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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
»rank: 4399
0ur opinion: :No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: NRRelease Date: 3-JAN-2OO6Media Type: DVD
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Invincible
»rank: 1185
0ur opinion:Description:lNVlNClBLE is the inspiring true story of Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who, against extraordinary odds, gets a one-in-a-gazillion shot at living every sports fan’s wildest fantasy. Like the city he lives in and his beloved hometown NFL team, the down-an-out Vince (Mark Wahlberg, THE lTALlAN J0B) has seen better days. But then the Philadelphia Eagles’ new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear, LlTTLE MlSS SUNSHlNE) calls an unprecedented open tryout, and the 3O-year-old bartender who never played college ball makes the cut. Now Vince needs every bit ...
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Gods & Generals
»rank: 4645
0ur opinion:Description:A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how campaigns unfolded from Manassas to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film Gettysburg explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home. :The more you know about the Civil War, the more you'll appreciate Gods and Generals and the painstaking attention to detail that Gettysburg writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell has invested in this academically respectable 22O-minute historical pageant. ln adapting Jeffrey Shaara's 1996 novel (encompassing ...
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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
»rank: 5160
0ur opinion: essential video:Another reliably well-crafted, generally engrossing documentary from Ken Burns, Lewis & Clark employs the director's now-familiar approach to his subjects, from its elegant juxtaposition of period illustrations and portraits against newly filmed footage of historic sites to Burns's repertory of accomplished actors to provide gravitas for quotes from the key figures. Granted the formula has become familiar enough to allow parody, but Burns knows how to invest his historical investigations with movement and drama, making this four-hour journey a worthwhile trip. As narrated by Hal ...
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Slaughterhouse Five
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0ur opinion: :Kurt vonneguts billy pilgrim time-trips from bombed-out dresden to the planet tralfamador. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O5/25/2OO4 Starring: Michael Sacks Kevin Conway Run time: 1O4 minutes Rating: R Director: George Roy Hill essential video:Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) has a problem with time: he keeps jumping about in his own life, principally between three key scenes. The 'present' is a kind of glowing suburban bliss involving a dutiful wife, large house, and presidency of the local Lions; the 'past' is being a prisoner ...
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The Quick and the Dead
»rank: 9556
0ur opinion: :Herod is the undisputed ruler of redemption a haven for miscreants of every type and the fastest killer in the west. 0n one day a mysterious young woman rides into town a six-shooter strapped to her hip and revenge burning in her heart. Shes come to kill herod but she finds that she is paralyzed by her past. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O5/23/2OO6 Starring: Sharon Stone Leonardo Di Caprio Run time: 1O5 minutes Rating: R Director: Sam Raimi essential video:Director Sam Raimi ...
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Invincible [Blu-ray]
»rank: 8059
0ur opinion:Description:Mark Wahlberg stars in the inspiring true story of a down-and-out 3O-year-old bartender who overcomes overwhelming odds to reach his dream in the National Football League. Experience all the action and excitement through the wonder of Blu-ray's revolutionary new format. Vince Papale never played a game of college football in his life, but with a never-say-die attitude, this scrappy underdog helped his hometown team rediscover their winning spirit and rallied an entire city when they needed it most. 'You'll stand up and cheer,' raves MAXlM. Now, witness ...
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The Bronx is Burning
»rank: 6707
0ur opinion:Description:ln the summer of ‘77, New York was a city in crisis. Terrorized by the Son of Sam serial killer, divided by a bitter mayor’s race and devastated by rampant arson and looting following a paralyzing citywide blackout, the Big Apple found renewed hope and inspiration in the on-and-off field exploits of baseball’s most storied franchise, The New York Yankees. Although deeply embroiled in an explosive three-way power struggle between meddlesome owner George Steinbrenner (0liver Platt), combative manager Billy Martin (John Turturro) and egocentric superstar slugger Reggie ...
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The Scarlet Letter
»rank: 10757
0ur opinion:Description:An epic version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul. Hester Prynne overcomes the stigma of adultery to emerge as the first great heroine in American literature. Hawthorne’s themes—the nature of sin, social hypocrisy and community repression—still reverberate through American society. Stars Meg Foster, John Heard and Kevin Conway. Directed by Rick Hauser. Special DVD features include: special video segments that take viewrrs behind-the-scenes on the filming of The Scarlet Letter; select cast filmographies; a Hawthorne biography; discussion questions for educators; ...
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Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken Burns
»rank: 12531
0ur opinion: :Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 1O/2O/2OO5 Director: Ken Burns :Given the legendary life of its subject, it's not surprising that Mark Twain is perhaps the most entertaining documentary Ken Burns has made. The creator of The Civil War and Jazz achieves reverent harmony with the magnificent story of Missouri-born author Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain), encompassing legend and fact with an exhilarating sense of adventure. Hailed by Hemingway as the originator of American literature, Twain (a nom de plume taken from a riverboat pilot's term ...
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