Best of award winners : ninety years of extraordinary filmmaking.
(Blu-ray) 

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Contributors
Scott, Ridley, film director,
Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003, film director.
Scorsese, Martin, film director.
Figgis, Mike, film director,
Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024 film director.
Published
[Beverly Hills, California] : MGM, [2014]., Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
9 Blu-rays (1,203 min.) : sound, color or black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
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Published
[Beverly Hills, California] : MGM, [2014]., Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
UPC
883904309055

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General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures from 1967-1995.
General Note
Wide screen (various aspect ratios).
Description
Thelma & Louise: Meek housewife Thelma joins her friend Louise, an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma at a bar. Louise decides to flee to Mexico, and Thelma joins her. On the way, Thelma falls for a sexy young thief and a sympathetic Detective Slocumb tries to convince the two women to surrender before their fates are sealed.
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Midnight cowboy: Convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, Texas dishwasher Joe Buck quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he'll latch on to some rich dowager. New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a Dickensian layabout named Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo. The two form a rough alliance, and together they kick-start Joe's hustling career just as Ratso's health begins to deteriorate.
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Raging Bull: The story of middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta as he rises through the ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. The violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring eventually sends him into a downward spiral that costs him everything.
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Leaving Las Vegas: Follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas. When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera, they strike up an unconventional relationship -- one where she can't ask him to curb his drinking, and he can't fault her for her job. Though they offer each other support, Ben's self-destruction threatens to eclipse their bond.
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In the heat of the night: African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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Rain man: When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has an autistic older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
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Dead man walking: As death row inmate Matthew Poncelet nears his execution date, he calls upon Sister Helen Prejean to help him with one last appeal, maintaining that he is innocent of the murders of a young couple. Poncelet begins to form a bond with Prejean, and she visits both his family and the relatives of the victims, hoping to learn more about the case. As things begin to look bleak for Poncelet, Prejean does all that she can to comfort and console the hardened convict.
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Dances with Wolves: A Civil War soldier develops a relationship with a band of Lakota Indians. Attracted by the simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his former life behind to be with them. Having observed him, they give the name Dances With Wolves. Soon he is a welcomed member of the tribe and falls in love with a white woman who has been raised in the tribe. Tragedy results when Union soldiers arrive with designs on the land.
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Rocky: Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill, Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian, the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie.
Target Audience
MPA rating: All films rated R except Leaving Las Vegas (unrated), In the heat of the night (not rated), Dances with Wolves (PG-13), Rocky (PG).
System Details
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; region A; various audio options; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Various language options.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1968: [In the heat of the night] Best Picture ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Stirling Silliphant) ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rod Steiger).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1970: [Midnight cowboy] Best Picture ; Best Director (John Schlesinger) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Waldo Salt).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1977: [Rocky] Best Picture ; Best Director (John G. Avildsen).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1981: [Raging Bull] Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1989: [Rain man] Best Picture ; Best Director (Barry Levinson) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Ron Bass, Barry Morrow) ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1991: [Dances with Wolves] Best Picture ; Best Director (Kevin Costner) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Michael Blake) ; Best Music, Original Score (John Barry).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1992: [Thelma & Louise] Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Callie Khouri).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1996: [Leaving Las Vegas] Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nicolas Cage).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1996: [Dead man walking] Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Sarandon).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1968: [In the heat of the night] Best Foreign Actor (Rod Steiger) ; UN Award (Norman Jewison).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1970: [Midnight cowboy] Best Film ; Best Direction (John Schlesinger) ; Best Screenplay (Waldo Salt) ; Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman) ; Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Jon Voight).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1982: [Raging Bull] Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Joe Pesci).
Awards
Edgar Award, 1968: [In the heat of the night] Best Motion Picture.
Awards
Golden Globes, 1968: [In the heat of the night] Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant) ; Best Actor - Drama (Rod Steiger).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1970: [Midnight cowboy] Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Jon Voight).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1977: [Rocky] Best Motion Picture - Drama.
Awards
Golden Globes, 1981: [Raging Bull] Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Robert De Niro).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1991: [Dances with Wolves] Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Director - Motion Picture (Kevin Costner) ; Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Michael Blake).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1992: [Thelma & Louise] Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Callie Khouri).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1989: [Rain man] Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Dustin Hoffman).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1996: [Leaving Las Vegas] Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Nicolas Cage).
Awards
Independent Spirit Awards, 1991: [Dances with Wolves] Special Distinction Award (Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson).
Awards
Independent Spirit Awards, 1996: [Leaving Las Vegas] Best Feature ; Best Director (Mike Figgis) ; Best Female Lead (Elisabeth Shue).
Awards
Independent Spirit Awards, 1996: [Dead man walking] Best Male Lead (Sean Penn).
Awards
National Film Registry, 1990: [Raging Bull]
Awards
National Film Registry, 1994: [Midnight cowboy]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2002: [In the heat of the night]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2006: [Rocky]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2007: [Dances with Wolves]
Awards
National Film Registry, 2016: [Thelma & Louise]
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1996: [Leaving Las Vegas] Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Nicolas Cage).
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1996: [Dead man walking] Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Susan Sarandon).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Scott, R., Schlesinger, J., Scorsese, M., Figgis, M., Jewison, N., Levinson, B., Robbins, T., Costner, K., Avildsen, J. G., Khouri, C., Salt, W., Schrader, P., Martin, M., Silliphant, S., Morrow, B., Bass, R., Blake, M., Stallone, S., Polk, M., Hellman, J., Winkler, I., Chartoff, R., Cazès, L., Stewart, A., Mirisch, W., Johnson, M., Kilik, J., Simmons, R., Wilson, J., Sarandon, S., Davis, G., Keitel, H., Madsen, M., McDonald, C., Tobolowsky, S., Pitt, B., Carhart, T., Jenney, L., Beghe, J., St. John, M., Hoffman, D., Voight, J., Vaccaro, B., McGiver, J., White, R., Miles, S., Hughes, B., De Niro, R., Pesci, J., Moriarty, C., Cage, N., Shue, E., Sands, J., Poitier, S., Steiger, R., Oates, W., Grant, L., Gates, L., Patterson, J., Cruise, T., Golino, V., Penn, S., Prosky, R., Barry, R. J., Ermey, L., Smith, L., Wilson, S., Maxwell, R., Martindale, M., Weston, C., McDonnell, M., Greene, G., Grant, R. A., Shire, T., Young, B., Weathers, C., Meredith, B., Herlihy, J. L., LaMotta, J., O'Brien, J., Ball, J. D., Prejean, H., & Blake, M. (2014). Best of award winners: ninety years of extraordinary filmmaking . MGM.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ridley, Scott et al.. 2014. Best of Award Winners: Ninety Years of Extraordinary Filmmaking. MGM.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ridley, Scott et al.. Best of Award Winners: Ninety Years of Extraordinary Filmmaking MGM, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Scott, Ridley,, et al. Best of Award Winners: Ninety Years of Extraordinary Filmmaking MGM, 2014.

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