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Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (8 hrs., 57 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The girl they call "Winnipeg's Sweetheart," Deanna Durbin, captured the hearts of movie fans everywhere with her irresistible charm and golden voice. From her debut film in 1936 to the release of her last film in 1947, Deanna was an international superstar and box-office sensation. Then at the height of her fame, she walked away from Hollywood forever. Now her movie magic lives on in this special 6-film set, The Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack. This...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 391 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Includes 2 parodies of the horror genre and a film where Abbott and Costello pursue a man who swindled them into buying a fake movie studio. Also includes a compilation of classic routines from 18 of their most popular films; a tribute to their careers hosted by Jerry Seinfeld; and a behind-the-scenes look at the duo's popular films as they meet Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolf Man.
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 346 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jurassic Park: Scientists develop a means of bringing dinosaurs to life using DNA taken from dino' blood, which has been preserved inside insects encased in amber. Originally issued in 1993.
Lost world: Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, it is revealed that there was another island ("Site B") on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar. Originally issued in 1997.
Jurassic Park III: Eight years...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
[The Mummy] In 1923 deep in the Egyptian desert, adventurer Rick and Egyptologist Evelyn unearth a 3,000 year old legacy of terror, they free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison. Imhotep, the Egyptian high priest mummified alive and cursed as punishment for killing Pharaoh Seti and sleeping with his mistress, awakes to wreak his final vengeance on the world. [The Mummy returns] It's now 1933, 10 years after Rick and Evie met. They're married,...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Full frame.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cat in the hat: Two youngsters find themselves bored at home, but when the mischievous Cat in the Hat arrives, they're cat-apulted into a day of rousing, romping antis.
The Lorax: The Lorax tells the story of the greedy, tree-chopping Once-lers and the brave Lorax who speaks for the trees.
Pontofell Pock and his magic piano: A young man wishes he could get away and his wish is granted in a globetrotting, song-singing way.
Green eggs and ham:...
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (460 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
(Man of the world) A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. (We're not dressing) Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. (Hands across the table) A loafer and a manicurist, both planning to marry money, meet and form an uneasy alliance. (Love before breakfast) Kay bounces between boyfriend Bill and a Wall Street tycoon...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (233 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Conan the barbarian: Cimmerian Conan is captured as a child after his parents are murdered by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom. After years of enslavement, Conan is freed to learn the "riddle of steel" and to kill the arch-villain Thulsa Doom.
Conan the destroyer: Conan is asked by the evil Queen Taramis to accompany a beautiful young princess to find a magic treasure. If he returns with the treasure and the virgin, the Queen promises to bring Conan's...
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 417 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Night after night": A successful ex-boxer buys a high-class speakeasy and falls for a rich society girls. "I'm no angel": The bold Tira works as a dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. "Goin' to town": Cleo Borden is a former dance hall queen who has become newly rich and falls for and pursues an upper-crust Englishman. "Go west young man": A movie star, stranded in the country, trifles with a young man's affections. "My little chickadee": Rightly...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (441 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Marlene Dietrich's personal struggles during WWII. The video is a tribute by the director to his grandmother, an on-screen legend. Includes rare, never seen before footage and candid interviews.
12) Rock Hudson
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (531 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Has anybody seen my gal: Set in the 1920s, a faithful soda jerk finds his attentions to the lovely Millicent turned down after her family gains a large sum of money.
A very special favor: The war of the sexes heats up when a sleek businessman (Rock Hudson) attempts to seduce an attractive psychiatrist (Leslie Caron) who seems immune to his charms.
The golden blade: Rock Hudson is on an epic adventure as a brave warrior who uses the magical Sword...
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (627 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy "Do the right thing" to the gritty, urban "Clockers," Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set.
Clockers (1995): a film about the violent world of drug...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (354 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey back to the Old West and relive all the gunfights, barroom brawls and romance in these four classic Westerns.
15) Darkman trilogy
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (276 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This complete collection follows the daring journeys and action-packed escapades of the action hero Darkman as he assumes alternate identities to battle evil. Darkman introduces Dr. Peyton Westlake, on the verge of a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang obliterates his lab and changes his life forever. In Darkman II: the return of Durant, the crime-fighting master of disguise returns for revenge against the sadistic villain Durant. In...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (276 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uncle Buck: Uncle Buck has a reputation for being unreliable and a bit of a house wrecker. It is therefore with reluctance, his sister-in-law agrees to leave Buck looking after her three kids - two harmless youngsters and a rebelious teenager - while she visits her sick father.
The great outdoors: Chet is a family man who has brought his family to a lakeside resort area. His wife and kids aren't quite as excited as he is. His optimism is sabotaged...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (163 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Little Miss Marker: Shirley Temple melts the hearts of a gang of hardened gangsters when she's left as an IOU for a debt.
Now and Forever: Shirley Temple stars as a little rich girl whose father, a jewel thief, comes to claim her from his late wife's relatives.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (402 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sci-fi creature violence, gore, and language.
Those relentless, man-eating creatures from below are back in the groundbreaking 'Tremors attack pack' collection.
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