An American In Paris (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1951) - The dancing of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, a classic score by George Gershwin and the romantic settings of the City of Lights make for a timeless musical delight. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Songs include "Embraceable You," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," and "Our Love Is Here to Stay." 114 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Japanese, Thai, French; "making of" documentary; interviews; radio promos; audio-only outtakes; bonus shorts "Paris on Parade" (1938), "Symphony in Slang" (1951); theatrical trailer.
Gigi (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1958) - Winner of nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, this charming musical stars Leslie Caron as a young woman in early 1900s Paris whose grandmother and aunt groom her for the family tradition of being a well-cared-for courtesan. Caron upsets their plans when she and intended paramour Louis Jourdan fall in love. Memorable Lerner and Loewe score includes "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and "I Remember It Well." Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold co-star. 115 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); bonus shorts "The Million Dollar Nickel (1952)," "The Vanishing Duck (1958)"; audio commentary by Caron, more; "making of" documentary; more. Also includes the bonus feature "Gigi" (1949). Two-disc set.
The Godfather The Coppola Restoration Giftset - Five-disc boxed set includes The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II and The Godfather, Part III. (Available Sept. 23)
High School Flashback Collection - Three-disc set includes Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science, packaged in a tin high school locker replica. (Also available individually)
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