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Buster Keaton – 65th Anniversary Collection

Buster Keaton - 65th Anniversary Collection (General Nuisance / His Ex Marks the Spot / Mooching Through Georgia / Nothing but Pleasure / Pardon My Berth Marks / Pest From the West / So You Won't Squawk / The Spook Speaks / The Taming of the Snood / She's Oil Mine)
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An entire missing segment of Buster Keaton’s career is filled in with the release of this collection, which comprises the 10 shorts Keaton made at Columbia Pictures in 1939-41. If you’re a Keaton fan (and why on earth wouldn’t you be?) this section of the great man’s work has always been in dispute–and above all, hard to see. After his career collapsed at the beginning of the 1930s, Buster Keaton struggled to find a niche in Hollywood, and the Columbia contract was essentially his last sustained opportunity to headline in films on a regular basis. It was a difficult fit from the start: Keaton did not have the artistic control he enjoyed over his 1920s classics, and director Jules White (who helmed most of the Columbia shorts) had a radically different view of comedy from his star. White guided the hijinks of Columbia’s busiest comedy stars, the Three Stooges, and his leadpipe-to-the-noggin style did not mesh well with Keaton’s measured, logical approach.

If one dials down expectations, some of the Columbia shorts (around 16-17 minutes long) are enjoyable in the baggy-pants style of the Three Stooges. And when it comes to searching for signs of the old Keaton, there are usually one or two blossoms poking out of the overall bluntness. Mooching through Georgia, a Civil War spoof, has moments of silent hilarity and a Keatonesque note of fatalism as Buster is marched to his own execution. Nothing but Pleasure has a terrific sequence involving a drunk woman who wanders into Buster’s motel room, and Buster’s efforts to get her into a Murphy bed. She’s Oil Mine features a breathtaking gag in which Keaton is spun around like a tire iron in order to get a pipe unstuck from his finger. Keaton, in his mid-40s, is still in athletic form, although thanks to alcohol and disappointment he looks older than his years.

Commentaries adorn the shorts, and there’s a useful 25-minute documentary giving the general outline of Keaton’s life and details on the Columbia arrangement. It’s refreshingly honest about the mixed quality of these films, and contains excerpts from his silent shorts that suggest how far the genius had slipped. In that sense, while this DVD package honorably presents a moment from film history (and with fine technical specs all around), the actual watching of these shorts is tinged with sadness. The casual moviegoer curious about Keaton should go elsewhere; the completist will want it; the amateur historian will want to give a look to see what the “missing years” were all about. –Robert Horton

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Ten comedic shorts from the Great Stone Face himself, Buster Keaton, arrive on DVD for the first time ever in this must-own special two-disc set. The honorary Academy Award®-winner shines in rare films from Hollywood’s golden – and hilarious – years. Teamed with the brilliant comediennes Dorothy Appleby and Elsie Ames, Keaton bumbles from one side-splitting mishap to another, always maintaining his famously blank expression. Whether he’s a millionaire, a plumber, or a hat maker, Keaton’s physical antics and hapless adventures light up the screen in these unforgettable 1940s comedies. The Buster Keaton Collection will have you doubled over with laughter.

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Safer Brand 05140 The Pantry Pest Trap

Safer Brand 05140 The Pantry Pest Trap
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From the Manufacturer

Attracts male grain moths, flour moths, meal moths, and seed moths. One trap covers a 1,000 square foot area. Contains a patented controlled timed release pheromone lure. Simply place lure in bottom of trap for easy assembly.

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The Pantry Pest Trap uses a powerful attractant that has a strong effect on certain moths.

It has been used in commercial pest control to trap a variety of moths. These include many different species: Indian meal moths, seed moths, raisin moths, almond moths, and tobacco moths.

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Ramona the Pest

Ramona the Pest (Ramona Quimby)
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Amazon.com Review

The engaging tale of young Ramona Quimby’s first days in kindergarten, Ramona the Pest takes a pint-sized perspective on the trials and delights of beginning school. Ramona can’t wait to learn all the important things. But she’s disappointed when her teacher can’t fill in missing parts of story lines, such as how Mike Mulligan (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel) went to the bathroom while digging the basement of the town hall. Nonetheless, Ramona loves her teacher, and loves going to school in spite of the torments–having to wear hand-me-down boots, for example, or having to (sometimes) suppress the urge to pull on another girl’s “boing-boing” curls. Ramona’s energetic take on life appeals to children who have passed through this stage, or who are dealing with a kindergarten-age sibling who is exhibiting Ramona-ish tendencies. (Ages 7 to 12) –Richard Farr
–This text refers to the

Hardcover
edition.

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Ramona is off to kindergarten, and it’s the greatest day of her life. So why is she sitting on the bench while the rest of the students play the game gray duck? Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby!

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SCIENCE WORLD 3A – INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 1979

SCIENCE WORLD 3A - INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 1979
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Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, MILLIONS GO HUNGRY BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF CROPS TO INSECT PESTS. THIS AGE-OLD AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM IS NOW BEING DEALT WITH BY A NEW CONCEPT, ONE THAT IS CHEAPER AND MORE EFFECTIVE THAN CONVENTIONAL SATURATION-SPRAYING WITH CHEMICAL INSECTICIDES. THE SCIENCE OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, COMBINING SIMPLE, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS WITH ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, MAY ONE DAY HELP FARMERS EVERYWHERE HARVEST MORE AND BETTER CROPS. This historical recording from the National Archives may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.

The content summary for this DVD is adapted from an historical description provided by the government agency or donor at the time of production release.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

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Hail the Black Metal Wolves of Belial

Hail the Black Metal Wolves of Belial
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Evil and cult Black Metal Wolves (and members of Satanic Warmaster)

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Theatre Film Classics: Teachers Pests

Theatre Film Classics: Teachers Pests
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They may be a teacher s worst nightmare, but these hoodlums are a dream come true. They spit, they fight, they curse, and they accept their punishment. In this collection of six re-mastered films from the AMG archives, enjoy the best of the unruly studs that make us drool. Each film appears just as it did 40 years ago when it debuted in gay movies houses across the country. This is the first time this collection has been made available outside of a theatre.

Films include:

Teacher s Pests starring Jay Howard, Tony Ray, and Billy Farrell (1969)

Jay-Jay Kent Posing — starring: J.J. Kent (1972)

After the Party s Over — starring: Steve St. John and Eddie Dancer (1970)

Love 2001 — starring: Jeffrey Eden and Russ Carlson (1971)

Richard Thayer Posing — starring: Richard Thayer (1966)

Strangers in the Park (1971)

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Black & Decker EX410-2P-TP1 Ultrasonic Pest Repeller, Medium Room

Black & Decker EX410-2P-TP1 Ultrasonic Pest Repeller, Medium Room
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Black & Decker Ultrasonic Pest Repeller have a 100% Duty Cycle which means the unit is continually emitting ultrasonic “noise”. The frequency ranges from 26-74Khz at 105 decibels in a constant fluctuation so to continually disrupt the pests and force them from your home. Pests are repelled because they cannot adapt to the constantly changing array of complex ultrasonic and sonic sounds.

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A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda

A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda
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Legendary Hungarian actors Mari Torocsik and Ivan Darvas reunite with master director Karoly Makk for his last feature film, a contemporary romantic drama set in picturesque Budapest. Darvas stars as Ivan, an aging retiree who was forced to leave Hungary during the ‘56 revolution. He lives in comfortable retirement with his wife in Switzerland, but a phone call prompts him to return to his homeland. He is reunited with a former lover (Mari), who has lived with many secrets that will change his life. Over thirty years before the release of A LONG WEEKEND, Torocsik and Darvas, a popular romantic team in Hungarian films, starred in Makk’s internationally acclaimed LOVE, which daringly explored the theme of lovers separated by the state. The three legends of Hungarian cinema now reunite for Makk’s final theatrical film.

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Pest

Pest (Ws Dub Sub) [UMD for PSP]
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/01/2008 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: Pg13

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LENTEK INTERNATIONAL Ultrasonic Pest Patrol PR30C

LENTEK INTERNATIONAL Ultrasonic Pest Patrol PR30C
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Simply plug your PestContro 500 device into an unobstructed wall outlet in the room to be covered by ultrasonic sound power. Coverage in a room can be improved by bouncing the sound off reflecting objects such as walls, mirrors, cupboard doors, appliances, etc. Obtaining a ricochet pattern will increase effective coverage. It is important to note that ultrasound cannot transmit through walls and doors, so you can keep the ultrasonic coverage within a room by closing doors, or leave the doors open to potentially extend the protection outside the room where it is plugged in.There will be a stronger effect of ultrasound within the room where the unit is placed.

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