A brand-new restoration of I Am a Camera, a 1955 British comedy-drama film based on the 1945 book The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (also the inspiration for the hit stage and film sensation Cabaret) and the 1951 eponymous play by John Van Druten.The story is based on a fictionalized account of Isherwood's time living in Berlin between the World Wars. Directed by Henry Cornelius, from a script by John Collier, I Am a Camera stars Laurence Harvey as Isherwood and Julie Harris recreating her Tony Award-winning performance as Sally Bowles. Product Features Peter Parker on Christopher Isherwood Interview with journalist and film critic Anna Smith Stills galleryTrailer
George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's 'An American Tragedy' garnered six Academy Awards (including Best Director and Best Screenplay) and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift stars as George Eastman a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of a beautiful socialite (Elizabeth Taylor). Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Eastman's professional a
At the time of Rome's rule over Judea, Jesus (Max von Sydow) is born in a stable in Bethlehem. As a grown man, he preaches about his father's kingdom, gathers twelve disciples around him, performs miracles and is revered by the people as the long-awaited Messiah. Fearing for their position of power, the celebrated saviour is a thorn in the side of the Roman rulers and the Jewish priesthood: they have Jesus persecuted, arrested and sentenced to death on the cross. With his subsequent resurrection and ascension, he proves to humanity his identity as the Son of God. He Walks in Beauty Documentary, Filmmaker Documentary, Director's Commentary, Alternative Scene: Judas Dies , Original Theatrical Trailer.
The Night of the Hunterincredibly, the only film the great actor CHARLES LAUGHTON ever directed is truly a standalone masterwork. A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, it stars a sublimely sinister ROBERT MITCHUM (Cape Fear, The Friends of Eddie Coyle) as a traveling preacher named Harry Powell (he of the tattooed knuckles), whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow, played by SHELLEY WINTERS (A Place in the Sun, The Diary of Anne Frank) are uncovered by her terrified young children. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humour, this ethereal, expressionistic American classicalso featuring the contributions of actress LILLIAN GISH (Intolerance, Duel in the Sun) and writer JAMES AGEEis cinema's quirkiest rendering of the battle between good and evil. Special Features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary featuring assistant director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter, a two-and-a-half-hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film New documentary featuring interviews with producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman New video interview with Simon Callow, author of Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor Clip from The Ed Sullivan Show, in which cast members perform live a scene that was deleted from the film Fifteen-minute episode of the BBC show Moving Pictures about the film Archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez Gallery of sketches by author Davis Grubb New video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow
Disney loved to mix live action with animation (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), but this 1977 effort falls on its face. The turn-of-the-century story concerns an orphaned boy whose only friend is a cartoon monster. While the latter is entertainingly rendered, the rest of the film strains to be enchanting and the cast overreaches in a big way. Not for anybody over the age of ten. --Tom Keogh
Nicole Kidman is Isabel Archer a young woman of daring independence and equally fierce desires. But her headstrong innocence is no match for the manipulations of her duplicitous friend Madame Merle (Barbara Hershey in an Oscar-nominated performance) and the devious Gilbert Osmond (John Malkovich). Adapted from the novel by Henry James.
A talented musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto and the concentration camps of World War II.
An old fur trader embarks on his own war to reclaim his 'trade' embezzled from him by bounty seeking scalphunters...
Drama based on the novel by Evan Hunter. Assistant District Attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster) investigates the gangland murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy. Three Italian teenagers from the notorious Thunderbird gang stand trial for the murder, but Bell determines to uncover the motivation behind such a cold, brutal attack. He begins to discover, however, that the facts of the case are not as straightforward as they seem.
On their return from a hunting trip in the Canadian mountains, Mountie Thomas O'Rourke (Alan Ladd) and his Cree half brother Cajou (Jay Silverheels) stumble upon a burned out wagon train and its sole survivor, Grace Markey (Shelley Winters). Indian tensions are running high as the warring American Sioux cross the border from the United States in an attempt to enlist the help of the Cree to fight the U.S. Cavalry. To prevent the alliance between the two Indian nations, the Canadian troops embark on a march to Fort Walsh, a dangerous journey with death stalking their every move. Caught between his duty as a soldier and his beliefs as a man raised by the Cree, O'Rourke must decide where his loyalties lie.
Frontiersman Lin McAdam (Stewart) is attempting to track down both his father's murderer and his one-of-a-kind rifle the Winchester '73 as it passes among a diverse group of desperate characters including a crazed highwayman (Dan Duryea) an immoral gunrunner (John McIntire) a savage young Indian chief (Rock Hudson) and McAdam's own murderous brother (Stephen McNally)...
Interviews with Andy Warhol and his eccentric peers as well as a look at his art and films.
Fresh out of college, Larry Lapinksy leaves his traditional Jewish home - and his over-bearing mother - in Brooklyn. An aspiring actor, he moves to Manhattan and the bohemian enclave of Greenwich Village where he seeks his fortune. He quickly takes his place among young creative types and is soon on the verge of a career breakthrough but his mother finds it hard to let him go. Product Features High-Definition Transfer UK Blu-ray Premiere Original Mono Audio Optional English SDH Subtitles for the Main Feature Still Gallery Video Essay on Director Paul Mazursky by Film Critic Mark Searby Audio Commentary by Director Paul Mazursky and Actress Ellen Greene Trailer
An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods 'The Diary Of Anne Frank' features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13-year-old biographer of her family's two year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive lifestyle as an adventure but in time the ever-increasing fear of discovery and close quarters prove nearly unbearableifor the eight personalities in hiding which include Mr. Dussell (Ed Wynn) the abrasive Mrs. Van Daan (the Oscar-winning Shelley Winters) her husband (Lou Jacobi) and their son Peter (Richard Beymer) for whom Anne develops an impossible love...
An adaptation of John Cleland's infamous erotic novel this is the sensual story of nubile virginal country girl Fanny Hill forced into the oldest profession in the world. Throwing herself body and soul into her new work Fanny comes to derive enormous pleasure from her new-found ability to please yet all the while longing for her innocent first love...
Alfie is not really a bad sort. It's just that he has this overwhelming desire for the opposite sex. You might say that ""birds"" are irresistible to him sort of second nature. With Michael Caine in the title role Alfie is a ribald and wild comedy filled with sex and sin. For those who want to be entertained Alfie is charming delightful and quick-moving. For those who want more there is beneath the surface a lingering tragedy simply and poignantly told about the taker and the t
Mere months after delivering one of the definitive examples of film noir with Kiss Me Deadly, Robert Aldrich brought a noir flavour to Hollywood with his classic adaptation of Clifford Odets stage play, The Big Knife. Charles Castle, one of Hollywood s biggest stars, looks like he has it all. But his marriage is falling apart and his wife is threatening to leave him if he renews his contract. Studio boss Stanley Shriner Hoff isn t taking the news too well, and he ll do anything he can to get his man to sign on the dotted line even if means exposing dark secrets... Winner of the Silver Lion at the 1955 Venice Film Festival, The Big Knife also boasts a remarkable cast list including Jack Palance (Shane) as Castle and Rod Steiger (On the Waterfront) as Hoff, plus Shelley Winters (The Night of the Hunter), Ida Lupino (On Dangerous Ground), Jean Hagen (Singin in the Rain) and Everett Sloane (Citizen Kane). SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand-new 2K restoration from original film elements produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed LPCM mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by film critics Glenn Kenny and Nick Pinkerton, recorded exclusively for this release Bass on Titles Saul Bass, responsible for The Big Knife s credit sequence, discusses some of his classic work in this self-directed documentary from 1972 Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Nathalie Morris
A brand-new restoration of I Am a Camera, a 1955 British comedy-drama film based on the 1945 book The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (also the inspiration for the hit stage and film sensation Cabaret) and the 1951 eponymous play by John Van Druten. The story is based on a fictionalized account of Isherwood's time living in Berlin between the World Wars. Directed by Henry Cornelius, from a script by John Collier, I Am a Camera stars Laurence Harvey as Isherwood and Julie Harris recreating her Tony Award-winning performance as Sally Bowles. Product Features Peter Parker on Christopher Isherwood Interview with journalist and film critic Anna Smith Stills gallery Trailer
After the Nazis invade Amsterdam 13-year-old Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in an attic. Her remarkable account of their strife and of her first love unfolds In this extraordinary portrait of humanity - now 55 years after its first release and 85 years after Anne's birth. Nominated for eight Oscars and Winning three The Diary of Anne Frank is a timeless story of hope and love amidst adversity.
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