New to DVD Highlights
This is where you will find many interesting DVDs and Blu-rays new to the library. Some titles will have graced Alice's shelves in a previous life on VHS Video, some are already on DVD but have now made their way to Blu-ray, while others have eluded capture in any format - until now. However, to be privy to the bigger picture, you will need to also check out 'Featured Acquisitions', 'Latest Alice Picks', 'Recent Arrivals',and 'New Releases'.
I Am Johnny Cash (2017)
Director: Jordan Tappis
Starring: Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Kid Rock
A celebration of the larger-than-life Johnny Cash, from the unique perspective of the Man in Black's greatest songs, the essentials'. Each song brings... Read more
The Westerner (1940)
7.5/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport
A classic tale of range wars in the late 1800s, with Gary Cooper as a wanderer who finds himself in the middle. Walter Brennan won his third Oscar as... Read more
The Loved One (1965)
7.2/10
Director: Tony Richardson
Starring: Anjanette Comer, Dana Andrews, James Coburn, John Gielgud, Lionel Stander, Marga...
The suicide of his expatriate uncle (John Gielgud) draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow (Robert Morse) into California's booming funeral industry.... Read more
Heaven's Gate (Blu-ray) (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Cimino
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, I...
Michael Cimino's notorious spectacle about Wyoming's infamous Johnson County War - a conflict between immigrant settlers and the empire builders who w... Read more
Tootsie ( Blu-ray ) (1982)
7.4/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Jessi...
Dustin Hoffman plays an unemployed actor who dons women's clothing and becomes a great success in a popular tv soap opera. He also falls in love with... Read more
Moby Dick ( Blu-ray ) (1956)
7.4/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Bernard Miles, Gregory Peck, Harry Andrews, James Robertson Justice, Mervyn John...
Herman Melville's sea classic is brought to the screen with intensity by director John Huston. Starring Gregory Peck as Ahab, Richard Basehart as Ishm... Read more
Little Big Man ( Blu-ray ) (1970)
7.6/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Chief Dan George, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Jeff Corey, Martin Balsam
Recounting how the West was won through the eyes of a white man raised as a Native American, Arthur Penn's 1970 adaptation... of Thomas Berger's satir... Read more
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: Christopher Plummer, David Warner, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan,...
After years at war, the Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for a peace summit. But when the Klingon ship with it's ambassador is inexplicably a... Read more
Detective Story (1951)
7.6/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Eleanor Parker, Kirk Douglas, William Bendix
Set amidst the hectic activity of a New York City police station, Kirk Douglas stars as the principled, rigid detective whose personal code has become... Read more
Dinner at Eight (1933)
7.8/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: John Barrymore, Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Ed...
Based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's Broadway hit, in which an elaborate dinner party reveals a web of intrigue and romance. With a sparkling... Read more