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|My So-Called Life - The Complete Series
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2007-10-30
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Featuring all 19 episodes of the sadly-defunct
television series MY SO-CALLED LIFE, this definitive box-set follows the
trials and tribulations of 15-year-old Angela Chase (Claire Danes) as she
navigates through the adolescent dramas of middle-class American high-school
life. Danes won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the angst-ridden Angela,
bringing a universality to the character that has granted the show its
timeless appeal.
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|Stanley Donen's Bedazzled (DVD)|
2007-04-03
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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The story of Faust directed by Stanley Donen
(Singing in the Rain) and starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Moore sells
his soul to the Devil (Cook) for seven wishes in swinging 60‘s London.
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|The Monster Squad (DVD)|
2007-07-24
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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You know who to call when you have ghosts, but
who do you call about monsters? 1-000-mon-ster, whether its a bat in your
belfry or a mummy in your microwave, the monster squad ain‘t afraid of no
ghouls.
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|The Odd Couple - The Complete First
Season (DVD)
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2007-04-24
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Their characters may have been brought to the
big screen by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, but Tony Randall and Jack
Klugman went on to match, and arguably surpass, their predecessors‘
portrayals with the classic 1970s television series THE ODD COUPLE. Based on
Neil Simon‘s hit Broadway play of the same name, the beloved sitcom
chronicled the charmingly antagonistic friendship between neat freak Felix
Unger (Randall) and carefree slob Oscar Madison (Klugman), whose
polar-opposite personalities hilariously clashed after they became unwilling
roommates following their respective divorces.
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|The Jazz Singer (DVD)|
2007-10-16
Warner Home Video
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The first feature film to utilize Synchronous
Sound. The story is about Cantor Oland‘s son who goes into show business
over his objections. Tunes include "Mammy," "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" and more.
Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Adapted Writing. Academy
Awards: Special Award for technical achievement.
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|Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's
Apocalypse (DVD)
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2007-11-20
Paramount Home Entertainment
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In the late 1970s director Francis Ford Coppola began filming his monumental Vietnam epic, APOCALYPSE NOW. Shot in the Philippines, the film would eventually take years to complete and include 238 days of principal photography, the lead actor‘s firing, the replacement star‘s heart attack, a typhoon on the set, difficulties with an overweight Marlon Brando, ritualistic animal slaughter, and President Marcos‘ war with rebels. Coppola‘s wife, Eleanor, documented his struggles during the marathon moviemaking by using her own film crew to shoot behind the scenes and secretly tape conversations with her tormented husband. Her work was used by filmmakers Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper for their riveting documentary HEARTS OF DARKNESS. Using interviews with the stars of the film, including Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, and Dennis Hopper, the producers and production crew, and especially Coppola himself, the filmmakers unravel the story behind the making of APOCALYPSE NOW and the director‘s torturous search for an ending.
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|Performance (DVD)|
2007-02-13
Warner Home Video
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Finally on dvd this 1970 cult film stars Mick
Jagger and James Fox as an androgynous rock star and a gangster
(respectively) who switch identities in swinging 60‘s London.
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|Up The Down Staircase (DVD)|
2007-11-06
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The New York City answer to London‘s "To Sir
With Love", Staircase stars Sandy Dennis as a teacher in an inner city high
school that is overcrowded, understaffed and uncared for. Can the rookie
teacher make a difference in this school that cares more about discipline
than in learning?
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|The Heiress (DVD)|
2007-02-07
Universal Studios Home Video
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A superb cinematic version of the Henry
James‘ novel "Washington Square." After discovering that his bride-to-be is
going to be disinherited, a handsome young fortune hunter jilts her on the
night of their elopement. Years later, when the woman‘s fortune is secured,
the man returns and again asks for her hand, but his erstwhile sweetheart
has other plans for him. Copeland‘s score is magnificent. Academy Award
Nominations: 8, including Best Picture; Best Director.
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|Hamlet (DVD)|
2007-08-14
Warner Home Video
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Director Kenneth Branagh returns to
Shakespeare following his ground-breaking HENRY V and whimsical production
of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. This classic tale tells the story of Hamlet
(Kenneth Branagh), the prince of Denmark, a man suffering from grief at the
death of his father, the king. His mother (Julie Christie) has quickly
married Claudius (Derek Jacobi), Hamlet‘s uncle, who now reigns as the new
king. Late one night Hamlet is visited by his father‘s ghost, who comes to
tell him that Claudius poisoned him in his garden to win the crown, and that
Hamlet, as his son, must now avenge his death.
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|Green for Danger (DVD)|
2007-02-06
Criterion Collection
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In a rural British hospital, Inspector
Cockrill must determine whodunit when the head nurse is done away with after
revealing that the death of a patient under anesthesia was no accident. The
hospital is full of suspicious doctors and staff and the interrogation
brings them all into question.
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|Silver Spoons - The Complete First
Season (DVD)
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2007-06-19
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Ricky Schroder lived the high life in this
family sitcom from the 1980s. When he meets his father, precocious Ricky
Stratton (Schroder, THE CHAMP) discovers that his dad isn‘t like everyone
else‘s parents; he‘s better! Edward Stratton (Joel Higgins, BARE ESSENCE)
runs a toy company and has filled his huge home with anything a boy would
ever want. But single guy Edward still lives the carefree life of a child,
and it‘s up to his newfound son to make him grow up. Erin Gray (BUCK ROGERS
IN THE 25TH CENTURY) costars in this classic comedy that helped make
Schroder a beloved teen idol.
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|The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones -
Volume 1 (DVD)
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2007-10-23
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Produced under the watchful eye of creator
George Lucas, these seven feature-length episodes chronicle young Indiana
getting himself in all sorts of tight situations, and feature guest stars
that include Vanessa Redgrave, Max von Sydow, Anne Heche, Lukas Haas,
Elizabeth Hurley, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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|Becket (DVD)|
2003-05-27
MPI Home Video
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Two of the finest actors of their generation,
Burton and O‘Toole, square off in this splendid production of Jean
Anouilh‘s 1959 play. The lifelong friendship of Henry II and the Archbishop
of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, is tested and ends in tragedy as Becket grows
more confident and thoughtful in his position. Academy Award Nominations:
12, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor- Richard Burton, Best
Actor--Peter O‘Toole. Academy Awards: Best (Adapted) Screenplay (Edward
Anhalt).
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|The Woman in the Window (DVD)|
2007-07-10
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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In Fritz Lang‘s WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, a tense psychological melodrama, a meek college professor, Wanley (Edward G. Robinson), gets mixed up in murder and blackmail. In a discussion with some male colleagues at his club, Wanley expresses his attraction to a painting of a beautiful woman and ponders the possibility of having a love adventure later in life. A little while later, Wanley is shocked to encounter the painting‘s model, Alice Reed (Joan Bennet), standing right next to him on the street. She invites him to her apartment to look at a few other pieces of art, but while he‘s there, an angry man storms into the apartment. The man accuses Alice of cheating on him and tries to attack the professor, and Wanley kills the man in self-defense. The police soon discover the murder and Wanly begins living in fear of being caught. In time, the accidental killing gives rise to blackmail, deception, and more murder, spinning THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW into a tragic and claustrophobic meditation on fate, crime, and punishment. Dazzlingly orchestrated, the film shows Lang‘s masterful direction and evocative cinematography and editing.
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|Family Ties - The Complete First Season
(DVD)
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2007-02-20
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Michael J. Fox catapulted into
superstardom--and created one of the most beloved television characters of
all time--in the 1980s sitcom FAMILY TIES. Created by TV impresario Gary
David Goldberg (LOU GRANT, THE BOB NEWHART SHOW), the series offered a
clever take on the generation gap through the family interactions of two
former ‘60s hippies, public-television producer Steven Keaton (Michael
Gross) and his architect wife, Elyse (Meredith Baxter), struggling to retain
their leftist ideals while raising three radically divergent children in
suburban Columbus, Ohio.
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|O Lucky Man! (DVD)|
2007-10-23
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Finally on DVD this 1973 Lindsay Anderson opus
starring Malcolm McDowell is one of the strangest films ever made.
Following the surreal adventures of coffee salesman Mick Travis the film
features an amazing soundtrack by the Animals‘ Alan Price.
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|WKRP in Cincinnati - Season 1 (DVD)|
2007-04-24
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Howard Hesseman, Loni Anderson, and Tim Reid
turn the comedy up to 11 in this sitcom about a radio station in the Buckeye
state. The station WKRP may not have been a rousing success, but this series
found its audience through its strong cast and running gags. Hesseman plays
DJ Johnny Fever, who was a hotshot in Los Angeles, but an on-air gaffe
forces him to small-time Cincy. With sexy secretary Jennifer (Anderson) and
disc jockey Venus Flytrap (Reid), WKRP IN CINCINNATI shows the station‘s
attempts at climbing out of a ratings dive. This release includes every
episode of the first season, as well as episode commentary from cast members
and creator Hugh Wilson.
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|Ace in the Hole (DVD)|
2007-07-17
Criterion Collection
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$27
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Although made in 1951 this Billy Wilder
classic about a man stuck in a coal mine and the media frenzy that surrounds
it stands up as an indictment of tabloid journalism in any era, today
included.
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|A Little Night Music (DVD)|
2007-06-05
Hens Tooth Video
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After a chance meeting with her ex-lover, an
actress sets out to win him back in this tale of changing partners in 1905
Vienna. Academy Awards: Best Original Song Score (Stephen Sondheim), Best
Costume Design.
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|Night on Earth (DVD)|
2007-09-30
Criterion Collection
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Director Jim Jarmusch‘s episodic
slice-of-life drama follows the adventures of five different cabdrivers in
five different cities all over the world. Colorfully photographed by
Frederick Elmes, NIGHT ON EARTH features an original score by the masterful
Tom Waits. Jarmusch handles his various stories--as well as actors--with his
traditional lighthearted sincerity, resulting in another original tale from
one of independent film‘s most distinct directors.
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|Degrassi High - The Complete Collection
(DVD)
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2007-10-09
WGBH Boston Video
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$32
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All 28 episodes of the powerful groundbreaking
Canadian junior high school drama series that presents a teen‘s-eye-view on
life. Covering a wide range of teenage issues from drinking and rumors to
rebellion and death. A classic for teens of all ages.
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