Back in 1961, Walt Disney got a little hip with 101 Dalmatians, making use of that flat Saturday morning cartoon style that had become so popular. The result is a kitschy change in animation and story. Pongo and Perdita are two lonely Dalmatians who meet in a London park and arrange for their pet humans to marry so they can live together and raise a family. They become proud parents of 15 ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmStarring: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, Cate Bauer, Lisa Daniels, Ben WrightDirected By: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Tony Kushner's prize-winning play Angels in America became the defining US theatrical event of the 1990s, an astonishing mix of philosophy, politics, and vibrant gay soap opera that summed up the Reagan era for an entire generation of theatre-goers. Post-9/11 would seem to be too late for a film version--philosophy and politics don't always age well--but this 2003 HBO adaptation, ably ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey WrightDirected By: Mike Nichols
James Mason plays Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in both The Desert Fox (1951) and The Desert Rats (1953), a WWII double-bill on DVD. The Desert Fox, released six years after the end of the War, is a solemnly respectful tribute to Erwin Rommel, Germany's most celebrated military genius. James Mason's portrayal of this gallant warrior became a highlight of his career ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Burton, Robert Newton, Robert DouglasDirected By: Henry Hathaway, Robert Wise
Choreographer-turned-director Bob Fosse turns the camera on himself in All That Jazz, a nervy, sometimes unnerving 1979 feature, a nakedly autobiographical piece that veers from gritty drama to razzle-dazzle musical, allegory to satire. It's an indication of his bravura, and possibly his self-absorption, that Fosse (who also co-wrote the script) literally opens alter ego Joe Gideon's heart ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking, Cliff GormanDirected By: Bob Fosse
Queen of the costume drama Helena Bonham Carter finally got a chance to loosen her corset a bit with this exquisitely mounted (Sandy Powell's costumes were nominated for an Academy Award) romantic drama based on Henry James's classic novel. Set in turn-of-the-century London and Venice, Wings of the Dove is a stately departure--more PBS than MTV--for Iain Softley, director of ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmStarring: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Charlotte Rampling, Elizabeth McGovernDirected By: Iain Softley
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Richard Burton, John Colicos, Clinton Greyn, Wolfgang Preiss, Danielle De MetzDirected By: Henry Hathaway
When released in 2000, The Dish achieved the highest opening gross in its native Australia, a testament to the country's pride in its home-grown movies. Concentrating on that legendary day in July 1969 when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon The Dish looks at the small but crucial role of the Parkes satellite receiver, without which the world would never have seen the historic ...
Manufacturer: Icon Home EntertainmentStarring: Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Christopher-Robin Street, Luke KeltieDirected By: Rob Sitch
Manufacturer: Dnc EntertainmentStarring: Chris R. Wright, Warwick Davis, Dan Palmer, Simon Stanley-Ward, Greg MartinDirected By: Peter Stanley-Ward
Manufacturer: Vci VideoStarring: Ben Vereen, William Katt, Leslie Denniston, Benjamin Rayson, Martha RayeDirected By: David Sheehan
