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    Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    Warner Bros. released Once Upon a Time in America on June 1, 1984. Sergio Leone directed the film starring Robert De Niro, James Woods, and Elizabeth McGovern.

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  • MHM MartOnce Upon a Time in America (1984)

    Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Spans the Decades on DVD

    Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released Once Upon a Time in America to DVD on August 11, 2015. Sergio Leone directed the film starring Robert De Niro, James Woods, and Elizabeth McGovern.

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  • SummariesOnce Upon a Time in America (1984)

    Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    Film and Plot Synopsis Small-time hood David ‘Noodles’ Aaronson and his lifelong partners in crime; Max, Cockeye and Patsy and their friends grow up in the rough Jewish neighborhood of New York’s Lower East Side. Once Upon a Time in America follows them from the 1920s to the last years of Prohibition in the early 1930s, and then to the late 1960s where an elderly Noodles returns to New York after many years in hiding. Buy the Film *As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ Movie Summary The summary below contains spoilers. We open the film with three thugs hunting 1932 New York’s Lower East Side Jewish sector for a marked man in a Chinese wayang theater. Before they could find him, the Chinese owners warn the opium-addicted man, a 30-something gangster named “Noodles”, and help him escape, but not before his girlfriend is gunned down and his friend, Fat Moe, is brutally tortured for Noodles’ whereabouts. Noodles sneaks in and saves Fat Moe by killing one of the gangsters. Shortly after, he finds out his three childhood friends, Patsy, Cockeye, and the char-broiled Max, were all killed in an ill-fated bank …

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  • MHM MartChaplin (1992)

    Chaplin (1992) Silently Arrives on Blu-Ray

    Lionsgate Home Entertainment released Chaplin to Blu-ray on February 15, 2011. Richard Attenborough directed the film starring Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, and Paul Rhys.

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  • SummariesThe Hard Way (1991)

    The Hard Way (1991)

    Film and Plot Synopsis Nick Lang is a famous, pampered Hollywood actor, well known for his action movies that are box office hits, but lack in artistic credibility. For his next movie, he needs the proper motivation and inspiration for his role as a gritty cop. Lang comes up with the idea to shadow New York policeman Lt. John Moss after he sees the detective on television. Now, the reluctant detective not only has to put up with Nick, who has no idea what it means to be a cop, but he also must catch the coldblooded murderer, the Party Crasher, before he kills again. Buy the Film *As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ‘The Hard Way’ Movie Summary The summary below contains spoilers. New York City is being terrorized by a serial killer known as the Party Crasher (Stephen Lang). The Party Crasher is infamous for calling the police and notifying them that he is about to kill someone before doing so. As the film opens, the police converge on a night club that the Party Crasher has identified as the scene of his next crime. The police are led by Detective Lieutenant John Moss (James …

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  • MHM MartThe Hard Way (1991)

    The Hard Way (1991) finds Easy Street on DVD

    On November 17, 1998, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) released The Hard Way on DVD. John Badham directed the film starring Michael J. Fox, James Woods, and Stephen Lang.

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  • MHM MartJohn Carpenter's Vampires (1998)

    John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) Collector’s Edition Puts a Stake in Blu-ray

    On September 24, 2019, Shout! Factory released the Vampires Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. John Carpenter directed the film which starred James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, and Sheryl Lee.

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  • SummariesChaplin (1992)

    Chaplin (1992)

    Chaplin is based upon Charles Chaplin's book, My Autobiography. The film recounts the life of the legendary actor, producer, composer and director.

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  • Movie House Memories
    Chaplin (1992)

    Chaplin (1992)

    TriStar Pictures released Chaplin to theaters on January 8, 1993. Richard Attenborough directs the film which stars Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, and Paul Rhys.

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