Movies On DVD (Alphabetical by Title)

• 1776
• A Prairie Home Companion
• A Room With A View
• About A Boy
• Alone In The Wilderness
• Anne of Green Gables trilogy
• Babe
• Back to the Future trilogy
• Bandwagon
• Box Of Moonlight
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Darby O'Gill and the Little People
• Down By Law
• Flight of the Conchords
• French Film
• Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
• Hope And Glory
• Living In Oblivion
• Magic and Bird - A Courtship of Rivals
• Mary Poppins
• Moonrise Kingdom
• My Cousin Vinny
• My Favorite Universe
• Northern Exposure
• Once
• Pipe Dream
• Pride and Prejudice
• Return Of The Secaucus 7
• Roman Holiday
• Rome
• Say Anything
• School Of Rock
• Searching For Sugar Man
• Shall We Dance
• Simple Men
• Sing Street
• Singles
• Star Wars IV, V, VI
• Stranger Than Paradise
• Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City
• Tami Show
• The Adventures of Indiana Jones
• The Commitments
• The Giant Mechanical Man
• The Gods Must Be Crazy
• The Hammer
• The History Of Future Folk
• The Intouchables
• The Journey Of Natty Gann
• The Pink Panther
• The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
• The Sandlot
• The Sound Of Music
• The Waiting Room
• The Watcher In The Woods
• The Wire
• This Is Spinal Tap
• Trollhunter
• W.E.
• Woods Memories 1945-1955
• Zen

• 1776 (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence.
• A Prairie Home Companion (rated PG?) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A fictional representation of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show of the same name.
• A Room With A View (rated NR) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Set in England and Italy, the movie is about a young woman named Lucy Honeychurch in the final throes of the restrictive and repressed culture of Edwardian England and her developing love for a free-spirited young man, George Emerson.
• About A Boy (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A typical Hugh Grant comedy-drama
• Alone In The Wilderness (rated G) [ IMDB More about Dick Proenneke ] Documentary tells the story of Dick Proenneke who, in the late 1960s, built his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula.
• Anne of Green Gables trilogy (rated G?) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The classic series - Anne with an E! Gilbert! Prince Edward Island! Raspberry cordial!
• Babe (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] After being used in a "guess the weight" contest at a county fair, orphaned piglet Babe is brought home to the farm of the contest winner, Arthur Hoggett. There he is taken in by Border Collie Fly, her irascible mate Rex and their puppies and befriends a duck named Ferdinand, who wakes people by crowing like a rooster every morning so he will be considered useful and be spared from being eaten.
• Back to the Future trilogy (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Marty McFly travels thru time.
• Bandwagon (rated PG?) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A rollicking rock and roll road trip that will take you to the starving edge of the independent music scene.
• Box Of Moonlight (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A wonderful John Turturro / Sam Rockwell movie shot in and around Knoxville, Tennessee.
• Buena Vista Social Club (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
• Darby O'Gill and the Little People (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A 1959 Disney movie for kids ... see a very young Sean Connery sing !
• Down By Law (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A classic Jim Jarmusch film starring Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni. Beautifully filmed in and around New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Flight of the Conchords (rated 15+) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Tales of Bret (ryhmenosaurus) and Jemaine (Hiphoppopotamus) from New Zealand !!
• French Film (rated R?) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] An IFC British romantic comedy film about how French and English cultures differ in their attitudes on relationships. The film is shot at various locations around London.
• Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A documentary about the game that has been called "the most famous football game in Ivy League history". For the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are each undefeated with 6-0 records in their conference (8-0 overall) when they meet for their season's final game on November 23, 1968 at Harvard Stadium. Great interviews!
• Hope And Glory (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War II. For a young boy, this time in history was more of an adventure, a total upheaval of order, restrictions and discipline. The liberating effect of the war on the women left behind. And the joy when Hitler blows up your school.
• Living In Oblivion (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Living in Oblivion dives into the folly of filmmaking with a sharp satire that sends up indie cinema while working as an entertaining independent picture in its own right. Stars Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, and Peter Dinklage in his film debut.
• Magic and Bird - A Courtship of Rivals (rated TV-MA) [ IMDB ] An HBO 2010 television documentary. The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their Hall of Fame careers in the NBA.
• Mary Poppins (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The classic Disney Julie Andrews / Dick Van Dyke kids movie
• Moonrise Kingdom (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Warm, whimsical, and poignant, the immaculately framed and beautifully acted Moonrise Kingdom presents writer/director Wes Anderson at his idiosyncratic best. The film was shot at various locations around Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, including: Conanicut Island, Prudence Island, Fort Wetherill, Yawgoog Scout Reservation, Trinity Church, and Newport's Ballard Park. Stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman.
• My Cousin Vinny (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience. Stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei and the final film appearance of Fred Gwynne.
• My Favorite Universe (rated G) [ Details ] One of the "Great Courses" dvds, a series of astronomy lectures by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
• Northern Exposure (rated G?) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] CBS TV series from the 1990's. A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former NASA astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life. Shot in Roslyn WA.
• Once (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
• Pride and Prejudice (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The wonderful 1995 BBC series staring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters attempt to navigate the world of love and high society in an age where class and money matter.
• Pipe Dream (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A plumber pretends to be a filmmaker and holds fake auditions in order to meet women. Stars Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker.
• Return Of The Secaucus 7 (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A John Sayles movie. Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, DC.
• Roman Holiday (rated NR) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] No description needed, although one interesting note: the script was written by John Dighton and Dalton Trumbo, though with Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist, he did not receive a credit, and Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him.
• Rome (rated 18+) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] HBO TV Series - A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
• SayAnything (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Say Anything is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe (in his feature directorial debut). The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average student, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the class valedictorian, immediately after their graduation from high school.
• School Of Rock (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A 2003 comedy film starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, and Sarah Silverman.
• Searching For Sugar Man (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A wonderful documentary film: Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
• Shall We Dance? (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A sweet Japanese romantic comedy-drama film. Japanese with English subtitles.
• Simple Men (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A quirky Hal Hartley movie. (The dvd cover says "Simple Man" - must be an illegal copy.)
• Sing Street (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A sweet 2016 musical coming-of-age comedy drama film about a boy starting a band to impress a girl in 1980s Ireland.
• Singles (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A grunge-rock romantic comedy filmed in Seattle.
• Smoke Signals (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A funny and sweet coming-of-age comedy-drama film from a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on Alexie's short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.
• Star Wars IV, V, VI (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The original Star Wars trilogy - A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi.
• Stranger Than Paradise (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Jim Jarmusch's black-and-white debut movie.
• Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City (rated MA) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A great mini-series drama set in 1970's San Francisco based on the books of Armistead Maupin
• Tami Show (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A live 1964 concert film featuring many then-current rock-and-roll groups. Fast forward some, but James Brown is awesome, and the very young Rolling Stones have cringe-worthy disco dancers backing them up!
• The Adventures of Indiana Jones (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989)
• The Commitments (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
• The Giant Mechanical Man (rated PG-13) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A funny offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and a soft spoken office temp who meet when they're both working at the zoo to make ends meet.
• The Gods Must Be Crazy (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
• The Hammer (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A comedy film starring Adam Carolla, who plays a once-promising boxer, now a middle-aged construction worker, who attempts to join the U.S. Olympic boxing team.
• The History Of Future Folk (rated NR) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] Close encounters of the charming kind infuse "The History of Future Folk," which will likely be remembered as the first neo-hipster Brooklyn sci-fi movie.
• The Intouchables (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] An adult, funny, feel-good movie - French with English subtitles
• The Journey Of Natty Gann (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] In the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work. Warm-hearted family tale of a girl's cross-country trek to find her father, set during the bleak days of the Depression in America.
• The Pink Panther (rated PG? 10+) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The 5 movie Pink Panther film collection - starring Peter Sellers
• The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (rated NR) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A 1966 American Cold War comedy. The satirical story depicts the chaos following the grounding of a Soviet submarine off a small New England island. The film stars Alan Arkin in his first major film role.
• The Sandlot (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A kids baseball comedy / drama
• The Sound Of Music (rated G) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The 1965 classic family musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
• The Waiting Room (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A light British romantic drama film. The story follows three south London couples who try to come to terms with their love lives.
• The Watcher In The Woods (rated PG) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A scary Disney kids movie starring Betty Davis.
• The Wire (rated 18+) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. The Wire premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising sixty episodes over five seasons. The idea for the show started out as a police drama loosely based on the experiences of Simon's writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective and public school teacher. During its original run, the series received only average ratings and never won any major television awards, but it is now often cited as one of the greatest shows in the history of television.
• This Is Spinal Tap (rated R on back cover, although some sites rate it 14+) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as members of the heavy metal band Spinal Tap, who are characterized as 'one of England's loudest bands'.
• Trollhunter (rated 14+) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
• W.E. (rated R) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
• Woods Memories 1945-1955 (rated G) Old family movies - only interesting to the Woods family.
• Zen (rated R?) [ IMDB Rotten Tomatoes ] A three episode BBC series shot in and around Rome, starring Caterina Murino and Rufus Sewell. Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy.