Arthur Schmidt
Formats
Description
"It's 1947 Hollywood Eddie Valiant ... a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, who begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer"--Container.
2) Sabrina
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family returns from Paris and dazzles the family's two sons.
Series
Criterion collection volume 396
Formats
Description
An early look at the impact of mass media in the public arena, featuring the story of a cynical and manipulative journalist. When a man is trapped alive in a mine collapse, an amoral, down-on-his-luck reporter takes over and prolongs the rescue effort in order to make a name for himself.
4) The birdcage
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the son of a gay man invites his fiancee's ultra-conservative family over for dinner, his father tries to act straight while his partner plays an endearing old woman.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
The hapless Roger Rabbit is framed for the murder of Marvin Acme, who was photographed "playing patticake" with Roger's wife Jessica. The mixed live and animated action takes place in Hollywood and next-door "Toontown," where humans and "Toons" co-exist.
Formats
Description
Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with the young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance. Thinking she is mad,...