John Huston
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The ill-fated lovers Frankie and Johnny were already legends by 1930, the year of this illustrated drama's publication. The unique interpretation is a collaboration between John Huston, the future director of The Maltese Falcon and other film classics, and Miguel Covarrubias, an influential painter and caricaturist. Huston, who reputedly interviewed a neighbor of the real-life Frankie and Johnny, was inspired to adapt the tale of love gone wrong for...
2) An open book
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1980
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
389 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Overview: This book is alive with John Houston's presence: his boldness and daring, his candor and style, and the spontaneity with which he followed his dreams to their ultimate destination: the well-deserved acclaim of a world enchanted by his work.
"He is 74 now, the veteran of 36 films (as a director), 5 marriages and innumerable friendships, practical jokes, horses, love affairs and intellectual obsessions. One of the most admired, colorful and...
3) Annie
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Full screen. Special anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks.
4) Chinatown
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen. Special collector's ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A private detective finds himself in over his head as he takes on a case involving the most rich and powerful people in Chinatown. Bonus features include interviews, featurettes, and more.
5) Moby Dick
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen 25th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Whoever releases the mysterious Black Cauldron's powers will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but he is challenged by the most unlikely adversary: a young assistant pig keeper named Taran. With a motley team of the brave Princess Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen-Wen, a remarkable pig who can predict the future, Taran embarks on a quest to stop the Black Cauldron's evil once and for all.
7) The misfits
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen [ed.]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following her divorce, a lonely young woman befriends a couple of down-on-their-luck cowboys. Both men desire her, but she longs for only one, who represents for her the freedom she's never had. Teaming up with a weather- beaten rodeo rider, the foursome goes into the mountains on a quest for rare and elusive wild horses. There they come to realize that, for all their differences, they share fundamentally similar needs and desires.
8) The Misfits
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
[Blu-ray version] ; widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In their final performances, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe are at their luminous best in John Huston's piercing classic. Divorced and disillusioned, Roslyn Tabor (Monroe) befriends a group of "misfits," including an aging cowboy (Gable), a heartbroken mechanic (Eli Wallach) and a worn-out rodeo rider (Montgomery Clift). Through their live-for-the-moment lifestyle, Roslyn experiences her first taste of freedom, but when her idealism clashes with their...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause, and finding love along the way. The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between river rat Charlie Allnut and missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war torn East Africa.
10) Lovesick
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a patient falls in love with her psychiatrist, they call it transference. When a psychiatrist loves her back, it's counter-transference. Two people share a common problem--they are crazy about each other and the story continues in a comic/romantic vein.
11) Casino Royale
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this ultimate, psychedelic, star-studded, secret-agent satire, British Intelligence is waning…in every possible way! When the diabolical SMERSH begins killing off Her Majesty's Secret Service, super-agent James Bond (David Niven) recruits six more "James Bonds" to confuse and conquer their enemies. But it won't be easy…they'll have to face an army of irresistibly sexy female operatives, exploding robotic fowl and germ that makes all women beautiful…but...
12) Chinatown
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A landmark movie in the film-noir tradition, CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together....
13) Chinatown
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the most essential film noir classics--CHINATOWN comes to 4K Ultra HD for its 50th Anniversary. Jack Nicholson is unforgettable as private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sun-baked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows...
16) Prizzi's honor
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A hit man goes against his family ways when he falls in love with another hired killer.
17) The dead
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gabriel and Gretta Conroy are enjoying a holiday party when Gretta begins to have poignant memories of a former lover who is deceased. Gabriel begins to see his life in an entirely new light with the shattering revelation of Gretta's secret past.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (424 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Boxed set of four Humphrey Bogart films, including 2-disc special editions of Casablanca and The treasure of the Sierra Madre, along with the gangster drama High Sierra, and They drive by night, a tale of two brothers trying to make it as independent truckers.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1904 Morocco, European powers desire a foothold in the Arab world -- and [desert chieftain] Raisuli is determined to stir up tribal fury against them. So he kidnaps an American widow ... and her children, igniting a chain of events that include President Theodore Roosevelt ... wielding the big stick of foreign policy"--Container.
20) Moby Dick
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Captain Ahab sails the seven seas seeking revenge on Moby Dick, the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.