The Wedding Singer (Dir. Frank Coraci) (1998): It's 1985 and Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) is the ultimate master of ceremonies until he is left at the altar at his own wedding. Devastated he becomes a newlywed's worst nightmare - an entertainer who can do nothing but destroy other people's weddings. It's not until he meets a warm-hearted waitress named Julia (Drew Barrymore) that he starts to pick up the pieces of his heart. The only problem is Julia's about to have a wedding of her own and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a lifetime the girl of his dreams will be gone forever... The Wedding Crashers (Dir. David Dobkin) (2005): Divorce mediators John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are business partners and life-long friends who share one truly unique springtime hobby: crashing weddings! Whatever the ethnicity of the wedding party the charismatic and charming duo always have clever back stories for inquisitive guests and inevitably become the hit of every reception. Strictly adhering to their proven rules of wedding crashing to meet and pick up women aroused by the very thought of marriage the duo hit a snag when. having quickly set their sights on bridesmaids Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary the two daughters of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken) John unexpectedly falls hard and fast for Claire... Because I Said So (Dir. Michael Lehmann) (2007): Dianne Keaton stars as Daphne Wilder a mother whose love knows no bounds or boundaries. She is the proud mom of three daughters: stable psychologist Maggie (Lauren Graham) sexy and irreverent Mae (Piper Perabo) and insecure adorable Milly (Mandy Moore). In order to prevent her youngest from making the same mistakes she did Daphne decides to set Milly up with the perfect man. Little does Milly know however that her mom placed an ad in the online personals to find him. Comic mayhem unfolds as Daphne continues to do the wrong thing for the right reasons...all in the name of love. In a hilarious battle of strong wills the mother-daughter dynamic is tested in all its fierce wacky complexity. The girls help Daphne finally discover the truths and impossibilities of motherly love.
3 Classic Sherlock Holmes movies of the silver screen starring Basil Rathbone and 8 classic TV episodes starring Ronald Howard.
Opera Highlights is both a visually exciting introduction for new viewers to opera as well as a unique opportunity to see great singers talking to camera before performing some of the roles for which they are famous. This exciting new disc offers us the chance to get an insight into the opinions and motivations of some of the world's greatest opera singers. It presents new recordings and interviews produced especially for this DVD. Highlights include Dame Joan Sutherland singing 'Casta Diva' from Bellini's Norma conducted by Richard Bonynge and another husband-and-wife pairing Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna singing Donizetti. Tracklist: Marylin Horne: 'Sorge l'irato nembo' from Vivaldi's Orlando furioso (from Pier Luigi Pizzi's San Francisco Opera production conducted by Randall Behr) Dame Ann Murray: 'Nacqui all'affanno' from Rossini's La Cenerentola (from Michael Hampe's production for the Salzburg Festival conducted by Riccardo Chailly) Eva Marton: 'Suicidio!' from Ponchielli's La Gioconda (from the Vienna State Opera production by Filippo Sanjust conducted by Adam Fischer) Dame Joan Sutherland: 'D'amor sull'ali rosee' from Verdi's Il trovatore (from an Opera Australia production by Elijah Moshinsky conducted by Richard Bonynge) 'The Mad Scene' from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (from an Opera Australia production by John Copley conducted by Richard Bonynge) 'Casta Diva' from Bellini's Norma (from Sandro Sequi's production for Opera Australia conducted by Richard Bonynge) Roberto Alagna: 'Quanto bella quanto cara' & 'Una furtiva lagrima' from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (from Frank Dunlop's production for Lyon National Opera conducted by Evelino Pido) Angela Gheorghiu: 'Prendi per me sei libero' from from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (from Frank Dunlop's production for Lyon National Opera conducted by Evelino Pido) Gegam Grigorian: 'La vita inferno all'infelice' from Verdi's La forza del destino (from Elijah Moshinsky's production for the Kirov Opera St. Petersburg conducted by Valery Gergiev) Nikolai Putilin: 'Morir! Tremenda cosa!' & 'Urna fatale del mio destino' from Verdi's La forza del destino (from Elijah Moshinsky's production for the Kirov Opera St. Petersburg conducted by Valery Gergiev) Galina Gorchakova: 'Son giunta! Grazie o Dio!' from Verdi's La forza del destino (from Elijah Moshinsky's production for the Kirov Opera St. Petersburg conducted by Valery Gergiev)
Titles Comprise: Malcolm X: Filmmaker Spike Lee actor Denzel Washington and other top talents vividly portray the life and times of Malcolm X. ""Heres a man who rose up from the dregs of society spent time in jail re-educated himself and through spiritual enlightenment rose to the top "" Lee says. Academy Award winner Washington was an Oscar nominee and the New York Boston and Chicago Film Critics choice as 1992s Best Actor. She's Gotta Have It:Nola Darli
3 visions. 2 fighters. 1 dream. Their time is now. Relocated to America, Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Russian national team because of his religion. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers, one street-smart, the other clean-cut, and starts to feel alive again. As their coach, he trains them for glory, but not without trouble...
Nanny McPhee (Dir. Kirk Jones 2005): Emma Thompson whose first screenplay won the 1995 Oscar for Sense and Sensibility returns to screenwriting with Nanny McPhee a motion picture adaptation of the ""Nurse Matilda"" books by Christianna Brand. Thompson the only person to have won Oscars for both acting and writing also plays the title role in Nanny McPhee opposite Colin Firth Kelly Macdonald and - in her first role for the big screen in two decades - Angela Lansbury. In this dark and witty fable Thompson portrays a person of unsettling appearance and magical powers who enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown (Firth) and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children led by the oldest boy Simon (Love Actually's Thomas Sangster) have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. Her influence also extends to the family's deeper problems including Mr. Brown's sudden and seemingly inexplicable attempts to find a new wife; an announcement by the domineering Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) that she intends to take one of the children away; and the sad and secret longings of their scullery maid Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald). As the children's behavior begins to change Nanny McPhee's arresting face and frame appear to change as well creating even more questions about this mysterious stranger whom the children and their father have come to love. Peter Pan (Dir. P.J. Hogan 2003): Re-discover the timeless story of Peter Pan as you've never seen it before and be swept off your feet to a Neverland you'd never dreamt possible. Join the boy who wouldn't grow up and Wendy the girl who is told she has to in their adventure against Captain Hook and his pirate crew. Follow Tinker Bell the Lost Boys giant crocodiles and other fantastic creatures to a world where anything is possible and where dreams and imagination have a power all of their own.
A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work. Directed by Ida Lupino, this controversial and remarkable film was one of the first post-Code Hollywood films dealing with the subject of rape. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally historically or aesthetically significant .
Houdini
Angela Strehli & Sarah Brown: In Concert - Ohne Filter
Helen Stoner becomes concerned when she hears a mysterious whistle - a sound her sister complained about right before her death. Sounds like a case of Holmes (Raymond Massey) and Watson (Athole Stewart).
The Speckled Band (Dir. Jack Raymond 1931): Helen Stoner becomes concerned when she hears a mysterious whistle - a sound her sister complained about right before her death. Sounds like a case of Holmes (Raymond Massey) and Watson (Athole Stewart). The Sign Of Four (Dir. Graham Cutts 1932): In this classic murder-mystery an escaped killer embarks on a ruthless quest to track down a missing treasure as well as the man who cheated him out of it.
A Life At Stake: In this noir tale a builder is hired to construct a house for a pretty blonde woman and her husband who's putting out the cash for the deal. But the builder doesn't trust the man of the house especially after he's asked to take out an insurance policy while he works. Please Murder Me: Craig Carlson is a lovesick attorney who learns that his client - and object of his affection - Myra Leeds did indeed kill her husband. Guilt-ridden because he has helped her get away with murder Carlson arranges for Leeds to kill him so that some semblance of justice will be done. That's no problem for her because now she's in love with a young artist!
A music teacher battles the system in underprivileged Harlem... The uplifting true story of violin teacher Roberta Guaspari (Streep) a woman who battled insurmountable odds to teach underprivileged children in East Harlem the gift of music. As Roberta struggles to convince a sceptical school board--as well as sceptical parents--that this music will help the children immensely she must conquer seemingly insurmountable odds to do just that. Eventually she does. Based on the documentary Small Wonders Music Of The Heart proves that Craven is more than just a horror director.
A gigolo and his valet search for love and friendship in the twilight world of the London male escort. Sacha is the favourite young gigolo of the over-50s of Mayfair and Piccadilly. His clients are wealthy smart successful - and pay for sex. Sacha's day begins at dusk. Behind the closed doors of late-night London he works to give pleasure to lonely women. He loses himself in the darkness. His clients savour one night of male charm and attention. A night that's repeated once a week. They're only as old as the man they feel. At dawn Trevor (the valet) starts work. He collects the dry cleaning sources the clients and books the hotel rooms. He takes pride in a job well done. Across town Sacha leaves a hotel room his client sleeping and satisfied. He drives home to Trevor in the early morning light loneliness creeping over him like a fever. With British screen legends Anna Massey Sian Phillips and Susannah York playing the clients The Gigolos provokes stimulates and arouses. With absolute discretion guaranteed.
A government program to create genetically modified super soldiers goes awry when the unstable and unstoppable lab subjects escape from their maximum security holding cells.
Who would have thought that a documentary about US spelling bee contestants could be as suspense-filled as a Hitchcock thriller? Spellbound, which follows eight children from their early victories in regional spelling bees to the national competition in Washington DC, is an out-and-out nail-biter. The children range from a quietly driven African-American girl from a run-down DC neighbourhood, to a genial Connecticut girl who talks about bringing her au pair to a previous competition, to an almost zombie-like boy whose immigrant father has paid 1,000 people back in India to pray for the boy's success--gets captured so vividly that you can't help but get emotionally immersed in their brave, nerve-wracking struggle to spell slippery, treacherous words. Along the way, Spellbound contrasts the crazily different populations that make up the USA and shows how this facet of intelligence truly makes everyone equal on the podium. This is a riveting, wrenching, must-see movie.--Bret Fetzer
A woman tries to get over the death of her sister by taking an Acrophobiac group but soon finds its members are being killed one by one...
Bill Murray is at his wisecracking best in this riotous romantic comedy about a weatherman caught in a personal time warp on the worst day of his life! Teamed with a relentlessly cheery producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart aleck cameraman TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney Pennsylvania to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. On his way out of town Phil is caught in a giant blizzard - which he himself actually failed to predict - and finds himself stuck in a small town hell. Just when things couldn't get worse they do! Phil wakes the next morning to find that it's Groundhog Day all over again. And again. And again. During the recurring 24 hour nightmare Phil starts to realise that he can also use it to his advantage; to re-write the events of his day and to generally have a whale of a time. But manipulating his day to capture the one woman he really wants is not quite so easy... A truly comic time warp that everyone will enjoy being stuck in!
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