Edith Head
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1959]
Edition
[1st ed.]
Description
Step behind the scenes of Hollywood's Golden Age with Edith Head's The Dress Doctor. This captivating book offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and career of Edith Head, the legendary costume designer whose visionary work earned her a record-breaking eight Academy Awards and solidified her status as a fashion icon.
The Dress Doctor is a delightful and insightful memoir that chronicles Edith Head's illustrious career in the film industry. With...
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Collector's ed., widescreen version.
Description
As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2007
Edition
Not Supplied
Description
Set in Miami Beach, the story is of a soft hearted but hardboiled widower, father of an eleven year old boy, who is considered by his stuffy brothers and sister-in-law to be a black sheep, ne'er-do-well. Faced with failure, the family tries to have the father hand over the son to thier care.
6) The lady Eve
Series
Criterion collection volume 103
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Edition
Not Supplied
Description
Barbara Stanwyck sizzles, Henry Fonda bumbles, and Preston Sturges runs riot in one of the all-time great screwballs, a pitch-perfect blend of comic zing and swoon worthy romance that Sturges wrote, directed, and produced.
7) Rear window
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Special ed., widescreen version.
Description
A photographer with a broken leg watches his neighbors through the window and suspects that his neighbor has murdered his invalid wife.
9) Sabrina
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Edition
Not Supplied
Description
Sabrina, the naive daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family, is obsessed with David, the family's younger son. When Sabrina returns to Long Island from Paris as a sophisticated young woman, she begins a romance with David, who has meanwhile become engaged to the daughter of a wealthy family. This new romance threatens the business interests of Linus, the older son, so he pretends to court Sabrina in order to woo her away from David,...
10) Sunset Blvd
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Special collector's ed.
Description
Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance. Thinking she is mad,...
11) The uninvited
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Edition
Not Supplied
Description
A pair of siblings from London purchases a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price soon they're caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night-this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Edition
Not Supplied
Description
The Sundance Kid is the frontier's fastest gun. His partner, Butch Cassidy is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. If only they could blow open a baggage car without also blowing up the money-filled safe inside. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, put on new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend, head down to Bolivia.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Description
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. Her next-door neighbor, a writer, is "sponsored" by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy; seeing just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.
14) The tin star
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Not Supplied
Description
Tacitum marshal-turned-bounty hunter Morg Hickman rides into a small town where new sheriff Ben Owens is the sole representative of the law. Sensing that the boy could use some seasoning, Hickman makes it his mission to teach the sheriff how to protect himself against the criminal element. The older Hickman and the younger Owens find they are kindred spirits in their dedication. Using the lessons learned, Owens proves his worth by taking on the town...