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In 1936, the witty columnist Sheilah Graham leaves her noble British fiancé and travels in the Queen Mary from Southampton, England, to New York. She seeks out the editor of the North American newspaper Alliance, John Wheeler, offering her services but he sends her to the Daily Mirror. Sheilah becomes successful and John offers her a job in Hollywood to write a gossip column about the stars. After Sheilah meets the decadent writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, they immediately fall in love. Sheilah discovers that Scott accepts any job to financially support his wife Zelda who is in asylum, and his daughter at a boarding school. She opens her heart to him and tells the truth about her origins; but their relationship is affected by his drinking problem.

It's the pre-WWII era. Peyton Place is a small town in New England, whose leading adult citizens rule the town with their high moral standards, which they try to pass on to their offspring. The adults, especially those that wield power largely through their positions and/or through their wealth, will not tolerate anything they believe morally improper, even if there is a hint of impropriety without comprehensive evidence to back up the hints. As their offspring grow from teenagers to adults, the offspring learn that there is much hypocrisy by the adults lying underneath that façade of proper Christian morals. The offspring begin to rebel in different ways, which is brought to public scrutiny with the arrival into town of an "outsider", the new young high school principal Michael Rossi, and through a murder trial.

Disenchanted by the harsh realities of life in the city, a smart, streetwise kid nicknamed Fresh strives to create a better future for himself and his family. Fighting back in the only way he knows how, Fresh defies the odds by staying one move ahead of the local criminals in a dangerous game of survival.

A trio of friends raid a small-town bank, expecting a modest haul. In fact they’ve stumbled on a Mafia payroll and now they must outwit the freakish hitman on their trail. A pleasantly eccentric thriller, peopled with oddballs.

Remade in 1956 as Canyon River starring George Montgomery, this film has Wyoming rancher Jim Kirk (Bill Elliott) deciding to cross-breed his Texas longhorns with Herefords to develop what he hopes will be a heavier breed for meat stock. En route to Oregon to buy the Herefords, he takes his supposed-friend Andy (Myron Healey) with him, not knowing that Andy is part of a gang out to rob him. They are attacked by Indians, Jim saves the wounded-Andy's life, and leaves him at the home of Gail Robinson (Phyllis Coates) and her dad (I. Stanford Jolley) for medical attention. Jim buys the stock and and is on the homeward trek to Wyoming, accompanied by the still-plotting Andy, Gail and her father, and a crew of outlaws as his trail herders.

Stu and O.T. are two studs from the big city who arrive in Fort Lauderdale for spring break. They discover that the room they had reserved in an over crowded motel is already being occupied by Nelson and Adam, a pair of college nerds. With no other accommodations available, Nelson and Adam reluctantly agree to share the room with Stu and O.T., who promise to show them a good time. The wet-T-shirt contests and beer-guzzling-fun are threatened when Nelson's controlling step-dad shows up, along with a building inspector who wants to shut down the motel.

Hannie Caulder (Raquel Welch) enlists the aid of bounty hunter Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp) to teach her how to be a gunfighter so she can hunt down the three men who killed her husband and raped her.

Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, urge the pair to act out their roles but love adds a surprise twist to this delightful turn-of-the 20th century Cinderella story.

The story takes place in sixteenth century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of the English Chancellor's life, the struggle between More and King Henry VIII hinges on Henry's determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and wed again, and good Catholic More's inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as Chancellor, hoping to be able to live out his life as a private citizen. But Henry will settle for nothing less than that the much respected More give public approval to his headstrong course.

Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. They and the Germans are greatly in need of water.

Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen and Laurence Fishburne star in this humorous and powerful story of a defiant, young soldier who discovers the value of friendship in the face of a dangerous enemy. When the rebellious Private Bean (Charlie Sheen) lands himself in an army stockade, he finds that all of his new roommates belong to a tightly-knit club that he can never hope to join. They are black, and he is clearly not. Headed by a street-wise leader named "Stokes" (Laurence Fishburne), this five-man "Soul Patrol" harbors a wary distrust for Bean that gradually gives way to mutual respect and acceptance. But the tough, bigoted stockade commander (Martin Sheen) is violently opposed to Bean's new alliance. And now, the once independent Private must stand together with his fellow prisoners against an officer whose personal war threatens to kill them all.

Gregory Peck stars in this deeply moving, beautifully filmed retelling of the biblical story. Although he has killed Goliath and won countless battles, Israel’s King David (Peck) cannot vanquish love! Smitten with the beautiful Bathsheba (Susan Hayward), David sends her husband into a hopeless battle, thus inviting the wrath of God, the ill will of his people and ruin for his country.

In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Walker manages all the hottest acts on the record label Krush Groove Records, which include Run-D.M.C., Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Kurtis Blow, while Rick (Rubin) produces the label's records. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell doesn't have the money to press records, he borrows money from a street hustler. At the same time, Russell and and his brother Run both compete for the heart of R&B singer Sheila E.

This brawling outdoor action epic stars Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster as two soldiers of fortune who escort gold from Mexico City to Vera Cruz through a barrage of bullets and double-crosses.

During World War II, a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare's King Lear. With the lead actor missing, Norman must rally to keep the show alive.

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after ten years of living in a forest like an animal. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientèle, he and his friends escape their hometown to sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.

Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

A Hebrew with an unusual gift of strength must respond properly to the call of God on his life in order to lead his people out of enslavement. After his youthful ambition leads to a tragic marriage, his acts of revenge thrust him into direct conflict with the Philistine Army. As his brother mounts a tribal rebellion, only Samson's (Taylor James') relationship with a Philistine seductress and his final surrender - to the Philistines and to God - turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory.

Two college students, one from a rich background and the other from a poor one, decide to elope. They are involved in a serious car wreck that severely disfigures the bride's face. Her mother-in-law offers to pay for the necessary surgery for her, but only if the girl will leave her husband--the woman's son--and stay out of her life permanently. What comes after that is something none of them expected.

Happy-go-lucky priest Father O’Malley is sent to help St. Mary’s Academy - a parochial school presided over by Sister Benedict that is in financial difficulty. Despite quarrelling over teaching methods, O’Malley and Benedict work together to help the community, educate the children and soften the heart of the school’s creditors.

Hillary Kramer, successful Perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She decides to take Kid Natural, (Eddie Scanlon) who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.

The great Robert Mitchum (The Wonderful Country) and Curt Jurgens (The Spy Who Loved Me) star in this gripping World War II drama about an American destroyer and a German U-boat stalking each other at sea.