Martin Scorsese
Series
Criterion collection volume 286
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (104 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man falls in love with a younger woman, but he is married and divorce is illegal. To get what he wants, he begins an elaborate scheme to kill his wife.
62) The departed
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation...
63) Raging Bull
Series
Criterion collection volume 1134
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (129 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Widely hailed as the greatest film of the 1980s, this searing story charts the tortured rise and fall of middleweight champion Jake 'The Bronx Bull' La Motta.
64) Clockers
Publisher
MCA Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999], c1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of two brothers on opposites sides of the law and the policemen deeply involved in finding the right brother to arrest for murder.
65) The last waltz
Series
Criterion collection volume 1118
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Description
"The Band's last concert, Thanksgiving Day 1976, where they play twelve of their best songs and are joined by many famous rock stars."--
Publisher
Fantoma Films
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 179 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Collection of films by Kenneth Anger. A major influence on everything from the films of Martin Scorese, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and David Lynch to the pop art of Andy Warhol to MTV, Anger's work serves as a talisman of universal symbols and personal obsessions, combining myth, artifice and ritual to render cinema with the power of spell or incantation.
68) Raging bull
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 129 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([14] p. ; 18 cm.)
Description
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 732 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A lavish period drama set in Atlantic City, following the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed political and criminal mastermind whose grip on power and control of the city's liquor supply is under constant threat.
70) After hours
Series
Criterion collection volume 1185
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (1 hr., 37 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman. So begins the wildest night of his life, as bizarre occurrences involving underground-art punks, a distressed waitress, a crazed Mister Softee truck driver, and a bagel-and-cream-cheese paperweight pile up with anxiety-inducing relentlessness and thwart his attempts to get home.
71) Richard III
Series
Criterion collection volume 213
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (158 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Description
Richard, Duke of Gloucester through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward.
72) The set-up
Series
Film noir classic collection volume 5
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (72 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An over-the-hill boxer thinks he can still win a bout, despite doubts from his wife and his manager. He goes into his next fight determined to beat his opponent, not realizing his manager has taken money for a 'dive' from a tough gambler. Hightening the tension, the film takes place over the course of 72 minutes, its approximate running time.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (812 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
American gangster: A New York City cop seeks to bring down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.
Carlito's way: A Puerto Rican former convict tires to go straight despite the pressure of drugs and violence around him.
Casino: Two best friends, a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire and a fast living socialite.
Public enemies: FBI agent Melvin Purvis tries to take down John Dillinger, Baby Face nelson...
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (426 min.) : sd., b&w or col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
[Human desire] A Korean War veteran comes back to his job as a railroad engineer, and becomes entangled with a violent co-worker and the man's alluring wife in a web of deception, suspicion, and murder .
[Pushover] A cop, staking out the apartment of a bank robber's girlfriend, makes a move on her to get information. But he makes the mistake of really falling for her, testing his loyalties with deadly results.
[The brothers Rico] A businessman and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 685
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (590 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet and 3 Blu-rays.
Description
Established by Martin Scorsese in 2007, the World Cinema Project expands the horizons of moviegoers everywhere. Their mission is to preserve and present marginalized and infrequently screened films from regions of the world ill-equipped to provide funding for major restorations. This set brings together six films from various countries, including Bangladesh/India, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, South Korea, and Turkey; each is a cinematic revelation, depicting...