A son's story of his bipolar poet mother with delusions of grandeur, who falls into the care of an unorthodox psychiatrist.
Considered by many to be double Pulitzer Prize Winner Tennessee Williams finest play this production of The Glass Menagerie stars Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn as tough matriarch Amanda Wingfield. Long ago abandoned by her husband Amanda Wingfield dominates her children with her faded gentility and exagerrated tales of her Southern belle past. Her son Tom is now the family's breadwinner but longs to be free from the shackles of his family. Her disabled daughter Laura is painfu
Set in the deep freeze of a northern Michigan winter when a group of college students volunteer to assist their psychology professor with his research their weekend retreat turns into a nightmare...
It is 1934 and Sam Wilson is ten years old when his mother Dora leaves her husband and brings Sam to Skellerton the Yorkshire mining village where she grew up. Her father Jack has been unemployed for more than eight years and her family has little enough money to support themselves. Will they manage with another two mouths to feed and how will Sam's boyhood change?
Following the death of her mother, Ida (Sandra Kampp) moves in with her aunt (Sidse Babette Knudsen) and her grown sons. Though her Aunt's home is filled with physical tenderness and love, the family leads a violent and criminal life. And when an unforeseen murder puts pressure on the family and their loyalty to each other, tension builds as love and violence become impossible to separate. Featuring a breakout performance from Kampp, the acclaimed debut feature from Jeanette Nordahl is an enthralling, brooding and utterly gripping thriller that packs a powerful emotional punch.
Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale star in this epic tale of two great friends caught up in the infamous attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, an event which spurred the US involvement in World War II.
Titles Comprise:Jerry Maguire: Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a man who knows the score. As a top agent at Sports Management International, Jerry is unquestionably master of his universe - until, that is, he gets a sudden attack of morals and is unceremoniously fired!Hanging on by a thread, Jerry is forced to start from scratch, supported only be three very unlikely allies- single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger ), her cheeky young son Ray and Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a second rank player for the Arizona Cardinals and Jerry's sole remaining client.Intolerable Cruelty:From the Coen brothers comes this witty, sharp comedy about a man who wins in court and courts to win! Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all. Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all. A hilarious battle of deceit and cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn, with each one trying to outsmart the other. Underhand tactics, deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes...
Filmed in Paris by Oscar-nominated director Christopher Miles from celebrated French dramatist Jean Anouilh's first original screenplay, this bittersweet romantic comedy-drama stars Joanna Shimkus, Mel Ferrer, Britt Ekland and Susan Hampshire. A tale of three love affairs seen from the viewpoint of a small studio room in Montmartre, Time for Loving showcases a classic score from legendary composer Michel Legrand (with vocals from Dusty Springfield and Matt Monro) and is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Special Features Brand-new interviews with actor Susan Hampshire and director Christopher Miles Two short films by Christopher Miles: The Six-Sided Triangle and Rhythm 'n' Greens Theatrical trailer Image gallery Limited edition booklet written by Laura Mayne
Lajja is a journey...From the opulent city of New York to a remote village in Uttar Pradesh...From the adobe of the rich to the corner of poor...From the silence of a martyr to the outcry of a rebel...A journey that is unified by an astonishing discovery - that a woman wherever whenever has to face mankind at its heniour worst.As the journey extends so does the intensity of her misery...Why is VAIDEHI's womb the only weapon to fight the atrocities that she has to face? Why should
She desperately wants a baby - how much is she prepared to risk? Rachel and Tom Stockman are the perfect couple. The only thing they lack is a child. But Rachel has a rare mental disorder which can cause irreversible birth defects. With all the odds against them it seems that Tom and Rachel must be reconciled to being childless. But Rachel is determined to have a baby - in fact she is prepared to risk everything to become pregnant: her marriage her health even her sanity. So can she prove the medical community wrong? Can she beat the demons inside her own head? Or will she have a terrible price to pay?
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Atom Egoyan himself stars as a photographer sent to Armenia to document historic churches for a calendar commission in this haunting beguiling romantic drama. Taking along his wife as a translator the couple's relationship begins to unravel as she becomes more and more drawn to her ethnic roots and to their Armenian guide.
In this thrilling Academy Award-winning drama (Best Special Effects 1943) Tyrone Power plays Navy Lieutenant Ward Stewart a crewmember aboard a sub responsible for investigating a suspicious tanker in the Atlantic. Initially Stewart takes a liking to his Commander - Dewey Connors (Dana Andrews) - until he realises that the woman he has fallen in love with is actually Connors' fiancee. Not only that but once the crew tracks the tanker to an island they discover that it is reall
A tale of a disillusioned teacher's struggle against the brutal regime of an Irish Reformatory School in 1939.
This fantastic box set features six of Errol Flynn's finest performances plus an insightful documentary into the life and man behind the screen. Features: 1. Captain Blood - 1935 2. Dodge City - 1939 3. The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex - 1939 4. The Sea Hawk - 1940 5. They Dies With Their Boots On - 1941 6. Dive Bomber - 1941 7. The Adventures Of Errol Flynn
Svengali tells the story of Dixie (Jonny Owen) a small town guy with a big dream. He leaves a humble Welsh mining twon for the bright lights of London intent on becoming the manager of the best band on the world. A feel-good British comedy with a heart of gold and a soundtrack to match (featuring music by The Stone Roses The Coral Jake Bugg The Libertines and The Prems). Special Features: Making of (30 mins approx)
Lake Placid (Dir. Steve Miner 1999): Bill Pullman Bridget Fonda and Oliver Platt share an appetite for sheer adventure when a tranquil New England lakefront erupts into an action-packed den of destruction in this ""Monster of a hit!"" (Wireless Magazine). An investigative team of malcontents (armed with state-of-the-art equipment high-powered weaponry and a biting sense of sarcasm) must work together to defeat Black Lake's most ferocious resident: a 30-foot prehistoric crocod
'The King Of Marvin Gardens' is a dark drama about two brothers who team up for an odd real estate scheme involving a Hawaiian island. Jason (Bruce Dern) summons his younger sibling David (Jack Nicholson) a Philadelphia radio personality to join him in Atlantic City to get the deal going. But when David arrives he finds that a local crime boss has had Jason thrown in jail. David intervenes on his brother's behalf and succeeds in bailing Jason out. But the charges won't be dropped
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