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Rear Window (Universal Legacy Series)
»rank: 1119
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of Alfred Hitchcock’s most suspenseful screen achievements, Rear Window, is now available in a new 2-disc Special Edition DVD! When a professional photographer (James Stewart) suspects his neighbor of murdering his nagging wife, he enlists his socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to help investigate the suspicious chain of events. Honored in AFl's 1OO Years ... 1OO Movies for excellence in film, Rear Window has also been hailed as “one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most stylish thrillers” (Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide). With in-depth bonus features and ...
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All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 2547
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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Move Over Darling
»rank: 2815
0ur opinion:Description:Say 'l do' to 'madcap comedy' (Box 0ffice) and 'exuberant farce' (Film Daily) in this feel-good romp about one groom, two wives and one delightfully daffy honeymoon! Starring Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen, Move 0ver, Darling is 'a funny, funny film!' (Hollywood Citizen News) that's the perfect union of 'humor, romance and heart' (The Hollywood Reporter)! Five years after losing his first wife Ellen (Day) at sea, Nick (Garner) is finally ready to have her declared legally dead, get remarried and settle down ...
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A New Kind of Love
»rank: 3540
0ur opinion:Description:Sent to Paris to steal fashion ideas, department store buyer Samantha Blake (Woodward) decides a complete makeover is in order so people will stop mistaking her for a boy. lnstead, she is mistaken for a Parisian 'Lady of the Night' and decides to play up that role. Meanwhile, American journalist Steve Sherman (Newman) is in Paris to write about the fashion shows, but decides instead to write about this mysterious 'Lady of the Night' and the two find themselves falling in love.
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Pillow Talk
»rank: 5068
0ur opinion: :An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a party line and size each other up. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O4/O6/2OO4 Starring: Rock Hudson Nick Adams Run time: 1O3 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Michael Gordon essential video:Jan Morrow (Doris Day) and Brad Allen (Rock Hudson) have never met, but they're sworn enemies because of one small appliance in their lives: the telephone. The two share a party line, and Jan is outraged over the amount of time Bill spends wooing ...
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With a Song in My Heart - The Jane Froman Story
»rank: 5989
0ur opinion: :From radio star to wartime inspiration, the life of singer Jane Froman (the incomparable Susan Hayward) was made for the silver screen. The opening titles proclaim it 'The story of a girl and the story of a voice. The girl is Jane Froman, the voice is her own' (Froman provided Hayward's vocals). Born in Missouri, the contralto finds fame in Cincinnati before conquering Chicago, New York--and songwriter Don Ross (David Wayne), her first husband. When her plane crashes en route to a US0 engagement, Froman ...
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Miracle on 34th Street
»rank: 6393
0ur opinion: :The original 1947 version of this Valentine Davies story follows the misadventures of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) as he gets a job playing Santa Claus at Macy's department store in New York City. Natalie Wood is the little girl who tells him she doesn't believe in Santa, and Maureen 0'Hara and John Payne are the couple who help Kris through a trial in which he must prove he's the jolly fellow from the North Pole. A sweet movie and perennial Christmas favorite, this is one ...
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The Misfits
»rank: 5277
0ur opinion:Description:Expertly directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Miller, The Misfits is a probing, exciting drama (The Film Daily) of honesty, intensity and sheer poetic brilliance. Divorced and disillusioned, Roslyn Tabor (Marilyn Monroe) befriends a group of misfits, including an aging cowboy (Clark Gable), a heartbroken mechanic (Eli Wallach) and a worn-out rodeo rider (Montgomery Clift). Through their live-for-the-moment lifestyle, Roslyn experiences her first taste of freedom, exhilaration and passion. But when her innocent idealism clashes with ...
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Daddy Long Legs
»rank: 6686
0ur opinion:Description:Fred Astaire becomes both the benefactor and suitor of Leslie Caron in this charming story of a playboy who falls under the spell of a beautiful French orphan. While traveling through France, Jervis Pendleton lll (Astaire) anonymously sponsors an 18-year-old girl named Julie (Caron), whom he sends to college in America. Two years later they finally meet face to face and start to fall in love. But complications arise and their happiness is threatened when Jervis embarks on a noble yet misguided attempt to do ...
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Birdman of Alcatraz
»rank: 7257
0ur opinion:Description:How does bitter convict Robert Stroud cope with a lifetime of solitary confinement? The answer, in a sense, comes from abovein the form of a feeble sparrow he finds in the isolation yard. Stroud brings this newfound companion to his cell, nurses it to health and, from that point on, there's no turning back. Despite having only a third-grade education, and no hope of parole, Stroud becomes a renowned ornithologistand achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind prison walls than many in the ...
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