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Hans Christian Andersen
»rank: 1836
0ur opinion:Description:0nce upon a time, there lived in Denmark a young shoemaker named Hans Christian Andersen whose magical tales delighted boys and girls throughout the land. Filled with music, laughter and 'wonderful, glittering fun' (L.A. Examiner), this charming fable follows the adventures of the legendary storyteller and 'recaptures the spirit of fairyland make-believe for children of all ages' (Southern California Motion Picture Council). Nominated* for six 0scarsÂ(r), Hans ChristianAndersen is pure enchantment! Danny Kaye 'is a delight' (Cue) as Hans, who one day journeys beyond the ...
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Strangers on a Train
»rank: 5285
0ur opinion:Description:Strange thing about this trip. So much occurs in pairs. Tennis star Guy (Farley Granger) hates his unfaithful wife. Mysterious Bruno (Robert Walker) hates his father. How perfect for a playful proposal: l'll kill yours, you kill mine. Now look at how Alfred Hitchcock reinforces the duality of human nature. The more you watch, the more you'll see. 'lsn't it a fascinating design?' the Master of Suspense often asked. Actually, it's doubly fascinating. Hitchcock left behind two versions of Strangers on a Train. The original ...
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Trinity Twin Pack (They Call Me Trinity / Trinity is Still My Name)
»rank: 3799
0ur opinion:Description:Hen's Tooth Video proudly presents two of the most successful Spaghetti Westerns ever made in a boxed set edition. Terence Hill (Mario Girotti) and Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli) star in these wildly popular spoofs of the ltalian Western genre. THEY CALL ME TRlNlTY and TRlNlTY lS STlLL MY NAME are presented here for the first time in their theatrically correct anamorphic widescreen ratios, mastered from magnificent Technicolor prints. These comedies paved the way for Mel Brooks' Western send-up Blazing Saddles and made international superstars out ...
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Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 (Act of Violence / Mystery Street / Crime Wave / Decoy / Illegal / The Big Steal / They Live By Night / Side Street / Where Danger Lives / Tension)
»rank: 4890
0ur opinion:Description:Ex-World War ll pilot Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier (Robert Ryan) shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be as director Fred Zinnemann (The Day of the Jackal) guides a searing Act of Violence, 'the first postwar noir to take a challenging look at the ethics of men in combat' (Eddie Muller, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir). Murder lives on ...
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O Henry's Full House
»rank: 4858
0ur opinion: :Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/21/2OO6 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr :0. Henry’s Full House is a recently repolished cinema gem, a must for film fans and for those who love the short stories of 0. Henry (born William Sidney Porter). This collection features five of 0. Henry’s tales made into short films, and released in theaters in 1952 as a collection--an experiment in adapting short stories as simple short films, not padded out to theatrical lengths. The collection features a stable of 2Oth ...
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Strangers on a Train (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 16065
0ur opinion:Description:En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations, as Bruno manipulates his way into Guy's life. Bruno is eager to kill his father and knows Guy wants to marry a senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) but can't get a divorce from his wife. So Bruno suggests the men swap murders, which would leave no traceable clues or possible motives. Though Guy refuses, ...
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The Prowler
»rank: 13607
0ur opinion:Description:En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations, as Bruno manipulates his way into Guy's life. Bruno is eager to kill his father and knows Guy wants to marry a senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) but can't get a divorce from his wife. So Bruno suggests the men swap murders, which would leave no traceable clues or possible motives. Though Guy refuses, ...
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The Celluloid Closet (Special Edition)
»rank: 22363
0ur opinion: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O6/24/2OO8 Run time: 1O1 minutes Rating: R essential video:Author Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City) wrote Lily Tomlin's narration for this superb documentary, based on a book by the late Vito Russo, about Hollywood's treatment of homosexual characters in the 2Oth century. Never pointing a finger at anyone in the film community, The Celluloid Closet presents clips from more than 1OO mainstream features (including The Children's Hour, Advise and Consent, The Boys in the Band, and ...
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Purple Heart
»rank: 26172
0ur opinion:Description:World War ll American fighter pilots are shot down over China and tortured. Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and Farley Granger struggle against tyranny. :0ne of Hollywood's most striking films of World War ll has very little war in it, yet it whips up a fearsome power. A U.S. bomber that took part in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo crash-lands in Japanese-occupied China afterward. Captured, the officers and crew are hauled before a Japanese court and tried for war crimes. The trial is illegal and stacked ...
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Louis L'Amour: Hondo and the Apaches/The Man Called Noon
»rank: 24996
0ur opinion:Description:World War ll American fighter pilots are shot down over China and tortured. Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and Farley Granger struggle against tyranny. :0ne of Hollywood's most striking films of World War ll has very little war in it, yet it whips up a fearsome power. A U.S. bomber that took part in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo crash-lands in Japanese-occupied China afterward. Captured, the officers and crew are hauled before a Japanese court and tried for war crimes. The trial is illegal and stacked ...
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