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Writer-director Richard Kelly's trippy, mind-bending feature debut stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant sleepwalking, family drama and visions of a menacing 6-foot-tall, doomsday-prophesizing rabbit. Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle also star in this dark and intriguing psychological fantasy that swiftly earned a cult following.
Donnie Darko
Contemporary songstress Bjork takes Covent Garden by storm with a set list that includes "All Is Full of Love, "Aurora," "Undo," "Palmstroke," "An Echo, A Stain," "Hidden Place," "Cocoon" and many more. The first half of the concert focuses mainly on Bjork's excellent album Vespertine; the second half is a mix of the albums Debut, Post, Homogenic and Vespertine.
Bjork: Live at the Royal Opera House
The great Edie Falco (in a Golden Globe-nominated role) stars as feisty emergency room nurse Jackie Peyton, who boldly navigates the storm of patients, doctors, fellow nurses and her own demons at a New York hospital -- occasionally with the aid of unprescribed prescription drugs. A wicked combination of dark comedy and poignant drama, this Showtime series also stars Eve Best, Haaz Sleiman, Merritt Wever, Paul Schulze and Peter Facinelli.
Nurse Jackie: Season 1
Michael Moore's hard-hitting documentary addresses the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, outlining the reasons the United States (and, in turn, thousands of innocent Americans) became a target for hatred and terrorism. The film not only criticizes President George W. Bush's response to the attacks but also reinforces Moore's theory that the Bush Administration used the tragic event to push its own political agenda.
Fahrenheit 9/11
In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor on remote planets -- seeking to extend their short life spans. This definitive special edition of director Ridley Scott's classic features his restored and remastered version with added scenes, plus an authoritative documentary about the making of the film.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor on remote planets -- seeking to extend their short life spans. This version includes the theatrical cut and director Ridley Scott's cut, which comes with a different ending and the omission of Ford's narration, giving the film a different tone.
Blade Runner: Theatrical and Director's Cut
Sean Penn (in an Oscar-winning role) stars in this fact-based drama about Harvey Milk, the openly gay activist and San Francisco politician who was murdered along with Mayor George Moscone (Victor Garber) by disgruntled city supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin) in 1978. Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Diego Luna co-star in director Gus Van Sant's compelling biopic, which also earned Oscar nods for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Brolin).
Milk
Daring vocalist Björk is unafraid to explore new musical territory, and her best discoveries are collected in this anthology of music videos that show her range and depth, from the heavy dance beats of "Hyperballad" to the dark tones of "Army of Me." Exemplifying Björk's commitment to strong visual storytelling, the videos assembled were directed by such famous names as Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry.
Bj�rk: Greatest Hits
Mary Dinkle, a chubby 8-year-old Australian girl, and Max Horovitz, an obese, middle-aged New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome, are a pair of unlikely pen pals in this quirky clay animation feature from writer-director Adam Elliot. Corresponding for two decades, the friends delve into a variety of topics, including sex, kleptomania, psychiatry, taxidermy and more. Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman provide the voices of Mary and Max.
Mary and Max
This stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth, in an Oscar-nominated role), an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling from the recent death of his lover of 16 years. Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directoral debut with this luminous film, which is based on Christopher Isherwood's novel. Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lee Pace and Nicholas Hoult co-star.
A Single Man
Caring about stuff really isn't high on Daria Morgendorffer's priority list. But even she might be mildly pleased that her animated MTV series stuck it out for five seasons and ended up in this all-inclusive collection. The inaction unfolds as Daria starts her first day at Lawndale High and finds herself assigned to a mandatory self-esteem class. But her perky sister Quinn has no trouble fitting in and assimilating with the masses.
Daria: The Complete Series
Gentle clown Louison (Dominique Pinon) moves into a tenement with a deli on the ground floor and falls for the butcher's daughter, Julie (Marie-Laure Dougnac). But it's soon discovered that her father (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) is really butchering people (à la Sweeney Todd) and selling the meat to tenants. At a crossroads, Julie must decide whether to remain loyal to her father or expose him to save Louison from becoming the next entrée.
Delicatessen
Diagnosed with cancer and given only two years left to live, high school chemistry teacher Walter (Emmy winner Bryan Cranston) attempts to secure his family's financial future by teaming up with his former student, Jesse (Aaron Paul), to produce and distribute the illegal drug meth. As Walter slowly builds his empire, his wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn), grows suspicious of his erratic behavior, and the DEA starts searching for the area's new drug kingpin.
Breaking Bad: Season 1
Comedienne Margaret Cho's prodigious comedic talents are on full display in this hilarious concert film (lensed at San Francisco's Warfield Theater). We follow the ebb and flow of Cho's life and career after her failed TV sitcom, "All-American Girl." At the root of it all is the double standard that minority women face in the chauvinistic entertainment industry.
I'm the One That I Want
Steven Spielberg created this wry cable series that follows Tara (Toni Collette, in a Golden Globe-winning role), a wife and mother suffering from a dissociative identity disorder. As she wrestles with multiple personalities, Tara works to keep her dysfunctional family from falling apart. John Corbett co-stars as Tara's husband, who finds ways of coping with his wife's mutability. Keir Gilchrist and Brie Larson play the couple's children.
United States of Tara: Season 1
Convinced he's a girl trapped in a boy's body, 7-year-old Ludovic (Georges Du Fresne) expresses his true self by regularly donning girls' clothing, putting a strain on his perplexed family -- and, of course, sending shockwaves among his bigoted neighbors. But Ludovic innocently carries on, oblivious to the chaos he's creating. This whimsical Belgian comedy was an international film festival smash and received a Best Foreign Film Golden Globe.
Ma Vie En Rose
Filmmaker Eric Bricker directs this fascinating documentary about the life and times of architectural photographer Julius Shulman, whose work is known for helping to launch the careers of giants like Rudolf Schindler and Frank Lloyd Wright. With insight from fellow architects Frank Gehry, Ricardo Legorreta and Shulman himself, Bricker's effort illuminates the legendary artist's gift for capturing space, form and design.
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
This legal drama stars Glenn Close as steely litigator Patty Hewes, head of the revered Hewes & Associates. Dedicated to their work, Patty, protégée Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) and senior associate Tom Shayes (Tate Donovan) battle CEO Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) in a class-action suit. The pressure's on as millions of dollars, reputations and lives are at stake. Philip Bosco and Zeljko Ivanek also star in this Emmy-nominated series.
Damages: Season 1
Through concert footage, still photographs and vivid anecdotes, filmmaker Andrew Horn celebrates the brief but bittersweet life of 1980s cult sensation Klaus Nomi in this engrossing documentary. The German-born Nomi -- who died at 39 from AIDS complications -- was one of the most bizarre characters to rise to prominence on the pop-culture stage with his startling act, which spanned the opera, cabaret, New Wave and performance-art genres.
The Nomi Song
An inventor (Vincent Price) dies before developing hands for his creation, a boy named Edward (Johnny Depp) who instead has scissors at the end of each arm. Edward lives a monastic existence until an Avon lady (Dianne Wiest) adopts him and takes him to live in the pastel paradise of suburbia. Director Tim Burton's unconventional fairy tale is bursting with offbeat charm and laughs -- as well as visually striking imagery.
Edward Scissorhands
Tag along for the small-town adventures of plastic toys Cowboy (voiced by Stéphane Aubier), Indian (Bruce Ellison) and Horse (Vincent Patar) when they buy 50 million bricks, setting into motion a crazy chain of events at their rambling rural home. Now trekking across distant lands, they end up in another world pludged under water in this film based on the Belgian television series of the same name. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar direct.
A Town Called Panic
Twelve-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), the constant target of bullies, spends his time plotting revenge and collecting news items about the grisly murders plaguing his town. But things change when he meets a new girl named Eli (Lina Leandersson), a misfit vampire who steals his heart. As a serial killer continues to prey on teen boys in their small Swedish village, Eli helps Oskar find the courage to stand up to his tormenters.
Let the Right One In
Directed by midnight-movie legend John Waters, this campy, twisted follow-up to Pink Flamingos isn't for the squeamish. Cult icon Divine stars as spoiled teen Dawn Davenport, who leaves home when her parents refuse to buy her the one Christmas gift she covets: cha-cha heels. After a sexual encounter with a sleazy derelict (also played by Divine), Dawn turns up pregnant and soon becomes a career criminal with a taste for murder.
Female Trouble
Filmmaker Scott Hicks takes you behind the scenes to spend a year in the life of legendary composer Philip Glass as he travels the globe writing and recording music. Featuring exclusive interviews with Glass's family and colleagues as well as glimpses into the composer's private life, this portrait of one of modern music's most celebrated talents also includes appearances by Ravi Shankar, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Frances McDormand won an Oscar for her turn as pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson -- a serious sleuth who's sharper than her folksy accent suggests -- in this Coen brothers black comedy that also earned the siblings a nod for Best Screenplay. William H. Macy co-stars as a car dealer who conspires with hotheaded kidnappers (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife (Kristin Rudrüd) so he can pocket part of the hefty ransom.
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To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise in Martin Scorsese's multiple Oscar-winning crime thriller. While an undercover cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) curries favor with the mob kingpin (Jack Nicholson), a career criminal (Matt Damon) rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
001- The Departed
Elle Woods's twin cousins, pink-clad British blondes Annabelle (Camilla Rosso) and Isabelle Woods (Rebecca Rosso), move to California -- yipping lap dogs in tow -- eager to take on life at their new prep school. But their classmates prove to be anything but welcoming. When the twins are framed by the school's aloof elite for a crime, the battle is on and the girls must power up all their cleverness and charm to prove their innocence.
002- Legally Blondes
Kickboxer Parinaya Charoemphol (Asanee Suwan) harbors an unusual secret: He's transgender. Inspired by a famous Thai pugilist who lived two drastically different lives, this award-winning drama recounts Parinaya's painful attempts to exist in paradoxical worlds. To fund the sex-change operation he's desperate to have, Parinaya earns money in the ring, participating day after day in the ultimate "masculine" sport.
003- Beautiful Boxer
During Oklahoma's freewheeling territorial days, coquettish Laurey Williams (Shirley Jones) falls for good-natured cowboy Curly McLain (Gordon MacRae). Unfortunately, she also provokes the unwanted affections of brooding hired hand Jud Fry (Rod Steiger). Classic Rodgers and Hammerstein songs abound in this Academy Award-winning musical from director Fred Zinnemann that was adapted for the big screen after a successful Broadway run.
004- Oklahoma!
This fascinating documentary chronicles the intense 18-hour recording session of Stephen Sondheim's landmark musical "Company," featuring the original 1971 Broadway cast members. From the first chords of the overture to Elaine Stritch's attempt to hit the right note in "The Ladies Who Lunch," you'll get an intimate behind-the-scenes look at this exhausting creative endeavor.
005- Company: Original Cast Album
In Oscar-winning director George Stevens's sprawling epic, Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) journeys to Virginia in the early 1920s, falls in love with aristocratic, independent-minded Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor) and takes her back to his ranch -- setting the stage for an intergenerational saga that spans decades. James Dean (in his last film appearance) co-stars as sulking, nouveau riche Jett Rink -- the root of Bick's worries.
006- Giant
Dirt-poor George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) lands himself a factory job thanks to a well-to-do uncle's largesse and has a tryst with co-worker Alice (Shelley Winters) to combat his loneliness. But he forgets the uncultured Alice when he becomes smitten with a stunning socialite (Elizabeth Taylor). Alice can't forget George, however, because she's expecting his baby. Their dilemma sets off a course of events that can only end in tragedy.
007- A Place in the Sun
Young lovers Deanie Loomis (Natalie Wood) and Bud Stamper (Warren Beatty, in his big-screen debut) find their awakening sexuality at odds with their own moral standards -- and those of their 1920s rural Kansas community. But trying to resist their carnal urges leads to mutual heartbreak ... and to madness for the fragile Deanie. Director Elia Kazan's profile of the repercussions of pent-up pubescent lust netted an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
008- Splendor in the Grass
In Rodgers and Hammerstein's greatest collaboration, a feisty postulant named Maria (Julie Andrews) is sent to care for the unruly, motherless Von Trapp children. She soon tames them -- and finds herself falling for their stern father (Christopher Plummer). Oscar-winning director Robert Wise used stunning Austrian locations to transform the popular stage musical into a cinema classic in which the hills truly seemed to come alive.
009- The Sound of Music
Judy Garland plays Esther Blodgett, a small-town girl with talent coming out her ears. Discovered by famous actor Norman Maine (James Mason), Blodgett rises to the top while he drinks himself to the bottom. The songs in this version (A Star Is Born was filmed before in 1937 and again in 1976) leap off the screen, especially "The Man That Got Away."
010- A Star Is Born
This bittersweet film stars Eric Roberts as Nick, a gay man with AIDS who learns he's contracted a terminal brain disease. Nick decides to throw himself a 2-day farewell party, where friends and family (including Margaret Cho, Bronson Pinchot, Marlee Matlin and Roddy McDowall) gather to offer their good-byes -- the most touching of which comes from Nick's former mate, Brandon (Gregory Harrison), who left Nick when he learned he had AIDS.
011- It's My Party
When a tiny acorn bonks Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) on the head, he causes widespread panic and gets on the bad side of the entire town. But when he's hit on the head by a real piece of sky, it's up to Chicken Little and his friends to save the world. Joan Cusack and Steve Zahn also lend their voices to this animated Disney adventure as Ugly Duckling and Runt of the Litter, respectively.
012- Chicken Little
George Clooney's Academy Award-nominated docudrama pits veteran television newsman Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) against a determined Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his single-minded crusade to quell the red threat at home. Despite corporate pressure to back off, Murrow and his CBS staff vow to examine the lies and fear tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his Communist witch-hunts. Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson and Jeff Daniels co-star.
013- Good Night, and Good Luck
Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a member of the British High Commission based in Africa, launches a quest for the truth and begins his own international investigation when his wife (Rachel Weisz, in an Oscar-winning turn) is murdered. Not even the rumors of his wife's infidelity will stop him from uncovering what really happened to her -- a conspiracy that's much more dangerous than he ever imagined.
014- The Constant Gardener
This disc includes episodes 1-4.
015- The Dame Edna Experience: Series 2: Disc 1
This disc includes episodes 5-6, plus a bonus featurette "Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage" cast interviews, music clips and more.
016- The Dame Edna Experience: Series 2: Disc 2
This disc includes episodes 1-4, plus guest star information and an introduction.
017- The Dame Edna Experience: Series 1: Disc 1
This disc includes episodes 5-6, plus guest star information and the following bonus features: the BAFTA-winning program "An Audience with Dame Edna Everage," Dame Edna's performance of "Niceness," two interviews with creator Barry Humprhies and the Madge Button.
018- The Dame Edna Experience: Series 1: Disc 2
Set in a polluted, congested New York City in 2022, this sci-fi thriller stars Charlton Heston as Robert Thorn, a gumshoe looking into the murder of a corporate executive (Joseph Cotten) whose company makes a nutritious synthetic food called Soylent Green. But in the process of tracking down the killer, Thorn unearths shocking information about the product's ingredients. The cast also includes the great Edward G. Robinson in his last film role.
019- Soylent Green
A humanoid envoy (Michael Rennie) from another world lands in Washington, D.C., with a warning to Earth's people to cease their violent behavior. But panic erupts when a nervous soldier shoots the messenger, and his robot companion tries to destroy the capital. A sci-fi hallmark that offers wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, this Golden Globe-winning classic is less concerned with special effects than with its potent message.
020- The Day the Earth Stood Still
Traveling across the American Southwest en route to California, an unsuspecting suburban family is being tracked by a group of hill dwellers whose social skills have failed to evolve -- and who could attack them at any moment. If their vehicle breaks down, or if they stop to stretch their legs, their vacation could end in tragedy. Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin and Dan Byrd co-star in this remake of the 1977 Wes Craven classic.
021- The Hills Have Eyes
Determined to save her terminally ill daughter (Jodelle Ferland) from death, Rose (Radha Mitchell) ignores the wishes of her husband and takes her to a faith healer. But her well-intentioned efforts somehow land them in an alternate reality. Now, Rose is in the deserted town of Silent Hill, where her daughter mysteriously disappears and she's left to search for her child in a world of darkness and shadow.
022- Silent Hill
Aiming to hasten an uprising, the leader of an underground rebellion (Frances McDormand) dispatches acrobatic assassin Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) to eliminate the government's top leader in this futuristic thriller based on the popular animated MTV show. It's the 25th century, and a rampaging virus has forced the remnants of humanity into seclusion. But political conflict swirls within, and the climate is ripe for revolution.
023- Aeon Flux
Amid a volatile climate of ever-changing gas prices, this documentary delves into the short life of the GM EV1 electric car -- a fuel-efficient auto that was once all the rage in the mid-1990s and now has fallen by the roadside. How could such a green-friendly vehicle fail to transform lives? Through interviews with government officials, former GM employees and concerned celebs, filmmaker Chris Paine seeks to find out.
024- Who Killed the Electric Car?
This disc includes the episodes "Everyone's Waiting." Making-of featurettes are also included on this disc.
025- Six Feet Under: Season 5: Disc 5
Andrey Konchalovskiy directs this drama based on a true story about the patients of a Russian psychiatric asylum who become involved in the Chechen War after their doctors, nurses and attendants abandon them. Amid the turmoil, a young woman named Zhanna (Yuliya Vysotskaya) falls in love with a Chechen soldier. Singer Bryan Adams appears to Zhanna as a hallucination, singing his hit "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
026- House of Fools
Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton), a poor Scottish supermarket clerk, wakes to find that her boyfriend has committed suicide. Sensing an opportunity, Morvern claims authorship of his unpublished novel. When the money starts pouring in, Morvern and her pal Lanna (Kathleen McDermott) take off for the easy life of rave clubbers in the south of Spain. Acclaimed director Lynne Ramsay's second film is based on a novel by Alan Werner.
027- Morvern Callar
The Iran-Iraq war has just ended, and Mirza, an aging Iranian-Kurd musician, is determined to find his wife, Hanareh, a talented singer who ran away to Iraqi Kurdistan with his best friend. Fearing she may be in jeopardy there, Mirza convinces his two sons, also musicians, to join him on his journey to find her. Music, danger and romance blend into director Bahman Ghobadi's touching look at the oppression of his people.
028- Marooned in Iraq
In this award-winning Spanish film, a group of stevedores living in an impoverished part of northern Spain lose their jobs and are forced to look for work after the local dockyard closes. The longtime friends end up spending their days loafing, drinking, schmoozing and picking up women, all the while searching for something -- anything -- that will help them retain a sense of personal dignity.
029- Mondays in the Sun
The sudden reappearance of a man (Konstantin Lavronenko) who left his family 12 years earlier stirs up some mixed emotions in the household. His sons know him only from photographs, and while teenage Andrey (Vladimir Garin) is content to accept the unexplained turn of events, his younger brother, Ivan (Ivan Dobronravov), wants answers: Where has the man been all this time, and why is he back? Director Andrey Zvyagintsev's feature film debut.
030- The Return
Set in Madrid, Spain, this engaging comedy chronicles the complex relationship between single female Esperanza (Loles León), who can't buy a date, and her best friend Ramón (Andrea Occhipinti), a gay divorce attorney whose bed is never empty. The pair's friendship is put to the test when Esperanza introduces Ramón to her fellow teacher Roberto (Armando del Rio) -- who soon sends Ramón's life spinning out of control.
031- Love of Man
While recovering from the shock of her husband's death, an Italian woman (Margherita Buy) discovers that her husband had had a secret lover for the last 7 years. But she's even more surprised to discover that he and his lover (Stefano Accorsi) were part of an extended "family" of gays, transgenders and other social outcasts … a family she finds herself drifting toward as she overcomes the emotions of her husband's passing.
032- His Secret Life
Daniel (Fernando Guillen Cuervo) is a middle-aged man who regularly makes the rounds of Madrid's gay bar scene, on the prowl for hunky young foreigners. One night, he meets 23-year-old Bulgarian Kyril (Dritan Biba), and after a single heated tryst, Daniel falls under Kyril's spell. But with each succeeding sexual encounter, Daniel is also pulled deeper into Kyril's web of risky activities.
033- Bulgarian Lovers
Set in 1965, Burnt Money (released in Argentina as Plata Quemada) tells the true story of Angel and Sam, gay lovers who turn to crime, bank robbery and murder, holding Argentina and Uruguay in suspense as they lead the authorities on a two-month-long manhunt. Delicately balanced between gripping action and tender romance, director Marcelo Piñeyro's film premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.
034- Burnt Money
The love lives of 14 people interconnect at the Plaza del Sol in Madrid on one hot August afternoon. Vignettes include stories of mistaken identity and comedies of error involving people who are both gay and straight -- and everything in between. For example, a struggling actress (Merce Pons) meets with an aspiring director (Carlos Fuentes) about a role, but she really wants to work for a successful theatre director (Georges Corraface).
035- Km. 0
In an attempt to get over losing her boyfriend (Tristán Ulloa), Lucía (Paz Vega) retreats to a quiet Mediterranean island. It's there, in the sun-soaked refuge, that the erstwhile waitress begins to examine the passionate beginning and darker details of their relationship. Fact blends with fiction and time bends in unexpected ways as Lucía's memories unfold in this romantic drama nominated for 11 Goya Awards (Spain's version of the Oscar).
036- Sex and Luc�a
Two small-time grifters (Ricardo Darin and Gastón Pauls) endure a series of tense negotiations when they attempt to sell a sheet of counterfeit stamps for a hefty sum, but the process is made more stressful when one of the con men's estranged sister (Leticia Bredice) becomes involved. Fans of American writer David Mamet will appreciate the twists in this Argentinean caper from writer-director Fabián Bielinsky.
037- Nine Queens
By day, brooding, lonely Sergio (Ricardo Meneses) works as a trash collector in the streets of Lisbon. By night, he embarks on an increasingly intense odyssey of random, anonymous sexual encounters. Before long, he becomes fixated on a hot, young stranger and begins to retreat further and further into his dark dream life, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, love and obsession. Joao Pedro Rodrigues directs.
038- O Fantasma
In 1193 B.C., the love-struck Prince Paris of Troy (Orlando Bloom) kidnaps legendary beauty Helen (Diane Kruger) from her husband, King Menelaus of Sparta, setting the two nations on a fast-and-sure collision course for war and bloodshed. The Greeks, including Achilles (Brad Pitt), marshal their entire armada, sail to Troy and begin a decade-long siege. Eric Bana plays Hector, the leader of the Trojan forces, and Sean Bean is the wily Ulysses.
039- Troy
Paul McCartney hosts (and gives a rare live performance at) PETA's Concert for Party Animals, a gathering of stars who've made the fight for animal rights one of today's most popular causes. Includes music videos such as "Tame Yourself" by Raw Youth and songs such as "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan), "Love Shack" (The B-52s), "I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde and the B-52s), and "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" (Paul McCartney).
040- Paul McCartney and Friends: The PETA Concert for Party Animals
High-schooler Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) knows everyone -- and every trick to faking an illness. So with the entire school convinced he's at death's door, Bueller grabs his girlfriend (Mia Sara) and best friend (Alan Ruck) and hits the streets of Chicago for a well-deserved day off. Fed-up principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) is determined to catch Bueller and put a premature end to his field trip. But it's tough to outfox Ferris.
041- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
In this 1980s classic from writer-producer John Hughes, Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a tomboy who has a crush on her best friend, Keith (Eric Stoltz). But her feelings go unrequited as Keith falls for the hopelessly feminine Amanda (Lea Thompson), a rich girl with snobby friends. Unfortunately for Keith, Amanda's ex-boyfriend wants her back and is willing to do anything to get her. But does that mean he and Watts are destined to be together?
042- Some Kind of Wonderful
A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) and high school valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye) is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father (John Mahoney) interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad hanging in the balance, Diane must find a way to make both men happy. Writer-director Cameron Crowe steers this 1980s teen flick into instant-classic territory.
043- Say Anything
After his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss) ditches him for a boorish ski jock (Aaron Dozier), Lane Meyer (John Cusack) decides that suicide is the only answer. But his increasingly inept attempts to off himself only bring more agony and embarrassment. Dan Schneider ("Head of the Class") co-stars as Lane's socially awkward neighbor, Ricky, whose mother takes in a foreign exchange student from France (Diane Franklin), only to meet with an explosive end.
044- Better Off Dead
In this favorite '80s film starring a young Val Kilmer, some highly intelligent students are recruited for an advanced science project. What they don't know is that the data will be used by the military to develop a lethal weapon. Two of the students (Kilmer and Gabe Jarrett) team up to finish the project, but when they learn the military's secret, the geniuses plot revenge.
045- Real Genius
Following the success of their first feature, Airplane! the directing team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker return with this farce about American rock idol Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer), who's tapped to play at a cultural festival in East Germany. Nazis are staging the concert to distract attention from a secret attack on a submarine fleet, and before he knows it, Nick is trapped in an international incident, and aiding the French Resistance.
046- Top Secret!
In this joke-a-second parody of disaster movies, traumatized former combat pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) is forced to land a passenger plane when food poisoning strikes the crew and there's no one else on board who can do the job. In some clever casting, leading dramatic actors Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen never betray that they're in on the joke. Multiple viewings are required to catch every gag.
047- Airplane!
In this gagfest from director Harold Ramis, the Griswolds -- father Clark (Chevy Chase), mother Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and kids (Anthony Michael Hall and Dana Barron) -- are hell-bent on getting to their favorite theme park, Walley World. Naturally, Murphy's Law kicks in the minute they embark on their ill-fated cross-country odyssey, leading to run-ins with a motley cast of kooks, including Randy Quaid and Imogene Coca.
048- National Lampoon's Vacation
After cracking the security of an Air Force supercomputer, young hacker David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) moves his piece in a seemingly innocent video game and accidentally tells the computer to start preparing a preemptive nuclear strike. Driven by Cold War paranoia, director John Badham's techno-thriller follows Lightman and his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) as they travel across the country to try and warn the military of the impending launch.
049- WarGames
Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) lives in a trailer park and spends his days playing the Starfighter video game. But upon meeting an alien (Robert Preston) who convinces him to use his skills in real combat, Rogan heads to space to protect the galaxy from invasion. He gets to the Starfighter base station before deciding the trailer park wasn't so bad, but returns home to find he's being stalked by an alien beast.
050- The Last Starfighter
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton (Steve Guttenberg), who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover (Ally Sheedy) mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. This high-tech comedy adventure hit spawned a 1988 sequel.
051- Short Circuit
After their apartment building is bought by an unscrupulous developer, Frank and Faye Riley (real-life couple Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy) face eviction. But the poor retirees and their neighbors receive help from an unlikely source -- a clan of tiny robotic aliens who supply free electricity and harass the developer's goons. This sentimental sci-fi drama was executive-produced by Steven Spielberg.
052- Batteries Not Included
Peter Pan and the denizens of Neverland have captured the hearts and minds of J.M. Barrie's readers. But this Oscar-winning film reveals how the imaginative author envisioned a world that was at once so wondrous and perilous. Johnny Depp plays Barrie, a writer inspired by genius and dedicated to seeing his vision come to life onstage at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1904 London. Kate Winslet co-stars as the woman who helped inspire his Wendy.
053- Finding Neverland
Amid the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the savage butchering of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, one ordinary hotel manager (Oscar nominee Don Cheadle) musters the courage to save more than 1,000 helpless refugees. Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix co-star in this powerful film -- often described as an African Schindler's List -- directed by Terry George.
054- Hotel Rwanda
Two men go on an excursion to California wine country and end up inducing joint midlife crises in this critically acclaimed comedy-drama that won six Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature and Best Director. Pinot noir lover Miles (Paul Giamatti) convinces his soon-to-be-married friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church) to enjoy his last days of bachelorhood in style. But the pair end up choosing women (Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen) over wine.
055- Sideways
Auteur David Lynch sets this early effort in an industrial wasteland of a town, where young factory worker Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) dwells alongside grotesque characters and bizarre creatures -- not the least of which is his own child. Henry's girlfriend, Mary X (Charlotte Stewart), announces that she's expecting, but the real surprise comes when she gives birth to a deformed, squalling aberration -- and leaves the mutant in Henry's care.
056- Eraserhead
Martin Scorsese directs this Best Picture nominee about eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), who turned a small fortune into a massive one by producing such classics as Hell's Angels, The Front Page and Scarface. He simultaneously branched into and transformed industry after industry -- including aviation. The film won five Oscars, including Best Cinematography, Art Direction and Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett).
057- The Aviator
Javier Bardem stars in this moving film based on a true story as Ramon Sampedro, a Spaniard who's condemned to life as a quadriplegic. Determined to die with dignity, Sampedro leads a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life. His extraordinary example even inspires his lawyer, Julia (Belen Rueda), and a local woman (Lola Duenas) to reach for the heavens, with both women achieving far beyond their wildest dreams.
058- The Sea Inside
Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton, who earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal) spends her days doting on her working-class family. But Vera also has a secret side: Her family and friends don't know that she visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for their unwanted pregnancies. When the authorities get wind of her activities -- then illegal in 1950s England -- Vera's world quickly falls apart, deeply affecting both her and her family.
059- Vera Drake
Recognizing that they're powerless to stop vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), the vampires who rule the human race set up Blade to look like a serial killer, immediately prompting the FBI to go after him and put him behind bars. But more trouble brews: Just as Blade realizes he's being pursued, Dracula (Dominic Purcell), the biggest bloodsucker of all time, is released, forcing Blade to enlist the help of a dream team of vampire killers.
060- Blade: Trinity
In this knockabout Spanish comedy, Sofia (Rosa Maria Sarda) gets married, builds a successful career as a pianist and is a loving mom to her children, then one day, she wakes up and realizes she's a lesbian. Sofia's three grown daughters all react to their "new" mom very differently, but neurotic sibling Elvira (Leonor Watling) takes the prize when she hits upon a scheme to break up her mother's relationship by seducing Sofia's new lover.
061- My Mother Likes Women
Death-obsessed teen Harold Chasen (Bud Cort) is being hassled by his domineering mother (Vivian Pickles) to play the dating game, but he'd much rather attend funerals, which is where he meets the feisty Maude (Ruth Gordon), a geriatric widow who's high on life. The seemingly mismatched pair forms a bond that turns into a highly unconventional -- but ultimately satisfying – romance in this comical cult favorite from director Hal Ashby.
062- Harold and Maude
In this classic sci-fi adventure from director Robert Zemeckis, eccentric inventor Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) turns a DeLorean into a time machine that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), 30 years into the past. While stuck in the 1950s, Marty disrupts his parents' destiny and risks throwing the time-space continuum completely out of whack. The only way back to 1985 now is to get mom and dad to pucker up.
063- Back to the Future
Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is a smart, independent 17-year-old girl from Colombia who agrees to smuggle a half-kilo of heroin into the United States for a shot at a normal existence in "El Norte" -- where she imagines the city streets are paved with gold. Sandino Moreno's sensitive portrayal of an atypical drug-running "mule" earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
064- Maria Full of Grace
While women's liberation sweeps the globe in 1960s Ireland, four "fallen" women are stripped of their liberty and dignity and condemned to indefinite servitude in the Magdalene Laundries, where they'll work to atone for their "sins." This unflinching drama charts several years in the young lives of the so-called Magdalene Sisters, who were rejected by their families and abandoned to the mercy of the Catholic Church.
065- The Magdalene Sisters
The companion disc to the hilarious collection of the BBC comedy's unedited Series 3 episodes includes an interview with costume designer Yves Barre, outtakes and deleted scenes, a photo gallery, isolated music cues, video diaries, a making-of featurette, bonus footage, character biographies and more.
066- The League of Gentlemen: Series 3: Bonus Material
Director Takashi Miike fashions an explosive drama in Audition. Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) has lived as a widower for too long and decides it's time to marry again. But how will he find a wife? When a friend suggests he hold a fake audition to pick the right woman, he takes him up on it -- only to realize that his choice may be a better actress than he bargained for.
067- Audition
After 54 schoolgirls simultaneously jump in front of a train at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, the city becomes plagued with "suicide clubs" -- groups of teens who get together and make plans to kill themselves. The police have little luck in deciphering the motivation of the youngsters, but they find a ribbon composed of bits of skin from the previous suicides at each new death scene. Is a seemingly harmless pop group the key to unlocking the mystery?
068- Suicide Club
Visitor Q is a disturbing and taboo-bashing experimental work from acclaimed director Takashi Miike (Dead or Alive). The film presents a harrowing, absurdist take on the phenomenon of reality TV, depicting the chilling disintegration of a family. Starring Kenichi Endo, Visitor Q seals Miike's reputation as one of the world's most daring and dangerous cinematic visionaries.
069- Visitor Q
French director Catherine Breillat explores female sexuality and men's darkest fears about women's sexual power in this startlingly explicit and clinical film. The story centers on a woman (Amira Casar) who pays a gay man (Rocco Siffredi) to accompany her home and watch her most private activities for four days. He accepts her solicitation and is initially turned off, but eventually the two develop an intimate relationship.
070- Anatomy of Hell
In professional wrestling, the men almost always end up in the spotlight, even though the women are just as fierce and fearsome as the best of them. In this thrilling documentary, director Ruth Leitman trains her lens on the female fighters of the World Wrestling Entertainment, including a teenaged Ida May Martinez and the league's Grande Dame, The Fabulous Moolah. It's a no-hold-barred examination of a most fascinating world.
071- Lipstick & Dynamite
This controversial film explores the consequences of a young Mormon missionary, Aaron (Steve Sandvoss), recognizing his homosexuality and falling in love with another man. Aaron's first sexual encounter with a gay "party boy" (Wesley A. Ramsey) leads to a passionate romance that gets Aaron excommunicated from his church and risks destroying both their lives. Charming and sexy, Latter Days offers a heady mix of romantic comedy and powerful drama.
072- Latter Days
Screenwriter Neil Gaiman's masterful allegorical drama, which melds live actors with animated characters, portrays the existence of a 15-year-old girl named Helena (Stephanie Leonidas) in a civilization ruled by light and darkness. When the Light Queen loses her equal hold on the kingdom, plunging it into gloomy shadows, Helena takes it upon herself to restore the universe back to its rightful balance. Dave McKean directs.
073- MirrorMask
Quite by accident, an engineer builds a machine that can transport the user back in time. But his discovery comes with an ominous caveat: At the heart of this puzzling device, nothing is as it seems on the surface. David Sullivan and Shane Carruth co-star in this Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, a film whose inventive narrative blends a patchwork story line with overlapping streams of dialogue that help build tension and suspense.
074- Primer
Something evil's lurking in Raccoon City, and the fearless Alice (Milla Jovovich, reprising her role from the original film) is one of only a few willing to put her life on the line to investigate the malevolent force. A virus is attacking the area's denizens, turning them into the undead. With the help of her colleague, Jill (Sienna Guillory), Alice sets out to uncover the truth, even as she fends off an experimental weapon, code name Nemesis.
075- Resident Evil: Apocalypse
This collection of shorts and film excerpts from illusionist and cinematic innovator Georges Melies showcases his groundbreaking techniques that paved the way to modern filmmaking. Considered to be the father of cinematic special effects, Melies used time-lapse and other methods now fundamental to Hollywood. "The Music Lover," "A Trip to the Moon," "The Infernal Cakewalk" and other examples of Melies's influence are included in this compilation.
076- Melies the Magician
Merry Christmas, possums! British comedian Barry Humphries and his alter ego, Dame Edna, star in this holiday special that truly is a one-of-a-kind "experience." Armed with her patented machine-gun-like wit, Dame Edna decks the halls (and a few celebrities, too!) and dishes out her opinions to a host of guests. Episodes include "The Dame Edna Christmas Experience" and " A Night on Mount Edna."
077- The Dame Edna Experience: The Christmas Specials
This disc includes the following episodes: "Cleanin'," "Book Clubbin'," "Panickin'" and "Huntin', Shootin' & Fishin.'" Also includes director commentary and outtakes.
078- Absolutely Fabulous: Series 5: Disc 1
This disc includes the following episodes: "Birthin'," "Schmoozin'," "Exploitin'" and "Cold Turkey Christmas Special." Also includes director commentary and a gallery.
079- Absolutely Fabulous: Series 5: Disc 2
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence. Interviewees include John Waters, Darren Aronofsky, Maria Bello, Atom Egoyan and more.
080- This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Rugby-playing quadriplegics compete for the Paralympic gold medal in this documentary about an amazing sport -- and the strong-willed athletes who participate in full-contact rugby using specially designed wheelchairs. The film, which walked away with the 2005 Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, follows the U.S. Quad Rugby Team as they compete in the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.
081- Murderball
Based on the book of the same name by Peter Elkin, director Alex Gibney's documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at the powerful energy company whose downfall forever changed the landscape of the business world. With a blend of fascinating footage, fast-paced interviews and a wealth of information, this film is a serious lesson in the potential trappings of dishonesty and unethical behavior dogging corporate America.
082- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
From filmmaker Aron Ranen comes this quartet of documentaries, starting with an expos� on televangelist Peter Popoff, a faith healer who appears psychic to his flock thanks to a radio receiver hidden in his ear. Ranen also tells the stories of homeless teens living in an abandoned house in Los Angeles, profiles a patroness who promotes death-row inmates' artwork and shows how a tow-truck driver and a fuming BMW owner end up in Judge Judy's court.
083- America Uncovered
Documentarian Marc Singer trains his camera on a group of homeless people who live deep underground in an abandoned New York City railroad tunnel and scavenge for food on the mean streets of Manhattan. At night, they retreat to the tunnel, where they've built huts out of scrap metal, plastic and plywood. Amazingly, they have electricity, furniture, working kitchens -- and a sense of community that many surface dwellers would envy.
084- Dark Days
When apartment building manager Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) discovers a water nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard) residing in the complex's swimming pool, he rearranges his life to help her return to her mythical home. But if he fails, it may mean the end for her world -- and for his. Helmed by Oscar-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan, this unconventional bedtime story was first conceived as a fable for his children.
085- Lady in the Water
M. Night Shyamalan assembles an all-star cast -- including Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt -- in this chilling tale about an isolated village whose residents face the constant threat of evil creatures. The villagers' lives are changed forever when one of them decides to venture beyond the town borders to see what's lurking in the surrounding woods and makes an unexpected discovery.
086- The Village
When George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the actor who famously played the Man of Steel in TV's "Adventures of Superman," turns up dead in Beverly Hills, a dogged private eye (Adrien Brody) investigates and unearths a string of strange secrets. Diane Lane and Bob Hoskins also star in director Allen Coulter's feature film debut, a gritty noir-style drama based on the true story of one of Hollywood's most infamous mysteries.
087- Hollywoodland
Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria (Natalie Wood) and Tony (Richard Beymer) caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs. The modern Romeo and Juliet story features original choreography by Jerome Robbins, as adapted from the Broadway stage production. Oscar winners Rita Moreno and George Chakiris co-star.
088- West Side Story
Take a trip back to Hollywood's golden age with this tribute to MGM musicals that features scenes from nearly 100 celluloid gems, such as An American in Paris and Singin' in the Rain. The collection of nostalgic clips includes song and dance numbers from the likes of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Cyd Charisse, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Debbie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, Esther Williams and Jimmy Durante.
089- That's Entertainment
Fred Astaire takes on his last lead musical role in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of "Finian's Rainbow." The tale centers on Irishman Finian (Astaire), who fights a leprechaun (Tommy Steele) over a pot of gold. Meanwhile, Finian's lovelorn daughter (Petula Clark) makes a wish that transforms the town's racist senator (Keenan Wynn) into a black man. Extras include the featurette "The World Premiere of Finian's Rainbow" and the trailer.
090- Finian's Rainbow
Gene Kelly stumbles across the enchanted town of Brigadoon, which appears from the Scottish mists only one day each century in this film version of the Lerner and Lowe musical. In the course of this magical day, Kelly falls for Cyd Charisse and must decide whether to leave the real world behind and take up permanent residence in Brigadoon. Brimming with lovely Lerner and Lowe songs, Brigadoon features Kelly's usual explosive dance numbers.
091- Brigadoon
It's Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" set to Cole Porter's greatest score. Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel are a divorced, bickering Broadway couple who agree to star in the titular musical. They're joined by the tap-dancing Ann Miller and future Broadway choreographer (and director of the Oscar-winning Cabaret) Bob Fosse in a stunning double dance (with Carol Haney) to the tune "From This Moment On."
092- Kiss Me Kate
On a train trip west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women traveling to open a Harvey House restaurant at a remote whistle stop, and joins them when her marriage plans fall through. The girls battle corruption in their new town, mostly through the use of showstopping musical numbers. The film won an Oscar for the Johnny Mercer-Harry Warren song "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe."
093- The Harvey Girls
Title aside, there's nothing sleepy about this toe-tapping musical. Fresh from a successful London engagement, singer Melinda Howard (Doris Day) returns home to visit her mother, a former Broadway star who's hit the skids. But thanks to the skillful manipulations of a benevolent millionaire producer, Melinda is kept in the dark about mom's ignoble decline. Gene Nelson co-stars as the hoofer who sweeps the heroine off her feet.
094- Lullaby of Broadway
Jerry (Rock Hudson) is an advertising executive who's gleaned success through his smarmy actions. His rival Carol (Doris Day) can't stand Jerry's immoral tactics and tells the Ad Council. In response, Jerry sends a stunning female employee (Edie Adams) to appeal to the all-male council and puts her in fake commercials for a non-existent product. When the spots accidentally air, Jerry must scramble to create the product -- if Carol doesn't first.
095- Lover Come Back
The genesis of the monstrous Leatherface is recounted in this shocking slasher flick, which begins as two Vietnam-bound brothers (Taylor Handley and Matthew Bomer), out for a last fling with their girlfriends (Diora Baird and Jordana Brewster), crash their Jeep -- and end up in a heap of trouble. Next thing you know, a psycho sheriff (R. Lee Ermey) ushers them into a place where terror awaits in the form of young Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski).
096- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
This disc includes the episodes "A Coat of White Primer" and "Dancing for Me."
097- Six Feet Under: Season 5: Disc 1
This disc includes the following episodes: "Hold My Hand," "Time Flies" and "Eat a Peach."
098- Six Feet Under: Season 5: Disc 2
This disc includes the following episodes: "Rainbow of Her Reasons," "The Silence" and "Singing For Our Lives."
099- Six Feet Under: Season 5: Disc 3
This disc includes the episodes "Ecotone," "All Alone" and "Static."
100- Six Feet Under: Season 5: Disc 4
Ample teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) wants nothing more than to be on the hip local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" -- and when her dream comes true, her lively moves and bubbly personality meet with unexpected popularity. But after witnessing firsthand the terrible state of race relations in 1960s Baltimore, Turnblad becomes an outspoken advocate for desegregation. John Waters's comedy inspired the Broadway musical of the same name.
101- Hairspray
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor combine their talents in one of the greatest big-screen musicals ever made, a two-time Oscar nominee that includes the songs "Good Morning," "Make 'Em Laugh" and the iconic title tune. When Hollywood attempts the transition from silent films to talkies, a matinee idol (Kelly) hopes to make the cut. But he's hampered by a silent-movie queen (Jean Hagen) with a voice like fingernails on a blackboard.
102- Singin' in the Rain
This beloved Disney film tells the story of Mowgli, an Indian boy raised by wolves who's suddenly thrown back into the world of humans. Along the way, he befriends a crazy orangutan and a lovable bear with a happy-go-lucky philosophy of life. In a musical celebration of friendship, fun and adventure featuring the Oscar-nominated song "The Bare Necessities," the three buddies find the journey back to civilization anything but civilized.
103- The Jungle Book
Director William Wyler's classic musical tells the story of legendary Ziegfeld Follies comedienne Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, in an Oscar-winning role), an unconventional beauty who grew up in the Jewish slums of New York dreaming of stardom. When Brice finally becomes the toast of Broadway, the resentful reaction of her husband (Omar Sharif) threatens to destroy their marriage. The film received eight Oscar nominations. Note: This version includes musical interludes.
104- Funny Girl
Beautiful umbrella-store clerk Genevieve (Catherine Deneuve) and charming gas station attendant Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) fall in love in the rainy coastal town of Cherbourg, but their romance is cut short when Guy is drafted into the army in this singular cinematic classic. French director Jacques Demy's musical love story is an explosion of color and emotion, in which every word of dialogue is sung to melodies of beloved composer Michel Legrand.
105- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
America's favorite pastime meets the bright lights of Broadway in this musical about an ordinary Joe (Tab Hunter) whose deal with the devil (Ray Walston) transforms him into a home run hitter for the Washington Senators -- but Joe must cause his team to lose the pennant. When Joe tries to back out of the deal, the devil sends in sexy Lola (Gwen Verdon), who sings "Whatever Lola Wants" as she mambos to Bob Fosse's choreography.
106- Damn Yankees
Miranda (Victoria Abril) is married, but uses her nightly dog walks to pick up strange men for illicit sexual encounters. Javier (Javier Bardem) has a serious phone-sex habit. They meet when they start attending a therapy group for sex addicts and embark on an affair. But soon, Javier finds that someone's been taping his dirty phone conversations and distributing them all over Spain, and Miranda's husband discovers her relationship with Javier.
107- Between Your Legs
Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic stars Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, a tough-as-nails warrant officer who stares down one of the most terrifying movie monsters of all time: a bloodthirsty alien that stalks and eviscerates its prey. As the deadly creature winds its way through the air shafts of the spacecraft Nostramo, the crew members consider deploying the ship's escape shuttle … but there's only room for four people.
108- Alien: Collector's Edition
A thrilling post-MTV roller-coaster ride, Run Lola Run is the internationally acclaimed sensation about two lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives -- and time is running out. Lola (Franka Potente) just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who lost a small fortune belonging to his mobster boss. If Lola doesn't replace the money in 20 minutes, Manni will suffer the consequences.
109- Run Lola Run
In this innovative animated tale, Champion is a lonely boy adopted by his grandmother, Madame Souza. Seeing how happy Champion is on his bicycle, she trains him to compete. Years later, he enters the Tour de France but is kidnapped during the race. With Champion's dog, Bruno, Madame Souza sets out to save him and meets an odd female singing trio called "The Triplets of Belleville." Can her new friends and Bruno's nose help her find Champion?
110- The Triplets of Belleville
After being dumped by her lover, Iván (Fernando Guillén), Pepa (Carmen Maura) finds her life -- and the lives of those around her -- spiraling out of control in this madcap farce from acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. As Pepa tries to contact Iván, her friend Candela (María Barranco) reveals her involvement with a terrorist, Iván's wife visits with loaded guns, and Iván is about to board a plane that Candela's boyfriend plans to hijack.
111- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Determined to salvage a sacred text in order to protect humanity, Eli (Denzel Washington) goes on a quest across the country in this action-packed sci-fi adventure. Meanwhile, a blind woman named Claudia (Jennifer Beals) tries to protect her daughter, Solara (Mila Kunis). It seems that tyrannical town bully Carnegie (Gary Oldman) has taken a shine to the girl. Directed by the Hughes brothers, the film co-stars Ray Stevenson.
112- The Book of Eli
The sounds of Tropical Panama have delighted audiences far outside the environs of the band's native Mexico. Their infectious rhythms provide opportunities galore for fans to dance the night away, as this collection of music videos amply demonstrates. Among the tracks included are "El Rorro," "El Gallito Asustado," "Dejame Quererte," "Cuando Volveras Amor" and many others.
113- Tropical Panama
Seventeen-year-old Murat (Baki Davrak) begins to realize he's gay and feels torn between his repressive Muslim family and his new emotions. He flees his home and soon connects with transvestite Lola (Gandi Mukli) and Lola's boyfriend, Bilidikid (Erdal Yildiz). As it happens, Lola and Murat are related, and while the teen tries to come to terms with his feelings, more family secrets spill out in this 1999 Berlin Film Festival winner.
114- Lola & Billy the Kid
In what could be considered a tactical preemptive strike, Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador Del Solar) plays "pimp" to a bevy of hookers who are intended to keep the troops from manhandling the locals. This Peruvian army farce is a kind of cross-pollination of Catch-22 and Dr. Strangelove with offbeat comedy galore. Directed by Francisco J. Lombardi.
115- Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
It's Holy Week in Seville, a time when hooded, starkly dressed supplicants recall the Spanish legacy of secret societies and hidden networks of power. Simón (Eduardo Noriega), a crossword-puzzle writer, receives a cryptic message threatening him with death if certain words don't appear in his puzzles. His investigation leads him to believe that he's an unwitting player in a cruel game masterminded by those closest to him.
116- Nobody Knows Anybody
In a remarkable story about the triumph of the ordinary, set in 1890s India, the ruling British have imposed a harsh tax (lagaan) on the farmers, prompting the villagers of Champaner to plead for a waiver. In response, an arrogant and capricious British commander challenges the villagers to a cricket match: If the villagers win, they'll avoid taxation for three years; if they lose, they'll pay the tax thrice over.
117- Lagaan
A young man is born into a world of crime in this Belgian drama. Roger (Olivier Gourmet) is a businessman who protects illegal aliens if they agree to work for his company. His son, Igor (Jeremie Renier), has learned his father's corrupt ways and becomes entangled in a web of deceit; eventually, he must choose between his father and the affection of a young widow. Named Best Foreign Language Film by America's National Society of Film Critics.
118- La Promesse
When her family vacations at the beach, 12-year-old Anaïs (Anaïs Reboux) -- who's struggled with her weight all her life, always overshadowed by her older, thinner sister, Elena (Roxane Mesquida) -- continues to loathe herself and is forced to make up a dance card of fake suitors. Meanwhile, Elena gets involved with a much older man who's eager to take her virginity. Note: Contains sexually graphic content.
119- Fat Girl