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Meryl Streep is good

In the collection...listed in chronological order...
with her character's name...and director...

Julia (Anne Marie)(1977) Fred Zinnemann
Deer Hunter, The (Linda)(1978) Michael Cimino
Manhattan (Jill)(1979) Woody Allen
Kramer vs. Kramer (Joanna Kramer)(1979) Robert Benton
French Lieutenant's Woman, The (Sarah/Anna)(1981) Karel Reisz
Sophie's Choice (Sophie Zawistowski)(1982) Alan J. Pakula
Silkwood (Karen Silkwood)(1983) Mike Nichols
Out of Africa (Karen Blixman)(1985) Sydney Pollack
Plenty (Susan Traherne)(1985) Fred Schepisi
Ironweed (Helen Archer)(1987) Hector Babenco
Cry in the Dark, A (Lindy Chamberlain)(1988) Fred Schepisi
Postcards from the Edge (Suzanne Vale)(1990) Mike Nichols
Defending Your Life (Julia)(1991) Albert Brooks
Death Becomes Her (Madeline Ashton)(1992) Robert Zemeckis
House of the Spirits, The (Clara del Valle Trueba)(1993) Bille August (VHS only)
River Wild, The (Gail Hartman)(1994) Curtis Hanson
Bridges of Madison County, The (Francesca Johnson)(1995) Clint Eastwood
Before and After (Dr. Carolyn Ryan)(1996) Barbet Schroeder
Marvin's Room (Lee)(1996) Jerry Zaks (VHS only)
Dancing at Lughnasa (Kate 'Kit' Mundy)(1998) Pat O'Connor (VHS only)
One True Thing (Kate Gulden)(1998) Carl Franklin (VHS only)
Music of the Heart (Roberta Guaspari)(1999) Wes Craven
Adaptation (Susan Orlean)(2002) Spike Jonze
Hours, The (Clarissa Vaughan)(2002) Stephen Daldry
Angels in America (The Rabbi/Ethel Rosenberg/Hannah Pitt/The Angel)(2003) Mike Nichols
Manchurian Candidate, The (Eleanor Shaw)(2004) Jonathan Demme
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Aunt Josephine)(2004) Brad Silberling
Prime (Lisa Metzger) (2005) Ben Younger
Prairie Home Companion, A (Yolanda Johnson)(2006) Robert Altman
Devil Wears Prada, The (Miranda Priestly)(2006) David Frankel
Dark Matter (Joanna Silver)(2007) Shi-Zheng Chen
Evening (Lila Ross)(2007) Lajos Koltai
Rendition (Corrine Whitman)(2007) Gavin Hood
Lions for Lambs (Janine Roth)(2007) Robert Redford
Mamma Mia! (Donna Sheridan)(2008) Phyllida Lloyd
Doubt (Sister Aloysius Beauvais)(2008) John Patrick Shanley
Julie and Julia (Julia Child)(2009) Nora Ephron
cinematographer Gordon Willis gets honorary Oscar


Here are the films in our collection shot
by 2009 Academy Award recipient Gordon Willis (with
director listed)...what a list!

Little Murders (1971) Alan Arkin (VHS only)
Klute (1971) Alan J. Pakula
Godfather, The (1972) Prancis Ford Coppola
Paper Chase, The (1973) James Bridges
Parallax View, The (1974) Alan J. Pakula
Godfather: Part II, The (1974) Francis Ford Coppola
Drowning Pool, The (1975) Stuart Rosenberg (VHS only)
All the President's Men (1976) Alan J. Pakula
Annie Hall (1977) Woody Allen
Interiors (1978) Woody Allen
Manhattan (1979) Woody Allen
Stardust Memories (1980) Woody Allen
Pennies from Heaven (1981) Herbert Ross
Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy, A (1982) Woody Allen
Zelig (1983) Woody Allen
Broadway Danny Rose (1984) Woody Allen
Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) Woody Allen
Pick-up Artist, The (1987) James Toback
Bright Lights, Big City (1988) James Bridges
Presumed Innocent (1990) Alan J. Pakula
Godfather: Part III, The (1990) Francis Ford Coppola
Malice (1993) Harold Becker
Devil's Own, The (1997) Alan J. Pakula (VHS only)
Food, Glorious food....

Some great movies (and scenes) revolving around food!

Animal House
Babette's Feast
Big Night
Chocolat
Cool Hand Luke
Diner
Eat Drink Man Woman
Goodfellas
Julie & Julia
Lady and the Tramp
Like Water for Chocolate
Moonstruck
Monty Python's Meaning of Life
My Favorite Year
9 1/2 Weeks
Ratatouille
Soul Food
Spanglish
Tampopo
Tom Jones
Tortilla Soup
Waitress
Women in Love
John Hughes

(as director)

Sixteen Candles (1984)
Breakfast Club, The (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Planes. Trains, & Automobiles (1987)
Uncle Buck (1989)

(as writer)

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Breakfast Club, The (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Planes. Trains, & Automobiles (1987)
Uncle Buck (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
fan club

David Carradine
(1936-2009)
I hear the grasshopper.

Some films in the collection:

Boxcar Bertha (1972) Martin Scorsese
Kung Fu- Season One (1972-3)
Death Race 2000 (1975) Paul Bartel VHS
Bound for Glory (1976) Hal Ashby
Long Riders, The (1980) Walter Hill
Q (1982) Larry Cohen VHS
Roadside Prophets (1992) Abbe Wool
Kill Bill: Vol.1 (2003) Quentin Tarantino
Kill Bill: Vol.2 (2004) Quentin Tarantino
Dead & Breakfast (2004) Matthew Leutwyler
Fan Club


Sean Penn
movies in the collection

as director:

Indian Runner, The (1991)
Crossing Guard, The (1995)
Pledge, The (2001)
September 11 (2001) segment
Into the Wild (2007)

as actor w/director:

Taps (1981) Harold Becker
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Amy Heckerling
Bad Boys (1983) Rick Rosenthal
Falcon and the Snowman, The (1985)
John Schlesinger
At Close Range (1986) James Foley
Colors (1988) Dennis Hopper
Casualties of War (1989) Brian De Palma
State of Grace (1990) Phil Joanou
Carlito's Way (1993) Brian De Palma
Dead Man Walking (1995) Tim Robbins
She's So Lovely (1997) Nick Cassavetes
U Turn (1997) Oliver Stone
Game, The (1997) David Fincher
Hurlyburly (1998) Anthony Drazon
Thin Red Line, The (1998) Terrence Malick
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Woody Allen
Before Night Falls (2000) Julian Schnabel
Weight of Water, The (2000) Kathryn Bigelow
I Am Sam (2001) Jessie Nelson
Mystic River (2003) Clint Eastwood
21 Grams (2003) Alejandro Inarritu
Assassination of Richard Nixon, The (2004)
Niels Mueller
Interpreter, The (2005) Siddney Pollack
Milk (2008) Gus Van Sant
FAN CLUB

Gus Van Sant
Born July 24, 1952 Louisville, KY
Film Director










in our collection on DVD

Milk (2008)
Paranoid Park (2007)
Paris, je t'aime (2006) (segment "Le Marais")
Last Days (2005)
Elephant (2003)
Gerry (2002)
Finding Forrester (2000)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
To Die For (1995)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Mala Noche (1985)
Everybody Loves Peter

Peter Boyle (1935-2006)
Here are some of his best movies
available at the store:

Medium Cool (1969) VHS
Joe (1970) DVD
Candidate, The (1972) VHS
Friends of Eddie Coyle, The (1973) VHS
Young Frankenstein (1974) DVD
Taxi Driver (1976) DVD VHS
Brink's Job, The (1978) VHS
Hardcore (1979) VHS
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) DVD
Hammett (1983) VHS
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) VHS
Malcolm X (1993) DVD
Monster's Ball (2001) DVD
We'll miss you

Robert Altman

born 2/20/25 Kansas City, MO
died 11/20/06 Los Angeles, CA

"Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes."

In our collection, listed in
chronological order:

Countdown (1968) VHS
M*A*S*H (1970) DVD
Brewster McCloud (1970) VHS
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) DVD
Images (1972) DVD
Long Goodbye, The (1973) DVD
Thieves Like Us (1974) DVD
California Split (1975) DVD
Nashville (1975) DVD
Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976) DVD
3 Women (1977) DVD
Wedding, A (1978) DVD
Perfect Couple, A (1979) DVD
Popeye (1980) DVD
Come Back to the Five and Dime,
Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) VHS
Streamers (1983) VHS
Secret Honor (1984) DVD
Fool for Love (1985) DVD
Beyond Therapy (1986) DVD
Aria (segment) (1987) DVD
Tanner 88 (1988) DVD
Vincent & Theo (1990) DVD
Player, The (1992) DVD
Short Cuts (1993) DVD
Ready to Wear (1994) DVD
Kansas City (1996) DVD
Gingerbread Man, The (1998) DVD
Cookie's Fortune (1999) VHS
Dr. T and the Women (2000) DVD
Gosford Park (2001) DVD
Company, The (2003) DVD
Prairie Home Companion, A (2006) DVD

Altman directed more than 35 feature films and was nominated five times for best-director Oscar. He was given a lifetime-achievement Oscar in 2006 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
DEARLY DEPARTED

Shohei Imamura
(1926-2006)
Japanese director

in our collection

The Pornographers 1966 VHS
Ballad of Narayama 1983 VHS
Black Rain 1989 VHS
The Eel 1997 VHS
Dr. Agaki 1998 VHS
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge 2001 DVD
September 11 (segment) 2002 DVD

SHELLEY WINTERS
(1920-2006)

in our collection:

Place in the Sun, A (1951) DVD VHS
Executive Suite (1954) VHS
I Am a Camera (1955) VHS
Night of the Hunter, The (1955) DVD VHS
Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959) VHS
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) VHS
Lolita (1962) DVD VHS
Patch of Blue, A (1965) VHS
Harper (1966) VHS
Alfie (1966) DVD VHS
Wild in the Streets (1968) VHS
Poseiden Adventure, The (1972) VHS
Blume in Love (1973) VHS
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) VHS
Pete's Dragon (1977) VHS
S. O. B. (1981) VHS
Heavy (1995) DVD

RICHARD PRYOR
(1940-2005)

in our collection:

Wild in the Streets (1968) VHS
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) VHS
Wattstax (1973) DVD
Car Wash (1976) VHS
Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars...(1976) VHS
Silver Streak (1976) DVD
Blue Collar (1978) VHS
Wiz, The (1978) VHS
Muppet Movie, The (1979) DVD VHS
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) VHS
Stir Crazy (1980) DVD
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) DVD
Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1985) VHS
Lost Highway (1997) VHS

EDWARD R. MURROW

With the release of George Clooney's Good Luck, And Good Night, comes a renewed interest in the red-baiting McCarthy era, and Edward R. Murrow's role in bringing him down. Here are a few related titles in our catalog:

The Front (1976) Martin Ritt VHS
McCarthy: Death of A Witchhunter (1975) Emile de Antonio VHS
Point of Order (1963) Emile de Antonio VHS
Edward R. Murrow: The McCarthy Years (1992) VHS
Hollywood On Trial (1976) David Helpern Jr. VHS
Guilty By Suspicion (1993) Irwin Winkler VHS
Witness To An Execution (2004) Ivy Meeropol DVD

RECENTLY DEPARTED:

TERESA WRIGHT
(1918-2005)

The Little Foxes (1941) William Wyler VHS
Mrs. Miniver (1958) George Abbott VHS
Pride of the Yankees (1942) Sam Wood VHS
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Alfred Hitchcock VHS
Best Years of Our Lives (1946) William Wyler VHS
Pursued (1947) Raoul Walsh VHS

ARTHUR MILLER
(1915-2005)

The Crucible (1957) Raymond Rouleu VHS
The Crucible (1995) Nicholas Hytner VHS DVD
The Misfits (1961) John Huston VHS DVD
Death of a Salesman (1985) Volker Schlondorff DVD
Focus (2001) Neal Slavin VHS


HUNTER S. THOMPSON
(1937-2005)

Where The Buffalo Roam (1980) Art Linson VHS
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Terry Gilliam VHS DVD

SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS

These are sections in our catalog that we think deserve special attention. We'll be constantly adding to this list. Enjoy.

ANNETTE BENING

MARLON BRANDO

BRAZIL

DON CHEADLE

JOHNNY DEPP

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

CLINT EASTWOOD

CHRISTMAS

PAUL GIAMATTI

IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, and TURKEY

RUSS MEYER

MEXICO

OSCAR WINNERS 2005

PETER PAN

CHRISTOPHER REEVE

IMELDA STAUNTON

THANKSGIVING

KATE WINSLET

CLINT EASTWOOD

Born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, Ca

In the collection (as director):
Play Misty for Me (1971)*
High Plains Drifter (1973)*
Breezy (1973)
Eiger Sanction, The (1975)*
Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976)*
Gauntlet, The (1977)*
Bronco Billy (1980)*
Sudden Impact (1983)*
Pale Rider (1985)*
Bird (1988)
White Hunter Black Heart (1990)* 
Unforgiven (1992)*
Perfect World, A (1993)*
Bridges of Madison County, The (1995)*
Absolute Power (1997)*
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
True Crime (1999)*
Space Cowboys (2000)*
Blood Work (2002)*
Mystic River (2003)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)*
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Changeling (2008)
Gran Torino (2008)*

* also acted in this film

Additional films as actor (w/director):

Fistful of Dollars, A (1964) Sergio Leone
For a Few Dollars More (1965) Sergio Leone
Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (1966) Sergio Leone
Hang 'Em High (1968) Ted Post
Where Eagles Dare (1968) Brian G. Hutton
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) Don Siegel
Kelly's Heroes (1970) Brian G. Hutton
Dirty Harry (1971) Don Siegel
Magnum Force (1973) Ted Post
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) Michael Cimino
Enforcer, The (1976) James Fargo
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) James Fargo
Any Which Way You Can (1980) Buddy Van Horn
Tightrope (1984) Richard Tuggle
Dead Pool, The (1988) Buddy Van Horn
In the Line of Fire (1993) Wolfgang Petersen





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Watch out for the VAMPIRES!


















Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948) Charles Barton
Addiction, The (1995) Abel Ferrara (VHS only)
Andy Warhol's Dracula (1974) Paul Morrissey (VHS only)
Black Sabbath (1963) Mario Bava
Black Sunday (1960) Mario Bava
Blacula (1972) William Crain
Blade (1998) Stephen Norrington (coming soon)
Blade II (2002) Guillermo Del Toro
Blade: Trinity (2004) David S. Goyer
Blood Spattered Bride, The (1972) Vicente Aranda
Blood:The Last Vampire (2000) Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Animation)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992 movie) Fran Rubel Kuzui
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) Fox TV series
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Francis Ford Coppola
Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter (1974) Brian Clemens
Daughters of Darkness (1971) Harry Kumel
Day Watch (2006) Timur Bekmambetov
Dracula (w/Bela Lugosi)(1931) Tod Browning
Dracula (w/Frank Langella)(1979) John Badham
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) Mel Brooks (coming soon)
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2003) Guy Maddin
Fearless Vampire Killers, The (1967) Roman Polanski
Fright Night (1985) Tom Holland (coming soon)
From Dusk till Dawn (1996) Robert Rodriguez
Habit (1997) Larry Fessenden (VHS only)
Horror of Dracula (1957) Terence Fisher
Hunger, The (1983) Tony Scott
Interview with the Vampire (1994) Neil Jordan
Innocent Blood (1992) John Landis
Let the Right One In (2008) Tomas Alfredson
Lost Boys, The (1987) Joel Schumacher
Nadja (1994) Michael Almereyda
Near Dark (1987) Kathryn Bigelow
Night Stalker, The (1972) John Llewellyn Moxey
Night Watch (2004) Timur Bekmambetov
Nosferatu the Vampire (1922) F.W.Murnau
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Werner Herzog
Marebito (2004) Takashi Shimizu
Martin (1977) George Romero
Mr. Vampire (1985) Ricky Lau
Return of the Vampire, The (1943) Lew Landers
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) E. Elias Merhige
30 Days of Night (2007) David Slade
True Blood-Season One (2008) HBO TV Series
Twilight (2008) Catherine Hardwicke
Underworld (2003) Lemn Wiseman
Underworld: Evolution (2005) Len Wiseman
Vampire Circus (1971) Robert Young (VHS only)
Vampire Hunter-Blood Lust (2000) Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Animation)
Vampire Hunter D (1985) Toyoo Ashida (VHS only)(Animation)
Vampire Hunters (2002) Wellson Chin
Vampire's Kiss (1989) Robert Bierman (VHS only)
Vampyr (1932) Carl Theodor Dreyer
Vampyres (1974) Jose Ramon Larraz (coming soon)
Vampyros Lesbos (1970) Jess Franco
1939- One of the best years for movies!













70 Years ago....these movies were released....
some of the best ever!


See them on DVD at Pleasant Street Video:

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Beau Geste
Dark Victory
Destry Rides Again
Drums Along the Mohawk
Each Dawn I Die
Four Feathers, The
Gone With the Wind
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Gunga Din
Hound of the Baskervilles
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Le Jour Se Leve
Midnight
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Ninotchka
Of Mice and Men
On Borrowed Time
Only Angels Have Wings
Roaring Twenties, The
Rules of the Game
Son of Frankenstein
Stagecoach
Story of Vernon & Irene Castle
Wizard of Oz, The
Women, The
Wuthering Heights
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Young Mr. Lincoln
Bandito, Mac, McQ- still "the man"....










STEVE MCQUEEN


Born:
24 March 1930
Died: 7 November 1980

THE KING OF COOL

Steve liked to race,
he was married to Ali,
a star never out of place,
an early finale.


In the DVD collection (with year and director):

Magnificent Seven, The (1960) John Sturges
Great Escape, The (1963) John Sturges
Love With the Proper Stranger (1963) Robert Mulligan
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) Robert Mulligan
Cincinnati Kid, The (1965) Norman Jewison
Sand Pebbles, The (1966) Robert Wise
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968) Norman Jewison
Bullitt (1968) Peter Yates
Reivers, The (1969) Mark Rydell (VHS only)
Le Mans (1971) Lee H. Katzin
Junior Bonner (1972) Sam Peckinpah
Getaway, The (1972) Sam Peckinpah
Papillon (1973) Franklin J. Schaffner
Towering Inferno, The (1974) John Guillermin & Irwin Allen
Tom Horn (1980) William Wiard (VHS only)
FUNNIEST MOVIES EVER

Ok fans, here there are! In alphabetical order, the films (and a few TV shows) that you think are the funniest ever...humor is a matter of taste, isn't it?

For more discussion, go to our Facebook page

Adam's Rib (1949) Hepburn & Tracy
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
After Hours (1985) Martin Scorsese
Airheads (1994) Fraser/Buscemi/Sandler
Airplane! (1980) Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker
All of Me (1984) Steve Martin & Lily Tomlin
American Movie (1999) Chris Smith
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Will Ferrell
Animal Crackers (1930) Marx Brothers
Animal House (1978) National Lampoon
Annie Hall (1977) Woody Allen
Apartment,The (1960) Billy Wilder
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Frank Capra
Auntie Mame (1958) Rosalind Russell
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Mike Myers
Awful Truth, The (1937) Cary Grant & Irene Dunne
Bananas (1971) Woody Allen
Being There (1979) Peter Sellers
Best in Show (2000) Christopher Guest
Better Off Dead (1985) John Cusack
Big Bus, The (1976) precursor to Airplane!
Big Lebowski, The (1998) Coen Brothers & Jeff Bridges
Big Mouth, The (1967) Jerry Lewis
Birdcage, The (1996) Robin Williams & Nathan Lane
Blazing Saddles (1974) Mel Brooks
Borat: Cultural Learnings...etc (2006) Sacha Baron Cohen
Bringing Up Baby (1938) Katharine Hepburn & Cary Grant
Champagne for Caesar (1950) Ronald Coleman & Vincent Price
Clerks (1994) Kevin Smith
Clueless (1995) Alicia Silverstone
Dark Star (1974) John Carpenter
Death to Smoochy (2002) Danny De Vito
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) Ben Stiller & Vince Vaughn
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) Josh Whedon
Dr. Strangelove (1964) Stanley Kubrick
Duck Soup (1933) Marx Brothers
Dumb & Dumber (1994) Jim Carey & Jeff Daniels
Election (1999) Matthew Broderick & Reese Witherspoon
Evil Dead II (1987) Sam Raimi
Fargo (1996) Coen Brothers
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Amy Heckerling
Father of the Bride (1950) Spencer Tracy
Female Trouble (1974) John Waters & Divine
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Matthew Broderick
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) Cleese/Palin/Kline/Curtis
Fletch (1985) Chevy Chase
Flight of the Conchords (TV)(2007) Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie
40 Year Old Virgin, The (2005) Judd Apatow & Steve Carrell
Get Shorty (1995) Travolta & Hackman
Ghostbusters (1984) Bill Murray & Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis
Go (1999) Doug Liman
Graduate, The (1967) Dustin Hoffman
Great Dictator, The (1940) Charles Chaplin
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) John Cusack
Groundhog Day (1993) Bill Murray & Andie MacDowell
Half Baked (1998) Dave Chappelle
Hard Day's Night, A (1964) The Beatles
Harold and Maude (1971) Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon
Heathers (1988) Winona Ryder & Christian Slater
High Anxiety (1977) Mel Brooks
High Fidelity (2000) John Cusack
His Girl Friday (1940) Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1988) Bruce Robinson
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) Peter Sellers
It Happened One Night (1934) Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) Michael Dowse
Jerk, The (1979) Steve Martin
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002) Steve Oedekerk
La Cage aux Folles (1978) Ugo Tognazzi & Michel Serrault
Ladies Man, The (2000) Tim Meadows
Ladykillers, The (1955) Alec Guinness
Lavender Hill Mob, The (1951) Alec Guinness
Legally Blonde (2001) Reese Witherspoon
Liar Liar (1997) Jim Carrey
Life is Sweet (1991) Mike Leigh
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Arkin/Kinnear/Breslin etc
Lost in America (1985) Albert Brooks
Love and Death (1975) Woody Allen
M*A*S*H (1970) Robert Altman
Mean Girls (2004) Lindsay Lohan
Meatballs (1979) Bill Murray
Meet the Parents (2000) Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro
Midnight Run (1988) Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin
Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy, A (1982) Woody Allen
Milky Way, The (1936) Harold Lloyd
Miss Congeniality (2000) Sandra Bullock
Modern Romance (1981) Albert Brooks
Mommie Dearest (1981) Faye Dunaway
Money Pit, The (1986) Tom Hanks & Shelley Long
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Robin Williams
Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995-98)(TV) Bob Odenkirk & David Cross
MST3K: Mitchell/ Eegah/Manos/The Movie
Naked Gun, The (1988) Leslie Nielsen
Naughty Nineties, The (1955) Abbott & Costello ("Who's on First")
Night at the Opera, A (1935) Marx Brothers
Peep Show (TV)(2003) David Mitchell & Robert Webb
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Tim Burton & Pee-Wee Herman
Philadelphia Story, The (1940) Hepburn/Stewart/Grant
Pink Flamingos (1972) John Waters & Divine
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987) John Candy & Steve Martin
Police Squad! (TV)(1982) Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) Ed Wood, Jr.
Polyester (1981) John Waters & Divine
Princess Bride, The (1987) Rob Reiner
Raising Arizona (1987) Coen Brothers
Rat Race (2001) Jerry Zucker
Real Life (1979) Albert Brooks
Repo Man (1984) Alex Cox
Return of the Living Dead (1985) Dan O'Bannon
Return of the Pink Panther, The (1975) Blake Edwards & Peter Sellers
Richard Pryor Live in Concert (1979)
Road House (1989) Patrick Swayze
School of Rock (2003) Jack Black
Scrooged (1988) Bill Murray
Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (1947) Danny Kaye
Seems Like Old Times (1980) Chevy Chase & Goldie Hawn
Shakes the Clown (1991) Bobcat Goldthwait
Shall We Dance? (1996) (Japanese version)
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg
She Done Him Wrong (1933) Mae West
Sleeper (1973) Woody Allen
Some Like it Hot (1959) Billy Wilder
Sour Grapes (1998) Larry David
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999) Trey Parker & Matt Stone
Strictly Ballroom (1992) Baz Luhrmann
Stir Crazy (1980) Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor
Stripes (1981) Bill Murray/Harold Ramis/John Candy
Sullivan's Travels (1941) Preston Sturges
Summer Heights High (TV)(2007) Chris Lilly
Superbad (2007) Jonah Hill & Michael Cera
Take the Money and Run (1969) Woody Allen
Tenacious D (TV)(1999) Jack Black & Kyle Gass
Team America: World Police (2004) Trey Parker & Matt Stone
They Live (1988) John Carpenter
This is Spinal Tap (1984) Guest/McKean/Shearer
Time Bandits (1981) Terry Gilliam
Tootsie (1982) Dustin Hoffman
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
Trading Places (1983) Eddie Murphy & Dan Aykroyd
Twentieth Century (1934) Carole Lombard & John Barrymore
UHF (1989) Weird Al Yankovic
Waiting for Guffman (1996) Christopher Guest
Wayne's World (1992) Mike Myers & Dana Carvey
We're No Angels (1955) Bogart/Ray/Ustinov
What About Bob? (1991) Bill Murray & Richard Dreyfuss
Whoops Apocalypse (1986) Tom Bussmann
Withnail and I (1987) Bruce Robinson
Young Frankenstein (1974) Mel Brooks

salutes to: Chaplin, Keaton, Tati, W.C. Fields

Kate Winslet


Available at the store in chronological order:

Heavenly Creatures (1994) Peter Jackson (New Zealand)
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Ang Lee (Jane Austen)
Jude (1996) Michael Winterbottom (UK Drama) VHS only
Hamlet (1996) Kenneth Branagh (Shakespeare)
Titanic (1997) James Cameron (Drama)
Hideous Kinky (1998) Gillies MacKinnon (UK Drama) VHS only
Holy Smoke! (1999) Jane Campion (Australia)
Quills (2000) Philip Kaufman (Drama)
Enigma (2001) Michael Apted (WWII)
Iris (2001) Richard Eyre (UK Drama)
Life of David Gale, The (2003) Alan Parker (Drama)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Michel Gondry
Finding Neverland (2004) Marc Forster (UK Drama)
Romance & Cigarettes (2005) John Turtorro (Musical)
Little Children (2006) Todd Field (Drama)
Holiday, The (2006) Nancy Meyers (Comedy)
Reader, The (2008) Stephen Daldry (Drama)
Revolutionary Road (2008) Sam Mendes (Drama)

GOTTA DANCE!

118 films featuring the art of dance...

We have them all...enjoy

Absolute Beginners (1986) Julian Temple's swingin' homage to 50's London
All That Jazz (1979) Bob Fosse directs Roy Scheider...It's show time, folks
American in Paris, An (1951) Gene Kelly stars in this Best Picture Oscar winner
Anchors Aweigh (1945) Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse- together at last!
Ballet Russes (2005) they were there...see the original modern ballet dancers
Band Wagon, The (1953) Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse dance in the dark...
Beat Street (1984) gotta love Crazy Legs...remember break dancing?
Billy Elliott (2000) a sensitive and talented boy discovers dance...and himself
Breakin' (1984) Push it to pop it! Rock it to lock it! Break it to make it!
Breakin' 2- Electric Boogaloo (1984) If you can't beat the system...break it!
Bring it On (2000) cheerleaders with attitude in short skirts...rah rah!
Carousel (1956) great ballet sequences in this Rogers & Hammerstein chestnut
Carefree (1938) Astaire and Rogers and psychiatry? an underrated weird mix
Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy:
Blood Wedding (1981) impeccably crafted flamenco rehearsal drama
Carmen (1983) the magic of flamenco...more please
El Amour Brujo (1986) form, function and flamenco...rip it up!
Catherine Wheel, The (1982) Twyla Tharp teams up with David Byrne-fascinating
Center Stage (2000) ballet school drama focusing on 12 teens...cheesy? oh yeah
Children of Theatre Street, The (1977) appealing Kirov School of Ballet doc
Chicago (2002) They sing...they dance...they win the Best Picture Oscar!
Chorus Line, A (1985) film based on the Broadway musical...let your hair down!
Company, The (2003) Robert Altman captures the fluid grace and beauty of ballet
Dames (1934) Busby Berkeley's Depression era oddity-love those chorus lines!
Damn Yankees! (1958) Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets- Gwen Verdon rocks
Dance for Camera (2003) six astounding dance shorts from around the world
Dance for Camera 2 (2008) seven more amazing dance shorts
Dancemaker (1998) doc profiling modern dance choreographer Paul Taylor
Dance With Me (1998) Latin ballroom dancing fever with Vanessa Williams
Dancing Outlaw (1991) Jesco White is for real and we love him nonetheless
Danzon (1991) Mexican film about a dancer looking for her lost partner
Dancehall Queen (1997) Jamaican cult classic about a talented street vendor
Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Yash Chopra directs this Bollywood hit
Dirty Dancing (1987) Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey heat it up...slinky!
Fame (1980) I want to watch this film forever...remember my name...
Flamenco (1995) Carlos Saura's stunning and brilliant performance film
Flashdance (1983) Adrian Lyne directs Jennifer Beals. What a feeling!
Follow the Fleet (1936) Astaire & Rogers: "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
Footlight Parade (1933) Pre-code weirdness from Busby Berkeley
Footloose (1984) Kevin Bacon. One kid. One town. One chance.
42nd Street (1933) another adorable gem choreographed by Busby Berkeley
Freshest Kids, The (2002) Let's break...cool doc on history of the B-Boys
Full Monty, The (1997) Six men. With nothing to lose. Except their pants.
Funny Face (1957) Audrey...Fred...Paris...Gershwin...fun!
Gay Divorcee, The (1934) Ginger and Fred in a frothy, silly delight
Ginger and Fred (1986) Fellini...Giullietta...Marcello...one last time
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) Sarah Jessica Parker stars- pure 80's pop
Grease (1978) Sandy and Danny are summertastic! Word.
Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) William Powell stars in this spectacle of talent
Guys and Dolls (1955) Brando and Sinatra- "Luck Be a Lady"
Gypsy (1962) Natalie Wood as Gypsy Rose Lee- Rosalind Russell as Mama Rose
Hair (1979) Let the sun shine in! Milos Forman directs
Hairspray (1988) John Waters channels the 1962 Baltimore TV dance scene
Hairspray (2007) Travolta in drag anchors this remake based on the Broadway hit
Happy Feet (2006) animated tap dancing penguins took home the Oscar
High School Musical 1 & 2 (2006/07) the kids can sing AND dance
House Party (1990) Kid 'N Play rock the new jack swing
How She Move (2007) Set your dreams in motion. Dynamite physicality? Check.
Hula Girls (2006) Aloha meets Konnichiwa with struggle, understanding, embrace
Isadora (1968) (VHS only) Vanessa Redgrave stars in this Isadora Duncan biopic
Invitation to the Dance (1956)(VHS only) No dialogue...only movement and music!
Jailhouse Rock (1957) Elvis Presley knows how to fight...and dance
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood's new Elvis
King and I, The (1956) Yul Brynner took home the Oscar...et cetera...
Kiss Me Kate (1953) Ann Miller is "Too Darn Hot" in the zippy Cole Porter gem
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) Bollywood sci-fi with Hrithik Roshan and a dance contest!
Little Colonel, The (1935) Shirley Temple and Bojangles impress on the staircase
Madonna- Drowned World Tour (2001) Madonna grooves out at age 43
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) Anyone can make it if they know how to shake it
Martha Graham: Dance on Film (1957-1960) revolutionary and potent
Mary Poppins (1964) It’s truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Step in time!
Michael Jackson-History (2001) collection of videos including "Thriller"
Moulin Rouge! (2001) a stunning, visual feast from Baz Luhrmann
Newsies (1992) a thousand voices. a single dream. a young Christian Bale!
Nutcracker, The (1977) Mikhail Baryshnikov never gets old in this TV treasure
On the Town (1949) 3 sailors let loose in NY, NY- Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra star
Plisetskaya Dances (1964) absorbing doc on the charismatic ballerina
Rangeela (1995) Urmila Matondkar stars in this Bollywood delight
Red Shoes, The (1948) Powell & Pressburger's ballet masterpiece
Riverdance, Best of (2005) a generous survey of the Irish hard-shoe sensation
Rize (2005) the South Central LA krumpsters are on the loose-clown up!
Satin Rouge (2002) an intimate belly dancing tale from Tunisia
Saturday Night Fever (1977) John Travolta IS Tony Manero
Save the Last Dance (2001) The Only Person You Need To Be Is Yourself.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Real men can sing AND dance
Shall We Dance (1937) Gershwin, Astaire, and Rogers...pure magic
Shall We Dance (1996) a Japanese man finds passion in ballroom dancing
Shall We Dance (2004) decent US remake with Richard Gere & Jennifer Lopez
Singin' in the Rain (1952) Gene Kelly & Donald O' Connor are simply the best
Staying Alive (1983) So bad...it's bad! Stallone directs?! Travolta dances, again.
Step Up (2006) Every second chance begins with a first step.
Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) It's not where you're from. It's where you're at.
Stomp Out Loud (1997) rhythm-of-urban-life stylings..live!...on DVD....so cool
Stomp the Yard (2007) what's stepping? an exhilarating display of stuff- see this!
Stop Making Sense (1984) Talking Heads live will make you dance
Stormy Weather (1943) Cab...Fats...Nicholas Brothers...Lena...Bojangles...watch!
Strictly Ballroom (1992) Baz Luhrmann's giddy delight
Summer Stock (1950) Gene Kelly & Judy Garland- oh, the good ole days!
Sweet Charity (1969) Fosse directs Shirley MacLaine- simply dancerrific!
Swing Kids (1993) They fought for the freedom that bound them together
Swing Time (1936) Astaire & Rogers meet again for "A Fine Romance"
Taal (1999) a breathtaking Bollywood treat with the stunning Aishwarya Rai
Take the Lead (2006) Antonio Banderas stars as a caring dance teacher-feel good
Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971) the Royal Ballet are enchanting in this fun take
Tango (1998) another delight for the senses from Carlos Saura
Tango Lesson, The (1997)(VHS only) Sally Potter directs and stars in this beauty
Tap (1989) Not a great plot, but plenty of amazing tap dancing from the masters
That's Dancing (1985) dynamic clip show about the history of dance in film
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) classic Irving Berlin songbook
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) penetrating1930's dance marathon saga
Top Hat (1935) one of Fred and Ginger's best includes "Cheek to Cheek"
Turning Point, The (1977) MacLaine & Bancroft shine in this ballet company drama
Victor/Victoria (1982) Blake Edwards' witty screwball comedy w/Julie Andrews
Viva Las Vegas (1964) Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margret drives him wild!
Weapon of Choice (Best of Spike Jonze) (2001) Christopher Walken dances!
West Side Story (1961) one of the most acclaimed motion pictures of all time!
White Nights (1985) Baryshnikov and Hines together again for the first time!
Xanadu (1980) Where time stops and the magic never ends- plus rollerskates!
Yes Nurse! No Nurse! (2002) truly wacky Dutch musical wows and charms
Young Girls of Rochefort, The (1967) there's dancing and singing in the streets!
100 Essential Films About World War II


Here are some important films about a time in history that should
never be forgotten...We have them all on DVD. Please watch and learn.

Anne Frank Remembered (1995) Jon Blair (Documentary)
Architecture of Doom, The (1989) Peter Cohen (Documentary)
Army of Shadows (1969) Jean-Pierre Melville (France)
Ashes and Diamonds (1958) Andrzej Wajda (Poland)
Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987) Louis Malle (France)
Ballad of a Soldier (1959) Grigori Chukrai (Soviet Union)
Band of Brothers (2001) various directors (HBO mini-series)
Battle of Britain (1969) Guy Hamilton (U.K.)
Battle of Okinawa (1971) Kihachi Okamuto (Japan)
Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) William Wyler (USA)
Big Red One, The (1980) Samuel Fuller (USA)
Black Book (2006) Paul Verhoeven (Netherlands)
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) David Lean (U.K.)
Bridge Too Far, A (1977) Richard Attenborough (U.K.)
Casablanca (1943) Michael Curtiz (USA)
Catch-22 (1970) Mike Nichols (USA)
Closely Watched Trains (1966) Jiri Menzel (Czechoslovakia)
Come and See (1985) Elem Klimov (Soviet Union)
Counterfeit Traitor, The (1962) George Seaton (USA)
Cross of Iron (1977) Sam Peckinpah (U.K./West Germany)
Cuckoo, The (2002) Alexander Rogozhkin (Russia)
Das Boot (1985) Wolfgang Petersen (Germany)
Days of Glory (Indigenes) (2006) Rachid Bouchareb (France)
Devils on the Doorstep (2000) Wen Jiang (China)
Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959) George Stevens (USA)
Die Brucke (The Bridge) (1959) Bernhard Wicki (Germany)
Dirty Dozen, The (1967) Robert Aldrich (U.K./USA)
Downfall (2004) Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)
Eagle Has Landed, The (1976) John Sturges (U.K.)
Empire of the Sun (1987) Steven Spielberg (USA)
Enemy at the Gates (2001) Jean-Jacques Annaud (USA/U.K./Germany)
Enemy Below, The (1957) Dick Powell (USA)
English Patient, The (1996) Anthony Minghella (U.K.)
Enigma (2002) Michael Apted (U.K.)
Europa Europa (1990) Agnieszka Holland (Germany)
Eye of the Needle (1981) Richard Marquand (U.K.)
Fateless (2005) Lajos Koltai (Hungary)
Fires on the Plain (1959) Kon Ichikawa (Japan)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Clint Eastwood (USA)
Forbidden Games (1951) Rene Clement (France)
49th Parallel (1941) Michael Powell (U.K.)
From Here to Eternity (1953) Fred Zinnemann (USA)
Garden of the Finzi Continis, The (1970) Vittorio De Sica (Italy)
Germany Year Zero (1948) Roberto Rossellini (Italy)
Great Dictator, The (1940) Charles Chaplin (USA)
Great Escape, The (1963) John Sturges (USA)
Grey Zone, The (2001) Tim Blake Nelson (USA)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943) Lewis Seiler (USA)
Guns of Navarone, The (1961) J. Lee Thompson (U.K./USA)
Hope and Glory (1987) John Boorman (U.K.)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
Mark Jonathan Harris (Documentary)
Ivan's Childhood (1962) Andrei Tarkovsky (Soviet Union)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Stanley Kramer (USA)
Kanal (1957) Andrzej Wajda (Poland)
Kelly's Heroes (1970) Brian G. Hutton (USA)
Lacombe Lucien (1974) Louis Malle (France)
Last Days, The (1998) James Moll (Documentary)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Clint Eastwood (USA/Japan)
Life is Beautiful (1997) Roberto Benigni (Italy)
Longest Day, The (1962) various directors (USA)
Midway (1976) Jack Smight (USA)
Mr. Klein (1976) Joseph Losey (France)
Mrs. Miniver (1942) William Wyler (USA)
Night and Fog (1955) Alain Resnais (France)
Night of the Shooting Stars, The (1982) Taviani Brothers (Italy)
Open City (1945) Roberto Rossellini (Italy)
Overlord (1975) Stuart Cooper (U.K.)
Paragraph 175 (2000) Robert Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman (Documentary)
Partisans of Vilna (1986) Joshua Waletzky (Documentary)
Patton (1970) Franklin J. Schaffner (USA)
Pianist, The (2002) Roman Polanski (France/Germany/U.K./Poland)
Prisoner of Paradise (2002) Malcolm Clarke & Stuart Sender (Documentary)
Ritchie Boys, The (2004) Christian Bauer (Documentary)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Robert Wise (USA)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Steven Spielberg (USA)
Schindler's List (1993) Steven Spielberg (USA)
Seven Beauties (1975) Lina Wertmuller (Italy)
Shoah (1985) Claude Lanzmann (Documentary)
Shop on Main Street, The (1965) Jan Kadar & Elmar Klos (Czechoslovakia)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960) Lewis Gilbert (U.K.)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) George Roy Hill (USA)
Sophie Scholl- The Final Days (2005) Marc Rothemund (Germany)
Sorrow and the Pity, The (1969) Marcel Ophuls (Documentary)
Stalag 17 (1953) Billy Wilder (USA)
Stalingrad (1993) Joseph Vilsmaier (Germany)
They Were Expendable (1945) John Ford (USA)
Thin Red Line, The (1998) Terrence Malick (USA)
30 Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Mervyn LeRoy (USA)
To Be or Not to Be (1942) Ernst Lubitsch (USA)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) various directors (USA/Japan)
Train, The (1964) John Frankenheimer (USA)
Tuskegee Airmen, The (1995) Robert Markowitz (USA)
Twelve O' Clock High (1949) Henry King (USA)
Two Women (1960) Vittorio De Sica (Italy)
Victory at Sea (1952) M. Clay Adams (TV Documentary series)
War, The (2007) Ken Burns (TV Documentary series)
When Trumpets Fade (1998) John Irvin (USA)
Where Eagles Dare (1968) Brian G. Hutton (U.K./USA)
Why We Fight (1943) Frank Capra (Documentary series)
World at War, The (1974) various directors (TV Documentary series)







Spotlight on INGMAR BERGMAN


Ingmar Bergman
(1918-2007)

"No form of art goes beyond ordinary
consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight room of the soul."












In our collection
(listed in chronological order)

Summer Interlude (1951) VHS
Secrets of Women (1952) VHS
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) DVD
Monika (1953) VHS
Lesson in Love, A (1954) VHS
Dreams (1955) VHS
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) DVD
Seventh Seal, The (1957) DVD VHS
Wild Strawberries (1957) DVD
Magician, The (1958) VHS
Virgin Spring, The (1960) DVD
Devil's Eye, The (1960) VHS
Through a Glass Darkly (1961) DVD
Winter Light (1963) DVD
Silence, The (1963) DVD
Persona (1966) DVD
Shame (1968) DVD
Hour of the Wolf (1968) DVD
Rite, The (1969) VHS
Passion of Anna, The (1969) DVD
Cries and Whispers (1972) DVD
Scenes from a Marriage (1973/4) DVD
Magic Flute, The (1975) DVD
Serpent's Egg, The (1977) DVD
Autumn Sonata (1978) DVD
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) VHS
Fanny & Alexander- TV version (1982) DVD
Fanny & Alexander-Theatrical Version (1982) DVD
After the Rehearsal (1983) VHS
Saraband (2003) DVD

As writer only...

Torment (1941) VHS directed by Alf Sjoberg
Best Intentions, The (1992) VHS directed by Billie August
Sunday's Children (1993) VHS directed by Daniel Bergman
Private Confessions (1996) VHS directed by Liv Ullman
Faithless (2000) DVD directed by Liv Ullman
Spotlight on MARTIN SCORSESE


Martin Scorsese, film director

Born November 17, 1942
Queens, New York

Films in our collection in reverse
chronological order:

Departed, The (2006)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Aviator, The (2005)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
My Voyage to Italy (1999)
Kundun (1997)
Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through
American Movies (1995)
Casino (1995)
Age of Innocence, The (1993)
Cape Fear (1991)
Goodfellas (1990)
New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons') VHS only
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
Color of Money, The (1996)
After Hours (1985)
King of Comedy, The (1983)
Raging Bull (1980)
Last Waltz, The (1978)
American Boy (1978) (short) VHS only
New York, New York (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Italianamerican (1974) VHS only
Mean Streets (1973)
Boxcar Bertha (1970)
Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1967)
Big Shave, The (1967) (short) VHS only

Martin Scorsese, actor

a few notable appearances...

Shark Tale (2004) voice
Search and Destroy (1995)
Quiz Show (1994)
Guilty By Suspicion (1991)
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
'Round Midnight (1986)
Taxi Driver (1976)

etc
New Arrivals December 2009

Absurdistan
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett)
Beautiful Losers
Cartoonist, The
Carriers
Cove, The
District 9
Extract
500 Days of Summer
G-Force
Girl Cut in Two
Glee-Season 1-Volume 1
Hangover, The
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Headless Woman, The
Inglourious Basterds
It Might Get Loud
Julie & Julia
Jumper
Kung Fu-Season 2
Lost- Season 5
Mistress of Spices, The
Mozart and the Whale
9 (Animation)
Paranormal Activity
Public Enemies
Reservation Road
Sleep Dealer
Surveillance
Taking Woodstock
United States of Tara-Season 1
World's Greatest Dad
November 2009

Angels and Demons
Avant Garde Collection 3
Ballast
Bruno
Christmas Tale, A
Downhill Racer 
Edge of Darkness (1985) BBC
English Surgeon, The
Food, Inc.
Four Christmases
Funny People
Grey's Anatomy Season 5
Humpday
Is Anybody There?
Last Mistress, The
Limit of Control, The
Margaret Cho- Beautiful
National Parks, The (Ken Burns)
Night at the Museum 2
Roman de Gare
Savage Grace
Shelter Me
Star Trek
Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, The
Terminator Salvation
Thirst 
Tokyo!
Up
Walk in the Sun, A (1943)
Woman in Berlin, A
October 2009

Adoration (Atom Egoyan)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil!
Battlestar Galactica- The Plan
Betrayal, The
Black Adder, The (complete series)
Cheri
Drag Me to Hell
Earth
Ice Age- Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Il Divo
Katyn
Land of the Lost (Will Ferrell)
L Word, The- Season 6 (final season)
Objectified.
Orphan
Proposal, The
Raisin in the Sun, A (2008)
[rec]
Seducing Dr. Lewis
Sin Nombre
State of Play
Stepfather,The (1986)
Sugar
Transformers 2
Whatever Works
Year One
SEPTEMBER 2009

Away We Go
Blind Spot
Brothers Bloom, The
Crank 2- High Voltage
Easy Virtue
Fringe- Season 1
Girlfriend Experience, The
Heroes- Season 3
Homicide (David Mamet)
How I Met Your Mother- Season 4
Hunger
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia- Seasons 1-4
Knowing
Mighty Boosh, The- Seasons 1-3
Monsters Vs. Aliens
My Winnipeg
Observe and Report
Office, The- Season 5
O'Horten
Parks and Recreation- Season 1
Pushing Daisies- Season 2
Secret of the Grain, The
Silent Light
Skins- Season 2
Spinal Tap- Unwigged and Unplugged
Star Trek- the animated series
30 Rock- Season 3
thirtysomething- Season 1
Trumbo
Valentino- The Last Emperor
Wallace & Gromit- A Matter of Loaf and Death
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Yella
New Arrivals AUGUST 2009

Adventureland
Alien Trespass
Californication- Season 2
Che-Part One & Two
Class, The
Dexter- Season 3
Duplicity
5 Deadly Venoms, The
Flicker
Flight of the Conchords- Season 2
Garden, The
Gomorrah
Goodbye, Solo
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Home
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Husbands (John Cassavetes)
I Love You, Man
Informers, The
Julia (Tilda Swinton)
Last Starfighter, The
Project Runway- Season 5
Race to Witch Mountain
Rudo Y Cursi
17 Again
Soloist, The
Sunshine Cleaning
Trouble the Water
Tyson
New Arrivals JULY 2009

Battlestar Galactica- Season 4.5
Big Man Japan
Bob Dylan- Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-65
Bombon- El Perro
Coraline
Fantastic Planet
Fast & Furious
Great Buck Howard, The
Grey Gardens (HBO movie)
Made in U.S.A. (Godard)
Mad Men- Season 2
Saragossa Manuscript, The
State, The (MTV show)
This American Life- Season 2
Watchmen
Wild Combination- A Portrait of Arthur Russell
New Arrivals JUNE 2009

Entourage- Season 5
Dillinger (1973)
Gran Torino
He's Just Not That Into You
Human Giant- Season 1
International, The
Kung Fu- Season 1
Phoebe in Wonderland
Pink Panther 2, The
Tristan and Isolde
Two Lovers
Waltz with Bashir
Z Rock- Season 1
New Arrivals MAY 2009

Bleak House
By Hook or By Crook
Crips & Bloods- Made in America
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dana Carvey Show, The
Defiance
Friday Night Lights-Season Three
Friends of Eddie Coyle, The
Last Chance Harvey
Momma's Man
Of Time and the City
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Pervert's Guide to Cinema, The
Star Trek-Original Series-Season One & Two
Revolutionary Road
Taken
True Blood- Season One
Valkyrie
We Feed the World
Weeds- Season Four
Wendy and Lucy
New Arrivals APRIL 2009

Alexandra
Bedtime Stories
Day the Earth Stood Still, The
Doubt
Get Smart- Season Two
Frost/Nixon
Jihad for Love
Johnny Got His Gun
Live and Become
Poultrygeist
Reader, The
Secrets, The
Spirit, The
Stranded
Tale of Despereaux, The
Wrestler, The
Yes Man
New Arrivals MARCH 2009

Ashes of Time Redux
Australia
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Bolt
Cadillac Records
Danton (Criterion)
Dear Zachary
Elegy
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Treatment-Season One
It Crowd, The- Season One
I've Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In
Marley And Me
Milk
Quantum of Solace
Praying with Lior
Rachel Getting Married
Ricky Gervais- Out of England
Role Models
Secret, A
Slumdog Millionaire
Summer Heights High
Synecdoche, NY
Tell No One
Timecrimes
Transporter 3
Twilight
New Arrivals FEBRUARY 2009

Blindness
Body of Lies
Bottle Shock
Breaking Bad-Season 1
Changeling
Choke
Chris and Don
Dead Like Me-The Movie
Duane Hopwood
Exterminating Angel, The
Flash of Genius
Frozen River
Girls Rock!
High School Musical 3
Inside Moves
I Served the King of England
James Brown Live at the Boston Garden 1968
Kenny
Last of Sheila, The
Long Way Down
Madagascar-Escape 2 Africa
Miracle at St. Anna, The
Motel, The
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nights in Rodanthe
On Any Sunday
Order of Myths. The
Our Man in Havana
Prisoner, The (TV)
Religulous
Secret Live of Bees, The
Secret Policeman's Ball Collection
Sex Drive
Simon of the Desert
Singing Revolution, The
Summer Heights High
Transsiberian
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
W.
What Just Happened
Wide Awake
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
New Arrivals January 2009

Appaloosa-Actor Ed Harris takes only his second stab at directing, following the Oscar-winning feature POLLOCK (2000) with this spiririt western
Battlestar Galactica-Season 4-only one more season after this...savor it!
Black is Black Ain't (1994) A still relevant call for communion among diverse African-American communities, and an elegy for the great activist-artist Marlon Riggs.
Brick Lane-set in multicultural Britain, this poignant drama is quietly observant and a quite beautiful adaptation of the Monica Ali novel
Blindsight-an accomplished work from documentarian Lucy Walker, who uses her battle-against-the odds story to illuminate how Tibetan society mistreats its blind citizens
Brideshead Revisited (2008)-suspenseful and beautifully mounted, this familiar drama does an able job condensing Evelyn Waugh’s novel
Chris Rock-Kill the Messenger-yay...more from one of the best stand-ups around
City of Ember-visually arresting family adventure fantasy with a superb cast which includes Bill Murray and Tim Robbins
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog- in his internet-distributed miniseries, Joss Whedon puts his chorus where his comic books are, uniting once and for all his loves of sci-fi and musical theater.... stars Neil Patrick Harris
El Norte (1983) Gregory Nava's illegal immigrant classic comes to Criterion
Everybody's Famous-wacky satire about the cult of celebrity makes for loopy, cheerful fun...nominated for foreign film Oscar (Belgium)
Humboldt County-an amiably paced, character-driven comedy-drama about a disenchanted student who finds himself among the unreconstructed hippies and second-generation fringe dwellers who farm marijuana in the Lost Coast region of Northern California
Little Britain USA-those kooks can do American accents!
Patti Smith-Dream of Life-an enduring and sometimes rough portrait of the titular chanteuse, complete with footage onstage and at home
Pineapple Express-both funny and scatter shot, this loose-knit action/buddy/stoner comedy bridges genres and keeps a steady tempo of low ball laughs.
Pride and Glory-police drama elevated by superb performances by Edward Norton and a very chilling Colin Farrell.
RockNRolla-Guy Ritchie returns to form with this cockney crime caper starring Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson
Roman Polanski-Wanted and Desired-chronicle of Polanski's life, career and legal woes offers an engaging portrait of the artist
SNL-Season 4-where were you in 1978?
Tokyo Gore Police-quite possibly the goriest, craziest, most eye-blowing, chunk-spewing, head-exploding sci-fi movie of all time
Saxondale-grizzled rock roadie Tommy Saxondale (Steve Coogan) finds himself stranded in suburbia in this British comedy series
Skins-Season 1-drugs, sex, and binge-drinking fight for space in this unsparing British series about teenagers
Swing Vote-predictable, feel-good fantasy in the mould of a political satire starring Kevin Costner
Wackness, The-teen drama, set in 1994 against a backdrop of laidback hip-hop and a roasting hot New York which tries just a bit too hard to be cool. But it is definitely not wack-Ben Kingsley stars
New Arrivals December 2008

Ahlaam-first film shot in Iraq after Sadam Hussein's fall
American Teen-fun doc on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques
Baghead-horror movie about making a horror movie...spoof? Not sure...
Battle for Haditha-Nick Broomfield's intense Iraq drama
Burn After Reading-Coen brothers' CIA farce stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt
Christiane F.-drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of troubled teen
Constantine's Sword-James Carroll's exploration of the dark side of Christianity
Dark Knight,The-Heath Ledger plays the Joker in this decent Batman movie
Duchess, The-Keira Knightly's latest costume drama
Fly Me to the Moon-fun animated kiddie film about flies in space
Frost/Nixon-the original 1977 broadcast
Ghost Town-Ricky Gervais comedy-He sees dead people... and they annoy him!
Hamlet 2-Steve Coogan comedy about an outrageous high school teacher and his play
Horton Hears a Who!-does justice to the Dr. Seuss classic-w/voicework by Jim Carrey
House Bunny, The-Anna Faris keeps her funny streak going
Lost Season 4-finally!
Ludwig-Viconti's 1972 historical epic about the king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886
Mamma Mia!-the hit stage play comes alive-long live ABBA
Man on Wire-1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century. Doc of the year.
Mr. Lonely-Harmony Korine's latest explores the world of celebrity lookalikes
Narnia-Prince Caspian
Neo Ned-dark drama about a skihead who falls in love with an African American woman in a psych ward
Please Vote for Me-revealing doc about an election in a Chinese elementary school
Short Films By Werner Herzog-3 docs from the master
Step Brothers-Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly goof it up with mixed results
Still Life-Chinese film about citizens that return to a flooded town to salvage what they can and say good-bye to things they lost
Towelhead-Alan Ball's drama about a young Arab-American girl
Wanted-summer popcorn never tasted so good
White Dog-Sam Fuller's 1982 throat-grabbing statement on American racism
X Files-I Want to Believe-Mulder and Scully are back
New Arrivals November 2008

Atomic Cafe, The
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The
Christmas on Mars
Clone Wars, The
Encounters at the End of the World
Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral, A
Fanfan La Tulipe
George Carlin-It's Bad for Ya
Get Smart (2008)
Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The
Gonzo-The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson
Hancock
Hellboy 2
Kung Fu Panda
Mr. Foe
Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio, The
Planet B-Boy
Project Runway-Season 4
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Space Chimps
Sukiyaki Western Django
Tenacious D Live
Tropic Thunder
Wall-E
Up the Yangtze
New Additions October 2008

Autumn Afternoon, An- Ozu's 1962 gem about a widower's relationship with his 24-year old-daughter
Boy A-intriguing British drama about a young ex-con, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child
Callas Forever-Franco Zeffirelli's fictionalized account of the last days of opera singer Maria Callas (played by Fanny Ardant)
Edge of Heaven, The-evocative and complex film about struggling immigrants in Germany from director Fatih Akin
Elite Squad-brutal, action heavy, cop film from Brazil
Flight of the Red Balloon-Hou Hsiao-hsien's unhurried, contemplative, and visually rapturous film was inspired by the French 1956 classic kids film
Four Minutes-riveting German drama set in a women's prison
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days-excruciatingly intense Romanian drama
Happening, The- M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller
How I Met Your Mother-Season 3-more funny stuff
Incredible Hulk, The-Ed Norton stars in this re-boot of the Marvel comic
Jury, The-ambitious 2002 British miniseries about the dynamics of a court case
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl-refreshingly sweet and sincere
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-go Indy, go Indy!
Last Laugh, The-F. W. Murnau's 1924 silent film starring Emil Jannings is German expressionism at its best
L Word, The-Season 5-more from the girls
Mongol-Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in this stunning historical epic
Naked World- doc about artist Spencer Tunick: he gathers dozen, hundreds, sometimes thousands of people, has them strip naked, and then photographs them
Paranoid Park-Director Gus Van Sant once again superbly captures the ins and outs of teenage life this quietly devastating portrait of a young man living with guilt and anxiety
Rebecca- Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 Gothic masterpiece finally comes to DVD
Robot Chicken-Season 3-more inspired lunacy
Sarah Silverman Show-Season 2-Volume 1-she's back!
Slacker Uprising- minor Michael Moore
Standard Operating Procedures-master filmmaker Errol Morris turns his keen eye to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in this intense and provocative documentary
Strangers, The-for his film debut, director Brian Bertino has crafted a fantastically creepy horror flick based on the very simple premise of strangers who come knocking late at night...
Stuck-steeped in gallows humor, this Stuart Gordon picture is a taut, tense examination of a tragic accident
30 Rock-Season 2-see why Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won Emmys
Threepenny Opera, The-G. W. Pabst's 1931 classic musical tells the story of a debonair gangster and his cohorts
Visitor, The- Richard Jenkins stars in this heartfelt, humanistic drama that deftly explores identity, immigration, and other major post-9/11 issues
War, Inc.-John Cusack plays an assassin in the star-filled satire that takes aim at war
Watership Down-aimed at adults perhaps more than children, this is a respectful, beautifully animated adaptation of Richard Adams' beloved book
X-Files, The-Revelations-episodes from the series that serve as a primer for the new theatrical film
You Don't Mess with the Zohan- the latest from Adam Sandler
New Arrivals September 2008

Adam's Apples- Danish gem about a neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church who clashes with a blindly devotional priest
Baby Mama- SNL's Tina Fey & Amy Poehler make funny music together
Beaufort- potent war drama from Israel about the 2000 withdrawal from Lebanon
Before I Forget- fascinating French drama about a 58 year old man battling inner demons
Bigger, Stronger, Faster- personal documentary about steroid use in athletics and US culture
Blood and Oil- new one from the Media Education Foundation based on the Michael Klare book
Boys in Company C, The- the 1978 Vietnam drama is finally out on DVD!
Brothers and Sisters-Season 2- Sally Field and company keep it real
Case of the Grinning Cat, The- Chris Marker's intriguing doc about a mysterious drawing that keeps popping up around Paris right after 9/11
Dhamma Brothers, The- doc about a meditation program implemented in a maximum-security prison
Earrings of Madame De...Max Ophuls' 1953 masterpiece gets the Criterion treatment
Fall, The- this beautifully done fantasy from director Tarsem will amaze you
Forgetting Sarah Marshall- quite possibly the funniest movie of the year
Freeheld- Oscar winning documentary short from this talented Smith College graduate
Grey's Anatomy-Season 4- more medical drama from this guilty pleasure TV series
Helvetica- documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture
Iron Man- Robert Downey Jr stars in this awesome superhero movie
Itty Bitty Titty Committee- comedy about a girl who hooks up with some radical feminists
Jellyfish- story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life
Kabluey- enjoyable indie about a guy helping his brother's family while his bro is in Iraq
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains- the 1981 cult classic is finally available
Last Winter, The- creepy film about isolation, the environment, and fear
Leatherheads- George Clooney directs this romantic comedy set in the world of 1920's football
Long Way Round-this documentary series follows actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world
Lou Reed- Berlin-Julian Schnabel filmed Lou Reed performing his 1973 album in Brooklyn-
Love Guru, The-Mike Myers tries to make us laugh once again-with mixed results
Married Life- Hitchcockian infidelity drama set in the 1940's w/Chris Cooper & Patricia Clarkson
Noise- Tim Robbins stars in this comedy about a man who singlehandedly tries to stop noise pollution in NYC
Office, The- Season 4-it just gets better and better
Pushing Daisies- Season 1-one of the coolest TV series to come along in years
Rape of Europa, The-doc of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II
Reprise- great Norwegian drama about two competitive friends
Run, Fat Boy, Run- this Simon Pegg vehicle is actually pretty funnny
Sex and the City- The Movie- they're back and better than ever!
Smart People-sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn
Snow Angels-David Gordon Green's new film is solid angsty drama
Son of Rambow-ahhh...the wonders of childhood abound is this charming UK comedy
Speed Racer-the Wachowski brothers serve up some more eye-candy
Taxi to the Dark Side-winner of the 2007 Academy Award for best documentary
Then She Found Me-local writer Elinor Lipman's novel is made into a fine film by Helen Hunt
This American Life-Season 1-Ira Glass makes good with the TV version of his popular radio show
Unforeseen, The-documentary about the development around Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, and nature's unexpected response to being threatened by human interference
Water Lilies-captivating French film about the discovery of sexuality by three teenage girls
Workingman's Death-documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living
Young @ Heart-Northampton's own Young @ Heart Chorus are in a movie-see it!
New Releases August 2008

Abel Raises Cain
American Crime, An
Brand Upon the Brain
Chicago 10
CJ7
Counterfeiters, The
Get Smart- Season 1
Hair Extensions
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
My Brother is an Only Child
Nim's Island
Nina's Heavenly Delights
Pete Seeger-The Power of Song
Recount
Redbelt
Ruins, The
Street Kings
Sonja
Spider Lilies
Wire, The- Season 5
You Belong to Me
New Releases July 2008

Band's Visit, The- charmer about an Egyptian band that loses its way in Israel
Bank Job, The- Jason Statham excels in this entertaining British heist movie
Batman-Gotham Knight-6 stories plus 6 directors equals animation heaven
Bonneville- Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and Joan Allen go on an unforgettable journey
Chop Shop- inspired indie about kids trying to survive in a Queens junkyard
Come Drink With Me (1966) Shaw Brothers classic which inspired KILL BILL
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay- more shenanigans from the lovable losers
Joe Strummer-The Future is Written- nice tribute to the deceased Clash front man
Kiss of the Spider Woman- finally on DVD- William Hurt took home the Oscar
Lenny Bruce Performance Film- includes THANK YOU MASK MAN
Mad Men- Season 1- nominatated for an Emmy for Best Drama Series
Mishima/Patriotism- Paul Schrader looks at Mishima and so does Mishima
My Blueberry Nights- Wong Kar-Wai's first English language film stars Norah Jones & Jude Law
Penelope - fun, modern-day fairy tale with Christina Ricci
Priceless- Audrey Tautou stars in this French comedy hit
Robot Chicken- this Star Wars parody will make you laugh
Rolling Stones- Shine a Light- Martin Scorsese makes another cool concert film
Satantango- Bela Tarr's Hungarian epic is 420 minutes long!
Spaced- the cult BBC series starring Simon Pegg & Jessica Hynes finally is here!
Shotgun Stories- powerful debut from director Jeff Nichols
Stop-Loss- Kimberly Peirce (BOYS DON'T CRY) directs
Surfwise- interesting documentary about a counter-cultural family
Tierney Gearon-The Mother Project- complex doc about the famous photographer
Tracey Fragments, The- Ellen Page stars in another angsty indie
21- story of card-counting MIT students in Vegas
Trafic (1971) Jacques Tati never ceases to amaze me
21 Up in South Africa- an update on those kids we last saw at age 14
Year My Parents Went on Vacation, The- poignant story from Brazil
Vampyr (1932) Carl Dreyer's classic gets the Criterion treatment
New Releases June 2008

Before the Rain (Criterion)
Be Kind Rewind
Bucket List, The
Californication-Season 1
Caramel
Classes Tous Risques (1960)(Criterion)
Definitely, Maybe
Funny Games USA
Furies, The (1950)(Criterion)
Honeydripper
Hula Girls
In Bruges
John Adams
Onion Movie, The
Other Boleyn Girl, The
Persepolis
Protagonist
Radiohead-Best of Video
Spiderwick Chronicles, The
Under the Same Moon
Wayward Cloud, The
New Releases May 2008

Animation Show Vol.3
Autism the Musical
Bella
Boarding Gate
Business of Being Born, The

Cassandra's Dream

Control

Cranford

Darfur Now

Delirious
Delirious Fictions of William Klein

Diary of the Dead
Diva

Grace is Gone

Great Debators, The
House- Seasons 1-3

I'm Not There

Joy Division

Machine Girl, The

National Treasure 2

P.S. I Love You

Semi-Pro
SNL- Season 3

Teeth
Thief of Bagdad, The

27 Dresses

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show

Weeds- Season 3
Women and Spirituality

Youth Without Youth

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