In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of The Wizard of Oz). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert DonnerDirected By: Steve Rash
Depicts the lives and loves of military personnel before, during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Angie Dickinson, Dennis Weaver, Robert Wagner, Lesley Ann Warren, Tiana Alexandra
William Hurt is perfectly cast as an arrogant surgeon who treats patients like interchangeable cogs in the machinery of his medical practice. Then he is diagnosed with throat cancer and, as the title of the memoir on which it is based tells us, he gets a taste of his own medicine. The subplot involves the solidarity between doctors, which is shattered when the newly conscious physician discovers ...
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home VideoStarring: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, Adam ArkinDirected By: Randa Haines
Another reliably well-crafted, generally engrossing documentary from Ken Burns, Lewis & Clark employs the director's now-familiar approach to his subjects, from its elegant juxtaposition of period illustrations and portraits against newly filmed footage of historic sites to Burns's repertory of accomplished actors to provide gravitas for quotes from the key figures. Granted the formula has ...
Manufacturer: Pbs Home VideoStarring: Hal Holbrook, Adam Arkin, Murphy Guyer, Sam Waterston, Matthew BroderickDirected By: Ken Burns
Manufacturer: Universal StudiosStarring: Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen, Fred Asparagus, Lainie Cooke, Joel S. RiceDirected By: Andrew J. Kuehn
Two women. One allegiance. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through contemporary society. Here lies the story of two of our century's most celebrated pioneers - Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of these two women as they strive to give birth to the women's movement. ...
Manufacturer: Pbs Home VideoStarring: Sally Kellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Julie Harris, Amy Madigan, Keith DavidDirected By: Ken Burns
When an exclusive role in a Scorsese film is being cast, how far will a group of friends go to get the part and how often will they stab each other in the back? With friends like these...who needs enemies? Year: 1998 Director: Philip Frank Messina Starring: Adam Arkin, Robert Costanzo, Beverly D'Angelo, Elle Macpherson
Manufacturer: New Line Home VideoStarring: Adam Arkin, David Strathairn, Jon Tenney, Robert Costanzo, Amy MadiganDirected By: Philip Frank Messina
Volume 9 of The West begins with the World Columbian Expedition of 1893, a colossal Chicago fair marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in the New World, and effectively announcing the closure of the Western frontier. Historian Richard White observes that the closing of the West was marked by romantic idealism regarding the past, masking the real and more complicated history ...
Manufacturer: Pbs Home VideoStarring: Peter Coyote, George Aguilar, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Matthew BroderickDirected By: Stephen Ives
When originally broadcast on PBS, The West was presented over eight nights, with the eighth and ninth installments combined into a two-hour finale. That final broadcast has been split in half for this video release, and the hourlong Volume 8, "Ghost Dance," covers the years 1887-1914, as the West was growing into a fully established industrial force. Opening with the Oklahoma Land Rush of ...
Manufacturer: Turner Home EntStarring: William H. Macy, Adam Arkin, Felicity Huffman, James Cromwell, Julia CampbellDirected By: Steven Schachter
