Robert Aldrich
1) Gay lives
Author
Pub. Date
2012, copyright 2012
Description
"A comprehensive biographical survey from ancient Chinese courtiers to pioneers of gay liberation in the twenty-first century, from the unknowable relationships of the distant past to the frankest affirmations of modern sexual identity"--Publisher description.
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Description
The Mediterranean was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Writers and artists delved into classical mythology and history for figures - such as Ganymede and Achilles - through which they could portray a sexuality considered by society as a sin, an illness and a crime. Many journeyed to the south of Europe, particularly Italy, to admire the ruins of Antiquity and the paintings of the Renaissance, escape the...
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"Oscarª-winners Lee Marvin (The Wild One) and Ernest Borgnine (Marty) face off in an epic battle of wills in this riveting thriller 'full of outrageous challenges, impossible predicaments and improbably escapes!' (The New York Times). Directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen), and boasting 'gripping, action-packed suspense [and] one of the most spectacular fights in a long time, Emperor Of the North is one helluva film!' (Genesis). Set on the...
9) Attack!
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
"During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area. Lieutenant Costa knows that Cooney is in command only because of 'connections' he had made state-side. Costa has serious doubts concerning Cooneys' ability to lead the group. When Cooney sends Costa and his men out, and refuses to re-enforce them, Costa swears revenge." B. Banner.
10) The dirty dozen
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Twelve tough criminals are offered absolution if they undertake a suicide mission into Nazi Germany.
Series
Studio classic volume 32
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A southern belle finds out the truth about her husband's murder when her cousin reopens the case.
12) Ulzana's Raid
Pub. Date
1972, 1999
Description
A scout leads U.S. cavalrymen on a hunt for Ulzana and his band of renegade Indians.
Pub. Date
2003,1966.
Description
A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again.
14) Vera Cruz
Pub. Date
[c2007]
Description
During the Mexican Revolution of 1866, two American adventurers sign up to escort a carriage from the palace of Emperor Maximilian I in Mexico City to the seaport of Vera Cruz. Aboard the carriage is a beautiful French countess and a treasure of three million dollars in gold coins. Includes original theatrical trailer.
Pub. Date
2003, c1965
Description
A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again.
19) Kiss me deadly
Series
Criterion collection volume 568
Pub. Date
2011
Description
While driving down a lonely road late one evening, Hammer picks up a beautiful blonde hitchhiker, dressed in nothing but a raincoat. At first, Hammer assumes that the incoherent girl is an escaped lunatic; his mind is changed for him when he and the girl are abducted by two thugs. The men torture the girl to death as the semiconscious Hammer watches helplessly. He himself escapes extermination when the murderers' car topples off a cliff and he is...
