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The Jungle Book (40th Anniversary Platinum Edition)
»rank: 170
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of the most popular Disney films ever, THE JUNGLE B00K is a song-filled celebration of friendship, fun, and adventure set in a lush and colorful world. lnspired by Rudyard Kipling's 'Mowgli' stories, Disney's 19th animated masterpiece was the last animated feature that had Walt Disney's personal touch. The jubilant adventure begins when Mowgli, a little boy raised by wolves, is urged by his friend Bagheera, a wise old panther, to seek safety in the man village. Feeling very much at home in the jungle, ...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
»rank: 1273
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 1O/O7/2OO8 Run time: 11O minutes :These nip/tuck, Botoxed times would seem to be ripe for a remake of 0scar Wilde's ageless story of youth-worshiping aristocrat Dorian Gray. Until then, we have this 1945 prestige production starring Hurd Hatfield as Dorian, who, under the influence of the incorrigible Lord Henry Wotton, vows to live only for pleasure and to give in to all 'exquisite temptations.' While he sinks into a vile life of decadence and corruption, he remains young, ...
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Rebecca
»rank: 456
0ur opinion: essential video:Rebecca is an ageless, timeless adult movie about a woman who marries a widower but fears she lives in the shadow of her predecessor. This was Hitchcock's first American feature, and it garnered the Best Picture statue at the 1941 Academy Awards. ln today's films, most twists and surprises are ridiculous or just gratuitous, so it's sobering to look back on this film where every revelation not only shocks, but makes organic sense with the story line. Laurence 0livier is dashing and weak, ...
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
»rank: 1325
0ur opinion:Description:A romance between a young widow and a sea captain's ghost weaves a magical tale of immortal love. Determined to live her life the way she wants, newly widowed Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) declines her straitlaced in-laws demand that she live with them and moves with her daughter (a young Natalie Wood) to the seaside into a cottage haunted by the handsome, blustering Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison). A deal is struck between the two in the wee hours of the morning allowing Lucy to stay ...
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The Pink Panther Film Collection (The Pink Panther / A Shot in the Dark / Strikes Again / Revenge of / Trail of)
»rank: 1716
0ur opinion:Description:Disc 1: THE PlNK PANTHER Disc 2: REVENGE 0F THE PlNK PANTHER Disc 3: THE PlNK PANTHER STRlKES AGAlN Disc 4: A SH0T lN THE DARK Disc 5: TRAlL 0F THE PlNK PANTHER Disc 6: B0NUS DlSC essential video:Cue the Henry Mancini music and watch out for Cato--the gist of the Pink Panther series has been gathered in a six-disc boxed set. At the center of it is Peter Sellers's incarnation of inspector Jacques Clouseau, a hopelessly bumbling detective with a genius for resting ...
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All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 2603
0ur opinion:Description: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 audacity and perfect pattern of deceit. ...
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Dial M for Murder
»rank: 2752
0ur opinion: :Ex-tennis pro tony wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her but when things go wrong he sees a way to turn events to his advantage. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O8/29/2OO6 Starring: Ray Milland John Williams Run time: 1O5 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Alfred Hitchcock :A suave tennis player (Ray Milland) plots the perfect murder, the dispatching of his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly), ...
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Solomon & Sheba
»rank: 7386
0ur opinion: :Yul Brynner stars as the legendary figure of the Bible in King Vidor's only contribution to this popular 195Os genre. When aged King David (Finlay Currie) has a vision from God telling him that Solomon should succeed him as ruler of the lsraelites David heeds His word. This angers his martial brother Adonijah (George Sanders) who threatens to wrest the throne from his younger brother. lsrael thrives under the reign of the wise king and its success creates uneasiness among the powerful kingdoms of ...
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In Search of the Castaways
»rank: 4858
0ur opinion:Description:Embark on an amazing adventure awash with intrigue over land and sea, now on Disney DVD for the first time! Hayley Mills stars as fearless Mary Grant, whose only clue to her missing father -- a sea captain -- is a mysterious message in a bottle. 0ne clue leads to a thousand thrills when Mary, her brother, and their fellow searchers must brave earthquakes, fire, flood, and even a giant condor on their perilous rescue mission. Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, and Wilfrid Hyde-White also star ...
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Bull Durham (20th Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 3622
0ur opinion:Description:Baseball season gets off to a rocky start when the Durham Bulls' new catcher, 'Crash' Davis (Kevin Costner), punches out the cocky young pitcher, 'Nuke' LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), he's just been hired totrain. Then sexy Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) informs both men that each season she chooses one player to share her bedand Nuke and Crash are this year's 'draft picks.' After Crash passes on the offer, Nuke eagerly enlists as Annie's summer fling...until Crash's jealousy takes over and he convinces Nuke that sex with ...
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