| | Bigger Than Life Theatrical Release (Not Yet Available on DVD)
Unable to pay the bills as a school teacher, Ed Avery (James Mason) has a double life as a taxi dispatcher. He hides this second job from his family, as well as a far graver secret: he's suffering from a painful illness that may claim his life. In a last-ditch effort at survival, Ed begins a regimen of cortisone injections that turn him into a crazed drug addict, tearing his cookie-cutter world apart. Nicholas Ray (REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE) directs this trenchant drama about 1950s suburbia; James Mason has rarely been better--or more intense. Bigger Than Life | Orig Year | 1956 | | CD Universe Part number | 7819854 | | Release Date | New Bigger Than Life TR release date | | Rating | Not Rated | | Movie Details | Color |
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Purchase Bigger Than Life Movie To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Convoy DVD (1978) Widescreen
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A mile-long convoy of protesting truckers speeds along the Arizona highway toward the Mexican border. The tense action builds to an incredible climax in one of the most destructive auto crash scenes ever filmed.
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | Quiet Man DVD (1952) Collector's Edition
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One of John Ford's most cherished projects, THE QUIET MAN took years to finance but became one of his greatest box-office successes and an enduringly beloved classic. John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxing champion trying to put tragedy behind him by returning to Innisfree, the bucolic Irish village of his birth. He purchases his birthplace from its current owner, enraging the wealthy and bellicose Red Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), who had designs on the property. On arriving at his cottage, Thornton finds it being swept out by Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), a redheaded vision from whom he steals a not completely unwelcome kiss. After engaging in a subterfuge involving a horse race, some of the locals manage to get the disgruntled Red Will to allow his sister to be courted by the American. But the courtship ritual of the village is only the first of many local practices that the bewildered Thornton must endure if he is to have Mary Kate. Wayne gives a surprisingly nuanced performance as the fish out of water, and he is perfectly matched with the radiantly rambunctious O'Hara. The rest of the cast is splendid as well, and the lush color photography garnered an Academy Award for Winston Hoch. John Ford also won an Oscar for his directing, and it's impossible not to be charmed by the artistry with which he weaves his rollicking, robust tale.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Director's Comments; Behind The Scenes
| | House Without A Christmas Tree DVD (1972) Full Screen
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This acclaimed 1972 telefilm is set in 1946 Nebraska, where a stern, withdrawn single father (Jason Robards), due to traumatic events in his past, refuses to allow his precocious young daughter (Lisa Lucas) to have a Christmas tree.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Sensor Matic
| | Pure Country DVD (1992) Widescreen
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A country singer finds himself straddling two worlds - the down-home place where his musical roots are set and the glittery fast lane where his success has taken him. In his first foray into the world of motion pictures, country star George Strait is affecting and heartwarming. PURE COUNTRY also features ten songs by Straight recorded exclusively for the film.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Burning Bed DVD (1984) Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles
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In 1977, after suffering years of physical abuse at the hands of her brutal husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), Michigan housewife Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) kills him one night by setting fire to him as he sleeps. She is subsequently prosecuted. Fawcett garnered an Emmy nomination for role in this acclaimed television adaptation of a true story.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles
| | Christmas Carol DVDs (1951) Full Frame; Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Subtitled
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Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) contentedly meanders through his life as a cruel miser until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghosts. The spirits show him how his behavior has degenerated over the years as his heart has become colder. Using events from Scrooge's idealistic past, dreary present, and dismal future, the apparitions try their best to melt his steely soul. Will Scrooge see the error of his ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas? Check out this hailed classic and find out! Many critics widely consider this the definitive film version of Charles Dickens' cherished novel.
Black & White; Colorized; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles
| | Life. Support. Music
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After suffering a brain hemorrhage onstage in New York City, guitarist Jason Crigler lies unmoving in a hospital bed. The doctors tell Jason's pregnant wife that he is unlikely to regain full cognitive abilities--if he ever does wake up. This remarkable documentary follows Jason and his family as they struggle to bring him back.
| | For All Mankind Blu-ray (1989) Full Frame
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Shot between December 1968 and November 1972, in the heyday of the space program, FOR ALL MANKIND tells the true story of the 24 men who travelled to the moon as the entire US watched in awe. Using previously unseen NASA film of the nine manned Apollo space missions and the narration of the astronauts themselves, the film presents an exhilarating portrait of an incredible human achievement.
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| | Mother of Invention
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In this mockumentary from directors Joseph M. Petrick and Andrew Bowser, a would-be inventor (Bowser) has one last chance to invent something that actually works and take down his rival, Martin Wooderson (IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA's Jimmi Simpson). THE MOTHER OF INVENTION also stars Kevin Corrigan, Dee Wallace, Mark Boone Junior, and Dave "Gruber" Allen.
| | Don't Let Me Drown
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This indie drama from director Cruz Angeles grew from the prestigious Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Filmmakers labs and earned a spot at the annual festival. DON'T LET ME DROWN is set in a post-9/11 New York City where two young Latinos try to find love in a changing, chaotic world. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' Ricardo Chavira co-stars in this film.
| | Missing Person
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REVOLUTIONARY ROAD scene-stealer Michael Shannon stars in this modern noir. Set in post-9/11 America, THE MISSING PERSON follows private eye John Rosow (Shannon) as he attempts to find a man who has been lost since the World Trade Center attacks. When John does find him, he discovers a man who has no desire to go back to his old life. This film also stars Amy Ryan (GONE BABY GONE), Margaret Colin, and Frank Wood.
| | We Pedal Uphill
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Thirteen vignettes tell the stories of ordinary people at the crossroads in this probing portrait of post-9/11 America. Hurricane Katrina, political dishonesty, and homosexuality are among the topics dealt with in this multifaceted ensemble drama.
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| | Kick-Ass
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Mark Millar's violent comic tale of wannabe superheroes is adapted by writer-director Matthew Vaughn (LAYER CAKE) with this Marv Films production. Aaron Johnson stars as a teen who steps out of his house one day with a mask and a painted baseball bat and starts to fight crime even though he has no superpowers. Lyndsy Fonseca co-stars as the character's object of desire, with Nicolas Cage also appearing as an ex-cop whose hatred of a drug lord forces him to train his daughter to be a lethal vigilante.
| | Untitled Neill Blomkamp Project
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DISTRICT 9's Neill Blomkamp returns to science-fiction territory with this mysterious untitled production.
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