Russia, bringing massive resources to bear on this sumptuous, if ultimately misguided adaptation of Tolstoy's classic. Given the marquee casting of Audrey Hepburn as Natasha and then-husband Mel Ferrer as decorated battle hero Prince Andrei, this is a movie you watch for star value, not literary fidelity (for the latter, look to Sergei Bondarchuk's Russian version). Henry Fonda serves Tolstoy more effectively as Pierre, whose passive observation of Napoleon's invasion turns this grand moral tale into an intimate study of individual passions. The battle scenes (directed by Mario Soldati) remain impressive, as does the film's grand parade of pomp and circumstance. Slow, regal, and peppered with brilliance, this epic falls short...  (less)

that showed the future of warfare. SMART BOMBS chronicles the development of the most sophisticated missiles ever built, which use space-age technology to deliver their deadly payloads with unheard-of accuracy. Engineers reveal how these weapons are able to perform with such astonishing precision, and strategists reveal the impact they will have in future conflicts. And see extensive footage of them in action in the Gulf War and at military proving grounds where they are continually being refined. It's a remarkable look at a weapon that has changed the way war is waged in the modern world. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.  (less)

Who Would Be King , heads an international all-star cast as true-Brit John Colby, a former soccer champion, who heads the rag-tag squad. Max Von Sydow costars as the humane German officer who proposes the match, improbably staged for maximum propaganda impact in a stadium in Paris. As the Allied team, which includes real-life soccer legends Pele and Bobby Moore, practices, the officers' only goal is an audacious half-time escape. Sylvester Stallone is somewhat out of his league as the American determined to join the team. As an actor, Pele may not be on the same playing field as his Oscar-winning costars, but he is thrilling to watch as he executes some awesome, game-winning kicks. --Donald Liebenson  (less)

of the law while taking it into his own hands. Charles Bronson stars as the vengeance-seeking urban warrior who goes on a punk-killing spree after his wife and daughter are attacked by intruders. Director Michael Winner ( The Wicked Lady ) shamelessly builds upon audience identification with Bronson's rage, but he also makes an interesting story out of the latter's tug-of-war with disapproving police. It's an unpleasant film all around, but not nearly as bad as its horrifying, numerous sequels. Watch for a very young Jeff Goldblum--in this, his second movie--as one of the assailants of Bronson's loved ones. --Tom Keogh  (less)

war the two lost touch. In the first episode of Series One they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. The wonderful series that ensues is simply a pleasure to watch.  (less)

The star-studded cast is headed by Richard Thomas ( The Waltons ) as Paul Baumer, and includes such award-winning actors as Ernest Borgnine, Ian Holm, and Patricia Neal. As both narrator and star, Thomas occasionally seems to reincarnate his familiar John-Boy persona, but creates a character that has many more levels than that television alter ego. Watching Paul as he watches all of his high school buddies die is a highly emotional experience. He returns to his home a different person, conflicted in his feelings about the Army and war, evolving from an idealistic schoolboy to a fearful and humble veteran. The scenery and costuming in this period piece are well done, and surely contributed to its winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Made for TV. ...  (less)

war the two lost touch. In the first episode of Series One they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. The wonderful series that ensues is simply a pleasure to watch.  (less)

the second of their six films together on this box-office hit shot entirely in Utah. THE TRAIN ROBBERS Civil War veterans John Wayne, Rod Taylor and Ben Johnson team up with a train robbers widow to recover a cool half-million in hidden gold. The widow (Ann-Margret), the kind who “sticks out in all the right places,” wants to clear her husbands name. But the dead mans ex-partners just want the gold and will kill to get it. THE WILD BUNCH Director Sam Peckinpahs powerful tale of hangdog desperados bound by a code of honor rates as one of the all-time greatest Westerns. Watch William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and more great stars saddle up for the roles of a lifetime. McCABE & MRS. MILLER Presbyterian Church is a small mining town in the turn-of-th...  (less)

Robert Rossen's tale of a beautiful, sexual omnivore and psychotic patient at a New England mental hospital. Withdrawn into her small world of dolls and fantasies, Lilith responds to the attention of a laconic, Korean War veteran, Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty), who is trying to find himself by working as an occupational therapist. Burdened by a murky, guilt-ridden past (involving his mentally ill mother), Vincent gradually falls into an unnervingly passionate affair with Lilith--much less a romance than a shared journey toward mutual implosion. Rossen's severe, sincere, stark black-and-white drama is sometimes lost in a muddle of undefined character motivations, but it's quite a ride toward the film's last-minute epiphany. Watch for Gene Hackman ...  (less)

war the two lost touch. In the first episode of Series One they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. The wonderful series that ensues is simply a pleasure to watch.  (less)

war the two lost touch. In the first episode of Series One they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. The wonderful series that ensues is simply a pleasure to watch.  (less)

on the national scene! See six spectacular all-star matches featuring Lily Bitter vs. June Beyers, Cora Combs vs. Laraine Johnson, Clara Mortensen vs. Rita Martinez, The Blonde Ballerina (Lynn O'Connor) vs. June Adair, Ella Waldeck vs. Jane Mull, and Ida May & Violet Vian vs. Carrie Majors & Betty Hawkins! Add in bonus shorts, stills, audio commentary and much more--plus the 1951 feature "Pin-Down Girl!"--and you'll watch brazen bombshells battle it out in over 3-1/2 rough-and-tumble hours of catfights, scissor locks, and buxom body-slamming action!  (less)