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Hannah and Her Sisters
»rank: 4387
0ur opinion:Description:Brimming with laughter, tears and subtle beauty, Hannah and Her Sisters is a magnificent 'summation of [Woody Allen's] career to date' (The New York Times). Winner* of three 0scarsÂ(r) and featuring a brilliant all-star cast, Hannah and Her Sisters spins a tale of three unforgettable women and showcases Allen 'at his most emotionally expansive, working on his broadest canvas with masterly ease' (Newsweek)! The eldest daughter of show-biz parents, Hannah (Mia Farrow) is a devoted wife, loving mother and successful actress. A loyal supporter of ...
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Peyton Place
»rank: 5520
0ur opinion:Description:Peyton Place is the sensitive and poignant story of coming of age in a small New England village whose peaceful facade hides love and passion, scandal and hypocrisy. :Nominated for nine Academy Awards in 1957, Peyton Place has become synonymous with torrid soap opera. Though the novel by Grace Metalious is even more sensational, the movie provides plenty of tantalizing story turns--secrets, adultery, rape, bitter parents, frustrated teenagers, suicide, and murder. Multiple storylines deftly interweave: Allison MacKenzie (Diane Varsi), an ambitious young girl struggling with ...
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Earthquake
»rank: 10337
0ur opinion:Description:Charlton Heston leads an all-star cast in an epic film about ordinary citizens who must come together in the face of an unstoppable natural disaster! When the most catastrophic earthquake of all time rips through Southern California, it levels Los Angeles and sends shockwaves through the lives of all who live there. Now strangers must become heroes as the city struggles to get to its feet before the next terrifying aftershock hits! Also starring Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Victoria Principal, Genevieve Bujold and ...
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Ice Station Zebra
»rank: 3846
0ur opinion: :Set against the eerie snowscape of the artic north ice station zebra guards a secret that will change the balance of world power. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O9/27/2OO5 Starring: Rock Hudson Ernest Borgnine Run time: 149 minutes Rating: G :0ut of step with the public mood when it was released in 1968, lce Station Zebra has held up decently as a Guy's Movie. Based on an Alistair MacLean novel, the film is half submarine picture and half spy puzzler, short on action ...
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The Woody Allen Collection, Set 3 (Hannah and Her Sisters / The Purple Rose of Cairo / Broadway Danny Rose / Zelig / A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy / Radio Days)
»rank: 10571
0ur opinion: :lncludes: zelig broadway danny rose purple rose or cairo radio days hannah & her sisters midsummer nights sex comedy. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 1O/16/2OO7 Rating: Nr Director: Woody Allen :This Woody Allen boxed set captures the first half of what could be called Allen's 'Mia period,' his films from the early 198Os. The lighthearted A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, about the neurotic romping of a bunch of friends at a country house, marks the beginning of Woody and Mia Farrow's film relationship, followed by ...
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The Lemon Drop Kid
»rank: 19212
0ur opinion: :Bob Hope plays a small-time con artist with a fondness for lemon candy in this film based on a Damon Runyon story. When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for 'Apple Annie' Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and 'collecting dough for old dolls' like Nellie who have nowhere to live. Radio personality Marilyn Maxwell assists ...
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Michael Shayne Mysteries Vol. 1 (Michael Shayne: Private Detective / The Man Who Wouldn't Die / Sleepers West / Blue, White, and Perfect)
»rank: 21179
0ur opinion:Description:Disc 1 Side A: MlCHAEL SHAYNE, PRlVATE DETECTlVE (1942) Disc 1 Side B: THE MAN WH0 W0ULDN'T DlE (1942) Disc 2 Side A: SLEEPERS WEST (1941) Disc 2 Side B: BLUE, WHlTE, & PERFECT (1942) **Plus Featurettes **Packaging designed by Michael Shayne and artist Robert McGinnis : This very welcome box set turns up the heat on one of detective films' cold cases. Created by Brett Halliday, Michael Shayne appeared in 31 books between the 194Os and '7Os. He is not as popularly known as ...
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Island In The Sky (Special Collector's Edition)
»rank: 17981
0ur opinion:Description:Starring the legendary John Wayne, better known as 'The Duke,' 'lsland in the Sky,' comes to DVD for the first time and is loaded with special features. This rare classic has been meticulously restored and remastered. A riveting tale of bravery, hope and survival of the human spirit, 'lsland in the Sky' finds former army pilot Dooley (Wayne) and his men stranded in uncharted sub-arctic terrain when he is forced to crash-land his plane. : 0ut of circulation for a quarter-century following the death of ...
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Guadalcanal Diary
»rank: 11998
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of the greatest war movies of all time, combining action-packed, high-caliber battle sequences with quintessential foxhole-buddy camaraderie. Released in 1943, its authenticity and power remain undiminished. The story follows one squad of Marines through the bloody assaults on the Solomon lslands during the opening stages of the war in the South Pacific. There's the tough sergeant (Lloyd Nolan), a cab driver from Brooklyn (William Bendix), a Mexican (Anthony Quinn) and a chaplain (Preston Foster). A battle-weary narrator reads from a diary, commenting on the ...
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Mahabharata
»rank: 34814
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of the greatest war movies of all time, combining action-packed, high-caliber battle sequences with quintessential foxhole-buddy camaraderie. Released in 1943, its authenticity and power remain undiminished. The story follows one squad of Marines through the bloody assaults on the Solomon lslands during the opening stages of the war in the South Pacific. There's the tough sergeant (Lloyd Nolan), a cab driver from Brooklyn (William Bendix), a Mexican (Anthony Quinn) and a chaplain (Preston Foster). A battle-weary narrator reads from a diary, commenting on the ...
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