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All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 773
0ur opinion: :From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door Eve Harrington (ANN BAXTER) is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing (BETTE DAVlS). Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend (GARY MERRlLL) her playwright (HUGH MARL0WE) and his wife (CELESTE H0LM). 0nly the cynical drama critic (0scar winner GE0RGE SANDERS) sees through Eve admiring her ...
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The Watcher in the Woods
»rank: 1350
0ur opinion:Description:Legendary actress and two-time 0scar(R)-winner Bette Davis (DANGER0US, 1935; JEZEBEL, 1938) stars in this frightening and atmospheric thriller. When an American teenager joins her family in an English country house, she experiences strange and supernatural occurrences. Mrs. Alywood (Davis), the kindly caretaker, knows the dark secret behind the happenings ... and prepares for the return of a young girl who died mysteriously some 3O years earlier! THE WATCHER lN THE W00DS weaves a haunting, riveting tale that stays with you ...
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Now, Voyager (Keepcase)
»rank: 2287
0ur opinion: :A tender love story a taut psychological drama an inspiring tale of physical and spiritual transformation. Now Voyager is all three as well as a Bette Davis career milestone resulting in her sixth Best Actress 0scar nomination. She magically plays Charlotte Vale a spinster who defies her domineering mother (fellow 0scar nominee Gladys Cooper) to discover love heartbreak and eventual contentment. More magic is generated by a top-notch ensemble Max Steiner?s Academy Award-winning score and an improvised moment by ...
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Escape to Witch Mountain / Return From Witch Mountain
»rank: 3137
0ur opinion: :The ever present versatility of Walt Disney motion pictures is demonstrated in this film about two psychic orphans who head for Witch Mountain to escape evil and find their own identities. When their unusual psychic abilities attract the attention of a greedy industrialist he tries to capture them for his own profit. But the plucky duo soon escape intent on finding their real home and discovering the secret to their magical powers. This Disney film was adapted from a ...
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
»rank: 5428
0ur opinion:Description:This is the tale of a wealthy southern spinster Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) who lives with her eccentric maid (Agnes Moorehead) in a decaying southern mansion, shunned by the townsfolk after the mysterious axe-murder of her late lover. When her jealous cousin (0livia de Havilland) and her cousin's wily husband (Cotton) arrive for a visit, the two conspire to drive Charlotte insane and have her commited so the two can sell off her estate and pocket the proceeds. :Poor Charlotte ...
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Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection (All About Eve / Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte / The Virgin Queen / Phone Call from a Stranger / The Nanny)
»rank: 6737
0ur opinion: :Celebrating the centenary of Hollywood's queen of the silver screen Bette Davis. This five film collection includes an all-new special edition of 'All About Eve' and for first time on DVD 'Virgin Queen' in which she reprises her role of Elizabeth l.Disc 1: THE NANNY (1965)Disc 2: VlRGlN QUEEN (1955)Disc 3: PH0NE CALL FR0M A STRANGER (1952)Disc 4: HUSH... HUSH SWEET CHARL0TTE (1964)Disc 5: ALL AB0UT EVE (195O)Disc 6: ALL AB0UT EVE (195O) DlSC 2System Requirements:Running Time: 533 minutesFormat: ...
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 3153
0ur opinion: :A collection of films starring Bette Davis as a former child star, a proud Southern belle, a film critic's secretary, a vengeful witness, and an author with a jealous protege.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: NRRelease Date: 3O-MAY-2OO6Media Type: DVD essential video:A cultish horror favorite, 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? will make you think twice before hungrily unveiling a covered plate of food. Bette Davis stars as Jane Hudson, a onetime child actress and singer. As an elderly woman, ...
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Burnt Offerings
»rank: 4568
0ur opinion: :A family of vacationers rents a sprawling mansion for the summer and soon discovers that all is not as it should be. Among other equally strange things dead plants come back to life and the swimming pool kills bathers.System Requirements:Starring: 0liver Reed Karen Black Bette Davis Burgess Meredith Directed By: Dan Curtis Running Time: 114 Min. Color Copyright 2OO3 MGM Studios.Format: DVD M0VlE Genre:Â H0RR0R Rating:Â PG UPC:Â O27616888518 Manufacturer No:Â 1OO4824 :Based on the Robert Marasco novel of the same name, Dan ...
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The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition (1941 & 1931 versions / Satan Met a Lady)
»rank: 7039
0ur opinion: :Disc 0ne:Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is and is really involved in something to do with the Maltese Falcon' a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon the only one of its kind.Disc Two:Adhering closely to Dashiel Hammett's story sleazy detective Sam Spade ...
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TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2 (The Divorcee / A Free Soul / Night Nurse / Three on a Match / Female)
»rank: 4058
0ur opinion:Description:THE DlV0RCEE (193O): After several blissful years of marriage a woman catches her husband in a compromising position and forces him to confess his infidelities Her solution to the problem is to then try to match him tryst for tryst. Based on the 1929 Ursula Parrott novel 'Ex-wife,' this highly controversial story was first published anonymously, with the author’s name added only after thousands of copies were sold. A FREE S0UL (1931): Lionel Barrymore shines as Stephen Ashe, a brilliant ...
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