and the Eagle Claw Master Yuen Hwa. Another exciting action packed episode in the popular Wong Fei Hung Saga.
John Woodrow (Tommy Lee Thomas) is a decorated army veteran with a legendary reputation as a cunning and fearless warrior. A senator's son has been murdered within the prison walls at California's toughest maximum security penitentiary and all hell has broken loose. John's former army General calls on him for help in calming the situation. But he will only be of assistance on one condition - that his father an inmate must be released from the compound.
Walter Matthau heads the cast of this television recreation of Clifford Odets' 1935 hit Broadway play, the first full-length work performed on the commercial stage by the legendary Group Theatre. This portrait of a Jewish family in a Bronx tenement perfectly captures the spirit of the Depression years, and is suffused with details of character and place that combine to be affecting even now. The Bergers, burdened by financial difficulties, have taken in a boarder - Max Axelrod (Matthau) - ...
A fearless company of Marines is stranded in hostile territory when a covert US/Russian mission goes public. In defiance of their governments, they launch a dangerous mission to recover their captured men and find the traitor in their midst.
The Big Tall Wish - An over-the-hill prize-fighter gets a boost from a little boy whose a big fan with a very rare gift in a disillusioned world - an unswerving belief in magic. Showdown with Rance McGrew - TV cowboy star Rance McGrew finds himself in a real Old West saloon where Jesse James challenges him to a showdown over television's negative depiction of outlaws. A Piano in the House - Fitzgerald Fortune a cynical critic uses a magical player piano to disclose his party-guests' hidden selves. He delights in the game but when the tables are turned a painful truth is revealed. Night Call - Lonely and confined to a wheelchair Elva Keene starts to get numerous mysterious phone calls. Terrified she screams the words that will doom her.
Don't Ask Don't Tell Emotionally daring and bristling with powerful performances Dog Tags explores the cost of self-discovery as two unlikely souls connect. Abandoned by his father and raised by his single mother handsome and sexually confused Nate obligatorily joins the Marines to support his fianc''e. On leave the detached marine meets Andy a magnetic and seemingly free-spirited young man with big dreams of Hollywood. Initially their bond is purely platonic but the smoldering chemistry they share is undeniable as it sizzles into something sensual and intimate. Together they plunge headfirst into waters of vulnerability and desire while the identity of Nate's father finally rises to the surface.
Robert Marting presents twenty seven effective free weight routines designed to get maximum results for strength and fitness.
Love Actually: From the new bachelor Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) instantly falling in love with a refreshingly real member of the staff (Martine McCutcheon) moments after entering 10 Downing Street... To a writer (Colin Firth) escaping to the south of France to nurse his re-broken heart who finds love in a lake... From a comfortably married woman (Emma Thompson) suspecting that her husband (Alan Rickman) is slipping away... To a new bride (Keira Knightly) mistaking the distance of her husband's best friend for something it's not... From a schoolboy seeking to win the attention of the most unattainable girl in school... To a widowed stepfather (Liam Nesson) trying to connect with a son he suddenly barely knows... From a lovelorn junior manager seizing a chance with her long-tended unspoken office crush... To an ageing ""seen it all remember very little of it"" rock star (Bill Nighy ) jonesing for an end-of-career comeback in his own uncompromising way... Love the equal-opportunity mischief-maker is causing chaos for all. These London lives and loves collide mingle and climax on Christmas Eve-again and again and again-with romantic hilarious and bittersweet consequences for anyone lucky (or unlucky) enough to be under love's spell. Wimbledon: She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in... A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him he meets a young female player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon at the cost of losing hers...
Experience an amazing collection of Academy Award winning and Academy Award nominated features compiled in one box!
The Sundance Kid is the fastest gun in the West, his sidekick Butch is a dreamer, always planning that bigger, better bank raid. But things are getting tougher and soon the accident-prone anti-heroes decide it's time to head south and disappear into legend.Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Screenplay for William Goldman and Best Song ('Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head') and Best Score for Burt Bacharach.
Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum star in Hollywood's classic tale of revenge and murder. Robert Mitchum is unforgettable as Max Cady, an ex-con determined to exact a terrible revenge on Sam Bowden (Peck) and his family.; ; Sam is a small-town lawyer whose worst nightmare comes true when the criminal he helped put away returns to stalk his beautiful young wife (Bergen) and teenage daughter (Martin). Despite help from the local police chief (Balsam) and a private detective (Savalas), Sam is lega...
For devoted fans and nonfans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman, director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man. That's all well and good, and so is Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Where Spider-Man falls short is in its hyperactive CGI action sequences, which play like a video game instead of the gravity-defying exploits of a flesh-and-blood superhero. Willem Dafoe is perfectly cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin, and the movie's a lot of fun overall. It's no match for Superman and Batman in bringing a beloved character to the screen, but it places a respectable third. --Jeff Shannon
Zavvi Exclusive Apocalypse Now Special 3 disc Edition Steelbook 3 disc Edition Includes Apocalypse Now, Apocalypse Now Redux and the award winning documentary, Heart Of Darkness. Artwork authorised by Francis Ford Coppola. Five-time Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Trilogy) brings this epic and horrifying tale set in the midst of the Vietnam War. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) has been put forward by Colonel Lucas (Harrison Ford) to partake in an extremely dangerous mission to Cambodia where he must assassinate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Kurtz is a highly skilled and exceptionally dangerous Green Beret who has believed to have gone insane and has set himself up as a godly figure to a tribe of violent followers. Willard soon realises that Kurtz is a highly decorated officer in the US army and must now put his life on the line to put a stop to Kurtz's madness. But does he have what it takes?
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