Film Fresh - Musical

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

maint — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:10:25 +0000

$13.99

"Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot." And every family likes HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! a lot! This joyous, heart-tickling holiday event based on Dr. Seuss' beloved book and featuring the voice of Boris Karloff has delighted viewers of all ages since its 1966 debut. The fun begins when the grumpy, grouchy, Yule-hating Grinch plots to ruin the Who's Christmas. Can he steal their holiday spirit by stealing their holiday treats? Or does Christmas...perhaps...mean a little bit more? Bring home this glorious Re-mastered Deluxe Edition that includes Horton Hears a Who! plus a sleigh load of more bonus goodies - and let the green meanie Grinch take his rightful place alongside Ebenezer Scrooge and George Bailey (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) as a timeless symbol of the season to be jolly. Merry Grinchmas!

List Price: $19.97

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Format:

Fullscreen

Deluxe Edition

Year:

1966

Length:

26min

Price: $13.99

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The Singing Detective

maint — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:21:09 +0000

$12.99

Dennis Potter's legendary, award-winning masterpiece is all this and more. It's the story of Philip Marlow, a mystery writer stricken with a crippling skin disorder whose hallucinations interweave memories of his past with the murder mystery in his book, THE SINGING DETECTIVE, the story of a suave sleuth who croons with a big band when he's not cracking cases. Hailed by critics and audiences as one of the greatest television productions of all time, this collector's edition DVD set of THE SINGING DETECTIVE has been restored to its original brilliance and features insightful bonus features that give viewers a rare glimpse into the brilliant mind of Dennis Potter.

List Price: $14.99

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Won:

Best Actor (Downey Jr.), 2003 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/31107...

Review quote:

"When I saw it at Sundance, my attention was divided because I was trying to process the meaning of the jagged structure. Seeing it again a week ago, knowing what to expect, I found it a more moving experience." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2003

Length:

450min

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White Christmas

maint — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:53:40 +0000

$19.99

White Christmas is a treasury of Irving Berlin classics, among them "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep," "Sisters," "Blue Skies," and the beloved holiday song, "White Christmas." Two 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 and Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff from which dreams are made.

List Price: $24.99

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Anniversary Edition

Awards – Won:

Best Music, Original Song, 1955 Academy Awards

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117796333.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0

Review quote:

"Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, along with VistaVision, keep the enteratinment going in this fancifully staged production, clicking well." -- VARIETY

Year:

1954

Length:

120min

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U-Carmen

maint — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:51 +0000

$19.99

This South African version of the classic "Carmen" started as a theatre piece by an innovative group called Dimpho Di Kopane, who translated the opera into Xhosa, one of the eleven official languages in South Africa and transferred the action to a slum near Cape Town. While the broad tones of the original opera remain, they have been turned into a spectacular mixture of traditional arias and African rhythm and dance.

List Price: $26.98

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Won:

Golden Bear, 2005 Berlin International Film Festival

http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0713,various,76202,20.html

Review quote:

"A rousing and imaginative contemporary adaptation... impressively sung and performed." -- Tom Dawson, BBC ONLINE

Year:

2005

Length:

122min

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

maint — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:33 +0000

$17.99

It is 1957 in Cherbourg, France. 16-year-old Geneviève Emery is in love with a car mechanic named Guy, much to her mother's disapproval. But when Guy is sent off to fight in Algeria, another suitor enters the picture, a wealthy diamond seller named Roland, whom Geneviève's mother thinks is a much better choice for her daughter.

List Price: $24.98

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Writing, Best Music, 1966 Academy Awards

Awards – Won:

Golden Palm, OCIC Award, 1964 Cannes Film Festival

http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1168para.html

Review quote:

"It is remembered as a bold original experiment, and now that it is restored and back in circulation, it can also be remembered as a surprisingly effective film, touching and knowing and, like Deneuve, ageless." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

1964

Length:

92min

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My Voice (Nha Fala)

maint — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:28 +0000

$19.99

It has always been the firm conviction of her family that any woman who sings will die. But while she is in France, a girl from Guinea Bassau becomes an international singing sensation. Sooner or later, her mother will find out that she is singing. Then what?

List Price: $24.98

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Won:

Laterna Magica Prize, 2002 Venice Film Festival

SIGNIS Award, Prize of the City of Amiens, 2002 Amiens International Film Festival

Award of the City of Ouagadougou, 2003 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival

Year:

2002

Length:

110min

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Rent

maint — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:07:24 +0000

$13.99

Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and AIDs epidemic. RENT is based on Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical, one of the longest running shows on Broadway. The raw and riveting musical stars Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Tracie Thoms and is directed by Chris Columbus.

List Price: $19.94

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

2-disc special edition

Awards – Nominated:

Outstanding Film - Wide Release, 2006 GLADD Media Awards

Awards – Won:

Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical (Dawson), 2005 Satellite Awards

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1133604,00.html

Review quote:

"The movie is literally a series of showstoppers." -- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Year:

2005

Length:

135min

Price: $13.99

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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

maint — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:33 +0000

$11.99

You've never seen Adam like this. ADAM SANDLER'S EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS is a hilarious, animated holiday fable that's also a musical, featuring star voices from Jon Lovitz and Rob Schneider. When extremely disgruntled small-town guy Davey Stone (voiced by Sandler) faces another holiday season in his New England hometown, he does what he always has -- he screws up big and lands in jail. Davey's old basketball referee, Whitey, bails him out with the bright idea of putting Davey to work doing community service. But Davey turns his sentence into a daily disaster for Whitey and the whole town! After a few surprises -- including the mysterious reason for Davey's bad attitude and the reappearance of a childhood sweetheart -- Davey might find a reason or two to change his ways.

List Price: $14.94

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Fulscreen

2-Disc Special Edition

Awards – Won:

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Sandler), 2003 Kids' Choice Awards

Year:

2002

Length:

76min

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Just Like Before (Tulag Ng Dati)

maint — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:44:34 +0000

$29.99

The Filipino rock band The Dawn was one of the most popular bands of the 1980s in that country. At the height of their fame, their leader, Teddy Diaz, was murdered. The band eventually broke up, but then decided to reunite in 2003. This documentary follows their interactions as they try to revive their own legend.

List Price: $29.99

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Won:

Best Film, Best Sound, Best Editing, 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117931887.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0

Review quote:

"Mix of autobiographical drama and fantasy deserves marks for imagination and enterprise." -- Richard Kuipers, VARIETY

Year:

2006

Length:

105min

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Funny Face

maint — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:30:50 +0000

$14.99

Paris, the City of Light, shines even brighter when Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire team up and bring their luminious star power to this dazzling, Gershwin-tune-filled romp -- now presented as a two-disc Paramount Centennial Collection edition! Hepbrun is Jo Stockton, the shy, reluctant Greenwich Villiage bookstore clerk who is transformed into a modeling sensation by Fred Astaire, the fashion photographer who discovers her and grooms her for stardom. Kay Thompson adds to the fun as Maggie Prescott, the publisher and editor of Quality magazine, who agrees that Jo has the "new" and "fresh" qualities Prescott seeks for her publication's new look. And who could resist undergoing a complete transformation, when Paris is the destination...and love is in the air? Timeless songs, glittering Parisian sets and Stanley Donen's skilled direction make FUNNY FACE a song-and-dance extravaganza that will delight and entertain you, now and forever!

List Price: $16.99

Film details

Trailer:

DONE01.mp4

Format:

Widescreen Centennial Collection

Awards – Nominated:

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen, Best Cinematography, 1958 Academy Awards

Golden Palm, 1957 Cannes Film Festival

Best Written American Musical, 1958 WGA Awards

Awards – Won:

Special Citation Photographic Innovations, 1957 National Board of Review

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9B00E3DB143EE23BBC4151DFB566838C...

Review quote:

"The eye is intoxicated with exquisite color designs and graphic production numbers that are rich in sensory thrills." -- Bosley Crowther, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Year:

1957

Length:

103min

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