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CHILDREN IN THE CROSSFIRE
For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. Four children from both sides of the conflict come to America through a special project, and discover each other away from the ravages of their homeland. Bonds of friendship develop and inbred prejudices fade while the children stay with host families in America, however the true test of the project’s success will be a Christmas reunion in Northern Ireland.
STARRING: Julia Duffy, David Huffman, Karen Valentine
DRAMA, 96 minutes, 1984
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LAURA LANSING SLEPT HERE
The legendary Katharine Hepburn stars as Laura Lansing, a renowned novelist who faces the crisis of her career when her publisher turns down her latest book. Faced with retiring, Lansing makes a bet to prove she has not lost touch with her readers: she will live a full seven days with a typical family in the suburbs – or give up writing. In the home of Walter and Melody Gomphers, Lansing turns the family’s ordinary lifestyle upside down with her outlandish behavior.
STARRING: Katharine Hepburn, Karen Austin, Joel Higgins
COMEDY, 96 minutes, 1988
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FAMILY SINS
Two parents, blind to their older son’s emotional problems, must finally cope with their hidden feelings and learn how to be a family after losing their younger son in a great personal tragedy.
STARRING: James Farentino, Jill Eikenberry, Brent Spiner
DRAMA, 91 minutes, 1987
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MANHUNT FOR CLAUDE DALLAS
Claude Dallas was a solitary trapper who was thrust into the spotlight after he gunned down two game wardens. A convicted killer, he escaped from prison and became one of America’s most wanted criminals. Did Dallas kill in cold blood or to defend his freedom?
STARRING: Claude Akins, Matt Salinger, Rip Torn
DRAMA, 120 minutes, 1986
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MRS. DELAFIELD WANTS TO MARRY
Four-time Oscar Award winner Katherine Hepburn stars as a wealthy widow who falls in love with her divorced physician. After he brings her back to life from a critical illness. A relationship evolves between them. Their love is complicated by their respective families and intrusive neighbors.
STARRING: Katharine Hepburn, Harold Gould, John Pleshette, Bibi Besch
ROMANCE/COMEDY, 94 minutes, 1986
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NOBODY'S CHILD
In an Emmy Award-winning role, Marlo Thomas portrays Marie Balter. Abandoned as an infant, Balter endures abuse by her foster parents. At age 17, doctors misdiagnose her as schizophrenic, and she spends 20 years in a mental institution. Nobody’s Child journeys from tragedy to triumph as Balter ultimately builds a life, earns a masters degree from Harvard University, and opens her own clinic.
STARRING: Marlo Thomas, Ray Baker, Caroline Kava, Kathy Baker
DRAMA, 94 minutes, 1986
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SIX AGAINST THE ROCK
On May 2, 1946, six Alcatraz inmates staged a prison mutiny, capturing the cell house and seizing the attention of the country. The maximum-security island prison saw eight escape attempts while in operation. The most daring breakout was the 1946 attempt. Filmed on location at ‘The Rock”.
STARRING: David Carradine (Kill Bill, Kung Fu), Dennis Farina (Saving Private Ryan, Snatch), and David Morse (The Green Mile, Twelve Monkeys)
ACTION, 96 minutes, 1987
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SOGGY BOTTOM USA
Commotion abounds in Soggy Bottom when the sheriff’s plans for the annual coon dog race are mucked up by the arrival of country songstress Miss Dusty. Meanwhile town inventor Jacob Gorch speeds about in his makeshift airboat, and the town Treasury men plot to blow up his moonshine still. A rollicking comedy slithering deep in swampy Louisiana bayou country.
STARRING: Don Johnson (Miami Vice), Lane Smith (My Cousin Vinny), and PJ Soles (Halloween, Stripes)
COMEDY, 98 minutes, 1980
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TO CATCH A KING
In the summer of 1940, as war rages across Europe, two American expatriates combat a sinister plot by Hitler to abduct the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. When Hannah Winter, a nightclub singer in Berlin, comes into possession of a secret SS memo, she suddenly finds her life in jeopardy. Fleeing to Portugal, Hannah enlists the aid of nightclub owner Joe Jackson to avert an international crisis. As the struggle unfolds, their passion for one another flares.
STARRING: Robert Wagner (Austin Powers, Wild Things), Teri Garr (Young Frankenstein, Mr. Mom)
DRAMA/THRILLER, 115 minutes, 1984
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STONE PILLOW
The great Lucille Ball plays Florabelle, an elderly bag lady struggling to survive on the streets of New York City. She carries her most prized possessions in a shopping cart, and has staked out a Manhattan street corner as “home.” When approached by Carrie, a curious young social worker, Florabelle introduces her to the underground of Grand Central Station and the details of daily survival. Together, both women discover a new perspective on their lives.
STARRING: Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy), Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place, Spaceballs, The Sure Thing)
DRAMA, 100 minutes, 1985
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URGE TO KILL aka WITH INTENT TO KILL
After a girl’s murderer is declared temporarily insane and released from prison, a father vows to put the man responsible for his daughter’s death away for good and will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal.
STARRING: Holly Hunterm Karl Malden, Paul Sorvino, Shirley Knight
DRAMA/THRILLER, 100 minutes, 1984
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AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW
This wildly silly series triggered a revolution in TV
comedy, has attained almost God-like status, and continues
to enjoy a cult following. It includes the "Four
Yorkshiremen" sketch later made infamous by Monty
Python.
STARRING: John Cleese, Graham
Chapman, Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Aimi
Macdonald
COMEDY, 2-DVD set features 5 episodes, 172 minutes, 1967
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DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET
In the beginning, before a certain "Flying Circus" found its wings, the founders of Monty Python created this ground-breaking, weird, wonderful and hilarious series.
STARRING: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, David Jason, Denise Coffey, Neil Innes, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
ORIGINAL ANIMATION BY: Terry Gilliam
COMEDY, 2-DVD set features 9 episodes, 280 minutes, 1968
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