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Blind Husbands/The Great Gabbo (DVD)
This special double feature contains two Erich von Stroheim classics: BLIND HUSBANDS and THE GREAT GABBO.
BLIND HUSBANDS (1919) Erich von Stroheim wrote, directed and starred in this sly romantic drama, which was also his first film as a director. Von Stroheim stars as von Steuben, a Prussian officer who pursues a surgeon`s wife while the couple is on vacation in the Alps. After successfully seducing the wife, Mrs. Armstrong, von Steuben decides to further emasculate Dr. Armstrong by challenging him to a series of contests. Von Stroheim`s first film is filled with the director`s signature themes and finds him already experimenting with the cinematic techniques he would perfect in his later masterpieces.
THE GREAT GABBO (1929) This bizarre drama/musical stars Erich von Stroheim as the volatile ventriloquist The Great Gabbo. Along with his dummy Otto, Gabbo has become a supremely successful act at a popular nightclub. Unfailingly cruel to his colleagues, Gabbo begins a sadistic relationship with one of the club`s young ingenue. Unfortunately, Gabbo`s self-imposed loneliness has led him to rely more and more on Otto, whom he begins to treat like a real person. Filled with grandly staged musical numbers and featuring a diabolical lead performance by von Stroheim, THE GREAT GABBO is one of the forgotten treasures produced by Hollywood during the early days of sound features.NR"
Director: Erich Von Stroheim|James Cruze
ACTORS: Erich Von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Don Douglas, Sam De Grasse, Gibson Gowland
Kangaroo Jack (DVD) Widescreen A lifelong friendship takes an unexpected turn when Charlie (Jerry O`Connell) and Louis (Anthony Anderson) attempt to off-load a truck full of stolen televisions into a New York City warehouse. On arrival they realize the wa...
A lifelong friendship takes an unexpected turn when Charlie (Jerry O`Connell) and Louis (Anthony Anderson) attempt to off-load a truck full of stolen televisions into a New York City warehouse. On arrival they realize the warehouse belongs to Charlie`s stepfather, the notorious crime boss Sal Maggio (Christopher Walken). To make matters worse, they`ve inadvertently lead the police there, and have to make a quick escape. Sal decides to punish them with a complicated assignment--he sends them to the Australian outback, where they must deliver $50,000 to a shady associate of Sal`s called Mr. Smith. In the Australian desert, the adventure is brought to an abrupt halt when Charlie and Louis run over a kangaroo in their car. Thinking the unfortunate marsupial is dead, they dress him up in Louis`s lucky jacket, and name him Jack. Jack doesn`t remain dead for long however, and hops off into the outback with the $50,000 in his jacket pocket. Fearing for their lives, they enlist the help of various hapless locals in an attempt to track down Jack and their money, with only the beautiful Jessie (Estella Warren) providing any useful assistance. With Sal`s henchmen and Mr. Smith hot on their trail, time is running out as they pursue Jack through the desert. KANGAROO JACK, a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film, is a fun-filled, action-packed adventure that is is perfect for kids of all ages.
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Director: David McNally
ACTORS: Jerry O`Connell, Anthony Anderson, Christopher Walken, Estella Warren, Dyan Cannon
The Sword in the Stone (DVD) Gold Collection Edition This classic Disney feature, based on the children`s book by T.H. White, tells the story of Wart, a young boy in medieval England who runs into the eccentric wizard Merlin. The sorcerer decides to give the boy a...
This classic Disney feature, based on the children`s book by T.H. White, tells the story of Wart, a young boy in medieval England who runs into the eccentric wizard Merlin. The sorcerer decides to give the boy an education, and in the process the two have a series of magical adventures.
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Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
ACTORS: Ricky Sorenson, Karl Swenson, Norman Alden, Sebastian Cabot, Martha Wentworth
Keeping Up Appearances - Hyacinth in Full Bloom (DVD) Four Disc Set Four volumes containing 18 classic episodes from the British satire on class and social status are included in this boxed set collection. For futher information on episode titles, please see individual compilations My Wa...
Four volumes containing 18 classic episodes from the British satire on class and social status are included in this boxed set collection. For futher information on episode titles, please see individual compilations My Way or the Hyacinth Way, Deck the Halls with Hyacinth, Home Is Where the Hyacinth Is, and Hints from Hyacinth.
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Director: Harold Snoad
The Road Home (DVD)
A man returns to the village where he was raised to help his mother arrange his father`s funeral in this romantic drama about the courtship of his parents and the value of tradition and devotion. Upon his return to the village of Sanheutun, Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei) finds his aging mother seized with grief over the death of her husband. She insists that her son help her arrange a traditional funeral for his father in which the villagers carry his casket by foot many miles from the hospital back to the village. In an attempt to assess the importance of his mother`s wishes, Luo contemplates his parents`s marriage. The grainy black and white footage of Luo`s China bursts into vibrant color as the story of the courtship of Luo`s parents unfolds in a flashback. Zhao Di, (Zhang Ziyi), the most beautiful girl in the village, falls in love at first sight with Changyu (Zheng Hao), a primary-schoolteacher. As their feelings for each other deepen so does the symbolism of the only road that leads from the village to the city.G"
Director: Zhang Yimou
ACTORS: Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Zheng Hao, Zhao Yuelin
