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The castle town of Midland has seen the rise of a wicked king, and with him a powerful military force. Known as the Band of the Hawk, these soldiers are mercenaries led by two experienced and charismatic warriors, Griffith and Guts. Unfortunately, since the Hawk has grown powerful, many of the King's associates are plotting against them, compromising their ability to fight the war against the province of Chuda, with whom Midland has been at war for years. In these episodes, the Great Eclipse is near, and Griffith's destiny finally begins to become clear. Contains episodes 22-25.

One of the most popular anime series ever produced, INUYASHA comes from the fertile mind of Rumiko Takahashi (RANMA 1/2). Kagome is transported into a magical world similar to medieval Japan, where she discovers she has control over the quick tempered, half-demon swordsman InuYasha. Together, they embark on a series of sometimes comedic and sometimes dangerous adventures across the land. VOLUME 33: UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS features episodes 97-99 of the fantasy anime. In these episodes, InuYasha and his friends have a series of threatening experiences. Kagome and Kikyo are trapped inside a mysterious cave, while Sesshomaru runs into the deadly villain Koga.

Undercover cop Dan Saxon (Charlie Sheen) joins a biker gang to find the henchmen behind a drug-smuggling operation. As with any new recruit, the gang puts him through dangerous stunts to test his mettle. Saxon has to prove himself finds that he is committing crimes he never imagined. How far "Beyond the Law" will Saxon have to go? Also starring Michael Madsen and Linda Fiorentino.

After his father's death, young Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) leaves his home in the Snowy River valley to work for a wealthy landlord, who happens to be the estranged twin brother of Jim's mentor, a grizzled old prospector (both twins are played by Kirk Douglas). While fighting to earn his spurs by breaking a herd of wild horses, Jim falls in love with his employer's spunky daughter, Jessica (Sigrid Thornton). When one of the horses escapes and the blame falls on Jim, the boy must return to the Australian hills where he grew up, in order to find the horse and come back a man.

Action hero Steven Seagal is represented by four of his most famous films in this collection. The titles featured are UNDER SIEGE THE GLIMMER MAN ABOVE THE LAW and FIRE DOWN BELOW.

After his father's death young Jim Craig Tom Burlinson leaves his home in the Snowy River valley to work for a wealthy landlord who happens to be the estranged twin brother of Jim's mentor a grizzled old prospector both twins are played by Kirk Douglas. While fighting to earn his spurs by breaking a herd of wild horses Jim falls in love with his employer's spunky daughter Jessica Sigrid Thornton. When one of the horses escapes and the blame falls on Jim the boy must return to the Australian hills where he grew up in order to find the horse and come back a man.

South African director William C. Faure (who died in 1994) originally created Shaka Zulu as a 1983 miniseries broadcast in the U.K. Later released for theaters, this is the best-known biography of, and certainly one of the longest narratives about, the legendary Zulu warrior-king, Shaka. The story follows Shaka's life in detail from his illegitimate birth around 1787 to a commoner, Nandi, through his tormented childhood at the Zulu court. Virtually disowned by his father Senzangakhona, the scrawny and introverted Shaka grows into a tall, commanding presence played by Henry Cele (The Ghost and the Darkness and The Light in the Jungle). Cele's subtle but powerful performance is fundamental to the impact of this epic--which, though slow here and there, commands our attention and humanizes... Less

Release Date: 2009-11-03, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Like Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, Disney's Zorro transcends nostalgia. From the thrilling theme song ("Out of the night / When the full moon is bright / Rides the horseman known as Zorro….") to the lively sword fights and swashbuckling derring-do, this rousing 1957 series has lost none of its entertainment value for old or young. The 39-episode first season, presented in glorious black and white and complete with "be with us next week" teasers, unfolds in three story arcs. The first, Zorro's origin story, is best. The setting is Spanish California in 1820. Don Diego de la Vega (Guy Williams, like Fess Parker, an unknown actor catapulted to icon status) has been urgently summoned from Spain by his father to return home to Pueblo de Los Angeles, where the tyrannical Capitan... Less

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: 2003-07-29, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

THE AVENGERS, the kinky British TV espionage classic, is back, digitally remastered and better and bolder than ever! Avenge extraordinary crimes against the state with the agents extraordinary-- John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg). Join the illustrious investigators as they pit intellect and elegance against trespass and treachery. THE AVENGERS ‘67 SET 4 features 7 complete episodes, including the bonus fan favourite "The Forget-Me-Knot," in which Emma Peel relinquishes her place at Steed’s side and welcomes Tara King (Linda Thorson) to the ongoing Avengers saga. THE £50,000 BREAKFAST: Steed dabbles in Tycoonery--and Emma in Chicanery. DEAD MAN’S TREASURE: Steed rallies round--and Emma drives for her life. YOU HAVE JUST BEEN MURDERED: Steed chases a... Less

With enough track and speed to fuel any young car-lover's imagination, "Hot Wheels: World Race" zestfully celebrates the 35th anniversary of Mattel's popular racecar collectibles. Fresh from acing his driving test, teenage surfer Vert Wheeler gets recruited--along with a handful of world-famous racers--to drive a parallel dimension known as Highway 35. Their sponsor is a mysterious scientist, creator of uncommonly powerful and cool-looking vehicles. Their mission: to capture the Wheel of Power, "the greatest source of energy the world has ever known!" (Cue echo machine.) It's a dangerous, heart-thumping journey through surreal desert, volcano, jungle, ocean, and urban courses. To its credit, "World Race" provides clean entertainment: no one swears, no one dies, and stiff competition turns... Less

Seven films. Four Bonds. One set. This sprawling collection surveys over 30 years of James Bond skullduggery, from the cold war tensions of the 1960s to the international free-for-all of the present. Sean Connery remains the coolest of the Bonds, a ruthless agent with dry martini wit and a way with the women, and in Goldfinger his steely presence helped forge the Bond formula of tongue-in-cheek wit, wondrous secret agent toys created by Q, and megalomaniac supervillains bent on world destruction. Thunderball upped the Bond ante with the most ambitious adventure--and budget--to date. Roger Moore brought an altogether lighter tone to 007 with Live and Let Die, softening Connery's rough edges with a more romantic persona as the films became even more exotic. After a brief digression into... Less

Seven films. Four Bonds. One set. This sprawling collection surveys over 30 years of James Bond skullduggery, from the cold war tensions of the 1960s to the international free-for-all of the present. Sean Connery remains the coolest of the Bonds, a ruthless agent with dry martini wit and a way with the women, and in Goldfinger his steely presence helped forge the Bond formula of tongue-in-cheek wit, wondrous secret agent toys created by Q, and megalomaniac supervillains bent on world destruction. Thunderball upped the Bond ante with the most ambitious adventure--and budget--to date. Roger Moore brought an altogether lighter tone to 007 with Live and Let Die, softening Connery's rough edges with a more romantic persona as the films became even more exotic. After a brief digression into... Less

An all-star cast enlists for this epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy. Academy Award Nominations: 5 including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Black-and-White Cinematography.

Amazon.com The Longest Day is Hollywood's definitive D-day movie. More modern accounts such as Saving Private Ryan are more vividly realistic, but producer Darryl F. Zanuck's epic 1962 account is the only one to attempt the daunting task of covering that fateful day from all perspectives. From the German high command and front-line officers to the French Resistance and all the key Allied participants, the screenplay by Cornelius Ryan, based on his own authoritative book, is as factually accurate as possible. The endless parade of stars (John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, and Richard Burton, to name a few) makes for an uneasy mix of verisimilitude and Hollywood star-power, however, and the film falls a little flat for too much of its three-hour running time. But the... Less

Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version, The Longest Day is a vivid, hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations, mistakes and random battles in history. Winner of two Oscars® (Special Effects and Cinematography), The Longest Day ranks as one of Hollywood's truly great war films.

After seeing Saving Private Ryan, this epic tale about the Normandy invasion will look sanitized. But in its re-creation of events leading to the epochal battle, the film is captivating and grand, and the parade of famous actors who cross the screen naturally give the already charged action even more of a boost. Three directors worked on it: Ken Annakin (Battle of the Bulge), Andrew Marton (Crack in the World), and Bernhard Wicki (this film being his only credit). --Tom Keogh

The Longest Day is Hollywood's definitive D-day movie. More modern accounts such as Saving Private Ryan are more vividly realistic, but producer Darryl F. Zanuck's epic 1962 account is the only one to attempt the daunting task of covering that fateful day from all perspectives. From the German high command and front-line officers to the French Resistance and all the key Allied participants, the screenplay by Cornelius Ryan, based on his own authoritative book, is as factually accurate as possible. The endless parade of stars (John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, and Richard Burton, to name a few) makes for an uneasy mix of verisimilitude and Hollywood star-power, however, and the film falls a little flat for too much of its three-hour running time. But the... Less

The Longest Day is Hollywood's definitive D-day movie. More modern accounts such as Saving Private Ryan are more vividly realistic, but producer Darryl F. Zanuck's epic 1962 account is the only one to attempt the daunting task of covering

An immensely popular anime in Japan, RUROUNI KENSHIN is an addictive series about a masterless roving samurai (the name for which is rurouni) named Himura Kenshin. Kenshin's story begins when he is a accosted by a young female, Kamiya Kaoru, who believes him to be the Hitokiri Battousai, a notorious serial killer. Fortunately, our hero Kenshin is not a serial killer--but he is the Hitokiri Battousai, as the killer has assumed his identity. Immediately, Kenshin is involved in a drama from which he cannot extricate himself as the real killer, Hiruma Gohei, is using Kenshin's name as well as ruining Kaoru's business, the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu kendo dojo, by claiming to have been trained there. A long (95 episodes) and beloved Animé, RUROUNI KENSHIN (also known as SAMURAI X) is a spectacular... Less

Ranked at No. 30 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 all-time greatest American films, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a genuine masterpiece that was, ironically, a box-office failure when released in 1948. At that time audiences didn't accept Humphrey Bogart in a role that was intentionally unappealing, but time has proven this to be one of Bogart's very best performances. It's a grand adventure and a superior character study built around the timeless themes of greed and moral corruption. As adapted by writer-director John Huston (from a novel by enigmatic author B. Traven) it became a definitive treatment of fate and futility in the obsessive pursuit of wealth. Bogart plays Fred C. Dobbs, a down-and-out wage-worker in Mexico who stakes his meager earnings on a... Less

Product Details Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane Directors: John Huston Writers: John Huston, B. Traven Producers: Henry Blanke, Jack L. Warner Format: Black & White, Closed- captioned, Original recording reissued, NTSC Language: English, Spanish Rated: NR (Not Rated) Number of tapes: 1 Studio: Warner Home Video VHS Release Date: March 7, 2000 Run Time: 126 minutes

The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. How-ever, many survivors from the time of Revolu-tion still lived, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.

The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. How-ever, many survivors from the time of Revolu-tion still lived, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.

Acclaimed cinematographer Carroll Ballard steps into the director's chair with THE BLACK STALLION, a visually stunning adaptation of Walter Farley's classic novel about the adventures of a young boy and his love for a black, Arabian stallion. When Alec (Kelly Reno) washes upon the shore of a deserted island after a terrible shipwreck, he soon discovers that he isn't the only survivor. A wild Arabian stallion managed to reach the island as well, giving Alec a new reason to live. Gradually, Alec wins the stallion's trust, instigating a relationship that will change both of them forever. When Alec is finally discovered, he convinces his mother to let the stallion live in the backyard, and after meeting Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney), a thrilling final chapter is introduced, one in which Alec... Less

Acclaimed cinematographer Carroll Ballard steps into the director's chair with THE BLACK STALLION, a visually stunning adaptation of Walter Farley's classic novel about the adventures of a young boy and his love for a black, Arabian stallion. When Alec (Kelly Reno) washes upon the shore of a deserted island after a terrible shipwreck, he soon discovers that he isn't the only survivor. A wild Arabian stallion managed to reach the island as well, giving Alec a new reason to live. Gradually, Alec wins the stallion's trust, instigating a relationship that will change both of them forever. When Alec is finally discovered, he convinces his mother to let the stallion live in the backyard, and after meeting Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney), a thrilling final chapter is introduced, one in which Alec... Less

Release Date: 2004-06-15, Rating: NR (Not Rated)