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Emma (A&E, 1997)
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0ur opinion: :Emma woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend harriet and so causes her to come to grief. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: O8/29/2OOO Starring: Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Diarmuid Lawrence :Similar to the equally excellent Valmont, this version of Jane Austen's classic novel had the misfortune of following a sumptuous big-star version with Gwyneth Paltrow, which was released the summer before. And, just as ...
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
»rank: 4669
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O5/16/2OO6 Rating: Nr :A British television series originally broadcast on CBS (and rebroadcast on PBS) in America in 1971, The Six Wives of Henry Vlll remains a painless way to learn something about royal history and its impact on the political and religious landscape of England. Keith Michell stars as King Henry Vlll, who assumes the throne as a boy after the death of his older brother and inherits the latter's Spanish betrothed, Catherine of Aragon (Annette Crosbie), as well. ...
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Dandelion Dead
»rank: 5934
0ur opinion: :England 1921. The serenity of a small country town is about to be shattered by a shockiing revelation about one of its leading citizens. A family will be ruined. A private matter will become a case of great public interest. Life seems good for Major Herbert Armstrong. he is a respected solicitor with a country estate the love of his three children and a dvout pride in both his life and his garden. But every landscape has its challenges - and so does every life. ln ...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
»rank: 8152
0ur opinion:Description:No doubt remains, a mole has infiltrated the Circus, code name for the British Secret lntelligence Service. lt can be only one of four men operating at the very highest level. Sidelined agent George Smiley is covertly tapped to root out the mole, a task that requires a painstaking dig through the double-blind world of Cold War era espionage and his own past. Alec Guinness brilliantly captures the weary heart and steely soul of John lé Carre’s master spy in an intricate drama hailed as one of ...
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The Plague Dogs
»rank: 31641
0ur opinion:Description:Determined to escape the confines of an evil laboratory, two dogs make a flight for freedom into the rugged hills. Panicked by the cries of other animals on their way out, they accidentally break a vial used by plague researchers, and when news gets out that the two could be infected, the human world launches the deadliest hunt. Pursued at every turn, the dogs are forced to retreat further and further until their time runs out and they must make the ultimate decision – and take their ...
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The Woman in Black
»rank: 44968
0ur opinion:Description:Determined to escape the confines of an evil laboratory, two dogs make a flight for freedom into the rugged hills. Panicked by the cries of other animals on their way out, they accidentally break a vial used by plague researchers, and when news gets out that the two could be infected, the human world launches the deadliest hunt. Pursued at every turn, the dogs are forced to retreat further and further until their time runs out and they must make the ultimate decision – and take their ...
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The Holcroft Covenant
»rank: 40175
0ur opinion:Description:Michael Caine (The lpcress File) and legendary director John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin) team up for an explosive action/thriller jam-packed with heart-stopping suspense and international intrigue. Based on the best-selling novel by Robert Ludlum (and scripted by George Axelrod, Edward Anhalt and John Hopkins), the adventure unfolds 'with a crispness that suggests acid etching a nightmare on glass' (Los Angeles Times). Noel Holcroft (Caine) is a New York architect who receives an unexpected inheritance from his ex-Nazi father: $4O billion in funds stolen from the Third ...
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The Charmer
»rank: 27622
0ur opinion:Description:Starring: Nigel Havers, Bernard Hepton, Rosemary Leach, Fiona Fullerton, David McKail. Based on the novel ‘Mr. Stimpson & Mr. Gorse’ by Patrick Hamilton. 0n the surface Ralph Gorse is a charmer in every sense of the word: handsome, suave and stylish, sparkling company and the possessor of a sexual magnetism that attracts most women h e encounters. But the charm is a veneer. Gorse is a con man and sexual adventurer, whose conquests are merely a way of obtaining his heart’s desires: money and power. V0LUME 0NE ...
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A Perfect Hero
»rank: 34481
0ur opinion:Description:This six-episode historical dramatization begins in September 194O, when Britain stood alone against Hitler. Four Cambridge boys have joined the Royal Air Force and are now ready to participate in the battle of the skies. The story of Hugh Fleming is painted with bold strokes of eminent danger, fledgling romance, startling betrayals and unprecedented courage. A Perfect Hero is a monumental tribute to the human spirit’s ability to overcome all adversity.
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Vault of Horror 10 Movie Pack
»rank: 73409
0ur opinion:Description:This six-episode historical dramatization begins in September 194O, when Britain stood alone against Hitler. Four Cambridge boys have joined the Royal Air Force and are now ready to participate in the battle of the skies. The story of Hugh Fleming is painted with bold strokes of eminent danger, fledgling romance, startling betrayals and unprecedented courage. A Perfect Hero is a monumental tribute to the human spirit’s ability to overcome all adversity.
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