It's a Big Country - DVD

Director William Wyler's classic western stars Gregory Peck as former sea captain James McKay, who retires to what he thinks will be a quiet life on the frontier and a happy marriage. But McKay soon finds himself caught in the middle of a bitter range war being fought between two feuding families. With Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Burl Ives (in a Best Supporting Oscar-winning performance). 166 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; documentary; outtakes; interviews; featurette; theatrical trailer; TV spot; image galleries.

On the news of her grandmother's passing, Tana (Lily Gladstone) packed the car and left Minneapolis on a sojourn down to the Texas-Mexico border, looking to reconnect with her Oglala Lakota relatives as well as her roots. The episodic voyage finds memorable interactions at a cousin's wedding and with strangers along the way, in Morrisa Maltz's remarkable road opus performed by a largely nonprofessional cast; Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Richard Ray Whitman, Raymond Lee also star. 85 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Big Eden tells a truly original tale of a thirty-something gay guy, Henry Hart (Arye Gross, Ellen, Six Feet Under) who returns to his childhood Montana home to confront his unrequited passion for his high school best friend. Big Eden is a tiny town tucked away in the timberland of northwestern Montana, where cowboys lounge on the porch of the general store to pass the time away. It's also the childhood home of Henry Hart (Arye Gross), a successful but lonely New York artist, who returns after years away to care for his ailing grandfather. Back home, Henry confronts his unrequited passion for his high school best friend Dean (TimDeKay) and his feelings about being gay in a small town. But, as we quickly learn, Big Eden residents defy the stereotype of Inchsmall town, small minds.Inch As Henry works though his emotions, the townspeople quietly conspire to help him along, until Henry realizes new possibilities for both friendship and romance. Big Eden is a uniquely American fable about home and family. It hits upon the universal longing and hope we each have for finding a place where we are loved, and the unconditional desire to see those that we love find happiness.