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Picnic

Shipped on 01/26/10.

Ne'er-do-well rolling stone Hal Carter (William Holden) rides the rails into a quiet Kansas community hoping his wealthy college chum Alan (Cliff Robertson) will offer him a "respectable" job. Though Hal is an arrogant blowhard, his brash sexuality magnetizes the ladies -- including Alan's girl, Madge Owens (Kim Novak). Convinced by kith and kin that Hal is a loser, Madge is ready to end their romance. Will she listen to her head or her heart?

The Spirit of St. Louis

Shipped on 01/16/10.

Air travel became limitless when Charles A. Lindbergh (James Stewart) flew the pioneer route from New York to Paris on May 21, 1927. From his dubious airborne mail runs to the conception and creation of a trans-Atlantic aircraft, the ambitions of Lucky Lindy paved the sky for aviation advancement. Academy Award-winning director Billy Wilder pilots this soaring adventure through the trials and tribulations of an iconic American hero.

To Have and Have Not

Shipped on 01/05/10.

Dynamic duo William Faulkner and Jules Furthman scripted this Howard Hawks classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (who, rumor has it, fell in love on the set) that's supposedly based on an Ernest Hemingway tome. Bogie is Harry Morgan, a charter boat owner who falls for Bacall's seductive petty thief, Marie Browning. Can't-miss scenes include the now-legendary "You know how to whistle, don't you?" exchange between Bogie and Bacall.