Little House on the Prairie - Season 1 (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Little House on the Prairie - Season 1 (DVD) 6-Disc Box Set; Special 30th Anniversary Edition This collection presents the entire first season of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, the beloved television series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder`s novels about the trials and tribulations of...
This collection presents the entire first season of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, the beloved television series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder`s novels about the trials and tribulations of a young family that settles on the wild American frontier of the 1870s. Episodes include Country Girls, Mr. Edwards` Homecoming, Ma`s Holiday, The Raccoon, Christmas at Plum Creek, Money Crop, and many more.
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ACTORS: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Victor French
Casablanca (DVD)
World War II Morocco springs to life in Michael Curtiz`s (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY) classic love story. Colorful characters abound in Casablanca, a waiting room for Europeans trying to escape Hitler`s war-torn Europe. Humphrey Bogart plays Richard Rick Blaine, a cynical but good-hearted American whose cafi is the gathering place for everyone from the French Police to the black market to the Nazis. When his long-lost love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), surfaces in Casablanca with her Resistance leader husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web of political intrigue. Ilsa and Victor need to escape from Casablanca, and Rick may be the only one who can help them. The question is, will he?
Top-notch performances include Claude Rains as the chief of the French police and the major authority figure in Unoccupied France, Peter Lorre as the doomed Senor Ugarte, Sydney Greenstreet as Senor Ferrari, and Dooley Wilson as Rick`s loyal friend and the cafi`s pianist, Sam. The mesmerizing musical score, by Max Steiner, along with the well-structured plot, flawless acting, and unforgettable dialogue makes this one of the best films of all time.PG"
Director: Michael Curtiz
ACTORS: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Dooley Wilson
Brigadoon Vol. 6: The Day of Pasca (DVD)
Marin is a 13 year-old girl who lives in a very poor section of Tokyo. When she finds herself the first victim of an attack by an evil alien robot known as a Monomakia, she is saved by a robot protector named Melan Blue. Subsequently, Melan Blue installs himself as Marin`s full-time protector, causing a few problems for her at school. In these episodes, it`s Marin`s turn to save Melan! Marin journeys through Brigadoon to rescue his protector, and on their way, the ritual of Pasca commences. Melan Blue must again fight the strongest Monomakia. Can Marin`s Cosmos Yariya save the day?NR"
Esther (DVD)
ESTHER was Amos Gitai`s first narrative feature, and it sets the agenda for many of the thematic concerns he would continue to address throughout his career. The film starts inauspiciously, as a low budget biblical drama. It tells the Old Testament tale of Esther, who saved the Jewish people from the manipulations of Haman, one of the King Xerxes` most trusted advisors. When Haman persuades Xerxes to have all the Jews of Persia slaughtered, Esther risks her own life to intervene, and the king reverses his pronouncement, allowing the Jews to slaughter all their enemies in the realm. Gitai`s subtle, dark wit, a staple of his work, is on display here. And documentary elements continually creep into the frame. Jackhammers and sirens can be heard in the background. A pivotal scene takes place at a modern junk yard. This is an intentionally anachronistic work, and Gitai`s true concerns are made clear by the tragic tone the film takes at the conclusion of the story, which, in traditional Judaism, would conversely have a celebratory tone. Then, during the powerful finale, the actors break character to describe their own varied backgrounds, and their personal connections to the bigotry and conflict dramatized in the film.
This film was screened as part of an Amos Gitai retrospective organized by New York City`s Anthology Film Archives.NR"
Director: Amos Gitai
Frank Capra`s Wonders of Life - Our Mr. Sun/Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (DVD)
Old Sol and Father Time show how the rays of the sun affect the earth, and also unveil the mysteries behind atoms, gamma, and ultraviolet radiation. Winner of an Emmy award for best editing, this wonderful retro view of science still holds up today, and is both entertaining and informative.NR"
Director: Frank Capra
