He was always the tough guy with a heart, even when playing a villain. Humphrey Bogart, screen legend in the 1940s and 1950s, comes back to thrill audiences in four of his best-known films. Special editions of Casablanca-the classic World War II romance, with Ingrid Bergman-and John Huston's Oscar-winning Treasure of the Sierra Madre are included.
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Bogie is back, with five performances that have thrilled audiences since the 1940s. From The Maltese Falcon, a cult film-noir classic with Peter Lorre and Mary Astor, to such wartime classics as Action in the North Atlantic, Across the Pacific, and Passage to Marseille, no one ever cast a larger shadow on the silver screen. All Through the Night, a rare comedy-drama, completes Volume Two of this signature collection.
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In Season 5, Archie's brother comes back to help run Glenbogle, giving Archie some time to reflect on the world beyond, but Lexie feels pushed away. When sister Lizzie arrives, the situation becomes even more complicated. Molly and Andrew are growing closer, until an unexpected revelation leaves Molly seeking solace in her old friend Golly, whose newly-arrived daughter suddenly needs a parent.
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Six outstanding performances from a Hollywood legend fill this collection of Robert Mitchum films. Home from the Hill, co-starring Eleanor Parker, is a Southern drama from Vincent Minnelli. Macao features Mitchum opposite Jane Russell, in a Far East thriller. In The Yazuka, he plays an American on the trail of his employer's kidnaped daughter in Japan. Includes: Angel Face, The Good Guys & The Bad Guys, Home From The Hill, Macao, The Sundowners, and The Yakuza
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World-renowned actors head the casts of Thames Television presentations of four memorable Shakespeare plays. From royal family struggles and star-crossed lovers to a shipwreck romance and witches' prophecies, these performances from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Renaissance Theater Company, of Rome & Juliet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, and Macbeth. Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen are just two of the stars, with Kenneth Branagh as director.
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Flamboyant and unpredictable, England's Princess Margaret was rarely out of the headlines after Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. This film follows Margaret from her father's death in 1952 through two decades of controversial romances, scandals, and an unhappy marriage.
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Childhood friends encounter each other as adults, in a "deliciously twisted" thriller based on a devastating secret. Emma Faraday's calm, serene life takes a sudden turn for the worse when old friend Nadia turns up, still seething with resentment and seeking revenge for that secret-and aiming to destroy everything Emma now holds dear in the process. Haydn Gwynne and Stella Gonet star in the BBC presentation of The Secret.
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Enter the dark world of literature's most fearful monster, Count Dracula, in this stunning new version of Bram Stoker's 19th-century tale. A young aristocrat attempts to escape the ravages of a horrific disease, but instead unleashes the murderous fangs of Transylvania's fatally charismatic vampire on Victorian London. Marc Warren, Sophia Myles, and David Suchet star in this dark thriller from Masterpiece Theatre.
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William Golding's tale of seafaring survival features a young British aristocrat on a harrowing nine-month journey to Australia at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Edmund Talbot (Benedict Cumberbatch) books passage aboard an aging, converted man o'war in 1814, bound for a posting with the colonial governor of Australia.
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Originally aired on Black Starz, this 3-part series presents an intriguing and entertaining view of the underground Black film industry of the 20's, 30's and 40's. The three part series, focusing on "Actors," "Comedians" and "Westerns" takes viewers on a cinematic journey into the entertaining and rarely-seen world of Black independent film.
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When the coldhearted Snow Queen abducts a young boy, Gerda begins a magical and perilous journey to find him and release him from the Snow Queen's treacherous spell. Follow Gerda in this sparkling retelling of the classic fairy tale, as she sets out on her dangerous quest to the frozen north.
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Originally aired on Black Starz, the first part of the 3-part series presents an intriguing and entertaining view of the underground Black film industry of the 20's, 30's and 40's. That's Black Entertainment: Actors also features Jericho (77 min.), featuring Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford, and Rufus Fennell, about an American deserter who joins an African tribe to avoid punishment.
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Originally aired on Black Starz, the second part of the 3 part series presents an intriguing and entertaining view of the underground Black film industry of the 20's, 30's and 40's. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns features The Bronze Buckaroo (58 min.) starring Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks, and Spencer WIliams Jr.
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Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale comes to life in an enchanting mix of music and song, live drama and stunning animation. When Gerda and her mother take in the penniless beggar boy, Kay, powerful forces come into play that will take both children on a magical journey and test their friendship to the extreme.
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Young father Joel can't afford to buy his five-year-old daughter the bicycle she's expecting from Santa Claus, creating a crisis of confidence for Joel in his role as a father, husband and family breadwinner. In this uplifting holiday movie, a family learns that a happy Christmas doesn't depend on material gifts.
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Robert Lindsay stars as the revered Scotland Yard detective Michael Jericho, a brilliant crime solver and media darling. Jericho is haunted by memories of his father, whose murder he witnessed as a boy. His childhood sweetheart fell in love with another man and Jericho, devotes his life to his work. Set amidst the social upheaval of post-war 1950's London, Jericho features two mysteries: A Pair of Ragged Claws and The Killing of Johnny Swan
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I13-year-old Esmeralda Santiago, called "Negi" (Ana Maria Lagasca), arrives in New York City from rural Puerto Rico with her mother and siblings. Quick to learn English and urban ways, she becomes her family's liaison to the challenges of a new life and discovers opportunities she never dreamed possible.
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One of literature's most charming, eccentric and amusing childhood memoirs comes to life in an adaptation of Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals, chronicling Durrell's five-year sojourn on the Greek island of Corfu with his family before World War II. Surrounded by ample wildlife and histrionic locals, they enjoy a sun-drenched, chaotic idyll.
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Sample four powerful dramas from the best-selling pen of Catherine Cookson. In The Wingless Bird, confectionery clerk Agnes Conway falls in love with a well-to-do customer-but will her family crisis derail her unexpected romance? In The Rag Nymph, a 10-year-old street urchin is rescued by an unlikely benefactor, rag and bone lady Aggie Winkowski, and the two develop a lifelong bond. Also includes The Moth and The Fifteen Streets.
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In the last sultry days before World War II, five cousins gathered for a summer frolic at their uncle's house on the Cornish coast, creating memories to last a lifetime. Mary Wesley's lusty novel reunites the cousins five decades later, when they return to the house for a funeral and recall how that summer-and the war-changed their lives forever. Stars Felicity Kendall, Paul Eddington, Jennifer Ehle, and Claire Bloom.
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A young woman escapes from rural Colorado to become a world-famous opera singer in Willa Cather's powerful tale of an artist's self-discovery. Based in part on Cather's own frontier youth, SONG OF THE LARK recounts the passion of Thea Kronborg (Alison Elliott) for music and fulfillment beyond her hometown. Three music teachers, a railroad worker, millionaire, and country doctor aid her. Stars Maximilian Schell, Tony Goldwyn, and Arliss Howard.
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The Jordans were fighting to save their family farm in Iowa. Troublesome Creek, the unsentimental tale of their struggle, was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Documentary in 1995. It's a modern-day cliffhanger about history, loss, and humor in a modern version of stoic pioneers with their backs against the wall. "A quiet ode to quiet courage," writes The New Republic.
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McNally's play centers on a young man's death from AIDS, and how his mother and lover cope, separately and together, with the tragedy of losing the person they both loved most. Starring Richard Thomas (The Waltons, Wonder Boys) and Sada Thompson (Pollock, Family).
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Based on the popular Broadway play, Purlie Victorious is the story of a black preacher (Ossie Davis), who returns home to rural Georgia to claim an inheritance and bring down Ol' Cap'n' Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee (Sorrell Booke, The Dukes of Hazzard), the ruthless plantation owner that he once served. While played with comedic effect, Purlie Victorious reflects the powerful themes of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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Deemed nouveau riche and shunned by elitist New York society, sisters Nan and Virginia St. George, along with their friends Lizzy Elmsworth and Conchita Closson (Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino), try their luck in London. The girls' spontaneity and impertinence constitute a social invasion of society and they soon find themselves courted by coterie of fascinated admirers. But as old and new worlds come to clash, something has to give.
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The tragic tale of Maggie Tulliver, the miller's daughter, who defies her embittered brother in standing by the man she loves shocking the stifling society in which she lives in an attempt to pursue her blighted dreams. Drama, romance, tragedy and humor all have a place in this most popular of George Eliot's novels.
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Hauntingly filmed in black and white to emphasize the good vs. evil theme, The Tell-Tale Heart provides an excellent introduction to this classic American story. This stunning production, winner of numerous educational awards, captures the spirit of Poe's most famous story, and includes discussion topics, the text of the story, a scrapbook, and other special resources.
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O. Henry's timeless and beloved story of a young married couple with little money to buy each other Christmas presents has never looked better! This multi-award-winning adaptation of the magical tale features state-of-the-art visuals and sound. As a faithful rendition of the short story, it is ideal for classroom use.
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This documentary follows a group of amateur actors from a poor neighborhood in northwest London as they attempt to put on Shakespeare's most recognized play. Director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet) oversees the hopeful actors as they go through intense rehearsals in order to ingrain within them the themes and significance of Shakespeare's play.
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Magicians of the Century recaptures the glamorous magic and mystery of stage legends Siegfried and Roy before a tragic attack interrupted their performing career. See Roy on stage with his beloved white tigers and lions. Watch Siegfried perform mind-boggling illusions. Then visit their Nevada compound and wildlife sanctuary. The collection includes The Magic Box, an IMAX biographical film narrated by Anthony Hopkins.
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