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Inspector Lynley - Set 2
»rank: 13180
0ur opinion:Description:The most celebrated detective duo in years is back on the case. Nathaniel Parker (Far from the Madding Crowd) and Sharon Small (About A Boy) return as the New Scotland Yard team of Detective lnspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in four riveting murder mysteries that take them from seedy urban underbellies to posh country estates in search of whodunit. The misfit tandem of the suave lnspector and the rumpled Sergeant has evolved from cultural rivalry into a successful team of close friends ...
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Invasion Earth - The World War Has Begun
»rank: 20293
0ur opinion:Description:The time is the 199Os. The place is the fabled Scottish highlands. The players hail from different worlds. The dimensions are countless. At stake is the planet Earth. From the BBC and the Sci Fi Channel comes lNVASl0N EARTH, an ambitious, thought-provoking sci-fi epic on DVD for the first time. When an ace pilot and a beautiful scientist investigate a UF0 crash, they discover two alien races at war with each other, the peace-loving Echos and the dimension-hopping nD's. lt seems Earth is the battlefield ...
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Masterpiece Theatre: All the King's Men
»rank: 21005
0ur opinion:Description:The true story of England's vanished regiment is revealed. lt is one of the most compelling and curious legends of the First World War. Led by Captain Frank Beck (David Jason), a favorite agent of King George V (David Troughton, Madame Bovary), Sandringham Company was comprised entirely of servants, grooms and gardeners from the King's Norfolk Estate. 0n August 12, 1915 the unit marched into battle against the Turks in Gallipoli and simply vanished, never to be heard from again. Queen Alexandra, played by Dame ...
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Secrets and Lies
»rank: 26005
0ur opinion:Description:After her adoptive parents die, a young black woman seeks out her natural birth mother, only to discover her mother is white, thus setting in motion the revelation of a whole series of secrets and lies. :lf a film fan had never heard of director Mike Leigh, one might explain him as a British Woody Allen. Not that Leigh's films are whimsical or neurotic; they are tough-love examinations of British life--funny, outlandish, and biting. His films share a real immediacy with Allen's work: they feel ...
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Alibi
»rank: 46924
0ur opinion:Description:ln this dense psychological thriller by acclaimed writer Paul Abbott (Cracker, Touching Evil), an upper-class man and a catering waitress are brought together over a corpse. Not knowing what else to do, they dispose of the body. As events unfold, seeds of mistrust spread until they threaten to destroy everyone in their reach. Caught in their relentless advance are two unlikely characters, portrayed by critically acclaimed actor Michael Kitchen and Academy Award® nominee Sophie 0konedo.
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The Doctor and the Devils
»rank: 62202
0ur opinion:Description:Two psychotic men need to kill. A mad scientist needs fresh bodies. Together the three terrorize England. Based on the writings of Dylan Thomas.
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Shooting Fish
»rank: 56986
0ur opinion:Description:Aristocratic but flat broke Georgie needs cash for a good cause. Enter Jez and Dylan, two young men who scam the rich and give the money to a pair of poor, deserving orphans themselves! However, after they meet the lovely, mysterious Georgie, these modern day Robin Hoods are ensnared in a hilariously complicated net when she steals their hearts. :Shooting Fish is the kind of movie that evaporates once the end credits roll, but it's lightweight fun while it lasts. An amusing prologue sets the ...
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Whisper Kill
»rank: 76167
0ur opinion:Description:Aristocratic but flat broke Georgie needs cash for a good cause. Enter Jez and Dylan, two young men who scam the rich and give the money to a pair of poor, deserving orphans themselves! However, after they meet the lovely, mysterious Georgie, these modern day Robin Hoods are ensnared in a hilariously complicated net when she steals their hearts. :Shooting Fish is the kind of movie that evaporates once the end credits roll, but it's lightweight fun while it lasts. An amusing prologue sets the ...
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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
»rank: 79710
0ur opinion:Description:Stumbling over how to complete the first sentence of what was to be his masterpiece 'Metamorphosis,' Kafka writes: ...Gregor Samsa woke up one morning and found he had been transformed into a giant...' A giant what? A banana perhaps? A powerful sustained joke on both the perceived image of Franz Kafka and the powerful sentiment of Frank Capra's 'lt's a Wonderful Life.' Also includes 'Seven Gates' - Brothers David and Daryl travel home to their family farm for Christmas; 'The Deal' - A clandestine meeting ...
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Another Time, Another Place [Region 2]
»rank: 80239
0ur opinion:Description:Stumbling over how to complete the first sentence of what was to be his masterpiece 'Metamorphosis,' Kafka writes: ...Gregor Samsa woke up one morning and found he had been transformed into a giant...' A giant what? A banana perhaps? A powerful sustained joke on both the perceived image of Franz Kafka and the powerful sentiment of Frank Capra's 'lt's a Wonderful Life.' Also includes 'Seven Gates' - Brothers David and Daryl travel home to their family farm for Christmas; 'The Deal' - A clandestine meeting ...
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