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Renaissance Man
ENG DVD0395

Expect big, big laughs when funnyman Danny DeVito (Twins, Junior) joins forces with talented director Penny Marshall (A League of Their Own, Big) to deliver a lively five-star comedy you're going to love! DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck businessman who desperately takes the only job offered- a teacher in the U.S. Army. His mission: keep a ragtag bunch of underachieving misfits from flunking out of basic training! Be on alert for laughter as this unlikely new teacher and his underdog class unexpectedly inspire each other to be all they can be! Dolby digital surround sound, french and spanish language track, widescreen DVD/Color/128minutes/Digitally Mastered


Slimdog Millionaire
ENG DVD0411

Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is just one question away from winning a fortune on Idia's version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" But how has this uneducated young man from the slums succeeded in providing correct responses to questions that have stumped countless scholars before him? And will he untimately win it all or lose everything, including his true love? DVD/Color/rated R (some violence, disturbing images and language)/121minutes


I Walked With A Zombie/The Body Snatcher
ENG DVD0447

Literary classics become screen horror classics when given the Lewton touch. Take the gothic romance of Jane Eyre, reset it in the West Indies, add the direction of Jacques Tourneur and the overriding terror of the living dead and you have I Walked with a Zombie. Frances Dee plays the nurs who witnesses the strange power of voodoo. Boris Karloff plays the title role in the Lewton adaptation of Robert Lous Stevenson's The Body Snatcher, directed with subtle calculation by versatile Robert Wise. A doctor needs cadavers for medical studes and Karloff is willing to provide them - one way or antoher. Don't miss his scene with fellow horror icon Bela Lugosi. DVD/B&W/I Walked with a Zombie: 69 mins/The Body Snatcher: 77 mins/Not Rated


Rose Tattoo
ENG DVD0307

When Tennessee Williams wrote The Rose Tattoo, he had one actress in mind - Anna Magnani. Williams' sense of casting proved as sharp as his ear for dialogue. Magnani won the Best Actress Oscar for her bravura portrayal in this drama that received eight Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and won three. Magnani plays Serafina Delle Rose, who retreats from the world when her beloved husband dies. But Serafina reawakens to life's joys when she meets Alvaro, a happy-go-lucky truck driver who has the same sunny openness her husband had, even the same occupation. And on his chest is the same symbol of love, The Rose Tattoo. DVD / 116 min / not rateed / B&W / 1995


Troy
ENG DVD0017

Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam. 2 discs / DVD / Color / 162 mins. / Rated R


Alexander: Directors Cut
ENG DVD0018

The true story of the world's greatest warrior. He brings to life the overpowering forces and fierce personalities that forever changed history. Driven by a craving for his father's love and the brutal ambition of his mother, Alexander faced massive armies in Persia, Afghanistan and India and was never defeated. 2 discs / DVD / Rated R / Color / 67 mins.


Loves Labours Lost
ENG DVD0019

The King of Navarre and his three best friends think that they've sworn off love in the pursuit of intellectual enlightenment. But when the Princess of France and her beautiful attendants arrive for a diplomatic visit, their high-minded plans are turned completely upside down! Then, as war rages and secret passions burn, loyalty and devotion are tested like never before! Also featuring hilarious Matthew Lillard and the classic songs of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more - go back in time and allow yourself to be swept away by this wonderfully entertaining motion picture treat! Approx. 94 minutes / Color / DVD / Not Rated / Wide screen


That Obscure Object of Desire
ENG DVD0049

Luis Bunuel's final film explodes with eroticism, bringing full circle the director's lifelong preoccupation with the darker side of desire. An urbane widower, tortured by his lust for the elusive Conchita. With subversive flare, Buneul uses two different actrsses in the lead roll. color/1977/104 min/in french with opitonal english subtitles


Jaws
ENG DVD0050

This Special 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition is Digitally Mastered and contains exclusive footage, interviews, and behind-the-scenes material. Steven Speilberg directed this classic film that became one of the most enduring action-suspense films of all time. "JAWS" was an instant blockbuster, a phenomenon, and today it is still among the highest grossing films in motino pitcure history, acclaimed by critics and sudiences alike. Anniversary Collector's Edition with Special Features Color/ Widescreen/ 2hrs. and 5 minutes


Barton Fink
ENG DVD0051

John Turturro shines in the lead role in Barton Fink the Coen Brothers' hailarious satire set in 1940s hollywood. Fink is a New York playwright who reluctantly relocates to hollywood to write screenplays. Ordered to write a low budget screenplay about wrestling, Fink manages to type one sentence and then....nothing! Although his chatty insurance salesman neighbor Charlie helps out by teaching Fink about wrestling, the clock ticks, the temperature rises, and Fink;s life spins more and more out of control. Color/ 116 mins./ Widescreen/ Rated R Bonus Features


Duel
ENG DVD0052

Before spinning cinematic gold from sharks, dinosaurs and homesick aliens, a young Steven Spielberg directed this high-velocity thriller about an innocent motorist terrorized by an evil truck. Spielberg's first full-length movie, Duel helped jumpstart the diretor's big-screen career, with a gripping, action-packed story hailed by critics as a film that "...belongs on the classics shelf reserved for top suspensers." Dennis Weaver stars as the traveling salesman waging a desprate battle for survival after he is mysteriously singled out for destruction. Praised for its deft use of relentlessly mounting psychological tension, Duel features one of the most uniquely terrifying "characters" in movie history: a massive, roaring 40-ton truck with more sheer manace than most flesh-and -blood villains. Color/ 1Hr. 30 Mins/ Rated PG Collector's Edition with Special Features


Death in Venice
ENG DVD0053

Abroad on a rest holiday, composer Gustav Aschenbach is to all the world reserved and civilized. But when he glimpses someone who inspires him to give way to a secret passion, it foreshadows his doom. Widescreen/rated PG/color/131 minutes/subtitles


Through a Glass Darkly
ENG DVD0054

While vacationing on a remote island retreat, a family's already fragile ties are tested when Karin discovers her father has been using her schizophrenia for his own literary means. As she drifts in and out of lucidity, her father, husband, and younger brother are unable to prevent Karin's harrowing descent into the abyss of mental illness. B&W/1961/89 minutes/in Swedish with optional English subtitles 1 of 4 in a series


Winter Light
ENG DVD0055

Ingmar Bergman explores the search for redemption in a meaningless existence. In this stark depiction of spiritual crisis, small-town pastor Tomas Ericsson performs his duties mechanically before a dwindling congregation. When he is asked to assist a troubled parishioner with his debilitating fear of nuclear annihilation, Tomas is terrified to find that he can offer nothing but his own uncertainty. B&W/1962/80 min/in Swedish with optional English subtitles 1 of a 4 part set


The Silence
ENG DVD0056

Traveling home by train through a country seemingly on the brink of war, two sisters-the sickly, intellectual Ester and the sensual, pragmatic Anna-along with Anna's young son Johan, are forced to disembark in an unknown city in order for Ester to rest. Attempting to cope with their alien surroundings, the sisters resort to their personal vices while vying for Johan's affection, and in so doing sabotage what little remains of their ambiguous relationship. B&W/1963/95 minutes/in Swedish wit optional English subtitles 1 of 4 in a set


Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
ENG DVD0057

While planted on the scene as apprentice to Bergman, Vilgot Sjoman suggests to Swedish Television that they take the opportunity to record with the acclaimed director. In August, Sjoman and the television crew begin to capture what would become a comprhensive five-part documentary on teh making of Winter Light, offering views of set construction and lighting, rehersals and editing, as well as intimate conversations with Bergman and members of his cast and crew. B&W/1963/146 minutes/in Swedish with optional English subtitles


Project Greenlight
ENG DVD0058

The entire first season of the acclaimed HBO hit series plus the finished film Stolen Summer. A special 4 disc collector's set that includes every episode of the smash-hit Project Greenlight, more than 6 hours of bonus material. DVD/Rated PG/uncut-uncensored/7 hours 33 ninutes/color


Bloody Sunday
ENG DVD0059

A staggering re-creation of the events of Sunday, January 30th, 1972 when British troops clashed with unarmed protestors in Derry, Northern Ireland. 2002/Color/110 min/Rated R/widescreen


The Way We Laughed
ENG DVD0060

The epic story of two brothers who emigrate to the northern Italian city of Turin, to escpe the poverty of their Sicilian hometown. Told over a period of six years, from 1958 to 1964, the story unfolds into a series of chapters, each one representing one year in the brother's lives. The older, illiterate brother has a desire to see his beloved brother become a school teacher. He makes tremendous sacrifices to earn money for his education, totally unaware that he's been skipping school and squandering his book money. When his morals are compromised, and his obsession with making money transforms him into a ruthless labor boss, his brothers loyalty is put to the test. In the deeply moving conclusion. One brother will make a sacrifice that wll cost them both dearly. Color/128 min/in Italian with optional English subtitles/Italy 1998


First Knight
ENG DVD0061

A new vision of King Arthur's Camelot, a vision of breathtaking battles, of heart-pounding courage, of he undeniable love that brought an entire kingdom to its knees.....and the undying passion that made it live forever. Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormaond, and Jerry Zucker. DVD/color/Rated PG-13/Multiple language subtitles/133 minutes


Knights Tale
ENG DVD0062

The 14th century takes a rocking new twist in A Knights Tale. Heath ledger is William Thatcher, a peasant squire who breaks all the rules when he passes himself off as a nobleman and takes the jousting world by storm. The only thinkg that stands between William and his dream of becoming the world champion of the extremest of sports is the bad boy of the sport Count Adhemar. And when the two rivals go lance to head at the world finals to determine who will be named the ultimate champion, you better arm yourself and hang on tight for the thrill ride of your life! DVD/color/132 minutes/Rated PG-13


The Sword in the Stone
ENG DVD0063

Engaging characters and brilliant Disney animation bring the timeless legend of King Arthur to sparkling life. When they learn that whoever pulls a bewitched sword from deep within a large stone will become the next King of England, many try to remove the sword and fail. For an awkward squire-in-training, the quest seems impossible. But with help form the legendary wizard Merlin, the young man's incredible dream just might be relized. Walt Disney animated classic gold collection. DVD/79 min/color/subtitles/fullscreen


Tootsie
ENG DVD0070

Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antogonized every producer in New york. Now his agent insistsno one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of lifetime.


Apartment
ENG DVD0071

C.C."Bud" Baxter knows the way to success in business...it's through the door of his apartment! By providing a perfect hideway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of undeserved promotions. But lends the key to big boss J.D. Sheldrake, he not only advances his career, but his own love life as well. For Sheldrake's mistress is the lovely Fran Kubelik, elevator girl and angel of Bud's dreams. Convinced that he is the only man for Fran, Bud must make the most important executive decision of his career: lose the girl... or his job.


Marathon Man
ENG DVD0072

Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman plays the likeable graduate student and marathon runner of the title, unwillingly trapped in a killing game of intrigue involving a nazi figutive, Christian Szell. Laurence Olivier received an Academy Award nomination for his chiling portrayal of the sadistic Szell, who turns dental intruments into tools of torture with dispassionate ease.


Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
ENG DVD0073

No one is quicker than Butch cassidy when it comes to get rich quick schemes, and his sidekick Sundance is a wizard with a gun. When these two bungling bank and train robbers tire of running from the law, they set out for Bolvia with Sundance's girlfriend. Though they can barely speak enough Spanish to communicate 'This is a stick-up', that's only a minor detail to the two nicest 'bad-guys' who ever rode the West.


Odd Couple
ENG DVD0074

Two veteran funnymen work together with the precision timing of a vaudeville team, but always with bright spontaneity. lemmon plays fussy Felix, fastidious to a fault. He proves that cleaniness is next to insanity. Matthau is Oscar, who wreaks havoc on a tidy room with the speed and thoroughness of a tornado.


Unforgiven
ENG DVD0075

Eastwood and Morgan freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey. Richard Harris is an ill-fated interloper, a colorful killer-for-hire called English Bob. And Gene Hackman is the sly and brutal local sheriff whose brand of law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless. Big trouble is coming to Big Whiskey.


Night of The Living Dead
ENG DVD0076

They stagger out of the dark and toward the farmhouse, dull eyes informed by nothing but hunger, hands outstretched. There is no reasoning with them, no pleading with them. They will rip the lips off your face, gouge the eyes out of your sockets, pull your guts from your living belly. you will watch yourself eaten by themas you die... and then, after an all-too-brief period of darkness, you too will rise... and search... and feed...


Good Will Hunting
ENG DVD0077

The most brilliant mind at america's top university isn't a student... he's the kid who cleans the floors! Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psycology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him!


Princess Bride
ENG DVD0078

Featuring a spectacular cast that includes robin wright, cary elwes, mandy patinkin, and billy crystal, this wonderful fairy tale about a princess named buttercup and her beloved is a " real dream of a movie!".


Frankenstein; Mary Shelleys
ENG DVD0079

Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm and John Cleese star. True to the original, here is the story of a young doctor whose obsession with death leads him to create a life. But his "creature," crafted from the bodies of convicts and the brain of a briliant scientist, is a hiedous mockery of humanity. And when the creature realized he will never be accepted by men, he seeks revenge on Dr. Frankenstein and his family. An inspired adaptation that's emotionally complex and truly terrifying, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is 100% pure excitement. Visually stunning and refreshingly different. Rated R/Color/123 min


Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
ENG DVD0082A

Like mother, like daughter; neither New York playwright Sidda Lee Walker nor her eccentric Louisaiana mother Vivi will likely take steps to mend the rift between them. No, this is a job for the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. The Ya-Yas-sworn lifelong friends of Vivi-stage an unorthodox "intervention" to bring daughter and mother together in this warm adaptation. Rated PG-13/color/full screen/116 min


Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
ENG DVD0082B

Like mother, like daughter: neither New York playwrit Sidda Lee Wakler nor her eccentric Louisiana mother Vivi will likely take steps to mend the rift between them. No, this is a job for the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. The Ya-Yas - sworn lifelong friends of Vivi - stage an unorthodox "intervention" to bring daughter and mother together in this warm adaptation of Rebecca Wells' bestsellers, written for the screen. Widescreen edition/PG-13/Color/116 minutes Also available in Full-screen DVD


The Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance
ENG DVD0099

From a small Italian community in 15th Century Florence, the Medici family would rise to become one of the most powerful dynasties in Europe. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would use this power to help ignite the most important cultural and atristic revolution in Western history - the Renaissance. Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Galileo all received Medici patronage. But the forces of change the Medici helped unleash would one day topple their ordered would. An epic drama played out in courts, cathedrals and palaces, it is both the tale of one family's powerful ambition, and of Europe's tortured struggle to emerge from the Dark Ages. DVD/color/220 minutes/not rated/PBS


Girl With a Pearl Earring
ENG DVD0109

Delft, Holland, 1665. Seventeen-year-old Greit must work to support her family and becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she gradually attracts the master painter's attention. Johannes and Griet must hide their inspiration of each other from his volatile wife Catharina. The wealthy and troublemaking Master van Ruijven senses the intimacy between the artist and his maid and contrives a commission for Vermeer to paint Griet alopne. The result will be one of the greatest paintings ever created, but at what cost? DVD/2003/color/100 minutes/rated PG-13


Boiler Room
ENG DVD0126

Seth Davis runs a small-time casino operation out of his apartment. With his streetwise business smarts, he's recruited to join the city's newest and hottest stock brokerage firm, an aggressive, renegade corporation far from the traditions of Wall Street. Trained by the company's top young turks, Chris and Greg, Seth takes quickly to his new job's instant riches and fast-life pleasures. He even gains new favor with his estranged father. When Seth wins the eye and the heart of Greg's ex-girlfriend Abbie, it all seems to good to be true. But he's about to learn the devastating secret behind all this intoxicating success. Just as quickly as he was seduced into the firm, Sith finds himself caught in a trap that could bring himself, his father and his whole world crashing down. Color/120 minutes/Rated R


King Lear (Ian Holm)
ENG DVD0130

Lear, King of Britain, has three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Intending to divide his kingdom among his daughters according to their affection for him, he asks them to say which loves him most. Goneril and Regan profess their extreme affection, and each receives one-third of the kingdom. Cordelia, disgusted with their hollow flattery, says she loves him according to her duty, no more or less. Infuriated with this reply, Lear divides her portion between Goneril and Regan. Eventually the two daughters reveal their true heartlessness and a tragic chain of events are set into motion. DVD/Color/Not Rated Approximate running time: 150 minutes


Vanya on 42nd Street
ENG DVD0147

A timeless drama of faith, hope and redemptive powers of love.people trapped between the harsh reality of their lives and the longings of their hearts. PG/119min/English


The Color Purple
ENG DVD0166

Steven Spielberg, gifted creator of Jaws, the Indiana Jones sagas, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and other mega-hits, turned The Color Purple into one of his most remarkable successes - a film that won the National Board of Review's Best Picture award, appeared on 10-Best lists everywhere, garnered 11 Academy Award nominations and earned Spielberg the Best Director citation from the Directors Guild of America. Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is the richly-textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woeman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mr.," Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth...and the strength to forgive. Winner of Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, Whoppi Goldberg makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie. Her impressive portrayal is complemented by a memorable cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, and Akosua Busia. An exquisitely crafted, landmark film, The Color Purple will be treasured and talked about for years to come. English & French / Subtitles: English, French and Spanish / Color / PG-13 / 154 mins / DVD


Many Tongues Called English
ENG DVD0175

This menu-powered DVD explores how America's rise as an economic power made it the driving force behind the spread of English in the 20th century. A world tour illustrates how English has mixed with other languages - from "Franglais" in France to "Singlish" in Singapore- and how the dollar's power, coupled with the lure of consumerism, has made English the international trade language. Bringing it full circle, host Melvyn Bragg returns to the British Isles to survey English as it is spoken now, measuring the influence of American slang and vocabulary from other languages. (51 minutes, color)


The Language of Empire
ENG DVD0176

"Amok," "boomerang," bungalow," "bangle," "dumdum," "plonk," "assassin" - these are some of the many words that have entered English by way of colonial expansion. This enhanced DVD explores how the British Empire exported its language around the globe and how different forms of speech and vocabulary, as well as different attitudes to English, developed out of colonial expansion. Rich variations of dialect, accent, and slag are heard in many samples from India, the Caribbean, and Australia. (52 min, color)


Speaking Proper
ENG DVD0177

This menu-driven DVD follows English through the 18th and 19th centuries, from attempts at reforming and standardizing the tongue in the Age of Reason to the soaring verse of Romanticism and the verbal prudishness of the Victorian era. Linguistic milestones are highlighted by original editions of critical texts, including Newton's Opticks, Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, Thomas Sheridan's British Education, and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Other key figures discussed include Jonathan Swift, Robert Burns, Jane Austen, and William Wordsworth. (51 min, color)


English in America
ENG DVD0178

When Massasoit hailed the Plymouth settlers in their own language, they might have taken it for a sign that English would dominate the New World. Packed with surprising etymologies and intriguing stores, this enhanced DVD traces the dynamic relationship between English and America, exploring the linguistic influence of westward expansion, cowboy culture, slave culture, and encounters with the French and Spanish languages. Key works examined include The New England Primer and Webster's The American Spelling Book. (51 min, color)


This Earth
ENG DVD0179

No single person has shaped English more than William Shakespeare. This menu-powered DVD uses unparalleled access to some of the greatest English texts, including the first English dictionary and a rare first folio of Shakespeare's plays, to illustrate the great Bard's influence. John Barton, honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses the sound and accessibility of Shakespeare's words. His impact is also examined in the larger context of Elizabethan England and the Renaissance. (51 min, color)


The Battle for the Language of the Bible
ENG DVD0180

In late medieval England, English quietly ousted French in law and government, but the move to make it God's language meant bloodshed. This enhanced DVD looks at the battle for a Bible in English, a struggle with huge impact on the language itself. Dramatic readings from successive English Bibles show the language's evolution. Location footage and original manuscripts illustrate key figures and events, such as John Wycliffe, the Lollards, and the first English Bible; William Langland's Piers Plowman; Henry V's Official letters; the role of the Chancery or English civil service; William Caxton's printing press; William Tyndale's translation; and the King James Bible. (50 min, color)


English Goes Underground
ENG DVD0181

With the Norman invasion, English became a third language in its own country, behind French and Latin. In this program, Melvyn Bragg examines the impact of Old French on the development of English. Manuscripts, tapestries, and dozens of curious etymologies help illustrate a tremendous influx of vocabulary pertaining to romance, chivalry, and, of course, food. The influence of Eleanor of Aquitaine's patronage is heard in works of poets and troubadours as the cult of courtly love flourished in England. (50 min, color)


Birth of a Language
ENG DVD0182

Melvyn Bragg begins the story of English in Holland, finding ancestral echoes in the Frisian dialect. What follows is a chapter on survival as the English language weathers Viking and Norman invasions, vying with and eventually absorbing rival tongues. Lively settings as such as village pubs and markets bring home the lasting influence of Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, and Old French. The connection between Christianity, Latin, and an alphabet is explored, as well as the role of the language's first champion, King Alfred the Great. Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney reads from and discusses the first epic in English, Beowulf. (51 min, color)


Beloved
ENG DVD0183

Oprah Winfrey (the color purple) and Danny Glover (lethal weapon IV) play the unforgettable lead roles in a powerful, widely acclaimed cinematic triumph from Jonathan Demme- the Academy Award- winning director of The Silence Of Lambs! On a difficult journey to find freedom, Sethe (winfrey) is constantly confronted by the secrets that have haunted her for years. Then, and old friend from out of her past (Glover) unexpectedly reenters her life. With his help, Sethe may finally be able to rediscover who she is and regain her lost sense of hope. Also featuring outstanding performances from Thandie Newton (Gridlock'd) and Lisa Gay Hamilton (TV's The Practice)- you'll agree with critics everywhere who've hailed this landmark adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize- winning novel as one of the yar's finest films! Wide Screen Approx, 171 minutes Color Rated "R"


Antigone
ENG DVD0184

The three Theban plays - Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone - tell the story of Oedipus and his family: of how the great King of Thebes was destroyed after the learned his true identity, of his mysterious death years later at Colonus, and how his daughter Antigone defied the power of the state embodied in her mother's brother, King Creon. They stand as a series of studies of the realationships between fathers and children. In this superb version - a coproduction of the BBC and Films for the Humanities & Sciences - this task has been accomplished by means of an aggressively contemporary translation that remains true to the text; setting the plays in the past yet not the distant past, not any pinpointable past; and dispensing with masks, using the finest classical British actors. Antigone is perhaps the most easily accessible of all the great classical tragedies, its theme clear, and up-to-date: the conflict between moral and political law. Now the tale of Oedipus and his family comes to its end - he, his wife Jocasta, his sons, and now, at the last, his dughter, all dead. Antigone is not the only victim in the play; Creon too comes to a tragic downfall - although he repents in time, bureaucratic ritual results int eh deaths of Creon's son and wife, burdening him with guilt as well as greif. Juliet Stevenson, John Shrapnel, and John Gielgud (111 minutes, color)


King Authur Directors Cut
ENG DVD0197

Now, from the producer of Pearl Harbor and the director of Training Day...Experience the extended unrated director's cut of this hard-hitting action epic! Prepare for more thrills, more adventure and more intensity, as the heroic true story behind one of history's greatest legends explodes onto the screen! It is the valiant take of Author (Clive Owen) and his bond of brotherhood with Lancelot (loan Gruffdd), and the loyalty of the Knights Of The Round Table as they fight for freedom and those they love. Also starring Keira Knightley as Guinevere, this never-before-seen King Author is a longer, grittier, and more explicit motion picture- don't miss it! DVD Widescreen Approx. 139 Minutes / Color French and Spanish subtitles


Midsummer Nights Dream
ENG DVD0204

When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a troop of inept amateur actors, a feuding pair of supernatural spirites and and a love potion gone awry. Calista Flockhart/Kevin Klein/Michelle Phieffer 1999/color/Rated PG-13/120 minutes


Antigone
ENG DVD0222

Sophocles' immortal tragedy ANTIGONE recieves a definitive cinematic interpretation in this 1961 film. Irene Papas heads a cast of over 500 actors of the Greek stage and screen, joined by soldiers and horsemen of the Greek Royal Guard. Performing in the original Greek, Papas and , in particular, Manos Katrakis as the tyrannical Theban King Creon, embody Sophocles' timeless themes with earthy conviction and irresistible passion. In the aftermath of a bloody civil war that fatally pitted both her brothers against each other, Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, picks through the carnage outside the gates of Thebes in search of her fallen siblings' bodies. Vowing to bury both men, Antigone defies a direct edict from Thebes' King Creon that Antigone's rebel brother remain unsanctified for having led the insurrection. Antigone's defiance of Creon and devotion to her shattered family divides the city of Thebes, threatens her sister's betrothal to Creon's son and invokes the wrath of a king willing to defy the gods themselves to satisfy his selfish vengeance. But by condemning Antigone, Creon unwittingly dooms himself to a sentence far crueler than any punishment he could inflict on his enemies. DVD/1961/B&W/82 min.


The Weight of Water
ENG DVD0232

A century-old double murder haunts Jean, a photographer who travels to Smuttyhouse Island, the scene of a crime, to investigate. Attempting to save her troubled marriage to renown poet Thomas, she invites him along with his brother Rich and his girlfriend Adaline. As Jean delves deeper into the old case files, she finds evidence that the man convicted and put to death for the killings may not have been the murderer. The sole survivor of the slaughter was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide when a cataclysmic storm burgeons into jealosy and suddenly it becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is....


Nancy Drew...Reporter
ENG DVD0245

Ace sleuth Nancy Drew stumbles onto the trail of a major scoop while working as a schoolgirl reporter for the local newspaper. As she investigates a poisoning death, this bright and persistent detective becomes convinced that the woman charged with the horrible crime is actually innocent. Enlisting the aid of her trusted friend Ted, they search for evidence that would reveal the true culprit and free an innocent woman.


Topper: Topper and Topper Returns
ENG DVD0250

In Topper, Carey Grant and Constance Bennett star as George and Marion Kerby, a fun-loving couple who finds themselves in limbo as ghosts after an unfortunate auto accident. Deciding that heaven is just one good deed away, they turn their attention to their frind Cosmo Topper. But Topper is one stodgy banker, and it'll take all the high jinks the Kerby's can muster to haunt Topper into loosening up and living it up. In Topper Returns, Cosmo Topper finds himself once again spooked by a ghost. This time, it's the young and beautiful Gail Richards, the accidental victim of a phantom killer whose intended target is wealth y heiress Ann Carrington. Set on Finding her killer, Gail enlists the help of Topper with hilarious results in this zany and entertaining murder mystery.


Excalibur
ENG DVD0258

The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table recieves its most impressive screen treatment.


Tristan and Isolde
ENG DVD0274

An action packed saga of epic battles, political intrigue and forbidden passion, set in a time when the lines between heroism and savagery were etched in the fire and carved out with broadswords. After the fall of Rome, visionary warlord Marke seeks to unite the squabbling english tribes to form one strong nation and defeat the brutal Irish king Donnchadh. But when Lord Marke's greatest and most loyal knight, Tristan, falls in love with Isolde, a beautiful Irish woman, it threatens to destry the fragile truce and ignite a war.


The House of Mirth
ENG DVD0279

The glittering yet treacherous world of New York high society comes to brilliant life in the heartbreaking story of Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson, TV's "The X-Files"), a renowned beauty of exquisite charm who seeks a wealthy husband, but in a series of tragic events, winds up disgraced and discarded. Adapted from Edith Wharton's novel and directed by Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives), THE HOUSE OF MIRTH is an outstanding supporting allstar cast including Laura Linney (You Can Count on Me), Eric Stoltz(Pulp fiction), Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) and Anthony LaPaglia (Sweet and Lowdown). PG Time: Approx. 140 Min Color


Ethan Frome
ENG DVD0280

Hailed by critics nationwide, Ethan Frome is the classic Edith Wharton tale of blazing passion and forbidden desire! Screen sensation Liam Neeson (K-19: The Wodowmaker, Schindler's List, Husbands And Wives) stars as Ethan Frome, a man torn between his joyless marriage to one woman and his lustful desire for another (Patricia Arquette - Stigmata, True Romance, Trouble Bound). His actions soon lead to a forbidden triangle between one love that is, and one that will benver be. See what all the heat is about in this timeless story of love, betrayal, and desire! PG Time: Approx. 99 Min Dolby Digital Surround Widescreen (1.85:1) Color


King & I
ENG DVD0290

Rodgers & Hammerstein's regal classic is based on the true story of Anna Leonowens, an English widow who comes to Bangkok in the 1860s to serve as governess to the many children of the King of Siam. As immortalized by Yul Brynner in his Oscar-winning performance, the King is a magnetic and unforgettable figure. When surprising lessons they learn from each other - that leads to one of the most unusual and spellbinding friendships in musical history. 2 Discs/133 Minutes/Color


Mishima-A Life in Four Chapters
ENG DVD0291

On November 25, 1970, an abortive attempt to overthrow the Japanese government led to the ritual suicide of a writer who cast a global shadow. He was Yukio Mishima, Japan's finest postwar author, and a tortured modern man struggling to find his future in his homeland's imperial past. Paul Schrader's haunting, lyrical Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters vividly depicts this most paradoxical of men, at ease in Western ways but reinventing himself in the militarism of feudal Japan. The film's visual style shifts between a documentary like recreation of Mishima's last day, black-and-white flashbacks of his early years and intoxicatingly colorful episodes from three of his novels. The result is a true cinematic original: an unforgettable portrait of sensual and intellectual passion. DVD/120 Mins/Color


Black Hawk Down
ENG DVD0294

In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has lead to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes quickly and terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives. DVD/Approx 144 mins.


Full Metal Jacket
ENG DVD0295

A superb ensemble cast falls in for action in Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers. Joker, Animal Mother, Gomer, Eightball, Cowboy and more - all are plunged into a boot-camp hell pitbulled by a leatherlung D.I. who views the would-be devil dogs as grunts, maggots, or something less. The action is savage, the story unsparing, the dialogue spiked with scathing humor. Full Metal Jacket, from its rigors of basic training to its nightmare of combat in Hue City, scores a cinematic direct hit. DVD/Color/116 mins.


As You Like It
ENG DVD0314

William Shakespeare's As You Like It Romance or Something Like it Rosalind is a young woman living in the court of her uncle when she falls in love with Orlando, a young gentleman of the kingdom. When Rosalind is banished, she flees into the forest of Arden disguised as a man…only to encounter Orlando who has been exiled! But can she win his heart, disguised as she is? With a setting inspired by 19th Century Japan and a star-studded cast including Kevin Kline (Dave, A Prairie Home Companion), Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3, Lady in the Water) and Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code), As You Like It once again proves that all the world's a stage. DVD/Color/Approx. 127 Minutes/PG


Do You Speak American?
ENG DVD0336

In this three-part set, celebrated journalist and writer Robert MacNeil travels across the country to answer to answer important sociolinguistic questions as he examines the dynamic state of American English - a language rich in regional variety, strong in global impact, and steeped in cultural controversy. Three parts: Up North, Down South, and Out West DVD/COLOR/3 Discs at 60min each


Commitments
ENG DVD0341

A frank entertaining and utterly believable movie about the sweet small victories and fatal screw ups of a young rebel soul band straight outta the Dublin ghetto, starring real musicians and singers whacking away at great R&B crackers from the sixties. DVD/color/rated R/118 minutes/1991


Crying Game
ENG DVD0342

The film is a haunting humorous and shocking romantic thriller. Never has a motion picture undermined viewer expectations so thoroughly and enjoyably. Starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, and Forest Whitaker. DVD/Color/112 min/Rated R/1992


Tin Drum
ENG DVD0343

Danzig, 1924 Oskar Matzerath is born with an intellect beyond his infancy. As he witnesses the hypocrisy of adulthood and the irresponsibility of society, Oskar rejects both, and , on his third birthday, refuses to grow. Caught in a baffling state of perpetual childhood, Oskar lashes out at all he surveys with piercing screams and frantic poundings on his tin drum, while the unheeding, chaotic world marches onward to the madness and folly of World War II. Honored with the Palme d' Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and the 1979 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Volker Schlondorff's The Tin Drum is truly visionary adaptation of Nobel Laureate Gunter Grass' acclaimed novel, an unforgettable fantasia of surreal imagery, striking eroticism, and unflinching satire. DVD/color/142 minutes/Not Rates/German with English subtitles


Stardust
ENG DVD0344

"Scheming prices, wicked witches, flying pirates, celestial love, a pure-hearted hero, all in a magical land. What more do you want?" raves today's Gene Shalit for Stardust, an epic adventure starring Claire Danes with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. In hopes of wooing a beautiful girl (sienna Miller), Tristan (Charlie Cox) promises to bring her a falling star. Be he's in for the adventure of his life when he discovers the star is actually a celestial beauty names Yvaine (Danes). When an old witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) attempts to steal Yvaine's youth, Tristan must protect her at all costs. This magical fairytale like no other will make you laugh out loud and believe in love again. DVD/COLOR/127 MIN


Blade Runner
ENG DVD0345

Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, Blade Runner returns in Ridley Scott's definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects. Ina a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants - and is drawn to a mysterious woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. DVD/COLOR/117 MIN


Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
ENG DVD0346

It is a dark time for the REbellion. After a devastating attack on their ice base on the frozen planet of Hoth, the Rebels are scattered by Imperial pursuit. Like Skywalker seeks out the mysterious Jedi Master Yoda in the swamps of Dagobah, while Han Solo and Princess Leia outrun the Imperial fleet to the beautiful Cloud City of Bespin. In an attempt to conver Kuke to the dark side, the evil Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces a terrible truth about the Skywalker legacy. 2 Disc DVD Set/COLOR/129 Minutes


GalaxyQuest
ENG DVD0347

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen), "Lt. Tawny Madison" (Sigourney Weaver), and "Dr. Lazarus" (Alan Rickman) - set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space...and then their series was canceled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performance of their lives in this hilarious adventure Jeffrey Lyons calls "The funniest, wittiest comedy of the year." DVD/COLOR/ 1 hour 42 minutes


The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring
ENG DVD0348

With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo embarks on a perilous mission to destory the legendary One Ring. Hunting Frodo are servants of the Dark Lord, Sauron, the Ring's evil creator. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, Middle-earth is doomed. Winner of Four Academy Awards, this epic tale of good versus evil, friendship and sacrifice will transport you to a world beyond imagination. 2 DVD SET/ COLOR/ 178 MIN


Star Trek: First Contact
ENG DVD0349

Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Next Generation crew engage int heir most thrilling adventure yet - a sci-fi action event that "stands proud and apart". They cal themselves the Borg - a half-organic, half-machine collective with a sole purpose: to conquer and assimilate all races. Led by their seductive and sadistic queen (Alice Krige), the Borg are headed to Earth with a devious pla to alter history. Picard's last encounter with the Borg almost killed him. Now, he wants vengeance. But how far will he go to get it? Co-starring Alfre Woodard and James Cromwell and bursting wtih spectacular special effects, Star Trek: First Contact is one action film that "has it all" (Jim Ferguson, Prevue Channel) DVD 2 DISC SET/COLOR/ 111 MIN


Ratatouille
ENG DVD0350

From the creators of Cars and The Incredibles comes a breakthrough comedy with something for everyone. With delightful new characters, experience Paris from an all-new perspective. In one of Paris' finest restaurantes, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilariousl chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down. DVD/COLOR/ 111 MIN


Red Planet
ENG DVD0351

In the mid-21st Century, the nations of a dying Earth look starward for a solution and set out to colonize Mars. But something no one could have expected awaits. Houston, we have big trouble. Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss and Tom Sizemore star in this taut adventure about humankind's first mission to the mysterious Red Planet. Also on the mission is the multifunctional robo=assistant AMEE. In one mode, she's as loyal as a puppy. But a malfunction has locked her into a far different mode. She's become a killing machine bent on destroying the crew. Yet that's not the end of the expedition's perils. Because Mars may be barren, not it's not uninhabited. DVD/COLOR/107 MIN


Monty Python and the Holy Grail
ENG DVD0352

Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition 3 Disc Set - 2 DVD & 1 CD Disc 1: Monty Python and the Holy Grail Disc 2: A Taste of Spamalot, The Holy Grail Challenge, Secrets of the Holy Grail, Sing-a-longs, etc. Disc 3: (CD) The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monthy Python and the Holy Grail: Live from the Classic Cinema Silbury Hill. DVD/CD SET/ COLOR/92 MIN


The Winters Tale
ENG DVD0363

The RSC's 1998/99 production of The Winter's Tale, performed at the Barbican Theatre, London, presented here for the first time in a complete and un-edited edition. This landmark production was hailed by critics and played to packed houses both in Stratford and London. English/ Full screen/ Color/ 170 minutes


Everything is Illuminated
ENG DVD0369

Some people collect stamps, cigar bands or teacups. Jonathan saves memories of family: photos, cards, false teeth, handfuls of dirt - all sealed in individual bags and mounted on a wall. Now Jonathan seeks a more elusive memory. He'll journey to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis in 1942. Liev Schreiber (Scream, RKO 281) makes his debut on the other side of the camera, directing and adapting (From Jonathaon Safran Foer's novel) an affecting road movie. Elijah Wood stars as buttoned-up Jonathan, and Eugene Hutz plays his language-battering Ukrainian guide. Join them as cultures clash... and as the road leads where they want to go yet never expected. They, and you, will emerge illuminated. DVD/color/105 Minutes/PG-13


Age of Innoncence
ENG DVD1349

Martin Scorese, one of the great directors of our time, directs Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis (1989) Best Actor, My Left Foot), Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder in a brilliant adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A ravishing romance about three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle, the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870's. At the center of the film is Newland Archer (Day-Lewis), an upstanding attorney who secretly longs for a more passionate life. Engaged to the lovely but ordinary socialite May Welland (Ryder), Newland resigns himself to a life of quiet complacency. But when May's unconventional cousin returns to New York amid social and sexual scandal, Neland risks eveything for a chance at true love. The Age Of Innocence is a spellbinding portrait of hidden romance and regret.


The Kennel Murder Case
ENG DVD0249

Murder or Suicide? Distinguished playboy detective Philo Vance believes it was a murder. Found in a locked library is the murdered body of a man hated by all. A colorful cast of characters (Mary Astor, Ralph Morgan, Jack LaRue, and Paul Cavanaugh) all had a good reason to see this man dead.


Little Women
ENG DVD0459

Much rested on the slender shoulders of Little Women. Hollywood wanted to see if an adapted literary classic could strike box-office gold. Jo March and her sisters nimbly shouldered the load. Directed by George Cukor, this charming 1933 version of Louisa May Alcott's novel won overwhelming support. It also looks and sounds its best in years via the new digital transfer from restored fine-grain film elements and optical audio tracks. All gawky tomboyishness and spunk, Katharine Hepburn is Jo, the center of the Civil War-era tale of heart and hearth. DVD/Not Rated/B&W/115 mins


West Side Story
ENG DVD0466

This "brilliant" film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in the 1950s New York. A love affair is fated for tragedy admist the vicious rivalry of two street gangs - the Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony falls for Maria, the sister of the Sharks leader, it's more than these two warring gangs can handle. And as mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale. DVD/ Not Rated/ 2 hours 32 minutes/ color


Lion King
ENG DVD0468

Experience the power and majesty that is The Lion King! With its unforgettable story, Academy Award winning music, breathtaking animation and beloved characters, you'll be inspired by the tale of Simba, the feisty lion cub who "just can't wait to be king," and his journey to claim his place in the "Circle of Life." Now, in this dazzling 2-disc Special edition, "there is more to see than has ever been seen" with an all-new song, never-before-seen animation, plus specially created bonus features that transport you into the world of The Lion King. 90 mins.


Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
ENG DVD0450

Best Actor academy Award winner Fredric March plays the man/ monster in the expressionistic, pre-Code 1932 version (Side A), morphing before your eyes into a fiend that impacted the look of Creature Features to come. Spencer Tracy headlines the 1941 film of Robert Louis Stevinson's tale of mind and madness (Side B). It's a glossy, star-powered work whose Freudian undercurrents include a dreamscape in which carriage horses whipped by Hyde transform into the women in his life. Two of the very beast horror's archives. Two ways to watch and appease your inner monster! B &W. 1932 Version-96 mins, 1941 Version-113 mins.


The Great Gatsby
ENG DVD0412

The '20's never roared louder than in this sumptuously romantic retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic. Robert Redford stars as Jay Gatsby, who had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan (mia Farrow), then lost her to a rich boy. But Now Gatsby is mysteriusly wealthy...and ready to risk everything to woo Daisy back. A winner of two Academy Awards, The Great Gatsby features a fine supporting cast and an elegant script by Francis Ford Coppola. And at its center is the opulent evocation of an era of hot jazz and cold champagne, of two women as exotic and demanding as hothouse flowers, and of loves made soft by too much, too soon. 1974/Color/143 min./PG


Frankenstein
ENG DVD0451

Boris Karloff stars as the screen's most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster (Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. It's director James Whale's adaptation of the Mary shelley novel blended with karloff's compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity that makes Frankenstein a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time. B & W. 1 hour 11 minutes.


Quiz Show
ENG DVD0413

Academy Award winner Robert Redford's critically acclaimed triumph, Quiz Show, was cheered as "one of the Year's 10 Best" by over 80 critics nationwide. It's an exciting look behind the scenes at the thrills and high-stakes competition of TV's hottest big-money game show! But fame and fortune become a hotbed of scandal when a washington invetigator (Rob Morrow - Northern Exposure) Uncovers corruption beneath the quiz show's glittering facade. The scandal implicates both the widly popular champion (Ralph Fiennes - 1996 Academy Award Best Actor nominee, The English Patient) and the disgruntled ex-champ (John Turturro - Rounders). A powerful story with unforgettable performances-don't miss this suspense-filled hit! Color/DVD/PG-13/133 minutes/Digitally Mastered


The Bride of Frankenstein
ENG DVD0454

One of the most popular horror classics of all time and an acclaimed sequel to the original FRANKENSTEIN. The legendary Boris Karloff reprises his role as the screen's most misunderstood monster who now longs for a mate of his own. Colin Clive is back as the overly ambitious Dr. Frankenstein, who creates the ill-fated bride. B & W. 1 hour 15 mins.


Defiant Ones
ENG DVD0410

The Defiant Ones broke new ground by delivering its message of racial tolerance through a fast-moving blend of action and suspense. It remains "a raw, powerful film that is as exciting as it is moving, realy and literate." Joker Jackson and Noah Cullen are two convicts on the run. Escaping from a Southern work gang, the two men are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by an unbridled hatred towards each other. Relentlessly pursued by a posse and bloodhounds, they put aside their differences to survive. But when a lonely woman breaks their chain and deliberately sends Cullen to certain death, Jackson must decide what's more important: saving Cullen..or saving himself. DVD/B&W/1 hour 36 minutes


Dracula
ENG DVD0457

Although there have been numerous screen versions of Bram Stoker's classic tale, none is more enduring than the 1931 original. The ominous portrayal of Count Dracula by Bela Lugosi, combined with horror specialist director Tod Browning, help to creat the fim's eerie mood. Dracula remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time. DVD/B&W/1 Hour 15 Minutes