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Star Trek - Volume 12 (Episodes 23 & 24) (1967) - DVD in Movies: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Episode 23 - A TASTE OF ARMAGEDDON: In a brilliant satire of modern warfare by proxy as carried out by the Superpowers, Kirk and Spock land on a strange world where, in order to mitigate the physical destructiveness of warfare, two planets battle by computer, with designated human casualties herded into death chambers. First aired February 23, 1967. Episode 24 - SPACE SEED: Kirk matches wits with a race of supermen led by the brilliant, powerful, and wicked Khan. The "seed" for "Star Trek 2: The...
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battle cry (1955) & battleground (DVD)
Two World War II movies combine on this release. BATTLE CRY: Non-stop action characterizes this World War II epic with an all-star cast. The heroic exploits of a Marine battalion are followed from basic training through the bloody invasion of Aaipan. Newsreel and `Speedy Gonzales` cartoon are a part of this Leon Uris novel brought to the big screen. Academy Award Nominations: Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. BATTLEGROUND: Dedicated to the battered bastards of Bastogne, this dramatic...
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Sayonara takes its own sweet time to unfold; in so doing, it permits us to make intimate acquaintance with its characters, so as to better understand their multitextured motivations. The film is set in Japan during the Korean War. While on leave, pugnacious American soldier Red Buttons falls in love with Japanese maiden Miyoshi Umeki . Given the army's official policy against interracial marriage, Buttons is courting a court-martial. His best friend, major Marlon Brando , tries to talk Buttons out...
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The Kissing Bandit (1948) - DVD in Movies: Musical & Performing Arts
This 1948 technicolor spectacle features Frank Sinatra in the unusual comedic role of a Mexican bandito. Sinatra as Ricardo, who travels to California to claim the inn his mysterious father left to him. Here, Ricardo discovers that his father was known as the "kissing bandit." This information initially shocks Ricardo, but he soon follows in the footsteps of his father due to prodding by his father's old gang and local girls such as Kathryn Grayson and Ann Miller who anyone would want to steal a...
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Sweet Charity (1968) - DVD in Movies: Musical & Performing Arts
Choreographer-turned-director Bob Fosse made his feature film debut with this glitzy screen version of the hit Broadway musical. The star of the show is Charity, a warm-hearted taxi-dancer who longs to "go straight" by marrying a decent guy and settling down to a career as a dental technician. But her trusting nature and dangerously naive outlook on life make the dance hall girl prey for a succession of opportunistic men. Used and abused and finally jilted at the altar, Charity's innocent spirit...
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father kino story (DVD)
Featuring an all-star television cast including Ricardo Montalban of The Love Boat and Cesar Romero of Falcon Crest, PADRE ON HORSEBACK is based on the true story of Old West missionary Father Kino. A Jesuit priest who dedicated much of his life to building missions for Native Americans, Father Kino also helped these indigenous residents of California, Arizona and Mexico sustain agricultural communities. This made-for-TV movie chronicles his adventurous and exciting experience in what was, at...
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The Bronze Screen - 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood (null) - DVD in Movies: Musical & Performing Arts
THE BRONZE SCREEN examines the history of Latinos in Hollywood, from the earliest days to the present. From the earliest stereotypes and distortions to the present day, the image of the Latino in Hollywood is chronicled through interviews and film clips.
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Hispanic actors have lit up cinema screens across the globe. This documentary takes a look at the careers of some of the biggest Hispanic names in the business, including Jennifer Lopez, Carmen Miranda, Anthony Quinn, and Salma Hayek.
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Hispanic Hollywood (1999) - DVD in Movies: Musical & Performing Arts
This is a special that celebrates the legacy on the silver screen of Hispanic entertainers, from the early "Latin Lover" exemplified by Valentino to modern celebrities such as Antonio Banderas and Jimmy Smits. With clips from famous and important films and interviews. Also includes "Fiesta", a look at a real Mexican fiesta from 1942 starring some of that era's top Mexican film stars.
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Incoming MGM production head Dore Schary ramrodded Battleground into the studio's schedule over the virulent protests of MGM boss Louis Mayer . The result was an award-winning box-office hit, as well as the beginning of the end of Mayer 's power. This dramatization of the battles of Bastogne and the Bulge in the waning days of World War II concentrates on a single infantry unit. Van Johnson and John Hodiak are the ostensible stars, but the film is stolen by James Whitmore as the cigar-chomping, battle...
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Spy Kids 3-D Game Over (Two-Disc Collector's Series) (DVD) Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban - Comedy Movies
The Spy Kids are back again! This time, their trademark action is combined with the very latest digital technology and the thrill of the 3-D experience to deliver a motion picture event that pushes family fun to the next…
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Sayonara (1957) - DVD in Movies: Dramas
Marlon Brando is an American serviceman on leave in Japan during the Korean War who discovers that his long-distance relationship with his fiancee has faltered. He soon finds that he has fallen in love with a Japanese entertainer (Miko Taka), despite the policies and standards set by the American government. Based on James Michener's best-selling novel.
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Battleground (1949) - DVD in Movies: Action/Adventure
"Dedicated to the battered bastards of Bastogne," this dramatic historic film directed by William Wellman tells the story of a U.S. Army division in the European theater near the end of World War II. In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, the Germans launch a final attack that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. George Murphy, who portrays Private Ernest J. "Pop" Stazak, leads a terrific cast that also includes John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, and James Whitmore. The film was nominated...
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964) - DVD in Movies: Westerns
Plagued by ill health and hampered by the obtuse decisions of dull-witted studio chiefs, John Ford had reached a point in his life not unlike that of the tribe he depicts in CHEYENNE AUTUMN, his final Western. A large majority of the remaining 1000 members of the Cheyenne tribe forced onto an Oklahoma reservation in the 1870s have been killed by disease and starvation while waiting a year for promised government aid. Driven by the need to survive, the last 250-odd Indians begin an arduous 1,500 mile...
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Portrait in Black/Madame X (1960) - DVD in Movies: Dramas
PORTRAIT IN BLACK: A complex melodrama about an ailing Nob Hill magnate named Matt Cobb whose neglected wife is secretly seeing his doctor. Together the lovers conspire to kill off the iron-fisted millionaire, but one murder leads to another, and soon Cobb's daughter becomes suspicious of her scheming stepmother. MADAME X: A woman with a "dark past" marries an up-and-coming politician, but when her background threatens his career, she leaves him and degenerates into a life of alcoholism and drug...
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Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall). Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for Outstanding Make-up Achievement, Planet Of The Apes is grand entertainment from its visually arresting beginning to the chilling...
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Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) - DVD in Movies: Action/Adventure
The spy kids are back in this highly inventive sequel to the original smash hit. Once again, cinematic multi-tasker Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS 2's director, writer, producer, director of photography, editor, and composer) brings his high-octane, technicolor brand of antics and special effects to the screen. This time the kids are a little older and a lot more experienced as they fight to save the world and secure their reputation as the best in town. After proving themselves as top-notch spies like...
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Act of Violence/Mystery Street (null) - DVD in Movies: Dramas
ACT OF VIOLENCE: The life of a former soldier in World War II is turned upside down when a colleague tracks him down in the cult film noir ACT OF VIOLENCE. MYSTERY STREET: A man is wrongly accused of murder when a skeleton shows up in Cape Cod. The detective in charge of the case faces many obstacles as he tries to prove the man's innocence.
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Burke's Law - Season 1 Vol. 1 (2007) - DVD in Movies: Dramas
Amos Burke (Gene Barry) is a tough LAPD chief of detectives; he's also a mansion-dwelling millionaire. Burke doesn't have to wear the badge for the money--he does it because it's who he is. When not riding around in his chauffeured Rolls-Royce, or flirting with the lovely ladies who surround him, Burke's pairing up with fresh-faced rookie Tim Tilson (Gary Conway) and veteran cop Les Hart (Regis Toomey) to solve some of the city's most puzzling crimes. But while Burke has a taste for the finer things...
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Combat! - Season 5: Invasion 1 (1966) - DVD in Movies: Education/General Interest
The longest-running WWII TV drama of all time, COMBAT! aired from 1962 to 1967, and took a gritty look at a platoon of men bravely fighting their way through Europe. King Company is headed by Lt. Gil Hanley (Rick Jason), with help from his second in command, Lt. Chip Saunders (Vic Morrow); the excellent ensemble cast included a large number of guest stars in addition to the series regulars. Known for its realism, the show was valued for its insight into the conditions of war as in real life the conflict...
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Kim Possible: The Villain Files (2004) - DVD in Movies: Television
KIM POSSIBLE is the popular, action-packed animated show on the Disney Channel. Kim herself is a teenage super-spy, constantly struggling to balance high school, her mischievous brothers, and foiling the latest super-villainous plot to take over the world! KIM POSSIBLE: THE VILLAIN FILES focuses on the battles between Kim and her sidekick Ron Stoppable with such dastardly miscreants as Duff Killigan, Senor Senior Jr., and Dr. Drakken. Featuring four episodes of the hit TV series, including one never...
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Features: DVD Features: 6-Disc Set Region 1 Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Full Frame - 1.33 Disc 1: PLANET OF THE APES (1968) Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish Dolby Surround - French DTS 5.1 Surround - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: 1. Jerry Goldsmith - Composer 2. Roddy Mc Dowell, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter - Stars, John Chambers - Make-up Artist 3. Eric Greene - PLANET OF THE APES series expert (Text...
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) - DVD in Movies: Action/Adventure
The SPY KIDS are back in this third installment of the popular series from Robert Rodriguez that features high-tech 3-D animation (DVD only) woven into the images of the film with digital technology. Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) is ready to quit the OSS spy Agency until the President (George Clooney, in one of the film's many celebrity cameos) warns him that the evil Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone) has taken his sister Carmen (Alexa Vega) hostage in a technicolor virtual reality videogame created to...
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TCM Greatest Classic Films: World War II-Battlefront Europe (1970) - DVD in Movies: Action/Adventure
Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, and Charles Bronson star in this explosive collection of WWII actioners set in war-torn Europe. Included here are KELLY'S HEROES, THE DIRTY DOZEN, WHERE EAGLES DARE, and BATTLEGROUND. Please see individual titles for complete synopsis information.
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The Golden Age of Theater - Vol. 2 (1950) - DVD in Movies: Dramas
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