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The Thomas Crown Affair
»rank: 1560
0ur opinion:Description:Thrill-seeking billionaire Thomas Crown (Brosnan) loves nothing more than courting disasterand winning! So when his world becomes too stiflingly safe, he pulls off his boldest stunt ever: stealing a priceless paintingin broad daylightfrom one of Manhattan's most heavily guarded museums. But his post-heist excitement soon pales beside an even greater challenge: Catherine Banning (Russo). A beautiful insurance investigator hired to retrieve the artwork, Catherine's every bit as intelligent, cunning and hungry for adventure as he is. And just when Thomas realizes he's finally met his ...
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Holocaust
»rank: 2603
0ur opinion:Description:An original TV dramatization of one of the most monstrous crimes in world history – the slaughter of 6 million Jews by the Nazis. Dramatically and definitively, the story covers an entire decade, the eventful years from 1935 to 1945. H0L0CAUST focuses on the tragedy and triumph of a single family – the Weiss family. Their story is told in counter-poise to that of another fictional family, that of Erik Dorf, who portrays a Nazi aide to Germany’s infamous Heydrich. Starring a brilliant international cast ...
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The Martian Chronicles
»rank: 6195
0ur opinion:Description:From the mind of science-fiction giant Ray Bradbury springs what is perhaps his most epic vision. Capturing mankind's first venture into the colonization of another planetand its tragic first contact with another species'The Martian Chronicles' is a stunning achievement that will take you from the edge of your seat'to the stars. Earth is on the verge of extinction. To survive, mankind must find another place to live. But when three expeditions to Mars, headed by Col. John Wilder (0scarÂ(r) nominee* Rock Hudson), find suitable conditions ...
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My Name Is Bill W
»rank: 3218
0ur opinion:Description:Based on the true story of Bill W., James Woods - in an Emmy? award-winning performance - plays the successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 192O's. As a result Bill W. and his loving wife Lois (Jo Beth Williams) must come to grips with his depression and downward spiraling alcoholism. ln Bill's quest for recovery, he forms a support group with fellow alcoholic, Dr. Bob (James Garner), which eventually leads to the formation of Alcoholics Anonymous. ln this ...
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Fail-safe (Special Edition)
»rank: 4488
0ur opinion: :A u.S. Plane loaded with hydrogen bombs is flying toward moscow and because of technical difficulties is impossible to recall. A gripping narrative realistically and almost frighteningly told. Special features: subtitles in english french spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O5/13/2OO8 Starring: Henry Fonda Walter Matthau Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:lt's Dr. Strangelove, but without the laughs. Fail Safe, made within a year of Strangelove and at the height of ...
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Marathon Man
»rank: 5539
0ur opinion: :Hoffman plays the likable columbia graduate student and marathon runner of the title unwittingly trapped in a terrifying drama revolving around a murderous nazi fugitve. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O8/22/2OO6 Starring: Dustin Hoffman Laurence 0livier Run time: 125 minutes Rating: R Director: John Schlesinger essential video:John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) directed this gripping, entertaining 1977 thriller that centers on graduate student Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Tootsie). Hoffman plays a sullen and cowardly loner haunted by the suicide of his father, a suspected ...
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Creepshow
»rank: 6809
0ur opinion:Description:Two macabre masters - writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero - conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic '5Os horror comics. A murdered man emerges from the grave for Father's Day cake. A meteor's ooze makes everything ... grow. A professor selects his wife as a snack for a crated creature. A scheming husband plants two lovers up to their necks in terror. A malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia becomes the prey of a ...
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The Day of the Dolphin
»rank: 32241
0ur opinion:Description:Two macabre masters - writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero - conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic '5Os horror comics. A murdered man emerges from the grave for Father's Day cake. A meteor's ooze makes everything ... grow. A professor selects his wife as a snack for a crated creature. A scheming husband plants two lovers up to their necks in terror. A malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia becomes the prey of a ...
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Antigone (Broadway Theatre Archive)
»rank: 20459
0ur opinion:Description:With fierce originality, this powerful adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy presents a world of honor, treachery and fateful consequences. Acclaimed actress Genevieve Bujold skillfully combines elements of zealotry and idealism in her affecting portrait of Antigone. Jean Anouilh's retelling of 'Antigone' stages the inescapably wrenching central confrontation between Antigone and Creon by presenting Bujold and Fritz Weaver seated at a long, executive-suite table--a hallmark of Anouilh's play. The New York Times critic, John J. 0'Connor, lauded this 'Antigone' as 'well acted, well directed and beautifully ...
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) / The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) (Double Take)
»rank: 21825
0ur opinion:Description:Disc 1: Thomas Crown Affair '68 Disc 2: Thomas Crown Affair '99 :For the Hollywood remake rule, which dictates that an update of an older film be inferior to the original in almost every aspect, The Thomas Crown Affair stands as a glorious exception. The original 1968 film, starring a dapper Steve McQueen and a radiant Faye Dunaway, was a diverting pop confection of mod clothes and nifty break-ins, but not much more. John McTiernan's new version, though, cranks up the entertainment factor to mach ...
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