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List Price: $19.98Price: $14.99You Save: $4.99 (25%)Raging Bull (Special Edition)
Actors: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
ASIN : B00062IVKS
Sales Rank : 3214
Director : Martin Scorsese
Brand : TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code : 1
Format : AC-3, Black & White, Collector's Edition, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792863328
ISBN : 0792863321
UPC : 027616915122
Release Date : December 08, 2005
Publisher : MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
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Label : MGM (Video & DVD)
Running Time : 129
DescriptionRobert De Niro teams with director Martin Scorsese in this "extraordinarily compelling" (Leonard Maltin) film that introduced unflinching realism to stunned audiences in 1980. An "exceedingly violentas well as poetic" fight picture that maps "the landscape of the soul" (The New York Times),Raging Bull garnered eight OscarÂ(r) nominations* and won two, including Best Actor for De Niro. De Niro gives the performance of his career as Jake La Motta, a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty are unforgettable as the brother who falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, and the fifteen-year-old girl who becomes his most prized trophy. A "brilliantly photographed film of extraordinary power and rare distinction" (The Wall Street Journal), Raging Bullis filmmaking at its riveting best. *1980: Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Pesci), Supporting Actress (Moriarty), Cinematography, Sound, Editing (won) Amazon.com essential videoMartin Scorsese's brutal black-and-white biography of self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta was chosen as the best film of the 1980s in a major critics' poll at the end of the decade, and it's a knockout piece of filmmaking. Robert De Niro plays LaMotta (famously putting on 50 pounds for the later scenes), a man tormented by demons he doesn't understand and prone to uncontrollably violent temper tantrums and fits of irrational jealousy. He marries a striking young blond (Cathy Moriarty), his sexual ideal, and then terrorizes her with never-ending accusations of infidelity. Jake is as frightening as he is pathetic, unable to control or comprehend the baser instincts that periodically, and without warning, turn him into the rampaging beast of the title. But as Roman Catholic Scorsese sees it, he works off his sins in the boxing ring, where his greatest athletic talent is his ability to withstand punishment. The fight scenes are astounding; they're like barbaric ritual dance numbers. Images smash into one another--a flashbulb, a spray of sweat, a fist, a geyser of blood--until you feel dazed from the pummeling. Nominated for a handful of Academy Awards (including best picture and director), Raging Bull won only two, for De Niro and for editor Thelma Schoonmacher. --Jim Emerson
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List Price: $14.94Price: $10.99You Save: $3.95 (26%)Lords of Dogtown (Unrated Extended Cut)
Actors: Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville, Rebecca De Mornay
ASIN : B000ALM4AS
Sales Rank : 5811
Director : Catherine Hardwicke
Brand : Sony
Studio : Sony Pictures
Region Code : 99
Format : AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781404995697
ISBN : 1404995692
UPC : 043396123717
Release Date : December 27, 2005
Publisher : Sony Pictures
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures
Label : Sony Pictures
Running Time : 107
DescriptionLORDS OF DOGTOWN tells the radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door) are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, Lords of Dogtown is "...a dazzling daredevil ride." (Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE) Amazon.comLords of Dogtown captures the sheer kinetic joy of skateboarding like no other movie (except, perhaps, Dogtown and Z Boys, a documentary about the very skateboarders this movie depicts). Set in the mid-1970s in Venice, CA--a.k.a. Dogtown--the movie starts with three young aspiring surfers turned skateboarders: Stacy (John Robinson, Elephant), Jay (Emile Hirsch, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys), and Tony (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas). When alpha-stoner Skip (Heath Ledger, A Knight's Tale) recognizes the potential of skateboarding as a new sport, his surf shop becomes the center of the boys' universe. They swiftly rise as skateboarding stars and find their brotherhood threatened by sex, money, fame, and ego--it's a common enough story, but director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) has a gift for capturing the raw messiness of life. Lords of Dogtown seems to unfold haphazardly, yet every scene moves the increasingly dizzy rise (or fall) of each skater forward with headlong momentum. The excellent cast includes Rebecca De Mornay (Risky Business), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass: The Movie), and Nikki Reed (Thirteen). Lords of Dogtown, written by skater Stacy Peralta (and based on his own life), both celebrates the excitement of testosterone-fueled recklessness and quietly reflects on the cost of getting what you want. --Bret Fetzer
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Price: $9.98Nadia (True Stories Collection TV Movie)
Actors: Simon Adams, Bozidar Alic, Cintija Asperger, Talia Balsam, Jonathan Banks
ASIN : B000MGBSMQ
Sales Rank : 4976
Director : Alan Cooke
Brand : MPI
Studio : Mpi Home Video
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0030306778495
UPC : 030306778495
Release Date : December 24, 2007
Publisher : Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer : Mpi Home Video
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Label : Mpi Home Video
Running Time : 100
DescriptionOlympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is profiled in this heart-warming family film. Nadia began training competitively at the age of six, with the now world-famous coach, Bela Karolyi and his wife Marta. At fourteen, she became the first Olympic gymnast to score a perfect 10 and walked away with five gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze at the 1976 Olympics. The petite gymnast from Romania was now an overnight media sensation, inspiring a whole new generation of future Nadias. But, fame came with a high price. As Nadia grew into a young woman she struggled with isolation, weight gain that threatened her career and the fear of exceeding increasingly high standards. Nadia captures the hard work and determination of a young girl driven to success. The film stars Oscar® nominee Carrie Snodgrass (Diary of A Mad Housewife), Talia Balsam (Without A Trace), two-time Emmy® nominee Conchata Ferrell and Johann Carlo (Quiz Show). Amazon.comThe first gymnast to ever score a perfect 10 at the Olympics was Nadia Comaneci. From a small town in Romania, Nadia (Leslie Weiner, in her only feature film role) rose to international stardom. Under the coaching guidance of Bela Karoli, she pushed herself with the will of a champion. This movie does a wonderful job of showing how hard gymnasts must work as well as showing how much they must give up in their personal lives in order to achieve success. After winning three gold medals at the 1976 Olympics, her life spins out of control when Bela is removed as her coach. For the first time in her life she is on her own, she is the object of jealousy from her teammates, and her weight is out of control. She seeks out her former coach and asks for his help. Together they put Nadia back on the winning track. A family film with a lot to offer, Nadia shows in a credible way the highs and lows of celebrity. The gymnastics portions are terrific. A must if there's a budding gymnast or gymnastic enthusiast in your home. Made in 1984 for television. (Ages 5 to adult) --Peggy Maltby-Etra
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List Price: $14.99Price: $11.99You Save: $3 (20%)Miracle (Full Screen Edition)
Actors: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Nathan West, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann
ASIN : B0001US66Y
Sales Rank : 4561
Director : Gavin O'Connor
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Walt Disney Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0786936231922
UPC : 786936231922
Release Date : December 18, 2004
Publisher : Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer : Walt Disney Video
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Label : Walt Disney Video
Running Time : 135
DescriptionFrom the studio that brought you THE ROOKIE and REMEMBER THE TITANS comes the movie everybody loves -- MIRACLE. Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action and heart-racing suspense, it's the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history — the 1980 United States ice hockey team's triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream -- beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of 26 undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned 20 of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable -- and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Amazon.comThe miracle about Miracle is that it gets so many details right in telling its 24-year-old story about the historic victory of the U.S. hockey team at the 1980 Olympic Games. It's typical for Hollywood to compromise such period details as hairstyles and fashion when catering to a contemporary audience, but Miracle looks and feels right in every detail, capturing the downbeat mood of post-Watergate America while showing how obsessively determined Minnesota hockey coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) managed to assemble a once-in-a-lifetime team and whip them into a victorious frenzy over their Soviet champion opponents. With sharp support from Patricia Clarkson (as Brooks's wife) and Noah Emmerich (as his long-suffering assistant), Russell grounds the film with a well-balanced combination of aloofness, intimidation, and closely guarded strategy. No doubt the real Brooks (who died in a car accident shortly after filming completed) would have approved. Thanks to director Gavin O'Connor (Tumbleweeds) and the producers of the similarly laudable sports films Remember the Titans and The Rookie, Miracle brings plenty of heart--and historical accuracy--to an old, familiar formula. --Jeff Shannon
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List Price: $9.99Price: $8.99You Save: $1 (10%)Winning
Actors: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner, Richard Thomas, David Sheiner
ASIN : 078323211X
Sales Rank : 5109
Director : James Goldstone
Brand : Universal
Studio : Universal Studios
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783232119
ISBN : 078323211X
UPC : 251920526204
Release Date : December 16, 1999
Publisher : Universal Studios
Manufacturer : Universal Studios
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Label : Universal Studios
Running Time : 123
Product DescriptionBonus features: theatrical trailer film highlights talent bios production notes and web links. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 12/28/2004 Starring: Paul Newman Robert Wagner Run time: 123 minutes Rating: Pg Director: James Goldstone Amazon.comPaul Newman plays a racecar driver, Frank Capua, who steps out of his professional and personal isolation long enough to marry a single mother, Elora (Joanne Woodward). The two have a brief but happy life together with Elora's 13-year-old son, Charley (Richard Thomas), but it comes to an end when Frank goes back on the racing circuit and Elora assuages her loneliness in the arms of her husband's chief rival, Luther (Robert Wagner). Frank checks out, and Charley travels across the country to find him and effect a reconciliation. A touching movie (with some good racing footage) by director James Goldstone, Winning is about the real pain of people who have become used to a certain way of safe, arm's-length living, and who have to learn to get beyond it to find redemption in love and faith. Good performances by Newman, Woodward, and Thomas, who makes a terrific impression in one of his earliest roles. --Tom Keogh
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List Price: $12.98Price: $7.99You Save: $4.99 (38%)Poolhall Junkies
Actors: Michelle Ainge, Bojesse Christopher, Alison Eastwood, Shannon Engemann, Mick E. Jones
ASIN : B0000A2ZTZ
Sales Rank : 3183
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783126586
ISBN : 0783126581
UPC : 026359215827
Release Date : December 26, 2003
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 99
DescriptionJohnny was a poolhall hustler, one of the best, until he discovered how his manager Joe had ruined his life. he left Joe int he hands of some heavy-duty drug dealers and split the scene. Now he's trying to go legit, save his relationship with his girlfriend Tara, and maybe even save his life. Johnny's younger brother Danny is eager to follow in his footsteps -- eager enough to find himself deep in debt to Joe, who has returned with a new poolhall protege. When Danny robs a store to pay back Joe, it's time for his big brother to take his cue. The final game has a payoff that's bigger than money, bigger than life, bigger than either player can imagine. Because somewhere on the edge of the 8-ball waits a man's soul. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio commentary with Mars Callahan and Chris Corso
Biographies:Cast and crew bios
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer:Original theatrical trailer
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List Price: $19.94Price: $17.99You Save: $1.95 (10%)Facing the Giants
Actors: Alex Kendrick, Shannen Fields, Chris Willis, Tracy Goode, Bailey Cave
ASIN : B0010IF6NC
Sales Rank : 9023
Brand : Sony
Studio : Sony Pictures
Region Code : 99
Format : AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0043396242937
UPC : 043396242937
Release Date : December 04, 2008
Publisher : Sony Pictures
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : Sony Pictures
Running Time : 111
Product DescriptionStudio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/04/2008 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Pg
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List Price: $14.98Price: $10.49You Save: $4.49 (30%)Youngblood
Actors: Rob Lowe, Cynthia Gibb, Patrick Swayze, Ed Lauter, Jim Youngs
ASIN : B000059TGG
Sales Rank : 5854
Director : Peter Markle
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792849728
ISBN : 0792849728
UPC : 027616861221
Release Date : December 22, 2001
Publisher : MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : MGM (Video & DVD)
Running Time : 110
Product DescriptionA skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter. Amazon.comHandsome young men whack each other in the face with sticks and learn about life in this enjoyably silly hockey movie. Rob Lowe stars as Dean Youngblood, an American rookie who's been given a shot on a Canadian Junior League hockey team. Sure, he can skate, but can he take a punch? This coming-of-age story is about learning the beauty of vicious hockey fights. No, really. Containing both young-bucks-in-the-locker-room shots and plenty of hockey violence, Youngblood is a surprisingly entertaining cupcake of a movie--there's not much nourishment, but it sure tastes good. Watch for Patrick Swayze as the team's leader and Keanu Reeves in his first film role as the French-Canadian goalie. The DVD's most entertaining feature is the option of watching Youngblood dubbed into French--not to be missed. --Ali Davis
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List Price: $14.98Price: $10.99You Save: $3.99 (27%)Rocky
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith
ASIN : B0006GAO5Y
Sales Rank : 5738
Director : John G. Avildsen
Brand : TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code : 1
Format : AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0027616915139
UPC : 027616915139
Release Date : December 08, 2005
Publisher : MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : MGM (Video & DVD)
Running Time : 119
DescriptionNominated* for 10 Academy AwardsÂ(r) and winner for Best Picture, it's the film that inspired a nation! Audiences and critics alike cheered this American success story of an "everyman" triumphing over all odds. Featuring a dynamic musical score, a thrilling fight sequence and four OscarÂ(r) - nominated* performances, this rousing crowd-pleaser will send spirits soaring. Fighting for love, glory and self-respect, RockyÂ(r) scores an exultant knockout! Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But whena stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner! *1976: Actor (Stallone), Actress (Talia Shire), Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith, Burt Young), Director (won), Original Screenplay, Original Song, Editing (won), Sound Amazon.com The only remaining evidence that Sylvester Stallone might have had a respectable career, this 1976 Oscar winner (for Best Picture, Director, and Editing) is still the quintessential ode to an underdog and one of the best boxing movies ever made. After writing the script about a two-bit boxer who gets a "million-to-one shot" against the world heavyweight champion, Stallone insisted that he star in the title role, and his equally unknown status helped to catapult him (and this rousing film) to overnight success. The story is familiar, but it has been handled with such vitality and emotional honesty that you can't help but leap and cheer for Rocky Balboa, the chump turned champ (despite his valiant defeat in the ring) who stuns the boxing world with the support of his timid girlfriend, Adrian (Talia Shire), and grizzled trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith). Oscar nominations went to all the lead actors (including Burt Young as Adrian's hot-tempered brother), but four sequels could never top the universal appeal of this low-budget crowd pleaser. --Jeff Shannon
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List Price: $24.99Price: $19.99You Save: $5 (20%)The Rocket
Actors: Roy Dupuis, Rémy Girard, Stephen McHattie, Philip Craig, Diane Lavallee
ASIN : B000W04RWK
Sales Rank : 5692
Brand : UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
Studio : Palm Pictures / Umvd
Region Code : 1
Format : AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0660200316020
UPC : 660200316020
Release Date : December 11, 2007
Publisher : Palm Pictures / Umvd
Manufacturer : Palm Pictures / Umvd
Availability : Usually ships in 7 to 12 days
Label : Palm Pictures / Umvd
Running Time : 124
DescriptionAs a young boy from blue collar Quebec, Maurice Richard had a dream to play in the National Hockey League. Beneath his soft spoken, working class exterior burned a tenacity and passion that transformed this young factory worker into The Rocket.In the 1950’s pre helmet days of hockey, The Rocket played with a finesse, speed and conviction which made him a legend. A man of the people, denied equal rights in a culturally divided nation and ridiculed by critics as too frail to play hockey, Maurice Richard defied all odds to become the first player to ever score 50 goals in 50 games. This is the extraordinary true story of the man whose tireless fight on and off the ice ignited and forever changed a generation. Amazon.comBefore Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, before Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull, there was Maurice "Rocket" Richard, the first player to score 50 goals in 50 games and the man generally regarded as the Babe Ruth of the National Hockey League (he was a member of the Montreal Canadiens, the hockey equivalent of the New York Yankees). Directed by Charles Biname, written (in French and English) by Ken Scott, and starring Roy Dupuis as Richard, this 2005 Canadian production is more than a sports movie, as Richard's significance as a populist hero to French Canadians, the humble factory worker who fought against rampant cultural discrimination and risked his career for what he believed in, is given nearly as much weight as his remarkable feats on the ice. As such, The Rocket approaches the status of hagiography. It's more like watching The Natural than a bio of a real person, as the film is quite literally bathed in a reverent glow (the cinematography, both color and black & white, adds a gorgeous but unreal tint to every scene); even in his more dubious moments (he attacked a referee in 1955 and received a suspension, leading to a full-scale riot in and outside of the Montreal Forum), Richard is depicted as a hero-victim. That said, this is also a very entertaining biopic, with Dupuis excellent as the gritty machinist who was considered too frail and injury-prone to compete with the sport's tough guys but who, in the course of a career that lasted from 1942 to 1960, proved himself not only on the rink (where he more than held his own against various NHL goons while setting seemingly impossible scoring records), but also off it (where he stood up to the arrogant owners and league executives who regarded French Canadian players as lower life forms and refused to protect even Richard, the sport's best player, from dirty opponents and biased refs). The hockey scenes, which include various genuine NHL players, are exciting; and the personal moments, especially those involving Canadiens coach Dick Irvin (Stephen McHattie) are fine, if somewhat pat. Modest bonus features include deleted scenes and "A Tribute to Maurice Richard, the Rocket." --Sam Graham
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