Anderson, Lindsay

O Lucky Man! (Two-Disc Special Edition)

If... (Criterion Collection)

Lindsay Anderson?s If.? is a daringly anarchic vision of British society set in a boarding school in late-sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in A Clockwork Orange Malcolm McDowell made a hell of an impression as the insouciant Mick Travis who along with his school chums trumps authority at every turn finally emerging as violent savior against the draconian games of one-upmanship played by both students and the powers that be. Mixing color and black and white as audaciously as it mixes fantasy and reality If?. remains one of cinema?s most unforgettable rebel yells.System Requirements:Running Time: 112 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 715515024426 Manufacturer No: CC1699DVD

The Whales of August

Two of the greatest motion picture actresses of all time Bette Davis and Lillian Gish unite their legendary talents in this beautifully photographed intensely emotional drama that offers unexpected and quite marvelous rewards (The New York Times)!Libby (Davis) and Sarah (Gish) are widowed siblings who have vacationed for half a century at a seaside cottage in Maine. Now in their eighties the sisters have unexpectedly arrived at an impasse: While Sarah embraces change and the possibility of romance with a courtly Russian suitor (Vincent Price) the stubbornly bitter Libby rages at the inevitability of death. As the summer months wane can Libby and Sarah rediscover the powerful bonds of memory family and love?System Requirements:Running Time: 91 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 027616896636 Manufacturer No: 1005342

Vincent Canby of The New York Times called The Whales of August "a cinema event." His generosity is understandable, given the film's main draw: two of the greatest actresses in movie history, whose careers extend back to the very beginnings of narrative. They are Lillian Gish and Bette Davis, and they are two of cinema's lovely, essential people... so it is painful to report that Mr. Canby's gallant review is not really justified by this trifle, a once-round-the-Golden Pond-lightly. Demanding Bette and dutiful Lillian are sisters living on the Maine coast; Vincent Price is a courtly suitor, and Ann Sothern and Harry Carey Jr. (the liveliest performers in the picture) are local folk. Directed by a great student of film, Lindsay Anderson (O Lucky Man!), the material is fatally soppy. In truth, this isn't a movie, it's a shrine to two giants in winter--well-intended, and best seen as a tribute. --Robert Horton

The American Film Theater Complete 14 Film Collection (The Iceman Cometh / A Delicate Balance / The Man in the Glass Booth / Butley / Luther / Rhinoceros ... / The Maids / Jacques Brel) (15 D)

All these DVDs are presented in their original aspect ration and are loaded with Extras - This star-studded 14 FIlm Collection Includes the Following Films:

Eugene O'Neill's THE ICEMAN COMETH (1973) (2 DISCS) - Directed by John Frankenheimer - Starring Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan and Jeff Bridges. 239 minutes - A Majestic and Thrilling Achievement -- Charles Champlin, The Los Angeles Times

Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE (1973) - Directed by Tony Richardson - Starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick and Joseph Cotten. 132 minutes - A Superlative Record of Albee's Play, Enthrallingly Brought to the Screen -- San Francisco Examiner

Robert Shaw's THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH (1975) - Directed by Arthur Hiller - Starring Maximilian Schell in His Academy Award nominated Performance. 117 minutes - Daring, Outragious, Utterly Provocative, Strikingly Effective -- Los Angeles Times

Eugene Ionesco's RHINOCEROS (1974) - Directed by Tom O'Horgan - Starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, the stars of Mel Brooks' The Producers. With Karen Black. 104 minutes - Rhinoceros is a Fast Paced, Inventively Realized Film -- The Boston Phoenix

Simon Gray's BUTLEY (1974) - Directed by Harold Pinter - Starring Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy and Georgina Hale. 104 minutes - An Extraordinary Success... A devilishly entertaining piece and showpiece for Alan Bates -- San Francisco Examiner

Jean Genet's THE MAIDS (1975) - Directed by Christopher Miles - Starring Glenda Jackson, Susannah York and Vivien Merchant. 94 minutes

John Osborne's LUTHER (1974) - Directed Guy Green - Starring Stacy Keach, Judi Dench, Hugh Griffith and Patrick Magee. 111 minutes - One of the Best Pictures of the Year -- The Denver Post

David Storey's IN CELEBRATION (1975) - Directed by Lindsay Anderson - Starring Alan Bates, Brian Cox, Bill Owen and Constance Chapman. 130 minutes - Anderson and a superb cast have made a harrowing and satisfying suspense drama -- New York Magazine

Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS (1970) - Directed by Laurence Olivier - Starring Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Joan Plowright and Derek Jacobi. 162 minutes - Four Stars... Highest Rating - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Harold Pinter's THE HOMECOMING (1973) - Directed by Peter Hall - Starring Ian Holm, Vivien Merchant, Paul Rogers and Cyril Cusack. 114 minutes - A Fine, Ferocious Film -- Time Magazine

Bertolt Brecht's GALILEO (1974) - Directed by Joseph Losey - Starring Topol, Edward Fox, John Gielgud and Tom Conti. 138 minutes - Taste, Class and a First-rate Cast -- Variety

Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's LOST IN THE STARS (1974) - Directed by Daniel Mann - Starring Brock Peters, Melba Moore and Raymond St. Jacques. 97 minutes - Brock Peters is Outstanding... his ending scene is a triumph -- Atlanta Journal Constitution

Brian Friel's PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! (1975) - Directed by John Quested - Starring Siobhan McKenna, Donal McCann and Fidelma Murphy. 95 minutes

Jacques Brel's JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS (1975) - Directed by Denis Heroux - Starring Jacques Brel and Elly Stone. 97 minutes - Infected With Spirit... Bitingly Relevant -- Variety

This Sporting Life - Criterion Collection

One of the finest British films ever made this benchmark of "kitchen-sink realism" follows the self-defeating professional and romantic pursuits of a miner turned rugby player eking out an existence in drab Yorkshire. With an astonishing raging performance by a young Richard Harris an equally blistering turn by fellow Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts as the widow with whom he lodges and electrifying direction by Lindsay Anderson in his feature-film debut following years of documentary work This Sporting Life remains a dramatic powerhouse.System Requirements:LENGTH: 135 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY Rating: NR UPC: 715515027526 Manufacturer No: CC1737DDVD

Prolific British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson weaves this small, evocative tale of young life at the crossroads in early 1960s Northern England. A rough, sullen young man (Richard Harris) working in the local coal mines begins to make a name for himself as a star rugby player, but even as he begins to fall in love he cannot escape the harsh realities of the bleak life around him. The rugby sequences in the film are striking, but no more so than the depiction of downtrodden people living in the shadow of industry and corruption that too often crushes their spirit. Harris in one of his first roles, is remarkably effective as an unlikable but sympathetic figure trying against hope to savor the small joys life has to offer, and the film also features the debut of renowned actress Glenda Jackson. One of a series of working-class, character-driven British imports, This Sporting Life is one of the best on the field. --Robert Lane

Britannia Hospital

This Sporting Life

Prolific British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson weaves this small, evocative tale of young life at the crossroads in early 1960s Northern England. A rough, sullen young man (Richard Harris) working in the local coal mines begins to make a name for himself as a star rugby player, but even as he begins to fall in love he cannot escape the harsh realities of the bleak life around him. The rugby sequences in the film are striking, but no more so than the depiction of downtrodden people living in the shadow of industry and corruption that too often crushes their spirit. Harris in one of his first roles, is remarkably effective as an unlikable but sympathetic figure trying against hope to savor the small joys life has to offer, and the film also features the debut of renowned actress Glenda Jackson. One of a series of working-class, character-driven British imports, This Sporting Life is one of the best on the field. --Robert Lane

In Celebration

A trip to New York City is not complete without an exploration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met is a true place of beauty, not only for its collection, but also for the exquisite manner in which its art is displayed. In Celebration is a three-video program that presents New York's treasured Metropolitan Museum of Art on its 125th birthday. Narrated by museum director Philippe de Montebello, In Celebration presents the history of the museum and its founders while escorting viewers on a tour of some of the museum's most powerful masterpieces.

Volume 1, Merchants and Masterpieces, profiles the benefactors whose money, vision, and priceless collections built the museum into one of the greatest art institutions in the United States. This volume includes rare archival footage, location photography, and a look behind the art in search of the people who originally collected and lived with these works. Volume 2, Masterpieces of the Met, shows what makes the Met such an incredible museum: the artwork. This volume displays diverse works, from ancient Egyptian relics to Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm, from Monet's Terrace at Sainte-Adresse to Pompeiian frescoes, from modern cubism to Rembrandt's mesmerizing self-portrait. De Montebello's knowledgeable commentary describes the importance of the pieces in the world of art, their place in history, and their importance to the Met. In volume 3, Glories of Medieval Art: The Cloisters, the tour continues on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the branch dedicated to art of the Middle Ages. On display amid medieval gardens and Gothic architecture are the famed collection of Unicorn Tapestries, Robert Campin's Annunciation Altarpiece, and the unique stained glass windows of the Cloisters.

If you can't get to the Met, In Celebration: 125 Years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the perfect way to whet your aesthetic appetite for great art. --Rob Bracco

Home (Broadway Theatre Archive)

This Sporting Life [Region 2]

Prolific British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson weaves this small, evocative tale of young life at the crossroads in early 1960s Northern England. A rough, sullen young man (Richard Harris) working in the local coal mines begins to make a name for himself as a star rugby player, but even as he begins to fall in love he cannot escape the harsh realities of the bleak life around him. The rugby sequences in the film are striking, but no more so than the depiction of downtrodden people living in the shadow of industry and corruption that too often crushes their spirit. Harris in one of his first roles, is remarkably effective as an unlikable but sympathetic figure trying against hope to savor the small joys life has to offer, and the film also features the debut of renowned actress Glenda Jackson. One of a series of working-class, character-driven British imports, This Sporting Life is one of the best on the field. --Robert Lane