The Hitch-Hiker (DVD)
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The Hitch-Hiker (DVD)
An acclaimed film noir thriller in which two vacationing men are held captive by a hitchhiking psychopath with one eye that never closes. Though years of more horrific violence and suspense have dulled its impact somewhat, it was way ahead of its time. Considered among Lupino's best work, this film was the progenitor of many, many films that would follow in its tire-treads and is a must-see.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep Case
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Jan Svankmajer's Faust (DVD)
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Jan Svankmajer's Faust (DVD)
Avant-garde animator Jan Svankmajer uses Claymation and live action to render a surrealistic, modern-day treatment of the Faust legend. This surreal take on Goethe's classic parable tells the story of the unwitting Faust, who agrees to surrender his soul to Satan if the cunning evil spirit can promise 24 years of epicurean life in return. Alas, Faust begins to regret the deal almost as soon as it is struck.DVD Features:Region 0Snap CaseFull FrameAudio: Mono - EnglishInteractive Features: Scene Access Interctive Menus
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Manslaughter/The Cheat (DVD)
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Manslaughter/The Cheat (DVD)
A double feature of silents from legendary director Cecil B. Demille, MANSLAUGHTER and THE CHEAT showcase the master's penchant for lurid storylines and exotic settings.MANSLAUGHTER (1922):Cecil B. DeMille directed this Jazz Age cautionary tale, a lurid melodrama that stars Leatrice Joy as Lydia, a pampered society party girl. When Lydia's carelessness results in the death of motorcycle cop, she must reevaluate her penchant for debauchery and her irresponsible lifestyle. Unfortunately, the prosecutor in her trial is also her fiance, Daniel, whose descriptions of Roman orgies allow Demille to cut between scenes of the Romans and their present day counterparts, thereby offering his commentary on the Jazz Age and setting up a surprising finale.THE CHEAT (1915):Cecil B. De Mille's 1915 melodrama was a cause celebre for its sexual bluntness as well as for its gorgeous cinematography, richly atmospheric lighting, and stunning art direction. Fannie Ward stars as Edith Hardy, a young Long Island society wife who finds herself in deep trouble when she gambles with funds borrowed from the Red Cross and loses every penny. Desperate to avoid a scandal, she begs Japanese ivory trader Arakau (Sessue Hayakawa) for a loan. He agrees, but Edith finds out too late that he wants more than money in return. Fannie Ward delivers a delightfully hysterical performance, ripe with post-Victorian masochism. DeMille's skillfull examination of early-20th-century aristocracy, obsessed with taboo sexual fantasies, is astonishingly modern. The lighting technique used, which became known as Lansky Lighting, named after Paramount cofounder Jesse L. Lansky, eclipses the characters in darkness and illuminates them from one side in a gorgeous Rembrandt-like effect. A stunning combination of spectacular DeMille elements makes THE CHEAT an early Hollywood silent classic.
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Eva (DVD)
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Eva (DVD)
Joseph Losey (THE SERVANT) directed this forgotten masterpiece about a Welsh writer, Tyvian Jones, living in Venice and reaping the benefits of a successful novel and film career. His glamorous life of Venetian estates, film festivals, and parties is rudely interrupted when a mysterious woman named Eva (Jeanne Moreau) and her escort break into his canal-side villa seeking shelter on a stormy night. Tyvian is immediately infatuated with the shriekingly blase Eva, who greets his initial advances with a swift hit to the head with an ashtray but nevertheless proceeds to draw him in to a torturous and obsessive relationship. EVA stands as another powerful chapter in Losey's misanthropic investigations into human cruelty and irony. The melodramatic and increasingly sadomasochistic relationship that erupts between the two lovers destroys Tyvian's new marriage and exposes a panoply of betrayal and inhumanity. Moreau is devastatingly beautiful as Eva, projecting her as a damaged beauty, lazing in her glittering estate filled with trophies from past and current conquests, including her absent husband, an engineer on assignment in Africa. Losey crafts a fatalistic mad love that destroys all in its path but leaves the seemingly untouchable and loveless Eva unscathed, all played out against the smoky bohemian ambience of metropolitan Italy and scored with the tortured love songs of Billie Holiday.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAdditional Release Materials:Two versions ofEVE:
Original Theatrical Release Version (103 min.)
Rarely Seen European Director's Cut (119 min.)Interactive Features Interactive Menus Scene Access
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The Long Night (DVD)
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The Long Night (DVD)
Told almost entirely in flashback, THE LONG NIGHT reveals how Joe Adams (Henry Fonda), a World War II veteran trying to adjust to civilian life, comes to murder second-rate magician and con man Maximilian (eerily played by Vincent Price). Since the murder, Joe has locked himself in his apartment, hiding from the police while trying to recall the events that led up to this horrifying moment. The flashbacks use surreal imagery and film noir storytelling to show Joe's life as a sandblaster in a grimy mill town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. It is here that he meets the lovely dreamer, Jo Ann (Barbara Bel Geddes), who desperately wants to escape her dull life. When magician Maximilian and his assistant, Charlene (Ann Dvorak), come to town, the creepy magician tries to con Joe and seduce Jo Ann, with the situation steadily escalating. Featuring an all-night police battle scene and Fonda's deft performance, director Anatole Litvak's THE LONG NIGHT makes for a gritty, engaging drama.DVD Features:Region 1 encodingGallery of photographs and production artworkComparison of scenes from LE JOUR SE LEVE and THE LONG NIGHTPhoto essay on the production design
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Behind Locked Doors (DVD)
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Behind Locked Doors (DVD)
A corrupt judge on the run from the police decides to hide out in a mental asylum in order to escape arrest. Hoping to get to the bottom of the scam the judge was in on, a reporter/P.I. has him committed in order to smoke out the crooks. When the judge figures out his scheme, he starts a fight at the asylum, allowing a dangerous patient to escape.DVD Features:Region 1 Encoding
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The Naked Kiss - Criterion Collection (DVD)
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The Naked Kiss - Criterion Collection (DVD)
In director Samuel Fuller's pure pulp classic, Kelly, a former prostitute, hoping to escape her brutalizing big-city life by moving to a small town, discovers even more depravity in her new, supposedly sanitized environment. When she discovers a shocking murder scene, the townspeople are quick to make accusations based on her past.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseLetterboxed - 1.66Audio: Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material:Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (DVD)
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (DVD)
A Spanish nightclub singer forgoes all other suitors when she tragically falls for a man she can never have--the notorious Flying Dutchman. A surrealistic, Technicolor fantasy from British director Albert Lewin.DVD FeaturesRegion 1 EncodingTheatrical Trailer
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Desi's Looking for a New Girl (DVD)
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Desi's Looking for a New Girl (DVD)
When Desi get dumped by her girlfriend for a younger woman, her teen sidekick J.T. decides to make finding Desi a new lover her first priority. With an imaginative subconscious and a rather lively family, Desi reaches highs and lows during this quest for the perfect woman.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Mary Guzman - Director Trailers - 1. Original Trailer Featurettes - 1. Making Of... DocumentaryInteractive Features: Full-Motion Menus Scene Access
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (DVD)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (DVD)
1927 version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Abolitionist novel disturbed its audience at the time because of its chilling depiction of the horrors of slavery. However, much of the film's treatment of African-American characters reflects the unfortunate attitudes of its time which may offend some. Despite this, director Pollard displays a remarkable sympathy for the inhuman suffering his characters had to endure.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseTwo Deleted ScenesProduction Info by Historian David PierceProduction StillsPromo MaterialsMusic Cue Sheets
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The Ogre (DVD)
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The Ogre (DVD)
A powerfully acted fairy tale about Hitler's Germany in which a naive mechanic (Malkovich) comes to symbolize the seductive appeal of the Nazi regime. Accused of molesting a child, he's imprisoned and offered redemption by entering the army on the eve of World War II.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep Case
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Scarlet Empress - Criterion Collection (DVD)
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Scarlet Empress - Criterion Collection (DVD)
When the innocent Princess Sophia of Prussia marries the grandson of Peter the Great she is forced to change her name, and her religion. She descends into a world of sexual decadence as Katherine emerging as one of the most powerful rulers in Russian history. Intensely erotic, the film was very controversial.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Single Side - Dual LayerRSDLAudio: Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Documentary - 1. THE WORLD OF JOSEF VON STERNBERG (1966) Short - 1. VON STERNBERG TRIBUTE, Jack Smith - FilmmakerText/Photo Galleries: Production StillsAdditional Products: Liner Notes - 1. Robin Wood - Film Historian
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