***BRINGING UP BABY (2-DVD Special Edition, 1938, Full Screen, English, Subtitled, Special Features, 102 min): For a primer on the rules and regulations of the classic screwball comedy, which throws love and conflict into ... more »close proximity, look no further. A straight-laced paleontologist (Cary Grant) loses a dinosaur bone to a dog belonging to free-spirited heiress Katharine Hepburn. In trying to retrieve said bone, Grant is drawn into the vortex surrounding the delicious Hepburn, which becomes a flirtatious pas de deux that will transform both of them. Director Howard Hawks plays the complications as a breathless escalation of their "love impulse," yet the movie is nonetheless romantic for all its speed. Grant and Hepburn are a match made in movie heaven, in sync with each other throughout. ***BIOGRAPHY (A&E, 1996, Full Screen, English, 50 min): Katharine Hepburn's rare combination of sophistication and sex appeal made her one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Her real-life passion made her a legend. Katharine Hepburn's acting career from Little Women and Philadelphia Story to Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and On Golden Pond spanned six decades and garnered her four Academy Awards. Throughout her life she has epitomized the independent, modern woman both on-screen and off. From her dramatic family history to her tumultuous romances with Howard Hughes, John Ford and Spencer Tracy, her companion of 26 years, Hepburn has been in a class by herself. Now rare home movies, film outtakes, screen tests and interviews with family, friends and colleagues create an intimate profile of this Hollywood legend's life. (Total running time 2 hrs 32 min)« less