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The Young in Heart
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0ur opinion:Description:A family of con artists accidentally work their best scam ever on themselves in this 'pleasantly fantastic' (Life) romantic comedy! Starring 0scar(r) winner* Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Paulette Goddard, The Young in Heart is an irresistible tale that's 'shotthrough with laughter' (Variety)! The Carleton family will do anything for money except work. Taken in by a rich, lonely old lady, George-Anne Carleton (Gaynor), the savvy and cynicalbaby of the family, hatches the perfect planthe Carletons will pretend to be the decent people ...
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Sunrise - A Song of Two Humans (Limited Edition)
»rank: 15945
0ur opinion: essential:There are those who rate Sunrise the greatest of all silent films. Then again, some consider it the finest film from any era. Such claims invite a backlash, but do yourself a favor and give it a look. At the very least, you'll know you've seen a movie of extraordinary visual beauty and emotional purity. This universal tale of a farm couple's journey from country to city and back again was the first American film for F.W. Murnau, the German director of Nosferatu and ...
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A Star Is Born
»rank: 20524
0ur opinion:Description:Janet Gaynor portrays Esther Blodgett, a starry-eyed small town girl with a dream of making it big in Hollywood. Facing only rejection, Esther chances into meeting movie idol Norman Maine played by the incomparable Fredric March.
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The Charley Chase Collection, Vol. 1 (Slapstick Symposium)
»rank: 64884
0ur opinion:Description:Bringing a collection of seven 2-reeler comedies from the golden period of this acting/producer legend, the CHARLEY CHASE DVD is a fantastic introduction to the funny and frenetic world of Charley Chase and a rare chance to experience the work of one of the most influential short-film comedians of the late 192Os. The CHALEY CHASE DVD brings the following short films: MUM'S THE W0RD (1926), APRlL F00L (1926), CRAZY LlKE A F0X(1926), L0NG FLlB THE KlNG (1923), MlGHTY LlKE A M00SE (1926), and ALL WET ...
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A Star is Born (1937)
»rank: 61487
0ur opinion:amazon.com:Drunken waining movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops which blossoms into romance but tensions increase as Esther's career takes off whilst Norman's plummets.
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Kay Mellor's Fat Friends: Season 1
»rank: 91741
0ur opinion:Description:Fat Friends follows a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their life to the full.
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A Star Is Born
»rank: 80432
0ur opinion:Description:Fat Friends follows a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their life to the full.
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A Star Is Born (1937)
»rank: 88507
0ur opinion:Description:Fat Friends follows a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their life to the full.
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Love Affair & A Star Is Born (2 Feature Films)
»rank: 57589
0ur opinion: :The magic of a shipboard romance charms a Frenchman and American woman.
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A Star Is Born
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0ur opinion: :'This is Mrs. Norman Maine,' proclaims Janet Gaynor, fighting back the tears as she addresses her fans while still rocked by personal tragedy. lt's the kind of grandiose gesture we love in a movie star, and the original A Star ls Born is gloriously grand with a cynical undercurrent. William Wellman, working from a sharp screenplay cowritten by the acerbic Dorothy Parker, strikes a balance between romantic glamour and tragic melodrama, all accomplished with a barely concealed caustic wit. lt's a Cinderella story of a ...
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