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Hustle & flow
Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment present a Crunk Pictures/Homegrown Pictures production ; produced by John Singleton, Stephanie Allain ; written and directed by Craig Brewer.
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2006; 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rapper DJay, who dreams of becoming the next big rap superstar, works all the angles to get his first record made. He even has the help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. When he hears that rap superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, DJay decides to throw together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
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I walked with a zombie : The Body snatcher / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; screenplay by Curt Siodmak and Ardel Wray ; produced by Val Lewton ; directed by Jacques Tourneur. Robert Louis Stevenson's The body snatcher
written for the screen by Phillip MacDonald and Carlos Keith ; produced by Val Lewton ; directed by Robert Wise.
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2005; 1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
I walked with a zombie: A young Canadian nurse comes to the West Indies to care for the wife of a plantation manager, who suffers from a strange catatonic condition, and learns about local voodoo practices in her search for a cure.
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Imitation of life .
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2004; 1 videodisc (236 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The story of two women trying to find success, but end up finding that success isn't everything. Includes both the 1934 and 1959 releases.
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In the shadow of the stars
a film by Allie Light and Irving Saraf.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A hilarious and affectionate look at the path to stardom inside the competitive world of grand opera. Weaving together portions of eight acclaimed operas with personal interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, the film explores the choristers' lives.
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Isle of the dead : Bedlam / RKO Radio Pictures Inc. ; written by Ardel Wray & Josef Mischel ; produced by Val Lewton ; directed by Mark Robson. Bedlam
screen play by Carlos Keith and Mark Robson ; produced by Val Lewton ; directed by Mark Robson.
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2005; 1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Isle of the dead (72 min.): Boris Karloff shares a quarantined house with other strangers on a plague-infested (and perhaps spirit-haunted) island.
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Junebug
a Sony Pictures Classics release, an Epoch Films production ; producers, Mindy Goldberg, Mike S. Ryan ; written by Angus MacLachlan ; directed by Phil Morrison.
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2006; 1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In an attempt to woo an artist to her gallery, art dealer Madeline and her husband go to North Carolina. While she tries to seal the deal, her husband introduces her to his family. Madeline's presence reveals family tensions and resentment.
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KakuRenBo : hide & seek
original story/screenplay/director/storyboard, Syuhei Morita ; producer, Koichiro Ito (CoMix Wave Inc.) ; animation productions, Yamatoworks.
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2005; 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
There is a street where no one lives, where ghostly lights flicker in the shadows. It is whispered that children who play hide-and-seek there after dark are kidnapped by demons and disappear forever. Tonight, a boy named Hikora joins the game in search of his missing sister. The stree lamps flare though no one is there to light them The game - and the terror - are about to begin!
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The kids are alright
the Who ; a film by Jeff Stein.
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1979; 2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A rock and roll documentary including live performances and interviews.
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King Arthur's Britain
writer, Francis Pryor ; series producer and director, Timothy Copestake.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Archaeologist Francis Pryor has made ancient history popular in books and television specials. In this three-part series, he uses the myth of the British icon- King Arthur- to explain new discoveries that dispute the traditional view of early Britain.
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King of the corner
an Elevation Filmworks, Two Tequila production in association with Ardustry Entertainment ; produced by Lemore Syvan ; written by Gerald Shapiro, Peter Riegert ; directed by Peter Riegert.
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2005; 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Fiftysomething and still clueless Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. Among his problems are his rebelling teenage daughter, a gravely ill father, a work protege after his job, and his wife is loing her patience and his own judgment are sinking fast. It's going to take a bizarre twist of fate and some twisted wisdom from a "freelance rabbi" to help Leo navigate the murky waters of middle age and turn his midlife crisis into a midlife opportunity.
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The leopard man ; The ghost ship
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Val Lewton.
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2005; 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
The Leopard Man (66 min.): a nightclub performer in New Mexico takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by the attempt to upstage, scares the animal and it bolts. In the days that follow, people are mauled. Includes commentary by William Friedkin and theatrical trailer.
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Let him have it
Le Studio Canal+, Film Trustees ; in association with British Screen presents ; a Vermilion production ; screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade ; produced by Luc Roeg and Robert Warr ; directed by Peter Medak.
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1991; 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films.
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