Shout! Factory (Firm)
41) Smithereens
Pub. Date
1982.
Description
Wren is nineteen and is determined to make it big in the world of rock 'n' roll. The pieces of her world are scattered over lower Manhattan: the abandoned train yards along the Hudson River; a grungy Lower East Side tenement; the copy shop where she works; and most of all, the helter skelter world of East Village rock clubs.. It doesn't matter then that Wren can't sing or play an instrument, or even write songs; or that her aggressiveness is often...
42) Fanny
Pub. Date
1961.
Description
Almost nineteen, Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his cafe'-owning father, and he longs for the sea. The night before he is to leave on a five-year voyage, Fanny, a girl he grew up with, reveals that she is in love with him, and he discovers that he is in love with her.. He must choose between an exciting life at sea, and a boring life with the woman he loves. And Fanny must choose between keeping the man she...
43) Newsfront
Pub. Date
1978.
Description
Directed by Phillip Noyce and produced by David Elfick, Newsfront represents a seminal moment in the emergence of the Australian movie industry on the world stage.. Highly acclaimed at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival and the winner of 18 international awards including 8 AFI Awards,Newsfront garnered raves from critics around the world and became a major box office success at home.. Newsfront is the story of the previously unsung newsreel cameramen,...
Pub. Date
1975.
Description
A distraught youth is troubled by his mother's new relationship with her sailor boyfriend who occasionally drops by when his ship is in. The sailor, Jim Cameron, is a caring man who offers a supportive relationship to the woman as well as a kind word for the kid. In his confused and addled adolescent state (which isn't helped any by his association with a local youth gang) the boy plans a vengeful rite for his mother's beau..
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
A new commanding officer arrives at a remote castle serving as an insane asylum for crazy and AWOL U.S. Army soldiers where he attempts to rehabilitate them by allowing them to live out their crazy fantasies while combating his own long-suppressed insanity.. It is based on Blatty's novel The Ninth Configuration (1978), which was itself a reworking of an earlier version of the novel, first published in 1966 as Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane!. The...
46) Heartland
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
A woman arrives at the property of a reclusive Scottish famer to work as his housekeeper. Paid near-starvation wages, she continues working day and night, hoping to use her savings to ensure a bright future for her 10-year-old daughter.. Touched by her diligence, the farmer slowly falls in love with the woman, and after seeing her and her child through the torturous Wyoming winter, he marries her - but their union gets off to a shaky start and threatens...
Pub. Date
1941.
Description
Mario and Lucien are twins who share a psychic bond:one feels the pain and experiences the thoughts of the other. The siblings are separated at birth because of a long-standing feud between various factions of their family. One twin is raised to be evil, the other to be good. In adulthood, the brothers become bitter enemies, not only because of family and political pressures but also because they both fall in love with the beautiful Isabelle.. Eventually,...
48) Starstruck
Pub. Date
1982.
Description
Jackie dreams of becoming a singing star and her cousin Angus thinks he has what it takes to be a successful manager. After a spot at the hip club in town fails to win Jackie any paying gigs, Angus enters her in a major talent competition to be held on New Year's Eve. If Jackie wins, her career is assured, and the
Pub. Date
1974.
Description
Based on the novella by Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is set in a post-apocalyptic future where canned goods are used as currency and where entertainment often consists of old porn reels. Vic (Don Johnson) is a violent, illiterate scavenger, principally interested in getting laid. He communicates telepathically with his deceptively cute-looking dog Blood (voiced by Tim McIntire); Vic finds food for Blood, while Blood sniffs out girls for Vic.....
50) Day of the Dead
Pub. Date
1985.
Description
In the third film in the saga of the undead from writer/director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead), a small group of scientists and soldiers have taken refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating horror that walks the earth above. But will the final battle for the future of the human race be fought among the living or have...
51) Black Magic
Pub. Date
1949.
Description
Alexandre Dumas, Sr. (Berry Kroeger) tells his son Alexander Dumas, Jr. (Raymond Burr) the story of Joseph Balsamo (Orson Welles). Through flashbacks we learn that Balsamo was a French gypsy boy who endured much hardship. He was tortured under the command of Viscount de Montagne (Stephen Bekassy) and his parents were ordered to hang. Some years later, he learns the secrets of hypnosis from Dr. Mesmer (Charles Goldner).. Ignoring the doctor's advice...
Pub. Date
1971.
Description
Shortly after renting an old country house, film star Paul Henderson mysteriously disappears and Inspector Holloway (John Bennett) from Scotland Yard is called to investigate. Inquiring at the local police station, Holloway is told some of the house's history. He then contacts the estate agent (John Bryans) renting the house, who elaborates further by telling Holloway about its previous tenants.. "Method For Murder"-A hack writer of horror stories...
53) Staged
Description
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as two actors whose West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but whose director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online.
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
This Golden Globe and Emmy nominee is a glorious telling of Dickens' tale of passion, intrigue, and revolution.. Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES comes to magnificent life in a lavish adaptation of the literary classic set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Chris Sarandon (THE PRINCESS BRIDE, FRIGHT NIGHT) takes on a dual role as French aristocrat Charles Darnay and London lawyer Sydney Carton – both of whom are in love with the...
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
The craft. The history. The power. All these elements of the hip-hop movement are discussed with director Ice-T and the legends he interviews —Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and Ice Cube—in this compelling and gritty feature-length documentary.. An Official Selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP explores and pays tribute to this most original...
57) Farscape
Description
Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
Pub. Date
1984.
Description
In this complex documentary from one of the most iconic voices of the German New Wave, Werner Herzog follows the child soldiers of Nicaragua during the Miskito resistance against the Sandinistas. True to Herzog form, this film ultimately illustrates the futility and senselessness of such violence.. Drawing connections to co-Director Denis Reichle's experiences serving as a child soldier towards the end of WWII, BALLAD OF THE LITTLE SOLDIER, rather...
59) The Storyteller
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.
60) Dead ringers
Pub. Date
1988.
Description
Claire Niveau (Genevieve Bujold) is in love with handsome Beverly. Or does she love Elliot? It's uncertain because brothers Beverly and Elliot Mantle (both played by Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons) are identical twins sharing the same medical practice, apartment and women - including unsuspecting Claire.