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He led America's battles against the Depression and the Axis powers -- and won. But first Franklin Delano Roosevelt fought a personal battle against polio that would either destroy him -- or arm him for greatness. This powerful film of Dore Schary's long-running play is an intimate, admiring profile in courage. Ralph Bellamy reprises his dynamic Tony -winning stage portrayal of the future President, and Greer Garson is his devoted, warbly-voiced wife, Eleanor. Both were uncannily true in their...

"An Army post in peacetime is a dull place." So begins Carson McCullers' famous novel of secret passion, Reflections in a Golden Eye. But beneath the smooth surface of military routine, a deadly tension mounts. Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando star in this startling screen version that, like the book, crackles with mysterious, exotic energy. They play the Pendertons: He's a hidebound career officer wrestling with inner demons; she's a caged lioness needful of love, whatever the source. Their...

"An Army post in peacetime is a dull place." So begins Carson McCullers' famous novel of secret passion, Reflections in a Golden Eye. But beneath the smooth surface of military routine, a deadly tension mounts. Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando star in this startling screen version that, like the book, crackles with mysterious, exotic energy. They play the Pendertons: He's a hidebound career officer wrestling with inner demons; she's a caged lioness needful of love, whatever the source. Their...

In this brilliant, moving film directed by Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch), cowboy icons Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea find roles to match their leathery Western personas, playing aging lawmen hired to guard a gold shipment. They don't have much: a horse each, a couple of dollars. And they have everything: their independence. But the frontier is disappearing -- and so is space wide open enough for independent men. With luck, the two will find space enough for this ride and one last payday....

Hallelujah is a cinematic milestone: the first all-black feature from a major studio and famed director King Vidor's (The Champ, The Big Parade) first talkie. But the film surpasses its historical significance, telling a story of profound dignity and understanding that it as fresh and moving as the day it premiered. Featuring a largely unknown cast and infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues and jazz (Irving Berlin provided two songs for the production), Hallelujah follows the fortunes of...

For a compelling drama that has all the excitement and suspense of a closely run horse race, International Velvet is the odds-on favorite for all the family! Sarah Brown (Tatum O'Neal) is an orphaned teen determined to win the Olympic gold medal for riding. Anthony Hopkins is the tough, no-nonsense trainer who teaches her the meaning of true dedication. He's there to help as much as he can, but on the day of the big race, it will all be up to Sarah. This modern sequel to the classic, beloved...

Where others see a streetcar accident, Joe Stevens sees a payday. Where others want to help out, Joe's ready to cash in. He's an ambulance chaser, a bamboozling lawyer who pulls off financial fast ones, sometimes with the help of a tipsy MD who knows how to doctor X-rays, a team of supposed (and well-paid) witnesses and a nimble assistant whose specialty is flopping in front of moving vehicles to stage a bogus accident. But the flimflam may fold when Joe represents a leggy client who has her...

A lovely gesture -- a bouquet of roses -- from husband to wife becomes the catalyst for a clash of long-repressed emotion in the movie adaptation of the Tony - and Pulitzer Prize -winning stage hit The Subject Was Roses. Martin Sheen, as the son home from war, and Jack Albertson, Academy Award winner* as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the distant father, both appeared in the Broadway version, where Albertson had already captured a Tony Award for his powerful work. Patricia Neal...

Life has just handed Beth Macauley the short straw. Her husband and suburban home are gone. She still has her two boys -- and a new destination. She's moving to the big city of Baltimore -- and into the biggest adventure of her life. Two-time Academy Award winner* Jessica Lange plays Beth in this warm-hearted, funny fable from Risky Business director Paul Brickman about staying together when all else is falling apart. Screen-debuting Chris O'Donnell (two years before his star making Scent of a...

He's in the army now! Heartthrob Renaldo Rossano (Mario Lanza), charismatic star of the New York Grand Opera, is drafted and music fans everywhere mourn. But one fan is delighted: Renaldo's top kick (James Whitmore), an opera buff who wants the new recruit's autograph. And his help. You see, the sarge has a sister (Doretta Morrow) who sings, and she could sure use a break. When the sister turns out to be beautiful as well as talented, everything's in place for romance, fun, and lots and lots...

Elizabeth Taylor strives for sweet harmony as a privileged young woman who must choose between the two musicians she loves. She first falls for a devoted violinist (Vittorio Gassman) and follows him when he goes off to musical studies abroad. There, she also meets a talented pianist (John Ericson) who tries to play the initially uninterested lady into his heart. As events and emotions unfold, the inevitable conflict arises: which man does she truly love, which one is better for her -- and...

Rhapsody in Blue is a story that is as enchanting as the music of its central character, the legendary George Gershwin. Robert Alda plays the talented composer in this moving tribute to one of America's premier musical artists. Although it was intended that the Gershwins' eldest son, Ira, take piano lessons, it was his younger brother George who displayed a real talent for music. Following years of practice and an assortment of jobs, George worked his way from a music hall pianist to a Tin Pin...

Eight talented teenagers from a small town come to New York City for a one-in-a-million shot at stardom in a national dance competition. Their high-powered energy is captured by director Sidney Poitier in dazzling dance sequences. From the fast-moving rhythms of contemporary street dancing to jazz and classical ballet, they strut their stuff through exhausting rehearsals, numerous auditions and tense nightclub face-offs. In the process, the teenagers get a crash course in self-sufficiency in a...

"Snooki and Jwoww" follows Jersey Shore BFF's' Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWOWW" Farley as they start a new chapter in their lives: Adulthood. Jwoww's romance with Roger has had its ups and downs, but it looks like an engagement may be looming. As for Snooki's future, she's engaged, she's in her final trimester, and baby Lorenzo is coming quick! When the two first moved in together in Jersey City, they thought it would be a couple of BFF's living it up in the city. But little did they...

Featuring legendary star of the screen Mae West (My Little Chickadee), THE HEAT'S ON is a musical spectacular featuring several songs from the renowned Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra. West plays Fay Lawrence, a Broadway luminary starring in a failing production. With Fay having designs on moving to a new show, producer Tony Ferris (William Gaxton) has to hustle a member of a censorship foundation (Victor Moore, Swing Time) to get Fay to star in his latest production. Also featuring a young...

In a fishing colony in Maine, the Keating family has been an institution, owning the Lobsterville restaurant and a fleet of fishing boats for decades. But times have been tough, and financial struggles have left the Keatings wondering if they are going to survive. It is up to Cass (Sharon Lawrence, TV's "NYPD Blue") to keep the family together through hardship and loss, while maintaining a sense of tradition. Also starring Jeffrey Nordling and Academy Award winner Kim Hunter (1951, Best...

Though David (Beau Bridges, The Fabulous Baker Boys) and Jan (Blair Brown, TV's "Fringe" and "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd") Rodman are going through the mental and emotional shock of being recently divorced, it's their two children who are really caught in the middle. While Jan has custody of nine-year-old Andrea (Lauri Hendler, TV's "Gimme a Break!") and six-year-old Pam (Tracey Gold, TV's "Growing Pains"), David's visitation rights are limited to one day per week. When David announces...

The Flying Scotsman - Digitally Remastered. A young fireman on the Flying Scotsman train falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the driver who is about to retire. The young fireman has replaced another named Crow who was sacked for drinking on the job and is planning to wreck the express on the driver's last trip! Made to capitalize on the famous train and originally released as a silent film, this movie follows engineer Bob White (Moore Marriott) in his last run with the train known as...

Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk-turned-Buddhist priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasingly at the cost of his own family and health, as he refuses to draw lines between those he counsels and himself. THE DEPARTURE captures Nemoto at a crossroads, when his growing self-destructive tendencies lead him to confront the same question his patients ask him: what makes life worth living? The second documentary by...

Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk-turned-Buddhist priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasingly at the cost of his own family and health, as he refuses to draw lines between those he counsels and himself. THE DEPARTURE captures Nemoto at a crossroads, when his growing self-destructive tendencies lead him to confront the same question his patients ask him: what makes life worth living? The second documentary by...

Oscar-nominated director Selma Vilhunen presents this documentary about young hobbyhorse enthusiasts. Over the past ten years, hobbyhorse riding has become a global phenomenon and a way of life for thousands of young people. HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION is a funny and moving film about the power of imagination and the strength of a community. The film follows three young girls Aisku, Elsa and Alisa whose lives have been transformed by their new interest: hobbyhorses. Despite a lack of understanding...

Oscar-nominated director Selma Vilhunen presents this documentary about young hobbyhorse enthusiasts. Over the past ten years, hobbyhorse riding has become a global phenomenon and a way of life for thousands of young people. HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION is a funny and moving film about the power of imagination and the strength of a community. The film follows three young girls Aisku, Elsa and Alisa whose lives have been transformed by their new interest: hobbyhorses. Despite a lack of understanding...

LEARNING TO SEE is a vibrant journey of discovery for both father and son as director Jake Oelman documents the work of his father, nature photographer, Robert Oelman. Struggling with a mid-life crisis, Robert leaves his established psychology career in the early 1990s to pursue his real passion of photography. Moving from the U.S. to the rainforests of Colombia, he records and connects with over 15,000 previously undiscovered species of bugs, magnifying the tiniest of creatures in the most...

LEARNING TO SEE is a vibrant journey of discovery for both father and son as director Jake Oelman documents the work of his father, nature photographer, Robert Oelman. Struggling with a mid-life crisis, Robert leaves his established psychology career in the early 1990s to pursue his real passion of photography. Moving from the U.S. to the rainforests of Colombia, he records and connects with over 15,000 previously undiscovered species of bugs, magnifying the tiniest of creatures in the most...