Robert Warwick
1) Macbeth
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Set in Medieval Scotland, in an atmosphere of civil unrest and mutual suspicion, this story of Macbeth and his wife-accomplice Lady Macbeth tells of the intellectual and emitional consequences of unbridled ambition and the cold-blooded murder it engenders.
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Criterion collection volume 118
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English
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A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.
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Preston Sturges the filmmaker collection volume DVD 5
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
Español
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"Money makes the world go 'round, or so Gerry (Claudette Colbert) believes when she decides to divorce her struggling husband (Joel McCrea) to support him by marrying a millionaire."
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Criterion collection volume 810
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English
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A down on his luck screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen. Rather than read the book himself, Steele convinces a star-struck hatcheck girl, Mildred Atkinson, to accompany him home and tell him the story in her own words. Later the night, Mildred is found murdered and Steele, who has a history of violent behavior, becomes the prime suspect. A neighbor who is attracted to him lies to the police providing him...
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Criterion collection volume 676
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"Many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the Salem puritan who sent her to the stake, a charmingly vengeful blonde bombshell sorceress with a broomstick finds herself drawn to one of them -- a prospective governor about to marry a spoiled socialite"--Container.
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Preston Sturges the filmmaker collection volume DVD 4
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
Español
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"In this comedic masterpiece, a wealthy director (Joel McCrea) wants to find 'real' people for his next great film ... "
8) The Star
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English
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Gertrude Lawrence was a musical comedy star who started out as an ambitious bit actress and moved her way up to being the toast of London and Broadway. Her success is offset by a stormy private life, which is given some additional ballast when she falls in love with an American financier. Gertrude was temperamental, sarcastic, profane and at times, self-destructive.
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Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
Description
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at Cadiz. Middle-aged Elizabeth, so attracted to the younger Devereux but fearful of his influence and popularity, sends him on a new mission: a doomed campaign to Ireland. When he and his troops return in...
10) The dark horse
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Even though he has little chance of winning, Zachary Hicks is the Progressive Party's nominee for governor. His secretary and unscrupulous campaign manager sell him to the people as dumb but honest.
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Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Loretta Young always started her programs in the same way, a dramatic entrance, wearing a stunning gown, and then a brief introduction to the night's play. In I remember Rani, Young plays a beautiful Indian princess who passes on marriage and enlists a newsman to help her poverty-stricken people. In Feeling no pain, Young plays a secretary who gets into comedic troubles thanks to a dentist's anesthetic. In Earthquake, Young's husband is being kept...
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"Ask mother" says the message scrawled in lipstick at a muder scene by an unknown serial killer who preys on women. It's a sensational story - if it bleeds, it leads - and a news conglomerate offers a big promotion to the high-level company exec who solves the case. So begins the wheeling, dealing and backstabbing of the competing media hotshots as they vie to unmask the so-called Lipstick Killer.
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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Mark Fallon (Power), a riverboat gambler on his way to New Orleans, meets Angelique Dureau (Piper Laurie), a Southern belle who spurns his charm and advances. Using his winnings to build a casino, Fallon's card skills make him a fortune, while his pursuit of the fiery Angelique leads to knife fights, suicides, family feuds and duels over personal honor"--container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 742
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Tom and Gerry are a married New York couple who are on the skids, financially and romantically. With Tom hot on her trail, Gerry takes off for Florida on a mission to solve the pair's money troubles, which she accomplishes in a highly unorthodox manner"--Container.
16) Romeo and Juliet
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Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018], ©1936.
Language
English
Description
"[The] timeless tale of ardent lovers divided by family"--Container.