Andre Previn

Irma la Douce -- Paris? the red-light district. A rookie police officer, Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon), falls for a beautiful prostitute, Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine). Before long, Nestor discovers that the only way to keep Irma is to become her new pimp, and the only way to accomplish that is to knock the block off the present pimp. As a result, Nestor becomes #1 pimp on the block. It is not long, though, before he becomes insanely jealous of Irma's customers. Despairing, Nestor devises a way to keep Irma all for himself, yet allow her to continue in her profession. And when the plan backfires, there is only one person who can help him... but will she believe him? Lemmon's comic performance, under the direction of Billy Wilder, has been compared to some of the great visual comedy of the silent comedians.

What is HIV? What is AIDS? What is being done to cure it? The research establishment is in disarray and health policy gone tragically off course. Gaining access to a remarkable array of the most prominent and influential figures in the field, the HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten in hopes of bringing sanity and clarity to an epidemic clearly gone awry.

Goodbye Charlie begins with a humorous opening sequence, in which Charles Sorel is an inveterate philanderer practicing his wily crafts on women aboard an ocean liner. He is found out by a jealous husband and shot dead, falling overboard into the sea. Through a celestial fluke, Charles' soul enters the well-rounded body of a woman who renames herself Charlie. In this form, Charlie seeks to settle old scores with her murderer as well as several other enemies. As if these complications aren't enough, Charlie's best friend, George Tracy, falls in love with Charlie, knowing full well that she isn't really who she claims to be.

This saga of the wagon-train journey of a group of Western pioneers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon along the historic Oregon Trail (from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by A.B. Guthrie, Jr.) is known for its breathtaking photography of the Western expanse (by William H. Clothier). Kirk Douglas portrays a widowed senator who leads the wagon train, and Robert Mitchum plays the troubled trail scout--a man plagued by poor eyesight. The trials of the trail include Indian attacks and the inevitable human conflicts of men and women who are living in close quarters in a volatile, tense and dangerous atmosphere. Among the members of the party: a highly irascible and colorful Richard Widmark, and Sally Field in her first film role.

A timid young man is forced to follow in his father's footsteps as a notorious masked bandit.

Set in the Hollywood of the thirties, screen legend Natalie Wood ("West Side Story," "Rebel Without a Cause") stars in a behind-the-scenes epic, the story of the effects of the Hollywood dream machine on a spirited young singer and actress from the time of her discovery at age 15 through her triumphs and defeats. Also starring screen legend Robert Redford ("Up Close and Personal," "Indecent Proposal"), real-life grown-up teen star Roddy McDowall ("Lassie, Come Home," "Planet of the Apes" series), Christopher Plummer ("The Sound of Music," "Somewhere in Time") and Ruth Gordon ("Harold and Maude," "Rosemary's Baby"), who garnered an Oscar nomination for her performance.

Police try to crack down on a gang that is exploiting illegal Mexican immigrants in this well-done drama that examines the realities of immigrant smuggling. Ricardo Montalban ("Star Trek 2," TV's "Fantasy Island") and Oscar-honoree George Murphy ("Battleground") star in this well-directed film by Anthony Mann. Co-starring the enjoyable and talented Howard Da Silva ("The Great Gatsby").

Academy Award-winner Gene Kelly ("Singin' in the Rain," "An American in Paris"), Oscar-nominee Dan Dailey ("The Pride of St. Louis"), and 5-time Tony-winner dancer/choreographer Michael Kidd ("Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," "Hello Dolly!") star as three WWII comrades who meet again during a ten-year reunion only to discover they have nothing in common. Co-starring the exquisite Cyd Charisse ("Singin' in the Rain"). A musical delight directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen ("Singin' in the Rain," Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"), it received Oscar-nominations for Best Screenplay and Score.

Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy received his fifth Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a one-armed stranger who arrives at a small Southwestern town shortly after WWII in pursuit of a Japanese farmer. When he discovers that the farmer was killed by local racists, he becomes a target of murder. Nominated for Best Screenplay and directed by the great John Sturges ("The Great Escape", "The Magnificent Seven," "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"). A splendid cast featuring Tracy, Oscar-nominee Robert Ryan ("Crossfire," "The Wild Bunch") and Oscar-winners Lee Marvin ("Cat Ballou," "The Dirty Dozen"), Ernest Borgnine (TV's "McHale's Navy," "Marty") and Dean Jagger ("High Noon").

Screen legend Bette Davis ("All About Eve," "Jezebel") stars in a dual role playing twin sisters -- one good and one evil -- in this entertaining drama of romantic revenge. Paul Henreid ("Casablanca"), Davis' co-star in the classic "Now Voyager," directs.

Dean Stockwell ("Blue Velvet," TV's "Quantum Leap") is an orphaned English boy in 1880's India who disguises himself as a native and has adventures in the British secret service. Errol Flynn ("The Adventures of Robin Hood," "Captain Blood") stars in this action-packed adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic story. With Oscar-winner Paul Lukas ("Watch on the Rhine," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"). Directed by Oscar-nominee Victor Saville ("Goodbye, Mr. Chips").

Dean Martin is Dino, a Las Vegas crooner, alcoholic, and celebrity playboy. Dino requires women like oxygen — a companionless night leaves him with a headache. Ray Walston is Orville, a provincial piano teacher, aspiring songwriter, and jealous husband. Orville violently obsesses over his wife Zelda's fidelity — any man she encounters becomes his sworn enemy. When a chance detour brings Dino to Orville's hometown of Climax, NV, it is the perfect opportunity for the piano teacher and his songwriting partner Barney to pitch their tunes. Yet, Orville predictably fears the possible combination of Dino's libido with Zelda's childhood crush on the singer. Before the two can meet, Orville deceitfully bullies Zelda out of their house and Barney hires local roadhouse prostitute Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak) to pose as Orville's wife. Zelda turns to drink for solace, ending up at the exact bar where Polly plies her trade and, eventually, in the call girl's empty trailer. By the next morning, Orville is with Polly and Dino (looking for a prostitute) finds his way to Zelda — and husband, wife, hooker, and Barney will all reap the benefits of infidelity.