The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - DVD

Highlighted by magnetic performances from Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, this moving and offbeat music biodrama-based on a 2008 documentary-tells the true story of Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band formed by Mike and Claire Sardina. The somewhat unexpected success they achieved in the 1990s is surpassed only by Mike and Claire's amazing love story, which saw them stick together though good times and bad. With Michael Imperioli, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess. 133 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; audio commentary; featurettes; extended performances.

In this scathing satire of the business of television, over-the-hill newsman Howard Beale's (an Oscar-winning Peter Finch) televised rant after being summarily dismissed from the anchor desk immediately transforms him into a prophet-like media figure and the focus of a new sensationalized broadcast. Oscars also went to writer Paddy Chayefsky, Beatrice Straight and Faye Dunaway. William Holden, Robert Duvall co-star. 121 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles English (SDH); audio commentary; Inchmaking ofInch documentary; theatrical trailer; documentary InchPaddy Chayefsky Collector of WordsInch (2025); essay. Two-disc set.

BOY, HAVE WE GOT A VACATION FOR YOU... In 1973, novelist-turned-filmmaker Michael Crichton made his directorial debut with Westworld, a groundbreaking fusion of science fiction and action-thriller that would prove decades ahead of it's time, laying the groundwork for his later hit Jurassic Park and changing the face of sci-fi. Welcome to Delos, the futuristic resort where, for $1,000 a day, wealthy vacationers can live out their wildest fantasies in hyper-realistic theme parks. In the Old West zone, friends Peter (Richard Benjamin) and John (James Brolin) saddle up for adventure, unaware that their dream holiday is about to turn into a nightmare. When a malfunction sends the park's android hosts off script, the Gunslinger (Yul Brynner, in his iconic black-clad role) begins a relentless pursuit, obliterating the line between simulation and survival. Slick, suspenseful, and eerily prescient, Westworld combines a gripping man-versus-machine chase with thought-provoking questions about technology, control, and the price of playing God. Packed with atmosphere and memorable performances, this cult classic remains a landmark in genre cinema - a high-tech nightmare that never loses it's bite.