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Thursday, December 23, 2010

The bishop's wife (1947) - Christmas movie with Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young

Rating 7.5/10
Runtime: 109 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Henry Koster
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039190/

Cast

Cary Grant ... Dudley
Loretta Young ... Julia Brougham
David Niven ... Bishop Henry Brougham
Monty Woolley ... Prof. Wutheridge
James Gleason ... Sylvester
Gladys Cooper ... Mrs. Hamilton
Elsa Lanchester ... Matilda
Sara Haden ... Mildred Cassaway
Karolyn Grimes ... Debby Brougham

Description: An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.

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Download links:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzph8sb3Hdu_UEpaYmhvNlhDWUE

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=87603658147126522396

Video and audio information:

Video : 1.13 GB, 1500 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*480 (4:3), XviD = XviD 1.2.1
Audio : 150 MB, 192 Kbps, 44100 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AC3

Subtitles (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French) included

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Suddenly, last summer (1959) - classic Tennessee Williams stage play adaptation directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Albert Dekker

Rating 7.5/10
Runtime: 114 min
Language: English
Country: USA/United Kingdom
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053318/

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor ... Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn ... Mrs. Venable
Montgomery Clift ... Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker ... Dr. Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridge ... Mrs. Holly
Gary Raymond ... George Holly

Description: In sweltering 1937 New Orleans, Louisiana, after witnessing first-hand the primitive surgical conditions of his financially hard-pressed state institution, brilliant young neurosurgeon Dr Cukrowicz receives an unexpected invitation. As grieving Mrs Violet Venable, an aging wealthy widow who is one of the city's wealthiest benefactors, promises to contribute a hefty amount of money to the institution, Dr Cukrowicz finds himself confronted with a grave, pressing dilemma: perform a lobotomy on her committed niece Catherine Holly, or lose a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the state hospital. Indeed, ever since the tragic death of Violet's son Sebastian, troubled Catherine has been losing her grip on reality, stigmatized forever after that horrible, fateful vacation at a sun-drenched Spanish village. However, is poor Catherine eligible for the delicate procedure? Either way, no one can change the truth, not even God. What happened, suddenly, last summer?

Screens:

Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/bimjq69f

Video and audio information:

Video : 1.98 GB, 2481 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 854x460 (1.85:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 96/97 MB (main/isolated score), 118/119 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR

Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) closed captions embedded, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, German, Polish, Polish, Czech) posters and screenshots included

Double audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is isolated score. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Saturday, November 6, 2010

The Hustler (1961) - classic drama from director Robert Rossen, starring Paul Newman in one of his best movies

Rating 8.2/10
Runtime: 135 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Robert Rossen
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0054997

Cast

Paul Newman ... Eddie Felson
Jackie Gleason ... Minnesota Fats
Piper Laurie ... Sarah Packard
George C. Scott ... Bert Gordon
Myron McCormick ... Charlie Burns
Murray Hamilton ... Findley
Michael Constantine ... Big John

Description: "Fast" Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary "Minnesota Fats" to a high-stakes match, but he loses in a heartbreaking marathon. Now broke and without his long-time manager, Felson faces an uphill battle to regain his confidence and his game. It isn't until he hits rock bottom that he agrees to join up with ruthless and cutthroat manager Bert Gordon. Gordon agrees to take him on the road to learn the ropes. But Felson soon realizes that making it to the top could cost him his soul, and perhaps his girlfriend. Will he decide that this is too steep a price to pay in time to save himself?

Screens (to be added later):

Download link (torrent file):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzph8sb3Hdu_QjRnVEJXcWs5UU0t

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=19992903825658343888

Also included "The Hustler: The Inside Story" extra which gives details on how the film came to be made, and delivers some stories from some of the film-makers and a few surprise guests.

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

The grapes of wrath (1940) – classic drama directed by John Ford, starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Russell Simpson and John Qualen

Rating 8.1/10
Runtime: 129 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: John Ford
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032551/

Cast

Henry Fonda ... Tom Joad
Jane Darwell ... Ma Joad
John Carradine ... Jim Casy
Charley Grapewin ... Grandpa Joad
Dorris Bowdon ... Rosasharn Rivers
Russell Simpson ... Pa Joad
John Qualen ... Muley Bates

Description:The Joad clan is looking for a better life in California. After their drought-ridden farm is seized by the bank, the family - led by just-paroled son Tom, loads up a truck and heads West. On the road, beset by hardships, the Joads meet dozens of other families making the same trek and holding onto the same dream. Once in California, however, the Joads soon realize that the promised land isn't quite what they hoped...

Screens:

Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/unt3j6a5

Video and audio information:

Video : 3.87 GB, 4295 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 768x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 144
Audio : 158/96 MB (main/commentary), 171/104 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR

Subtitles(English, French, Spanish closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish) posters and screenshots included

Double audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film scholar Joseph McBride and John Steinbeck expert Susan Shillinglaw. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

The big parade (1925) - King Vidor's WWI drama

Rating 8.4/10
Runtime: 120 min
Language: Silent with English intertitles
Country: USA
Directed by: King Vidor
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/

Cast

John Gilbert ... James Apperson
Renée Adorée ... Melisande
Hobart Bosworth ... Mr. Apperson
Claire McDowell ... Mrs. Apperson
Claire Adams ... Justyn Reed
Robert Ober ... Harry Apperson

Description: The idle son of a rich businessman joins the army when the U.S.A. enters World War One. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with two working-class soldiers. He also falls in love with a Frenchwoman, but has to leave her to move to the frontline.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Bigger than life (1956) - classic drama directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Mason, Barbara Rush and Walter Matthau

Rating 7.6/10
Runtime: 95 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Nicholas Ray
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049010/

Cast

James Mason ... Ed Avery
Barbara Rush ... Lou Avery
Walter Matthau ... Wally Gibbs
Robert F. Simon ... Dr. Norton
Christopher Olsen ... Richie Avery
Roland Winters ... Dr. Ruric

Description: Schoolteacher and family man Ed Avery, who's been suffering bouts of severe pain and even blackouts, is hospitalized with what's diagnosed as a rare inflammation of the arteries. Told by doctors that he probably has only months to live, Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. Ed makes a remarkable recovery, and returns home to his wife, Lou, and their son, Richie. He must keep taking cortisone tablets regularly to prevent a recurrence of his illness. But the "miracle" cure turns into its own nightmare as Ed starts to abuse the tablets, causing him to experience increasingly wild mood swings.

Screens:

Download link (torrent file):

https://fastupload.io/bJzQpG4W0OQazwU/file

Set of extras included:

* Profile of Nicholas Ray (1977) - a half-hour television interview with the director (28:47)
* Video appreciation of Bigger Than Life with author Jonathan Lethem (27:14)
* Video interview with Susan Ray, widow of the director and editor of "I was interrupted: Nicholas Ray on making movies" (22:00)
* Theatrical trailer

Video and audio information:

Video : 1.90 GB, 2858 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 1024x402 (2.55:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 148
Audio : 88/45 MB (main/commentary), 129/66 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/1 channel, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR

Subtitles (English closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek, Turkish, Croatian) posters and screenshots included

Dual audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film critic Geoff Andrew, author of "The Films of Nicholas Ray". You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, commentary on Track 2)

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The fallen idol (1948) - classic thriller from director Carol Reed

Rating 8.0/10
Runtime: 96 min
Language: English
Country: UK
Directed by: Carol Reed
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040338/

Cast

Ralph Richardson ... Baines
Michèle Morgan ... Julie
Sonia Dresdel ... Mrs. Baines
Bobby Henrey ... Phillipe
Denis O'Dea ... Inspector Crowe
Jack Hawkins ... Detective Ames
Walter Fitzgerald ... Dr. Fenton
Dandy Nichols ... Mrs. Patterson

Description: Baines, an English butler working at a French embassy, is more of a father to the ambassador's young son, Phillipe, than the ambassador. But the hated Mrs. Baines, the head housekeeper, is not a mother to him. Phillipe discovers that Baines is having an affair with the young French woman working as a secretary in the embassy. But he's too young to realize what he knows. He believes Baines's story that the young woman is his niece. And he agrees to keep the matter a secret. Secrets and lies become the dominant themes of his young life - especially when he thinks he's witnessed a murder.

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Five graves to Cairo (1943) - war adventure movie from director Billy Wilder, starring Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff and Erich von Stroheim

Rating 7.4/10
Runtime: 92 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Billy Wilder
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035884/

Cast

Franchot Tone ... Cpl. John J. Bramble / Davos
Anne Baxter ... Mouche
Akim Tamiroff ... Farid
Erich von Stroheim ... Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Peter van Eyck ... Lt. Schwegler
Fortunio Bonanova ... Gen. Sebastiano

Description: June, 1942. The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border- Corporal John Bramble, who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel...soon to be German HQ. To survive, Bramble assumes an identity which proves perilous. The new guest of honor is none other than Rommel, hinting of his secret strategy, code-named 'five graves'.Now the fate of the British in Egypt depends on whether a humble corporal can penetrate the secret.

Screens (to be added later):

Download link (torrent file):

https://ufile.io/zv79drve

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Gentlemen prefer blondes (1953) - Jane Russell and Marylin Monroe in classic Howard Hawks musical

Rating 7.2/10
Runtime: 91 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Howard Hawks
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045810/

Cast

Jane Russell ... Dorothy Shaw
Marilyn Monroe ... Lorelei Lee
Charles Coburn ... Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
Elliott Reid ... Ernie Malone
Tommy Noonan ... Gus Esmond
George Winslow ... Henry Spofford III

Description: Two singers, best friends Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris pursued by a private detective hired by Lorelei's fiancé's disapproving father to keep an eye on her, a rich, enamoured old man and many other doting admirers.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

The lost weekend (1945) - Ray Milland and Jane Wyman starring in Billy Wilder's Oscar winning drama

Rating 8.2/10
Runtime: 97 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Billy Wilder
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/

Cast

Ray Milland ... Don Birnam
Jane Wyman ... Helen St. James
Phillip Terry ... Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva ... Nat
Doris Dowling ... Gloria

Description: The unsuccessful writer Don Birnham is an alcoholic. Only his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen managed to keep him sober for 10 days and plan a little vacation on the countryside for the weekend. But Don manages to send them both away the evening before. In flashbacks we see past events, all gone wrong because of the bottle. Alone at home, without any money, he's desperate for something to drink.

Screens (to be updated later):

Download link (torrent file):

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=43480797618204688655

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzph8sb3Hdu_dVRKeEJ6emVEVnM

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

The gold rush (1925) - Charles Chaplin in a silent comedy

Rating 8.2/10
Runtime: 95 min
Language: Silent movie with English intertitles
Country: USA
Directed by: Charles Chaplin
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015864/

Cast

Charles Chaplin ... The Lone Prospector
Mack Swain ... Big Jim McKay
Tom Murray ... Black Larsen
Henry Bergman ... Hank Curtis
Malcolm Waite ... Jack Cameron
Georgia Hale ... Georgia

Description: A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm.

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Download links:

http://hotfile.com/dl/53081462/bf779a8/T_gold__r_ush.part1.rar.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/53081260/eb81645/T_gold__r_ush.part2.rar.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/53081063/2fb1efb/T_gold__r_ush.part3.rar.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/53080780/64200ee/T_gold__r_ush.part4.rar.html

http://www.fileserve.com/file/2C2FVee/T_gold__r_ush.part1.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/k3aFVGq/T_gold__r_ush.part2.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/5Tb8PzZ/T_gold__r_ush.part3.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/JkJ6QBm/T_gold__r_ush.part4.rar

+ extras (introduction + set of trailers)

http://hotfile.com/dl/53364140/138f23e/Go_r_extras.rar.html

Video and audio information:

Video : 709 MB, 1039 Kbps, 25 fps, 608*464 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 81 MB, 128 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = MPEG-1 Layer-3

Subtitles (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian) + sample ( 10 MB)

http://hotfile.com/dl/53391309/c811a1e/Go_r_subssample.rar.html

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