Robert Altman
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002, 1971
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the winter in the Old west. John McCabe arrives in a young Pacific Northwest town to set up a brothel/tavern. Mrs. Miller, a professional madam, arrives and offers her help. They are very successful but big business moves into town and offers to buy the business.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The eternal struggle between madness and genius takes its toll on the brothers Van Gogh in this masterpiece from director Robert Altman. In life, Vincent Van Gogh was impoverished, his work largely ignored; yet today, his paintings fetch millions of dollars. This irony is laid bare in this passionate story of Vincent (Tim Roth), an obsessive artist driven by inexorable demons and his devoted, yet despairing, younger brother, Theo (Paul Rhys), who...
Series
Criterion collection volume 257
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Language
English
Description
Portrays a disgraced President Richard Nixon recording memoirs in an attempt to defend himself and his political legacy.
4) Nashville
Series
Language
English
Description
Set in the nation's music capital. The film weaves the stories of twenty-four characters; from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress, into a cinematic tapestry that is equal parts comedy, tragedy, and musical.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As if the result of some strange mass-media fluke, the popular radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" somehow managed to survive the television age to entertain its audience every Saturday night from the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Week after week, hangdog host G.K. serves as unflappable emcee to an amiable hodgepodge of radio-friendly acts that include the likes of popular country duo Yolanda and Rhonda Johnson and...
8) Tanner '88
Series
Criterion collection volume 258
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (353 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
During the 1988 presidential campaign, Democratic hopefuls spiritedly canvass the country, jostle for their party's nomination and the honor of opposing Republican Vice President George Bush. Then Senator Jack Tanner suddenly emerges from the shadows of a lengthy political hiatus to challenge candidates such as Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Gary Hart, and Michael Dukakis. Tanner is a fictitious presidential candidate who goes out on the campaign trail to...
9) The player
Series
Criterion collection volume 812
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
"I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."--Griffin Mill. Griffin is a slick, successful film studio vice president whose primary duty is to listen to story pitches from a constant stream of writers. Like all Hollywood producers, he's always looking over his shoulder, and he thinks up-and-comer Larry...
11) M*A*S*H
Language
English
Description
Three Korean War Army surgeons adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and in the process infuriate army bureaucrats.
12) Gosford Park
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guests and downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.
13) A perfect couple
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The perfect couple meets through a video dating service. Their romance is hampered by the overprotective family of the man and the close-knit rock group to which the girl belongs, but persistence wins.
14) Short cuts
Series
Criterion collection volume 265
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
[Special ed.], widescreen presentation.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 183 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book.
Language
English
Description
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation, a group of peoples' lives in Los Angeles intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. While they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, these same folks also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away. A look at human life and American culture with over 20 lives interweaving.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While a middle-aged Dallas gynecologist whose wife has become mentally ill falls for his sexy new golf pro, chaos surrounds the wedding of his daughter, and his alcoholic sister-in-law arrives with three nieces in tow.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Unzipped: stunning supermodels and glamorous celebrities are all just part of the scene -- a hilariously revealing look at the high-powered world of fashion!
September issue: an intimate, funny and surprising behind-the-scenes look at Vogue's legendary editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her team of larger-than-life editors, this is the captivating story of how they create the must-have bible of fashion: the September issue.
Ready to wear: a murder...
17) The company
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A behind-the-scenes look at the world of dance as seen through the eyes of a talented young dancer on the brink of success.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Although Buffalo Bill has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His 'Wild West Show' is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when the troupe discovers it must put on a special command...
19) MASH
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Special ed. Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A comedy focusing on the antics of three army surgeons during the Korean war, who develop a lunatic lifestyle to help them handle the horrors encountered everyday in their Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
20) Afterglow
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
A handyman wreaks havoc and builds romance in two marriages. Marianne is desperate to have a baby so she hires a handyman to build a nursery. There's just one problem--she's not pregnant and her husband isn't interested in sex.