town, would be the perfect dupe to fill a vacant U.S. Senate chair. Surely this naive bumpkin can be easily controlled by the senior senator (Claude Rains) from his state, a respectable and corrupted career politician. Director Frank Capra fills the movie with Smith's wide-eyed wonder at the glories of Washington, all of which ring false for his cynical secretary (Jean Arthur), who doesn't believe for a minute this rube could be for real. But he is. Capra was repeating the formula of a previous film, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town , but this one is even sharper; Stewart and Arthur are brilliant, and the former cowboy star Harry Carey lends a warm presence to the role of the vice president. Bright, funny, and beautifully paced, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is Capra's od...  (less)

What he gets instead is an assignment to accompany the fearless reporter Nellie Brie as she delves into the story. Many frightening misadventures follow, and Fievel's family is placed in peril in the process. With a little help from Tony and Tiger, Fievel and Nellie track down the unexpected villain in the depths of the city's sewer system and, ultimately, put her out of commission. This wonderfully animated, 76-minute made-for-video feature stars everyone's favorite American Tail characters and three pleasurable new songs by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom. Voice talents include Dom DeLuise as Tiger, Lacey Chabert ( Party of Five ) as Tanya, Robert Hays ( Airplane! ) as Reed, Thomas Dekker as Fievel, an...  (less)

stage. World class conductors lead the Berlin Philharmonic in evening concerts of popular Italian, French, Russian and American favorites. Who better to conduct an evening of evocative tango and Latin American inspired rhythms than Argentinean-born Barenboim? Despite playing music outside their usual repertoire, the Berlin Philharmonic enthralls the audience with an exotic program, which begins with Ravel's Bolero and Bizet's Carmen Suite and then features special arrangements of lesser known melodies and dances from a host of South American composers.  (less)

stage. World class conductors lead the Berlin Philharmonic in evening concerts of popular Italian, French, Russian and American favorites. Sir Simon Rattle conducts music by George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein in this concert celebration of Americana. The program features the vocal talents of Willard White in highlights from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, as well as interpretations of Rhapsody in Blue, I got Rhythm and begins with Bernstein's Candide Overture. Rattle conducted his first concert as music director of the Berliner Philharmoniker in September 2002. He was elected by the orchestra on 23 June 1999, when he was just 44, the first British conductor to hold the post. It is the latest step in a journey, which has already made an extraordin...  (less)

of the man who changed the face of American film acting forever. Includes 4 Marlon Brando Classics on 2 double-sided DVDs: 1. The Night Of The Following Day 2. The Ugly American 3. A Countess From Hong Kong 4. The Appaloosa  (less)

), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Czech ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Greek ( Subtitles ), Hungarian ( Subtitles ), Italian ( Subtitles ), Portuguese ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), Turkish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Known to English-speaking audiences as Day for Night, La nuit americaine was director Francois Truffaut's loving and humorous tribute to the communal insanity of making a movie. The film details the making of a family drama called 'Meet Pamela' about the tragedy that follows when a young French man introduces his parents to his new British wife. Truffaut gently sa...  (less)