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Two couples find their lives turned upside down by their un ... Read more

Two couples find their lives turned upside down by their unfulfilled longings in this ensemble comedy from director Woody Allen. Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena (Gemma Jones) have been married for years. They have a grown-up daughter named Sally (Naomi Watts), who is married to a successful novelist named Roy (Josh Brolin), but finds the future of her marriage in jeopardy after falling for Greg (Antonio Banderas), the dapper owner of a prominent art gallery. Meanwhile, as Roy develops a fixation on Dia (Freida Pinto), an exotic beauty he encounters on the street, Alfie ditches Helena for Charmaine (Lucy Punch), an impressionable young call girl. Now it seems that the harder everyone tries runs away from their problems, the faster their lives seem to fall apart. Minimize

Meet the ColorsTM DVDLearning Colors Has Never Been This Mu ... Read more

Meet the ColorsTM DVDLearning Colors Has Never Been This Much Fun!Children will fall in love with these wonderful characters as they "Meet the Colors." Children who watch Meet the Colors can easily learn 8 basic colors in a few days. Preschool Prep Series DVDs are used in thousands of schools and have won over 25 national awards. You will be amazed at how easily your little ones can learn their colors!Featuring: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Black and WhiteEnglish/Spanish Minimize

Features: Born in 1868 to former slaves, Scott Joplin grew ... Read more

Features: Born in 1868 to former slaves, Scott Joplin grew up in the post-reconstruction south where African Americans were denied basic civil rights and economic opportunities. Despite these obstacles, he and others helped create a form of music that captured America's heart. The energy and "feel-good" spirit of this music spread across the Atlantic and influenced many European composers. The polyrhythms and syncopations of West Africa, along with the harmonies and melodies of Europe and North America made ragtime "king" and Scott Joplin the king of ragtime. Today Joplin is acknowledged as one of America's greatest composers. Eight of his most famous works are heard here in their entirety including the Entertainer and the first million seller in U.S. history, The Maple Leaf Rag. With talent, determination and self-discipline, Scott Joplin provided generations to come with a rich Minimize

Shy, overweight Humphrey Rump is finally bringing home a gi ... Read more

Shy, overweight Humphrey Rump is finally bringing home a girl! The whole family's gathered around the dinner table to meet her, and like usual, everybody's letting loose with their rudest and crudest behavior. The family gets a jolt when Lacy is nothing like they expected. She's a slim, white beauty as pure as the driven snow. And the surprises just keep coming in the fun-filled feast that doesn't know the meaning of good taste! Minimize

Medium shot of Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley a ... Read more

Medium shot of Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, and Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow, as they stand before the Wizard in Emerald City. Minimize

1. In the Hall of the Mountain King2. Nobody's Heart Belong ... Read more

1. In the Hall of the Mountain King2. Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me3. You're the Top4. (Theme From) Picnic5. Three Stoned Mice6. It's De-Lovely7. Next Time, Take the Train8. Georgia on My Mind9. Back in Your Own Backyard10. My Romance11. Feelin' Low12. Don't Worry 'Bout Me13. Everything's Coming Up Roses14. I'm Nobody's Baby15. Does Your Heart Beat for Me16. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me17. Rosie18. Do You Ever Think of Me19. Thank Heaven for Little Girls20. Bye Bye Blackbird21. I Could Have Danced All Night22. It's Only a Paper Moon23. Just in Time24. Susie Q Minimize

Meet the Parents found such tremendous success in the chemi ... Read more

Meet the Parents found such tremendous success in the chemistry produced by the contrasting personalities of stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller that the film's creators went for broke with the same formula again in "Meet the Fockers". This time around, Jack and Dina Byrnes (De Niro and Blythe Danner) climb into Jack's new kevlar-lined RV with daughter Pam (Teri Polo), soon-to-be son-in-law Gaylord (Stiller), and Jack's infant grandson from his other daughter for the trip to Florida to meet Gaylord's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in a casting coup). The potential in-laws are, of course, the opposite of Jack, a pair of randy, touchy-feely fun-lovers. The rest of the movie is pretty much a sitcom: put Bernie and Roz together with Jack, and watch the in-laws clash as Gaylord squirms. As with the original, there is a sense of joy in watching these actors take on their roles with obvious relish, and the Hoffman-Streisand-Stiller triumvirate is likeable enough to draw you in. But the formula doesn't work as well in "Fockers" mostly because much of the humor is based on two obvious gimmicks: Gaylord Focker's name, and the fact that Streisand's character is a sex therapist. As a result, the movie itself is more contrived and predictable, and a lot less fun than the original. The casting is grand, but one wishes more thought was put into the script."--Dan Vancini" Minimize

This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parris ... Read more

This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives he senses that his death is near. On the same day Parrish's younger daughter Susan Claire Forlani meets a handsome young stranger Brad Pitt at a neighboring coffee shop and is instantly smitten. As they part the young stranger is killed and his body is occupied by Death who is coming to Earth to warn Parrish that his death is indeed imminent. Death enters the Parrish household disguised as Joe Black the handsome stranger and although Parrish understands Death's intentions he lets the family believe that Joe Black is a young business associate. Susan is shocked to find the familiar young man at her family dinner that evening and as she begins a passionate love affair with the debonaire stranger she has no idea that she has fallen not for the young stranger from the coffee shop but for Death himself. In an effort to prolong his life and his daughter's happiness William agrees to take Joe on a tour of human life that includes board meetings family parties and ultimately romance. As long as Joe falls in love Parrish remains alive. This version was inspired by the Alberto Casella play DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY and the subsequent 1934 film. Minimize

Features: Gatherer of the past, inspirer of the future, a c ... Read more

Features: Gatherer of the past, inspirer of the future, a colossus astride history and civilization, Johann Sebastian Bach personified and brought to a close the Baroque era of music. In his lifetime, his reputation was as a great organist; as a composer, his music was considered old-fashioned and overly embellished. Bach's mastery of the older poly-phonic style was in conflict with the younger generation's preference for the newer homophonic style. When he dies, his musical legacy of over one thousand compositions suffered neglect for almost a century. His "rediscovery" was one of the major turning points in music history. Filmed on the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, this production guides the audience through the composer's life. Selections from Bach's orchestral and religious works are heard and excerpts from many of his masterpieces are performed on the clavichord, harpsichord, Minimize

A young man meets his dream woman and isn't the least bit t ... Read more

A young man meets his dream woman and isn't the least bit troubled that she's a washed-up porn actress 30 years his senior in this independent coming-of-age comedy. Tobe Hulbert Dustin Ingram is a 17-year-old high school graduate who is the working definition of a loser -- he's nerdy and socially inept he lives with his eccentric grandfather Brian Dennehy his closest friend Kenny Daniel Yelsky is only 12 years old and he drives a beat-up hot-dog wagon with a giant frankfurter bolted to the roof. Among his other obsessions Tobe is fascinated with adult movies of the 1970s and '80s and his favorite actress is Monica Velour Kim Cattrall who in her heyday was the hottest star in porn. When Tobe discovers there's a collector living in Indiana Keith David who is willing to buy his wagon for a good price IandI Monica Velour will be appearing at a gentleman's club nearby he decides fate is smiling on him and hits the road. However the "gentleman's club" turns out to be a sleazy dive and time hasn't been kind to Monica; when several patrons begin shouting insults at her Tobe defends her honor and gets beat up for his trouble. Monica gratefully befriends Tobe and lets him stay at the trailer park she calls home; he begins to imagine he might have a chance with the woman of his dreams but while she sees Tobe as a kindred spirit she has bigger things to deal with including a career that's going nowhere an ugly relationship with her ex-husband and a contentious battle to win back custody of her daughter. The first feature film from writer and director Keith Bearden MEET MONICA VELOUR received its world premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Minimize

Medium shot of Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley a ... Read more

Medium shot of Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, and Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow, as they stand before the Wizard in Emerald City. Minimize

When two women get together to discuss the characters of a ... Read more

When two women get together to discuss the characters of a new book one of them is writing, they are unaware that they both love the same man... just like the characters in the novel. This 1941 remake of a 1933 film with the same name stars Joan Crawford and Greer Garson as the ladies in the love triangle, both smitten with Herbert Marshall, in a dashing turn. The exquisite production values earned the film an Academy Award nomination for Best Interior Decoration. Minimize

In István Szabó's MEETING VENUS, a Hungarian music director ... Read more

In István Szabó's MEETING VENUS, a Hungarian music director, Zoltan Szanto (Niels Arestrup), always perceptive of the sly slights of Western Europeans toward those from the East, arrives in Paris to conduct Wagner's TANNHÄUSER at an opera house beset with labor and union problems. In addition, the large multinational cast only adds to the confusion and ultimate chaos. Although she arrives a week late, the Swedish diva, Karin Anderson (Glenn Close), is at first warmly supportive of Zoltan and quells the complaining of the company. But when she falls into an affair with the married conductor, their passionate personal relationship spills over and has an contagious effect on the cast and crew. Close, her singing voice dubbed by Kiri Te Kanawa, gives a commanding, impressive performance as the emotional diva--she's as sweet as sugar and as hard as steel. When Zoltan goes with her for a weekend performance in Budapest, the close proximity of his mistress and his wife nearly causes him to have a nervous breakdown. Minimize

Shy, overweight Humphrey Rump is finally bringing home a gi ... Read more

Shy, overweight Humphrey Rump is finally bringing home a girl! The whole family's gathered around the dinner table to meet her, and like usual, everybody's letting loose with their rudest and crudest behavior. The family gets a jolt when Lacy is nothing like they expected. She's a slim, white beauty as pure as the driven snow. And the surprises just keep coming in the fun-filled feast that doesn't know the meaning of good taste! Minimize

Features: Mozart's music was the embodiment of the Classica ... Read more

Features: Mozart's music was the embodiment of the Classical style of late eighteenth century Europe. Teaching himself piano and violin by age four and composing by age five, he went on to dazzle the music world, becoming history's prototypical child prodigy. Struggling for independence as an artist in a society that saw musicians as palace servants, while personally fighting to assert himself against a domineering father, Mozart's prolific works reflect these frustrations and highest hopes. A master of all musical forms and genres, from the piano sonata and string quartet to the concerto, symphony and opera, his more than eight hundred compositions are among humanity's most cherished possessions. In a life cut tragically short, Mozart's works have long endured to delight and move audiences the world over. Table of Contents: Publisher: Meet the Muscns Composer: KOBRAY Catalog Number: Minimize

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Abbott & Coste ... Read more

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Abbott & Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela LugosiDirector: Charles BartonCo-stars: Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert83 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD: Region 1Hilarious spoof of the classic Universal horror films of the 1930s and early 40s, with Abbott and Costello playing railway porters who unwittingly deliver the "undead" bodies of Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange) and Dracula (Bela Lugosi) to a wax museum, where the bodies are revived. Thus awakened, Dracula becomes intent on replacing the catatonic Monster's brain with dim-witted Costello's, because it would make the beast easier to control. Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) attempts to help the boys, but he's got problems of his own: he turns into a wolfman whenever there's a full moon. Horror buffs will note that Chaney, Jr., who had played the Monster in THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, fills in for Strange in the shot where the Monster tosses actress Lenore Aubert out a window. Strange had broken his foot in an accident and, rather than lose three days of shooting, Chaney volunteered to don the makeup once again. After this film's considerable success at the box office, Abbott and Costello made seven more pictures in which they "met" Hollywood monsters, but none were as lively and entertaining as this one. Minimize

In this live recording from 1982, virtuoso keyboard musicia ... Read more

In this live recording from 1982, virtuoso keyboard musicians Chick Corea and Friedrich Gulda met for the first time at the Munich Klaviersommer and gave a concert in the Congress Hall of the German Museum. Alongside various improvisations they perform jazz standards and end with a lyrically rendered paraphrase of Brahms's Wiegenlied. Minimize

Medium shot of Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley a ... Read more

Medium shot of Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, and Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow, as they stand before the Wizard in Emerald City. Minimize

In this tale of intersecting lives a Japanese hit man a gri ... Read more

In this tale of intersecting lives a Japanese hit man a grief-stricken hotel manager an illegal immigrant and a backpacker from Britain find their fates colliding in the city of Los Angeles. Takashi used to take lives for a living. Now after four years in a coma he's back in the real world. Fleeing the painful memories of his past he moves to L.A. to start life on a clean slate. Meanwhile philandering hotel manager Blake is beginning to regret the recent affair that destroyed his marriage. Over time the two men strike up an unexpected friendship. Meanwhile undocumented worker Julio works in the kitchen of an Indian restaurant sending his earnings back to his family in Mexico. Though he wouldn't seem to have anything in common with itinerant British womanizer Guy it isn't long before they have forged a close bond. When these four men come together none of their lives will ever be the same again. Minimize