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12 timeless classics

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12 timeless classics

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Alice's adventures in wonderland: This live-action musical adaptation of the famous Lewis Carrol story. Follow our friend Alice down the rabbit hole where she discovers an amazing world of adventure. See her meet the White Rabbit, the March Hare, The Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts in this entertaining tale for all agesAlice of Wonderland in Paris: Alice travels through France, meeting characters from classic children's books including Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline and Eve Titus's Antole the French mouseThe Borrowers: Based on the beloved novel by Mary Norton, the Borrowers follows the fortunes of a family of tiny humans who live beneath the floorboards in mansion of a Victorian matron. They live on the scraps left by "the big people" and live a relatively idyllic existence until they are discovered by the matron's eight year old nephew. Now they must frantically avoid being captured and exhibited as scientific curiositiesThe dog of Flanders: A charming tale of love, friendship and a dog named Patrasche. Nello and his grandfather live a poor, unhappy life, until they find a wounded dog by the side of the road. They care for their new "friend" who recovers and gives Nello the hope to pursue his dream of becoming an artistMary White: This heart-warming true story, William Allen White reflects on the year he spent with his daughter Mary, a young social reformer and expert horsewoman, before her untimely death. Based upon the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist's own writings, this moving, inspirational tribute is a celebration of courage and determination in the face of adversityMisty: On an island off the Virginia coast lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the mysterious Phantom, a rarely seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her-- that is, until a young brother and sister lay eyes on her. Although Phantom would remain a creature of the wild, her gentle, loyal colt Misty would stay in their lives foreverThe new adventures of Heidi: Katy Kurtzman stars as a very animated Heidi who is unfairly separated from her loving grandfather and forced to live with a gaggle of despicable relatives in the Big Apple. Goodness prevails, but not before Heidi and her co-stars sing their way through ten delightful original songsOver the Hill Gang: Four retired Texas Rangers reunite to help fight a corrupt mayor, giving one of the Ranger's daughter and son-in-law problems. When the retired Ranger comes to town for a visit and finds the problems faced by his family, he sends out the call to his three former partners for help. Once reunited, the former Rangers realize that they no longer have their own skills to depend on, so they must rely on their wits to battle the mayor and his croniesOver the Hill Gang rides again: In this sequel, the retired Rangers discover one of their former Rangers has fallen on hard times and is now the town drunk. Looking to help out an old friend, the group sobers him up and helps him in getting the job of town marshal, with them as his deputies. The reunited Rangers now face the task of cleaning up the town of Waco, while trying to not let their newly-sobered friend know they've been secretly helping himSeven alone: Based upon a true story, this pioneer tale centers on the Sager family, who pack up their belongings in Missouri and head off on the Oregon Trail for the 2,000 mile journey to a new life. Encountering adventures and hardships along the way, the family is struck with the loss of both parents. The seven children, in spite of the wishes of the adults in the wage train, decide to continue the journey their parents started and complete their parents' dreamSounder: Nathan Lee Morgan steals food from his neighbor to feed his hungry family and is arrested, leaving his wife and their three children to endure the hardships of prejudice and poverty in the Depression-era South. Nominated for four Academy awards including Best Picture and adapted from the Newberry award-winning book, is a story of a boy and his dogToby McTeague: Toby McTeague is a teenager living in Northern Canada with his father and brother, who is raising sled dogs with the hopes of winning a prestigious sled-dog race. When the times grow tough for the family, the relationship between Toby and his father becomes strained to the point where Toby runs away, which threatens his plans to enter the race

Alices adventures in Wonderland -- Alice of Wonderland in Paris -- The Borrowers -- A dog of Flanders -- Mary White -- Misty -- Heidi -- Over the Hill Gang -- Over the Hill Gang rides again -- Seven alone -- Sounder -- Toby McTeague

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