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Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting
An American institution turns fifty, and the disc release to mark the event is a very long (almost six hours) compendium of…
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Whirlpool (1949)
Otto Preminger and Gene Tierney's return to the noir fold plays better now than it once did -- the performances are impressive…
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The System (The Girl-Getters)
England's swingin' '60s were more than A Hard Day's Night, the Mersey Beat and slapstick in the street with Rita Tushingham. Michael…
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Gremlins 4K Ultra HD
The exclusive 4K Ultra-HD club welcomes a worthy new member, Joe Dante's evergreen horror comedy (and Christmas delight) about a cute furry…
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The Major and the Minor
This can't-lose comedy is ace writer-director Billy Wilder's first solo directing credit; he and writing partner Charles Brackett concoct a side-splitting crowdpleaser…
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The Tall Men
The legendary director Raoul Walsh hits The Big Trail one more time for a CinemaScope & stereophonic 'big star' cattle drive movie,…
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The Mind Benders
This strange picture goes forth in search of a genre, mainly because its theme -- the destruction of the human personality --…
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Touchez pas au grisbi
'Hands off the Loot!' Jacques Becker's crackling Paris crime tale is a time machine to an age of Parisian tough guys in…
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Jezebel
Which Bette Davis movies qualify for greatness? Her flawed character in this costume picture doesn't conquer all, and it's historically more…
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Soldier of Fortune
Two-fisted Hong Kong racketeer Clark Gable goes out on a limb to recover Susan Hayward's husband, held prisoner in Red China. In…
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A Bucket of Blood
Roger Corman's 'sick sick sick!' horror comedy is still a delight, and Olive's Signature edition accompanies it with some excellent Elijah Drenner…
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Circus of Horrors
Four out of five psychologists agree that something rotten is alive and well between the sawdust and the high wire in the…
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90° in the Shade
Everyday Noir in Prague: a one-of-a-kind Czech/Brit coproduction teams fine British actors (Anne Heywood, James Booth, Sir Donald Wolfit) with the home-grown…
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Noir Archive 9-Film Collection Volume 3
Mill Creek and Kit Parker have raided the Columbia vault once again in search of Noir Gold from the 'fifties. Their selection…
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Who Saw Her Die?
Giallos run hot and cold, but this one has plenty to recommend it -- a serious outlook, a focus on elements other…
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Dinosaurus!
Were movie folk blind in 1960? We kids were so dino- crazy, ANY movie about dinosaurs would have cleaned up at the…
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Magnificent Obsession
One of the strangest 'uplifting moral tales' of the 1950s was a huge hit, and launched Rock Hudson as a major star.…
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Death Ship (1980)
From the golden age of Canadian tax shelters comes a horror movie about a fiendish, fearful freighter fraught with frills, I mean,…
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Wagon Master
John Ford's favorite western of his own work is a curiously gentle, endearingly simple hark-back to the verities of silent filmmaking. Mormons…
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A High Wind in Jamaica
Alexander Mackendrick's exhilarating pirate adventure mixes accurate history with a fine story of innocence corrupting the corrupt: Anthony Quinn's pirate goes soft…
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The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
There's nothing like the term 'Transcendental Style' to intimidate a filmgoer, but have no fear: Yasujiro Ozu's tale of a domestic trial…
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The Witches (1990)
Roald Dahl's marvelous horror thriller for children (the ones ready for it) doesn't soft-pedal the scary stuff. Horrible (but sexy) witches plot…
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The Man in the White Suit
File this great comedy under social science fiction, subheading 'H' for hilarious. Alec Guinness's comic boffin hero is both a bringer of…
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Day of the Outlaw
How does Hollywood sell a gritty, realistic western? With a sexy shot of star Tina Louise! Viewers will be surprised: this fine…
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Wild in the Country
Elvis fans laud this high-end drama, an attempt by the superstar to lock into a mainstream acting career. Presley has fine dramatic…
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Seven Chances & Battling Butler The Buster Keaton Collection Vol. 3
In his day Buster Keaton's popularity trailed that of Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, but now those reputations have switched around. These…