Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick Jr.'s original song The Happy Elf will be sure to ring in the season with loads of holiday laughter. This delightful animated adventure is the story of Eubie one of Santa's helpers whose overly optimistic outlook is put to the test when he decides to bring Christmas joy to a sad little town called Bluesville. Will Eubie's unbridled enthusiasm be too much for the town's austere authority? Featuring the voice and brand-new holiday songs of Harry Connick Jr. and the voice talents of Carole Kane Lewis Black Rob Paulsen and Mickey Rooney plus tons of comedy and adventure along way The Happy Elf is destined to be an Christmas classic the whole family will enjoy!
David Schwimmer plays a drifting twentysomething who receives a telephone call out of the blue to be a pallbearer at the funeral of someone he supposedly knew in school. Trouble is, the caller has mistaken Schwimmer's character for someone else, but our hapless hero--who still lives with his mother at home--doesn't know how to say no. An encounter with the dead man's mother (Barbara Hershey) leads to a sexual relationship, while an old flame (Gwyneth Paltrow) from high school is suddenly on the horizon if only Schwimmer's loser character can quickly get his act together. The Pallbearer is the umpteenth variation on the Oedipal conflicts made famous in Mike Nichols's The Graduate, but it doesn't have the imagination, vitality, or authority to take classic themes about growing up all the way to the finish line. But in its brooding, comic way, The Pallbearer is honest about the difficulties of crossing the line into adulthood when one doesn't know how. --Tom Keogh
The robbery should have taken ten minutes. Eight hours later it was the hottest thing on live TV. And it's all true. On a hot Brooklyn afternoon two optimistic losers set out to rob a bank. Sonny (Al Pacino) is the mastermind Sal (John Cazale) is the follower and disaster is the result. Because the cops crowds TV cameras and even the pizza man have arrived. The ""well-planned"" heist is now a circus. Based on a true incident this thriller earned six Academy Award nominations.
Ellen lives with two animals - one of them is her sister! Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion where they keep a pet ape which belonged to their late father locked in a cage. While one of the sisters seems to be keep her head on straight as it were the other (a virtual hermit who is looked after by her sister) appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity as she begins to develop some murderous behavior......
Jumping Jack Flash (Dir. Penny Marshall) (1986): Computer operator Terry Dolittle (Goldberg) becomes involved in international espionage when a desperate message from a British Intelligence officer appears on her computer terminal... Fatal Beauty (Dir. Tom Holland) (1987): Some cops have buttons you really shouldn't push! Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a hard-as-nails wise-crackin' undercover cop who wages a blistering personal war against a ruthless Los Angeles drug ring in this action-packed shoot-'em-up action comedy. A lethal drug called 'Fatal Beauty' has hit the mean streets of Los Angeles - and Rita Rizzoli (Goldberg) the city's toughest undercover cop ain't havin' any of it on her beat! Against direct orders from her boss Rita goes on a rampage against the druglord responsible wielding both her mighty gun - and her wicked tongue. And to get close to the enemy Rita targets Mike Marshak (Sam Elliott) the drug kingpin's rugged and handsome bodyguard. And she doesn't know whether to kill him or kiss him!
Henry (Penn) and Nicky (Cage) are small town pals from blue-collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger (McGovern) believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved testing their relationship as well as the friendship between the boys...
A woman arrives in New York at the turn of the century to join her husband who appears changed by the American way of life. Their marriage is soon over and each finds happiness with another person. Based on the story 'Yekl' by Abraham Cahan.
David Schwimmer makes a hilarious big-screen debut in this outrageous comedy hit! As Tom Thompson, the popular star plays a befuddled college grad whose social life is practically D.O.A... that is, until he's asked to be a pallbearer at the funeral of a classmate he can't remember! Comic chaos follows as Tom fends off the seductive advances of the grieving mother (Barbara Hershey), and tries desperately to find the nerve to ask out the beautiful girl of his dreams (Gwyneth Paltrow) - who can't remember him!
Bud Corts directorial debut is this comedy about the romantic obsession of Ted Whitley. One day as he sits on a pier composing his latest work a vision of incredible beauty Linda Turner (Kim Adams) strolls by in a bikini and Ted is immediately smitten. Ted misreads Lindas friendly manner as a sign of mutual attraction and turns to his friend Max a notorious womaniser and man of the world for advice. The advice backfires with comical results when he sends an endless barage of love letters and suggestive erotic poetry in an attempt to win her heart. Linda goes to the police and gets Ted committed to a mental hospital but the eternally optimistic Ted possesses the delightful satisfaction of a lunatic who knows its not him whos crazy..
Carnal Knowledge: One of the most controversial movies of its time this thought-provoking (Leonard Maltin) comedy-drama from legendary director Mike Nichols is a funny yet poignant look at relationships as seen through the eyes of two friends over a 20-year period. Superbly crafted by playwright Jules Feiffer Carnal Knowledge is brimming with touching insights sexy banter and powerful performances by three-time Oscar winner Jack Nicholson Ann-Margaret Candice Bergen and pop music icon Arthur Garfunkel. Jonathan (Nicholson) and Sandy (Garfunkel) are college roommates who share an endless fascination - and obsession - with women. As time goes by their relentless pursuit for the joys of the flesh becomes more competitive. And more damaging. Soon Jonathan and Sandy's lives become a vicious circle of girls booze and unfulfillment and they realize only too late that in the war of the sexes they are their own worst enemy... The Graduate: In his first major film role Dustin Hoffman plays an ultra-na''ve college graduate who's seduced by a middle-aged woman played by the scintillating Anne Bancroft and then falls in love with her daughter. With the sharpest of scripts and a perfect soundtrack by Simon & Garfunkel this film was deservedly nominated for 6 Oscars and won Nichols an Academy Award for Best Director. The Elephant Man: David Lynch creator of Twin Peaks and acclaimed director of 'Eraserhead' 'Blue Velvet' and 'Wild At Heart' directs this bizarre but true story of courage and human dignity. John Hurt gives the performance of a lifetime as John Merrick the worst freak known to Victorian medical science a man whose body is hideously distorted into a grotesque parody of an elephant. Rescued from a travelling freak show by Sir Frederick Treves Merrick gradually reveals himself to be a strangely sweet and gentle man remarkably unembittered by the degradation and torment he suffered at the circus. Beautifully shot by Freddie Francis and with an excellent supporting cast including Sir John Gielgud Anne Bancroft and Dame Wendy Hiller 'The Elephant Man' is a compelling moving and enchanting story. The film was nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture Best Director and Best Actor.
The ancient story of good surviving evil and in particular of one man's faith unshakeable in the face of ridicule scorn and danger. Oscar-winner Jon Voight Mary Steenburgen F. Murray Abraham and James Coburn star in this lavish and original interpretation of Noah's Ark with dazzling special effects computerised creatures depicting extinct species and a cast of thousands of animals all combining to tell the story of the epic Bible legend.
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