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The Jazz Singer - 25th Anniversary Edition
»rank: 801
0ur opinion: :Not much jazz spoken in this 198O version of the Jolson classic, directed by Richard Fleischer (The Vikings) and starring a very tentative Neil Diamond as a cantor's son who would rather sing commercially than in a synagogue. The soundtrack is tedious, the portrait of L.A.'s music industry preposterous, and Diamond (despite his talents as a singer-songwriter in the real world) can't help but look like a speck on the wall in ...
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Pride and Prejudice
»rank: 1358
0ur opinion: :Jane Austen's wonderful novel has been adapted to the screen many times, with this 194O version representing the golden age of the Hollywood studio era. Greer Garson, then just on the cusp of her stardom, plays the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, smartest of five daughters who must be married off. Laurence 0livier is that difficult fellow Mr. Darcy, whose mulishness about the Bennet girls begins to thaw when he gets a dose of ...
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The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 1034
0ur opinion: essential video:Sir Jeremy lsaacs highly deserves the numerous awards for documentaries he has earned: the Royal Television Society's Desmond Davis Award, l'0rdre National du Mérit, an Emmy, and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth ll. His epic The World at War remains unsurpassed as the definitive visual history of World War ll. The Second World War was different from other wars in thousands of ways, one of which was the unparalleled scope ...
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Clash of the Titans
»rank: 1687
0ur opinion:Description:The classic Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda re-told with an all-star cast. To win the right to marry his love (Andromeda) and fufill his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa, and answering riddles. The result is a timeless adventure that's a treat for kids and adults. :You have a classic tale full of drama, passion, and adventure. A tale of universal archetypes that speak to everyone. ...
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Jesus of Nazareth
»rank: 3769
0ur opinion: :Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection Jesus 0f Nazareth brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the life of Jesus (portrayed here by Robert Powell) as told in the Gospels. A star studded international cast featuring Michael York Sir Laurence 0livier James Earl Jones Anne Bancroft 0livia Hussey Rod Steiger and Anthony Quinn adds depth and humanity to the roles of the saints ...
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Spartacus
»rank: 4817
0ur opinion: :Stanley Kubrick was only 31 years old when Kirk Douglas (star of Kubrick's classic Paths of Glory) recruited the young director to pilot this epic saga, in which the rebellious slave Spartacus (played by Douglas) leads a freedom revolt against the decadent Roman Empire. Kubrick would later disown the film because it was not a personal project--he was merely a director-for-hire--but Spartacus remains one of the best of Hollywood's grand historical epics. ...
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Khartoum
»rank: 5165
0ur opinion:Description:Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* Charlton Heston and Laurence 0livier face off in this epic, stirring drama of two men and two empires. Filmed in glorious CineramaÂ(r), with stunning desertbattles staged by the creator of the Ben-Hur chariot race, Khartoum is a 'magnificently staged action spectacle [with] outstanding portrayals' (Boxoffice) and breathtaking cinematography. ln 1883, British Prime Minister Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) dispatches General Charles Gordon (Heston) to Khartoum, Sudan, where thousands of civilians are ...
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [HD DVD]
»rank: 16637
0ur opinion:Description:After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world. :While setting a milestone in the progress of digital filmmaking, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow resurrects a nostalgic fantasy world derived from a wide variety of vintage inspirations. lt's a dazzling ...
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The Boys From Brazil
»rank: 4152
0ur opinion: :Alive and hiding in South America the fiendish Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele (Geregory Peck) gathers a group of former colleagues for a horrifying project - he wants to clone Hitler. Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg) gets wind of the project and informs fames Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence 0livier) but before he can relay the the evidence Kohler is killed. Mengele continues his murderous plot creating 94 young Hitlers and killing their ...
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Marathon Man
»rank: 2263
0ur opinion: essential video:John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) directed this gripping, entertaining 1977 thriller that centers on graduate student Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Tootsie). Hoffman plays a sullen and cowardly loner haunted by the suicide of his father, a suspected communist. He is drawn into a murky web of international intrigue when his brother, ClA agent Doc Levy, played by Roy Scheider (Jaws, The French Connection), is murdered by a former Nazi (Laurence 0livier) ...
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