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MGM's first production in cinemascope, this is the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Lancelot, banished from the court for his affair with Guinevere, returns in disguise to destroy the greatest threat to Camelot - Arthur's illegitimate son, Modred. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Direction, Best Sound Recording.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 2.55
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A washed-up writer/college professor discovers one day that someone has slipped him a poison, leaving him with only 48 hours to live. He spends his final days searching for his murderer. A remake of the classic film noir.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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This acclaimed film paints a wrenching portrait of the life of Australian piano virtuoso David Helfgott and his struggles with his war-traumatized, demanding father; mental illness and asylum incarceration; and his obsession with the virtually unplayable Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rach 3).
Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor--Armin Mueller-Stahl.
Academy Awards:
Best Actor--Geoffrey Rush.DVD features:Region 1 encodingFilmographies/notes/scene access/trailerQ&A with director Scott HicksGeoffrey Rush's Golden Globe acceptance speech
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Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath, David Cronenberg's psychological drama follows Dennis Spider Cleg (Ralph Fiennes), a mentally disturbed man who has just been released from an asylum. Upon taking up residence in a seedy London apartment building, the already introverted Spider begins to retreat further into his own thoughts, shutting out the caretaker, Mrs. Wilkinson (Lynn Redgrave), and other eccentric tenants such as the wistful Terrence (John Neville). Within the confines of his mind, the anxious Spider revisits his childhood and literally watches his younger self (Bradley Hall) as he interacts with his doting mother (Miranda Richardson) and distant father (Gabriel Byrne). As his visions of the past continue, tragedy strikes and the dark history of Spider's life is slowly revealed.A surprisingly subtle outing for Cronenberg, SPIDER carefully avoids the director's grotesque body horror aesthetic, common to films such as VIDEODROME and THE FLY. By leaving his signature bag of tricks behind, Cronenberg frees himself to tell one of the most compelling stories of his career. The film is anchored by Fiennes' impressive performance as the mumbling, reclusive, and strangely sympathetic title character. In the hands of a less experienced and dynamic actor, Spider's awkward presence could border on caricature, but Fiennes imbues the self-isolated man with dignity and depth. Aiding Fiennes and Cronenberg in this minimalist masterpiece are McGrath (who has carefully pared down his hallucinatory prose), composer Howard Shore, and cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, along with actors Byrne, Hall, Redgrave, Neville, and, most notably, Richardson in a remarkable triple role.
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With the Napoleonic Wars seemingly over, Sharpe (Sean Bean) returns to England looking for work. He finds a job working for Sir Willoughby, a wealthy mill owner, but Sharpe finds himself torn between his former friends working in the mill and his new employer, while his wife and her lover Lord Rossendale have taken up residence not far away.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33:1Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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