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EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITIES THE
DECKS RAN RED (1958) Suspense team Andrew and Virginia Stone deliver a
top-notch tale of nautical nefaria based on real events. James Mason is the
able and ambitious seaman given command of The Berwind, an awful tramp that
rust-stains the good name of the Merchant Marines. Broderick Crawford and
Stuart Whitman play the schemer and stooge ripped from the darkest frames of
noir. Dorothy Dandridge plays the bombshell who could be the spark that leads
to mutiny - and murder. Stone's inspired choice of eschewing standard cinema
score for a soundtrack mixed with the natural sounds of the sea pulls us into
the menace and keeps us there. 16x9 Widescreen GINGER SNAPS THE
REFORMER AND THE REDHEAD (1950) Wife and husband June Allyson and Dick Powell co-star
in this off-the-wall romancer from the comedy team of Norman Panama and Melvin
Frank that mixes grit-guy quips with animal antics. Powell, phasing out his
tough guy persona as he prepared to step into production, leavens in his
lighter song-and-dance self as a cynical wannabe pol who falls for a redhead
zoologist (Allyson) who packs a punch as big as her heart. A circus of animal
performers, including a pair of very large pussycats, keep the human actors on
their feet. Also stars David Wayne and Ray Collins. RIGHT
CROSS (1950) Dick Powell takes a step back and plays second banana in this tale of
triangle whose three points include a Mexican fighter (Ricardo Montalban), his
promoter (June Allyson) and his sportswriter pal (Powell). Crisply assembled by
a young John Sturges the film's bolstered by the likes of Lionel Barrymore, a
then-unknown Marilyn Monroe, some song-and-dance from Powell and real fireworks
from Allyson. But it's really Montalban's show all the way as he proves to be
every bit the champ on screen as his Johnny Monterez is in the ring. ERSKINE ENTERS THE SEVENTIES THE
FBI: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (1969-70) As the Sixties come to a
tumultuous end, Inspector Erskine stares the Seventies down since it’s
just business as usual for the men and women of the FBI in the hard-hitting
fifth season of this hit series. This 26 episode collection sees Erskine (Efrem
Zimbalist, Jr.), Special Agent Tom Colby (William Reynolds) and assistant
director Arthur Ward (Philip Abbott) take on killers, kidnappers,
extortionists, arsonists and a complete horde of commie infiltrators from
multiple iron curtain countries. A showcase for veteran guest stars as well as
the up-and-coming, this fifth season shines the spotlight on an arresting lineup
including Robert Duvall and Jeff Bridges, Hitchcock femmes Vera Miles and
Laraine Day, Anne Francis, Sam Elliott, Jack Klugman, David Cassidy, Joe Don
Baker, Cicely Tyson and Harrison Ford. THERE'S NOTHING TO IT IN
VOGUE: THE EDITOR's EYE (2012) HBO Documentary Films takes an exclusive look at
the world’s most influential fashion magazine – as seen through the eyes of
several of its most iconic fashion editors. Drawing on Vogue’s
exceptional archives, the film explores Vogue’s cultural impact from its
launch in 1892 through today. Features behind-the-scenes interviews with the
editors who have contributed to the magazine’s legacy, including current
editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and fashion editors Babs Simpson, Grace
Coddington, Tonne Goodman, Phyllis Posnick, Jade Hobson, Carlyne Cerf, Polly
Mellen, and Camilla Nickerson. In addition, Vogue subjects Nicole Kidman and
Sarah Jessica Parker, industry icon Hamish Bowles, and designers Nicolas
Ghesquière and Marc Jacobs each recall their experience collaborating with the
top photographers and image makers of the day. 16x9 Widescreen
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