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Gone with the Wind (1939) Movies

Posted by Mindsnatcher at Nov. 5, 2014

If you ask most film fans to name just one movie which best sums up the Golden Age of Hollywood, or even film in general, chances are the majority of them are going to answer Gone With the Wind. This epic 1939 release, which still sits atop most all time box office champ lists (at least those with receipts adjusted for inflation), really shouldn't have been such a bellwether production, though. With a famously troubled pre-production which forced producer David O.

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Ben-Hur - Collector's Edition (1959) Movies

Posted by edi1967 at Oct. 6, 2011

Ben-Hur - Collector's Edition (1959)
2xBluRay Full 1:1 | m2ts | AVC | 1920x1080 | 27790 Kbps | 23.976 fps | 16:9 | 03:41:23 | 60.9 GB
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio @ 3510 kbps 5.1 / Dolby Digital Audio 2.0 ; Czech, German, French, Spanish, Polish, Italian Dolby Digital Audio @ 448 kbps 5.1; Hungarian, Japanese, Portuguese Dolby Digital Audio 1.0 @ 192 Kbps
Subtitle: English, Italian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Koeran, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama, Historical, Romance | Extra: Commentary, Music Only Track Showcasing | 18 Wins, 11 Nominations

The film's prologue depicts the traditional story of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.In AD 26, Prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy merchant in Jerusalem. His childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd), now a military tribune, arrives as the new commanding officer of the Roman garrison. Ben-Hur and Messala are happy to reunite…

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Baby Doll (1956) [Re-UP] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at May 4, 2015

Living in Tiger Tail County, Mississippi, middle aged Archie Lee Meighan and nineteen year old "Baby Doll" Meighan née McCargo have been married for close to two years. Their marriage is not based on love, but each getting what they want from the other. Their marriage agreement has them consummating their marriage on her twentieth birthday, which is in three days, the act to which Baby Doll is not really looking forward. But she does taunt him and other men with her overt "baby doll" sexuality, the baby doll aspect which she fosters by sleeping in their house's nursery in a crib. Baby Doll's now deceased father allowed the marriage on the stipulation that Archie Lee provide Baby Doll financial security as displayed by the most resplendent house in the south. They currently live in a dilapidated mansion with her Aunt Rose Comfort, and although Archie Lee is making some renovations on it…

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La Belle Noiseuse (1991) [Artificial Eye #ART450] [ReUp] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Feb. 23, 2015

In this fascinating and unconventional examination of the creative process, an artist near the end of his career finds new inspiration in a young model. Edouard Frenhofer (Michel Piccoli) is a famous and well-respected artist who lives in a comfortable estate in the French countryside. At the age of 60, Frenhofer considers his career as a painter to be over; he says he no longer feels any inspiration to create, and his last attempt at a major work, a nude study of his wife Liz (Jane Birkin) called "La Belle Noiseuse" (The Beautiful Nuisance), has sat unfinished for ten years. Just as Frenhofer has lost his enthusiasm for his art, he has also lost his passion for Liz; their relationship is polite and friendly, but without enthusiasm…..

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La peau douce (1964) Movies

Posted by Someonelse at July 1, 2011

Francois Truffaut directed this simple tale of revenge and adultery which features an exceptional musical score by Georges Delerue. The story concerns a love affair between successful literary magazine editor Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly) and alluring airline stewardess, Nicole Chomette (Francoise Dorleac). They meet on a flight to Lisbon, where Pierre is scheduled to deliver a lecture. When he returns to Paris, they continue their affair, but find it is difficult to set up their clandestine trysts, so Pierre arranges a lecture trip to Riems, where they can be together. In Riems however, Pierre finds it difficult to keep the affair a secret from his lecture sponsors. Upon his return to Paris, his wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti), suspicious her husband is having an affair, quarrels with Pierre, who leaves her and asks Nicole to marry him. Nicole refuses his proposition and Pierre attempts to reconcile with his wife. But Nelly, with a gun in her bag, is en route to surprise Pierre at his favorite restaurant for a final confrontation.

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Discovery Channel - Under Siege (2004) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Aug. 24, 2024

Under Siege looks of sieges in history and the nature and evolution of combat across the centuries.
In ancient world siege warfare was the most brutal form of war. Typically involving whole urban societies, siege warfare often ended in the sack of a city and the massacre or enslavement of entire populations.

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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Dec. 7, 2011

The Story of Qiu Ju (see the trailer below) depicts a Chinese peasant woman’s long pursuit for justice in a highly bureaucratic and turbulent rural society. The film beautifully portrays various formal and informal dispute resolution processes as well as enables a glimpse into rural China. While this touching story will surely stay in your heart, it also reminds us of the interesting form true justice can take.

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Travel Channel UK - Tough Rides: India (2014) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Jan. 1, 2016

Also known as The India Ride. When Canadian brothers Colin and Ryan Pyle completed their record-breaking circumnavigation of China by motorcycle in 2010, they thought it would be their last great adventure together. In August 2012, they were back on the road again, this time on a journey around India. Fifty-four tough days later, they'd traveled 14,000 km, driven on some of the most dangerous roads in the world across deserts and over mountains, in torrential rainstorms and almost unbearable heat. They'd visited some remarkable places, including the magnificent Golden Temple at Amritsar, the perplexing Karni Mata Temple at Deshnoke, the holy River Ganges, and the site of Buddha's enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. They'd compounded the dangers of the road by paragliding at Manali, made a perfect cup of tea in Darjeeling, met some amazing people, and learned that almost nothing in India is what you expect it to be. In The India Ride, Colin and Ryan take us with them as they push themselves to new limits on a voyage of discovery that most people will only ever dream of making.

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Valley of the Dolls (1967) [2-Disc Special Edition] [Re-UP] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at April 27, 2015

Anne Welles, a bright, brash young New England college grad leaves her Peyton Place-ish small town and heads for Broadway, where she hopes to find an exciting job and sophisticated men. During her misadventures in Manhattan and, later, Hollywood, she shares experiences with two other young hopefuls: Jennifer North, a statuesque, Monroe-ish actress who wants to be accepted as a human being, but is regarded as a sex object by all the men she meets, and Neely O'Hara, a talented young actress who's accused of using devious means by a great older star (Helen Lawson) to reach the top, pulling an "All About Eve"-type deception in order to steal a good role away from her.

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Wings of Fame (1990) Movies

Posted by Someonelse at March 20, 2016

A famous movie actor claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengenfully kills him but then dies as a result of an accident. Next, they both find themselves in after-life, where souls of all famous people are gathered.

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