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Release: January 6, 2026

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Get ready for the electrifying action and adventure of “Tron: Ares.” When a highly sophisticated Program named Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, it marks humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.

Release: August 18, 2026

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An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces. FOR LOVE. FOR GLORY. FOR TROY. From director-producer Wolfgang Petersen (Poseidon, Das Boot) comes Troy, an epic tale of love, war and devastation. Adapted from Homer's classic poem The Iliad, Troy demonstrates the undeniable gravitas and inevitability of Homer's narrative even after millennia. When Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), though married, elopes with the Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) and flees to Troy, they're followed by war of unimaginable proportions. Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) summons a united army of Greece led by the arrogant Agamemnon (Brian Cox) and driven forward by the bold and courageous Achilles (Brad Pitt). As the armies of Greece and Troy clash, so too do their greatest champions - Achilles and Hector (Eric Bana) in a conflict that brings devastation to both kingdoms. In this colossal epic, witness huge battlescapes, one-on-one duels worthy of a Colosseum and the fall of a once-great nation. Prepare to witness the gargantuan scale of this legendary fable in stunning 4K for the first time, courtesy of a brand new restoration. Experience this legendary saga of heroes, battles and tragedies, all in more glory than ever before. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS Brand new 4K remasters of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain DISC 1: THEATRICAL CUT High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Theatrical Cut Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing DISC 2: DIRECTOR’S CUT High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Director's Cut Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen DISC 3: EXTRAS In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods Easter egg Trailer Image galleries Cast & Crew Actors: Brad Pitt as Achilles Eric Bana as Hector Orlando Bloom as Paris Diane Kruger as Helen Brian Cox as Agamemnon Sean Bean as Odysseus Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Release: July 15, 2025

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Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam. Director Wolfgang Petersen recreates a long-ago world of bireme warships, clashing armies, the massive fortress city and the towering Trojan Horse.

Release: August 18, 2026

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An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces. FOR LOVE. FOR GLORY. FOR TROY. From director-producer Wolfgang Petersen (Poseidon, Das Boot) comes Troy, an epic tale of love, war and devastation. Adapted from Homer's classic poem The Iliad, Troy demonstrates the undeniable gravitas and inevitability of Homer's narrative even after millennia. When Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), though married, elopes with the Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) and flees to Troy, they're followed by war of unimaginable proportions. Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) summons a united army of Greece led by the arrogant Agamemnon (Brian Cox) and driven forward by the bold and courageous Achilles (Brad Pitt). As the armies of Greece and Troy clash, so too do their greatest champions - Achilles and Hector (Eric Bana) in a conflict that brings devastation to both kingdoms. In this colossal epic, witness huge battlescapes, one-on-one duels worthy of a Colosseum and the fall of a once-great nation. Prepare to witness the gargantuan scale of this legendary fable in stunning 4K for the first time, courtesy of a brand new restoration. Experience this legendary saga of heroes, battles and tragedies, all in more glory than ever before. Bonus Materials 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 4K remasters of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain DISC 1: THEATRICAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD) 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Theatrical Cut Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing DISC 2: DIRECTOR’S CUT (4K ULTRA HD) 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Director’s Cut Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen DISC 3: EXTRAS (BLU-RAY) In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods Easter egg Trailer Image galleries Cast & Crew Actors: Brad Pitt as Achilles Eric Bana as Hector Orlando Bloom as Paris Diane Kruger as Helen Brian Cox as Agamemnon Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus Sean Bean as Odysseus Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Release: August 18, 2026

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An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces. FOR LOVE. FOR GLORY. FOR TROY. From director-producer Wolfgang Petersen (Poseidon, Das Boot) comes Troy, an epic tale of love, war and devastation. Adapted from Homer's classic poem The Iliad, Troy demonstrates the undeniable gravitas and inevitability of Homer's narrative even after millennia. When Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), though married, elopes with the Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) and flees to Troy, they're followed by war of unimaginable proportions. Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) summons a united army of Greece led by the arrogant Agamemnon (Brian Cox) and driven forward by the bold and courageous Achilles (Brad Pitt). As the armies of Greece and Troy clash, so too do their greatest champions - Achilles and Hector (Eric Bana) in a conflict that brings devastation to both kingdoms. In this colossal epic, witness huge battlescapes, one-on-one duels worthy of a Colosseum and the fall of a once-great nation. Prepare to witness the gargantuan scale of this legendary fable in stunning 4K for the first time, courtesy of a brand new restoration. Experience this legendary saga of heroes, battles and tragedies, all in more glory than ever before. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS Brand new 4K remasters of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain DISC 1: THEATRICAL CUT High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Theatrical Cut Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing DISC 2: DIRECTOR’S CUT High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Director's Cut Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen DISC 3: EXTRAS In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods Easter egg Trailer Image galleries Cast & Crew Actors: Brad Pitt as Achilles Eric Bana as Hector Orlando Bloom as Paris Diane Kruger as Helen Brian Cox as Agamemnon Sean Bean as Odysseus Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Release: August 29, 2017

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He's the star of the show, but he doesn't know. Jim Carrey wowed critics and audiences alike as unwitting Truman Burbank in this marvel of a movie from director Peter Weir (Witness, Dead Poets Society) about a man whose life is a nonstop TV show. Truman doesn't realize that his quaint hometown is a giant studio set run by a visionary producer/director/creator (Ed Harris), that folks living and working there are Hollywood actors, that even his incessantly bubbly wife is a contract player. Gradually, Truman gets wise, and what he does about his discovery will have you laughing, crying and cheering like few film stories ever have.

Release: July 4, 2023

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After years of idyllic living in a seaside island village, insurance salesman Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) begins to see signs that things aren't as perfect as they seem. He discovers that he's the "star" of a continuously broadcast TV show that's aired since his infancy, his friends and family are all actors, and his hometown is an elaborate set. Ed Harris, Laura Linney, and Noah Emmerich also star in director Peter Weir's compelling satire. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Portuguese, Spanish; featurettes; theatrical trailers; photo gallery; deleted scenes. Two-disc set.

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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Dolby TrueHD ), Chinese ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Greek ( Subtitles ), Hindi ( Subtitles ), Korean ( Subtitles ), Portuguese ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Passion, ambition, and treachery collide in this compelling drama about the early years of King Henry VIII's infamous 40-year reign. With a lust for power and an appetite for love, this young Monarch (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) rules his kingdom as he lives his life - with ruthless abandon. Affairs of the state carry little interest for him as England's ruler is intent upon his own desires. Season 2 Everything Is Beautiful Tears of Blood Checkmate The Act of Succession His Majesty's Pleasure The Definition of Love Matters of State Lady in Waiting The Act of Treason Destiny and Fortune SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, ...The Tudors (Complete Season 2) - 3 Disc Set ( The Tudors - Complete Season Two )

Release: October 23, 2018

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Edward Cullen has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.

Release: September 29, 2009

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Product Description Twin Spirits is a unique and intimate, live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, portraying the deep and ultimately tragic love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck. In this intensely moving performance of words, song and music, the Schumanns’ long separation, so formative an influence on their lives, is reflected in the division of the ensemble into male and female groups. Robert's letters to Clara are read by Sting and his songs sung by Simon Keenlyside, with accompaniments and instrumental music played by Iain Burnside and Sergej Krylov. Clara's letters to Robert are read by Trudie Styler and her songs sung by Rebecca Evans, with accompaniments and instrumental music played by Natalie Clein and Natasha Paremski. The narrator, Derek Jacobi, links together the letters and lyrics to complete the essential outline of the story. Conceived and directed by John Caird, Twin Spirits was first performed in June 2005 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and has since been experienced only at private performances for charity by small audiences of all ages and interests, leaving them deeply touched and inspired. Press Reviews "Twin Spirits portrays the life and love of Robert and Clara Schumann through readings of their surviving letters. These are read by Sting and Trudie Styler, with Derek Jacobi authoritatively filling in any gaps in the story. In one sense it's a static productions, with everyone seated throughout, but it's actually quite engrossing - perfectly paced and beautifully filmed. It's impossible not to emerge with both a true empathy for the Schumanns and a renewed or awakened interest in their music. The acting stays just the right side of luvviness, with Sting and Styler delivering strong, subtly believable performances. They're supported by beautifully executed interludes from a top line-up of soloists. This is tender, moving, well put together, and supplemented by an enlightening bonus DVD." (Classic fM) "John Caird's Twin Spirits, filmed live at the Royal Opera House, is beautifully constructed and performed with extraordinary fervour… Sting and Trudie Styler's own marriage undoubtedly informs their profoundly affecting portrayal of the Schumanns… Musical choices are mostly Schumann, a bit of Clara and some evocative Mozart and Chopin... often in special arrangements. Bonus material is generous... The issues are fascinating, though. How good is Clara's music? The jury is still out." (BBC Music Magazine) Cast Sting (Actor) Trudie Styler (Actor) Derek Jacobi (Narrator) Simon Keenlyside (Tenor) Sergej Krylov (Violin) Iain Burnside (Piano) The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Production Company: Royal Opera House Stage Director: John Caird Disc Information Catalogue Number: OABD7043D Date of Performance: 2005 Running Time: 206 minutes Sound: 2.0 & 5.0 PCM Aspect Ratio: 1080i High Definition / 16:9 Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT + EN (SONGS ONLY) Label: Opus Arte Review A Great Love Story is Told in Words and Music The nearly legendary story of Robert and Clara Schumann was staged and filmed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2007. The production, titled "Twin Spirits," is now available in a 2-DVD set from Opus Arte, and it is impressive and unusual. As Narrator, Derek Jacobi has center stage. On his right are actor Sting to read from Robert Schumann's letters, baritone Simon Keenlyside to sing Schumann's songs, Sergej Krylov (violin), and Iain Burnside (piano). On his left are actress Trudie Styler to read from Clara's letters, soprano Rebecca Evans to sing selections as a solo or as a duet with Keenlyside, Natalie Clein (cello), and Natasha Peremski (piano). The first disc contains the performance, which is an expert balance of narration and dramatic readings with solos and accompaniments from the musicians. As is explained in the program notes, some of the selections were edited in various ways for theatrical effect. All in all, it provides a fascinating insight into two human beings who loved, created complex and beautiful music, and finally suffered when Robert had a mental breakdown. The second disc offers another set of insights into the genius of the two when different members of the cast, actors and players, discuss the personalities and works of the two Schumanns. The educational value of this disc alone is great. I would like to see similar formats used for other famous musicians--but only with such skilled artists as were used in "Twin Spirits." But when will art departments stop using white print over colored backgrounds in the booklets, which might please their eyes but ruin ours? -- Art Times, Frank Behrens, December 2009 Better than you'd expect. This entertainment comes out of a charity event held at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. If you don't blink, you can see Alfred Brendel schmoozing before the curtain goes up. Basically, it pairs the music of Robert and Clara Schumann with their writings to and about one another (with side trips to Mozart and Chopin). The texts and notes don't line up chronologically, but emotionally. The words, from letters and diaries (particularly the so-called "marriage" diary which they kept jointly), chronicle the couple from pre-courtship to Robert's insanity and death, with a bit on Clara's long widowhood. A whiff of the "high-class" charity event lingers a little over the enterprise. Frankly, when I saw Sting's name, I muttered, "God save us from arty rockers." However, Sting surprised me. His delivery was intelligent, understated, with just enough "characterization" that you felt the presence of another personality, perhaps even Schumann's. In other words, he convinced me. It's the professional actors -- Jacobi and Styler -- that I occasionally caught "acting." Jacobi at times became a Masterpiece Theatre compère, while Styler here and there over-emoted. Her young Clara Wieck was a little too cute. However, Jacobi's lines functioned simply for set-ups and connections, and Styler became genuinely moving as Clara bears the family catastrophe. However, the real glory of the evening lies -- don't be too surprised -- in the music and the performances. Evans does well with her songs, although she occasionally slips into opera mode. Burnside supplies sensitive accompaniments -- a pro who knows his Schumann. The cellist Natalie Clein . . . well, I couldn't concentrate too well on her music-making, she's so gorgeous -- a bit like the young Argerich. What I did get showed a fiery but musical personality. She's wonderful in chamber music. American pianist Natasha Paremski negotiated some fiendish passage-work from Clara's piano concerto with spirit and aplomb. Violinist Sergei Krylov seemed uncomfortable in a chamber setting, but he certainly set the tone of the playing. You couldn't accuse him of bland good taste or timidity. However, baritone Simon Keenlyside stood out. I've heard few better Lieder singers. Furthermore, his duet with Evans in Mozart's "Là ci darem" from Don Giovanni provided the musical highpoint of the enterprise -- silkily seductive and a better aphrodisiac than oysters (though not as tasty). It strikes me as ironic that Mozart beats out Schumann in a Schumann documentary -- home-field advantage notwithstanding. The music, for the most part, serves the drama. Sometimes, we get abbreviations or cutoffs so the readings may continue. At other times, piano pieces have been "orchestrated" for the instrumental ensemble and at least one solo song turned into a duet. However, Martin Ward displays great taste, even in a chamber arrangement of something like "Träumerei" -- a trap that can lead to sugar coma if you don't take care. Some of the best bits come from the bonus disc, which contains, among other things, interviews with the musicians and the actors as well as a short documentary made at the Schumann-Haus in Zwickau, the composer's birthplace. John Caird serves as interlocutor. As he talks with the actors, it becomes clear that the group brings contemporary cultural perspectives to the marriage. Clara becomes the put-upon mother of the brood, while Robert flits about doing as he pleases -- writing symphonies and music criticism, preparing to conduct, and so on. This really doesn't survive a moment's thought. Clara, one of the greatest pianists of her day, was the primary breadwinner (one of her tours paid the family's expenses for three years) and had plenty of domestic help. She couldn't have practiced otherwise, and she set herself challenging programs. Don't get me wrong. She had plenty to put up with otherwise from Schumann, who among other things couldn't bear extraneous noise while he worked. I don't remember how they worked it out. She may have had to practice off-premises or Schumann may have composed off-premises. At any rate, musicologist Daniel Gallagher sits in and occasionally and gently puts things right. I should point out that these are extremely informal conversations among intelligent people. My favorite moment comes from pianist Natasha Paremski, who uses the word "vibe" and then asks, "That's not too American a word, is it?" Iain Burnside replies in his Best British Manner, "It's a word, yes." For me, however, the documentary, One Heart, One Soul, counts as the most interesting portion of the bonus features. It consists of the director of Schumann-Haus, Gerd Nauhaus, a man who knows his Schumann as well as anybody, discussing the composer. He too corrects some of the misperceptions that have arisen during the other interviews. Nauhaus speaks German, but you can choose subtitles from among several languages, including English. One may very well ask what audience these discs serve. Sting provides one answer: those not normally interested in classical music can come to the genre by getting involved in the story. It is a cracking good story, if a little weepy -- a Romance novel that happens to be true. Die-hard Sting fanatics will probably want it, even though he doesn't sing. Those who know their Schumann may or may not find something to interest them. The performances all shine, but it's not a Schumann concert, after all. You'll just have to work it out for yourselves. -- Classical CD Review, Steve Schwartz, February 2010 Having brought John Dowland to the masses with his album Songs from the Labyrinth, Sting takes another shot at presenting classical music to a wider audience which has developed the infuriating habit of not taking any notice of it. In this live performance, Sting portrays the passionate and tragically short-lived Robert Schumann by reading from his letters, while his wife Trudie Styler enacts the role of Robert's spouse Clara Schumann (formerly Wieck). In between, selections from the Schumanns' music are played by an ensemble comprising cellist Natalie Clein, pianists Iain Burnside and Natasha Paremski, violinist Sergej Krylov and singers Simon Keenlyside and Rebecca Evans. "I think it's a great `in' for people who don't normally listen to classical music," says Sting. Twin Spirits was devised as a fundraiser for a variety of charities, including the Royal Opera House, so we probably have to forgive its overtones of highbrow schlock. However, our task is not made easier by Derek Jacobi's performance as narrator. Ensconced on a throne and dressed like a Victorian philanthropist, Sir Del is at his fruitiest and most orotund. Fans of Frasier may be reminded of his guest performance as Jackson Hedley, the world's most preposterous Shakespearean actor. However, although Sting has suffered his share of critical brickbats, here he keeps a straight bat and delivers his readings with a mixture of wry humour and quiet sincerity. Trudie sometimes lurches into over-emoting luvviedom, but then again, she was a member of the RSC back in the day, which is how the RSC's John Caird was recruited to direct the project. And it can't be denied that the saga of the Schumanns' doomed greatest-love-of-all is a powerful tear-jerker. "There are moments in the story that make me very fearful," Styler admits. "The idea of losing my husband confronts me when I look at Sting as Robert. There are a few moments in the script where Robert and Clara are having a good time, so I try to make the most of them, just as I do in my own life." At 90 minutes, Twin Spirits cries out for some editing scissors, but perseverance is rewarded by the quality of the musical performances. Simon Keenlyside brings thunderous conviction to his musical portrayal of Robert Schumann, and the quartet performance of Traumerei, which marks the composer's solitary and miserable death, feels lonelier than a coyote's howl. Surprisingly, the second disc of additional features contains some of the best bits, especially Caird's conversations with the participants. All the musicians offer useful insights into the music, with Iain Burnside contributing shrewd remarks about the way Robert Schumann's music demands active intervention from the performer to bring it to life. When Caird introduces musicologist Daniel Gallagher to supply commentary on the Schumanns' life and work, he's so fascinating that that even Sting and Trudie find themselves spontaneously quizzing him. Despite all this, if you really want to explore the Schumanns' work, you might consider buying a selection of CDs and playing them a lot. -- The Arts Desk, Adam Sweeting, October 1, 2009 In his lifetime, Robert Schumann remained in the shadow of his wife Clara Wieck, whose concert career as a pianist took her all over Europe while he labored as a music journalist and largely unrecognized composer. Clara's overbearing father had taught them both piano, but his callous objections to the growing romance between Robert and Clara resulted in a physical separation that -- happily for musicologists -- left hundreds of letters detailing the musical and emotional development of this fascinating couple. While in different cities, they would often arrange to play the same piece at the same time, and then write to each other about the emotions aroused; once they were finally married, they kept a joint "marriage diary" for three and half years that recorded their musical and domestic happiness. Sting and his wife, actor Trudie Styler, are joined by Derek Jacobi, soprano Rebecca Evans, baritone Simon Keenlyside, and four instrumentalists for Twin Spirits, an educational project from London's Royal Opera House that presents the lives and works of Clara and Robert Schumann. Sting and Styler portray the couple in words, Keenlyside and Evans in music. Jacobi narrates. Devised and directed by John Caird, the show was recorded live in an intimately arranged and lit studio space at the opera house. It weaves together musical excerpts, love letters, diary entries and narration to tell the story of their love and marriage, tragically shortened when Robert's mental illness forced his commitment to an asylum. The show itself, which has been given as charity performances since 2005, is both informative and affecting, with spontaneous and energetic musical contributions, especially Evans's urgent rendition of Clara's "Er ist gekommen" and Keenlyside's sweeping "Ich grolle nicht," capped by a powerful high A. Evans's controlled voicing of "Ich hab im Traum geweinet" and Keenlyside's "Stille Liebe" are also effective. Most of the musical selections are short, and many have violin and cello additions, which lend an appropriate salon atmosphere, though the opening of "Carnaval" sounds odd with strings. Because of its placement in the storyline (and the use of Chopin's variations on its tune), "Là ci darem la mano" receives an odd interpretation, but Keenlyside's and Evans's skill and naturalness are winning. Another huge plus is Styler's warm, expressive delivery. With her wispy hair, vulnerable face and a faraway look in her eyes, Styler embodies the romantic, artistic spirit who rejoices in her soul mate; in passages detailing the end of Robert's life, Styler makes Clara's pain palpable. Sting's spiky, contemporary look is a bit of a jolt, but his connection to the material and identification with the obsessive, suffering composer are genuine. All the artists contributed their time to the project without remuneration; only Jacobi (whose presence undoubtedly signals "class") seems arch and distanced in his narration. Several bonus offerings include lengthy, round-table discussions in which the singers, instrumentalists and actors speak of how powerfully the interaction of words and music affected their interpretations and delivery. A thirty-five-minute lecture at the Robert Schumann Haus in Leipzig provides biographical details and background on the Schumanns' careers and training, as well as on their marriage and children. All proceeds from DVD sales benefit outreach projects of the Royal Opera House Education Programme. -- Opera News Online, Judith Malafronte, Decmber 2009 Like cucumber sandwiches at high tea, this depiction of the romance between two German musicians is a uniquely English confection. It follows in the tradition of BBC radio's dramatization of biographical presentations. In this case, the extended courtship and all-too-brief marriage is rendered with convincing fidelity through an enlightened blending of the spoken word and musical examples from the respective compositions of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck. Nobly narrated by Derek Jacobi, the dialogue is ably conveyed by Sting (when will he, as an emerging musical polymath, be granted a knighthood so that his real name may enter common usage?) and Trudie Styler reading the lovers' correspondence compiled over decades. An unusual form of entertainment, but it kept a capacity audience in rapt attention over a long evening at Covent Garden. The singers and musicians give heartfelt support to the story with immaculate performances. The set includes close to two hours of extra features. It is also available from Opus Arte on conventional DVD format. Highly recommended to admirers of the Schumanns and all collectors with a special interest in German music of the Romantic period. -- La Scena Musicale, October 2009 One of the most moving love stories in the world of music is the relationship between Robert and Clara Schumann. In 2007, the British producer David Caird put together a music theater piece called Twin Spirits at London's Covent Garden in which Derek Jacoby narrated the romantic and tragic story, with Sting and his wife Trudie Styler reading passages from Robert and Clara's letters and the remarkable diary they kept together in the first years of their marriage. Some excellent chamber musicians and singers punctuate the readings with excerpts from the works of both Robert and Clara. Twin Spirits tells the story of Robert Schumann coming to Leipzig to study with the renowned music teacher Friedrich Wieck. Wieck's daughter Clara was a piano prodigy, by far the most talented of his six children. Robert was nine years older than her. He lived with the Wiecks for a year. By the time Clara was in her mid teens, they had fallen in love. Wieck was violently opposed to this romance. Clara's career came first. He refused to permit the marriage and ultimately the two lovers went to court for permission. Clara was 21; Robert 30. Wieck eventually relented when the couple had the first of their eight children, only four of whom outlived their parents. Clara was much more famous than Robert, and traveled extensively giving recitals, which were admired by the greatest musical figures of the time. She inspired Robert -- the year before they were married, he wrote more than 100 of his greatest songs. And she helped further his career by playing his compositions. Robert Schumann suffered from periodic mental breakdowns; tragedy struck when he tried to drown himself. He was institutionalized, but Clara was forbidden to see him for more than two years, until he was actually dying. She spent the rest of her life giving concerts and performing her husband's music. In his musical selection, Twin Spirits producer/director David Caird is less concerned with chronology than with finding something appropriate for each part of the story. Purists might object to the way Caird has rearranged some of the original music for this production. But in this dramatic context, I find these new arrangements both tasteful and effective. Sting, we've come to know, has a serious interest in classical music; he's also a coolly expressive actor and reader. Trudie Styler is particularly affecting reading what Clara wrote during her final visits to Robert. The most disappointing element of Twin Spirits is the rather artificial narration by Derek Jacobi, an actor I usually admire. But the whole enterprise is a compelling and poignant retelling of the story, and the well-chosen and well-performed music make this an outstanding addition to the year celebration of Robert Schumann's bicentennial. -- NPR, Lloyd Schwartz, February 17, 2010 Sting has been taking ever braver leaps into the classical music world over the last few years. As someone who doesn't enjoy his singing, I heaved a sigh of relief that he is on speaking duty in this fascinating musical dramatization of the often difficult, artistically inspirational, romantically fulfilling relationship between composer Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck. Sting is Robert to Trudie Styler's Clara as they sit with narrator Derek Jacobi on the Covent Garden stage, surrounded by exceptional musicians, including tenor Simon Keenlyside, soprano Rebecca Evans and violinist Sergei Krylov. Excerpts from the lovebirds' letters are interwoven with Schumann's music (and a bit of Mozart and Chopin). Once you get into the slow, black-backdropped pace of the story, you come to appreciate what an amazing job director John Caird has done to make the 90-minute show absorbing. A second DVD has more than an hour of extras, including background interviews and a documentary. This is inventive classical programming at its best, though music purists might prefer to hear uncut versions of many of the pieces on the program. -- TheStar.com, John Terauds, November 17, 2009 This is an uncharacteristically small-scale production for writer-director John Caird, who is more closely associated with such spectacles as Les misérables and Nicholas Nickleby. It's a 90-minute account, through words and music, of the personal and professional relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife, née Clara Wieck, devised in 2005 for the education division of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and since then trotted out for various fundraising events with different performer rosters. This version was recorded before a silent audience in late 2007. Despite the number of artists on stage, it seems quite intimate; the actors are low-key, and the musicians, while rising to the passions of the music as necessary (particularly in the finale of Robert's Piano Trio No. 1, which closes the program), are direct and obviously under no pressure to play to a large hall. Although the proceedings are conveyed mainly through close-ups and two- and three-shots, the placement of the performers is interesting and deliberate. In the center, to the rear, on what looks almost like a throne, Sir Derek Jacobi offers bits of introduction and narrative context. Down front, at opposite sides of the stage, sit the actors portraying the Schumanns: pop star Sting, who has always struck me as more intelligent and subtle than he is generally given credit for, and Trudie Styler, best known in America as Mrs. Sting, but in England an accomplished actress with (like Jacobi) a Shakespearean background. Clustered near each of the two main actors is a trio of musicians, divided by gender. On Robert's side are a baritone and a male violinist and pianist; on Clara's, a soprano and a female cellist and pianist. The musicians do not remain segregated all the time; obviously, there's crossover in the trio movement, and both singers deliver Mozart's "Là ci darem la mano," which was important in the Schumanns' personal history. There's also an arrangement of "Träumerei" that manages to include all the instrumentalists. But for the most part, each historical figure is represented by his or her own group of musicians. As you might have guessed, the music comes in bits and pieces, mostly songs and instrumental miniatures (by both Robert and Clara), but for the most part each item is complete in itself and only occasionally, mainly in the beginning, do the actors talk over the music. The spoken lines are drawn from the Schumanns' letters; Caird has heavily edited them and mingled missives from various periods to create a coherent narrative. This overall approach will obviously not satisfy purists who seek an impartial documentary account of the Schumanns, nor music lovers who prefer to hear song cycles and chamber works in their entirety. But that's not the point of this project; it's an introduction to the general, intelligent, curious music lover of the personalities behind this music, and to Clara's essential role in Robert's life and career. If Sting and Styler, sometimes reading from scripts but often looking straight into the camera, don't fully convey the excitement of early love, they are very good at communicating the comfortable intimacy, affection, and mutual respect of an old married couple. Perhaps each is best when not speaking; they can communicate quite a lot in the cutaway shots of one watching the other deliver lines, or in listening to the musicians (who are also seen being quietly attentive during some of the spoken passages). The musical performances are quite good, even if Simon Keenlyside, like most baritones, finds Schumann's top notes taxing. Those requiring a more straightforward documentation of the Schumann situation may prefer the 35-minute documentary in which a curator from the Schumann House museum and archive speaks, in subtitled German, about their marriage and careers, repeating some material from the stage presentation but elaborating on other issues. There's also a surprisingly engaging series of chats with Caird, the performers, and musicologist Daniel Gallagher about the Schumanns and their music. Gallagher's contributions are especially good, even for non-specialists, and while the actors don't have much of substance to contribute, they do at least chime in with the occasional smart observation and perceptive question. The Blu-ray video quality is, as usual, superb, although there's nothing more technically challenging here than maintaining clarity on a rather dark stage. The aspect ratio is 16:9, and the audio options are limited to PCM 2.0 and 5.0. Subtitles are available for the songs and the German documentary. Old hands at this subject may feel that its treatment here is too superficial, but take this for what it is: an educational entertainment designed to introduce the Schumanns' music and cobiography to the uninitiated without insulting their intelligence. "Twin Spirits" surely succeeds on those grounds, most touchingly. -- Fanfare, James Reel, Mar-Apr 2010 Twin Spirits is a live theatrical performance that features narration, impersonation (in an epistolary manner), and chamber music centered on the lives and love of Robert and Clara Schumann. Evidently the work, created and directed by John Caird, toured in smaller venues before being presented at the Royal Opera House. It is indeed a unique experience, the letters of the Schumann's used as the basis for a story of their lives, dramatized here to excellent effect, and enhanced by their music. One can think of no more worthy subjects than these two hyper-romantic figures, celebrated in their day and long afterwards, with personal connections tying them into the fortunes and foibles of Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Joachim, and Chopin. Their love story is one that was well known even in their own day, and their passion for one another is marked only by the equal degree of tragedy and sorrow that graced their short time together. I will not dwell on aspects of that story here, as it is well known, and if unknown easily found in books and on the Web. Suffice it to say, the story begins with Robert's first studies with Clara Wieck's father (Robert was essentially self-taught), his aspirations as a pianist until he ruined his hands, his solicitation of love from Clara and desire to marry her (against her father's wishes), the frustration they experienced until they could get married, early bliss in their marital life and the success of each, Robert's seminal decline and mental instability, Clara's heartrending final years with Robert in an asylum, and her life after Robert's death. All of this seems like it might be too much for a stage production, but the letters have been carefully vetted in order to keep the action--such as it is--moving along. The story is given general guidelines by Derek Jacobi--superb as usual--and the parts of Robert and Clara taken by Sting and wife Trudie Styler. This might seem an odd choice at first, but Sting seems to have had a late-in-life classical-music conversion (remember his Dowland record?), and his performance as Robert is outstanding, as seasoned as from any actor I can imagine playing the part. Trudie Styler is equally affecting, and her moment of breakdown towards the end is truly distressing. But this is not a play at all--there is no dramatic movement or stage acting. Most of the time, Sting and Trudie are seated close to one another, and they often lean towards each other when speaking. Jacobi is seated pretty much center stage, and they all can be seen watching each other. Interspersed among the talkers are a series of musicians, an all-male group (baritone, violin, piano) on Robert's side, and a female group (soprano, cello, piano) on Clara's side. At different times in the "action," the music of one of the Schumanns is played by one of these groups, or a portion of each. For the most part, the performances are excellent, the singing of Simon Keenlyside being notable, along with the last selection, the Finale from the D-Minor Piano Trio, op. 63, a real barnburner and triumphant ending to an otherwise factual human misfortune that nonetheless had moments of supreme joy. But its protagonists were certainly as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet ever were. If there is a downside, it would be the lack of more representative music on Robert's part. The very nature and intimacy of this production nixes the idea of large ensemble performances, but one feels like part of the emotional picture is missing without them. Some of the music has been doctored or altered, nothing egregious, but odd sounding to those who know it. This was probably unavoidable in order to make the music portion fuller while using only chamber pieces. The songs are what they are, and there are a few pieces pertinent to the Schumanns at certain times that are by other composers. The staging is wonderful, making it easy to follow what is happening; the sound is equally pleasing, LPCM stereo or DTS surround (my choice). The music however, is only secondary to the engrossing tale, and is chosen wisely to enhance the story where the words end. As bonuses, we get a substantial amount, the cast talks and the documentary being of more than casual interest. I enjoyed this thoroughly, and I can't imagine any music lover who wouldn't. -- Fanfare, Steven E. Ritter, Jan/Feb 2010 Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Twin Spirits: Sting performs Schumann [Blu-ray]

Release: August 18, 2020

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The Terror: Infamy, chronicles a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese American community.

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 19, 2016

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Sometimes a man's true strength lies in his power to grow from the forces that sting the heart and cut deep into the soul. Peter Fonda (Wanda Nevada, Killer Force), in the performance of his career, received a Best Actor Golden Globe and a Best Actor Oscar® nomination for his portrayal of a man who escapes one war only to find himself at battle with an even greater enemy - his wounded spirit. Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson (Fonda) may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for those who need him, and vigilantly keeps his emotions at bay. But when both his family and livelihood are threatened by a long-buried secret, Ulee must break through his emotional walls, find the strength to change, and begin life anew. Writer and Director Victor Nunez (Ruby in Paradise) directed this gut-wrenching drama with a fine cast that includes Patricia Richardson (TV s Home Improvement), Tom Wood (The Fugitive, U.S. Marshals) and Jessica Biel (The A-Team, The Illusionist). Bonus Features: 5 Peter Fonda Soundbites 3:03 | 5 Patricia Richardson Soundbites 3:00 | Selected B-Rolls 6:13 | Trailers

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Residents of a small Australian town battle ravenous zombies and a strange extraterrestrial force after a meteor shower unleashes chaos.

Release: February 16, 2021

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From Steven Soderbergh, the legendary director of Out of Sight, The Limey, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven and Magic Mike, comes this neo-noir thriller based on the novel Criss Cross by Don Tracy. Peter Gallagher (Sex, Lies, and Videotape), Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas), Alison Elliott (The Spitfire Grill), Joe Don Baker (Framed), William Fichtner (Go), Adam Trese (Laws of Gravity), Paul Dooley (Breaking Away), Shelley Duvall (The Shining) and Anjanette Comer (The Appaloosa) set the stage for passion, danger, betrayal and murder in this provocative crime drama. A charming drifter (Gallagher) returns to his “home,” where he makes a desperate and very dangerous deal in order to reclaim his ex-girlfriend (Elliott). When passion ignites into obsession, a treacherous game of “who can you trust?” spins a deadly web of intrigue and murder—from which no one escapes unscathed. Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Peter Tonguette -5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Stereo -Theatrical Trailer -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Underneath [Blu-ray]

Release: September 2, 2025

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Wrongly accused of rape and sent to prison, heavyweight champ James "Ice Man" Chambers (Ving Rhames) runs afoul of prison pugilist Monroe Hutchin (Wesley Snipes). When an enterprising fellow convict (Peter Falk) arranges a high-stakes match between the pair, the men must fight like never before to determine which is the true undisputed champion. With Jon Seda, Master P, Michael Rooker; Walter Hill directs. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English.

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Wrongly accused of rape and sent to prison, heavyweight champ James "Ice Man" Chambers (Ving Rhames) runs afoul of prison pugilist Monroe Hutchin (Wesley Snipes). When an enterprising fellow convict (Peter Falk) arranges a high-stakes match between the pair, the men must fight like never before to determine which is the true undisputed champion. With Jon Seda, Master P, Michael Rooker; Walter Hill directs. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English. Two-disc set.

Release: September 15, 2015

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Krane has lived under a cloud of suspicion since the cold-blooded murder of his wife, Mary. Accused of the crime, he was released on a technicality, but was never exonerated. Mary was the one person who could have cleared him, but her memories died with her. Or, so Krane thought.

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It's an event that shook the world. Honest, unflinching and profoundly moving, United 93 tells the unforgettable story of the heroic passengers and crew members who prevented the terrorists from carrying out their plans for the fourth hijacked plane on September 11, 2001. As on-ground military and civilian teams scrambled to make sense of the unfolding events, forty people who sat down as strangers found the courage to stand up as one. Bonus Content: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of United 93 (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features Dolby Vision and HDR10 for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color United 93: The Families and the Film Chasing Planes: Witnesses to 9/11 Flight 93 National Memorial Feature Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass Chasing Planes - Witnesses to 9/11 Memorial Pages Twin Towers BD-Live My Scenes pocket BLU App

Release: September 10, 2019

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Winner of two Academy Awards®, including Best Animated Freature. Carl Fredrickson, a retired balloon salesman, is part rascal, part dreamer who is ready for his last chance at high-flying excitement. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl sets off to the lost world of his childhood dreams. Unbeknownst to Carl, Russell, an overeager 8-year old Wildnerness Explorer who has never ventured beyond his backyard, is in the wrong place at the wrong time -- Carl's front porch! The world's most unlikely duo reach new heights and meets fantastic friends like Dug, a dog with a special collar that allows him to speak, and Kevin, the rare 13-foot tall flightless bird. Stuck together in the wilds of the jungle, Carl realizes that sometimes life's biggest adventures aren't the ones you set out for.

Release: March 3, 2020

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Winner of two Academy Awards®, including Best Animated Freature. Carl Fredrickson, a retired balloon salesman, is part rascal, part dreamer who is ready for his last chance at high-flying excitement. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl sets off to the lost world of his childhood dreams. Unbeknownst to Carl, Russell, an overeager 8-year old Wildnerness Explorer who has never ventured beyond his backyard, is in the wrong place at the wrong time -- Carl's front porch! The world's most unlikely duo reach new heights and meets fantastic friends like Dug, a dog with a special collar that allows him to speak, and Kevin, the rare 13-foot tall flightless bird. Stuck together in the wilds of the jungle, Carl realizes that sometimes life's biggest adventures aren't the ones you set out for.

Release: April 25, 2017

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The Optimists tells the story of a street performer named Sam, who with a unique outlook on life befriends two children and teaches them to look at life from a new perspective. The novelty of having a song and dance man as a friend soon turns into something much deeper, as Sam realizes that the children have just as much to teach him about life as he does them. Set amongst a wonderful London backdrop, comedy legend Peter Sellers (The Party, After the Fox) stars in one of his most charming, tender and rare dramatic roles. Based on a novel by Anthony Simmons (Little Sweetheart) who also directed this heart-warming classic with a screenplay by Tudor Gates (Barbarella, Danger: Diabolik) and music by legendary Beatles producer George Martin. Special Features: Trailers

Release: June 7, 2016

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Product Description The Classic Live-Action Feature Film! The imagination of a nine-year-old boy comes vividly to life in this fun-filled fantasy from Dr. Seuss. Young Bart Collins, lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lessons, dreams of a castle ruled by his piano teacher the eccentric Dr. Terwilliker. Dr. T is determined to prove that his Happy Fingers Method of teaching piano is the best method in the world. Having banished all other musical instruments to the dungeon, Dr. T lures 500 reluctant little boys to perform in a colossal concert on the grandest grand piano ever built. In his effort to escape, Bart comes in contact with some of the strangest characters imaginable. Siamese twins on roller skates, a human drum and the most memorable villain since the Grinch. Filled with surreal landscapes and tongue-twisting rhymes for which Dr. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch again and again. The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T is family entertainment at its best. Filmed in Wonderama! Review The mad humor of Dr. Seuss has been captured on film… sometimes fascinating, more often fantastic. --Variety

Release: June 7, 2016

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Product Description The Classic Live-Action Feature Film! The imagination of a nine-year-old boy comes vividly to life in this fun-filled fantasy from Dr. Seuss. Young Bart Collins, lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lessons, dreams of a castle ruled by his piano teacher the eccentric Dr. Terwilliker. Dr. T is determined to prove that his Happy Fingers Method of teaching piano is the best method in the world. Having banished all other musical instruments to the dungeon, Dr. T lures 500 reluctant little boys to perform in a colossal concert on the grandest grand piano ever built. In his effort to escape, Bart comes in contact with some of the strangest characters imaginable. Siamese twins on roller skates, a human drum and the most memorable villain since the Grinch. Filled with surreal landscapes and tongue-twisting rhymes for which Dr. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch again and again. The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T is family entertainment at its best. Filmed in Wonderama! Review The mad humor of Dr. Seuss has been captured on film… sometimes fascinating, more often fantastic. --Variety

Release: April 30, 2013

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A female vampire with lesbian tendencies ravages the young girls and townsfolk of a peaceful hamlet in eighteenth century Europe who, years earlier, killed off her fellow vampires. A rousing hunt for the vampiress ensues as a group of men follow her bloody trail of terror through the countryside. Adapted from J. Sheridan Le Fanu's novella "Carmilla," The Vampire Lovers stars Ingrid Pitt, George Cole and Peter Cushing. Now this "rather erotic Hammer chiller" (Leonard Maltin) appears on Blu-ray for the first time…If you dare, come into a twilight world of unspeakable horror and taste the deadly passion of the blood-nymphs! Bonus Content: Feature Length Commentary with Roy Ward Baker (Director), Tudor Gates (Writer) and Ingrid Pitt (Carmilla) moderated by Jonathan Sothcott Excerpts from the novella Carmilla, that inspired the film, read by Ingrid Pitt Interview with Madeline Smith (Emma) Interviews with Hammer Films Scholars Radio Spot

Release: September 13, 2016

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"Cecil B. DeMille s thought-to-be-lost 1915 silent film The Captive, is a found treasure. Set during the Balkan Wars, The Captive tells the story of Sonia (Blanche Sweet, The Woman in White), a young woman living in Montenegro and left to care for her younger brother Milos (Gerald Ward, The Warrens of Virginia) and the family farm when older brother Marko (Page Peters, Davy Crockett) goes off to battle. Unable to handle the day-to-day tasks following her brother s tragic death, help comes in the form of Mahmud Hassan (House Peters, Prisoners of the Storm) a captured Turk nobleman now a prisoner of war. Tasked with helping Sonia, their initial frosty relationship soon melts into love. As the war rages on Sonia, Mahmud and Milos will face near-insurmountable obstacles in their quest for a better life amidst the hell of war. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille (The Ten Commandments, The Buccaneer) from a screenplay written by DeMille and Jeanie Macpherson (based on her play), the wartime romantic drama The Captive features supporting performances by Jeanie Macpherson (The Girl of the Golden West), Theodore Roberts (The Ten Commandments), William Elmer (The Devil and Miss Jones) and features a musical score newly composed by Lucy Duke."

Release: March 5, 2019

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Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance.

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Antonioni's triptych examines three privileged young killers in stories set in France, Italy, and England.

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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: January 27, 2026

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Superintendent Grodman of Scotland Yard built an airtight case into a noose around a killer's neck. Then, too late, evidence exonerates the hanged man. Grodman retires in shame. Then a new case, a diabolical locked-room murder, gives Grodman the chance to redeem himself. Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre play Grodman and his effete artist comrade, hunting for clues in the fog-bound, gaslit streets of 1890 London.

Release: January 28, 2020

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Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau, Swingers) has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura (Cameron Diaz, There's Something About Mary), so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But their swanky, drug-and-alcohol-fueled bachelor party goes bust when their "stripper" cashes in her chips during a deranged sexual escapade. And hers is just the first of the bodies to pile up. The five friends decide to bury the evidence … but fate has a way of not letting the truth stay buried for long. Featuring an all-start cast including Christian Slater (True Romance), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Daniel Stern (Home Alone), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Waterworld), and Leland Orser (Se7en), Very Bad Things is outrageous, hilarious, and full of jaw-dropping twists and surprises. Actor-turned-director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Rundown) makes his directorial debut in this savagely funny and unexpected dark comedy. Bonus Content: Audio Commentary with Film Critics Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani, Hosts of the Podcast Critically Acclaimed Interview with Actor Jeremy Piven Interview with Actor Daniel Stern Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery

Release: October 10, 2023

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When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new material for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called “Videodrome.” His attempts to unearth the program’s origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, Videodrome is one of the most original and provocative works from writer-director David Cronenberg, and features groundbreaking makeup effects by Academy Award winner Rick Baker. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration of the unrated version, approved by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Two audio commentaries, one featuring Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, the other actors James Woods and Deborah Harry Camera (2000), a short film by Cronenberg Forging the New Flesh, a short documentary by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects Effects Men, an audio interview with special makeup effects creator Rick Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form, with filmmaker commentary Fear on Film, a roundtable discussion from 1982 with Cronenberg and filmmakers John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos and posters English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: Essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana

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A sleazy TV programmer's search for shocking content leads him into a hallucinatory conspiracy about media, control and bodily transformation.

Release: September 8, 2015

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A veteran takes over a California boomtown he has been hired to protect; his brother stops him.

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Another curated box set of Vincent Price genre favorites, showcasing gothic chillers, macabre comedy, and cult horror essentials.

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Another curated box set of Vincent Price genre favorites, showcasing gothic chillers, macabre comedy, and cult horror essentials.

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Another curated box set of Vincent Price genre favorites, showcasing gothic chillers, macabre comedy, and cult horror essentials.

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Another curated box set of Vincent Price genre favorites, showcasing gothic chillers, macabre comedy, and cult horror essentials.

Release: December 3, 2024

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When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents' secluded Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple. Faced with strange rules and increasingly frightening behavior, the children soon realize it will take all their wits to make it home alive. The Visit is a deliciously creepy modern spin on Hansel and Gretel from legendary nightmare-maker M. Night Shyamalan (writer-director of The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, Split and Trap) and Jason Blum (producer of Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Get Out). An amusingly grim fairy tale. Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

Release: December 3, 2024

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When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents' secluded Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple. Faced with strange rules and increasingly frightening behavior, the children soon realize it will take all their wits to make it home alive. The Visit is a deliciously creepy modern spin on Hansel and Gretel from legendary nightmare-maker M. Night Shyamalan (writer-director of The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, Split and Trap) and Jason Blum (producer of Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Get Out). An amusingly grim fairy tale. Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

Release: October 26, 2018

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On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Salzburg Easter Festival presents a 'Re-creation' of Die Walküre, specifically, of Herbert von Karajan's musico-theatrical vision of the 19th century masterwork, with which the legendary Maestro opened the very first Easter Festival in 1967. The top-ranking ensemble of singers performs in the faithfully reconstructed scenery of the original production with impressive video backdrops inspired by the original glass paintings. Christian Thielemann, who has been assistant of Karajan in his beginnings, counts among the world's foremost Wagner conductors, ''… there is an absolute polish to this performance that is exceptional'' writes the Financial Times about the conductor and orchestra. The critics are full of praise for this ''musically ravishing Walküre'' (Frankfurter Allgmeine) and its ''excellent ensemble of soloists''. As Sieglinde, Anja Harteros is ''enchanting and elegant'', Peter Seiffert ''amazingly presents a steady and expressive Siegmund'', Christa Mayer ''shows off as irresistible, throroughbred Fricka'' and Anja Kampe is celebrated as ''outstanding Brünnhilde'' (Süddeutsche Zeitung). ''Musically it was superb.'' (The Spectator)

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: July 15, 2025

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Wallace and Gromit, Aardman's most loved and iconic duo have been delighting family audiences around the world. First hitting screens in Nick Park's Academy Award®-winning Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out the pair went on to star in three further specials (Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave and Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or Death) and are internationally celebrated winning over 100 awards at festivals.​ The Complete Cracking Collection features the four icon films on 4K UHD! Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Wallace & Gromit A Grand Day Out: Restored Masters in 4k! Restored Audio! Peter Lord & Nick Park Interview Audio Commentaries The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit Inside The Wrong Trousers A Close Shave - How They Did It The Making of A Matter of Loaf and Death - How They Donut When Wallace Met Harvey Picture Gallery Invention Blueprints Disc 2 - Wallace & Gromit A Grand Day Out: Restored Masters in 4k! Restored Audio! Peter Lord & Nick Park Interview Audio Commentaries The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit Inside The Wrong Trousers A Close Shave - How They Did It The Making of A Matter of Loaf and Death - How They Donut When Wallace Met Harvey Picture Gallery Invention Blueprints

Release: July 15, 2025

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Wallace and Gromit, Aardman's most loved and iconic duo have been delighting family audiences around the world. First hitting screens in Nick Park's Academy Award®-winning Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out the pair went on to star in three further specials (Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave and Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or Death) and are internationally celebrated winning over 100 awards at festivals.​ The Complete Cracking Collection features the four icon films on 4K UHD! Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Wallace & Gromit A Grand Day Out: Restored Masters in 4k! Restored Audio! Peter Lord & Nick Park Interview Audio Commentaries The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit Inside The Wrong Trousers A Close Shave - How They Did It The Making of A Matter of Loaf and Death - How They Donut When Wallace Met Harvey Picture Gallery Invention Blueprints Disc 2 - Wallace & Gromit A Grand Day Out: Restored Masters in 4k! Restored Audio! Peter Lord & Nick Park Interview Audio Commentaries The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit Inside The Wrong Trousers A Close Shave - How They Did It The Making of A Matter of Loaf and Death - How They Donut When Wallace Met Harvey Picture Gallery Invention Blueprints

Release: March 13, 2012

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Wallace and Gromit host a six-part series exploring bizarre real-world inventions and ingenious inventors, mixing stop-motion comedy with documentary segments.

Release: June 4, 2019

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Academy Award® winner for Best Animated Feature, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a hair-raising adventure from the creators of Chicken Run. When their town's prized produce starts disappearing, our cheese-loving inventor (Wallace) and his savvy canine companion (Gromit) must use all of their wildly imaginative inventions to try to capture a mysterious beast of epic and fluffy proportions. Hailed as "a terrific family film" (Russ Leatherman, CNN and Moviefone.com) and "whimsical, funny and endlessly inventive" (Roger Ebert, Ebert & Roeper), The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an unforgettable film for the whole family! Bonus Content: Includes a digital copy of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Cracking Commentary with Director/Writer Steve Box and Director/Writer Nick Park Deleted Scenes with Commentary How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood Behind the Scenes of the The Curse of the Were-Rabbit A Day in the Life at Aardman How to Build a Bunny Stage Fright with Commentary by Steve Box

Release: July 28, 2026

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Peter Peter Watkins' BBC docudrama depicts a nuclear attack on Great Britain. For three decades it was considered "too horrifying" to be broadcast. THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE TWO-DISC COLLECTION WITH 5+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES In 1965, filmmaker Peter Watkins (PRIVILEGE, PUNISHMENT PARK) recruited 350 amateur actors, utilized direct quotes from civil defense manuals and employed newsreel-like recreations to craft a BBC documentary drama that depicted a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The network condemned the finished film as "too horrifying" and refused to broadcast it. Watkins' masterpiece subsequently received a special award at the 1966 Venice Film Festival and won the 1967 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature. The BBC would not air his "chillingly different, enduringly brilliant" (The Guardian) classic until three decades later. "What may be the most important film ever made" (The Observer) is now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls for the first time ever, with more than 5½ of all-new Special Features. Special Features Introduction By Filmmaker Alex Cox Commentary By Film Critic Kim Newman And Filmmaker Sean Hogan Interview With Anne Davey Orr, Production Designer On CULLODEN And THE WAR GAME Interview With Peter Watkins Historian John Cook Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer THE WAR GAME At Cine City - Featurette By Journalist Eric Veillette Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War Archival Interview With Editor Michael Bradsell Peter Watkins Reflects On THE WAR GAME And The Media Introduction To THE WAR GAME In Sheffield By Visions Producer John Ellis THE WAR GAME In Sheffield - Peter Watkins Recruits For A Proposed WAR GAME Remake In Unused Footage For The UK TV Show Visions Trailer Peter Watkins Short Films THE DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER And THE FORGOTTEN FACES Reprint Of Government-Issued Evacuation Card Bonus Materials Audio Commentary With Film Critic Kim Newman And Filmmaker Sean Hogan Introduction By Filmmaker Alex Cox Conflict By Design – Interview With Anne Davey Orr, Production Designer On CULLODEN And THE WAR GAME Who Banned THE WAR GAME? – An Interview With Peter Watkins Historian John Cook Games Of Fact And Fiction – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer THE WAR GAME At Cine City – Featurette By Journalist Eric Veillette Nuclear Britain – Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War Archival Interview With Editor Michael Bradsell Peter Watkins Reflects On THE WAR GAME And The Media – 1983 Interview From The Australian Film Television And Radio School (AFTRS) Introduction To THE WAR GAME In Sheffield By Visions Producer John Ellis THE WAR GAME In Sheffield – Peter Watkins Recruits For A Proposed WAR GAME Remake In Unused Footage For The UK TV Show Visions Trailer THE DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER – Short Film By Peter Watkins THE FORGOTTEN FACES – Short Film By Peter Watkins Reprint Of Government-Issued Evacuation Card Cast & Crew Actors: Dick Graham Michael Aspel Dave Baldwin Kathy Staff Peter Watkins Director: Peter Watkins Producer: Peter Watkins

Release: July 28, 2026

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Peter Peter Watkins' BBC docudrama depicts a nuclear attack on Great Britain. For three decades it was considered "too horrifying" to be broadcast. THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE TWO-DISC COLLECTION WITH 5+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES In 1965, filmmaker Peter Watkins (PRIVILEGE, PUNISHMENT PARK) recruited 350 amateur actors, utilized direct quotes from civil defense manuals and employed newsreel-like recreations to craft a BBC documentary drama that depicted a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The network condemned the finished film as "too horrifying" and refused to broadcast it. Watkins' masterpiece subsequently received a special award at the 1966 Venice Film Festival and won the 1967 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature. The BBC would not air his "chillingly different, enduringly brilliant" (The Guardian) classic until three decades later. "What may be the most important film ever made" (The Observer) is now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls for the first time ever, with more than 5½ of all-new Special Features. Special Features Introduction By Filmmaker Alex Cox Commentary By Film Critic Kim Newman And Filmmaker Sean Hogan Interview With Anne Davey Orr, Production Designer On CULLODEN And THE WAR GAME Interview With Peter Watkins Historian John Cook Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer THE WAR GAME At Cine City - Featurette By Journalist Eric Veillette Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War Archival Interview With Editor Michael Bradsell Peter Watkins Reflects On THE WAR GAME And The Media Introduction To THE WAR GAME In Sheffield By Visions Producer John Ellis THE WAR GAME In Sheffield - Peter Watkins Recruits For A Proposed WAR GAME Remake In Unused Footage For The UK TV Show Visions Trailer Peter Watkins Short Films THE DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER And THE FORGOTTEN FACES Reprint Of Government-Issued Evacuation Card Bonus Materials Audio Commentary With Film Critic Kim Newman And Filmmaker Sean Hogan Introduction By Filmmaker Alex Cox Conflict By Design – Interview With Anne Davey Orr, Production Designer On CULLODEN And THE WAR GAME Who Banned THE WAR GAME? – An Interview With Peter Watkins Historian John Cook Games Of Fact And Fiction – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer THE WAR GAME At Cine City – Featurette By Journalist Eric Veillette Nuclear Britain – Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War Archival Interview With Editor Michael Bradsell Peter Watkins Reflects On THE WAR GAME And The Media – 1983 Interview From The Australian Film Television And Radio School (AFTRS) Introduction To THE WAR GAME In Sheffield By Visions Producer John Ellis THE WAR GAME In Sheffield – Peter Watkins Recruits For A Proposed WAR GAME Remake In Unused Footage For The UK TV Show Visions Trailer THE DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER – Short Film By Peter Watkins THE FORGOTTEN FACES – Short Film By Peter Watkins Reprint Of Government-Issued Evacuation Card Cast & Crew Actors: Dick Graham Michael Aspel Dave Baldwin Kathy Staff Peter Watkins Director: Peter Watkins Producer: Peter Watkins

Release: July 5, 2016

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Vince Vaughn and Hailee Steinfeld are hunted by a vengeful mob boss and dirty cops in this action packed crime thriller co-starring Bill Paxton. When the heist he planned goes horribly wrong and he's framed for a drug lord's son's murder, Nick Barrow (Vaughn) must expose the enemies who set him up before they track down and kill him. Taking out a million-dollar life insurance policy to help his estranged daughter Cate (Steinfeld), Nick is forced to take her on the run until the policy kicks in or he finds a way to clear his name. Also starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson (Empire). Bonus Content: Includes a digital copy of Term Life (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) A Family Affair: Making Term Life

Release: November 24, 2020

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For the first time on Blu-ray, Humphrey Bogart plays one of his rare comedy roles in this jaunty excursion about three convicts - Joseph (Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray) and Jules (Peter Ustinov) - who are plotting their escape from Devil's Island. Fate intervenes when they hide out with kindly, but inept Felix (Leo G. Carroll) and his family. Felix manages a store for his arrogant cousin Andre (Basil Rathbone), who makes the fatal mistake of stealing Albert's pet, a poisonous snake. After resolving Felix's problems, the convicts return to prison, convinced that the world is much too wicked. Based on the play by Albert Husson.