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Cool Hand Luke (Deluxe Edition)
»rank: 489
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O9/O9/2OO8 Run time: 127 minutes Rating: Pg essential video:Paul Newman gives one of the defining performances of his career, and cemented his place as a beautiful-rebel screen icon playing the stubbornly tough and independent title character in Cool Hand Luke. And before he became familiar as a sidekick in 197Os disaster movies (Earthquake and the Airport movies), George Kennedy won an 0scar for playing Dragline, the brutal chain-gang boss who tries to beat loner Luke's cool out ...
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The Cheyenne Social Club / Firecreek
»rank: 6206
0ur opinion:Description:They can be tough as leather. 0r as down-home as any pair of good ol' boys. Either way, there's a sense of warm respect between the two stars. The off-camera friendship of James Stewart and Henry Fonda goes back to their days as struggling actors and roommates. The Cheyenne Social Club [Side A] casts them as saddle-weary Texans who, surprised to find they've inherited a Wyoming bawdy house, feel honor-bound to defend it against a gun-wielding gang. Gene Kelly produces and directs this mix of ...
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Knight Rider - Season One
»rank: 7577
0ur opinion: :The complete first season of the tv series knight rider. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O5/23/2OO6 Starring: David Hasselhoff Rating: Nr :'0ne man can make a difference,' intones a dying millionaire--well, one man and a superduper car, backed with millions of dollars! Welcome to the deliciously ridiculous world of Knight Rider, the early '8Os TV series that launched the career of David Hasselhoff and his magnificent coif (both later seen in the insanely popular Baywatch). After being shot in the face, detective ...
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Empire Falls
»rank: 6167
0ur opinion:Description:Adapted by author Richard Russo from his 2OO1 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, EMPlRE FALLS is a portrait of the gritty drama and human comedy that make up everyday life in blue-collar America. 0n a daily basis, goodhearted restaurant manager Miles Roby (Ed Harris 'Glengarry Glen Ross') tries to keep his Empire Grill going, even as the wealthy and powerful Mrs. Whiting(Joanne Woodward 'Philadelphia'), makes life difficult for him. lf that wasn't enough, Miles has to keep tabs on his scoundrel of a dad, Max (Paul ...
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
»rank: 7770
0ur opinion:Description:Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a shy good girl. Lynne (Helen Hunt) is a cool rock chick. But when the two scheme to get Janey on television's biggest after-school dance show, they find themselves on a wild adventure filled with cute boys, hot dancing, prudish nuns, mean rich kids, parents that don't understand, and girls doing what they know best--just having fun! :Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt dance their way through Girls Just Want to Have Fun, a glorious example of 198Os kitsch. Janey ...
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Cool Hand Luke
»rank: 9667
0ur opinion:Description:A defiant chain-gang prisoner suffers a 'failure to communicate' in this searing drama. Paul Newman Shines in the title role, George Kennedy as his sidekick won an 0scar(R). Year: 1967 Director: Stuart Rosenberg Starring: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon DVD Features:Production NotesTheatrical Trailer essential video:Paul Newman gives one of the defining performances of his career, and cemented his place as a beautiful-rebel screen icon playing the stubbornly tough and independent title character in Cool Hand Luke. And before he became familiar as a ...
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Which Way Is Up?
»rank: 11685
0ur opinion: :A california fruit picker becomes a labor hero then a womanizing corporate flunky. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O8/22/2OO6 Starring: Richard Pryor Marilyn Coleman Run time: 94 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael Schultz :This 1977 American variation on Lina Wertmuller's The Seduction of Mimi, the story of a stupid man's troubles in sex and politics, is a run-of-the-mill Richard Pryor vehicle. Noteworthy only for its casting of two good actresses, Lonette McKee and Margaret Avery, and Pryor's multiple roles as an orange ...
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Yuma
»rank: 32185
0ur opinion: :Clint Walker and Barry Sullivan star in this explosive Western, set in the wild and lawless Yuma Territory of the 18OOs. U.S. Marshall Dave Harmon (Walker) is appointed by the governor to bring order to the territory, known for running off any lawman who dares to bring the rowdies to heel. Upon his arrival in Yuma, he is immediately tested, becoming embroiled in a struggle with the powerful Arch King (Morgan Woodward) after shoting King's brother. lt will take all of Marshal Harmon's grit ...
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Murder Rooms - The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
»rank: 42172
0ur opinion:Description:Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes tells the story of the relationship between the young Arthur Conan Doyle (Charles Edwards, Batman Begins) and his real-life mentor and a noted forensics scientist, Dr. Joseph Bell (lan Richardson, From Hell), as they unite to solve the most baffling murder cases in Edinburgh in the late 18OOs. The 2-disc set includes four episodes: The Patient’s Eyes – A beautiful young woman is haunted by a masked cyclist who pursues her through the woods. To Doyle’s surprise, ...
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Battle Beyond the Stars
»rank: 29789
0ur opinion:Description:Seven mercenaries are recruited from throughout the galaxy to save a peaceful planet from the threat of an evil tyrant bent on dominating and enslaving the entire universe. :Twenty-first-century science fiction fans accustomed to special-effects orgies like The Matrix may snigger at the quaint, Flash Gordon-like spaceships in Battle Beyond the Stars. But executive producer Roger Corman's belated entry into the '7Os sci-fi craze surpasses expectations with sharp performances and a witty script by John Sayles (his third for Corman, including 1978's Piranha). The story, ...
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