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Orphaned siblings learn the true meaning of family in the melodrama ON OUR OWN. Upon the death of his mother, oldest son Mitch Robbins (Scott Warner) gathers his three siblings and sets out to find a long-lost uncle to avoid being sent to separate foster homes. While on the road, the runaways fend off danger, hunger, and pursuing authorities in their quest for family unity.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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In NIGHT AND THE CITY, director Jules Dassin brilliantly fuses two styles of filmmaking, crossing the expressionist lighting and framing of film noir with the almost documentary location shooting he used for THE NAKED CITY (1948). Dassin treats NIGHT AND THE CITY's central London locations as strange exotic places. As the movie opens, it is nighttime and small-time hood Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is running from almost unseen pursuers. Harry crosses in front of St. Paul's Cathedral, and Dassin shows this familiar tourist sight from a very high angle, then immediately juxtaposes a shot of Harry escaping through bombed-out ruins. While Dassin and director of photography Max Greene shoot exteriors from high angles or from cramped doorways, they shoot interiors from low angles catching their actors against heavily contrasted backgrounds. The result is a movie full of diamond-sharp, angst-ridden visuals.NIGHT AND THE CITY is built round the dynamic febrile performance of Richard Widmark as the constantly scheming, ever-overreaching Harry. Herbert Lom is brilliant as the Greek who ruthlessly controls wrestling in London. Francis L. Sullivan, huge and slow moving, exudes menace as nightclub owner Phil Nosseross. And Googie Withers is very striking as Nosseross's smart but desperate wife.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Monaural - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Glenn Erickson - Film Scholar Production Interviews - 1. Jules Dassin - Director
















2. Excerpts From A 1972 French Interview With Jules Dassin Featurette - 1. Two Versions, Two Scores -
A Look At The British And American Scores Composed For The Film Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerText/Photo Galleries: Film Essay By Film Critic Paul Arthur
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Blake Edwards's disturbing adaptation of J.P. Miller's PLAYHOUSE 90 story, starring Jack Lemmon as Joe Clay, remains an anomaly in a body of work largely devoted to comedy. Clay, a San Francisco public relations man who likes to hoist a few, meets secretary Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), who doesn't drink, and after a short time they marry. After a few more months, Kirsten is able to put away as much liquor as her husband. As the years pass, Joe loses one job after another and his wife neglects their child until he begins to realize that both of them are alcoholics. They move into her father's (Charles Bickford) nursery to dry out, but following a couple of weeks of sobriety, they go on a binge. Joe nearly destroys a greenhouse in a fanatical search for a bottle and ends up in hospital ward. Former alcoholic Jim Hungerford (Jack Klugman) tries to persuade Joe to join an organization ro help deal with his problem, but Kirsten coaxes him back to the bottle. Lemmon is at his best and Remick has rarely been better in this shattering portrait of a couple consumed by addiction. Refreshingly free of the moralistic cliches of this genre, its depiction of the glamor enjoyed by drinking in previous decades throws light on the ease with which many were able to slide into oblivion.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: Mono - English
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When a trucking business starts having trucks hijacked and run off the road by a vicious competitor, Frankie tries to stop them.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Jeremy Brett stars in these British adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective stories. Contained in this collection are THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE LAST VAMPYRE, THE SIGN OF FOUR, THE ELIGIBLE BACHELOR, and THE MASTER BLACKMAILER. See individual titles for details.DVD Features:Region 1Boxed SetFull Frame - 1.33Single Side - Dual LayerInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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