Geraldine Page
1) The rescuers
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A shy but brave mouse and his glamorous partner embark on a mission to save a young girl named Penny. With their albatross friend, they find themselves on the riverboat hideout of the hilariously evil Madame Medusa.
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The rescuers: A shy but brave mouse and his glamorous partner embark on a mission to save a young girl named Penny. With their albatross friend, they find themselves on the riverboat hideout of the hilariously evil Madame Medusa.
The rescuers down under: The heroes travel to Australia to help a new friend.
3) So Damn Evil
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A look at two of the most notorious female killers in recent memory. Karen Lyn Dalton was a meth addict seeking revenge against her roommate who pawned off all of her jewelry. What ensued was the one of the most sordid accounts of torture in the history of California. Sheila LaBarre hated men. She hated them so much she would entice younger men to her farm with the promise of sex only to torture and kill them.
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From the towering genius of Tennessee Williams comes a story of passions lost and found. **Academy Award** winner Geraldine Page stars as the spinster Alma. Laurence Harvey is Doctor John Buchanan, the handsome young man Alma has loved since childhood. But when a sultry vamp appears (Rita Moreno), the doctor falls hard, descending into a seamy nightlife and leaving Alma's dreams behind like forgotten embers. Set against a steamy southern backdrop...
5) Hondo
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Hondo Lane, a dispatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her young son in the midst of hostile Apache territory. She presumes she is safe because the Apaches, under their chief Vittorio, have always left them alone. Later Hondo has a run-in with Angie's good-for-nothing husband and is forced to kill him. When Vittorio captures Hondo to save his life, Angie tells the Apache chief that he is her husband. In order...
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The Rescuers: Two brave mice try to rescue a kidnapped young orphan from the hilariously evil Madame Medusa, who is obsessed with getting her hands on the world's largest diamond.
The Rescuers down under: When a poacher sets out to capture a golden eagle in the outback of Australia, his friend Cody's call for help is answered by the world's bravest mice, Bernard and Bianca, who fly in on the wings of their albatross friend Wilbur to face their most...
7) White nights
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A Soviet dancer, who has defected to the West, is suddenly trapped in Russia and must attempt to escape again.
10) Interiors
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"When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of their three grown daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Flyn, a woman crippled by indecision; and Joey, a budding actress; struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman, his decision to...
12) The beguiled
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"During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls' academy in the South. As his health returns, his desire increases, but can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in? He takes his chances but soon realizes the headmistress can't be trusted -- with his love or with his life. His lustful ambition turns quickly against him and the story follows him through a series of nerve-shattering events"--Container....
14) Dear heart
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Harry, a roving salesman with a roving eye has met his match in a haughty, worldly-wise widow he plans to marry. But Harry is in for a big surprise : a blossoming wallflower named Evie has found him.
16) Pete 'n' Tillie
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A humorous, heart-warming story of Pete Seltzer and Tillie Schlaine, an unlikely middle-aged match-up, having been introduced by mutual friend, date for six months, fall in love and get married.
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One of today's most gifted and brilliant actresses, Jill Clayburgh, brings her special sensitivity to the role of Barbara Gordon, a successful television documentary producer who became hopelessly dependent on tranquilizers. But this is much more than a story of addiction and withdrawal; it is an examination of the success syndrome that affects the lives of people whose career triumphs are achieved at great personal sacrifice. It is the dramatic and...
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Nathanael West's novel about Hollywood decadence in the late '30s is a brilliant piece of filmmaking. A deeply insightful work that is powerful in its presentation, staggering in its vision. Director John Schlesinger is masterful in creating a world of platinum blondes, cockfights, glamour and broken dreams. And throughout, he plays on the edge of sexual and physical danger which finally erupts in the shocking climax. Oscar® nominations went to Burgess...
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When a young Irish immigrant is engaged as the butler of an eccentric Philadelphia millionaire, he finds a job where just about anything can happen. Add a romance for the daughter of the house and sparkling songs and you get a delightful Disney classic featuring the motion picture debuts of Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson.
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The rescuers: A shy but brave mouse and his glamorous partner embark on a mission to save a young girl named Penny. With their albatross friend, they find themselves on the riverboat hideout of the hilariously evil Madame Medusa.
The rescuers down under: The heroes travel to Australia to help a new friend.