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Great Expectations (DVD)
A rising artist, flourishing with the help of a benefactor, falls fruitlessly in love with his wealthy childhood playmate, who has grown to be a beautiful coquette.
A rising artist, flourishing with the help of a benefactor, falls fruitlessly in love with his wealthy childhood playmate, who has grown to be a beautiful coquette. But the nefarious influence of her eccentric, spiteful maiden aunt taints their relationship. A stylish, heavily romantic updating of the eponymous Dickens classic, staged in 1970s south Florida. Bancroft, as the Miss Havisham character, steals the show.
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The 39 Steps (DVD) Criterion Collection A classic British spy mystery, and one of Hitchcock`s best, THE 39 STEPS is the story of an innocent man who struggles to prove his innocence. Robert Donat gets more than he bargained for when he brings home a myst...
A classic British spy mystery, and one of Hitchcock`s best, THE 39 STEPS is the story of an innocent man who struggles to prove his innocence. Robert Donat gets more than he bargained for when he brings home a mysterious woman who confesses to be a British agent on the hot trail of a dangerous spy ring. The woman is killed in Donats apartment and he immediately finds himself on the run, burdened with the charge for her murder and the dangerous knowledge of her mission. The film is distinguished by its pioneering use of contrapuntal sound effects, as well as the dynamism between Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.
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Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Venom of the Ninja - The Complete Series (DVD) 3-Disc Set All three volumes in the VENOM OF THE NINJA saga--a early 1982 classic of violent kung-fu action--are included in this DVD 3-pack. See individual titles for details.
All three volumes in the VENOM OF THE NINJA saga--a early 1982 classic of violent kung-fu action--are included in this DVD 3-pack. See individual titles for details.
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Director: Joseph Kuo
ACTORS: Mark Long, Alexander Lo Rei, Sheng Chiang, Feng Lu
The Haunted Mansion (DVD) Full Frame Edition Eddie Murphy stars in this spooky, CGI effect-packed Disney film, based on the famous Disney World attraction. He plays Jerry, a workaholic real estate agent who interrupts his family`s vacation to check out a remote...
Eddie Murphy stars in this spooky, CGI effect-packed Disney film, based on the famous Disney World attraction. He plays Jerry, a workaholic real estate agent who interrupts his family`s vacation to check out a remote mansion that`s for sale. But soon he and his family are trapped in the haunted house and are screaming for their lives. Terence Stamp is the ghost butler, and Nathaniel Parker is the ghost owner who falls for Jerry`s wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), believing she is the reincarnation of his lost love and providing for both a refreshingly interracial, and frighteningly inter-dimensional romance. Jennifer Tilly has a great bit as a loudmouthed head in the crystal ball; Wallace Shawn and Dina Walters are the ghost servants. Zombies rise up from their graves to attack the living, but generally the film is harmless kid stuff that is bursting with cheerful color, noise, bloodless shocks and refreshingly bathroom-free humor. Fans of the ride should be pleased, as it hits nearly every bump, from the barbershop quartet busts, to the ghostly passenger in the coach. Murphy hams it up royally and the rest of the cast is up for the challenge, especially Stamp, whose droll line readings provide a perfect balance of menace and mirth. Makeup maestro Rick Baker provided the non-CGI special effects.
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Director: Rob Minkoff
ACTORS: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly
The One-Armed Swordsman (DVD)
After a martial arts protege suffers the avulsion of one of his arms, he demonstrates why the Chinese words for crisis and opportunity are the same, developing himself into a one-armed, one-man destruction machine. This dark, intense film, produced by the legendary Shaw Brothers, is considered an early classic of the martial arts genre.NR"
Director: Chang Chueh
