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Lindsay Anderson`s adaptation of John Osborne`s classic 1950s play LOOK BACK IN ANGER, stars Malcolm McDowell--the same actor who who played an angry young man in Lindsay Anderson`s earlier film, IF . . .
McDowell gives a restrained performance as Jimmy Porter. His outbursts seem more thoughtful, and less violent that of actor Richard Burton who plays Jimmy Porter in the 1958 film of the same name. McDowell`s portrayal of Jimmy Porter makes him more of a sympathetic misfit, and less of a pathological misogynist. His wife Alison (Lisa Barnes), the victim of much of his abuse, looking and sounding like a young Vanessa Redgrave, gives a solid performance that follows and matches Jimmy`s changing moods.Although this is a filmed play, rather than a full cinematic treatment of the material, Anderson, who worked as a theatre director prior to entering film, uses multiple cameras and a good balance of full stage and close up shots to keep the action visually interesting. Focusing on the inner dynamics of the characters, Anderson directs them to find the wellspring for their characters` anger, thus retaining the play`s timeless appeal. This gives it a more contemporary feeling and allows McDowell to give a more expressive, less volatile performance in this stagebound, but still effective film of one of the 1950s most influential plays.
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A powerful adaptation of the classic stage play about a Puritan community in seventeenth century Massachusetts awash in guilt, denial, and hysteria when a ring of lustful teenage girls begins accusing its citizens of witchcraft. When one man fights to retain his integrity in the face of madness, the adolescent slander invariably extends to him. Based on actual historic events and meant as a metaphor for the paranoid persecutions of the McCarthy era, the story (re-penned for the screen by playwright Arthur Miller) is a parable about society's fascination with and revulsion for cultural scandal.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Nicholas Hytner - Director, Arthur Miller - Writer Featurettes - 1. Original EPK











2.A Conversation with Daniel Day-Lewis and Arthur Miller Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
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Written by bestselling author John Grisham and directed by comedy veteran Hugh Wilson (DUDLEY DO-RIGHT, POLICE ACADEMY), MICKEY is a story of redemption centered around youth baseball. Harry Connick Jr. stars as Tripp Spence, who flees with his son, and assumes a new identity, after being indicted for tax fraud. Although his son Mickey is technically too old for Little League baseball, their invented lives allow for him to play another year. Mickey`s superb performance draws attention to the team, bringing with it the possibility that law enforcement agents will find Spence. Spence and his son must therefore contend with the consequences of their cheating and learn a valuable life lesson. MICKEY is a family-friendly film that reinforces the concept of fairness in both sports and life.
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Michael Caine stars as ALFIE, a feckless London lothario whose chief pleasure in life is to have a good time on dates with a different woman each day of the week. When he accidentally impregnates his live-in girlfriend, Gilda (Julia Foster), he takes a vacation in the country to think about his life--while still managing to engage in sexual affairs with a variety of women, including millionairess Ruby (Shelley Winters), young runaway Siddie (Millicent Martin), and even his friend`s wife, Lily (Vivien Merchant). However, Alfie can`t vacation forever. Before long, his fatherly responsibilities catch up with him and he`s forced to face the product of his debauchery.Based on the novel of the same name by Bill Naughton, ALFIE touches on a number of controversial topics (polygamy and child abandonment, for starters). Director Lewis Gilbert cleverly mixes comedy and tragedy with a crucial lesson about immorality. The film features one of Caine`s finest performances.
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A city explodes in a dangerous mix of emotion, arson, and violence after a jury acquits a group of Anglo policemen accused of excessive force in a racially-motivated arrest. Stars Luke Perry and Mario and Melvin Van Peebles.
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