The Band Wagon 1953   N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, James Mitchell, Robert Gist, Thurston Hall, Ava Gardner, Steve Forrest, Douglas Fowley, Jack Gargan, Julie Newmar, Emory Parnell, Harry Stanton
This musical is about aging, Hollywood dancer Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire) whose friends Lester and Lily Marton (Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray) convince him to make a career comeback through a Broadway show they have written. Tony agrees to star in the show but runs into problems when the "artistic" director Jeffrey Cordova (Jack Buchanan) hires prima ballerina Gabriella Gerard (Cyd Charisse) to star with Tony. Tony and Gabriella do not get along, and the show appears doomed until all involved decide that they must work together if the show is to be a hit on Broadway. Musical numbers include "Dancing in the Dark," "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan," and "Louisiana Hayride." 1 User Review
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| | not enough good music in it | babydoll07 04/22/2007 | | not enough good music in it and actors were not that good |
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Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode
In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators.
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Evils of the Night 1985  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Mardi Rustam
Cast: Aldo Ray, Neville Brand, Tina Louise, John Carradine, Julie Newmar, Karrie Emerson, Bridget Holloman, G.T. Taylor, David Hawk, Keith Fisher, Amber Lynn, Tony O'Dell
Over-sexed teen campers are kidnapped by two drunks who have been hired by aliens. The aliens need their blood to improve their longevity. A terrible film, but fun to see the name actors hamming it up.
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For Love or Money 1963   N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, Alvy Moore
Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter) wants to see her daughters married. To accomplish her goal, Chloe hires lawyer Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) to find the right husbands for her girls.
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Hysterical 1983 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Bearde
Cast: Bill Hudson, Mark Hudson, Brett Hudson, Cindy Pickett, Richard Kiel, Julie Newmar, Bud Cort, Robert Donner, Murray Hamilton, Clint Walker
The Hudson brothers set out to make a funny movie–and ended up making a laughable one. A burned-out writer rents a lighthouse in Oregon (Hellville, no less), hoping to write again. But, he soon starts being haunted by a woman who committed suicide there 100 years ago, and she intends to use his body to house her husband, Howdy. When grisly murders result, two inept detectives investigate. The "Airplane"-style spoof doesn't work. Not at all.
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Li'l Abner 1959 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank
Cast: Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Howard St. John, Julie Newmar, Billie Hayes, Joe E. Marks, Stella Stevens, Robert Strauss, Bern Hoffman, Al Nesor, William Lanteau, Ted Thurston, Carmen Alvarez, Alan Carney
Based on the hit Broadway show, this is a delightful film with Al Capp's cartoon characters of Dogpatch brought to life. They are all there from Li'l Abner (Peter Palmer), Daisy Mae (Leslie Parrish), and Mammy and Pappy Yokum (Billie Hayes and Joe E. Marks) to Evil Eye Fleagle (Al Nesor), Marryin' Sam (Stubby Kaye), and Sen. Jack S. Phogbound (Ted Thurston). When the U.S. Congress selects the hillbilly town of Dogpatch to test the Atomic bomb, Li'l Abner goes with his Mammy and Pappy to Washington, D.C., to persuade the government to spare Dogpatch by arguing that Mammy's Yokumberry tonic gives the town value that cannot be replaced. Meanwhile, Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae encounter problems in their romance that, hopefully, will be overcome.
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The Marriage-Go-Round 1960 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Susan Hayward, James Mason, Julie Newmar, Robert Paige, June Clayworth, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Everett Glass, Ben Astar, John Bryant, Mary Patton
Based on the Broadway play, this is the story of a professor's (James Mason) predicament when a young Swedish woman (Julie Newmar) wants to combine her genes with his in the form of a BABY.
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Oblivion 1994  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Western
Director: Sam Irvin
Cast: Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson, Andrew Divoff, Meg Foster, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Julie Newmar, Carel Struycken, George Takei, Musetta Vander, Isaac Hayes
A Western town exists on the planet Oblivion, and the town is being terrorized by Redeye (Andrew Divoff). After he kills the sheriff, the sheriff's son, Zach (Richard Joseph Paul), a pacifist, arrives on the scene. Will Redeye prompt Zach into action? The idea was good, but that's about all for this film.
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Oblivion 2: Backlash 1996  PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Western
aka: Backlash: Oblivion 2
Director: Sam Irvin
Cast: Maxwell Caulfield, Meg Foster, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes, Musetta Vander, Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson, Andrew Divoff, Irwin Keyes, Carel Struycken, Jimmie F. Skaggs
We pick up the story where "Oblivion" left off as super bounty hunter Sweeney (Maxwell Caulfield) arrives on the planet Oblivion disguised as a suave gentleman. He's seeking a saboteur, knowing only that it is a woman–and there are plenty who could be the one he's after in this desert town.
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 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Marc Platt, Jane Powell, Julie Newmar, Ruta Lee, Ian Wolfe, Virginia Gibson, Matt Mattox, Jacques d'Amboise, Nancy Kilgas, Betty Carr, Norma Doggett
Great dancing highlights this fanciful musical about seven brothers in 1850s' Oregon who "kidnap" seven women chosen as their brides. An avalanche prevents the girls' relatives from rescuing them, and love blooms before the spring thaw. An Academy Award went to the film for Best Musical Score, and a nomination was received for Best Picture along with three other nominations.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 16 (Episodes 31&32) 1967 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ralph Senensky, Joseph Pevney
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Elinor Donahue, Glenn Corbett, Walter Koenig, Julie Newmar
Two more episodes of the classic series are presented on this DVD. "Metamorphosis" (aired 11/10/1967, stardate 3219.4)-While attempting to bring a Federation executive with a rare and deadly disease back to the Enterprise via the shuttle, the shuttle is drawn off-course and lands on a small planet. A cloud creature is the cause of the redirecting of the shuttle and also responsible for providing eternal youth for a 100-year-old space pioneer. All of Kirk's skills are needed to ensure the healing of the executive. "Friday's Child" (aired 12/1/1967, stardate 3497.2)-The Enterprise is sent to negotiate with the warlike inhabitants of Capella IV, but wait, the evil Klingons want the planet themselves, and a revolt ensues. Now Kirk and McCoy are stuck there and must fight the battle alone.
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Streetwalkin' 1984 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Freeman
Cast: Melissa Leo, Dale Midkiff, Antonio Fargas, Julie Newmar, Annie Golden, Leon, Randall Batinkoff, Deborah Offner, Khandi Alexander, Julie Cohen
Cookie (Melissa Leo) escapes from an unhappy home and ends up as a prostitute in NYC working for the evil Duke (Dale Midkiff). Good grief.
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| 1. The Band Wagon (1953)
2. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
3. Evils of the Night (1985)
4. For Love or Money (1963)
5. Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)
6. Hysterical (1983)
7. Li'l Abner (1959)
8. The Marriage-Go-Round (1960)
9. Oblivion (1994)
10. Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)
aka: Backlash: Oblivion 2
11. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
12. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 16 (Episodes 31&32) (1967)
13. Streetwalkin' (1984)
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