John Cassavetes
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English
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In his first Hollywood production, the formidable giant of American independent film John Cassavetes tells the story of a jazz musician who falls in love with a timid vocalist. After joining his group, she unintentionally turns his life upside down. With unforgettable performances by crooner Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens, this film delicately mirrors Cassavetes' own struggles with adapting to the big-budget, fast-paced, commercialized world of the...
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English
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Based on Ira Levin's bestselling novel, Mia Farrow plays "a young mother-to-be who grows increasingly suspicious that her over-friendly elderly neighbors and self-involved actor husband are hatching a satanic plot against her and her baby."
5) Gloria
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
An ex-gun moll and showgirl is suddenly forced to protect a child whose parents have been rubbed out by the mob.
Series
Criterion collection volume 254
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A small-time Los Angeles night club owner falls for a lavish invitation to gamble at a private club.
Series
Criterion collection volume 250
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Shadows": Explores interracial friendships and relationships in the 1950's Beat-era New York City. "Faces": Richard and Maria are attempting to escape the anguish of their dissolving marriage by falling in the arms of others. "A woman under the influence": Mabel, is loved by her husband Nick, but her madness proves to be a problem in their marriage. "The killing of a Chinese bookie": To clear his debt, a strip club owner grapples with his own conscience...
10) Love streams
Series
Criterion collection volume 721
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Two closely bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
11) Capone
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The life story of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone.
12) Mikey and Nicky
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English
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Nicky has embezzled a fortune from his Mafia bosses and is on the run. His only friend, Mikey, tries to help him escape - or will he lead him into a trap?
13) The dirty dozen
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A World War II drama in which an army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
14) Husbands
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Harry, Archie and Gus are three middle-aged husbands, with wives, children and houses in the New York suburbs. They go on a wild spree after a close friends dies of a heart attack. Ending up in London, the three must confront their own mortality and decide how to spend the rest of their lives.
15) Opening night
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004], c1977
Language
English
Description
A Broadway actress, who is unable to admit that she is aging must confront her personal and professional turmoils in order to make a part her own.
16) Tempest
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Trapped in a life that's lost all meaning, jaded New York architect Phillip Dimitrius sets off on a quest to find his roots. Joined by his rebillious daughter, Phillip heads off on a Greek odyssey where he crosses paths with a free-spirited singer. Together, the three start a strange, new life on an abandoned island in the Aegean Sea. But nothing perfect last forever ... and when a ship wrecks off shore one stormy night, the survivors turn Phillip's...
17) Shadows
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Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004], c1959
Language
English
Description
The story of an interracial romance and the obstacles it puts on family relationships. When appearing on Jean Shepherd's radio program Night People, Cassevetes mentioned the improvisation work he had done with his acting class, and asked for funding to film it. When listeners actually sent in money, he worked up a script based on the classwork, and with additional funding filmed his story of three siblings, two of whom can pass as white.
18) Faces
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Powerful story of the dissintegration of a marriage of a captain of industry and his wife.
Series
Criterion collection volume 176
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Gifted sculptor Ken Harrison is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In the hospital he makes friends with the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.