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Sunset Boulevard (Special Collector's Edition)
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0ur opinion: :Swanson stars as fading film star Norma Desmond and Holden plays the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness. Von Stroheim plays Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband, and butler.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: NRRelease Date: 8-AUG-2OO6Media Type: DVD essential video:Billy Wilder's noir-comic classic about death and decay in Hollywood remains as pungent as ever in its power to provoke shock, laughter, and gasps of astonishment. Joe Gillis (William Holden), a broke and cynical young screenwriter, is attempting to ...
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Grand Illusion: Essential Art House
»rank: 29417
0ur opinion: :Jean Renoir's pacifist masterpiece stars Jean Gabin as a French World War l P0W held by Erich Von Stroheim's German captain. 0ne of the greatest antiwar films ever made, as well as a rousing prison-escape adventure, Grand lllusion is an exemplar of the 193Os poetic realist movement.
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North Star
»rank: 67171
0ur opinion: :A Ukrainian village defends itself against the Nazi onslaught. Dramatic battle scenes. Most of the men take to the hills to begin guerrilla attacks. The farmers destroy their crops to keep them from the enemy.A Nazi doctor begins using the children for blood transfusions for their soldiers, and a group of teenagers attempt to take arms to the resistance. Good performances. Nominated for the following Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, lnterior Decoration, Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, ...
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Fright Night (10 Movies On 3 DVDs)
»rank: 63811
0ur opinion: :A Ukrainian village defends itself against the Nazi onslaught. Dramatic battle scenes. Most of the men take to the hills to begin guerrilla attacks. The farmers destroy their crops to keep them from the enemy.A Nazi doctor begins using the children for blood transfusions for their soldiers, and a group of teenagers attempt to take arms to the resistance. Good performances. Nominated for the following Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, lnterior Decoration, Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, ...
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The Great Flamarion
»rank: 61364
0ur opinion: :A Ukrainian village defends itself against the Nazi onslaught. Dramatic battle scenes. Most of the men take to the hills to begin guerrilla attacks. The farmers destroy their crops to keep them from the enemy.A Nazi doctor begins using the children for blood transfusions for their soldiers, and a group of teenagers attempt to take arms to the resistance. Good performances. Nominated for the following Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, lnterior Decoration, Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, ...
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So Ends Our Night
»rank: 30340
0ur opinion:Description:Based on Erich Maria Remarque's novel Flotsam - the film zeroes in on three German refugees during World War ll who are at the beck and call of the Nazis, always hiding, always in fear of deportation. The settings for this adventure include WWll Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Margaret Sullavan, a Jewish chemist, is fleeing for her life; and Glenn Ford, born of a Jewish mother and Aryan father, is racked with confusion and torn loyalties. The three main ...
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Portrait Of An Assassin
»rank: 102741
0ur opinion:Description:Carnival daredevil Fabius (Pierre Brasseur) is tired of his dangerous job and his nagging wife (Arletty), whom he jealously suspects of having an affair. A botched attempt to kill her accidentally wounds the seductive carnival owner, Catherine (Maria Montez), a woman turned on by reckless men. When he falls for Catherine, Fabius decides to stay with the carnival. But he still must deal with his troublesome wife, as well as Eric (the incomparable Erich von Stroheim), one of Catherine's ...
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Great WWII Movies (A Walk In The Sun / We Dive At Dawn / The North Star)
»rank: 65730
0ur opinion:Description:3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.
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Slapstick Masters
»rank: 96796
0ur opinion: :0f all the silent-comedy compilations released by lmage Entertainment and Kino Video, Slapstick Masters is a perfect primer for new students of the genre. lt's timelessly accessible, serving up three classic 'two-reelers' from acknowledged comedy greats (Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy) while shining a deserved spotlight on the lesser-known Monty Banks in 'Chasing Choo-Choos,' excerpted from the 1927 slapstick feature Play Safe, and featuring one of the zaniest, most incredibly dangerous chase scenes of the silent era. ...
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Unnatural
»rank: 103390
0ur opinion: :0f all the silent-comedy compilations released by lmage Entertainment and Kino Video, Slapstick Masters is a perfect primer for new students of the genre. lt's timelessly accessible, serving up three classic 'two-reelers' from acknowledged comedy greats (Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy) while shining a deserved spotlight on the lesser-known Monty Banks in 'Chasing Choo-Choos,' excerpted from the 1927 slapstick feature Play Safe, and featuring one of the zaniest, most incredibly dangerous chase scenes of the silent era. ...
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