Alfred Newman
Series
Studio classic ; 1
Language
English
Description
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit....
Series
Criterion collection ; 292
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A world-famous symphony conductor, consumed with the suspicion that his wife is having an affair, entertains elaborate visions of vengeance, set to three separate orchestral works.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A voluptuous actress known only as 'The Girl', who moves into the apartment above a married man named Richard (Tom Ewell.) While Richard's wife and son are away for the summer, his marriage vows are put to the ultimate test by The Girl's sexy charm and unwitting flirtations. Will the smitten Richard stay faithful or will he succumb to 'the seven year itch'?
7) Dragonwyck
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Gothic tale of a country girl who falls in love with and marries an eccentric, mean-spirited man.
Series
Criterion collection ; 696
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war. It's wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects.
12) Whirlpool
Series
Fox film noir ; 9
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"A young wife is caught in a spiral of deceit, blackmail and murder. Terrified that her psychiatrist husband will learn of her frailty, Ann Sutton attempts to cure herself with the help of hypnotist David Korvo. However, Ann finds herself plunging deeper and deeper into a psychological abyss as Korvo, with a diabolical plan of his own, manipulates her subconscious mind."--Container
13) Gunga Din
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Adventure story of three English soldier comrades battling the savage punjabs in India, and their lowly water-bearer, Gunga Din, who longs to be a soldier.
15) Nevada Smith
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Nevada Smith is a rugged innocent boy born during the 1890s California gold rush to a Native American mother and white father. When he finds his parents murdered by vicious killers, he sets out to track them down.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A drama about the life and ministerial career of Peter Marshall, a Protestant clergyman who left his boyhood home in Scotland to emigrate to the United States where he gained renown as minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington and as chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
18) The gunfighter
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Though his appetite for bloodletting is over, Jimmy Ringo (Peck) is forced to stay on the run from young gunners determined to shoot the great man down. After killing an upstart in self-defence, he escapes from the boy's vengeful brothers to the nearby town of Cayenne. There, he hopes to convince his estranged wife (Westcott) to resume their life together, but his arrival causes a sensation. With more young bucks gunning for him, Ringo's fate lies...
Series
Studio classic ; 27
Language
English
Formats
Description
As three women go on a boating trip with their children, they receive a letter written by a woman claiming to have stolen one of their husbands. The letter doesn't say which one. Faced with the prospect of a shattered life, each woman soul searches throughout the day: Deborah feels inadequate amidst her husband's country club set. Everyone sees Lora Mae as a gold digger. Rita's career makes her husband feel neglected. They endure the anguish until...