Eli Wallach
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"Ralph Roberts never expected to live out his remaining golden years mourning the death of his beloved wife. He also never expected to begin suffering from chronic insomnia for the first time in his life. Each night he wakes up a little bit earlier, until he's barely sleeping at all. During his overnight walks, he's now observing some strange things going on here in Derry, Maine--and they're more than sleep-deprived hallucinations. There's definitely...
2) The holiday
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Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. They both come upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives....
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The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.
4) Nuts
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The pending case: the People of the State of New York vs. Claudia Draper. The issue: Is Claudia mentally competent to stand trial? Sure, she’s shocking. Outspoken. Explosive. Defiant. But is she “nuts?” Barbra Streisand is Claudia and Richard Dreyfuss is her public defender in the blistering courtroom thriller NUTS and their first-time pairing results in “the dramatic performances of their careers” (Pat Collins, WWOR-TV New York). The sterling...
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The Greek isle of Crete is the setting for the final sale of a fortune in stolen emeralds by a ruthless, desperate thief. However, two youthful sleuths, an English girl on holiday with her aunt and a young man wrongly accused of the crime, set out to expose the criminal, and are drawn into a death-defying adventure.
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The inimitable 'Man With No Name' teams with two gunslingers to pursue a fortune in stolen gold, but they soon discover their greatest challenge is to stay alive. Includes the original theatrical cut; extended version; and over 100 minutes of special features.
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The magnificent seven (1960 ; 128 min.): "Merciless Calvera and his band of ruthless outlaws are terrorizing a poor Mexican village, and even the bravest lawmen can't stop them. Desperate, the locals hire Chris Adams and six other gunfighters to defend them. With time running out before Calvera's next raid, the heroic seven must prepare the villagers for battle and help them find the courage to take back their town -- or die trying"--Container.
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10) Mackenna's gold
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"In the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, Marshal Sam Mackenna is the only living person who knows the torturous route to the fabulous 'Cañon del Oro.' During his journey, Mackenna is captured by Colorado, a brutal Mexican bandit who has long sought his death. Bur, if Mackenna is to lead the cutthroat gang to the lost treasure, Colorado must keep him alive. En route, Mackenna and the outlaw band are joined by renegade soldiers, vengeful Indians, cold-blooded...
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"In the 1940s, a new genre, film noir, emerged from the world of 'hard-boiled' pulp magazines, paperback thrillers and sensational crime movies. These films, tough and unsentimental, depicted a black-and-white universe at once brutal, erotic and morally ambiguous. Now, Sony Pictures and The Film Foundation have brought five noir classics together in one collection, all restored and remastered"--Container.
The sniper: San Francisco delivery van driver...