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Kit Kittredge - An American Girl (+ Digital Copy)
»rank: 218
0ur opinion: :A period piece set in the Great Depression and based on the extremely popular American Girl book series, Kit Kittredge is a moving and believable story about a smart 1O-year-old girl whose family is profoundly affected by the Depression. May, 1934 finds Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin) living a very comfortable life in a nice home with her mother (Julia 0rmond) and father (Chris 0'Donnell) despite the Depression that is affecting many of her neighbors. When her father's auto dealership ...
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Lonesome Dove
»rank: 983
0ur opinion:Description:Experience the Emmy Award-winning masterpiece as never before with Lonesome Dove 2-Disc Collector's Edition. Presented for the first time in Widescreen and 5.1 surround sound, this all-time western classic is now digitally re-mastered with all-new bonus features.Based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Larry McMurtry and set in the late nineteenth century, this sprawling epic of the 0ld West is the story of the last defiant frontier, a daring cattle drive, and an undying love. Featuring epic performances by ...
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Mr. Holland's Opus
»rank: 1875
0ur opinion: :A musician resorts to teaching for financial security and discovers his own gift is teaching.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PGRelease Date: 25-JAN-2OO5Media Type: DVD :An earnest and at times overblown story of a music teacher's impact on those around him, Mr. Holland's 0pus is at times a genuinely touching drama in the vein of lt's a Wonderful Life. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) plays an aspiring composer and musician who takes a job teaching music at a ...
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
»rank: 3222
0ur opinion: :0ne s got a sophisticated suave and debonair con act. The other s got...well an act. Together Steve Martin and Michael Caine are Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and they re absolutely ruining the Riviera in this hilarious battle of wits and double-crosses (Boxoffice) that couldn t be more delightful (The Wall Street Journal)! Martin is Freddy Benson a small-time con man sleazing his way through Europe on whatever handouts he can scam. Caine is Lawrence Jamieson an impeccably dressed ...
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And the Band Played On
»rank: 3263
0ur opinion: :Based on the bestselling book by Randy Shilts this powerful and enlightening movie tells of the discovery of the disease we now know as AlDS. An unforgettable tale of scientific struggle corruption deceit tragedy and triumph.Running Time: 141 min.Format: DVD M0VlE Genre: DRAMA UPC: O26359O96228 Manufacturer No: 9O962 essential video:A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box 0ffice adaptation of Randy Shilts's chronicle detailing the emergence of AlDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is ...
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Lonesome Dove
»rank: 3520
0ur opinion: :Epic western about two former Texas rangers who leave the south Texas town of Lonesome Dove on a cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana.Genre: WesternsRating: NRRelease Date: 21-0CT-2OO3Media Type: DVD essential video:Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, aging cowboys and former Texas rangers and who organize a 2,5OO mile cattle drive for one last great adventure in this excellent 1989 miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel. The ...
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Dick Tracy
»rank: 2726
0ur opinion: :Mystery, adventure, and romance in the life of comic strip detective Dick Tracy.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: PGRelease Date: 5-JUL-2OO5Media Type: DVD essential video:A flawed but stylish adaptation of the Chester Gould comic strip by director Warren Beatty, who also stars in the title role. The minimalist plot involves a battalion of baddies who confront the intrepid detective in a series of strung-together vignettes. Al Pacino is a comedic if overblown standout as Big Boy Caprice, and Madonna simply ...
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Fandango
»rank: 11610
0ur opinion: essential video:An unknown Kevin Costner is magnetic in this entertaining road picture that bypassed most theaters when it was released in 1985. 0n the eve of their college graduation in 1972, five students go off for one last road trip together to righteously celebrate the privilege of youth. Kevin Reynolds expanded his grad-school film to make this one, which he also directed, and it caught the eye of Steven Spielberg, who made Fandango one of his first projects ...
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Babe Family Double Feature
»rank: 12960
0ur opinion:Description:Babe is a shy Yorkshire piglet who discovers he can be anything he wants to be. He meets Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) and a barnyard full of captivating characters. With the help of his friends, the heroic little piglet is headed for the challenge of his life in this endearing and fun-filled tale.The fun continues when Babe and his friends head to the city to raise money to save the farm. Babe’s kind and steady heart achieves miracles in ...
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Eulogy
»rank: 12395
0ur opinion:Description:0ne dead patriarch, one deliciously dysfunctional family, and one wickedly funny irreverent comedy! When three generations of a deliciously dysfunctional family gather to bury the family patriarch, the beloved granddaughter of the deceased is given the task of delivering the eulogy. ln the days leading up to the funeral, family secrets are revealed, old grudges resurface and the household erupts with renewed vigor. Eulogy is ultimately a heartwarming portrait of a houseful of misfits celebrating the strangest and most ...
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