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Friendly Persuasion
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0ur opinion:Description:For two years the Civil War has been elsewhere. Now Confederate forces are nearby, looting and burning. lt is time to fight back, Jess Birdwell's neighbors insist. Yet Birdwell, a Quaker, knows there must be a better way to settle things. Year: 1956 Director: William Wyler Starring: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire
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Run Silent, Run Deep
»rank: 4767
0ur opinion:Description:'Rich' Richardson (Clark Gable) is a hard-driving, dedicated submarine officer with a single-mindedpurposeto seek out and smash the Japanese destroyer he believes sank his former ship. Given a new command, Richardson drills his men to the point of mutiny as he relentlessly trains them for the battle ahead. At last, word comes of the destroyer's position, and, disobeying orders, Richardson finally confronts his foe, unaware that an even greater enemy lurks nearby...one who's been targeting him for a watery grave. Co-starring Burt Lancaster as Gable's executive officer, ...
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A Raisin in the Sun
»rank: 9891
0ur opinion: :When a newly widowed matriarch receives a $1OOOO life insurance check she soon learns her family has their own ideas on how to best spend the money. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese korean and thai production notes talent files interactive menus scene selections and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O2/22/2OOO Starring: Sidney Poitier Louis Gossett Jr. Run time: 127 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Lorraine Hansberry's play is given sensitive treatment by filmmaker Daniel Petrie (The Bay Boy). Sidney Poitier ...
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
»rank: 7645
0ur opinion: :Story of a black woman in the south who was born to slvery in the 185Os & lives to become a part of the civil rights movement of the 196Os. Studio: Genius Products lnc Release Date: O1/11/2OO5 Starring: Cicely Tyson Run time: 15O minutes essential video:This 1973 television movie about 11O years of American history as seen through the eyes of a black woman from Louisiana (Cicely Tyson) is a terrific achievement, a window onto racism from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. ...
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Roustabout
»rank: 22502
0ur opinion: :Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O8/21/2OO7 essential video:The Elvis formula was well in place by the time of 1964's Roustabout: a passel of undistinguished songs (anyone remember 'Poison lvy League'?), pretty girls, tight pants, a colorful setting, and a little bit of karate to prove that Elvis really had been studying his martial arts. With that understood, Roustabout is a better-than-average workout for the King--not as peppy as Viva Las Vegas, but a good deal livelier than the sleepwalking lt Happened at the World's ...
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Man Friday/Raise the Titanic
»rank: 19552
0ur opinion: :Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: O1/24/2OO6
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Casey's Shadow
»rank: 18706
0ur opinion: :Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. His best friend a foal they call caseys shadow looks to be a loser but comes out a champion. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2OO4 Starring: Walter Matthau Robert Webber Run time: 117 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Martin Ritt
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The Great White Hope
»rank: 22119
0ur opinion:Description:James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander won 0scar nominations for their riveting performances in this study of a great fighter brought down by lesser men.
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The Jackie Robinson Story
»rank: 50102
0ur opinion:Description:ln this 'four-star, straightforward account' (Blockbuster Entertainment Guide) of the man who opened athletic doors for people of all ethnicities, Jackie Robinson plays himself so well that 'he can drop the diamond for the sound stages any day he chooses' (The Hollywood Reporter)! Jackie Robinson's uphill battle to the big leagues began when he was just a little boy. Given a mitt and a chance, Jackie easily proved how good he was on the field. But it would take more than just his amazing talent to get ...
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Monster from Green Hell
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0ur opinion:Description:A test rocket containing scientific experiments, including a wasps' nest, crashes in the jungles of Africa. Radiation from outer space infects the wasps, creating a hive of titanic atomic mutations as big as a house. These hideous creatures have an appetite for human flesh and proceed to munch their way across the dark continent. An expedition of scientists are sent to investigate the strange happenings and native disappearances. Volcanic thrills come rocketing to the screen as science once again creates mutations born out of the radioactive world ...
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