Carroll Baker
1) Ironweed
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Based on the William Kennedy novel of the same name, IRONWEED is set in the waning years of the Depression. Jack Nicholson plays Francis Phelan, a washed-up baseball player who deserted his family back in the 1910s when he accidentally killed his infant son by dropping him. Since that time, Phelan has been a shabby barfly, living from drink to drink; spending his days palling around with Rudy (Tom Waits). Wandering into his hometown of Albany, New...
3) Terror storm
Publisher
905 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A powerful cyclone hits without warning, leaving a tour boat stranded at sea and forcing a plane to crash into the shark-infested ocean. Each day the victims wait to be rescued but all they can do is hope.
4) Giant
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons.
7) The game
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
8) Baby doll
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Cotton-mill owner Archie Meighan, married to nineteen-year-old "Baby Doll", looks forward to the day his wife turns twenty and will finally allow him to sleep with her. But he has competition in the form of sly business competitor Silva Vacarro, who covets both Archie's cotton mill AND his young and beautiful wife.
10) The big country
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A retired ship captain moves west to marry and start life over as a rancher. He finds himself between two families at war over cattle watering rights, unaccepted by the local people, and in a deteriorating relationship.
Series
Publisher
Leisure Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
Drama about two German brothers, torn apart by Nazi tyranny. One brother embraces Hitler's evil ideas, joins the SS and becomes a tool in the implementation of Hitler's diabolical plans. The other brother tries to cling desperately to his apolitcal, academic life in the face of unspeakable horror and impending doom!
12) The Big country
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2000,1958.
Language
English
Description
A Ship's captain ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves. --container.
15) Kindergarten cop
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Detective John Kimble is a veteran of the mean streets of Los Angeles, ready and able to tackle anything. In order to trap an elusive criminal, he is forced to face his most challenging assignment yet: going undercover as a kindergarten teacher. Now facing 23 screaming kids, he has to keep them under control without blowing his top and his cover.
16) Something wild
Series
Criterion collection volume 850
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
Description
A straitlaced businessman meets a quirky, free-spirited woman at a downtown New York greasy spoon. Her offer of a ride back to his office results in a lunchtime motel rendezvous, just the beginning of a capricious interstate road trip that brings the two face-to-face with their hidden selves. Featuring a killer soundtrack and electric performances from Jeff Daniels.
17) The game
Series
Criterion collection volume 627
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
19) Harlow
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Hollywood in 1928 is a land of milk and honey, magic and fantasy. Jean Harlow's spectacularly controversial and tragic career begins with bit parts in movies while she's living with her mother and opportunistic stepfather. When Hollywood agent Arthur Landau spots her on a film set, he gets her a series of comedy roles and soon realizes he has a gold mine. She becomes an overnight sensation and critics hail her as the next great sex symbol.
20) Something wild
Series
Criterion collection volume 850
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A complex exploration of the physical and emotional effects of trauma. A college student attempts suicide after a brutal sexual assault but is stopped by a mechanic whose kindness, however, soon takes an unsettling turn. Startlingly modern in its frankness and psychological realism, the film represents one of the purest on-screen expressions of the sensibility of the intimate community of artists around New York's Actors Studio, which transformed...