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The hilarious high school comedy Popular is sarcastic, self-conscious, and in on its own joke, just like the teens whose mundane and exquisite drama the series captures. Centering around the lives of stepsisters Brooke McQueen (Leslie Bibb) and Sam McPherson (Carly Pope), Popular finds a great deal of humor in the warring cliques of teen girls--and provides sly social commentary in the process. Blonde, wealthy, and sophisticated beyond her years Brooke heads up her high school's in-crowd, along with the vicious and also blonde Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels) and Mary Cherry (Leslie Grossman). The brunette Sam, though equally stunning, finds herself an outcast, along with hyper-activist Lily (Tamara Mello), geeky Harrison (Christopher Gorham), and the voluptuous Carmen (Sara Rue).As it dissects the perennial divide between the popular kids and everyone else, Popular comments on the inanity of cliques, with Brooke and Sam eventually growing close as sisters, but refusing to cross enemy lines at school. It also provides insight into the state of contemporary teenage angst, with teachers who literally attack their students, complicated family relationships in which kids play as large a part in the emotional dynamics as do their parents, and a chaotic social system where kids desperate to figure out their identity must fight the labels placed on them by their peers. This 6-volume box set includes the complete first season of the series.DVD Features:Region 16-Disc SetAdditional Release Material: Commentary - 1. Cast and Crew Featurette - 1. Never Before Seen Footage
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Bette Midler gives her usual steller performance in ISN'T SHE GREAT, the story of Jacqueline Susann, pop icon and author of the runaway 1960s bestseller VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. When manager Irving Mansfield (Nathan Lane) meets his beloved, flamboyant Jackie, she is down-and-out, a failed Broadway actress who has just been dumped by her no-good husband. She's too intense for any roles she tries out for, and she longs to be famous. Irving longs for her, and vows to make her dream come true. Based on a New Yorker magazine piece by Michael Korda (who is one of Susann's editors) this entertaining biopic covers the milestones of Susann's unusual career and life, culminating in the unorthodox writing of the much-rejected novel that went on to become a spectacular bestseller, the birth of her autistic son, and her courageous and secretive battle with breast cancer. VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (made into a film starring Patty Duke and Sharon Tate) explored in detail the degrading downside of celebrity, but in life, Susann is as happy as a pig in mud with her own fame. Stockard Channing is brilliantly funny as Susann's best friend Florence, a thoroughly self-absorbed actress, and John Cleese puts in a hilarious performance as hipster publisher Henry Marcus. Meanwhile, Susann's uptight editor Michael Hastings (David Hyde-Pierce), becomes nearly paralyzed with horror when he realizes that her scandalous novel is going to be published.DVD FeaturesRegion 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual LayerAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerText/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Biographies - 1. Cast& CrewDVD-ROM Features: Web Link
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The Abbott And Costello Show ran from 1952-1953 and remains one of the most successful comedy series ever aired on television, pioneering the use of ensemble sketch comedy culled from the pair's vaudevillian roots. This volume contains 4 crystal-clear picture quality episodes transferred from the original 35mm film masters: Jail, Private Eye, Vacuum Cleaner Salesman, and Fall Guy.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull FrameAudio: Dolby Digital - Stereo
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A crazy comedy about a haunted lighthouse which is occupied by the vengeful spirit of a spurned woman. The murder mystery plot is played strictly for laughs, making sport of such period action and horror movies as THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE EXORCIST, JAWS and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Easily filed in the tradition of AIRPLANE! and SCARY MOVIE.DVD Features:Region 0Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - English
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Both notorious in their respective fields for presenting biting, often hilarious, takes on modern life in America, director Robert Altman and cartoonist Garry B. Trudeau combined forces for this ground breaking mini-series made for the HBO network. Set during the 1988 presidential race, the cutting-edge satire follows the campaign of fictional democratic candidate Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy). A nice guy who doesn't seem to have the killer instinct of competitors Michael Dukakis or Jesse Jackson, Tanner nonetheless forges ahead with the help of his campaign manager T.J. Cavanaugh (Pamela Reed), youthful aide Stringer Kincaid (Daniel Jenkins), and teenage daughter Alex (Cynthia Nixon). Also thrown into the mix are kindhearted newspaper columnist Taggerty Hayes (Kevin J. O'Connor), ditzy assistant Andrea Spinelli (Ilana Levine), and Joanna Buckley (Wendy Crewson), Dukakis's campaign head and the secretive love of Tanner's life. Over the course of the series' 11 episodes, Altman brilliantly mixes real life politicians and celebrities with Trudeau's fictional characters, creating a candidate who is immediately recognizable and wholly believable. Murphy is a perfect choice for the well-intentioned Tanner, a man who is constantly questioning the absurdity of his surroundings. Hysterical, poignant, and deeply addictive, TANNER'88 is an unforgettable historical time capsule, compliments of two of the most original artists of late 20th Century America.DVD Features:Region (unknown)2-Disc SetFull Frame - 1.33RSDLAdditional Release Materials: Video discussion between Robert Altman and Garry TrudeauText/Photo Galleries: Additional Text - 1. Essay by Michael Wilmington - Film Critic











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3. Essay by Garry Kornblau - Culture Critic
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