The Rising of the Moon - DVD

In the restless years following the Civil War, a tensely reunited America set its sights westward and found itself divided again. Into this new frontier rode the legendary "Judge" Roy Bean -- the man who came to be known as "The Law West of the Pecos." Directed by Oscar winner* William Wyler (Ben-Hur) from a screenplay by Jo Swerling (It's a Wonderful Life) and Niven Busch, The Westerner is a rousing saga of a man who displays unwaveri

The stars come out when the night shimmers like this! Young lovers Doris Day and Gordon MacRae return in a moonlit sequel to On Moonlight Bay. Rosemary DeCamp, Mary Wickes and Billy Gray rejoin them in this remembrance of World War I-era Americana. There's a new array of nine nostalgic standards -- and a new emphasis on production numbers. Doris and Gordon spin through the Winfield kitchen to "Ain't We Got Fun," Doris crows "King Chanti

Heavy Traffic, the second feature from writer/director Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, Wizards, The Lord of the Rings, Fire and Ice), combines a quick-edit pace, a frenetic story line and an array of eye-popping animation and live-action styles. InchPowerful, raw and validInch (Los Angeles Times), this Inchremarkable blendInch of filmic styles is a Inchhypnotic, life-giving experienceInch (The Hollywood Reporter)! Michael Corleone (Joseph Kaufmann, Johnny Got His Jun, Jud, Brute Corps), a young cartoonist who lives with his neurotic mother and two-timing father, escapes the absurd and often ugly side of life on New York's tough streets by satirizing it's rich yet wacky characters in wildly entertaining cartoons. From the gruff homeless and wisecracking prostitutes to guntoting gangsters and corrupt cops, Michael's world becomes an outlandish kaleidoscope of shocking images and horrifying events that are either a testament of his wild imagination... or a reminder of the strangeness of reality. Beverly Hope Atkinson (TV's Sanford and Son, TV's Dark Shadows), Frank DeKova (The Ten Commandments, TV's F Troop, The Mechanic), Lillian Adams (The Jerk, Bruce Almighty, Private Benjamin), and Jamie Farr (TV's M*A*S*H, The Cannonball Run, Scrooged) round out the cast.