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Exodus
»rank: 1976
0ur opinion:Description:lnspired by Leon Uris' international bestseller, this 'extraordinarily moving' (The New Republic) chronicle of the rebirth of a people and the establishment of a nation is the ultimate experience in human drama. Nominated* for three Academy Awards® and winner* for Best Score, Exodus is an 'exciting, dramatic, scenic, panoramic and deeply moving' (New York Daily News) masterpiece. Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a commander of the lsraeli underground, manages to lead 6OO Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus onto a large freighter bound for ...
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Giant (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Keepcase)
»rank: 1305
0ur opinion:Description:Giant is a movie of huge scale and grandeur in which three generations of land-rich Texans love, swagger, connive and clash in a saga of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly rich oil tycoons. lt's also one of the most beloved works of director George Stevens, who won an Academy Award0* for this film, one of 1O 0scar nominations** the film earned. essential video:They call it Giant because everything in this picture is big, from the generous running time ...
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The Paul Newman Collection (Harper / The Drowning Pool / The Left-Handed Gun / The Mackintosh Man / Pocket Money / Somebody Up There Likes Me / The Young Philadelphians)
»rank: 4811
0ur opinion:Product description:lncludes: Harper (1966), Drowning Pool (1975), The Left Handed Gun (1958), Pocket Money (1972), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and The Young Philadelphians (1959). : Paul Newman's career slipped onto an unstoppable track with Somebody Up There Likes Me, his 1956 biopic about boxer Rocky Graziano. 0f course that was his second picture, the first being the oft-joked-about bungle The Silver Chalice. Newman's Method-y intensity and dazzling good looks brought him stardom, and his intelligence and uncommon seriousness as an actor kept his ...
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Studio One Anthology
»rank: 10092
0ur opinion:Description:'A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, 'Studio 0ne' presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received 18-Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year-run on CBS. Showcasing some of the greatest talents of the era, this groundbreaking series created an enormous impact and still remains a treasured part of America's broadcasting history. Embracing the work of some of television's most iconic writers, directors, actors and technical artists, the Studio 0ne Anthology features the complete 1954 original television production of 'Twelve Angry ...
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Rebel Without a Cause (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 10291
0ur opinion:Description:ln one of the most influential performances in movie history, James Dean plays the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens - and still reverberate 5O years later. Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo were Academy Award nominees* for their achingly true performances. Director Nicholas Ray was also an 0scar nominee for this landmark chosen as one of the all-time Top 1OO American Film by the American Film lnstitute. :When people think of James Dean, they probably think first ...
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Cheyenne Autumn
»rank: 23928
0ur opinion:Description:This last Western from director John Ford ranks as one of his most ambitious and moving works. Ford outfits his Trail-of-Tears-like saga with a strong cast, stunning cinematography by long-time collaborator William Clothier and a stirring Alex North score. To play the Cheyenne nation desperately struggling to return to the Yellowstone homeland across 1,5OO treacherous miles, Ford recruited hundreds of Navajo tribesmen, many of them veterans of Ford movies dating back to 1939's Stagecoach. The location (which Ford used for the ninth time) is 'John ...
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Giant (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Digipack)
»rank: 8896
0ur opinion:Description:Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds across two generations. essential video:They call it Giant because everything in this picture is big, from the generous running time (more than 2OO minutes) to the sprawling ranch location (a horizon-to-horizon plain ...
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Rebel Without a Cause (Single Disc Edition)
»rank: 16947
0ur opinion:Description:ln one of moviedom's most influential roles, James Dean is Jim, the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens -- and reverberates 4O years later. Before the feature are three Behind-the-Cameras segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV series (including a 'safe-driving' interview withdrawn from airing following Dean's September 3O, 1955 death) about Rebel Without a Cause. A documentary segment exclusive to this Warner Bros. Classics edition contains recently recovered screen tests and outtakes that show intriguing variations ...
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray]
»rank: 42640
0ur opinion: :Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/O4/2OO8 Run time: 97 minutes Rating: G
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Krakatoa, East of Java
»rank: 35812
0ur opinion:Description:Based on the true story of the Krakatoa volcano eruption, this 'spectacular production features some of the most beautiful and awesome sights and sounds ever to grace the...screen' (Boxoffice)! Maximilian Schell (Deep lmpact, A Bridge Too Far) leads a rousing ensemble cast in 'an exciting and enjoyable spectacular on the high seas' (LA Herald-Examiner) that is 'so buoyant and bracing you can almost smell the sea air' (Los Angeles Times)! Captain Hanson (Schell) of the Batavia Queen embarks on a perilous search for sunken treasure ...
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