With The Searchers John Wayne and director John Ford forged an indelible saga of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays Ethan Edwards an ex-Confederate who sets out to find his niece captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger thirst the elements or loneliness. And in his obsessive quest Ethan finds something unexpected: his own humanity. One of the most influential movies ever made.
Screwball sparks fly when CARY GRANT (Charade) and KATHARINE HEPBURN (The Philadelphia Story) let loose in one of the fastest and funniest films ever madea high-wire act of invention that took American screen comedy to new heights of absurdity. Hoping to procure a million-dollar endowment from a wealthy society matron for his museum, a hapless palaeontologist (Grant) finds himself entangled with a dizzy heiress (Hepburn) as the manic misadventures pile upa missing dinosaur bone, a leopard on the loose, and plenty of gender bending mayhem among them. Bringing Up Baby's sophisticated dialogue, spontaneous performances, and giddy innuendo come together in a whirlwind of comic chaos captured with lightning-in-a-bottle brio by director HOWARD HAWKS (Red River). Special Features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary from 2005 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich New video essay on actor Cary Grant by author Scott Eyman New interview about cinematographer Russell Metty with cinematographer John Bailey New interview with film scholar Craig Barron on special-effects pioneer Linwood Dunn New selected-scene commentary about costume designer Howard Greer with costume historian Shelly Foote Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life, a 1977 documentary by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg featuring the director's last filmed interview Audio interview from 1969 with Grant Audio excerpts from a 1972 conversation between Hawks and Bogdanovich Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Sheila O'Malley
Bridget Mordaunt a young woman in 1880s Britain inherits a factory from her father and wins respect from the workforce as she turns it into a solid business yet all the while a dark cloud looms on the horizon...
When is Jake going to bring round his mysterious girlfriend? Why is Karen suddenly so obsessed with 'browsing'? ...and just what is Ben up to with the washing machine? These are just some of the tricky questions facing Pete and Sue in the forth series of hit comedy Outnumbered. A year is a long time in the Brockman household. But older doesn't necessarily mean wiser as the family negotiate a host of new challenges. In this brand new series Jake wrangles with Mum and Dad about the source of his cash flow; Ben baffles his secondary school classmates and teachers with perplexing particle physics theories and Karen has joined a coven of fashion obsessed 9 year-old girls. While shopping may now be a vital pursuit her grasp of logic and reason remain as finely honed as ever. Charity workers beware... Meanwhile Pete and Sue have concerns of their own; next door's Labrador for one and Auntie Angela is back from the states but where's her husband Brick?
When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered. Further most of the townsfolk seem to be at each other's throats and the newcomer has soon run contrariwise to most of them...
It's not human, and it's got an axe! One of the most underrated efforts to hail from the slice-and-dice boom, The Prey at last emerges from the VHS wilderness in a brand new 2K restoration from the recently unearthed original camera negative. Three young couples set off into the mountains for a weekend of climbing, drinking and lovemaking. But little do they know that they are stumbling into the terrain of a fearsome predator a wild man, horrifically burned as a child many years ago in a fire which engulfed his gypsy camp and left only him alive. Now he roams the woods in search of his next human prey. Filmed in 1979-1980 but not released in the US until 1984 when it was picked up by New World Pictures, The Prey is a unique woodsy slasher gem ripe for reappraisal in this extras-packed edition! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray⢠(1080p) presentation 2K restoration of the filmmaker-approved US Theatrical Cut from the original camera negative Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with Ewan Cant and Amanda Reyes Audio interview with director/co-writer Edwin Scott Brown Audio interview with producer/co-writer Summer Brown Gypsies, Camps and Screams interview with actress Debbie Thureson Babe in the Woods interview with actress Lori Lethin Gayle on Gail interview with actress Gayle Gannes The Wide-Mouthed Frog and Other Stories interview with actor Jackson Bostwick Call of the Wild interview with actor Carel Struycken In Search of The Prey Ewan Cant and actress Debbie Thureson revisit the original shooting locations in Idyllwild, California ¢ Texas Frightmare Weekend Experience relive the premiere of the restored The Prey at Texas Frightmare Weekend 2019, with full audience reaction track and post-screening Q&A with actors Lori Lethin, Carel Struycken and Jackson Bostwick TV Spot and home video trailer Original shooting script from the personal archives of Debbie Thureson (BD-ROM Content) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn
Herein lies all four series and the 2009 Christmas special of Britain's favourite comedy series Outnumbered.That's four school years of spookily familiar and often bafflingly surreal family dilemmas, traversed by Pete and Sue Brockman and their brood. From the seemingly innocent, can I have a biscuit? to progressive theological debate; what would Jesus do if someone stole his mobile? Outnumbered has redefined the family comedy by bringing it closer to home.
One of the stranger westerns to come out of Hollywood the title character is played by the imposing Sterling Hayden. Johnny Guitar is the former lover of Arizona saloon owner Vienna (Joan Crawford). Although her bar isn't bringing in any money Vienna knows that when the railroad is complete customers won't be a problem anymore. Righteous local Emma Small is most unhappy about Vienna's bar and the prospect of more settlers. Emma will do almost anything to purge the town of Vien
One of Walt Disney's most beloved film classics So Dear To My Heart brilliantly blends live action and animation to tell a heartwarming story the whole family will cherish. The fun begins when Danny a rejected and mischievous black lamb is adopted by a determined young boy named Jeremiah (Bobby Driscoll). While drawing a picture of Danny in his scrapbook Jeremiah daydreams of winning first prize in a local contest. Then from his drawings Danny and other animal pictures magica
Four classic John Wayne films are featured on this fantastic box set. The Big Trail: John Wayne hits the pioneer trail in his first feature film. Starring as the leader of a wagon trail he battles through tough terrain and Indian attacks and learns of love and friendship in this sweeping Western epic! The Comancheros: John Wayne is a Texas Ranger in this rollicking good humored western assigned to bring an arms-running gang to justice. After Wayne arrests one of the
An inspiring drama directed by the great John Ford (Stagecoach, The Searchers) starring Tyrone Power (The Mark Of Zorro, The Razor's Edge) as Marty Maher, a humble Irish man from a poor background who joins the US Army to make a career for himself. after a difficult beginning he attains the rank of cadet instructor at famed West Point Military Academy. Co-starring Maureen O'Hara (The Quiet Man, Only The Lonely), this is superb, and little known or seen, military drama.
True virtue triumphs over superficiality in this distinguished BBC production of Jane Austen's celebrated novel Mansfield Park. Set in 18th century England Jane Austen's tale of virtue and vice tells of young impoverished Fanny Price who arrives at the elegant country estate of her uncle Sir Thomas Bertam. Snubbed by everyone except her cousin Edmund Fanny begins her long struggle for acceptance by her shallow relatives who believe wealth automatically means quality. When
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An American woman and a Middle-Eastern man embark on an affair in this quality drama.
It's a Wonderful LifeVoted the # 1 Most Inspiring Film Of All Time by AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers, It's A Wonderful Life has had just that. With the endearing message that no one is a failure who has friends, Frank Capra's heartwarming masterpiece continues to endure, and after 70 years this beloved classic still remains as powerful and moving as the day it was made. White ChristmasTwo talented song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there's the requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventure starts when Crosby & Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff dreams are made of. Holiday InnWith music by Irving Berlin, songs by Bing Crosby and dancing by Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn is one of the most delightful and memorable musicals of all time, nominated* for 3 Academy Awards®. Crosby plays Jim Hardy, a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to open a Connecticut Inn. Astaire plays Ted Hanover, Hardy's former partner and rival in love. And, of course there are girls (Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale), an agent (Walter Abel) and plenty of lavish song and dance routines with spectacular production numbers. Scrooge. The spirit of Christmas becomes a musical celebration of life in this rousing adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved family classic, A Christmas Carol. Mean-spirited and stingy, Ebenezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) has a sour face and humbug for anyone who crosses his path. But on this Christmas Eve, he will learn the terrible fate that awaits him if he continues his miserly ways. One by one, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future take the startled Ebenezer on an incredible journey through time - showing him in one magical night what takes most people a lifetime to learn. Filled with joyous songs, this delightful tale is sure to enrich the lives of young and old alike for many more generations.
Rooster Cogburn (Dir. Stuart Miller 1975): Two of the most popular stars in screen history are brought together for the first time in the follow up to True Grit. The film returns John Wayne to the role of the rapscallion eye patched whiskey guzzling Deputy Marshall that won him an Academy Award. Katharine Hepburn is prim Eula Goodnight a Bible thumping missionary who teams up with the gun fighter to avenge the death of her father. While in pursuit of the outlaws a warm rapport develops between the rough n' tumble lawman and the flirty reverend's daughter. Tall In The Saddle (Dir. Edwin L. Marin 1944): When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered. Further most of the townsfolk seem to be at each other's throats and the newcomer has soon run contrariwise to most of them... The War Wagon (Dir. Burt Kennedy 1967): Rancher Taw Jackson (Wayne) is dead-set on capturing an ironclad stagecoach belonging to the cattle baron who stole his fortune and tarnished his good name years before. To pull off the heist Jackson puts together a crew that includes an old character a half-civilized Indian a young drunk and a cocky gunfighter...
A favourite film of some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, John Ford's The Searchers has earned its place in the legacy of great American films for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most notably, it's the definitive role for John Wayne as an icon of the classic Western--the hero (or antihero) who must stand alone according to the unwritten code of The West. The story takes place in Texas in 1868; Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a Confederate veteran who visits his brother and sister-in-law at their ranch and is horrified when they are killed by marauding Comanches. Ethan's search for a surviving niece (played by young Natalie Wood) becomes an all-consuming obsession. With the help of a family friend (Jeffrey Hunter) who is himself part-Cherokee, Ethan hits the trail on a five-year quest for revenge. At the peak of his masterful talent, director Ford crafts this classic tale as an embittered examination of racism and blind hatred, provoking Wayne to give one of the best performances of his career. As with many of Ford's classic Westerns, The Searchers must contend with revisionism in its stereotypical treatment of "savage" Native Americans, and the film's visual beauty (the final shot is one of the great images in all of Western culture) is compromised by some uneven performances and stilted dialogue. Still, this is undeniably one of the greatest Westerns ever made. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Conspiracy theories sex education psychotherapy colonoscopies astrology and kangaroo saliva. These are just a handful of the obstacles that the Brockman family must negotiate in the third series of the multi-award winning comedy Outnumbered. In this new series Karen busies herself recreating Britain's Got Talent and introduces her family to the wonderful world of superstition Ben tackles the school chess league in his own ineffable style and mum worries that Jake's healthy interest in the girl-next-door is turning unhealthy. Meanwhile Dad is grumbling about an ailment that much to the children's amusement may require some invasive investigation. To make things even more uncomfortable Gran has come to stay and made the family a generous offer that may be difficult to refuse. And there are rocky waters ahead after Pete makes a very foolish mistake.
From 1971 to 1980 millions followed the drama and spectacle of this lavishly-filmed television series following the trials and triumphs loves and betrayals adventures and disasters of James his family and others in the Onedin Line fleet and boardroom. Series Two heralds the end of the American Civil War and new opportunities for the shipping trade but James faces troubles in his business and personal life. As struggling seamen prepare to strike Anne is torn between her principles and loyalty to her husband and Yellow Fever is putting the whole city in peril. Meanwhile Albert and Elizabeth's marriage has reached breaking point and the rivalry between James and Daniel Fogarty intensifies...
This is an energetic, but ultimately mediocre adaptation of the play, directed on Broadway by Tommy Tune. Burt Reynolds is the town sheriff and a regular patron of a local bordello. He wages a public battle to keep it open after it is targeted as the devil's den by a television minister. Charles Durning won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and there are some lively song and dance numbers featuring Dolly Parton as the madam of the Chicken Ranch. However, this becomes bogged down in too many serious moments for it to be more than a lightweight musical comedy. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com
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