Battling For Baby stars Suzanne Pleshette and Debbie Reynolds in the humourous and poignant story of two childhood friends who are fierce rivals. A nursery turns into a battleground when they both become grandmother to the same baby. As children Marie and Helen were inseperable friends. Now as adults they are bitter rivals but must see each other because Marie's daughter Katherine and Helen's son Phillip fell in love and got married. When Katherine announces she's pregnant both mo
If you thought divorce was ugly try marriage! Meet Richard and Barbara Harmon. A typical American couple together for 17 years. But lately things have gotten too predictable and stale. The once loving couple spends their evenings arguing their marriage quickly unravelling. They visit a marriage counselor to no avail and when Richard pays a drunken visit to a prostitute (Lee Grant) they split up. But the Harmons find their newly-single lifestyle isn't going to be easy. Richard meets Jason Robards (All The President's Men) who plays matchmaker for his ex-wife Jean Simmons (Spartacus) figuring he won't have to pay alimony if she's re-married to Richard. Barbara falls for Big Al (Van Johnson) a car dealer with a mother fixation. but when Barbara and Richard are reunited at a nightclub one evening they come to the realization that even though they didn't have a perfect marriage it was a lot better than their divorce
SINGIN'IN THE RAIN:; With fame, fortune and fans galore, silent screen idol Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) thought he had it all. But one look at aspiring actress Kathy Seldon (Debbie Reynolds), and he knew exactly what he was missing. Now he's swinging from lampposts, singing in the raindrops and ready for love. With talking pictures on the rise, Don sets out to make musicals with the woman of his dreams...but one thing stands in his way: his jealous co-star (Jean Hagen), who wants Don--and the l...
Reba (Murphy of CLUELESS and 8 MILE) calls off her wedding a week before it is to occur. After her fiance commits suicide guilty Reba takes off for her hometown of Spooner. There she encounters Beulah (Reynolds) and her grieving grandson Zack (Flanery of POWDER) who is still in love with his dead wife. Beulah begins scheming to bring these two attractive and mixed-up youngsters together...
Heaven And Earth (1993): From three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone -- whose Platoon took you to the Vietnam battlefront and whose Born On The Fourth Of July took you to the American homefront -- comes an acclaimed movie about the fight to survive on both fronts. Tommy Lee Jones and Joan Chen turn in award-caliber performances (Peter Travers Rolling Stone) in the powerful story of a man who fought a woman who endured...and a love caught up in the explosive wartime upheaval of a land and a people caught between Heaven And Earth. Escape To Victory (1981): The battlefield: a stadium in occupied Paris. The armies: German all-stars vs. ragtag Allied POWs. The objective: demonstrate another proof of Aryan superiority. Guess who wins? Better yet guess who cleverly uses the match as a means of escape? Sylvester Stallone Michael Caine and Max von Sydow star in this rouser directed by the legendary John Huston. The climatic match is a heart-in-the-throat hat-in-the-air exhibition of brute force and balletic grace featuring soccer legends Pele Bobby Moore Osvaldo Ardiles Co Prins Mike Summerbee and more. Gettysburg (1993): Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. Two great armies will clash at Gettysburg site of a theology school. For three days through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and Pickett's Charge the fate of one nation indivisible hangs in the balance. The bloodiest battle fought on American soil comes to the screen in a powerful production. Tom Berenger Jeff Daniels Martin Sheen Richard Jordan and more play key roles in this magnificent epic based on Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'The Killer Angels' filmed at actual battle locations and rigorously authenticated. Memphis Belle (1990): During spring 1943 they took to the war-torn skies for the most dangerous mission in defence of freedom. If the ten-man crew of the bomber Memphis Belle returned they would receive a hero's welcome and renew flagging public morale. But the odds were stacked heavily against them in the true courageous story of the brave fly-boys who each fought mortal fear while fighting the enemy together.
This 3 DVD box set celebrates the golden era of Hollywood musicals in the 1940s 1950s and 1960s. Using movie trailers and interviews with stars such as Ann Miller and Shirley Jones these programmes pay tribute to the heyday of song and dance on celluloid. Hollywood Musicals Of The 1940's:In the 1940s America was just emerging from The Great Depression. War engulfed half the world and the future looked uncertain. The Hollywood musical had the recipe to make things better. With the Hollywood musical people still believed that dreams really do come true. Glamour spread across the screen. In glorious colour and even in black and white the screen glittered. Join the biggest stars as we celebrate the great musicals of the 1940s when Hollywood put its best feet forward - dancing feet. In the 1940's from nostalgia to contemporary jazz the Hollywood musical had it all. Hollywood Musicals Of The 1950's:Relive the excitement of Opening Night as the curtain is raised on the Hollywood Musicals of the 1950s. All the music dancing the exotic locales the comedy and the drama are included in a salute to the greatest musicals ever to grace the motion picture screen. From the artistry of the ballet in An American In Paris to the Arabian Nights fantasy of Kismet there are stars shining in all their glory. Gene Kelly Howard Keel Fred Astaire Donald O'Connor and Cyd Charisse are but a few of the luminaries included. Enjoy again the depiction of the early days of talking pictures in Singin' In The Rain. Clap your hands to the songs and dances aboard the Show Boat. Watch as Shakespeare comes alive again in the musical comedy Kiss Me Kate. Thrill once more to the enchantment of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers The Band Wagon and Damn Yankees. Fall in love again with the romance of Royal Wedding Oklahoma! and Silk Stockings. Hollywood Musicals Of The 1960's:The 60's were the last great decade for the American movie musical but it was also probably its best. With blockbusters like The Sound of Music West Side Story My fair Lady Mary Poppins Oliver! and Funny girl the artform reached its peak. Join us on a singing and dancing tour from the Austrian Alps to the vauderville halls of Brooklyn... from dancing in the streets of Spanish Harlem to the shores of River City... from the chimneys of Old London to the sound stages of Hollywood. These are the best and biggest extravaganzas ever!
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Battling For Baby: Battling For Baby stars Suzanne Pleshette and Debbie Reynolds in the humourous and poignant story of two childhood friends who are fierce rivals. A nursery turns into a battleground when they both become grandmother to the same baby. As children Marie and Helen were inseperable friends. Now as adults they are bitter rivals but must see each other because Marie's daughter Katherine and Helen's son Phillip fell in love and got married. When Katherine announces she's pregnant both mothers seize upon the opporunity to outdo each other in attention affection and financial support. When the baby is born the grandmothers' rivalry intensifies. Katherine and Philip are overwhelmed by the pressures of parenthood and work the feuding grandmothers don't help the situation. Angry words turn into a heated argument and Phillip walks out. Both grandmothers are terribly upset about the rift between their two children and they are sure the other one is the cause. The grandmothers fight bitterly unearthing some long-buried secrets in the process and forcing them to confront the foolishness of their rivalry. Having set aside their own differences the granmothers are ready to join forces to save Katherine and Phillip's marriage. Mesmerized: This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880's and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18 year old who marries a cruel much older man. He constantly abuses her and keeps her under his thumb until she finally snaps and kills him. Later she is tried in court for murder... Welcome To Paradise: Three long term girlfriends out for a carefree adult fling end up ""where the boys are"" when they return to the beach resort famous as a vacation destination for young people. When the trio decide to dive into the amorous action too unexpected romance make waves in this sexy comedy!!!
Chuckie and the rest of the Rugrats gang travel to the Euroreptarland theme park in Paris, to help him find a new mommy.
CALAMITY JANE
Deadwood, in untamed Dakota Territory, is a man's world on the edge of the Wild West. Hard riding, sharp shooting Calamity Jane can keep up with the best of them. She's just too darned busy fighting Indians and cracking a bullwhip to pay much attention to girlie dresses and perfume and all! But can Wild Bill Hickok help her discover her feminine side ...A toe-tapping, thigh-slappin' score ensures Calamity Jane is a undeniable highlight from the golden age of movie musicals.
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