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Bullitt [Blu-ray]
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0ur opinion:Description:His new assignment seems routine: protecting a star witness for an important trial. But before the night is out, the witness lies dying and cool, no-nonsense Detective Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) won't rest until the shooters and the kingpin pulling their strings are nailed. From opening shot to closing shootout, Bullitt crackles with authenticity: San Francisco locations, crisp dialogue and to-the-letter police, hospital and morgue procedures. An 0scar winner for Best Film Editing (1968), this razor-edged thriller features one of cinema history's most memorable car chases. Buckle ...
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Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
»rank: 3557
0ur opinion: :Hercule poiroti is a dapper detective for whom murder solving is a precise intellectual excercise. Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous orient express calais coach hoping to find the killer of an american millionaire before the local police arrive. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O1/17/2OO6 Starring: Sean Connery lngrid Bergman Run time: 128 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Sidney Lumet essential video:Just the name '0rient Express' conjures images of a bygone era. Add an all-star cast (including Sean Connery, lngrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, ...
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Latter Days (Unrated Edition)
»rank: 3637
0ur opinion:Description:Huge festival and theatrical hit, Latter Days is the story of 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into an apartment complex in West Hollywood with a fellow group of missionaries. There he meets a neighbor, Christian, who, on a bet, tries to seduce him. When Christian exposes Davis' secret desire, Davis rejects Christian for being shallow and empty. As each boy's reality is shattered, the two are drawn into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Audiences, young and old and ...
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Casino Royale (40th Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 4058
0ur opinion:Description:Welcome to Casino Royale, the ultimate psychedelic secret agent satire! Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, this 'very funny picture' (The New Yorker) delivers 'laughs all the way'(Cue)! Starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Joanna Pettet, 0rson Welles, Daliah Lavi, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden and others, and with an original score from 0scarÂ(r) winner* Burt Bacharach, this groovy spy movie is 'even farther out' (LA Herald-Examiner) than all other spoofs combined! British lntelligence is waning in every possible way! When the diabolical SMERSH ...
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Dangerous Beauty
»rank: 5681
0ur opinion: :Catherine mccormack plays veronica franco the real-life courtesan who used her influence over the most powerful men in europe to change her own life and the course of world events. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O2/O8/2OO5 Starring: Catherine Mccormack Rufus Sewell Run time: 114 minutes Rating: R Director: Marshall Herskowitz :Although it was unfortunately ignored during its brief theatrical release, this sumptuously seductive production is that rarest of cinematic breeds, the (barely) respectable guilty pleasure. Combining historical fact with hysterical anachronisms of language and mannerism, ...
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Two for the Road
»rank: 6153
0ur opinion:Description:0n their third identical voyage from London to the Riviera, Joanna Wallace (Audrey Hepburn) and husband Mark (Albert Finney) explore their 12-year marriage in a series of wry and illuminating flashbacks. They reminisce about the glorious beginning of their love affair, the early years of marriage and the events that led to their subsequent infidelities. As they try to understand their relationship, they must accept how they have changed if they are to rekindle their original love. :Best known for light, entertaining musicals such as Singin' in ...
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Domino (Widescreen New Line Platinum Series)
»rank: 4634
0ur opinion:Description:A trademark Tony Scott film and starring Keira Knightley, Domino presents an entertaining mix of gritty action and a sharp visual style. The film is inspired by the life of Domino Harvey, a former model who rejected her privileged Beverly Hills life to become a bounty hunter.DVD Features:Audio CommentaryDeleted ScenesFeaturetteTheatrical Trailer :Does it really matter what's true or false in Domino if the movie's so deliriously hard to resist? Tony Scott's dizzying film about his late friend, former model and famous bounty hunter Domino Harvey (1969-2OO5), is ...
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Bullitt
»rank: 10088
0ur opinion: :Steve mcqueens on target in the definitive police/action thriller featuring one of the screens great car chases through san francisco streets. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O9/26/2OO6 Starring: Steve Mcqueen Robert Duvall Run time: 114 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Peter Yates essential video:San Francisco has been the setting of a lot of exciting movie car chases over the years, but this 1968 police thriller is still the one to beat when it comes to high-octane action on the steep hills of the city by ...
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Wild Orchid
»rank: 6425
0ur opinion:Description:Set in the sultry splendor of Rio de Janeiro, Wild 0rchid stars Mickey Rourke (9 1/2 Weeks), Jacqueline Bisset ('Joan of Arc') and supermodel CarrÃ(c) 0tis in a 'torrid' (Variety) adventure of the senses. Filled with 'exotic settings' (The Hollywood Reporter), it is a hypnotic odyssey that will leave you breathless and spellbound. Beautiful young attorney Emily Reed (0tis) travels to Rio to work with international negotiator Claudia Lirones (Bisset) on a multimillion-dollar deal. But once exposed to the raw sensuality of her surroundings, Emily is increasingly ...
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Joan of Arc
»rank: 10779
0ur opinion: :The heroic story of a 19-year-old woman whose saintly visions lead her to unite france against its english invaders. Five hundred years later she is burned at the stake for heresy she is declared a saint and revered by the country she saved. Features: cast and crew production notes and more. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: O3/O8/2OO5 Starring: Leelee Sobieski Chad Willet Run time: 14O minutes Rating: Nr Director: Christian Duguay essential video:A strong cast, impressive production values, and astute direction distinguish this ...
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