Jarrott, Charles

Anne of the Thousand Days / Mary, Queen of Scots

Enter the world of majesty with two emotionally charged epics that expose the secret lives and public battles of England's most influential royalty in the Anne of the Thousand Days / Mary Queen of Scots 2-Movie Collection! Honored with a combined 15 Academy Award nominations these films tell the torrid true-life tales of King Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth I Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots. Featuring lavish costumes stunning Technicolor photography and critically acclaimed performances these spectacular films bring new life to some of the most powerful figures of all time!System Requirements:Running Time: 146 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 025195015721 Manufacturer No: 61101955

As costume dramas go, this is a passionate and feisty one, keyed by the ever-luminous Vanessa Redgrave in the title role and the sharp-edged Glenda Jackson as her jealous cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (who knew a thing or two about palace intrigue). Mary, who was raised in France as a Catholic, claims the Scottish crown from her mother upon her death. But she runs up against religious prejudice, both from the Protestant Elizabeth (who had encountered anti-Protestant bias before she took the throne) and from Mary's Protestant half-brother James Stuart (Patrick McGoohan). Elizabeth, whose own reign is shaky (given a strong Catholic presence in her country), is nervous about her Catholic cousin--and made more so by Mary's seeming inability to appreciate the political niceties of the period. Redgrave received an Oscar nomination for her performance. --Marshall Fine

The Other Side of Midnight

An over-the-top film co-starring a young and gorgeous Susan Sarandon, The Other Side of Midnight is a deliciously melodramatic adaptation of Sidney Sheldon's sweeping (and often schlocky) novel of the same name. Released theatrically in 1977, the film focuses on the intermingling lives of sexily innocent Noelle (Marie-France Pisier), who has a brief affair with a cad named Larry (John Beck), who ends up marrying wealthy and proper Catherine (Sarandon). When Noelle and Larry meet first lock eyes, he is a dashing World War II American fighter pilot who professes his love for her. But when she discovers she is pregnant with his baby, he is nowhere to be found. So what's a poor girl to do but abort her baby, rise to stardom as one of the world's most famous actresses, and plot revenge against her duplicitous ex-lover? But faster than you can say, "You go, girl!" (or "Oh no she didn't," depending on your point of view), Noelle once again falls for Larry's vaguely porn star charms. But what to do with Catherine, who refuses to divorce her cheating spouse? Make no mistake about it: The Other Side of Midnight is not quality filmmaking and is probably not something Academy Award winner Sarandon even lists on her resume. But she is a joy to watch, even as she has to deliver clunky lines such as, "If you don't love me, Larry, don't lay me." This is not a great movie. Heck, it's not even a particularly good movie. But it's one of those guilty pleasures that you'll watch all the way through, even as you're complaining about the implausibility of it all. --Jae-Ha Kim

An American pilot's jilted French lover reenters his life seeking revenge, but the two fall back in love with each other putting his current wife's life in danger.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 20-MAR-2007
Media Type: DVD

Danielle Steel's Changes

A single mother of twin girls, Melanie Adams has done double duty while building a successful news career. What she doesn't count on is falling in love with eminent heart surgeon Peter Hallam — who lives thousands of miles away with three children of his own. Is it all too much for two people to overcome? Melanie and Peter will find out as they marry, try to let go of the past and build a new life together.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Night of the Fox

System Requirements:Running Time: 188 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WAR/WORLD WAR II Rating: NR UPC: 733961101591 Manufacturer No: AAAE101590

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

When a B-29 bomber strays from its course, its crew -- high-living pilot Noah Dugan (Elliott Gould), a prim missionary (Geneviève Bujold), her cargo of farm animals, and two stowaway orphans -- must make an emergency landing on an unmapped island in the South Pacific. In order to survive, the foursome, along with two unexpected allies, convert the downed plane into the oddest sea-going vessel ever and then set sail -- animals and all -- on a perilous search for civilization in this Disney adventure for the whole family.

A Married Man

Hopkins' award-winning genius for creating characters delivers again in his taut, intelligent portrayal of John Strickland - a man caught in a web of lies, seduction, moral deception and ultimately shattering violence.

Schemes feed on discontent. Murder feeds on deception.

John Strickland feels trapped in both a marriage and career that no longer feed or fulfill him. He finds himself falling between the bed-sheets of a rich, beautiful and politically connected young woman - a move that sets into motion forces that will shatter his entire world.

A Married Man is an honest, intelligent, psychologically rich portrait of a man seduced by pleasure and power. With unpredictable twists and turns, it is a story of love, passion, betrayal and corruption and all too human need…a gripping look at a troubled marriage, and an even more troubling murder.

At the Midnight Hour

The Amateur

At 29, Charles Heller was a mathematician without equal. At the CIA he was a computer expert wtihout peers. But when terrorists murder the most important woman in his life, he becomes an assassin without experience. To avenge her death, the CIA trained him, briefed him, armed him, and then... they abandoned him. The first 11 minutes will rivet you to your seat. IN A WORLD OF PROFESSIONALS, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR AN AMATEUR.

The Boy in Blue

Based on the life of Ned Hanlan the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan was one of the first scullers to successfully utilize the "sliding seat."System Requirements:Run Time: 100 minFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 024543224686 Manufacturer No: 2232468