David Raksin
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Explores the separate and interwoven dreams of a number of eccentric and lonely people in a rather gloomy, small hotel in the seaside town of Bournemouth, England. In one evening, four unhappy misfits will bare their innermost secrets and change each other's lives forever
Series
Publisher
Alpha Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Discouraged by his superior officers, but helped by a gangster's former girl friend, a dedicated detective lieutenant doggedly continues his investigation to obtain evidence that would convict the head gangster of a crime syndicate.
3) Laura
Series
Fox film noir volume 1
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
A beautiful young woman named Laura is found murdered shortly before her wedding to a dashing young playboy. Stirred by her portrait and adoring descriptions by her admirers, the detective assigned to her case finds that he is strangely under Laura's spell.
4) Will Penny
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Will Penny, an aging, out of work cowboy, is left in the desert to die by a ruthless gang of outlaws. A beautiful young woman and her son, on her way to join her husband, stops to help him and nurses him back to health. Suddenly, Will sees a lifestyle he's never known as he falls in love with her, but the gang is on its way to finish him off
Publisher
Melange Pictures
Pub. Date
[1949]
Language
English
Description
A lawyer whose connection to a ruthless racketeer has nearly destroyed his sense of morality. His participation in a rigged numbers racket could prove disastrous for his high-strung brother whose small-time policy bank stands to go broke when the rigged numbers pay off.
6) Modern times
Series
Criterion collection volume 543
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but occasional voices emanate from radios and television screens.
7) Pat and Mike
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
A woman athlete of enormous promise in the worlds of both tennis and golf is pursued by a shady promoter, who hopes to make her famous and make some money in the process.