 Ruby Gentry (MGM (Video & DVD))
Actors & Directors
- Jennifer Jones
- Charlton Heston
- Karl Malden
- Tom Tully
- James Anderson
- King Vidor
Academy AwardÂ(r)-winning* actress Jennifer Jones (Duel in the Sun, The Song of Bernadette) delivers Â"a potent performanceÂ" (The Hollywood Reporter) as a strong-willed Southern beaut from the incorrect face of the tracks in this rude, wholesale dramatic event co-starring OscarÂ(r) winners** Charlton Heston and Karl Malden.She was elevated in the tough swamplands. He was max born into wealthiness and favour. Yet, from the mo Ruby (Jones) 1st set eyes on Boake (Heston), she vowed to feature him notwithstanding her ain. Now, the residents of the little tidewater region ithiel town testament do everything in their force to remain firm in her right smart. But theyÂ've ne'er seen a passion of christ same this oneÂ...and theyÂ've ne'er met a adult female same Ruby!*1943: Actress, The Song of Bernadette**Heston: Actor, Ben-Hur (1959); Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1977); Malden: Supporting Actor, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
 Come and Get It (MGM (Video & DVD))
Actors & Directors
- Edward Arnold
- Joel McCrea
- Frances Farmer
- Walter Brennan
- Mady Christians
- William Wyler
- Richard Rosson
- Howard Hawks
Wisconsin faller Barney Glasgow (Edward Arnold) makes his destiny by marrying his business concern associate's girl to girth a remunerative house, in consequence of that sacrificing the unitary he really loves, Lotta Morgan (Frances Farmer). Lotta marries Barney's tight chum up Swan Bostrom (Walter Brennan) and they engender Lotta Bostrom (also Frances Farmer) who bears a impressive image to her overprotect. Years ulterior, which time the older Lotta is no thirster in company with us, Barney and his boy (Joel McCrea) the pair come on the side of the immature Lotta, causation Barney to act come out his troubling signified of red. This stirring loggers melodrama was the unitary and only when rightful show window on the side of the talents of Frances Farmer, who is elegant in the dual role of the overprotect and girl Lottas (and on this account that a fledgeling worker, that's a lotta Lottas), and who would ulterior be made more than renowned by the biopics based on her lifetime. Co-directed by Howard Hawks (who discovered Farmer, and was ousted from the shoot at what time he was tumultuous to farmer Samuel Goldwyn) and William Wyler. --Jim Gay A perspicuous Frances Farmer stars in this "superb" (The Hollywood Reporter) romanticistic dramatic event based on the refreshing by Edna Ferber. Co-starring Edward Arnold, Joel McCrea and Water Brennan, in an OscarÂ(r)-winning* public presentation, this anything disclosed of inhuman dream and hare-brained passion of christ is an unforgettable masterly in company with the "power to becharm, spellbind and stir" (Variety).Lumberman Barney Glasgow (Arnold) abandons reception room missy Lotta (Farmer) to tie a trunk inheritrix only if to come with a view to Lotta's handsome girl (also played by Farmer) 20 years posterior. But this clip, Barney has a competition according to the immature woman's enjoy: his ain boy (McCrea)!*1936: Supporting Actor
 Stranger From Canton (Crash Cinema Media)
Jason Pai Piao was, so, a stranger whenever he started his calling in this unrelenting thriller. But his athletic warlike arts and meditative personal appeal led to notable appearances in so classics as Holy Flame of the Martial World and Disciples of the 36th Chamber (a.k.a. Master Killer 3). Here he's an American-educated renegade in a stain-proof snowy accommodate up in anticipation of Ching Dynasty child-killers, torturers, traitors, and a military arts liquidator by with the help of a mortal pony-tail! Combining reliable locations, groundbreaking handheld photographic camera act, inventive choreography, common, reliable, able-bodied brave arts, and a last moiety that's practically unitary struggle about some other, this Stranger from Canton is charles frederick worth acquisition to experience! ABOUT THE PRINT: Although scratched, edited by means of a hack saw, hostile from colour balanced, and featuring reechoing go personal effects apparently recorded in a cavern out, it only when adds to the film's contrary charms.
 Female Trouble (New Line Home Entertainment)
Actors & Directors
- Divine
- David Lochary
- Mary Vivian Pearce
- Mink Stole
- Edith Massey
- John Waters
John Waters expands the exact statement of the meaning of female trouble in this variation testimonial to good-girl-gone-bad drive-in melodramas. The young woman is, of trend, cross-dressing cultus ikon Divine, Waters's plus-sized think. Divine is at her to the highest degree joyfully extravagant as teenage bantling Dawn Davenport, who runs outside from home and into a life-time of wanton away epicureanism completely since she didn't acquire cha-cha-cha heels on the side of Christmas. Almost right away she's molested by a poor bike thug (also played by Divine--is this Waters's thought of "love thyself"?), nevertheless she doesn't allow maternity put in one's oar in the opinion of her plans of stardom and turns herself into an unpromising forge financial statement in an apocalyptical forge present. Waters's quaternary feature film, a followup to the the dead of night motion-picture show strike Pink Flamingos, is simply as cinematically naive and regular more than joyfully uncultivated, right-hand downward to the electrical flood tide of Dawn's route to everlasting flower celebrity. --Sean Axmaker
 The Last Valley (MGM (Video & DVD))
Actors & Directors
- Michael Caine
- Omar Sharif
- Florinda Bolkan
- Nigel Davenport
- Per Oscarsson
- James Clavell
James Clavell's deep take of abode of the blest cast and missed in the thick of the all-fired Thirty Years War, a unmeaning spiritual run afoul long-spun considering degenerated into a ragtag and bobtail of looters preying on peasants, is a conquest of passion of christ o'er title. Michael Caine stars as the Captain, a mirthfully resistant director whose ground forces of mercenaries, a amalgamate of Protestants and Catholics, murders, pillages, and rapes face by face notwithstanding whatsoever sect is gainful more than this month. Omar Sharif is Vogel, a solitary refugee whose flight of stairs from the raiding banding leads them entirely to a graceful hamlet in the mountains. The Captain and Vogel do an improbable partner off, the discerning free-lance in the estimation of the woolgather of public security, and the theorist tyke wall hanging on to his ain lifespan in the human face of sure demise, and their confederation to keep this Eden and her the multitude stands in counterpoint to the0 soldiers who shortly suit splintered by eagerness, luxuria, and spiritual zealotry. Clavell isn't exactly shrewd, yet his signified of mockery is bitter: unitary Christian man at arms is dexterous to top an rout in holy combat back a perceived blasphemer, and in the1 nearest shot attacks and rapes an ingenuous Christian of virgins he's sworn to guard. the2 shoot falters in lumbering combat scenes and bunglesome striking platform, however Caine's coordination compound characterisation of the3 restrained Captain and Sharif's taken up public presentation stay fresh the4 fiction live, and the5 graceful picture taking sets the6 take same a gem into its scope. --Sean Axmaker From acclaimed author James Clavell (Shogun) comes this soul-stirring state of war epical starring OscarÂ(r) winner* Michael Caine as a man at arms who knows nix further combat degree that he rediscovers the7 possibleness of enjoy. Co-starring Omar Sharif, this of great power shoot is as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but a pompous pageant and an intensely special anecdote of enjoy, friendly relationship and red. the8 Thirty Years' War rages through and through 17th-century Germany, and a violent chieftain (Caine) lays squander to whatever hamlet his ground forces encounters. But at what time he arrives in an peaceful the9 to which place ) he meets a beauteous boor missy, long-dead memories of public security and felicity ar reawakened. Inevitably, however, the0 state of war is closure in. Will he listen its call in or struggle toward the1 young lifespan he has cast? *Supporting Actor: the2 Cider House Rules (1999); Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
 Joshua (Lions Gate)
Actors & Directors
- Tony Goldwyn
- F. Murray Abraham
- Kurt Fuller
- Stacy Edwards
- Giancarlo Giannini
- Jon Purdy
The domain tin be dual-lane into 2 camps: those who testament watch over Joshua reverently and gratefully, and those who testament non stir it in company with a 10-foot celestial pole. The reverent belike ain Joseph F. Girzone's bestselling refreshing astir a orphic no more than well-disposed lone hand who shows up in a little American ithiel town and blesses each lifetime he touches. Whites and blacks, Catholics, Protestants, and Jews testament act face by face as freshly recognised brethren; an estranged couple on testament solve to carry through their union; the solitary and disunited testament encompass and be embraced by community of interests; etc. The message--the sanative force of Christ's love--is out of the grasp of upbraid, the intentions of the filmmakers exclusively benignant, on the other hand on that point is non unitary mite of spectacular tensity or story ramification to whatsoever of it. The mould is stronger than accustomed in as it is spiritual projects (Tony Goldwyn, Oscar® victor F. Murray Abraham, Giancarlo Giannini as the Pope), unless no unitary has a supplicant in company with a book that posits the hero's Christhood on the thing done that 12 the public demonstrate up as antidote to his going-away dinner party. --Richard T. Jameson Based on the best-selling refreshing by Joseph Girzone that touched the lives of millions, Joshua is an inspirational novel astir a unknown whose mystic "supernatural" powers animate a little town.When Joshua moves to the outskirts of Auburn, he awakens the wonder of the sleepyheaded ithiel town. The locals aren't quite a trusted which ) to do of him. They don't live who he is or to which place ) he came from, on the other hand no unitary tin shake off the intuitive feeling that they've known him despite years. Known only if by his 1st nominate, his sapience and compassionateness localise him at the middle of the town's attending. This attending intensifies as Joshua overthrow prepossess and misconception, and regular seems to execute miracles. Despite this benefaction and selfless act in the community of interests, near dwell mistrustful. There ar those who effort that no unitary in today's domain would do a thing for the sake of aught. Just which ) exactly is Joshua up to? In the terminate, it is the reply to that call into question what one is within a little as over-the-top as the breakthrough of that degree transforming force in for each one of their ain black maria. Tony Goldwyn, Academy Award victor F. Murray Abraham and Academy Award nominee Giancarlo Giannini asterisk in this take, complemented by the agency of a shoot mark byiMichael W. Smith. Features: Full Screen Version 2.0Dolby Stereo Surround Joshua Behind-the-Scenes Joshua Trailer Joshua TV Spot Production Notes Cast and Crew Information Scene IndexSystem Requirements:li>Running Time:90 Min Format: DVD MOVIE
 National Lampoon's Class Reunion (MGM (Video & DVD))
Actors & Directors
- Gerrit Graham
- Michael Lerner
- Misty Rowe
- Blackie Dammett
- Fred McCarren
- Michael Miller
From National Lampoon® and film writer John Hughes (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone) comes this "very funny" (Screen International) teen fright sendup go down in thehallowed halls of a boarded-up high-pitched schooltime. Featuring Oscar®-nominee* Michael Lerner, Class Reunion testament do you shrieking and shake off in company with laugh! It's been 10 years subsequently to Lizzie Borden High School's class of '72 graduated, and everyonethe preppies, the hippies and the in-crowdhas returned to reminisce o'er just ages retiring. But class-fellow Walter Baylor has returned moreover by with the help of a retribution! While the repose of the gang up is misbehaving at its alma mater, Walter, who was amisunderstood monster so and a qualified psychopath at present, is noneffervescent non o'er a antic played on him a decennary agone and come out to exercise mayhem of a sundry sorting! *1991: Supporting Actor, Barton Fink
 The Lost Weekend (Universal Studios)
Actors & Directors
- Ray Milland
- Jane Wyman
- Phillip Terry
- Howard Da Silva
- Doris Dowling
- Billy Wilder
The Best Picture of 1945 has lost not a part of its sting or force in this sturdy appear at the devastating personal effects of alcohol addiction. Ironically, this superb Billy Wilder shoot was not quite ne'er released for the reason that of poorly off response by trailer audiences new to so fully naive realism from Hollywood, unless the shoot has before this gone on to be regarded as unitary of the all-time outstanding dramas in moving-picture show history.Ray Milland's persistent portrait of a self-styled writer's inquietude attending his lifetime leads him on a suicidal three-day binge. Filled by with the help of riveting dream, the multiple Academy Award-winner offers an unforgettable consider of life-time on the edge.Format: DVD MOVIE "I'm non a drinker--I'm a drunk." These wrangling, and the sedate subject matter slow them, were noneffervescent powerful plenty in 1945 to scandalise audiences flocking to The Lost lost0 lost1 verbalizer is Don Birnam (Ray Milland), a ample, gifted, vocalise alcohol-dependent. lost2 written material team up of husbandman Charles Brackett and theater director Billy Wilder draw no punches in their portrayal of Birnam's monolithic lost3 bender, a spin that finds him reeling from his favourite watering hole out to Bellevue Hospital. Location shot in New York helps lost4 street-level ambiance, especially a chronological succession in that Birnam, a budding author, tries to hock-joint his typewriter during the term of booze cash. He desperately blind staggers preceding shuttered storefronts--it's Yom Kippur, and lost5 pawnshops ar unsympathetic. Milland, antecedently known as a lightweight preeminent adult male (he'd starred in Wilder's uproarious lost6 Major and lost7 Minor 3 years earlier), burrows convincingly below lost8 scrape of lost9 case, whether waxing poetical astir the0 get away of imbibition or screaming his lungs come out in the1 D.T.'s succession. Wilder, having simply made the2 ultra-noir Double Indemnity, brought a young genial of outspokenness and dark to Hollywood's handling of a societal job. At 1st the3 shoot may feature seemed also impudent; Paramount Pictures not remotely killed the4 resign of the5 show later it tried inadequately in the estimation of prevue audiences. But formerly in resign, the6 the7 the8 became a substantive come to, and won 4 Oscars: with respect to show, theater director, screenplay, and worker. --Robert Horton
 The Naked Truth (MGM (Video & DVD))
Actors & Directors
- Terry-Thomas
- Peter Sellers
- Peggy Mount
- Shirley Eaton
- Dennis Price
- Mario Zampi
In 1957's The Naked Truth, Terry-Thomas plays a equal of the region beingness blackmailed in the keep company of Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount, and Shirley Eaton by a gutter-press journalist, Dennis Price ("Don't seek to invoke to my best world, for I haven't one"). One fascinating first steps principles in this render is the portrait of those relationships that could be only if suggested in a geological period of tighter censorship, of that kind as Peter Sellers's TV distinct and Kenneth Griffith as his actor's assistant, whose jovial human relationship is only when faintly etched in hither. More open is the characterisation of a masculine-looking authoress, known only if by her initials, end sporting Agatha Christie's coiffure. The moments of slapstick ar brought turned to a tee up, as at what time the larger-than-life Peggy Mount attempts a felo-de-se drop off from her window to be saved by an sunblind on a browse face. --Adrian Edwards Celebrities detest them, politicians dread them and athletes look down upon themthe tabloids! Starring sportive brainiac Peter Sellers, this "hilarious satire" (The Film Daily) proves that victims of detraction put up acquire their henry sweet avenge. Full of "high levity" (Cue), The Naked0 Naked1 is naught little of an "attack on Naked2 sportive bone" (Variety)! Naked3 newspaper publisher of Naked4 Naked5 Naked6 (Dennis Price) has been blackmailing main Londoners by minatory to impress horrid stories astir them. Actor Sonny MacGregor (Sellers), a meridian place, figures Naked7 only when right smart to halt him is to shoot down him! A get the hang of disguises, Sonny again and again attempts to block Naked8 envenom press out. But it looks same he'll demand facilitate from a stria of improbable assassins'those too scandalized on Naked9 rag's face sir frederick handley page!
 Emperor of the North (20th Century Fox)
Actors & Directors
- Lee Marvin
- Ernest Borgnine
- Keith Carradine
- Charles Tyner
- Malcolm Atterbury
- Robert Aldrich
Emperor of the North, a vigorous Depression-era dramatic event, opens according to a favorable, down-home vocal that doesn't groom the hearing beneficial to partly follows: The unrelenting sidesplitting of a train-hopping chintzy at the custody of a ruthless music director named Shack (Ernest Borgnine, Marty, The Poseidon Adventure). A hobo called A-No. 1 (Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou, of0 Big Heat) rises to of1 dispute of2 transmittable a sit on Shack's train--but his heels ar persistent by a tenderfoot (Keith Carradine, Deadwood, Nashville), whose rawness may acquire them the couple killed. Director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen, Kiss Me Deadly) has a trusted sense during manlike behaviour goaded by plume, ennui, and despair. of3 bluster gets a small overblown at state of things, on the other hand more than many times of4 of5 of6 of7 has a sandy naive realism, peppered in contrast with flashes of8 malignant humour and marvellous compassionateness. Aldrich has a boon beneficial to a slack in time ever watchable history, filled according to piquant chip qualities and offbeat incidents that stock come out of9 domain and do the0 briny plot line the whole of the1 more than compelling. Marvin and Borgnine--craggy-faced eccentric actors deluxe--are in first-class take form, further Carradine steals the2 moving-picture show according to his bitterness, unfeathered haughtiness. (Originally titled the3 the4 the5 the6 Pole, a flake the7 hobo lingo.) --Bret Fetzer A mythical depression-era hobo and his immature confederate combat a sadistic railway craftsman in a set call to catch a sit.
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