Alice in Wonderland 1951 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Adventure / Musical
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Cast: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna, Verna Felton, J. Pat O'Malley, Heather Angel, Bill Thompson, Doris Lloyd, James MacDonald, Queenie Leonard, Larry Grey, Joseph Kearns
This is Disney's animated version of philosophy teacher Lewis Carroll's classic book about a girl named Alice (voice of Kathryn Beaumont) who falls down the rabbit hole and ends up in a magical, if illogical, world where animals talk. Hit songs include "Alice in Wonderland," "T'was Brillig," "I'm Late," "Painting the Roses Red," and "A Very Merry Un-birthday."
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Cinderella 1950 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Cast: Iline Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Mike Douglas, William Phipps, James MacDonald, Luis Van Rooten, Don Barclay, Rhoda Williams, Earl Keen, June Foray, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeffrey Stone, Marion Darlington, Lucille Bliss
This is the classic Disney animated version of poor Cinderella (voice of Ilene Woods) who lives with her evil stepmother, Lady Tremaine (voice of Eleanor Audley) and stepsisters Drizella and Anastasia (voices of Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss) but ends up going to the ball and meeting Prince Charming (voice of William Phipps/singing voice of Mike Douglas).
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The Rescuers 1977 G, 76 min. Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Jim Jordan, John McIntire, Bernard Fox, Dub Taylor, Michelle Stacy, James MacDonald, George Lindsey
In this Disney animated tale, two brave mice–Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor)–try to save a little girl (voice of Michelle Stacy) who has been kidnapped by the diabolical Madame Medusa (voice of Geraldine Page).
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: David Hand Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Moroni Olsen, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Eddie Collins, Marion Darlington, James MacDonald
This prototype for Disney animated films tells the story of Snow White (voice of Adriana Caselotti) who escapes the clutches of her evil stepmother and finds refuge with seven dwarfs–Grumpy, Happy, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, and Dopey. Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar (actually an Oscar and seven miniatures) for significant screen innovation. An all-time great–and still good.
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Tigerland 2000 R, 109 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher Cast: Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., Tom Guiry, Shea Whigham, Russell Richardson, Nick Searcy, Afemo Omilami, Keith Ewell, Matt Gerald, James Macdonald, Stephen Fulton, Arian Waring Ash, Tyler Cravens, Michael Edmiston
On their way to Vietnam during the 1970s, recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk in Louisiana. When one draftee, Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell), doesn't exactly play by the rules, it isn't long before others follow suit. But, Bozz's actions backfire when his superiors see the insubordination as a sign of intelligence and regard him as a future leader. Their week in the Louisiana swamp, Tigerland, just might prove as dangerous as Vietnam when the men make decisions about whether or not they will go to war.
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Vanishing Point 1997 TV, 92 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Charles Robert Carner Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Christine Elise, Steve Railsback, Keith David, John Doe, Geno Silva, Peta Wilson, Rodney A. Grant, Peter Murnik, Paul Benjamin, Jason Priestley, Ari Barak, James MacDonald, Ari Barak, Don Collier
Raphina Kowalski (Christine Elise) is hospitalized due to experiencing troubled labor, and husband Jimmy (Viggo Mortensen) is 1,200 miles from home. So, he uses his race-car experiences from the past and speeds against all odds–including an FBI roadblock–to get home in time.
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| 1. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
2. Cinderella (1950)
3. The Rescuers (1977)
4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
5. Tigerland (2000)
6. Vanishing Point (1997)
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