Shout! Factory (Firm)
1) The Bear
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young bear cub (Douce) is left alone, unable to feed or defend itself, when its mother is killed in a rock slide. The cub eventually attempts to bond with a male grizzly (Bart), who initially ignores him. When the grizzly is pursued by hunters and injured, the young cub comes to his aid and wins the grizzly's affection. However, when one of the hunters captures the cub, the grizzly must confront the armed hunters. The tale is told from the cub's...
Pub. Date
1946.
Language
English
Description
In post-war Casablanca, Ronald Kornblow is hired to run a hotel whose previous managers have all wound up being murdered. French soldier Pierre suspects the involvement of ex-Nazis, specifically Count Pfefferman, in reality the notorious Heinrich Stubel. Pierre is accused of collaborating with the enemy, and attempts to clear to clear his name with the help of his girlfriend Annette and cagey buddy Corbaccio.. They enlist the aid of Pfefferman's beleaguered...
3) Outrageous!
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
Two misfits find love and support in each other's company. One of them, Robin Turner, is a hairdresser and a gifted female impersonator, who tries out his act in local gay nightclubs. His roommate is Liza Connors, an old high-school friend who is now a mumbling pregnant woman, recently released from a mental hospital where she was treated for schizophrenia.. She is determined never to return to the hospital again, and he wants to be a show-business...
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
Bea Asher has been faced with many new challenges since becoming a widow. She has been afraid for herself and her future since her husband's death, and friends concerned for her well-being take her to the Stardust Ballroom in the hopes that, for one night, she might dance her troubles away. While there, she meets Alvin Green. They spend the evening dancing and talking and, thanks to his charm and goodness, Bea begins to come out of her sheltered existence.....
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Andrew Norris is a new teacher in an inner city high school that is like nothing he has ever seen before. This school is so dangerous that the students have to go through a metal detector at the front door and almost everything is run by a punk posse lead by a delinquent named Peter Stegman. Soon, Norris and Stegman clash and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business..
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
Running from the law, Vietnam vet Cameron stumbles on a movie shoot just in time to interfere with a staged accident, causing the stunt man's death. Rather than turn Cameron in, director Eli Cross makes him an offer he can't refuse: replace the dead stunt man in return for safe harbor. Despite objections about Cameron's inexperience, Eli keeps him on, figuring that a vet will add an extra charge of realism to the World War I opus that he's filming.....
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
In this dark comedy, a middle-aged advertising executive loses his long-awaited promotion to a younger man. In frustration, he accidentally pushes a panhandler in front of a subway train... and gets away with the death.. Realizing that committing murder might be a little easier than he previously had thought, he begins plotting the death of several of his corporate enemies..
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
English
Description
Tracey is pregnant and happily married to Lawrence, an architect. She has few cares in the world until the day a maniac breaks into the house, rapes her, and ultimately causes her to miscarry. Tracey falls to pieces and is so affected by the encounter she finds men repulsive, including her husband. Her attitude does not soften with time, and sooner rather than later, her husband takes up with his secretary. But in the meantime, the Scotland Yard detective...
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
Record executives want a highly-regarded record producer to focus on a white pop act whom they feel has the sound America wants. To keep his creative integrity, Buckmaster carefully begins to fight the system that has made him the respected producer he has become..
10) Holy Rollers
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's older brother. Inspired by a true story of a young Hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 90s..
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
During the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro -- Alice and Cora -- to safety through enemy lines. Hawkeye is assisted by his Indian friend Chingachgook, and Uncas, Chingachgook's son; the two are the last survivors of the Mohican tribe. During their travels to the fort, Alice falls in love with Hawkeye, while...
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Forced by circumstances to live her loathsome son and daughter-in-law, elderly Mrs. Watts wants nothing more out of life than to return to her home town of Bountiful. Escaping from her family's clutches, she boards a bus to Bountiful, where she makes the acquaintance of young Thelma. The two women immediately hit it off, and their trip is a most pleasant one.. Eventually, the local sheriff, ordered to find Page and bring her back to her family, catches...
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A documentary of the life of artist Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003). While there might still be debate as to whether caricatures are art, anyone who has seen Hirschfeld's elegant depictions of stage personalities over the years would unequivocably classify them as such. This movie, which took nearly ten years to make, follows the chronology of Hirschfeld's life closely.. It includes many interviews with Hirschfeld himself, his second wife, and his beloved...
14) David & Lisa
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
Two adolescents make a connection with each other in a home for disturbed youngsters. David Clemens was placed in the home by his mother because of his constant fear of being touched; while Lisa is a 15-year-old schizophrenic who speaks only in rhyme, when she speaks at all. David rejects the help of psychiatrist Alan Swinford but makes an emotional connection with Lisa.. Because of his contact with Lisa, David eventually opens up to Swinford and...
15) Black Magic
Pub. Date
1949.
Language
English
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.
Language
English
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...
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
English
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.....
18) Newsfront
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
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,...
19) Seize the Day
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
The time is the success-driven '50s; Tommy Wilhelm is a middle-aged man who has just lost his salesman's job. Margaret, his wife, is on the verge of divorce and fully intends to take him to the cleaners whether he has an income or not. Doctor Adler, Tommy's judgmental father, cannot abide having a failure in the family and refuses to lend his son a single penny.. In desperation, Tommy heads to New York City, where his old wheeler-dealer pal Dr. Tamkin...
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Independent film director Nick Reve (Steve Buscemi) is making his first feature. Everything that can go wrong does: the rebellious catering crew refuses to replace spoiled milk, his actors are flakey and getting an unspoiled take is nearly impossible. Tension between lead actress Nicole (Catherine Keener) and actor Chad (James LeGros), who have just slept together, contributes to the many problems on set. As money and time run out, Nick struggles...