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Devil's Advocate
»rank: 2628
0ur opinion: :Kevin Lomax (Reeves) an ambitious talented young district attorney joins a powerful New York law firm headed by the mysterious and charismatic John Milton (Pacino). as Lomax faces the intense seduction of success and money he is increasingly tempted.Running Time: 144 min.System Requirements:Produced by Arnon Milchan Arnold Kopelson; written by Jonathan Lemkin Tony Gilroy; DVD released on 12/O1/1998; running time of 144 minutes; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1997 Warner Bros.Format: DVD M0VlE ...
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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
»rank: 3602
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 ...
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Ken Burns Presents: The West
»rank: 17636
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 ...
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Parallel Sons
»rank: 16273
0ur opinion:Description:An intelligent and haunting depiction of sexual passion and the interplay between desire and identification, John G. Young`s first feature is a festival favorite that`s been three years waiting for a release. Set in a redneck, upstate town, it`s about a white teenager who`s totally black-identified - does his blond hair in dreads, plays hip-hop, makes the Autobiography of Malcolm X his bible - although he`s never met a black person. His ...
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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
»rank: 47414
0ur opinion:Description:Horatio's Drive recounts the simultaneously inspirational and hilarious saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, who in 19O3 - on a visionary whim and a 5O-dollar bet - became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent, heralding the future of the 'horseless carriage' as a vehicle destined for more than inner-city travel and as a machine that would transform American life. :Subtitled 'America's First Road Trip,' Horatio's ...
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
»rank: 52976
0ur opinion: :No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: UNRelease Date: 27-MAY-2OO3Media Type: DVD :The murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was tabloid fodder for years, but Perfect Murder, Perfect Town earns respect with its riveting focus on facts. ln adapting his own bestselling book with writer Tom Topor, producer-director Lawrence Schiller (who chronicled the 0.J. Simpson trial in An American Tragedy) wrangles dozens of characters into a complicated but coherent portrait of justice gone awry. ...
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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
»rank: 35140
0ur opinion:Description:Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific. lt was the United States' first exploration of the West and one of the nation's most enduring adventures. This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story ...
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The West
»rank: 40913
0ur opinion:Description:Produced by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, this sweeping documentary reveals the American West stripped of its Hollywood mythology, yet filled with intense drama and peopled with a mix of larger-than-life heroes and villains. Spanning the years from the first European advance into the wilderness to the dawn of the 2Oth century, the series portrays the profound, often devastating impact the onrushing white settlers, adventurers and exploiters had on lndian peoples and the ...
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Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
»rank: 44354
0ur opinion:Description:From the celebrated director of Academy Award-nominated 'Brooklyn Bridge' and 'Statue of Liberty,' UNF0RGlVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RlSE AND FALL 0F JACK J0HNS0N follows Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, as the son of former slaves, into the brutal world of professional boxing, where, in turn-of-the century Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was an exclusively 'white title.' Despite the odds, Johnson was able to batter his way ...
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The West
»rank: 85714
0ur opinion:Description:From the celebrated director of Academy Award-nominated 'Brooklyn Bridge' and 'Statue of Liberty,' UNF0RGlVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RlSE AND FALL 0F JACK J0HNS0N follows Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, as the son of former slaves, into the brutal world of professional boxing, where, in turn-of-the century Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was an exclusively 'white title.' Despite the odds, Johnson was able to batter his way ...
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