Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection - First, Busby Berkeley directs Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in a rousing rendition of Rodgers and Hart's famed Broadway hit "Babes in Arms" (1939). They're children of vaudevillians who, after not being allowed to join in their parents' performance, start their own show. Songs include "Where or When," "Good Morning." Next, Mick and Judy's high school band is out to nab an award in Paul Whiteman's national radio contest, in "Strike Up the Band" (1940). Songs include "Our Love Affair," "Nell of New Rochelle." Rooney and Garland are together again in "Babes on Broadway" (1941), and this time they're out to put on a show on the Great White Way. Look for Donna Reed, Margaret O'Brien. Includes the title tune, "(I Like New York in June) How About You." And, Rooney is sent to a small private school to mend his "Girl Crazy" (1943) ways. But once he sees Garland, it's love at first sight in this musical-comedy based on the Gershwin Broadway hit. With June Allyson, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Classic Gershwin score includes "Embraceable You," "But Not for Me." Five-disc set also includes a disc loaded with extras.
The Roger Corman Collection - Ray Milland's fear of "The Premature Burial" (1962) becomes real when he is buried alive. Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe shocker co-stars Hazel Court, Alan Napier. "'X'--The Man with X-Ray Eyes" (1963) finds Milland experimenting on himself, only to find that too much vision is dangerous. Co-stars Diana Van Der Vlis, Don Rickles, and Dick Miller. Corman then corrals "The Young Racers" (1963), who "treated beautiful women as if they were fast cars...ROUGH!" Filmed on real Grand Prix tracks, this action-packed drama stars Mark Damon, Luana Anders, and Patrick Magee. "The Trip" (1967), written by Jack Nicholson and directed by Corman, stars Peter Fonda as a movie producer who sees LSD as the escape from his problems. Co-stars Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, and Susan Strasberg. Corman's "Bloody Mama" (1970) boasts Shelly Winters as gun-toting Ma Barker, and Robert De Niro, Don Stroud, and Robert Walden as her sadistic sons. Corman's last film for A.I.P is a "Gas-s-s-s" (1971), an offbeat look at a world where no one lives past 25. Cindy Williams, Ben Vereen star. Also includes "A Bucket of Blood" and "The Wild Angels." 10 2/3 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Four-disc set.
Deliverance (Deluxe Edition) (1972) - Four Atlanta businessmen's weekend canoe trip turns into a desperate fight for survival in John Boorman's riveting adaptation of James Dickey's novel. When the adventurous Lewis (Burt Reynolds) is injured, affable and laid-back Ed (Jon Voight) must lead the quartet's escape from a gang of sadistic backwoodsmen. Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Bill McKinney, Herbert "Cowboy" Coward also star; soundtrack includes the hit "Duelling Banjos." 109 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; documentary; audio commentary by Boorman; featurette; theatrical trailer.
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