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Release: December 10, 2013

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Established by Martin Scorsese in 2007, the World Cinema Project expands the horizons of moviegoers everywhere. The mission of the WCP is to preserve and present marginalized and infrequently screened films from regions of the world ill equipped to provide funding for major restorations. This collector’s set brings together six superb films from various countries, including Bangladesh/India (A River Called Titas), Mexico (Redes), Morocco (Trances), Senegal (Touki bouki), South Korea (The Housemaid), and Turkey (Dry Summer); each is a cinematic revelation, depicting a culture not often seen by outsiders. TOUKI BOUKI With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave–influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of Europe, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Marked by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative Touki bouki is widely admired as one of the most important African films ever made. 1973 89 minutes Color Monaural In Wolof with English subtitles 1.37:1 aspect ratio REDES Early in his career, the Austrian-born, future Oscar winner Fred Zinnemann (From Here to Eternity) codirected with Emilio Gómez Muriel the politically and emotionally searing Redes. In this vivid, documentary-like dramatization of the daily grind of men struggling to make a living by fishing on the Gulf of Mexico (mostly played by real-life fishermen), one worker’s terrible loss instigates a political awakening among him and his fellow laborers. A singular coming together of stunning talents, Redes, commissioned by a progressive Mexican government, was gorgeously shot and cowritten by the legendary photographer Paul Strand. 1936 59 minutes Black & White Monaural In Spanish with English subtitles 1.33:1 aspect ratio A RIVER CALLED TITAS The Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak’s stunningly beautiful, elegiac saga concerns the tumultuous lives of people in fishing villages along the banks of the Titas River in pre-Partition East Bengal. Focusing on the tragic intertwining fates of a series of fascinating characters, in particular the indomitable widow Basanti, Ghatak tells the poignant story of an entire community’s vanishing way of life. Made soon after Bangladesh became an independent nation, the elliptical, stylized, painterly A River Called Titas is a grand epic from a director who has had a devoted following for decades. 1973 156 minutes Black & White Monaural In Bengali with English subtitles 1.37:1 aspect ratio DRY SUMMER Winner of the prestigious Golden Bear at the 1964 Berlin International Film Festival, Metin Erksan’s wallop of a melodrama concerns the machinations of an unrepentantly selfish tobacco farmer who builds a dam to prevent water from flowing downhill to nourish his neighbors’ crops. Alongside this tale of soul-devouring competition is one of overheated desire, as a love triangle develops between the farmer, his more decent brother, and the beautiful villager the latter takes as his bride, resulting in a Cain and Abel–like struggle. A benchmark of Turkish cinema, this is a visceral, innovatively shot and vibrantly acted depiction of the horrors of greed. 1964 90 minutes Black & White Monaural In Turkish with English subtitles 1.33:1 aspect ratio TRANCES The beloved Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the dynamic subject of this captivating musical documentary. Storytellers through song, some with a background in political theater, the band’s members became an international sensation (Western rock critics have often referred to them as “the Rolling Stones of North Africa”), thanks to their political lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on the Moroccan trance music tradition. Both a concert movie and a free-form audiovisual experiment, Ahmed El Maânouni’s Trances is cinematic poetry. 1981 88 minutes Color Monaural In Arabic with English subtitles 1.66:1 aspect ratio THE HOUSEMAID A torrent of intimate obsession, revenge, and betrayal is unleashed under one roof in this venomous melodrama from South Korean master Kim Ki-young. Immensely popular in its home country when it was released, The Housemaid is the thrilling, at times jaw-dropping story of the devastating effect an unstable housemaid has on the domestic cocoon of a bourgeois, morally dubious music teacher, his devoted wife, and their precocious young children. Grim and taut yet perched on the border of the absurd, Kim’s film is an engrossing tale of class warfare and familial disintegration that has been hugely influential on the new generation of South Korean directors. 1960 108 minutes Black & White Monaural In Korean with English subtitles 1.66:1 aspect ratio Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project (Touki Bouki / Redes / A River Called Titas / Dry Summer / Trances / The Housemaid) (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray + DVD]

Release: June 20, 2017

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This first color screen take on the Agatha Christie suspense staple may shift the locale to a remote hotel in the Iranian desert, but everything else remains the same: The 10 strangers lured there by pretext, named by an unseen accuser (the voice of Orson Welles) as having gotten away with murder... and then made to pay for it in ghastly ways, one by one. Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Herbert Lom, Stéphane Audran, Charles Aznavour, Gert Frobe star. AKA: "And Then There Were None." 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailers.

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James Bond is back. An oil tycoon is murdered in MI6 and Bond is sent to protect his daughter. Renard, who has a bullet lodged in his brain from a previous agent, is secretly planning the destruction of a pipeline. Bond gains a hand from a research scientist, Dr. Christmas Jones who witnesses the action which happens when Bond meets up with Renard, but Bond becomes suspicious about Elektra King, especially when Bond's boss, M goes missing. Bond must work quickly to prevent Renard from destroying Europe.

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Two starstruck schoolgirls in Manhattan obsess over a charismatic pianist while stumbling through friendship and adolescence.

Release: April 21, 2020

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World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States, as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives. Producers: Chris Clough, Nickie Sault, Callum Devrell-Cameron

Release: April 21, 2020

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World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States, as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives. Producers: Chris Clough, Nickie Sault, Callum Devrell-Cameron

Release: April 21, 2020

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Remarkable ensemble drama from Peter Bowker chronicling the key moments of World War II from the ground-level perspectives of ordinary Europeans and Americans impacted by the conflict, such as young, Warsaw-posted British translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King); Lois Bennett (Julia Brown), the girlfriend he left behind; and Kasia Tomaszeski (Zofia Wichlacz), the Polish waitress with whom he has a fateful liaison. Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Brian J. Smith, Yrsa Daley-Ward also star.7 episodes on 2 discs. 7 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Release: October 19, 2010

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A small-town sheriff who runs speeders off the road is challenged by a victim's hot-rod brother.

Release: March 28, 2017

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“CinemaScope’s first science-fiction thriller” sees four intrepid astronauts (Hugh Marlowe, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor and Christopher Dark) successfully complete mankind’s first Mars mission, only to run afoul of a warp in space. Tossed centuries into the future, they discover an Earth devastated by nuclear war, where mutant beast-men rule the surface. Underground is a society marked by listless males and lustful ladies (future- wear designed by Vargas!). Trapped in a tomorrow they never made, the four astronauts take on the mutant and the malicious while fighting to bring humanity back to the surface.

Release: September 10, 2019

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Shaun of the Dead: There comes a day in every man's life when he has to get off the couch…and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it's up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal Ed (Nick Frost), to save their friends and family from becoming the next entreé. Novelist Stephen King gushes Shaun of the Dead is "a 10 on the fun meter and destined to be a cult classic" and Newsweek calls it "a bloody hoot!" Hot Fuzz: Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is a big-city cop who can't be stopped—but he's making everyone else on the force look bad. When he is reassigned to a small, quiet town, he struggles with this new, seemingly idyllic world and his bumbling partner (Nick Frost). Their dull existence is interrupted by several grisly and suspicious accidents, and the crime-fighting duo turn up the heat and hand out high-octane, car-chasing, gun-fighting big-city justice in this hilarious hit critics are calling "Outrageous! Uproariously Funny!" (Thelma Adams, US Weekly). The World's End: Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the "five musketeers" reunite to complete the ultimate challenge—one night, five friends, twelve bars—a boozy quest on which only the strongest will survive. They soon realize that reaching their final pub, The World's End, may be the least of their troubles. They're having the time of their lives, ready to take on the world…but tonight they may have to save it. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call "sheer comic perfection" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Shaun of the Dead: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Shaun of the Dead (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details Features HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield, and Lucy Davis Feature Commentary wtih Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton Feature Commentary wtih The Zombies Disc 2 - Shaun of the Dead: U-Control: Storyboards U-Control: Zomb-o-Meter Extended Bits with Optional Commentary Outtakes The Man Who Would be Shaun Funky Pete Plot Holes Simon Pegg's Video Diary Lucy Davis' Video Diary Joe Cornish's Video Diary Casting Tapes Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart SFX Comparison Make-Up Tests EPK Featurette TV Bits Photo Gallery 2000 Ad Strip Poster Designs US Trailer UK Teaser Trailer UK Trailer UK TV Spot #1 UK TV Spot #2 Fright Fest Trailer Storyboard Gallery Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgard Wright Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield and Lucy Davis Feature Commentary with Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton Feature Commentary with the Zombies Disc 3 - Hot Fuzz: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Hot Fuzz (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details Features HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Feature Commentary with the Sanford Police Service: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon & Olivia Colman Feature Commentary with Edgar Wright & Quentin Tarantino Feature Commentary with the Sanford Village People: Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Paul Freeman & Edward Woodward Feature Commentary with the Real Fuzz: Andy Leafe & Nick Eckland Disc 4 - Hot Fuzz: U-Control: Fuzz-o-Meter U-Control: Storyboards Inadmissible: Deleted Scenes Outtakes Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz Speculative: Video Blogs Art Department Friends & Family Cranks, Cranes & Controlled Chaos Here Come the Fuzz Return to Sandford Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart Simon Muggs Sergeant Fisher's Perfect Sunday Poster Gallery Photo Gallery Plot Holes Special Effects: Before & After AM Blam: Making 'Dead Right' Dead Right (1993) Edgar Wright Director's Commentary on Dead Right Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Commentary on Dead Right The Fuzzball Rally with Commentary by Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Joe Cornish The Man Who Would Be Fuzz Hot Funk Danny's Notebook: The Other Side VW Blogs iTunes Blogs UK TV Spot 1 UK TV Spot 2 Director's Cut Trailer Storyboard Gallery Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Feature Commentary with The Sandford Police Service: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon & Olivia Colman Feature Commentary with Edgar Wright & Quentin Tarantino Feature Commentary with The Sandford Village People: Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Paul Freeman & Edward Woodward Feature Commentary with The Real Fuzz - Andy Leafe & Nick Eckland Disc 5 - The World's End: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of The World's End (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Feature Commentary with Writers Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg Technical Commentary with Director Edgar Wright and Directory of Photography Bill Pope Cast Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Paddy Considine Disc 6 - The World's End: U-Control - Storyboard Picture in Picture Deleted Scene Out-Takes Alternate Edits Completing the Golden Mile – The Making of The World's End Featurettes Technical Commentary with Director Edgar Wright and Director of Photography Bill Pope Director at Work Pegg + Frost = Fried Gold Friends Reunited Three Flavours Cornetto® Trilogy Filling in the Blanks: The Stunts and FX of The World's End Animatics Hair and Make-Up Tests Cast Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Paddy Considine Rehearsal Footage Stunt Tapes VFX Breakdown Bits and Pieces There's Only One Gary King – Osymyso's Inibri-8 Megamix Signs & Omens Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart Trailers TV Spots TV Safe Version Galleries Trivia Track Credits Feature Commentary with Writers Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz / The World's End Trilogy [Blu-ray]

Release: August 27, 2019

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call "funny as hell" (Richard Roeper, WLS-AM Chicago) and "sheer comic perfection" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the "five musketeers" reunite in their hometown to complete the ultimate challenge—one night, five friends, twelve bars—a boozy quest on which only the strongest will survive. But after a bizarre series of encounters with the out-of-this-world locals, they soon realize that reaching their final pub, The World's End, may be the least of their troubles. They're having the time of their lives, ready to take on the world…but tonight they may have to save it. Bonus Content: U-Control - Storyboard Picture in Picture Deleted Scene Out-Takes Alternate Edits Completing the Golden Mile – The Making of The World's End Featurettes Director at Work Pegg + Frost = Fried Gold Friends Reunited Three Flavours Cornetto® Trilogy Filling in the Blanks: The Stunts and FX of The World's End Animatics Hair and Make-Up Tests Rehearsal Footage Stunt Tapes VFX Breakdown Bits and Pieces There's Only One Gary King – Osymyso's Inibri-8 Megamix Signs & Omens Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart Trailers TV Spots TV Safe Version Galleries Trivia Track Credits Feature Commentary with Writers Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg Technical Commentary with Director Edgar Wright and Director of Photography Bill Pope Cast Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Paddy Considine Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The World's End [Blu-ray]

Release: April 25, 2017

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Anthology film of four swindle stories set in Tokyo, Amsterdam, Italy, and Paris.

Release: November 12, 2019

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"Millions Flee from Cities! End of the World!" From a Manhattan skyscraper, Ralph Burton (Harry Belafonte) surveys the emptiness announced by that chilling newspaper headline. Nuclear doomsday has come. Ralph is sure he is the last person alive. Then, a woman (Inger Stevens) appears and the two form a cautious friendship that's threatened when a third survivor (Mel Ferrer) arrives. Unlike other postapocalyptic thrillers, from The Time Machine to I Am Legend, there are no external monsters to battle here. Instead, the monsters -- fear, intolerance, jealousy -- lurk inside the all-too human beings. And heightening the intensity of writer/director Ranald MacDougall's suspenseful and unsettling movie are stunning vistas of unpopulated New York: vast, empty and soulless.

Release: June 28, 2022

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Renate Reinsve won the Best Actress prize at Cannes for the revelatory, complex performance that anchors this sprawlingly novelistic film by Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier, an emotionally intricate and exhilarating character study of a woman entering her thirties. Amid the seemingly endless possibilities of the modern world, Julie (Reinsve) vacillates between artistic passions and professions, the question of motherhood, and relationships with two very different men: a successful comic-book artist (Trier regular Anders Danielsen Lie) and a charismatic barista (Herbert Nordrum). Working with a team of longtime collaborators, Trier and his perennial cowriter Eskil Vogt construct in The Worst Person in the World, the Oscar-nominated third entry in their unofficial Oslo Trilogy, a liberating portrait of self-discovery and a bracingly contemporary spin on the romantic comedy. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New interviews with director Joachim Trier; coscreenwriter Eskil Vogt; actors Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum; cinematographer Kasper Tuxen; and sound designer Gisle Tveito On-set footage from the creation of the film’s time-freezing sequence Deleted scenes PLUS: An essay by critic Sheila O’Malley Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Worst Person in the World (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Release: August 11, 2020

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Following his parents’ separation, a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door. A malevolent spirit from the woods has taken a hold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children and wiping away any trace of their existence. Ben’s suspicions of the supernatural horrors go unheeded and he launches a perilous crusade in order to put an end to the skin-walking witch’s reign of terror. Chilling and suspenseful, THE WRETCHED offers a modern update to the retro young hero’s mission like that of The Goonies, and promises to make viewers wary of every dark corner they encounter after witnessing its terrifying tale. Special Features: Commentary with The Pierce Brothers, Commentary with Composer Devin Burrows

Release: March 10, 2026

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Five-disc set includes: I'm All Right, Jack (1959)Having flopped at every desk job he tried, privileged but hapless Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) got hired for unskilled labor at his uncle's missile factory. Though eventually winning over suspicious shop steward Fred Kite (Peter Sellers), Stanley's gung-ho attitude makes him the focus for backfiring conniving by both union and management. Satirical follow-up to "Private's Progress" from the Boulting Brothers co-stars Terry-Thomas, Dennis Price, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Rutherford. 104 min. BW/Rtg: NR Man In A Cocked Hat (1959)After Britain forgot that it granted independence to a tiny island nation 40 years earlier, it faced a scramble to head off the ex-colony's dealings with the Soviets over valuable mineral resources. Unfortunately, the job was in the hands of hapless Foreign Office functionary Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas), who may be played like a fiddle by the prime minister (Peter Sellers). Delightful Boulting Brothers satire co-stars Luciana Paluzzi, Ian Bannen, Thorley Walters. AKA "Carlton-Browne of the F.O." 88 min. BW/Rtg: TV-PG Two-Way Stretch (1960)Hilarious comic caper stars Peter Sellers as a pampered prisoner who, along with his two cellmates, plans a diamond heist that involves the trio breaking out of-then back into-jail, thus giving them an air-tight alibi. But the arrival of a new no-nonsense head guard threatens to put a crimp on their seemingly foolproof plan. David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins, Wilfrid Hyde-White co-star. 87 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Wrong Arm Of The Law (1963)Peter Sellers is Pearly Gates, a London underworld boss whose empire is under attack, in this crime spree comedy. When rival crooks posing as policemen carry off the proceeds from his latest capers, Gates has nowhere to turn for help... except Scotland Yard! Nanette Newman, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins also star. 94 min. BW/Rtg: NR Heavens Above! (1963)Kindly prison chaplain John Smallwood (Peter Sellers) found himself (mistakenly) reassigned as vicar to the small industrial town of Orbiston Parva. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for Smallwood's notions of charitable attention to the community's less fortunate residents to start galling it's upper crust-leaving the church hierarchy scrambling for a solution. Gentle satire from the Boulting Brothers co-stars Cecil Parker, Isabel Jeans, Ian Carmichael, Brock Peters. 118 min. BW/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Release: April 21, 2015

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What happens after everyone’s favorite teenage super heroes have saved the planet from total annihilation? Swing by Titans Tower and find out as Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy chill out after a hard day of crime fighting and take on some real challenges like laundry, chores, video games and plain ol’ trying to get along! Enjoy the laughs when Beast Boy introduces his new villainous girlfriend, Raven’s demonic father stops in for a visit, or Cyborg has his birthday bashed by an evil pie baker. So suit up, order a pizza and check out these adventures, at least until the next time the world needs saving!

Release: November 28, 2017

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A Fugitive in his own mind! Comic icon Dave Foley (TV's The Kids in the Hall) delivers a hilarious performance as Nelson Hibbert, a bungling executive furious over missing a 'promised' promotion. Confronting his boss on the matter, he finds him murdered. Panicking, tripping and screaming his way out of the office, Nelson, covered in 'evidence,' is sure he'll be pinned with the deed - even though video proves his innocence. The getaway scheme's a scream when Hibbert crosses paths with the ruthless killer and clumsy cops. A series of on-the-lam mishaps and outrageous misfortunes finally lead him to coy cutie Lynn (Jennifer Tilly, Bullets Over Broadway), who convinces him he's the right guy to put the wacky disaster to rest. Comedy legend David Steinberg (Paternity) directed this hilarious comedy co-starring David Anthony Higgins (TV's Mike & Molly), Joe Flaherty (TV's SCTV), Enrico Colantoni (TV's Just Shoot Me), Kenneth Welsh (The Day After Tomorrow) and Colm Feore (The Chronicles of Riddick). Co-produced and written by Foley, Higgins and Jay Kogen (TV's The Simpsons). Special Features: -Audio Commentary by director David Steinberg, star/co-writer/co-executive producer Dave Foley, co-Star/co-writer/co-executive producer David Higgins and cowriter/co-executive producer/actor Jay Kogen -Original Theatrical Trailer

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Based on a true story, Hitchcock's stark thriller follows a musician wrongly accused of robbery as his family is crushed by the justice system.

Release: September 15, 2009

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No description available for this title. Item Type: BLU-RAY DVD Movie Item Rating: R Street Date: 09/15/09 Wide Screen: yes Director Cut: no Special Edition: no Language: ENGLISH Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no Dubbed: no Full Frame: no Re-Release: no Packaging: Sleeve

Release: October 23, 2012

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A group of college friends drives into a backwoods massacre during the Mountain Man festival.

Release: September 13, 2016

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The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Ninth Season (BD) (BD) Prepare to enter phase nine of television’s perpetual laughter experiment as THE BIG BANG THEORY successfully fuses the elements of science and sitcom. Our two genius roommates – Leonard and Sheldon ¬– and their friends are back once again (smarter, but no wiser). Last season, Sheldon went soul-searching (on a train, of course) and was prepared to make some substantial revisions on his Relationship Agreement with Amy, when everything changed. Leonard, meanwhile, was off to Vegas with Penny to finally tie the knot in the season finale. Howard finds himself alone with Bernadette after the sudden passing of his mother; while Raj is not only talking to women – he’s getting exclusive with Emily (Laura Spencer). Together, they will all learn that life is far more complicated outside of the lab as love and friendship never produce predictable results!

Release: October 19, 2010

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Product Description For the first time on Blu-ray, watch 10 of America's most important historical films in high definition from the U.S. National Archives' collection of World War II (color and black and white) films in WWII in HD. See the short and, the newly released, long version of legendary filmmaker John Ford's Oscar-winning film, December 7th, on the attack on Pearl Harbor and watch intense footage from the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg with almost no editorial comment at all. Relive an amphibious landing in With the Marines in Tarawa, and see the Oscar-winning documentary, The Battle of Midway, by John Ford and the lost masterpiece, Let There Be Light, hailed as one of the greatest war films ever. Review For those consumers having play back issues please look into updating your firmware. Firmware upgrades can also enable new features and playback capabilities. Most manufacturers are constantly upgrading the firmware for their Blu- ray players in response to customer feedback and to improve performance. Therefore most players need to be updated frequently to stay up to date with these upgrades/changes. --Author/Publisher An amazing collection of documentaries from the U.S. National Archives is featured on this superlative four disc set. I am more than impressed with this new four disc set of WWII in Hi Def from Topics featuring a slew of documentaries culled from the National Archives. While there are a couple of niggling complaints I have no liner notes or insert booklet and packaging which stacks the four discs on a single spindle, as well as a very minor authoring error which will display Disc One as Disc Two and vice versa on your introductory PS3 screen if you use that system they pale when one considers the breadth and depth of material contained herein. Though you wouldn't know by the rather minimal listing on the back of the keepcase insert, this compilation includes several Oscar winners for Best Documentary, at least a couple of notably notorious releases (at least back in their day), and a who's who of (uncredited) Hollywood royalty in front of and behind the camera, people like John Ford, John and Walter Huston, Henry Fonda, Alfred Newman, Dimitri Tiomkin and more. As with any compilation which spans this much material and various source elements, WWII in Hi Defs VC-1 encoded 1080p image (in 1.38:1) varies considerably. The good news is the vast majority of these ten features look pretty darned amazing in their hi-def upgrades, as long as you keep in mind many of these were originally shot on either 16mm or 35mm under battle conditions which frequently resulted in early exposure or damage to the actual negative. The Technicolor features included here are a tad on the soft side, though with fairly robust and well saturated color for something of this age. Aside from the short version of December 7 and Nuremberg, the black and white features look very good, with excellent contrast and generally very stable blacks. All of these features sport occasional (and sometimes more than occasional) blemishes, with scratches, dirt, white flecks and other debris dotting the image. But taking the historical import of these features into consideration, as well as their age, the image quality here for the most part is most definitely a pleasant surprise. Two audio options are included on these Blu-rays, a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mix and a Dolby Digital 2.0 mix (strangely the discs default to the Dolby mix--when are distributors going to figure out most Blu-ray consumers want lossless audio and will choose that mix if given the choice?). For the most part all of these features sound good to very good, within the confines of early 1940s recording techniques. A couple of the features have fairly badly damaged audio, including Battle of Midway, which easily fares the worst sound wise among the ten features included here. The short form December 7 also has some audio damage. The rest of the features, while boxy and lacking either extreme highs or lows, feature decent to excellent fidelity, albeit with hiss and the occasional pop and crack. This is an astoundingly fine set from Topics, and kudos to the label and the producers who assembled this excellent collection of documentaries. Anyone with even a passing interest in World War II and the United States filmed history of it should have this set in their collections. Highly recommended. --Jeffrey Kauffman, Bluray.com

Release: October 19, 2010

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Product Description For the first time on Blu-ray, watch 10 of America's most important historical films in high definition from the U.S. National Archives' collection of World War II (color and black and white) films in WWII in HD. See the short and, the newly released, long version of legendary filmmaker John Ford's Oscar-winning film, December 7th, on the attack on Pearl Harbor and watch intense footage from the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg with almost no editorial comment at all. Relive an amphibious landing in With the Marines in Tarawa, and see the Oscar-winning documentary, The Battle of Midway, by John Ford and the lost masterpiece, Let There Be Light, hailed as one of the greatest war films ever. Review For those consumers having play back issues please look into updating your firmware. Firmware upgrades can also enable new features and playback capabilities. Most manufacturers are constantly upgrading the firmware for their Blu- ray players in response to customer feedback and to improve performance. Therefore most players need to be updated frequently to stay up to date with these upgrades/changes. --Author/Publisher An amazing collection of documentaries from the U.S. National Archives is featured on this superlative four disc set. I am more than impressed with this new four disc set of WWII in Hi Def from Topics featuring a slew of documentaries culled from the National Archives. While there are a couple of niggling complaints I have no liner notes or insert booklet and packaging which stacks the four discs on a single spindle, as well as a very minor authoring error which will display Disc One as Disc Two and vice versa on your introductory PS3 screen if you use that system they pale when one considers the breadth and depth of material contained herein. Though you wouldn't know by the rather minimal listing on the back of the keepcase insert, this compilation includes several Oscar winners for Best Documentary, at least a couple of notably notorious releases (at least back in their day), and a who's who of (uncredited) Hollywood royalty in front of and behind the camera, people like John Ford, John and Walter Huston, Henry Fonda, Alfred Newman, Dimitri Tiomkin and more. As with any compilation which spans this much material and various source elements, WWII in Hi Defs VC-1 encoded 1080p image (in 1.38:1) varies considerably. The good news is the vast majority of these ten features look pretty darned amazing in their hi-def upgrades, as long as you keep in mind many of these were originally shot on either 16mm or 35mm under battle conditions which frequently resulted in early exposure or damage to the actual negative. The Technicolor features included here are a tad on the soft side, though with fairly robust and well saturated color for something of this age. Aside from the short version of December 7 and Nuremberg, the black and white features look very good, with excellent contrast and generally very stable blacks. All of these features sport occasional (and sometimes more than occasional) blemishes, with scratches, dirt, white flecks and other debris dotting the image. But taking the historical import of these features into consideration, as well as their age, the image quality here for the most part is most definitely a pleasant surprise. Two audio options are included on these Blu-rays, a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mix and a Dolby Digital 2.0 mix (strangely the discs default to the Dolby mix--when are distributors going to figure out most Blu-ray consumers want lossless audio and will choose that mix if given the choice?). For the most part all of these features sound good to very good, within the confines of early 1940s recording techniques. A couple of the features have fairly badly damaged audio, including Battle of Midway, which easily fares the worst sound wise among the ten features included here. The short form December 7 also has some audio damage. The rest of the features, while boxy and lacking either extreme highs or lows, feature decent to excellent fidelity, albeit with hiss and the occasional pop and crack. This is an astoundingly fine set from Topics, and kudos to the label and the producers who assembled this excellent collection of documentaries. Anyone with even a passing interest in World War II and the United States filmed history of it should have this set in their collections. Highly recommended. --Jeffrey Kauffman, Bluray.com

Release: October 19, 2010

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Product Description For the first time on Blu-ray, watch 10 of America's most important historical films in high definition from the U.S. National Archives' collection of World War II (color and black and white) films in WWII in HD. See the short and, the newly released, long version of legendary filmmaker John Ford's Oscar-winning film, December 7th, on the attack on Pearl Harbor and watch intense footage from the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg with almost no editorial comment at all. Relive an amphibious landing in With the Marines in Tarawa, and see the Oscar-winning documentary, The Battle of Midway, by John Ford and the lost masterpiece, Let There Be Light, hailed as one of the greatest war films ever. Review For those consumers having play back issues please look into updating your firmware. Firmware upgrades can also enable new features and playback capabilities. Most manufacturers are constantly upgrading the firmware for their Blu- ray players in response to customer feedback and to improve performance. Therefore most players need to be updated frequently to stay up to date with these upgrades/changes. --Author/Publisher An amazing collection of documentaries from the U.S. National Archives is featured on this superlative four disc set. I am more than impressed with this new four disc set of WWII in Hi Def from Topics featuring a slew of documentaries culled from the National Archives. While there are a couple of niggling complaints I have no liner notes or insert booklet and packaging which stacks the four discs on a single spindle, as well as a very minor authoring error which will display Disc One as Disc Two and vice versa on your introductory PS3 screen if you use that system they pale when one considers the breadth and depth of material contained herein. Though you wouldn't know by the rather minimal listing on the back of the keepcase insert, this compilation includes several Oscar winners for Best Documentary, at least a couple of notably notorious releases (at least back in their day), and a who's who of (uncredited) Hollywood royalty in front of and behind the camera, people like John Ford, John and Walter Huston, Henry Fonda, Alfred Newman, Dimitri Tiomkin and more. As with any compilation which spans this much material and various source elements, WWII in Hi Defs VC-1 encoded 1080p image (in 1.38:1) varies considerably. The good news is the vast majority of these ten features look pretty darned amazing in their hi-def upgrades, as long as you keep in mind many of these were originally shot on either 16mm or 35mm under battle conditions which frequently resulted in early exposure or damage to the actual negative. The Technicolor features included here are a tad on the soft side, though with fairly robust and well saturated color for something of this age. Aside from the short version of December 7 and Nuremberg, the black and white features look very good, with excellent contrast and generally very stable blacks. All of these features sport occasional (and sometimes more than occasional) blemishes, with scratches, dirt, white flecks and other debris dotting the image. But taking the historical import of these features into consideration, as well as their age, the image quality here for the most part is most definitely a pleasant surprise. Two audio options are included on these Blu-rays, a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mix and a Dolby Digital 2.0 mix (strangely the discs default to the Dolby mix--when are distributors going to figure out most Blu-ray consumers want lossless audio and will choose that mix if given the choice?). For the most part all of these features sound good to very good, within the confines of early 1940s recording techniques. A couple of the features have fairly badly damaged audio, including Battle of Midway, which easily fares the worst sound wise among the ten features included here. The short form December 7 also has some audio damage. The rest of the features, while boxy and lacking either extreme highs or lows, feature decent to excellent fidelity, albeit with hiss and the occasional pop and crack. This is an astoundingly fine set from Topics, and kudos to the label and the producers who assembled this excellent collection of documentaries. Anyone with even a passing interest in World War II and the United States filmed history of it should have this set in their collections. Highly recommended. --Jeffrey Kauffman, Bluray.com

Release: February 18, 2020

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"Entertaining, suspenseful … a well-produced piece of science-fiction … a step above many of the monster movies that came out in the same time period" – The Telltale Mind Can anything escape this terror? British commandos on maneuvers become ill with mysterious symptoms and horrific burns. Dr. Adam Royston (Dean Jagger), an atomic scientist from a nearby research station, suspects lethal radiation … but is mystified by the cause. At a nearby hospital, the phenomenon reappears and engulfs more innocent people, including a hospital orderly whose skin melts away from his body! Dr. Royston speculates that the unknown is on a quest to absorb radiation and expand in size and range as it claims more and more victims. As time runs short, he becomes desperate to trap the entity before its power overcomes mankind!

Release: September 10, 2019

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Supernatural: The Complete Fourteenth Season (Blu-ray) The thrilling journey of the Winchester brothers continues as SUPERNATURAL enters its historic fourteenth season. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) have matched wits with monsters, demons, Heaven and Hell. But in the show’s thirteenth season, the Winchesters were thrown into a terrifying alternative universe – an apocalyptic world where they were never born, all while training Jack (Alexander Calvert), the son of Lucifer, and rescuing their mother. And they won! But, with the apparent demise of Lucifer, Sam and Dean have a new problem on their hands… as the Archangel Michael has escaped the other universe…in Dean’s vessel!

Release: September 6, 2016

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Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season (BD) In the show’s tenth season, Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles) faced their most personal threat yet. The all-powerful Mark of Cain threatened to consume Dean, turning him into one of the monsters he has spent his life hunting. Meanwhile, a formidable witch, Rowena (Ruth Connell), rose to power to claim her position at the right hand of the King of Hell, Crowley (Mark A. Sheppard). Once Rowena revealed herself to be Crowley’s mother, the King was forced to choose between his family and the Winchesters — all while Sam, with the help of fallen angel Castiel (Misha Collins), Crowley and some unlikely allies, waged a desperate battle to save Dean from the Mark of Cain. Taking matters into his own hands, Dean paid a terrible price to break free of the curse, but with Death defeated and Darkness freed upon the Earth, the Winchesters will need all the help they can get.

Release: May 2, 2017

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Comic icon (Robert De Niro) lives to be recognized as a comic genius but everyone only knows him as his former TV show character.

Release: October 19, 2010

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A small-town sheriff who runs speeders off the road is challenged by a victim's hot-rod brother.

Release: September 10, 2024

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Based on the box office hit and sequel from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane about a cherished teddy bear that comes to life as the result of a childhood wish, TED is an irreverent, side-splitting half hour comedy series about Bostonian teenager John Bennett and his best friend and forever thunder buddy, the foul-mouthed stuffed bear, Ted. ?Set in the '90s after his moment of fame has passed, Ted is forced to enroll in high school with his best pal John, experiencing the highs and lows of teenage life...one bong hit at a time. While Ted may not be the best influence on John, when it comes down to it, he is always willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.

Release: December 10, 2024

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John (Mark Wahlberg) makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend (Mila Kunis) or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear, Ted (Seth MacFarlane).​ Bonus Content: 4K Transfer from the Digital Intermediate Features Dolby Vision and HDR10 for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Audio Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Seth MacFarlane, Actor Mark Wahlberg, and Co-Writer Alec Sulkin Nothing is as Powerful as a Young Man's Wish: Creating Ted—Interview With Co-Writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild Thunder Buddies for Life: Producing Ted—Interview with Producer Jason Clark Audio Commentary with Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Sulkin The Making of Ted Deleted Scenes Alternate Takes Gag Reel Teddy Bear Scuffle Donny & Robert Celebrity Scene Stealers Sleazy Boss OMG! It's Sam Jones Ted's Girl Best of Buds Beantown Bearings Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Ted - Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Release: September 10, 2024

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Based on the box office hit and sequel from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane about a cherished teddy bear that comes to life as the result of a childhood wish, TED is an irreverent, side-splitting half hour comedy series about Bostonian teenager John Bennett and his best friend and forever thunder buddy, the foul-mouthed stuffed bear, Ted. ?Set in the '90s after his moment of fame has passed, Ted is forced to enroll in high school with his best pal John, experiencing the highs and lows of teenage life...one bong hit at a time. While Ted may not be the best influence on John, when it comes down to it, he is always willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.

Release: June 20, 2017

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This first color screen take on the Agatha Christie suspense staple may shift the locale to a remote hotel in the Iranian desert, but everything else remains the same: The 10 strangers lured there by pretext, named by an unseen accuser (the voice of Orson Welles) as having gotten away with murder... and then made to pay for it in ghastly ways, one by one. Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Herbert Lom, Stéphane Audran, Charles Aznavour, Gert Frobe star. AKA: "And Then There Were None." 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailers.

Release: November 14, 2023

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Paramount proudly adds Best Picture Oscar winner TERMS OF ENDEARMENT in our limited-edition Paramount Presents collection, for the first time on 4K Ultra HD. This quintessential Dramedy—directed, produced, and written by James L. Brooks (from a novel by Larry McMurtry)—features a powerhouse cast that includes Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels and John Lithgow. Spanning three decades, it follows the ups and downs of a mother-daughter relationship with honesty, heart, and laughs. Both critically acclaimed and a box-office blockbuster, it has endeared as a fan favorite 40 years after its release.

Release: July 5, 2016

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Based on the bestselling memoir by Stephen Elliott, The Adderall Diaries is the gripping and complex story of how an author's fascination with a high-profile murder case leads him to come to terms with his troubled past while embarking on a potentially life-changing romance in the present.

Release: July 26, 2016

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BOSS, THE BDC [Blu-ray]

Release: September 5, 2017

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Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

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The X-Men and Magneto must unite when a military extremist launches a genocidal assault on mutants.

Release: September 25, 2018

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The X-Men excitement begins with the action-packed original film trilogy, featuring superstars Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and more! In X-MEN, a group of mutant outcasts learn to control their powers at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Then in X2: X-MEN UNITED, the X-Men must join forces with their deadliest enemies to prevent the destruction of all mutants. And in X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, the discovery of a controversial "cure" for genetic mutation triggers the war to end all wars!

Release: May 21, 2024

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Having blazed a trail for African filmmakers to tell their own stories on-screen, Senegalese auteur Ousmane Sembène took his career-long project—to unlock cinema’s potential as a vehicle for social change—in increasingly urgent and provocative directions in the 1970s. Searing critiques of colonialism, political corruption, patriarchal arrogance, and religious indoctrination, his three features from this decade—the radical call to resistance Emitaï, the wickedly subversive satire Xala, and the controversial historical epic Ceddo—confirmed his standing as a fearless truth-teller for whom the camera was the ultimate weapon in the fight against oppression in all its forms. THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restorations of all three films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New conversation between Mahen Bonetti, founder and executive director of the African Film Festival, and writer Amy Sall The Making of “Ceddo,” a 1981 documentary by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by film scholar Yasmina Price EMITAÏ With revolutionary outrage, Ousmane Sembène chronicles a period during World War II when French colonial forces in Senegal conscripted young men of the Diola people and attempted to seize rice stores for soldiers back in Europe. As the tribe’s patriarchal leaders pray and make sacrifices to their gods, the women in the community refuse to yield their harvests, incurring the French army’s wrath. With a deep understanding of the oppressive forces that have shaped Senegalese history, Emitaï explores the strains that colonialism places upon cultural traditions and, in the process, discovers a people’s hidden reserves of rebellion and dignity. XALA An adaptation of Ousmane Sembène’s own 1973 novel, Xala is a hilarious, caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. On the night of his wedding to his third bride, government official El Hadji (Thierno Leye) is rendered impotent and begins to suspect that one of his other wives has placed a curse on him. After seeking a cure from a local marabout, El Hadji must face the possibility that he deserves the infliction for his part in embezzling public funds and for helping to keep Senegal under French control. Adeptly combining elements of African folklore and popular cinema, Sembène indicts the hubris, entitlement, and opportunism of male authority figures. CEDDO In precolonial Senegal, members of the Ceddo (or “outsiders”) kidnap Princess Dior Yacine (Tabata Ndiaye) after her father, the king, pledges loyalty to an ascendant Islamic faction that plans to convert the entire clan to its faith. Attempts to recapture her fail, provoking further division and eventual war between the animistic Ceddo and the fundamentalist Muslims, with Christian missionaries and slave traders from Europe also playing a role in the conflict. Banned in Senegal upon its release, Ceddo is an ambitious, multilayered epic that explores the combustible tensions among ancient tradition, religious colonization, political expediency, and individual freedom.

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A new xXx agent is deployed to stop a coup from within the U.S. government.

Release: February 14, 2017

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After Raquel Welch conquered the screen in One Million Years B.C., Hammer Studios followed up with When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, written and directed by Val Guest (The Quatermass Xperiment) and based on a story by J.G. Ballard (Crash). Victoria Vetri stars as Sanna, rescued from ritual sacrifice by Tara (Robin Hawdon), a member of a rival tribe. Her survival coincides with the mysterious formation of a new "fire" in the sky: the moon! Sanna's old tribe blames her for this affront to the sun; Sanna flees their wrath and Tara follows. Their shared adventures loom as large as the giants who once ruled the earth!

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James Cagney stars as showman George M. Cohan in this energetic, patriotic Hollywood musical biography.

Release: December 3, 2018

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A World War II epic both sweeping and intimate, Yanks is a triumph for director John Schlesinger ( Midnight Cowboy, Sunday Bloody Sunday), and a moving showcase for its splendid ensemble cast led by Richard Gere and Vanessa Redgrave. A war film without battle scenes, Schlesinger's drama instead focuses on relationships far from the front, examining the romantic entanglements between the stationed U.S. soldiers and the locals in a small town in Northern England in the 1944 period before the Normandy landings. Three very different women find themselves attracted to the American G.I.s at a new military base in town. Gere is Sgt. Matt Dyson, initiating a tentative courtship with a young woman still pining for her fiancée overseas. Redgrave is wealthy socialite Helen, engaged in an affair with a captain (William Devane), while both of them long for their respective spouses far from home. And Sergeant Ruffelo's fling with Mollie (Wendy Morgan) occurs just as the interactions between the Yanks and their British hosts begin to strain under the tension of the war, and uncertainty about what happens to their new romances. A personal passion project for Schlesinger -- who was given free creative reign after the success of Marathon Man (1976) -- Yanks was generally not afforded the attention it deserved upon initial release, and as one of the director's warmest films, it's a gem ripe for rediscovery. DUAL FORMAT

Release: April 19, 2016

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A "Romancing the Stone" style adventure. A wallflower like woman begins to bloom when her discovery of a priceless bottle of wine lands her in the middle of international intrigue.

Release: February 19, 2019

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Corruption. Extortion. Sometimes, even assassination. For the tradition-bound mob bosses of Manhattan's Chinatown, there are age-old ways of running things. And now there's police captain Stanley White's way. Mickey Rourke portrays White, a war veteran who has a Vietnam-sized chip on his shoulder when dealing with an emerging blood feud in Chinatown. John Lone plays the crime lord standing in the line of fire of White's relentless campaign. And Academy Award -winning* director Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot), working from a screenplay based on the novel by Robert Daley (Prince of the City) and coscripted by Oliver Stone, fills the screen with adrenaline rushes of action and excitement.

Release: May 10, 2022

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Cohen Film Collection introduces this French Eurotrash cult classic. Set in Saint Tropez during mid-summer, this darkly biting coming-of-age story is a tale of obsession and sexual desire. A young woman (Valerie Kaprisky) vacations in an upscale beach resort with her mother, where it becomes clear that a layer of secrets and jealousy lay beneath the sundrenched paradise.

Release: March 10, 2026

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Detective Inspector Rabbit, a dedicated, tough, thick, and oft-inebriated Victorian copper, sleuths his way across London with his two young partners London, 1887. A lawless city. Jewel thieves and body snatchers stalk the streets and the police do their best to contain them - but it isn't easy. At the forefront of that fight is Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows). Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but now he's not as young as he was and his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments. So Rabbit's boss, Chief Inspector Wisbech (Alun Armstrong, Breeders) forces him to get a partner - young, fresh-faced and clueless Sergeant Strauss (Freddie Fox, House of the Dragon), just down from Cambridge. He isn't cut out for this sort of work. He's only ever read about the East End in pamphlets. But he's really, really keen. Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes) shines as policewoman Mabel Wisbech, whose stunning intuition is rarely recognized. Cast & Crew Actors: Matt Berry as Detective Eli Rabbit Freddie Fox Susan Wokoma Alun Armstrong Paul Kaye Ann Mitchell Keeley Hawes Amar Chadha-Patel Director: Ben Taylor Track Listing - Pilot - Brick Man - Gangs - Sniper - Hostage - Framed Rabbit

Release: August 25, 2023

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Very few of the silent films of Laurel and Hardy's negatives survive, and the available elements scattered throughout the world are always mediocre or unwatchable. It took three years to gather all the surviving prints of these shorts, compare them shot by shot and give them the best digital restoration possible. Today, these invisible films look as young as they did 95 years ago. A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans.Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first appeared on film together in 1921, after an initial period in their careers spent apart. The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rare opportunity to observe the evolving partnership of the comedy team that would reach enormous popularity. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and Lobster Films in Paris, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features thirteen extant films produced in 1927 and two additional films from before they were officially a team. It includes new scores from some of the best silent film composers working today: Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin. The films included are Lucky Dog (1921), 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), Duck Soup (1927), Slipping Wives (1927), Love 'em and Weep (1927), Why Girls Love Sailors (1927), With Love and Hisses (1927), Sugar Daddies (1927), Sailors, Beware! (1927), The Second 100 Years (1927), Call of the Cuckoo (1927), Do Detectives Think? (1927), Putting Pants on Phillip (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), and Flying Elephants (1928). It is curated by film historians and Laurel and Hardy specialists; Randy Skretvedt, Dick Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange, and Ulrich Ruedel.Arthur Stanley Jefferson for a time understudied Chaplin in England and the US. Meanwhile Oliver Norvell Hardy was a serviceable role player in comedies and melodramas, yet neither had reached the status of movie star. It became clear upon their teaming up that their contradictory physiques and personalities complimented each other perfectly. The team would go on to do many films together reaching wide acclaim, and eventually becoming nearly unanimously considered by film critics, scholars, and movie fans alike, the funniest comedy duo in film history.