WHITE HEAT (1949)

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Gangster, Film Noir in which Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma,' Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader. Cody's top henchman wants to lead the gang and attempts to have an 'accident' happen to Cody, while he is running the gang from in jail. But Cody is saved by an undercover cop, who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang. Finally, the stage is set for Cody's ultimate betrayal and downfall, during a big heist at a chemical plant.
Film also co stars Virginia Mayo as Jarrett's wayward and ultimately traitorous wife
The film is held as one of the best of it's genre

Nominated for 1 Academy Award, Best Writing, Motion Picture Story

DVD Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Drew Casper

Warner Bros Shorts - At the Movies

NOTORIOUS (1946)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman) takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent, T.R. Devlin (Cary Grant) who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay

DVD Special Features:

None

SEA OF LOVE (1989)

Directed by Harold Becker

Frank Keller (Al Pacino) is a New York detective investigating a case of a serial killer who finds the victims through the lonely hearts column in newspapers. Keller falls in love with Helen (Ellen Barkin), the main suspect in the case

No Academy Award Nominations

DVD Special Features:

The Creation of Sea Of Love

Feature Length Audio Commentary by Director, Harold Becker

THE IPCRESS FILE (1965)

Directed by Sidney J. Furie

A number of leading Western scientists have been kidnapped only to reappear a fews days later. Unfortunately, each scientist has been brain washed and is now completely useless. The British send their agent, Harry Palmer (Michael Caine), to investigate. Palmer is surprised to be selected for such a mission (considering his past) and believes he has been chosen because he is expendable.

No Academy Award Nominations

DVD Special Features:

None

THRONE OF BLOOD (1957)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

A transposition of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to medieval Japan. After a great military victory, Lords Washizu and Miki are lost in the dense Cobweb Forest, where they meet a mysterious old woman who predicts great things for Washizu and even greater things for Miki's descendants. Once out of the forest, Washizu and Miki are immediately promoted by the Emperor. Washizu, encouraged by his ambitious wife, plots to make even more of the prophecy come true, even if it means killing the Emperor

Acclaimed as the Best Shakespeare on film

No Academy Award Nominations

DVD Special Features:

None

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)

Directed by Charles Laughton

A sinister crook (Robert Mitchum) posing as a preacher charms Willa (Shelley Winters) and wins her hand in marriage, only to kill her when she learns what he is really like. With only Pearl and John separating him from a small fortune, the Preacher unleashes the full force of his true, evil self pursueing two children for a secret - they are privy to of the location of a cache of money.

No Academy Award Nominations

DVD Special Features:

None

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (1993)

Directed by Fred Schepisi

Flan (Donald Sutherland) and Ouisa Kittredge (Stockard Channing), rich NYC art dealers, are called on one night by a young man, Paul (Will Smith), who professes to be a friend of their kids' from Harvard. They offer him a bed for the night; he enchants them with a home-cooked meal and magnificent conversation. The next morning, they learn that he is not all he seems to be. Their investigations are intriguing and lead them to re-evaluate their lives.

Nominated for 1 Academy Award, Best Actress

DVD Special Features:

None

DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952)

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

Airline pilot Jed (Richard Widmark) stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn (Anne Bancroft) is a singer. He sees Nell (Marilyn Munroe) in a window opposite his and they get chummy. When the girl she's baby-sitting, Bunny, enters Nell goes crazy and sends her to her room. She fantasizes that Jed is her long lost fiance. Jed comes to realize that Nell is more than a little whacko

No Academy Award Nominations