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Each descriptive video in BTBL has a number which begins with DV. DVDs begin with DVD followed by numerals. For example: DVD 0096, is a DVD entitled “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

This catalog is yours to keep and lists the DVD titles by subject. A mail order form that lists the DVD titles alphabetically is included at the end of this catalog. You may also order DVDs by phone, fax, email, or in person.

*When you insert a DVD into your player the movie will either begin automatically OR you may have to use visual menu navigation. The films that do not begin automatically with narration upon insertion are marked below with an asterisk (*) before the movie title. The DVS track is usually found under Languages or Set-up menus.

MPAA Ratings are guidelines to suitability for certain audiences. G General Audiences – All ages admitted PG Some material may not be suitable for children PG-13 Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 R Restricted – Under 17 requires accompanying adult guardian NC-17 No One Under 17 Admitted Not Rated Film is not suitable for MPAA rating (TV show, etc.). Some material may not be suitable for children. Pre-Ratings The film was made before MPAA ratings were implemented. Some material may not be suitable for children. Action/Adventure DVD 0139 *2012 (2009) PG-13 An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Directed by: Roland Emmerich. Starring: John Cusack, Thandie Newton.

DVD 0013 The Art of War (2000) R Framed for the murder of the Chinese ambassador to the UN, a secret agent is pursued by the FBI and by a ruthless squad of Triad killers. Directed by: Christian Duguay. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer.

DVD 0022 Beneath the 12-mile Reef (1953) Pre-Ratings When their traditional sea beds no longer produce enough sponges for them to make a decent living, divers Mike Petrakis and his son Tony have to look elsewhere. Directed by: Robert D. Webb. Starring: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore.

DVD 0025 Beyond Justice (1992) PG-13 A woman's ex-husband, who is the son of an Arab chieftain, kidnaps their teenage son and brings him back to Morocco, where the boy is to be made the leader of the tribe. Directed by: Duccio Tessari. Starring: Rutger Hauer, Carol Alt.

DVD 0044 Black Water Gold (1970) Not Rated A scuba team, a marine archaeologist and a Mexican historian join forces to reach the wreck of a historic Spanish galleon before a well-armed commercial expedition does. Directed by: Alan Landsburg. Starring: Keir Dullea, Bradford Dillman.

DVD 0027 Border Cop (1980) R A U.S. Immigration Officer becomes concerned when a local crime boss attends the wedding of his young friends Beni and Leina. Directed by: Christopher Leitch. Starring: Telly Savalas, Danny De La Paz.

Page - 2 - DVD 0029 Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) R In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. Directed by: Christophe Gans. Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos.

DVD 0030 Bullet to Beijing (1995) R A retired British spy is called back into service by his government to help prevent North Korea from getting its hands on a deadly virus called "The Red Death." Directed by: George Mihalka. Starring: Anatoly Kulbitsky, Shaughan Seymour.

DVD 0031 Cain's Cutthroats (1971) R A peaceful Civil War veteran swears revenge on the men of his old outfit after they murder his family. Directed by: Ken Osborne. Starring: John Carradine, Scott Brady.

DVD 0035 Captain Kidd (1945) Pre-Ratings The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery. Directed by: Rowland V. Lee. Starring: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott.

DVD 0034 Captain Scarface (1953) Pre-Ratings A man desperate to leave South America books passage on a freighter, and learns that the captain has made plans to force a scientist to participate in a mission of destruction. Directed by: Paul Guilfoyle. Starring: Barton MacLane, Virginia Grey.

DVD 0036 The Chinese Connection (1972) R A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher. Directed by: Wei Lo. Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao.

DVD 0037 Cold Sweat (1970) PG A brutal drug trader takes his violent revenge after his wife is captured by a drug boss. Directed by: Terence Young. Starring: Charles Bronson, James Mason. Page - 3 - DVD 0039 Cry of the Innocent (1980) Not Rated A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family. Directed by: Michael O'Herlihy. Starring: Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet.

DVD 0038 Cuba Crossing (1980) R Adventurer gets caught up in a plot to kill Fidel Castro. Directed by: Chuck Workman. Starring: Stuart Whitman, Robert Vaughn.

DVD 0050 The Fourth Angel (2001) R A man seeks justice when his wife and daughter are gunned down in a terrorist attack. Directed by: John Irvin. Starring: Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker.

DVD 0054 The Giant of Marathon (1959) Pre-Ratings A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army. Directed by: Jacques Tourneur. Starring: Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot.

DVD 0147 *The Green Hornet (2011) PG-13 Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team. Directed by: Michel Gondry. Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou.

DVD 0121 *Green Zone (2010) R Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region. Directed by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs.

DVD 0092 Hercules Unchained (1959) Pre-Ratings While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale. Directed by: Pietro Francisci. Starring: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina.

Page - 4 - DVD 0126 *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon PG-13 Emperor (2008) In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago. Directed by: Rob Cohen. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li.

DVD 0099 Mutiny (1952) Pre-Ratings Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. Directed by: Edward Dmytryk. Starring: Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury.

DVD 0128 *Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time PG-13 (2010) A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time. Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton.

DVD 0131 *Robin Hood (2010) PG-13 In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett.

DVD 0132 *Salt (2010) PG-13 A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Directed by: Phillip Noyce. Starring: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber.

DVD 0136 *The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) PG Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake recruits a seemingly everyday guy in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Directed by: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel.

Page - 5 - DVD 0149 *Sunshine (2007) R A team of astronauts are sent to re-ignite the dying sun 50 years into the future. Directed by: Danny Boyle. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne.

DVD 0137 *The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) R Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime. Directed by: Tony Scott. Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta.

DVD 0082 Tunnel (2002) R An ex-SAS agent and a thief battle for their lives as air runs out in a maze of abandoned mine tunnels while they're searching for $200 million in stolen diamonds. Directed by: Daniel Baldwin. Starring: Kim Coates, Daniel Baldwin. Children’s/Family DVD 0009 Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1966) Pre-Ratings A young man finds a magic latern containing a genie that grants him three wishes. Directed by: Boris Rytsarev. Starring: Boris Bystrov, Dodo Chogovadze.

DVD 0112 *Alice In Wonderland (2010) PG 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror. Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp.

DVD 0040 Daniel Boone (1964) Pre-Ratings Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, just before and during the Revolutionary War. Directed by: Nathan Juran, George Marshall. Starring: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair.

Page - 6 - DVD 0118 *Dr. Seuss': How the Grinch Stole PG Christmas (2000) Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a grumpy hermit intent on stealing Christmas from the Whos of Whoville. Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen.

DVD 0088 Grizzly Falls (1999) PG When a young boy is captured by a grizzly bear, he begins the most incredible journey of a lifetime, full of breathtaking excitement, harrowing danger and thrilling surprises. Directed by: Stewart Raffill. Starring: Bryan Brown, Tom Jackson.

DVD 0089 Gulliver's Travels (1939) Pre-Ratings In this animated film, Normal-sized Lemuel Gulliver washes up on the shore of Lilliput, where the citizens are no larger than Gulliver's thumb. Directed by: Dave Fleischer. Starring: Jessica Dragonette and Lanny Ross.

DVD 0096 Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) Pre-Ratings Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans. Directed by: Jean Yarbrough. Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello.

DVD 0111 Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) Pre-Ratings An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust. Directed by: John Cromwell. Starring: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello.

DVD 0101 The Little Princess (1939) G A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, due to her father having to go to Africa with the army. Directed by: Walter Lang. Starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene.

Page - 7 - DVD 0059 Nancy Drew…Reporter (1939) Pre-Ratings Nancy Drew, reporter for the school newspaper, clears a girl of murder charges. Directed by: William Clemens. Starring: Bonita Granville, John Litel.

DVD 0129 *The Princess and the Frog (2009) G This animated Disney film is a fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young woman named Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again. Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker. Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David and Oprah Winfrey.

DVD 0133 *Secretariat (2010) PG Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown. Directed by: Randall Wallace. Starring: Diane Lane, John Malkovich.

DVD 0134 *Shrek Forever After: the Final PG Chapter (2010) In this animated sequel, Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpel rules supreme. Directed by: Mike Mitchell. Starring: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.

DVD 0142 *Up (2009) PG In this animated Disney film, 78-year-old Carl ties thousands of balloons to his home and sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America with Russell, an 8 year old stowaway. Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson. Starring: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai.

Page - 8 - Comedy DVD 0120 *40 Year Old Virgin (2005) R Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother. Directed by: Judd Apatow. Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener.

DVD 0007 The Amazing Adventure (1937) Pre-Ratings A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance. Directed by: Alfred Zeisler. Starring: Cary Grant, Mary Brian.

DVD 0002 As You Like It (1936) Pre-Ratings This Shakespeare favourite was made in 1936 and is a black and white drama featuring a fine ensemble cast including a young Laurence Olivier and Elizabeth Bergner. Directed by: Paul Czinner. Starring: Henry Ainley, Elisabeth Bergner.

DVD 0006 At War with the Army (1950) Pre-Ratings Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II. Directed by: Hal Walker. Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis.

DVD 0043 The Delicate Art of Parking (2003) Not Rated A mockumentary about a Parking Enforcement Officer who, despite constant abuse from the public, finds truth, honor and serenity in the act of ticketing. Directed by: Trent Carlson. Starring: Andrew McNee, Diana Pavlovská.

DVD 0041 Doll Face (1945) Pre-Ratings A burlesque star makes it in the big time. Directed by: Lewis Seiler. Starring: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe.

Page - 9 - DVD 0146 *Evan Almighty (2007) PG God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood. Directed by: Tom Shadyac. Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman.

DVD 0048 Father's Little Dividend (1951) Pre-Ratings In this sequel to Father of the Bride, Stanley Banks is finally recovering from his daughter's wedding when he learns she is going to have a baby. Directed by: Vincente Minnelli. Starring: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett.

DVD 0051 The Flying Deuces (1939) Pre-Ratings Laurel and Hardy classic: Oliver and Stanley join the Legion, where they are eventually charged with desertion and sentenced to a firing squad. Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland. Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy.

DVD 0052 The Front Page (1931) Pre-Ratings An investigative reporter and his editor hope to cash in on a big story by hiding an escaped, accused murderer in a rolltop desk. Directed by: Lewis Milestone. Starring: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien.

DVD 0086 A Girl is A Girl (1999) Not Rated Trevor has no trouble meeting and bedding several attractive women, but he cannot seem to find the woman of his dreams. Directed by: Reginald Harkema. Starring: Andrew McIntyre, Rhonda Dent.

DVD 0113 *Grown Ups (2010) PG-13 After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend. Directed by: Dennis Dugan. Starring: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek.

Page - 10 - DVD 0091 The Harrad Experiment (1973) R At Harrad College, where controversial coed living situations are established, the students are forced to confront their sexuality in ways that society previously shunned. Directed by: Ted Post. Starring: Don Johnson, James Whitmore.

DVD 0098 Juiced (1999) Not Rated 24 hours in the life of a frustrated waitress. Directed by: Katie Tallo. Starring: Susan Brooks, Lorraine Ansell.

DVD 0124 *Knocked Up (2007) R For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant. Directed by: Judd Apatow. Starring: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl.

DVD 0125 *Little Fockers (2010) PG-13 Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker, have what it takes? Directed by: Paul Weitz. Starring: Ben Stiller, Teri Polo.

DVD 0064 Perpetrators of the Crime (1998) R Three enterprising college students decide to kidnap a young woman and raise some much needed money from the ransom. Directed by: John Hamilton. Starring: Sean Devine, Danny Strong and Tori Spelling.

DVD 0078 That Uncertain Feeling (1941) Pre-Ratings A bored wife of an insurance salesman meets an eccentric pianist and seeks a divorce. Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch. Starring: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas and Burgess Meredith.

DVD 0081 Touch of Pink (2004) R A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit. Directed by: Ian Iqbal Rashid. Starring: Jimi Mistry, Kris Holden-Ried.

Page - 11 - DVD 0058 Win, Place or Steal (1975) PG Three gambling friends hit upon a scheme to steal one of the track's betting machines, so that they'd be able to print winning tickets and recoup the money they've lost over the years. Directed by: Richard Bailey. Starring: McLean Stevenson, Dean Stockwell.

DVD 0143 *Zombieland (2009) R A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, and a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the Last Twinkie and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie- filled America. Directed by: Ruben Fleischer. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson. Crime Drama DVD 0010 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Pre-Ratings (1939) The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century. Directed by: Alfred L. Werker. Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce.

DVD 0020 Bad Faith (2003) R A serial murderer of teenage girls is loose, and working the case are a possibly corrupt detective & chief inspector. Alternate title is "Cold Blooded". Directed by: Randy Bradshaw. Starring: Tony Nardi, John Kapelos.

DVD 0046 Double Jeopardy (1970) Not Rated In this reediting of two episodes of Burt Reynolds' "Dan August" TV series, August and his partner Wilentz investigate the slayings of two winos who died after drinking poisoned whiskey and the rape and murder of a young woman. Directed by: Ralph Senensky, Virgil W. Vogel. Starring: Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell.

DVD 0055 The Girl Hunters (1963) Pre-Ratings Mickey Spillane plays his own creation, street-thug-turned-PI Mike Hammer, in this 1963 adaptation of his pulp novel. Directed by: Roy Rowland. Starring: Mickey Spillane, Shirley Eaton. Page - 12 - DVD 0093 He Walked by Night (1948) Pre-Ratings This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop. Directed by: Alfred L. Werker. Starring: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady.

DVD 0104 The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Pre-Ratings Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over. Directed by: Ida Lupino. Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy.

DVD 0107 Incident on a Dark Street (1973) Not Rated A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring. Directed by: Buzz Kulik. Starring: James Olson, David Canary.

DVD 0145 *Inside Man (2006) R A cop has to talk down a bank robber after the criminal's perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation. Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen.

DVD 0100 A Murder of Crows (1998) R A disbarred lawyer takes credit for a late friend's book, which becomes a smash hit but the tables turn on him sooner than he suspected. Directed by: Rowdy Herrington. Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger.

DVD 0130 *Public Enemies (2009) R The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Directed by: Michael Mann. Starring: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp.

Page - 13 - DVD 0076 The Swiss Conspiracy (1976) PG When a Swiss bank finds that the confidentiality of some of its more vulnerable customers has been compromised it calls in an American investigator. Directed by: Jack Arnold. Starring: David Janssen, Senta Berger. Drama DVD 0012 After the Harvest (2001) Not Rated A stern farmer who works his family like slaves in pursuit of his dream faces opposition from the town schoolteacher. Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa. Starring: Sam Shepard, Nadia Litz.

DVD 0015 Against All Hope (1982) Not Rated Autobiographical drama of an alcoholic veteran on the verge of suicide who turns to local clergy for help. Directed by: Edward T. McDougal. Starring: Michael Madsen, Maureen McCarthy.

DVD 0005 The Animal Kingdom (1932) Pre-Ratings Publisher Tom Collier has been living with an artist Daisy, but when he decides to marry, it is not Daisy whom he asks, it is Cecelia. Directed by: Edward H. Griffith. Starring: Ann Harding, Leslie Howard.

DVD 0024 Betrayed (2003) Not Rated Returning to her hometown, Judy finds her father's drinking affecting his job at the local water supply as the townspeople grow increasingly sick with a mystery illness. Directed by: Anne Wheeler. Starring: Kari Matchett, Raoul Trujillo.

DVD 0028 Born to Win (1971) R A smart-mouthed junkie/loser known as J.J. spends his days looking for just "one more fix". Directed by: Ivan Passer. Starring: George Segal, Paula Prentiss.

Page - 14 - DVD 0032 Callie & Son (1981) Not Rated Teenage mother Callie vows to find her kidnapped newborn. Directed by: Waris Hussein. Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Michelle Pfeiffer.

DVD 0042 Dishonored Lady (1947) Pre-Ratings Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a slick Manhattan magazine by day and a lively party girl by night until a psychiatrist orders her to quit her job and asume a new identity. Directed by: Robert Stevenson. Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe.

DVD 0119 *Eat Pray Love (2010) PG-13 A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and after a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself". Directed by: Ryan Murphy. Starring: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem.

DVD 0123 *Julie and Julia (2009) PG-13 Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book. Directed by: Nora Ephron. Starring: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep.

DVD 0062 "O" (2001) R An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in a high school and centered around basketball player Odin. Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson. Starring: Julia Stiles and Josh Hartnett.

DVD 0063 Parsley Days (2000) Not Rated While hiding a pregnancy, Kate, guided by an herbalist friend, embarks on an all-parsley "diet" in an attempt to induce an herbal abortion. Directed by: Andrea Dorfman. Starring: Megan Dunlop, Michael LeBlanc and Marla McLean.

Page - 15 - DVD 0067 A Quiet Day in Belfast (1974) Not Rated A brutally realistic drama dealing with the conflict between northern Irish "patriots" and British soldiers. Directed by: Milad Bessada. Starring: Barry Foster, Margot Kidder and Sean McCann.

DVD 0070 A Season for Miracles (1999) Not Rated A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt with the help of an angel. Directed by: Michael Pressman. Starring: Carla Gugino, Kathy Baker.

DVD 0072 The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) Pre-Ratings Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro. Directed by: Henry King. Starring: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner.

DVD 0075 Strange Fits of Passion (1999) Not Rated This post-modern coming-of-age story focuses on its nameless twenty-something heroine's attempts to lose her virginity. Directed by: Elise McCredie. Starring: Michela Noonan, Mitchell Butel.

DVD 0079 Tulsa (1949) Pre-Ratings During an oil boom a local rancher is killed in a fight over his land with a big oil company, and his daughter, Cherokee Lansing, vows revenge that soon evolves into an obsession for wealth and power Directed by: Stuart Heisler. Starring: Susan Hayward, Robert Preston.

DVD 0057 A Walk in the Sun (1945) Pre-Ratings In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. Directed by: Lewis Milestone. Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Dana Andrews.

Page - 16 - Historical Fiction DVD 0016 Antony & Cleopatra (1974) Not Rated Beautiful Cleopatra tempts Marc Anthony away from ruling Rome's Eastern Empire. Directed by: Jon Scoffield. Starring: Richard Johnson, Janet Suzman.

DVD 0021 Becket (1964) PG-13 An English king comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's. Directed by: Peter Glenville. Starring: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole.

DVD 0116 *Cinderella Man (2005) PG-13 The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s. Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger.

DVD 0047 Escape from Sobibor (1987) Not Rated The historical recreation of the escape from the Nazi Death Camp Sobibor, where approximately one-quarter million Jews were executed. Directed by: Jack Gold. Starring: Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacula.

DVD 0085 Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) PG-13 A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. Directed by: Peter Webber. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth.

DVD 0090 Gung Ho! (1943) Pre-Ratings The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island. Directed by: Ray Enright. Starring: Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis.

Page - 17 - DVD 0097 Jack London (1943) Pre-Ratings Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist (1876- 1916). Directed by: Alfred Santell. Starring: Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward.

DVD 0127 *Munich (2005) R Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig.

DVD 0148 *The Passion of the Christ (2004) R A film detailing the final hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Directed by: Mel Gibson. Starring: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci.

DVD 0114 *Ray (2004) PG-13 The life and career of the legendary popular music pianist, Ray Charles. Directed by: Taylor Hackford. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Regina King.

DVD 0135 *The Social Network (2010) PG-13 Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking website that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. Directed by: David Fincher. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake.

DVD 0141 *United 93 (2006) R A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. Directed by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby.

Page - 18 - Horror/Thriller DVD 0014 All the Kind Strangers (1974) Not Rated A couple traveling through a backwoods area are held by a a group of orphans who want them to become their parents. Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing adults who refuse that particular honor. Directed by: Burt Kennedy. Starring: Stacy Keach, Samantha Eggar.

DVD 0017 American Psycho (2000) NC-17 A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. Directed by: Mary Harron. Starring: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux.

DVD 0019 The Art of Murder (1999) R An abused wife turns to another man and becomes the victim of a blackmailer. Directed by: Ruben Preuss. Starring: Michael Moriarty, Joanna Pacula.

DVD 0033 Carnival of Souls (1962) Pre-Ratings After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. Directed by: Herk Harvey. Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist.

DVD 0049 Fear in the Night (1947) Pre-Ratings A man dreams he committed murder, then begins to suspect it was real. Directed by: Maxwell Shane. Starring: Paul Kelly, DeForest Kelley.

DVD 0095 Horror Express (1972) R Victorian scientists fight a missing-link monster making zombies on a trans-Siberia train. Directed by: Eugenio Martín. Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing.

Page - 19 - DVD 0094 House on Haunted Hill (1959) Pre-Ratings The owner of a haunted mansion offers a group of people reward money if they can survive a night at his scary estate. Directed by: William Castle. Starring: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart.

DVD 0106 Just Before Dawn (1981) R Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the forest ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorizing the area. Directed by: Jeff Lieberman. Starring: George Kennedy, Mike Kellin.

DVD 0108 Kill Cruise (1990) R An alcoholic sailor who agrees to deliver two young English women to the Caribbean. Alternate title "Der Skipper". Directed by: Peter Keglevic. Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Patsy Kensit. Musical DVD 0144 *Burlesque (2010) PG-13 A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer. Directed by: Steve Antin. Starring: Cher, Christina Aguilera.

DVD 0065 Pot O Gold (1941) Pre-Ratings A young man is caught between his music-hating uncle and a pretty girl from a family of musicians. Directed by: George Marshall. Starring: James Stewart, Paulette Goddard and Horace Heidt.

DVD 0069 Road to Bali (1952) Pre-Ratings Two vaudeville guys turn deep-sea divers and save a treasure belonging to a Polynesian princess. Directed by: Hal Walker. Starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour.

Page - 20 - DVD 0071 Second Chorus (1940) Pre-Ratings When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller. Directed by: H.C. Potter. Starring: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard.

DVD 0073 Stage Door Canteen (1943) Pre-Ratings "Dakota," a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. Directed by: Frank Borzage. Starring: Cheryl Walker, William Terry and Judith Anderson.

DVD 0074 A Star is Born (1954) Pre-Ratings A movie star helps a young singer/actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Directed by: George Cukor. Starring: Judy Garland, James Mason.

DVD 0077 Swing High, Swing Low (1937) Pre-Ratings Swing High Swing Low is a new coat of paint on the old stage play Burlesque, first filmed in 1929 as "The Dance of Life". Directed by: Mitchell Leisen. Starring: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray.

DVD 0056 Waltz Time (1945) Pre-Ratings In Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance, a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves. Directed by: Paul L. Stein. Starring: Carol Raye, Peter Graves. Romance DVD 0003 Admiral Was A Lady (1950) Pre-Ratings Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her. Directed by: Albert S. Rogell. Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix.

Page - 21 - DVD 0011 Algiers (1938) Pre-Ratings Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah. Directed by: John Cromwell. Starring: Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr.

DVD 0023 Bird of Paradise (1932) Pre-Ratings A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Directed by: King Vidor. Starring: Dolores del Rio, Joel McCrea.

DVD 0026 Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) PG-13 This cross-cultural parody of India/America's musical film traditions tells of a wealthy businessman that is desperate to get his family off his back when it comes to his romantic life. Directed by: Deepa Mehta. Starring: Rahul Khanna, Moushumi Chatterjee.

DVD 0115 *The Bounty Hunter (2010) PG-13 A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always- at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure. Directed by: Andy Tennant. Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler.

DVD 0053 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump PG-13 (1990) Sophie returns home to run the family ranch. Alex, the farm's handyman, offers her a marriage of convenience in order to keep the farm afloat. Directed by: Eric Till. Starring: Wendy Crewson, Paul Gross.

DVD 0084 Ginger in the Morning (1974) PG An attractive young hitchhiker named Ginger meets and and takes up with a lonely, middle-aged advertising executive who is recently divorced. Directed by: Gordon Wiles. Starring: Monte Markham, Susan Oliver.

Page - 22 - DVD 0105 *It's Complicated (2009) R When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship...but the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried. Directed by: Nancy Meyers. Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin.

DVD 0109 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946) Pre-Ratings After returning from World War II, Andy Hardy goes to college and falls in love with a coed. Directed by: Willis Goldbeck. Starring: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone.

DVD 0102 Love that Boy (2003) Not Rated A young woman who sets out to find a boyfriend get's more than she bargained for when she falls for a much younger boy. Directed by: Andrea Dorfman. Starring: Nadia Litz, Nikki Barnett.

DVD 0110 Lunch with Charles (2001) Not Rated For the past three years, April has been living and working in Canada while her husband, Tong, has opted to stay beind in Hong Kong. April has given Tong an ultimatum: move to Canada or their marriage is over. Directed by: Michael Parker. Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Nicholas Lea.

DVD 0140 *The Ugly Truth (2009) R In Sacramento, a romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. Directed by: Robert Luketic. Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler. Science Fiction DVD 0018 The Astral Factor (1976) PG A convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. Directed by: John Florea. Starring: Robert Foxworth, Stefanie Powers.

Page - 23 - DVD 0117 *District 9 (2009) R An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. Directed by: Neill Blomkamp. Starring: Sharlto Copley, David James.

DVD 0122 *The Incredible Hulk (2008) PG-13 Dr. Bruce Banner, thanks to a gamma ray experiment gone wrong, transforms into a giant green-skinned hulk whenever his pulse rate gets too high. Directed by: Louis Leterrier. Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler.

DVD 0138 *Tron: Legacy (2010) PG The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's creation turned bad and a unique ally who was born inside the digital domain of The Grid. Directed by: Joseph Kosinski. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund. Television DVD 0004 The Andy Griffith Show (1963) Not Rated Four episodes: 'Dogs, Dogs, Dogs', 'Barney's First Car', 'The Darlings Are Coming', and 'The Great Filling Station Robbery' Directed by: Sheldon Leonard. Starring: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard. Western DVD 0008 Abeline Town (1946) Pre-Ratings A Sheriff tries to stop homesteader conflicts in the West after the Civil War. Directed by: Edwin L. Marin. Starring: Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak.

DVD 0045 The Deadly Companions (1961) Pre-Ratings An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory. Directed by: Sam Peckinpah. Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith.

Page - 24 - DVD 0087 God's Gun (1976) R Priest turned vigilante Father John hunts down a gang of criminals, led by Sam Clayton, who killed a man in a local bar. Alternate title is "Diamante Lobo." Directed by: Gianfranco Parolini. Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance.

DVD 0103 Kansas Pacific (1953) Pre-Ratings With the Civil War about to begin, Southern saboteurs attack frontier railroad construction. Directed by: Ray Nazarro. Starring: Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller.

DVD 0001 The Outlaw (1943) Pre-Ratings Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald. Directed by: Howard Hughes. Starring: Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell and Jane Russell.

DVD 0060 The Over-the-hill Gang (1969) Not Rated A retired Texas Ranger and his three aging pals are hired to clean up a lawless town. Directed by: Jean Yarbrough. Starring: Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan and Andy Devine.

DVD 0061 The Over-the-hill Gang Rides Again Not Rated (1970) Walter Brennan is back as the clever and funny over the hill Texas Ranger Nash Crawford, in this 1970 sequel. Directed by: George McCowan. Starring: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire and Edgar Buchanan.

DVD 0066 Powderkeg (1970) Not Rated Originally a pilot for a television series, two hard-boiled soldiers of fortune are hired to regain control of a train hijacked by bandits. Directed by: Douglas Heyes. Starring: Rodd Taylor, Dennis Cole.

Page - 25 - DVD 0068 Rage at Dawn (1955) Pre-Ratings A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers. Directed by: Tim Whelan. Starring: Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker and Mala Powers.

DVD 0080 Trinity is Still My Name (1971) G A couple of two-bit thieving brothers try and keep a promise to their dying father: stick together and become successful outlaws. Directed by: Enzo Barboni. Starring: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer.

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Alphabetical DVD *2012 PG-13 DVD 0139 *The 40 Year Old Virgin R DVD 0120 Abilene Town Pre-Ratings DVD 0008 The Admiral was a Lady Pre-Ratings DVD 0003 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Pre-Ratings DVD 0010 After the Harvest Not Rated DVD 0012 Against All Hope Not Rated DVD 0015 Aladdin and His Magic Lamp Pre-Ratings DVD 0009 Algiers Pre-Ratings DVD 0011 *Alice in Wonderland PG DVD 0112 All the Kind Strangers Not Rated DVD 0014 The Amazing Adventure Pre-Ratings DVD 0007 American Psycho NC-17 DVD 0017 The Andy Griffith Show Not Rated DVD 0004

Page - 27 - Alphabetical DVD The Animal Kingdom Pre-Ratings DVD 0005 Antony & Cleopatra Not Rated DVD 0016 The Art of Murder R DVD 0019 The Art of War R DVD 0013 The Astral Factor PG DVD 0018 As You Like It Pre-Ratings DVD 0002 At War with the Army Pre-Ratings DVD 0006 Bad Faith R DVD 0020 Becket PG-13 DVD 0021 Beneath the 12-mile Reef Pre-Ratings DVD 0022 Betrayed Not Rated DVD 0024 Beyond Justice PG-13 DVD 0025 Bird of Paradise Pre-Ratings DVD 0023 Black Water Gold Not Rated DVD 0044 Bollywood/Hollywood PG-13 DVD 0026 Border Cop R DVD 0027 Born to Win R DVD 0028 *The Bounty Hunter PG-13 DVD 0115 Brotherhood of the Wolf R DVD 0029 Bullet to Beijing R DVD 0030 *Burlesque PG-13 DVD 0144 Cain's Cutthroats R DVD 0031 Callie & Son Not Rated DVD 0032 Captain Kidd Pre-Ratings DVD 0035 Captain Scarface Pre-Ratings DVD 0034 Carnival of Souls Pre-Ratings DVD 0033 The Chinese Connection R DVD 0036 *Cinderella Man PG-13 DVD 0116 Cold Sweat PG DVD 0037 Cry of the Innocent Not Rated DVD 0039 Cuba Crossing R DVD 0038 Daniel Boone Pre-Ratings DVD 0040 The Deadly Companions Pre-Ratings DVD 0045 The Delicate Art of Parking Not Rated DVD 0043 Dishonored Lady Pre-Ratings DVD 0042 Page - 28 - Alphabetical DVD *District 9 R DVD 0117 Doll Face Pre-Ratings DVD 0041 Double Jeopardy Not Rated DVD 0046 *Dr. Seuss': How the Grinch Stole PG DVD 0118 Christmas *Eat Pray Love PG-13 DVD 0119 Escape from Sobibor Not Rated DVD 0047 *Evan Almighty PG DVD 0146 Father's Little Dividend Pre-Ratings DVD 0048 Fear in the Night Pre-Ratings DVD 0049 The Flying Deuces Pre-Ratings DVD 0051 The Fourth Angel R DVD 0050 The Front Page Pre-Ratings DVD 0052 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump PG-13 DVD 0053 The Giant of Marathon Pre-Ratings DVD 0054 Ginger in the Morning PG DVD 0084 The Girl Hunters Pre-Ratings DVD 0055 A Girl Is A Girl Not Rated DVD 0086 Girl with a Pearl Earring PG-13 DVD 0085 God's Gun R DVD 0087 *The Green Hornet PG-13 DVD 0147 *Green Zone R DVD 0121 Grizzly Falls PG DVD 0088 *Grown Ups PG-13 DVD 0113 Gulliver's Travels Pre-Ratings DVD 0089 Gung Ho! Pre-Ratings DVD 0090 The Harrad Experiment R DVD 0091 He Walked by Night Pre-Ratings DVD 0093 Hercules Unchained Pre-Ratings DVD 0092 The Hitch-Hiker Pre-Ratings DVD 0104 Horror Express R DVD 0095 House on Haunted Hill Pre-Ratings DVD 0094 Incident on a Dark Street Not Rated DVD 0107 *The Incredible Hulk PG-13 DVD 0122 *Inside Man R DVD 0145 Page - 29 - Alphabetical DVD *It's Complicated R DVD 0105 Jack and the Beanstalk Pre-Ratings DVD 0096 Jack London Pre-Ratings DVD 0097 Juiced Not Rated DVD 0098 *Julie and Julia PG-13 DVD 0123 Just Before Dawn R DVD 0106 Kansas Pacific Pre-Ratings DVD 0103 Kill Cruise R DVD 0108 *Knocked Up R DVD 0124 *Little Fockers PG-13 DVD 0125 Little Lord Fauntleroy Pre-Ratings DVD 0111 The Little Princess G DVD 0101 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy Pre-Ratings DVD 0109 Love that Boy Not Rated DVD 0102 Lunch with Charles Not Rated DVD 0110 *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon PG-13 DVD 0126 Emperor *Munich R DVD 0127 A Murder of Crows R DVD 0100 Mutiny Pre-Ratings DVD 0099 Nancy Drew...reporter Pre-Ratings DVD 0059 "O" R DVD 0062 The Outlaw Pre-Ratings DVD 0001 The Over-the-Hill Gang Not Rated DVD 0060 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again Not Rated DVD 0061 Parsley Days Not Rated DVD 0063 *The Passion of the Christ R DVD 0148 Perpetrators of the Crime R DVD 0064 Pot O Gold Pre-Ratings DVD 0065 Powderkeg Not Rated DVD 0066 *Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time PG-13 DVD 0128 *The Princess and the Frog G DVD 0129 *Public Enemies R DVD 0130 A Quiet Day in Belfast Not Rated DVD 0067 Rage at Dawn Pre-Ratings DVD 0068 Page - 30 - Alphabetical DVD *Ray PG-13 DVD 0114 Road to Bali Pre-Ratings DVD 0069 *Robin Hood PG-13 DVD 0131 *Salt PG-13 DVD 0132 A Season for Miracles Not Rated DVD 0070 Second Chorus Pre-Ratings DVD 0071 *Secretariat PG DVD 0133 *Shrek Forever After: the Final Chapter PG DVD 0134 The Snows of Kilimanjaro Pre-Ratings DVD 0072 *The Social Network PG-13 DVD 0135 *The Sorcerer's Apprentice PG DVD 0136 Stage Door Canteen Pre-Ratings DVD 0073 A Star is Born Pre-Ratings DVD 0074 Strange Fits of Passion Not Rated DVD 0075 *Sunshine R DVD 0149 Swing High, Swing Low Pre-Ratings DVD 0077 The Swiss Conspiracy PG DVD 0076 *The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 R DVD 0137 That Uncertain Feeling Pre-Ratings DVD 0078 Touch of Pink R DVD 0081 Trinity is Still My Name G DVD 0080 *Tron: Legacy PG DVD 0138 Tulsa Pre-Ratings DVD 0079 Tunnel R DVD 0082 *The Ugly Truth R DVD 0140 *United 93 R DVD 0141 *Up PG DVD 0142 A Walk in the Sun Pre-Ratings DVD 0057 Waltz Time Pre-Ratings DVD 0056 Win, Place or Steal PG DVD 0058 *Zombieland R DVD 0143

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