The Wood - DVD

Little Woods [DVD]

Jim Fallon (Kirk Douglas) is a lumberman in the 1900's. He wants to harvest the big sequoia redwoods in northern California. The land is already settled by a religious group led by Elder Bixby (Charles Meredith) who have a religious relationship with the trees, and refuse to log them. Jim becomes infatuated with Elder Bixby's daughter, Alicia (Eve Miller), although he still plans to cheat the homesteaders. When Jim's right-hand man, Yukon Burns (Edgar Buchanan) finds out, he leads the locals in resisting Jim. Elder Bixby is killed when a redwood tree is chopped down by Jim's men and falls on his cabin. Jim tries desperately to save Alicia's father, but to no avail. Meanwhile, another timber rival Cleve Gregg (Harry Cording) appears on the scene, making it a three-way fight. Things heat up. How will this story end? Happily or with regret? You must watch this great Kirk Douglas classic to find out. (88 minutes - 1952 - Color - 4 3)

One might expect sparks to fly when one of America's most controversial filmmakers decides to take on America's most controversial president. Oliver Stone's biopic of George W. Bush, however, is rather gentle on the president; and, while the film clearly paints Dubya as a fool and makes no excuses for the debacle that has been his presidency, it does offer a surprisingly sympathetic character study of the man behind the chaos. Director Oliver Stone Starring Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Special Features Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English, Spanish Additional Material Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary Oliver Stone Director Trailers Original Theatrical Trailer Featurette Running Time 129 Minutes.