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Widower Harry (Jack Thompson) and his gay son Jeff (Russell Crowe) share a Sydney home, a close father-and-son bond, and the same wish to find a lasting relationship. Harry's dry spell seems to end when he meets attractive divorcee Joyce (Deborah Kennedy), while Jeff falls for local lad Greg (John Polson). But Greg, still closeted, is uncomfortable with how openly Harry accepts Jeff, and Joyce's discomfort with Jeff's sexuality puts a strain on the bond between father and son. Adapted by David Stevens from his own play.

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From acclaimed director Keiichi Hara (Miss Hokusai, Colorful), one of Japan's leading animation talents, comes a heartwarming summer adventure. One day, Koichi Uehara, a fourth-grader living in the suburbs of Tokyo, picks up a fossil that looks like a large stone while on his way home from school. To his surprise, he has picked up a baby Kappa (a Japanese mythical water creature), who has been asleep underground for the past 300 years. Koichi names this baby creature "Coo" and brings him to live with his family, and soon the two are inseparable friends. However, trouble abounds as Coo struggles to adjust to modern life, and begins to miss his family, leading Koichi and Coo to embark on a summer road trip adventure in search of other Kappa. Bonus Content: Deleted Scenes Premiere Q&A with Cast Trailers TV Spots

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An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits. Inspired by one of his own drawings, the directorial debut from the celebrated illustrator, loundraw, brings his lush visual sensibility to a supernatural drama about the pains of growing up, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Bonus Content: To You Before Dawn Documentary Feature Animatic Interview with Loundraw

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Lina Wertmuller's sensuous reprise to "Swept Away" stars Mariangela Melato as wealthy-and environmentally friendly-industrialist Fulvia Bolk, who arranges for the abduction of Beppe (Michelle Placido), a notorious eco-terrorist. Beppe refuses to abstain from sex during his captivity, which suits Fulvia just fine as she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to her handsome prisoner. Lavishly mounted farce co-stars Massimo Wertmuller, Roberto Herlitzka. 103 min

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Burned-out air traffic controller Jack Chester (John Candy) is ordered to take a vacation, so he rents a beach house in Florida for his family — only for an address mix-up to land them in a shabby shack while a smug doctor enjoys the house they paid for. Carl Reiner directs this John Candy comedy, with Richard Crenna as the rival who keeps beating Jack at everything.

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School's out, and Ocean Front High gym teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) has big plans: summer in Hawai'i. But the school's vice principal has plans for Freddy too: teaching remedial English. Aloha, paradise—hello, Summer School. Director Carl Reiner (The Jerk) delighted fans and critics alike with this warm, perceptive comedy about a laid-back teacher relegated to teaching a class of likeable misfits, including a slasher-flick addict (Dean Cameron), his wacky sidekick (Gary Riley), and a sexy female surfer (Courtney Thorne-Smith). Kirstie Alley is the no-nonsense history professor down the hall who's keeping an eye on all the shenanigans—and on the handsome, irresistible Freddy. The road to academic success has never been bumpier, but to earn straight A's in laughter…take Summer School. Bonus Content: School's in for Summer: An Interview with Actor Richard Steven Horvitz Audio Commentary with Director Carl Reiner and Actor Mark Harmon Inside the Teacher's Lounge Summer School Yearbook Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery

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There's an unusual harvest at Falbury Farm: beans, hay show tunes. It's a bumper crop, too, with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly leading all the hoofing, singing and sparking. In her final MGM musical, Garland plays Jane Falbury, a farm owner more than a bit riled when her aspiring-actress sister (Gloria De Haven) shows up with a theatrical troupe that wants to stage a musical in the family's barn. Any guess who becomes the show's sudden star after its lead runs off with a Broadway actor? Highlights include Kelly's shuffle-and-squeak "You, Wonderful You" dance solo making use of loose boards and newspaper on the floor, tuxedo-topped Garland's leggy, joyous "Get Happy" and a Kelly/Phil Silvers country-bumpkin bit of "Heavenly Music" backed by woofing canines. After a show like this, how're you gonna keep these kids down on the farm?

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With this sublimely bittersweet tale of romantic longing, director David Lean left behind the British soundstage to capture in radiant Technicolor the sun-splashed glory of Venice at the height of summer

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An aging Kentucky judge dispenses homespun wisdom and compassion amid small-town conflicts.

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A four-film collection of 1980s sun-and-sand comedies and romances. In Private Resort, two young friends sneak into an exclusive Florida resort to chase wealthy girls; in Hardbodies, a middle-aged man hires three young beach lifeguards to teach him how to meet women; in Spring Break, college students descend on Fort Lauderdale for a week of parties and romance; and in Perfect, a Rolling Stone reporter writing about health clubs falls for an aerobics instructor while investigating a drug story.

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Before she became a great star and two-time Academy Award winner*, Jane Fonda was a screen ingenue who sent a string of bubbly romantic comedies soaring, including this charmer from the prolific pen of Norman Krasna (Bachelor Mother, The Devil and Miss Jones). Fonda portrays a virginal miss blessed with long limbs and a knockout profile who runs from her fiance (Robert Culp) to the swingin' pad of her brother (Cliff Robertson) and then into the arms of a guy she meets on the Fifth Avenue bus (Rod Taylor) all the while trying to decide if she'll say "yes" before she says "I do." Filmed on location, Sunday in New York is a fun, sophisticated romp set to a hip Peter Nero score that features Mel Torme singing the title tune.

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Western star Tom Mix and the real Wyatt Earp join forces to solve a murder at the 1929 Academy Awards in Hollywood.

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A battered former child prodigy channels her obsessions with clowning, serial killers, and classic movie monsters into a single night of infamy.

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Mario heads into space, exploring cosmic worlds and taking on galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom.

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Mario heads into space, exploring cosmic worlds and taking on galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom.

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A perpetually pathetic unit of the Vermont Highway Patrol is on the verge of being shut down due to its lackluster highway enforcement record. After losing face when the local police force investigates a murder on its turf, the Highway Troopers take it up a notch and try to solve the drug trafficking problem in rural Vermont.

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When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.

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Everyone's favorite cops are back in the third installment of the cult comedy franchise. When Farva's over-the-top engagement to Thorny's sister spirals into chaos, the Super Troopers must navigate Thorny's schemes to break up the relationship while trying to crack a new drug ring — all to save the day, and maybe the wedding itself.

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Hong Kong supercop Chan Ka-Kui teams with a Chinese agent to infiltrate a powerful drug syndicate.

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Rick Riker is just your average ordinary dorky teenager until he's bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly. Acquiring the bug's powers, Rick transforms himself into the superhero the Dragonfly. He also gets his own supervillian to fight: the Hourglass, who has the ability to steal a person lifeforce. This comedy spoofs both the Spider-Man movies and other superflicks.

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From Michael Gordon, the outstanding director of An Act of Murder, The Lady Gambles, Woman in Hiding, Cyrano de Bergerac, Pillow Talk and Portrait in Black, comes this wonderful comedy-western starring screen icons Dean Martin (Rio Bravo, Something Big) and Alain Delon (The Sicilian Clan,Un Flic). The Louisiana wedding of debutante Phoebe Ann Naylor (Rosemary Forsyth, The War Lord) to Don Andrea de Baldasar, El Duce de la Casala (Delon) is stopped by the cavalry over a matter of honor. Don Andrea flees across the river to Texas, where he meets up with Sam Hollis (Martin) and his Indian sidekick, Kronk (Joey Bishop, Ocean’s 11), who are carrying rifles to the town of Moccasin Flats. Don Andrea rescues an Indian maiden, Lonetta (Tina Aumont, Man, Pride & Vengeance), tames some longhorns, competes with Sam for Phoebe’s affections, eludes a Comanche war party and the cavalry (who have come to Moccasin Flats to celebrate Texas statehood) and ultimately saves the town and gets his girl. Co-starring Peter Graves (Robbers’ Roost), Michael Ansara (The Pink Jungle) and Andrew Prine (They’re Playing with Fire). Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan -Theatrical Trailer -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles

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After the comparatively serious THE SEVEN MINUTES and BLACK SNAKE, Russ Meyer's 1975 return to form — written, photographed, edited, produced and directed by Meyer himself — may be his most outrageous and entertaining film of all. When a fiery wife (Shari Eubank) crosses paths with a psychotic police officer (a startling turn by Charles Napier), it sets off a cross-country odyssey of violence, vengeance and nonstop sex. John Lazar, Uschi Digard and Haji co-star in what Empire called Meyer's super-sexy live-action Road Runner cartoon, restored by Severin Films with The Russ Meyer Trust and scanned in 4K from the original negative held at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

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After the comparatively serious THE SEVEN MINUTES and BLACK SNAKE, Russ Meyer's 1975 return to form — written, photographed, edited, produced and directed by Meyer himself — may be his most outrageous and entertaining film of all. When a fiery wife (Shari Eubank) crosses paths with a psychotic police officer (a startling turn by Charles Napier), it sets off a cross-country odyssey of violence, vengeance and nonstop sex. John Lazar, Uschi Digard and Haji co-star in what Empire called Meyer's super-sexy live-action Road Runner cartoon, restored by Severin Films with The Russ Meyer Trust and scanned in 4K from the original negative held at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. A fledgling film crew, led by the lovable, yet blind, director Larry Benjamin, is hard at work making - or at least trying to make - Benjamin’s latest and most ridiculous movie. But problems with a difficult cast, an inexperienced and distracted crew, special effects that don’t quite work, and more are soon upended when members of the production team begin to be murdered in increasingly strange and convoluted ways. As the rickety production grinds to a halt, and tensions and distrust flare, the mystery assailant continues to strike. Will Larry and his ragtag team of creative misfits be able to band together and unmask the monstrous force hellbent on killing off the movie's cast and crew before everyone left is reduced to piles of bloody pulp? Acclaimed filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman’s (The Toxic Avenger) twisted take on a meta-movie, TERROR FIRMER is a splatter-fueled shock-fest-cum-murder-mystery which pushes the concept of bad taste to its wildest and most creative extremes, as only Troma can do. Featuring an ensemble cast of Troma alums including Will Keenan (Tromeo and Juliet), Trent Haaga (Tales of Halloween), legendary "Scream Queen" Debbie Rochon (Tromeo and Juliet), Joe Fleishaker (Troma's War), along with guest appearances from esteemed filmmakers Eli Roth (Hostel), Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2), Matt Stone & Trey Parker (South Park) and Lemmy Killmister (of the band Motörhead) as himself, this wildly over-the-top ode to independent filmmaking at last comes to UHD from Vinegar Syndrome, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative and heaped with extensive new and archival extras. Bonus Features: 1. 3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region Free Blu-ray x2 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative 4. Commentary track with director Lloyd Kaufman 5. Commentary track with editor Gabriel Friedman and associate editor Sean McGrath 6. Commentary track with actors Will Keenan, Debbie Rochon, and Trent Haaga 7. "Cinema Through Chaos" (48 min) - a brand new retrospective documentary on the making of Terror Firmer featuring director Lloyd Kaufman, writer Douglas Buck, editor Gabriel Friedman, co-stars Will Keenan, Trent Haaga, Debbie Rochon, Sean Pierce, Greg "G-Spot" Siebel, Charlotte Kaufman and crew members Joe Lynch and Eric "Zork" Alan 8. "Lloyd Gets Spooked" (17 min) - a new featurette detailing the Minneapolis premiere of Terror Firmer in January of 2000, featuring Lloyd Kaufman and members of Carshool-Film-O-Rama 9. "The Zork-ive" - newly discovered on-set interviews from Tromaville's own Eric "Zork" Alan made during the filming of Terror Firmer with: director Lloyd Kaufman (8 min), actress Alyce LaTourelle (13 min), actress Reverend Jen Miller (8 min), Lemmy (4 min), actor Roy David (8 min), actor Trent Haaga (3 min), actor Yaniv Sharon (7 min), and actor Joe Franklin (13 min) 10. "Terror Firmer" with inserted deleted scenes (sourced from standard definition video), with an optional commentary track by editor Gabriel Friedman and associate editor Sean McGrath (124 min) 11. "Farts of Darkness: The Making of Terror Firmer" (99 min) - a feature-length archival making-of documentary 12. "A Look Behind the Scenes 20 Years Later" (14 min) - a making-of documentary from 2019 13. Alternate unused mock behind-the-scenes footage (14 min) 14. Audition footage (6 min) 15. Bloopers (6 min) 16. Interview with actress Charlotte Kaufman (3 min) 17. Deleted scenes with optional commentary by editor Gabriel Friedman and associate editor Sean McGrath (16 min) 18. Storyboard comparison for the escalator scene (3 min) 19. "Gyno Talk" with actress Alyce LaTourelle (3 min) 20. Archival introduction by Lloyd Kaufman (3 min) 21. Theatrical trailer 22. Teaser trailer 23. Reversible sleeve artwork 24. English SDH subtitles

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In a post-apocalyptic future, an earthquake leaves the California coastline in ruins and its beaches in chaos. Rival surfer gangs fight for control until Adolf (Barry Brenner) and his neo-Nazi surf punks seize the beaches for themselves. When the Surf Nazis murder Leroy (Robert Harden), an African American oil well worker, while he is jogging on the beach, his mother "Mama" Washington (Gail Neely) vows revenge: arming herself with a handgun and grenades, she breaks out of her retirement home and hunts the gang down one by one.

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In a post-apocalyptic future, an earthquake leaves the California coastline in ruins and its beaches in chaos. Rival surfer gangs fight for control until Adolf (Barry Brenner) and his neo-Nazi surf punks seize the beaches for themselves. When the Surf Nazis murder Leroy (Robert Harden), an African American oil well worker, while he is jogging on the beach, his mother "Mama" Washington (Gail Neely) vows revenge: arming herself with a handgun and grenades, she breaks out of her retirement home and hunts the gang down one by one.

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Chaos follows when a father mourning his son reunites with his old actor friends for a strange weekend in the wild west of the UK.

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Wealthy but lonely Drew Latham dreads spending Christmas alone, so he returns to his childhood home — now occupied by the Valco family — and offers them $250,000 to pose as his family for the holidays. The Valcos reluctantly agree, and Drew moves in to subject them to his idea of a perfect traditional Christmas.

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On Christmas Eve, Hollywood screenwriter Mark Christopher, a confirmed bachelor suffering from writer's block, gets an unexpected present when a police officer friend leaves 17-year-old delinquent Susan Landis at his apartment so she won't spend the holidays in juvenile hall — and so he can study her for the juvenile-delinquency script he is writing. To keep her out of custody he marries her in name only, intending to annul it when she comes of age, but Susan falls for him and his fiancée Isabella is anything but pleased with the arrangement.

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As society recedes in the spring of 2020, film director Paul Berger returns to his childhood home in the provincial Chevreuse Valley, where he hunkers down with his girlfriend Morgane, his brother Etienne, and Etienne's new girlfriend Carole — but the makeshift household finds new ways to lacerate familiar wounds in this neurotic comedy from master filmmaker Olivier Assayas.

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High seas hijinks highlight this rousing pirate tale set in the 18th-century Caribbean, where buccaneers Ned Lynch (Robert Shaw) and Nick Debrett (James Earl Jones) call on their craftiness and swordfighting talents to stop the terror-of-a-tyrant Lord Durant (Peter Boyle) who rules Jamaica. Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber, and Anjelica Huston co-star. 101 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; "making of" featurette; theatrical trailer.

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Fall Under Her Spell! Romance is the most powerful spell of all... or so one teenager learns in this fun teen fantasy starring Robyn Lively (Chicago Hope), Zelda Rubinstein (the Poltergeist trilogy), Dan Gauthier (Beverly Hills, 90210) and Dick Sargent (Bewitched). Filled with sweet-natured comedy and supernatural appeal, Teen Witch will work it's magic on you! Louise (Lively) is a shy misfit with a huge crush on - and no chance of dating - Brad (Gauthier), the hunky star of the high school football team. And when Louise discovers on her 16th birthday that she's descended from Salem witches, she uses her newfound powers to become the most popular girl on campus! But when sparks fly between her and Brad, how can she be sure it's true love-and that he's not simply spellbound?

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4K Restorations of both the Roadshow Edition and the ‘Happy Ending’ Version! From Bob Fosse, the legendary director of Cabaret, Lenny, All That Jazz and Star 80. Hollywood royalty Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Deuce) gives one of her greatest performances in this spectacular musical based on Neil Simon’s (The Odd Couple) Broadway hit inspired by Federico Fellini’s Nights of Ciboria. Director Fosse broke new cinematic ground with this freewheeling, visually stunning story of a lovelorn New York dance hall hostess, Charity Hope Valentine (MacLaine), who dreams of old-fashioned romance but gives her heart to one undeserving guy after another. MacLaine joins all-star cast members Chita Rivera (Chicago), Sammy Davis Jr. (A Man Called Adam), Ricardo Montalba (Madame X), Ben Vereen (Funny Lady) and Stubby Kaye (Guys and Dolls) in belting out thirteen vibrant Cy Coleman-Dorothy Fields numbers including Big Spender, The Rhythm of Life, There's Got to Be Something Better Than This and the show-stopping If My Friends Could See Me Now. It’s an unforgettable production of an all-time classic. Special Features: -Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Hellinger -A Girl Who Wanted to be Loved: A booklet essay by Julie Virgo -Includes the original Roadshow version and the "Happy Ending" alternate cut -Edith Head Costume Design – Featurette -From Stage to Screen – Featurette -Theatrical Trailer

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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the delightful romantic comedy SWEET HOME ALABAMA, starring Academy Award(R) winner Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress, 2005, WALK THE LINE) and Patrick Dempsey (ENCHANTED) -- now available for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring new a new digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound. When sophisticated New York clothing designer Melanie Carmichael gets engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor, she soon discovers it's no fairy tale romance. Melanie has skeletons in her fashion-filled closet that involve Jake -- the "down-home" husband she married in high school who refuses to divorce her. Determined to cut ties with her past, Melanie returns to Alabama, but when home tugs at her heartstrings she is forced to decide what she really wants after all.

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A Hollywood film crew invades the small town of history professor and author Michael Burgess (Alan Alda, who also wrote and directed), whose Revolutionary War novel they're adapting into a movie. But as his book is being slowly turned into a racy teen comedy, Burgess has his hands full romancing the production's lead actress (Michelle Pfeiffer). Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, and Lillian Gish co-star in this lively satire. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

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Bobby Sweet, a country music legend, has been the famous face of his 'Sweet Meats' restaurant chain since he founded the first location with his wife in 1978 - but the chain's secret ingredient is one that should have stayed secret.

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Broadway stars Gwen Marlowe and Ernest Lane are sweethearts onstage as the stars of Victor Herbert's operetta and happily married offstage. When Hollywood comes calling, their fretful stage producer schemes to block any Tinseltown plans by manufacturing a romantic scandal.

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A dysfunctional family is thrown into chaos by the arrival of an unstable young woman known as Sweetie.

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Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, Swept Away (1974) is Lina Wertmu ller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella (Mariangela Melato), a rich and stunning capitalist, enjoys tormenting Gennarino (Giancarlo Giannini), a Communist sailor. Fate weaves a different scenario and roles become reversed when the two find themselves stranded together on a deserted island. Raffaella must submit to Gennarino in order to survive, which culminates in a dramatic climax when they are rescued. They must determine if their love can survive the harsh realities of civilization. Special Features: Audio Commentary by Valerio Ruiz, director of Behind the White Glasses | Booklet essays by director Allison Anders and Grace Russo Bullaro, author of Man in Disorder: The Cinema of Lina Wertmu ller in the 1970s | Excerpt from Behind the White Glasses, a documentary on Lina Wertmu ller | Interview with director Amy Heckerling | Trailers

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Aboard a luxurious yacht off Sardinia, wealthy capitalist Raffaella takes pleasure in belittling Gennarino, a deckhand devoted to communism. Destiny turns the tables when the pair are marooned together on an uninhabited island and their roles are suddenly reversed.

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Aboard a luxurious yacht off Sardinia, wealthy capitalist Raffaella takes pleasure in belittling Gennarino, a deckhand devoted to communism. Destiny turns the tables when the pair are marooned together on an uninhabited island and their roles are suddenly reversed.

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A groom-to-be accidentally books his destination wedding and honeymoon at a swingers resort in Jamaica.

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Mike, an aspiring actor and comedian who recently moved from New York to Los Angeles, is still reeling six months after his girlfriend left him. His fast-talking best friend Trent drags him off to Las Vegas and then back through the L.A. lounge and club scene, determined to snap him out of his funk and get him back out meeting women.

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At Mesa University, not all the scoring happens on the field. Kate, a reporter for the campus underground newspaper, goes undercover as a cheerleader to write an exposé on 'female exploitation in contemporary society' — but she may be in over her head when she discovers there is more to the pom-poms and the jocks than meets the eye.

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Hank, a hopeless man stranded alone in the wilderness and ready to give up on life, discovers a dead body washed up on the beach. The corpse, Manny, turns out to be flatulent, remarkably useful and increasingly communicative, and as the two become friends they set off together on a surreal journey to get home.

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Jennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this offbeat comedy as Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally’s (Bateman) objections, decides it’s time to have a baby – even if it means doing it herself…with a little help from a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson). But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie’s plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn’t discovered until seven years later…when Wally gets acquainted with Kassie’s cute – though slightly neurotic – son. From the people behind Little Miss Sunshine and Juno comes The Switch.

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A plant man gathers human feces to revive his seed wife. A giant bug queen lays Easter eggs. A girl with a conjoined belly twin catfishes a rubber man into a picnic date. An angry mother suffers from a fungal skin infection. It's all here at Swollen Creek.

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Players trapped inside a virtual reality game must clear its deadly levels or die in both the game and real life.

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Another 12 classic martial arts films highlight this explosive box set comprised from the famous Shaw Brothers' library and featuring some of their greatest stars including The Five Deadly Venom's stars Phillip Kwok, Sun Chien, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, and Lo Meng and A Better Tomorrow's Derek Yee and Ti Lung. Many of these visually spectacular films are debuting for the first time on Blu-ray. Heroes meet villains in edge-of-your-seat duels in this exciting array of some of Shaw Brothers' best! The Rebel Intruders: The "Venoms" are back in action again! After creating an international sensation in The Five Venoms, Taiwanese Opera artists Phillip Kwok, Chiang Sheng and Lu Feng reteamed with Chinese muscleman Lo Meng and super-kicker Sun Chien for this politically charged thriller. Set in the early Republican years, The Rebel Intruders follows skilled refugees who run afoul of a powerful traitor. From then on, it's one amazing battle after another! Two Champions Of Shaolin: Legendary director Chang Cheh hit upon a winning formula by teaming three Taiwanese stars with a Korean kicker and a Chinese strongman in a super heroic series of kung fu-filled adventures—starting with the international cult favorite, The Five Venoms. This particular action-packed tale of Shaolin vs. Wu Tang fighters is special in that the fifth "Venom" worked behind the scenes while the other four strut their stuff all the more intently because of it. Legend Of The Fox: Revered director Chang Cheh co-wrote this showcase for a new discovery. Bloody thrills and superlative fight scenes buoy his exciting tale of revenge, which was choreographed by and features cameos from the director's three most popular "Venoms": Kuo Chue, Chiang Sheng, and Lu Feng. Already famous for starring in more than a dozen films, here they lend their extensive expertise to Chien Hsiao-hou, who went on to star in such classics as Mr. Vampire and Fist Of Legend. Black Lizard: Director Chor Yuen is famous for introducing elements of murder mysteries, detective tales, and emotional melodrama into kung fu films. This is one of those skilled thrillers, wherein he uses two editors and three martial arts choreographers to tell a tale of kidnapping, murder, frame-ups, and even being buried alive. The kung fu takes on a macabre, horrific flair in this stunning story of swordsmen and women struggling to save their true loves…and their sanity. House Of Traps: It started with The Five Venoms, the internationally loved kung fu thriller. It continues through more than a dozen bloody good films featuring the same actors in different roles. House Of Traps is considered the last official "Venoms" movie, but what a film it is. There's one plasma-spurting attack after another as heroes and rogues alike try to solve the secrets of a hell house. The core Venoms themselves choreograph the gory fun in this fond farewell to their worldwide film series sensation. Masked Avengers: The godfather of the kung fu film, Chang Cheh, started a winning streak by making the internationally renowned film, The Five Venoms. He followed that hit with many more high-flying films featuring the same cast in new roles. But of all the Venoms movies, this one stands out as perhaps the most chilling. Masked killers are wreaking havoc and instilling terror with their vicious weapons of choice: razor-sharp, gut-shattering tridents. Only three fearless fighters dare investigate, leading to mass murder and magnificent martial arts. The Sword Stained With Royal Blood: The godfather of the kung fu film, Chang Cheh, made this treasured and iconic adventure, featuring three of his five famous Venoms film actors. The spectacular action and intrigue starts when Phillip Kwok uncovers a sword, a training manual, a treasure map, and a secret message. The kung fu which ensues is as impressive as it is glorious. Five Element Ninjas: To showcase his incredibly agile new star, Cheng Tien-chi, venerated martial arts movie director Chang Cheh made this spectacular, internationally popular favorite. Evil ninjas (who attack with and from fire, sun, wood, water, and the ground) brutally slaughter a noble Chinese kung fu school's students. The one survivor finds a teacher and four students who are ninjutsu experts. The five graduates take revenge. With this strong structure and exceptional kung fu choreography (from the star and co-star Chu Ko), Chang Cheh created one of his very best films. Shaolin Prince: Tong Kai is one of the most respected names in martial arts movies, but may be less familiar because the veteran kung fu choreographer directed only three movies of his own. Of course, that makes Shaolin Prince, his first effort, perhaps the most special of the trio. His tale of two fugitive princes trying to recover the throne is a mind-bending wonder which used no less than five other choreographer friends to create kung fu configurations not only never seen before, but never even attempted! Shaolin Intruders: Helmed by acclaimed martial arts choreographer Tong Kai, Shaolin Intruders is an entertaining amalgamation of eye-popping martial arts and thrilling detective story. On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu Chief is murdered by four mysterious monks. When all evidence points to Ching Hua (Liu Yu-po), his friend Lei Hsin (Derek Yee) is determined to clear his name by barging in the Shaolin Temple thrice and entering into an intricate web of deception! The film is filled with jaw-dropping sequences including the "Twelve Vajrayana Array" and "Stool Array" which are lauded for their insane complexity and lightning speed. Holy Flame Of The Martial World: This internationally popular tale of a brother and sister seeking vengeance for the death of their parents through the mythical yin/yang Holy Flame technique is an eye-popping epic. Phillip Kwok, famous as the star of Chang Cheh's internationally famous Venoms film series, both co-stars and choreographs this impressive tale—leading to a vaunted "action director" career with the cult classic Brotherhood Of The Wolf to his credit. Opium And The Kung-Fu Master: Tong Kai is considered one of the greatest kung fu choreographers ever, but he directed only three movies of his own. This, his last, is not only his greatest but one of the greatest ever, as it masterfully portrays the leader of the Ten Kwangtung Tigers as he falls victim to drug addiction. The tragedies and drama that ensue are as stunning as the kung fu, which was created by a superlative team of six martial artists. A legitimate masterpiece, this film is one of the finest, most affecting martial arts movies the Shaw Brothers ever produced. Bonus Content: Disc 1 - The Rebel Intruders: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Historian Brian Bankston Original Theatrical Trailer Disc 2 - Two Champions of Shaolin: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Historian Brian Bankston Original Theatrical Trailer Celestial Trailer Disc 3 - Legend of the Fox: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation Original Theatrical Trailer Celestial Trailer Disc 4 - Black Lizard (1981): Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic at EasternKicks Original Theatrical Trailer Disc 5 - House of Traps: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with David West, Critic and Author of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film A Confined Conversation: An Interview with Veteran Shaw Actor Chu Ke A New Generation of Gore: An Interview with Academic Leon Hunt, Author of Kung Fu Cult Masters Celestial Trailer Disc 6 - Masked Avengers: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Critic Ian Jane Avenging Force: An Interview with Veteran Shaw Actor Chu Ke Celestial Trailer Disc 7 - The Sword Stained with Royal Blood: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation Royal Attraction: An Interview with Veteran Shaw Actor Chu Ke Bloodstained Insight: An Interview with Actor Lung Tien-Hsiang Original Theatrical Trailer Celestial Trailer Disc 8 - Five Elements Ninjas: Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic at EasternKicks Audio Commentary with Film Historian Brian Bankston In His Element: An Interview with Veteran Actor Chu Ke Enter The Ninjas: An Interview with David West, Critic and Author of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Original Theatrical Trailer Celestial Trailer Disc 9 - Shaolin Prince: Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Historian Brian Bankston The Shaw Years: An Interview with Actor/Director Derek Yee (Part 2) by Frédéric Ambroisine Celestial Trailer Disc 10 - Shaolin Intruders: Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic at EasternKicks Original Theatrical Trailer Celestial Trailer Disc 11 - Holy Flame of the Martial World: Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic at EasternKicks Fire and Slice: An Interview with Veteran Shaw Actor Chu Ke Original Theatrical Trailer Celestial Trailer Disc 12 - Opium and the Kung-Fu Master: Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio with New Subtitle Translation, English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio with SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary with Film Critic Ian Jane The Addiction of Empire: An Interview with Asian History Academic, Prof. Lars Laamann Celestial Trailer Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Four [Blu-ray]

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Product Description From the writer of Adaptation, Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Amazon.com An insanely ambitious, dazzling, maddening movie, Synecdoche, NY is the directorial debut of Charlie Kaufman, the inspired screenwriter of twisty, mind-bending movies like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Broadly summarized, it's about a director named Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who, after his wife leaves him, sets out to create a theater production that will mirror all of life in New York City by literally recreating the city inside of a gigantic warehouse--including versions of his lover, his new wife, and himself, who become so entrenched in his life that eventually there must also be doubles of these doubles... which only describes a fragment of the intertwining storylines. At points even the most attentive viewers may feel confused by the sheer abundance and density of ideas and narrative threads, as the movie veers from mundanity to an exaggerated but not impossible reality to sheer surrealism. But by the end, though the movie folds in on itself multiple times and tries to encompass more of life than any movie can coherently contain, Synecdoche, NY comes to a remarkably full and resonant conclusion. Think of it as Kaufman's version of 8 1/2, another movie about creativity and a conflicted psyche. Hoffman's performance, solid but difficult to empathize with, is balanced by dozens of vivid characters played by an astonishing cast, including Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Michelle Williams, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, and more. Sprawling, flawed, both intimate and epic, Synecdoche, NY is a unique and impressive achievement that will reward (and perhaps even demands) multiple viewings. --Bret Fetzer Stills from Synecdoche, New York (click for larger image)