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Burt Lancaster (Elmer Gantry) makes his directorial debut with this superb, action-packed western. Featuring a poignant, unconventional screenplay by A.B. Guthrie, Jr., and a powerful performance by legendary actor Walter Matthau in his first screen role, The Kentuckian is an unforgettable western adventure of the highest caliber. Big Eli Wakefield (Lancaster) and his youngson, Little Eli (Donald MacDonald), are rugged Kentucky adventurers who long for an exciting life on the Texas frontier. They soon learn, however, that the greatest challenge to their progress lies not in the uncharted wilderness but in the people they meet along the way. Thrust into the midst of abitter family feud, Eli confronts both the deadly rage of a madman (Matthau) and the love of a beautiful woman (Diana Lynn). But when he’s lured into a brutal final showdown, Eli discovers that the only way to escape with his life is to stay true to his convictions, his honor and his dream.Amazon.com
As an independent producer-star, circus-tough with charisma to burn, Burt Lancaster could be hard on directors. So it wasn’t surprising when he decided he could do the job himself. It was a mistake he made only once (apart from cohelming 1974′s The Midnight Man). For all his balletic control as an actor-athlete, Lancaster showed no sense of how a film should move and breathe over an hour and a half, or how to make the characters’ growth or changes of mind credible. The Kentuckian has a bedrock American folk tale at its core, but scarcely a clue how to tell it.

It’s the early 18th century–Monroe is president–and buckskin-clad Lancaster and his son (Donald MacDonald) are lighting out for Texas: “It ain’t we don’t like people–we like room more.” They plan to briefly visit Lancaster’s tobacco-dealer brother (John McIntire) in the river town of Humility, then move on. But there are complications from a long-running feud, and some nasty baiting from a whip-cracking storekeeper (Walter Matthau in his film debut); the need to replace their “Texas money” after buying freedom for a bondservant (Dianne Foster); also the matter of deciding who’s prettier, her or the local schoolmarm (Diana Lynn). Lancaster aims for some quaint Americana–a sing-along to the tinkling of a pianoforte, a jaw-dropping riverside production number–and there’s one nifty bit of action based on how long it took to reload a flintlock rifle. But mostly this film just lies there in overlit CinemaScope. –Richard T. Jameson

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Willis is top cat burglar who wants to go straight in this action-packed comedy adeventure. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 02/28/2006 Starring: Bruce Willis Danny Aiello Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael LehmannAmazon.com
Bruce Willis’s awful, 1991 vanity piece is an abuse of audience goodwill and a waste of a good cast and director (Michael Lehmann of Heathers). The story, cowritten by Willis, concerns a cat burglar pressured into stealing precious art, including some from the Vatican. But the script is just a convenience upon which Willis piles his vaguely boorish brand of hip irony, assuming his audience will stay with him every step of the way. Certain, self-congratulatory scenes induce cringing–Willis and Danny Aiello, for instance, sing “Side by Side” (to brassy accompaniment on the soundtrack) every time they’re working a job–but the overall effect is more irritating and baffling. Keep a good thought for Willis (an underrated actor better than the summer junk we usually see him in) by checking out his superior work in Pulp Fiction and his small but memorable role in Billy Bathgate. –Tom Keogh

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Enjoy two of Bob’s favorite shows from 1969, featuring an all star lineup that includes: Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Carson, The Smothers Brothers, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, George Gobel, Pat Paulson, Soupy Sales and Flip Wilson. Rediscover the best and brightest moments from “The Bob Hope Special” the longest running series in television history. As a star with no equal Bob Hope has been hailed and honored as the most popular entertainer of the 20th Century and America’s most prized ambassador of good will throughout the world. No comedian has traveled so far, or so often, to entertain as many, as comedian Bob Hope.

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Academy Award winner Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey star in this adrenaline-charged thriller about the sexy, high-stakes world of sports betting, where fortunes can be made and lost with a flip of a coin.

When Brandon Lang (McConaughey) becomes the protégé of sports gambling’s power player, Walter Abrams (Pacino), he swiftly becomes the golden boy of the high-rolling world for consistently picking football winners. Now, with millions on the line, he finds himself in a deadly game of con-versus-con with his new mentor.

Also starring Renee Russo and Jeremy Piven (TV’s Entourage), Two For The Money sizzles with intense, non-stop thrills!Amazon.com
Two for the Money has a formidable cast: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, and Rene Russo (Get Shorty) play compulsive personalities caught up in the high-testosterone world of sports betting. Brandon Lang (McConaughey, Sahara), a once-promising football player sidelined by an injury, has an uncanny knack for totting up the statistics and personalities involved in any football game and picking the winner. But he doesn’t gamble himself: He offers tips via a phone line. His string of successful picks attracts the attention of Walter Abrams (Pacino, The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon), a man building a media empire on sports tips, even though he himself can only resist his own gambling addiction thanks to the fierce devotion of his wife, Toni (Russo, Tin Cup, Get Shorty). Brandon swiftly becomes Walter’s protege and transforms into an aggressive, high-risk salesman, even going so far as to change his name to create a new self. But when Brandon starts to think of his knack as magic, everything Walter has built around his golden boy starts to teeter. Two for the Money starts with punchy dialogue and razzle-dazzle acting, but midway it starts to founder; the characters never quite feel real, the plot grows labored and implausible, and the basic themes–gambling, addiction–turn vague and fuzzy. The actors have charisma to burn, but they can’t overcome an unfocused script. Also featuring Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Armand Assante (The Mambo Kings), and Jaime King (Bulletproof Monk). –Bret Fetzer

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Based on the novel by Mauuel Vazquez Montalban. The Galindez File is an intense political thriller about a frealess woman’s search for the truth, starring Saffron Burrows and Harvey Keitel.

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Burt Reynolds stars in this lusty gutsy action western about a fearless Indian with a relentless vendetta against a band of outlaws that killed his people.System Requirements:Running Time: 93 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 883904107132 Manufacturer No: M110713

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Nominated* for 10 Academy Awards(r) and winner for Best Picture, it’s the film that inspired a nation! Audiences and critics alike cheered this American success story of an “everyman” triumphing over all odds. Featuring a dynamic musical score, a thrilling fight sequence and four Oscar(r) – nominated* performances, this rousing crowd-pleaser will send spirits soaring. Fighting for love, glory and self-respect, Rocky(r) scores an exultant knockout! Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But whena stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it’s his one shot at the big time – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner! *1976: Actor (Stallone), Actress (Talia Shire), Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith, Burt Young), Director (won), Original Screenplay, Original Song, Editing (won), SoundAmazon.com
The only remaining evidence that Sylvester Stallone might have had a respectable career, this 1976 Oscar® winner (for Best Picture, Director, and Editing) is still the quintessential ode to an underdog and one of the best boxing movies ever made. After writing the script about a two-bit boxer who gets a “million-to-one shot” against the world heavyweight champion, Stallone insisted that he star in the title role, and his equally unknown status helped to catapult him (and this rousing film) to overnight success. The story is familiar, but it’s handled with such vitality and emotional honesty that you can’t help but leap and cheer for Rocky Balboa, the chump-turned-champ who stuns the boxing world with the support of his timid girlfriend Adrian (Talia Shire) and grizzled trainer Gus (Burgess Meredith). Oscar nominations went to all the lead actors (including Burt Young as Adrian’s hot-tempered brother), but four sequels could never top the universal appeal of this low-budget crowd pleaser. –Jeff Shannon

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• You are looking at a great poster, that comes mounted on gold colored wood.
• Wood mounting, or plaquing is a stylish and affordable way of protecting your prints and posters.
• This poster measures approx. 22″ x 32″.
• In this process, your print is laminated directly to a board and the edges are finished with a bevel
• Your plaqued print will be protected against moisture, UV light, smudges and scratches.

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This poster shows Danny DeVito and Momma. At the top it says “You Can’t Fool “Momma” from Throw Momma From the Train”. This poster measures approx. 22″ x 32″ Throw Momma from the Train is a dark comedy film released in 1987. The movie was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which also plays a role in the movie. It stars Billy Crystal as Larry Donner, Danny DeVito (who also directed) as Owen / Ned Lift, Anne Ramsey as Mrs. Lift, Kim Greist as Beth Ryan, Rob Reiner as Joel, Branford Marsalis Lester, and Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner.

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In this early action classic that features his unique blend of thrills and offbeat humor, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Col. John Matrix, ultimate soldier and one-man army. Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess (Rae Dawn Chong) and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she’s killed.Amazon.com
A massively underrated action thriller that kept Arnold Schwarzenegger occupied between mid-’80s blockbusters, Commando may be one of the last shoot-out films ever to have real characters in it. Not, of course, that they’re anything other than stereotypes, but they’re painted with such detailed, positive strokes that it’s impossible not to relate to them. Arnie plays a retired military special-ops officer whose daughter (played with an expert balance of cute/feisty by Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by the baddest of bad guys, who’ll only hand her back as and when he’s assassinated a tiresome banana-republic president on their behalf. Needless to say, Arnie is deeply annoyed by this, rescues the moppet single-handed amid more bullets and explosions than you can shake a stuntman’s pay cheque at, and… well, why spoil the fun by revealing any more? Co-star Rae Dawn Chong gets some nice one-liners as the innocent bystander who gets caught up in the mayhem. –Roger Thomas

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Ghost is a 1990 drama film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker. It was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Original Screenplay, as well as Best Supporting Actress for Whoopi Goldberg. It inspired a musical stage version which will open in the West End in 2010.

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