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BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE: EVERYBODY'S SPECIAL
[Bear In The Big Blue House:  Everybody's Special] Length: 75 minutes
Screen Formats:Full Screen
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Sides: 1
Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • As Different as Day and Night
  • Bats Are People Too
  • The Yard Sale
  • Sing-a-Long Songs (4 with the words on the screen).
  • Trailers for "Bear in the Big Blue House," "Dragon Tales," "Jay Jay the Jet Plane," "The Trumpet of the Swan" and "Kermit's Swamp Years."
  • As Different as Day and Night: It's a day of opposites at the Big Blue House, and Bear and his friends are discovering all the colorful fun that opposites bring.

    Bats Are People Too: By befriending a little bat named Benny, the gang discovers many ways that being different can be good.

    The Yard Sale: When Doc Hogg lets everyone at the Big Blue House know that he's trying to help the muskrats' charity, they all work together to organize a money-raising yard sale.

    Bear in the Big Blue House features a charming cast of Muppets that educate and entertain through childhood exploration. The series introduces a group of wonderful new characters. Bear, the host of each nearly half-hour show, is exuberant, playful, curious, funny and filled with civility and concern. He speaks directly to the audience and invites them into his home each day to play, learn and sing with his friends Tutter, the mouse; Ojo, the little bear; Pip and Pop, two otters; Treelo, the lemur; and Luna, the moon. Together they explore such diverse concepts as art, water, shapes, gravity, friendship and safety.

    Bear in the Big Blue House - Everybody's Special is now available for purchase by clicking here.


    BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE: TIDY TIME WITH BEAR
    [Bear In The Big Blue House:  Tidy Time With Bear] Length: 75 minutes
    Screen Formats:Full Screen
    Languages: English, Spanish
    Subtitles: English
    Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Episode selection/Jump to any episode.
  • Working Like a Bear.
  • Woodland House Wonderful.
  • We Did it Our Way.
  • Sing-a-Long Songs (4 with the words on the screen).
  • Trailers for "Bear in the Big Blue House," "Dragon Tales," "Jay Jay the Jet Plane," "The Trumpet of the Swan" and "Kermit's Swamp Years."
  • Working Like a Bear: Whether it's chores or an occupation, Bear teaches his friends about all of the definitions of "work" through pretend and cleaning the house.

    Woodland House Wonderful: Everyone at the Big Blue House has to wash up and pitch in to make the house beautiful for photos that will be featured in "Woodland House Wonderful" magazine.

    We Did It Our Way: Bear and his friends find out that sometimes it takes more than one way to do a job the right way. Plus, doing something together can be a lot more fun.

    Bear in the Big Blue House features a charming cast of Muppets that educate and entertain through childhood exploration. The series introduces a group of wonderful new characters. Bear, the host of each nearly half-hour show, is exuberant, playful, curious, funny and filled with civility and concern. He speaks directly to the audience and invites them into his home each day to play, learn and sing with his friends Tutter, the mouse; Ojo, the little bear; Pip and Pop, two otters; Treelo, the lemur; and Luna, the moon. Together they explore such diverse concepts as art, water, shapes, gravity, friendship and safety.

    Bear in the Big Blue House - Tidy Time With Bear is now available for purchase by clicking here.


    DAVID BLAINE -- FEARLESS
    [David Blaine -- Fearless] Length: 110 minutes
    Screen Formats: Full Screen
    Languages: English, French, Spanish
    Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • Street Magic - 31+ minutes of Blaine doing magic tricks on the street.
  • Magic Man - 36+ minutes of more magic.
  • Frozen in Time - 40+ minute show about the magician's publicity stunt of staying inside a frozen block of ice for
  • Newspaper Articles about the magician (onscreen text).
  • Unseen Blaine - 9+ minutes of additional street magic.
  • Hidden Feature: Blaine has the viewer pick out a card, and that leads to more street magic.
  • The magic, wonder and intrigue of the mystifying David Blaine are now on DVD and video with the best of his three TV specials, Street Magic, Magic Man and Frozen in Time.

    The world is his stage, and watching Blaine's mastery is a magical mystery tour de force whether he is on the streets of New York City or in the primitive jungles of South America. Prepare to meet ordinary passers-by as they encounter extraordinary one-on-one magic as never seen before.

    Inexplicable, curious, captivating, astounding -- don't miss your chance to see some of the most mystifying magic ever spontaneously captured on film. You'll keep watching, you'll keep wondering. Magic has a new master. He is Fearless, and his name is David Blaine.

    David Blaine is the antithesis of Las Vegas-style magicians such as David Copperfield or Siegfried and Roy. Blaine's style is low key -- no stage, no lights, no smoke, no curtains. He performs "street magic" which is close-up, intimate tricks between him and the random passerby. His stunts are feats of endurance where he stretches the limits of mind and body (i.e., burying himself alive for 7 days and freezing himself in a block of ice for 3 days).

    David Blaine - Fearless is now available for purchase by clicking here.


    MARILYN MONROE THE DIAMOND COLLECTION 2
    [Don't Bother to Knock] Length: 76 minutes
    Screen Formats: 1.33:1
    Languages: English
    Subtitles: English, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • Theatrical trailers for all 5 films in the Diamond Collection along with a trailer for the set.
  • Restoration Comparison (along with onscreen, textual descriptions of the process) featuring a split-screen version of the film showing the original film restoration on one side and the subsequent video restoration on the other, and then the latter with the previous video master.
  • Still Gallery.
  • Don't Bother to Knock is now available for purchase by clicking here.
  • [Let's Make Love] Length: 119 minutes
    Screen Formats: 2.35:1, 16x9
    Languages: English, French
    Subtitles: English, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 4.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • Theatrical trailers for all 5 films in the Diamond Collection along with a trailer for the set.
  • Restoration Comparison (along with onscreen, textual descriptions of the process) featuring a split-screen version of the film showing the original film restoration on one side and the subsequent video restoration on the other, and then the latter with the previous video master.
  • Still Gallery.
  • Let's Make Love is now available for purchase by clicking here.
  • [Monkey Business] Length: 97 minutes
    Screen Formats: 1.33:1
    Languages: English, French
    Subtitles: English, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • Theatrical trailers for all 5 films in the Diamond Collection along with a trailer for the set.
  • Restoration Comparison (along with onscreen, textual descriptions of the process) featuring a split-screen version of the film showing the original film restoration on one side and the subsequent video restoration on the other, and then the latter with the previous video master.
  • Still Gallery.
  • Monkey Business is now available for purchase by clicking here.
  • [Niagara] Length: 89 minutes
    Screen Formats: 1.33:1
    Languages: English, French
    Subtitles: English, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • Theatrical trailers for all 5 films in the Diamond Collection along with a trailer for the set.
  • Restoration Comparison (along with onscreen, textual descriptions of the process) featuring a split-screen version of the film showing the original film restoration on one side and the subsequent video restoration on the other, and then the latter with the previous video master.
  • Still Gallery.
  • Niagara is now available for purchase by clicking here.
  • [River of No Return] Length: 95 minutes
    Screen Formats: 2.55:1, 16x9
    Languages: English
    Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 4.0
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • Theatrical trailers for all 5 films in the Diamond Collection along with a trailer for the set.
  • Restoration Comparison (along with onscreen, textual descriptions of the process) featuring a split-screen version of the film showing the original film restoration on one side and the subsequent video restoration on the other, and then the latter with the previous video master.
  • Still Gallery.
  • River of No Return is now available for purchase by clicking here.
  • Title Summaries:

    Don't Bother to Knock: A beautiful babysitter (Marilyn Monroe) begins an affair with one of the guests (Richard Widmark) in the hotel where she is a live-in babysitter. But when the child she cares for interrupts their lovemaking, Monroe becomes a dangerous madwoman. Also starring Anne Bancroft, the chilling, provocative Don't Bother to Knock brilliantly showcases Monroe in a rare portrayal of a truly dark character.

    Let's Make Love: When billionaire Jean Marc Clement (Yves Montand) learns he is to be parodied in an upcoming theatre production, he lands a part in the show--playing himself! Immediately smitten with his co-star Amanda (Marilyn Monroe), who does not return his affection, Clement tries desperately to improve his stage presence in hopes of winning her over. Directed by George Cukor, Let's Make Love features Marilyn singing "My Heart Belongs to Daddy."

    Monkey Business: In this comedy classic, a chimpanzee gets loose in Dr. Barnaby Fulton's (Cary Grant) lab and accidentally completes the youth formula Fulton has been working on for years. But the industrious chimp also dumps the potion into the office water cooler--which becomes clear only when Fulton's staff mysteriously grows younger and younger. The chemistry really explodes when his voluptuous secretary (Marilyn Monroe) gets a taste of the potion.

    Niagara: A vacationing couple, George and Rose Loomis (Joseph Cotten and Marilyn Monroe), rent a quaint bungalow at romantic Niagara Falls. But Rose and her lover plan to murder the unsuspecting George--in the falls! A dramatic departure from her more upbeat roles, Monroe's fascinating performance as the scheming murderess paints a powerfully dark portrait of human sexuality. .

    River of No Return: After his wife dies, Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) and his young son begin a new life in the breathtaking, rugged Northwest wilderness, where Matt is robbed and beaten by ruthless gambler Harry Weston (Rory Calhoun). When Weston's beautiful fiancée (Marilyn Monroe) then decides to nurse Calder back to health, the insanely jealous Weston risks their lives by taking them all on a ride down a treacherous river.

    Marilyn Monroe - The Diamond Collection 2 is now available for purchase by clicking here.


    OLIVER & COMPANY
    [Oliver & Company] Length: 74 minutes
    Screen Formats: 1.66:1, 16x9
    Languages: English
    Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
    Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Sides: 1
    Extras:
  • Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
  • The Making of Oliver & Company - 5+ minute featurette about the making of the film (from 1988).
  • Disney's Animated Animals - 1+ minute look at the history of animals in Disney film.
  • Oliver & Company Scrapbook - Various still looks at Concept Art, Story Development, Character Development, Behind the Scenes, Publicity and Merchandise.
  • Sing-Along Song: Why Should I Worry?
  • Sing-Along Song: Streets of Gold.
  • Publicity Materials: TV Spot, Theatrical trailer, and 2 Re-release Trailers.
  • Fun Film Facts - Text-based information about the film.
  • Lend a Paw - 1941 Oscar winning Animated Short (8 minutes).
  • Puss Café - 7 minute animated short.
  • Inspired by the timeless Charles Dickens novel, "Oliver Twist," Oliver & Company is the thrilling animated classic full of action, friendship, courage and heart that starts when Oliver, the orphaned kitten, is befriended by Dodger, the cool mutt from a New York pack of pickpocket pooches. Soon, Oliver is lovingly adopted by Jenny, a lonely little rich girl, until tough-guy Sykes and his Doberman sidekicks try to keep Jenny and Oliver apart. Now it's up to Oliver, Dodger, and all his colorful, street-smart canine pals to outwit the villains and rescue the girl - in an electrifying chase that will leave you breathless! Filled with laughter, loyalty and paw-tapping music by Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, and Bette Midler - Oliver & Company is family fun you'll love watching over and over again! (Studio Copy)

    Oliver & Company (Special Edition) is now available for purchase by clicking here.


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