Walter Matthau
Series
Centennial collection volume 7
Language
English
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Description
Following the collapse of his marriage, TV newswriter Felix Ungar decides to commit suicide in a cheap hotel room and fails. He dejectedly makes his way to the weekly poker game being held at the Riverside Drive apartment of his best friend, Oscar Madison, a divorced sportswriter. Felix accepts an invitation to share the eight room apartment, but his hypochondria and his compulsion for order and cleanliness drive the slovenly Oscar to distraction,...
2) Hello, Dolly
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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
The unforgettable songs and lavish production numbers in this classic musical, directed by the legendary Gene Kelly, reach glorious heights. Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau star in the charming tale of Dolly Levi (Streisand), a New York matchmaker who falls in love with a wealthy bachelor from Yonkers named Horace (Matthau).
3) Charade
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English
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A woman, about to divorce her husband, finds that he has been murdered after converting all of their fortune into cash. Numerous people are searching for the money, which he apparently stole, and everyone assumes she must know where the money is hidden.
6) Hanging up
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Three sisters struggle to deal with each other and their aging father.
7) Charade
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Language
English
Description
Regina finds herself pursued through the streets of Paris by several men in search of the fortune that her murdered husband stole from them. As her world becomes entangled with suspense, murder and plots twists, she finds herself leaning on a suave, charming stranger whose motives are unclear.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
El niño de la tira cómica popular de Hank Ketcham crea problemas para su vecino sufrido George Wilson, mientras que, al mismo tiempo, frustra a un maleante del vecindario.
Hank Ketcham's popular comic-strip kid manages to create problems for his long-suffering neighbor George Wilson, while at the same time foiling a neighborhood villain.
11) Kotch
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Publisher
Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming comedy, directed by Jack Lemmon, about an eccentric widower who befriends a feisty teenage mother-to-be.
12) I.Q
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Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
All the world knows about Einstein the scientific genius. But what about Einstein the matchmaker? I.Q. puts this fanciful notion to the test and comes up with winning results in this fun, warm-hearted romantic comedy.
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Publisher
Random House Home Video/Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Two stories by Dr. Seuss. In the first story, a the Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise, Christmas comes anyway. In the second story, if Gerlad McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the ordinary animals go and fill the zoo with more unusual beasts from the far corners of the world.
14) Fail safe
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Language
English
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"When a military computer error deploys a squadron of SAC bombers to destroy Moscow, the American president tries to call them back. But their sophisticated fail-safe system prevents him from aborting the attack, so he must convince the Soviets not to retaliate. In desperation, the President offers to sacrifice an American city if his pilots succeed in their deadly mission over Moscow"--Container.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
A chronicle of the rise and fall of Larry ₁Lonesome₂ Rhodes, a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries, a local radio producer with ambitions of her own. His charisma and cunning soon shoot him to the heights of television stardom and political demagoguery, forcing Marcia to grapple with the manipulative, reactionary monster she has created. Directed by Elia Kazan, this incisive satire features an extraordinary...
16) Hopscotch
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
One of the CIA's top international operatives is suddenly relegated to a desk job in an agency power play. Unwilling to go quietly, and with the aid of a chic Viennese widow, he puts himself back in the game by writing a memoir exposing the innermost secrets of every major intelligence agency in the world. The CIA now wants him dead, but he refuses to cooperate--because he's having too much fun!
17) Out to sea
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Two men decide to become dance instructors on a cruise ship so they can meet women and con them out of money.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Reunite with the 'Master of Suspense, ' Alfred Hitchcock, for more of the mind-boggling twists and devious thrills synonymous with one of TV's greatest shows. In the fifth season, delve into 38 stories of greed, larceny, revenge, and murder where every character holds a guilty secret and a misleading 'MacGuffin' lurks in every corner. Featuring some of Hollywood's brightest guest stars.
19) The grass harp
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A teenaged boy is sent to live with his aunts in a small Southern town in the 1930's.