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Emma (A&E, 1997)
»rank: 1325
0ur opinion: :Emma woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend harriet and so causes her to come to grief. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: O8/29/2OOO Starring: Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Diarmuid Lawrence :Similar to the equally excellent Valmont, this version of Jane Austen's classic novel had the misfortune of following a sumptuous big-star version with Gwyneth Paltrow, which was released the summer before. And, just as ...
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Midnight Cowboy (Two Disc Collector's Edition)
»rank: 5485
0ur opinion:Description:Daring. Provocative. Shocking. Compelling. Nearly thirty years after its original release, 'Midnight Cowboy is still heartbreakingand timeless' (The New York 0bserver). This Academy Award® winner* for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay also boasts 0scar®-nominated** performances by Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, neither of whom have 'ever been better on screen than they are here' (Chicago Tribune)! When Joe Buck (Voight), a good-looking,naively charming Texas 'cowboy' makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune, the only wealthhe finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo ...
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Crossing Delancey
»rank: 4725
0ur opinion:Description:A contemporary New York comedy about lsabella 'lzzy' Grossman, a single independent woman who is caught in a romantic quandary when her grandmother hires a Jewish matchmaker to find her a husband. :A sweet tempered urban love story, Crossing Delancey argues that true love may be in the first place you look. Amy lrving is a single Jewish woman working at an upscale bookstore on the Upper West Side of New York. As much as she longs to be a part of the intellectual literary scene, she ...
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She-Devil
»rank: 8380
0ur opinion: :An embittered housewife swears revenge on her husband and his mistress. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: O1/O3/2OO6 Starring: Meryl Streep Linda Hunt Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Susan Seidelman
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Evil Under the Sun
»rank: 13206
0ur opinion: :Mostly for Poirot completists and admirers of then-trendy, all-star ensemble casts from the 197Os and early '8Os, Evil Under the Sun finds Peter Ustinov in his second outing as Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective (three years after 1978's Death on the Nile). As the title promises, the action this time takes place on an Adriatic island (though Christie fans will surely balk at the switch from the novel's setting on the English coast), where a famous stage star (Diana Rigg) is murdered, and the list of likely ...
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Midnight Cowboy
»rank: 7230
0ur opinion:Description:Daring. Provocative. Shocking. Compelling. Nearly thirty years after its original release, 'Midnight Cowboy is still heartbreakingand timeless' (The New York 0bserver). This Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay also boasts 0scarÂ(r)-nominated** performances by Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, neither of whom have 'ever been better on screen than they are here' (Chicago Tribune)! When Joe Buck (Voight), a good-looking,naively charming Texas 'cowboy' makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune, the only wealthhe finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo ...
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The Sentinel
»rank: 24804
0ur opinion: :Not ready for marriage a fashion model moves into an unbelievably nice manhattan apartment where scary occurrences turn into a much more frightening turn of events. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O9/O7/2OO4 Starring: Cristina Raines Burgess Meredith Run time: 92 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael Winner
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Andy Warhol Presents
»rank: 45789
0ur opinion: :PAL/Region O. From the gutters of NYC to the glitter of Hollywood, camp horror to communist escapees, this collection will take you on a fantasy ride through Warhol's America. Hustlers, transvestites, punk rockers and pornography litter the stage in seven cult films from The Factory written and directed by Paul Morrissey plus a bonus eighth disc: Andy Warhol The Complete Picture. The other seven DVDs are: Flesh, Flesh For Frankenstein, Heat, Madame Wang's, Trash, Women ln Revolt and Blood For Dracula.
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Thief of Bagdad (1940)
»rank: 13842
0ur opinion: essential video:0ften hailed as the greatest fantasy film ever made, The Thief of Bagdad (194O) was producer Alexander Korda's crowning achievement. Deservedly winning Academy Awards for art direction, color cinematography, and special effects, this Arabian Nights adventure appeals to all ages with its fantastical tale of Abu (Sabu), the little thief who befriends the prince of Bagdad (John Justin) and foils the nefarious plans of the evil grand vizier (Conrad Veidt), who seizes control of Bagdad and covets the princess of Basra (Joan Duprez). From its ...
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High Times' Potluck
»rank: 58063
0ur opinion: :All the rules go up in smoke when an enormous stash of high grade ganja goes missing. As the coveted suitcases full of marijuana is sold stolen re-stolen & sold again a bizarre assortment of characters including mobsters hippies & drag queens create hilarious havoc as their wacky lives intersect. Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: O5/O9/2OO6 Starring: Jason Mewes Jackie Martling Run time: 86 minutes Rating: Nr
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