War and Peace (DVD)
Set against the backdrop of Napoleon`s 1812 invasion of Russia, King Vidor`s adaptation of the Tolstoy sprawling classic stars Henry Fonda as Pierre Bezhukov. Despite the vast scope of the author`s detailed portrait of the classes, regions, and characters of Russian society, he was able to draw on his own experience as a soldier in this campaign, capturing the chaos and confusion of battle in its terrible immediacy. Both the immensely wealthy Pierre and his friend Prince Andrei Bolkonsky (Mel Ferrer), members of an aristocracy of warriors, become disenchanted with the unheroic truth of war. As he says, The habits of the military class are the absence of freedom, that is discipline, idleness, ignorance, cruelty, debauchery, and darkness. The reflective, unhappily married Pierre is a seeker after truth, wracked with doubt about himself, about the purpose of the war, and about the destiny of the human race. It is only in his love for the enchanting Natasha (Audrey Hepburn) that the ruminative protagaonist can find the meaning that he sought for so long. The film suffers from a leaden script and the 54-year-old Fonda is seriously miscast, but it is worth watching for the excellence of the panoramic battle scenes alone, directed by Mario Soldati.PG"
Director: King Vidor
ACTORS: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, John Mills
Cheaper by the Dozen (VHS) Clamshell
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Director: Shawn Levy
ACTORS: Bonnie Hunt, Steve Martin, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Hilary Duff
Swirl (DVD)
College romance takes a comedic turn in this comedy starring Carl Anthony Payne II, from THE COSBY SHOW and THE MARTIN LAWRENCE SHOW.NR"
ACTORS: Carl Anthony Payne
Hello Kitty & Friends - Vol. 1: Fairy Tale (VHS)
The iconic Hello Kitty stars in this first volume of the series HELLO KITTY & FRIENDS, in which the lovable kitten and her friends play the parts of Cinderella, Snow White, Robin Hood, and many more!NR"
Psych-Out/The Trip (DVD) Midnite Movies Double Feature Two low-budget psychedelic cult classics from the late 1960s are included in this pairing. Feature films PSYCH-OUT (1968) and THE TRIP (1967) both offer trippy visuals, acid-tinged soundtracks, and the flo...
Two low-budget psychedelic cult classics from the late 1960s are included in this pairing. Feature films PSYCH-OUT (1968) and THE TRIP (1967) both offer trippy visuals, acid-tinged soundtracks, and the flower child Susan Strasberg. Please see individual titles for further details.
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Director: Richard Rush|Roger Corman
