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Singin' in the Rain

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.



The Music Man

Harold Hill poses as a boys' band leader to con naive Iowa townsfolk.



Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.



Yankee Doodle Dandy

The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.



Elvis - Viva Las Vegas

Race car driver Lucky Jackson goes to Las Vegas to earn money to pay for a new engine for his motor car. Working as a waiter, he still finds the time to court young Rusty Martin

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Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor star in Singin' in the Rain, one of the greatest and most successful musicals ever filmed—filled with memorable songs, lavish routines and Kelly's fabulous song-and-dance number performed in the rain.

The Music Man

This joyful film of the 1,375-performance Broadway smash remains an irresistible skyburst of Americana. Robert Preston recreates his Tony-winning Broadway triumph as con artist Harold Hill, arriving in River City, Iowa, to form a boys band, much to the disapproval and later delight of town librarian Marian Paroo (Academy Award winner Shirley Jones).

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

When the eldest of seven brothers (Howard Keel) living on the frontier in the Oregon Territory returns with a bride (Jane Powell), she is shocked to learn that her new home includes six untamed, unkempt and uncouth brothers-in-law. Her efforts to turn the six brothers into gentlemen inspire them to find wives of their own, leading to an all-out, singing, dancing, Wild West battle of the sexes.

Yankee Doodle Dandy and Elvis-Viva Las Vegas

Legendary actor James Cagney stars in the role for which he won an Academy Award—the life of singer, dancer and songwriter George M. Cohan, a true Yankee Doodle Dandy.

This nonstop musical tour de force sings, dances and celebrates the life and career of a music man who lifted a nation, the first entertainer awarded the United States Congressional Medal of Honor for his contribution to morale.

Viva Las Vegas

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret star in this fast, fun and sexy story of a race car driver who chases hot cars and beautiful girls.

While working as a waiter in Las Vegas in order to earn money to pay for his new motor car, Lucky Jackson (Presley) swims in a sea of all the wrong girls, until he finally stumbles upon the right one, the woman he loves, Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret).

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Two and a Half Men: Seasons 1-8 (8 Pack/Giftset/DVD)

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TWO AND A HALF MEN: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (DVD)

The Emmy®-winning laughfest continues with another sensational season as television’s leading comedy. With Jake (Angus T. Jones) now entering junior high school, his dad, Alan (Jon Cryer), reliving his high school dating history and Charlie (Charlie Sheen) finally maturing a little himself, will there be room for three men in Charlie’s Malibu beach pad? In addition to all the usual domestic comedy chaos, the fifth season features a lavish wedding between Evelyn (Holland Taylor) and her mysterious fiance (Robert Wagner), a murder, a crossover “CSI” episode and the series landmark 100th episode featuring the return of Charlie’s longtime stalker/soulmate Rose (Melanie Lynskey). With guest stars that also include ER’s Ming-Na Wen, Jenny McCarthy and more, you won’t want to miss a single episode from this hilarious fun-filled season.

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Fans of Two and a Half Men--and there are many, since it's one of the most successful TV sitcoms ever--know that the show's winning formula is based on great writing and a winning chemistry among the show's three stars. Season 5 delivers all that and more--with some delicious extras thrown in for good measure. Charlie (Charlie Sheen) has found fame as a children's singer named ""Charlie Waffles."" He enjoys the fame, but the genre proves to be a challenge: the ""hot moms"" appreciate him only for his kiddie art, not for his adult swoon factor. Meanwhile, the boys' mom (scene-stealing Holland Taylor) weds for a fifth time (to Robert Wagner), Alan (Jon Cryer) falls in love with the wrong woman, and Jake (Angus T. Jones) starts junior high. The season also features a memorable turn by Jenny McCarthy, who displays terrific comic chops as a predatory car salesman who sets her romantic sights on Charlie. As always, Charlie and Alan's pitiful love lives are at the crux of the show, but the writers manage to keep the premises fresh.

One delightful aspect of the extras is the inclusion of an episode of CSI that was written by the Two and a Half Men writers, as well as an episode of Two and a Half Men that was written by the CSI writers. These ""swapped"" episodes are entertaining, but it’s even more fascinating to watch the behind-the-scenes interviews with the writers and producers about how each set of writers approached the unfamiliar genre and the ways they tweaked the formats. --A.T. Hurley

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Batman Begins:



Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.



The Dark Knight:



The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as archvillain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast as Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.



The Dark Knight Rises:



It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.

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Batman Begins:



Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees Western civilization following the murder of his parents. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard (Liam Neeson in another mentor role) and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it. But are there forces even more sinister at hand?

Cowritten by the team of David S. Goyer (a veteran comic book writer) and director Christopher Nolan (Memento), Batman Begins is a welcome return to the grim and gritty version of the Dark Knight, owing a great debt to the graphic novels that preceded it. It doesn't have the razzle dazzle, or the mass appeal, of Spider-Man 2 (though the Batmobile is cool), and retelling the origin means it starts slowly, like most "first" superhero movies. But it's certainly the best Bat-film since Burton's original, and one of the best superhero movies of its time. Bale cuts a good figure as Batman, intense and dangerous but with some of the lightheartedness Michael Keaton brought to the character. Michael Caine provides much of the film's humor as the family butler, Alfred, and as the love interest, Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek) is surprisingly believable in her first adult role. Also featuring Gary Oldman as the young police officer Jim Gordon, Morgan Freeman as a Q-like gadgets expert, and Cillian Murphy as the vile Jonathan Crane. --David Horiuchi

The Dark Knight:

The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralyzed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne.

In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director-cowriter Christopher Nolan (Memento) follows his critically acclaimed Batman Begins with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like Spider-Man 2 and Iron Man because of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--The Dark Knight is a film for the ages. --David Horiuchi

The Dark Knight Rises:

Of all the "most anticipated" movies ever claiming that title, it's hard to imagine one that has caused so much speculation and breathless expectation as Christopher Nolan's final chapter to his magnificently brooding Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Though it may not rise to the level of the mythic grandeur of its predecessor, The Dark Knight Rises is a truly magnificent work of cinematic brilliance that commandingly completes the cycle and is as heavy with literary resonance as it is of-the-moment insight into the political and social affairs unfolding on the world stage. That it is also a full-blown and fully realized epic crime drama packed with state-of-the-art action relying equally on immaculate CGI fakery and heart-stopping practical effects and stunt work makes its entree into blockbuster history worthy of all the anticipation and more. It deserves all the accolades it will get for bringing an opulently baroque view of a comic book universe to life with sinister effectiveness.

Set eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, TDK Rises finds Bruce Wayne broken in spirit and body from his moral and physical battle with the Joker. Gotham City is at peace primarily because Batman took the fall for Harvey Dent's murder, allowing the former district attorney's memory to remain as a crime-fighting hero rather than the lunatic destructor he became as Two-Face. But that meant Batman's cape and cowl wound up in cold storage--perhaps for good--with only police commissioner Jim Gordon in possession of the truth. The threat that faces Gotham now is by no means new; as deployed by the intricate script that weaves themes first explored in Batman Begins, fundamental conflicts that predate his own origins are at the heart of the ultimate struggle that will leave Batman and his city either triumphant or in ashes. It is one of the movie's greatest achievements that we really don't know which way it will end up until its final exhilarating moments. Intricate may be an understatement in the construction of the script by Nolan and his brother Jonathan. The multilayered story includes a battle for control of Wayne Industries and the decimation of Bruce Wayne's personal wealth; a destructive yet potentially earth-saving clean energy source; a desolate prison colony on the other side of the globe; terrorist attacks against people, property, and the world's economic foundation; the redistribution of wealth to the 99 percent; and a virtuoso jewel thief who is identified in every way except name as Catwoman. Played with saucy fun and sexy danger by Anne Hathaway, Selina Kyle is sort of the catalyst (!) for all the plot threads, especially when she whispers into Bruce's ear at a charity ball some prescient words about a coming storm that will tear Gotham asunder. As unpredictable as it is sometimes hard to follow, the winds of this storm blow in a raft of diverse and extremely compelling new characters (including Selina Kyle) who are all part of a dance that ends with the ballet of a cataclysmic denouement. Among the new faces are Marion Cotillard as a green-energy advocate and Wayne Industries board member and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a devoted Gotham cop who may lead Nolan into a new comic book franchise. The hulking monster Bane, played by Tom Hardy with powerful confidence even under a clawlike mask, is so much more than a villain (and the toughest match yet for Batman's prowess). Though he ends up being less important to the movie's moral themes and can't really match Heath Ledger's maniacal turn as Joker, his mesmerizing swagger and presence as demonic force personified are an affecting counterpoint to the moral battle that rages within Batman himself. Christian Bale gives his most dynamic performance yet as the tortured hero, and Michael Caine (Alfred), Gary Oldman (Gordon), and Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox) all return with more gravitas and emotional weight than ever before. Then there's the action. Punctuated by three or four magnificent set pieces, TDKR deftly mixes the cinematic process of providing information with punches of pow throughout (an airplane-to-airplane kidnap/rescue, an institutional terrorist assault and subsequent chase, and the choreographed crippling of an entire city are the above-mentioned highlights). The added impact of the movie's extensive Imax footage ups the wow factor, all of it kinetically controlled by Nolan and his top lieutenants Wally Pfister (cinematography), Hans Zimmer (composer), Lee Smith (editor), and Nathan Crowley and Kevin Kavanaugh (production designers). The best recommendation TDKR carries is that it does not leave one wanting for more. At 164 minutes, there's plenty of nonstop dramatic enthrallment for a single sitting. More important, there's a deep sense of satisfaction that The Dark Knight Rises leaves as the fulfilling conclusion to an absorbing saga that remains relevant, resonant, and above all thoroughly entertaining. --Ted Fry

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For six seasons, Charlie Harper has loved ’em and left ’em. In Season 7, he gets left. TV’s #1 comedy pulls a hilarious switcheroo when Charlie’s fiancee Chelsea meets a doctor (score one) who’s generous, thoughtful and mature (score three more). She vamooses, and Charlie – after pickling himself in booze and self-pity – handles the situation in typical Charlie fashion. Which means lots of laughs for Men fans. But Charlie isn’t the only Harper making cement-headed decisions. Alan decides the only thing that separates him from a love god is hair. So he tries the spray-on variety. And Jake decides what he needs to navigate the perilous waters of teenage dating is advice. From Charlie.

On the seventh season of the Emmy-winning sitcom Two and a Half Men, the majority of the episodes revolve around love. And the man nursing a heartache isn't who you'd suspect. Charlie (Charlie Sheen) has always been a love-'em and leave-'em kind of guy. But now engaged to Chelsea, he wants to settle down. Wait, make that he wants to want to settle down. Though his heart wants him to be good, the rest of his body is begging him to return to his hound dog ways. Meanwhile, his brother Alan (Jon Cryer) is hoping that a little cosmetic improvement will help him with the ladies. Rather than springing for hair plugs, he opts for hair-in-a-can. Still, because this is TV, he manages to land a gorgeous girlfriend in Lyndsey (Courtney Thorne-Smith). As for his teen son Jake (Angus T. Jones), when he needs advice about girls he doesn't listen to his somewhat responsible dad. Rather, Jake heads straight to his Uncle Charlie, whose advice to date two girls at the same time ends up with both girls angry at him.

Though it's kind of sweet to see Charlie swooning over a woman he's crazy about, the show's best episodes are the ones where she rejects him. That's right. After all the years Charlie has tossed women aside, he finally gets a little comeuppance--though Chelsea is much kinder than he ever was. When viewers see a real man--not a boy in a man's body like Charlie--lavish love and attention on her, it's hard to be too sad for Charlie. Still, there is a Las Vegas wedding. Whose it is, though, may be surprising. The three-disc set includes all 22 episodes of the seventh season, which originally aired during 2009-2010. Besides the ubiquitous gag reel, the other special feature is "A Charlie Harper Ex Reunion"--a segment that features Charlie's many, many ex-girlfriends dishing about what they liked (and disliked) about the womanizing charmer. Guest stars this season include Eddie Van Halen, Carl Reiner, and John Amos. --Jae-Ha Kim

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Music Man, The (DVD) (Rpkg)

Robert Preston encores his Broadway triumph as Professor Harold Hill; Academy Award winner Shirley Jones stars as Marian the Librarian; and all the wonderful music, color and small-town charm of River City, Iowa, in 1912 come to life in this charming romance of a con man who falls in love and stays when he should take the money and get out of town. But just as Hill is expecting the townspeople to realize they have been duped, he witnesses a musical miracle ... which he leads as The Music Man.

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A quintessential slice of Americana, featuring wonderful music, engaging characters, and an uplifting story. --John J Puccio, Movie Metropolis



Glorious production, with gorgeous music, dancing. --Nell Minow, Common Sense Media

About the Actor

Robert Preston was born June 8, 1918, in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts. He has made notable performances in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960), All the Way Home (1963) and The Music Man (1962). Born March 31, 1934, and named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. Her talents as an actress and singer have provided her successful opportunities in several musicals and romantic films like: Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956) and The Music Man (1962).

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There’s Trouble in River City

As irresistible as fireworks on the Fourth of July, The Music Man is the big-screen version of one of Broadway’s most successful musicals ever. With its incomparable cast and an award-winning score, The Music Man tells the story of con artist Harold Hill, who sets out to scam a small Midwest town but ends up learning a lesson in love and morality instead.

Trivia

Both the University of California and University of Southern California marching bands took part in the final parade scene.

The songs '76 Trombones' and 'Goodnight My Someone' are the same tune but arranged in different time signatures.

River City was based on Meredith Wilson’s hometown of Mason City, Iowa.

The Music Man was the first movie to sell to TV for over a million dollars.

All of the musical instruments in the movie were specially made by the Olds Instrument Company of Fullerton, California.

Professor Harold Hill (Robert Preston)

Traveling salesman and con artist, Professor Hill promises to turn River City boys into a marching band.

Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones)

The town’s spinster librarian, Marian is skeptical of Professor Hill from the very beginning. But will she be able to resist his many charms?

Winthrop Paroo (Ron Howard)

Thanks to his lisping speech, little Winthrop is terribly self-conscious and insecure. Can the Professor help bring him out of his shell?

Marcellus Washburn (Buddy Hackett)

Marcellus is an old friend and colleague of Professor Hill. He reluctantly helps the con man with his scheme to hoodwink the town.

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Grumpier Old Men (DVD)

Put Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret together in a smalltown; add Sophia Loren; mix it up; and you get the only thing moreornery than Grumpy Old Men--it's sequel--in which a vivacious Italianbeauty attempts to convert Wabasha, Minnesota's cherished bait storeinto a romantic Italian restaurant.

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The success of Grumpy Old Men made this 1995 sequel practically mandatory, and although it's not much more than a Grumpy retread, the same schtick is just as funny the second time around. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reunited as the Minnesota neighbors who make a hobby out of mutual aggravation, but while Lemmon's married (to Ann-Margret), this time it's Matthau who's looking for love. He finds it when Sophia Loren arrives to open an Italian ristorante on the site of Jack and Walter's favorite bait shop, but only after the grumpy guys have done their best to stop the ristorante from opening. The impending wedding of Kevin Pollak (as Matthau's son) and Daryl Hannah (as Lemmon's daughter) puts love in the air, so it's not too long before Matthau and Loren are singing "That's Amore." And Burgess Meredith (in one of his final screen roles) returns as Lemmon's saucy old father, who gets all the best lines and delivers them with lusty vigor. --Jeff Shannon