Singin` in the Rain (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Singin` in the Rain (DVD) Two Disc Special Edition Just about the best Hollywood musical of all time, wrote Pauline Kael about SINGIN` IN THE RAIN.
After years of honing his skills on the vaudeville stage, hoofer Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) has finally r...
Just about the best Hollywood musical of all time, wrote Pauline Kael about SINGIN` IN THE RAIN.
After years of honing his skills on the vaudeville stage, hoofer Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) has finally reached the top and become a swashbuckling star of the silent silver screen. Then the self-satisfied celebrity has his confidence shattered when ingenue Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) dismisses film actors as shadows without substance. After getting over the insult, he falls hard for her--much to the consternation of his costar, the sexy, selfish Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), who wants Don all to herself.
But Don has career troubles too. The wild popularity of THE JAZZ SINGER has studios scrambling to change from silent films to talkies, and Lina`s shrill voice and Don`s stiff acting left the preview audience roaring with laughter. There`s only one way to save the movie and their careers: turn THE DUELLING CAVALIER into a musical, with Kathy secretly dubbing in Lina`s lines and songs. But can they hide the truth from Lina?
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Director: Stanley Donen|Gene Kelly
ACTORS: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O`Connor, Jean Hagen, Cyd Charisse
The Pigkeeper`s Daughter/Sassy Sue (DVD) Special Edition This bizarre double feature of tongue-in-cheek country bumpkin films features 1975`s THE PIGKEEPER`S DAUGHTER and 1972`s SASSY SUE. The first is the story of Moonbeam Swiner, a farm girl whose best friend is her faith...
This bizarre double feature of tongue-in-cheek country bumpkin films features 1975`s THE PIGKEEPER`S DAUGHTER and 1972`s SASSY SUE. The first is the story of Moonbeam Swiner, a farm girl whose best friend is her faithful pig, Lord Hamilton. Concerned about her mental health, good old ma makes plans to get Moonbeam hitched to a travelling salesman. In SASSY SUE, it is the stupid, animal-loving Junior that has Pa concerned. Fortunately, Junior has already found a love--his cow, Sassy Sue.
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An Evening With the Royal Ballet (DVD)
The world`s greatest dancers are featured in an evening of stunning artistry. Contents: Le Corsaire (Fonteyn, Nureyev), La Valse (with artists of the Royal Ballet), The Sleeping Beauty - Act III, Aurora`s Wedding (Fonteyn, Blair), and Les Sylphides (Fonteyn, Nureyev, and artists of the Royal Ballet).NR"
ACTORS: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Royal Ballet
Donnie Brasco (DVD) Special Collector`s Edition Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as jewel man Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero, a jaded hit man, takes...
Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as jewel man Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero, a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protigi and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a criminal partnership--that jeopardizes Brasco`s mission and obscures the boundaries between the law and the underworld. The film is based on the autobiography DONNIE BRASCO, MY UNDERCOVER LIFE IN THE MAFIA by former undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. Directed by Mike Newell (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) and also starring Bruno Kirby (THE FRESHMAN, THIS IS SPINAL TAP), Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS) and Anne Heche (WAG THE DOG).
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Director: Mike Newell
ACTORS: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby
Styx and REO Speedwagon: Arch Allies - Live at Riverport (DVD)
I`m the captain, so climb aboard/ We`ll search for tomorrow on every shore. It was the earnest mysticism of lyrics like these which put STYX on the radios of the 1970`s. The proto prog rockers defined stadium rock for an entire generation of smiley face sporting teenagers. With their sweeping concept albums, ten minute long song epics, and virtuostic, overpowering guitar solos, STYX were everything that the raw, stripped-bare punk bands of the late Seventies were rebelling against. Still, they occupy an integral place in rock history and the poetic, metaphorical quality of their music continues to inspire and entertain millions. REO Speedwagon, contemporaries of STYX, are a prog-rock band with a similar sound and impact. Though they never achieved quite so massive a fan base as STYX did, they were still a staple of 1970`s radio and rock arenas. ARCH ALLIES was filmed at a June 8, 2000 concert in St. Louis, Missouri. Though the bands never really stopped making music, this sold-out concert serves as evidence that progressive rock was no passing trend, but rather a rock genre that continues to have a huge audience decades after its emergence.NR"
