Sweet Charity [DVD] [Standard]

It's bound to be a white Christmas with this classic! From creator Charles M. Shultz and producer Bill Melendez, it's A Charlie Brown Christmas. Not only does this timeless special have the distinction of warming hearts young and old, but it has won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award. Whether you are seeing this holiday masterpiece for the first time or the first time in years, you have doubtless heard of that ol' blockhead Charlie Brown and the little tree that could. Filled with mythology as the gang tries to put on a holiday play, kids big and small will end up with a pretty decent dance party, a lesson for the ages and some good old-fashioned fun. As for the tree - it's amazing what a little love can do.

"The most unusual and enchanting musical in years" (Roger Ebert), this cinematic ode to legendary composer Cole Porter is at once buoyantly fun and "heartbreakingly beautiful" (Liz Smith). OscarÂ(r) winner* Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm) is "perfection" (Rolling Stone) as the elegant and deeply complex Porter in a film that offers "knockout performances" (Gene Shalit) from Natalie Cole, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Alanis Mori

Shirley MacLaine stars as lovelorn New York City taxi dancer Charity Hope Valentine, who hopes her string of broken romances has finally ended when fate throws her together with a naive accountant (John McMartin) who knows nothing about her line of work. Bob Fosse adapted the Broadway hit he had helmed for his screen directorial debut; Chita Rivera, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ricardo Montalban, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye also star. Songs include InchBig SpenderInch and InchIf My Friends Could See Me Now.Inch 153 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; roadshow cut; Inchhappy endingInch cut; featurettes; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set.