Alice in Wonderland (1966) - This dark and offbeat take on Lewis Carroll's classic tale was filmed for the BBC in 1966 and stars acting legends Peter Sellers, John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Peter Cook and Leo McKern, with dreamlike music written and performed by Ravi Shankar. In this "Alice," an enigmatic young girl wanders through a Victorian landscape populated by the most bizarre and astonishing characters. Alice gently questions each one in turn, subtly mocking their middle-class English values. Packed with extras from the BBC vault, this Alice in Wonderland is a feast for the imagination! DVD Highlights: Original music written and performed by Ravi Shankar. Packed with extras including director's commentary; Cecil Hepworth's silent 1903 Alice; Dennis Potter's 1965 biopic, Alice, about Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Carroll's Alice; and more! Here's a YouTube Clip

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)/The French Connection (1971)/The Hustler (1961) - A triple feature treat for fans of these 60s classics starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider.

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) - Gilded Age chanteuse Rosie O’Grady, bless her dear departed soul, had three daughters. Maureen (Debbie Reynolds in her first major film role) bubbles with teenage enthusiasm. Poppa (real-life vaudevillian James Barton) approves. Eldest daughter Katie (Marsha Jones) is ready to settle down. And until her long-time romantic secret gets out, Poppa again approves. Then there’s Patricia (June Haver), who yearns for the vaudeville stage. Poppa is furious! All three ladies shine, but Haver’s Patricia is the daughter in question in this nostalgic musical gem. Despite Poppa’s wrath, dark skies can’t last when she attracts the attentions of showman Tony Pastor (Gordon MacRae) and tap-happy Doug (Gene Nelson). Nor can ex-showman Poppa forever resist the footlights. As he takes the stage during the movie’s finale, you witness a vaudeville turn from a man who lived it.

She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) - Let other coeds wait tables or shelve library books. Burlesque queen Hot-Garters Gertie is working her way through college one article of clothing at a time! Virginia Mayo and Ronald Reagan headline this rollicking campus musical comedy based on the stage and screen classic The Male Animal. Hoping to leave the daily bump ’n’ grind behind, gorgeous Gertie (Mayo) enrolls at Midwest State, where she proceeds to complicate the lives of a handsome theater arts professor (Reagan), Midwest’s star quarterback (Gene Nelson) and jealous rival “Poison” Ivy Williams (Patrice Wymore). It takes a smash-hit student musical, featuring tunes by Sammy Cahn and Vernon Duke, to put everything right.

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