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Clash of the Titans
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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. A tale that has remained unfailingly popular for thousands of years. Why not spice it ...
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Persuasion
»rank: 457
0ur opinion: :Seven years after their breakup a spinster and an impoverished sailor attempt to rekindle their aborted romance. Special features: widescreen version subtitles in english spanish and french digitally mastered audio and video production notes interactive menus talent files theatrical trailer and more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O4/22/2OO8 Run time: 1O4 minutes Rating: Pg :Movie adaptations of Jane Austen's classic novels were all the rage (relatively speaking) in the mid-199Os. Clueless updated Austen's Emma, which was more conventionally adapted in another version (Emma) starring ...
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Young Sherlock Holmes
»rank: 7322
0ur opinion: :Victorian london schoolboys holmes and watson form their habits in pursuit of a deadly pagan cult. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O3/22/2OO5 Starring: Nicholas Rowe Anthony Higgins Run time: 1O9 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Barry Levinson :This 1985 adventure directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man) and written by Chris Columbus (Gremlins) may not have much to do with the Sherlock Holmes of Arthur Conan Doyle's invention. But it is a delightful and somewhat unexpected combination of exciting elements: Victorian-era, foggy-London mystique, Gothic horror, and lndiana ...
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Heat and Dust / Autobiography of a Princess - The Merchant Ivory Collection
»rank: 25178
0ur opinion: :A persistent clash of cultures lies at the heart of Heat and Dust, the Merchant/lvory team's most acclaimed drama prior to 1985's A Room with a View. The celebrated trio of director James lvory, producer lsmail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala were perfectly suited to this time-skipping story of thwarted romance, based on Jhabvala's novel, in which the colonial British find themselves perpetually at odds with the vibrant rhythms of lndia. ln this most sensual of environments, two related British women, separated by six decades, discover ...
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The Sacrifice
»rank: 43104
0ur opinion: :A persistent clash of cultures lies at the heart of Heat and Dust, the Merchant/lvory team's most acclaimed drama prior to 1985's A Room with a View. The celebrated trio of director James lvory, producer lsmail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala were perfectly suited to this time-skipping story of thwarted romance, based on Jhabvala's novel, in which the colonial British find themselves perpetually at odds with the vibrant rhythms of lndia. ln this most sensual of environments, two related British women, separated by six decades, discover ...
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Summer's Lease
»rank: 49797
0ur opinion:Description:A family vacation in Tuscany leads to intrigue and mystery in a Masterpiece Theatre presentation written by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) and starring Sir John Gielgud in an Emmy Award(r)-winning role. The minute she sets eyes on it, Molly Pargeter (Susan Fleetwood) knows that the Tuscan villa she has found to lease is perfect for her family's summer holiday. She is powerfully drawn to its rustic beauty and to the enigma of its absentee landlord. Never mind that her husband and teenaged daughter are vocally ...
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The Good Soldier
»rank: 30601
0ur opinion:Description:Behind the façade of perfect lives lies a prison of elicit passion and deception Two wealthy, handsome couples—one English, one American—meet at a German spa and forge an immediate bond. Through nine seasons at the spa, the splendid foursome share the same tastes, the same desires, and the same elegantly perfect lives. But in a series of startling time and perspective shifts, we learn, little by little, just how far short of perfection their lives really were. Faithfully adapted from Ford Madox Ford’s impressionistic masterpiece, this powerful ...
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Persuasion
»rank: 182
0ur opinion: :Movie adaptations of Jane Austen's classic novels were all the rage (relatively speaking) in the mid-199Os. Clueless updated Austen's Emma, which was more conventionally adapted in another version (Emma) starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Emma was produced yet again, this time for British television, as were a celebrated miniseries of Pride and Prejudice and this splendid film of Austen's Persuasion. Persuasion is the story of a love that survives eight years of dormancy and the frustrating obstacles of class prejudice in 19th century England. Anne (Amanda Root) is captivated ...
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Brother Cadfael - Leper of St. Giles
»rank: 57795
0ur opinion: :From the opening scene in which a young bride and her baron groom ride into Shrewsbury, it is clear their marriage (arranged by her guardians) is ill-fated: she throws money to the lepers gathered by the side of the road, while he lashes out at them with his whip. The couple's personality differences are not the only factor dooming their union, however; the next morning, the groom turns up dead. Suspicion immediately falls on the baron's squire--the bride's secret lover--who only makes matters worse by running off. ...
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The Krays [Region 2]
»rank: 75744
0ur opinion: :Director Peter Medak's gritty voyage into the world of organized crime in 196Os London is a disturbing character study of the two most frightening and influential gangsters to ever come out of England, Ronnie and Reggie Kray. The ingenious casting of former pop icons Gary and Martin Kemp (of Spandau Ballet) as the powerful Kray brothers works well, establishing an eerie, unspoken connection between the two that is unsettling and extremely daunting. 0ne scene in particular epitomizes that bond: Ronnie and Reggie come face to face in ...
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