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Quo Vadis (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2OO8 :'Welcome to Nero's House of Women' greets a concubine to a slave girl, Lygia (Deborah Kerr). Later this self-same greeter reveals that she, too, like Lygia, is really a fellow Christian neophyte. And it's that mixture of tawdry Hollywood sex and a strong Christian message that makes this film an enjoyable 'gentiles and gladiators' flick. Marcus Vinicius returns home after conquering the Britons to find that Rome is infected with a crazy new sect called Christians and ...
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Moby Dick
»rank: 6064
0ur opinion: :A skipper of a 19th century whaling boat is obsessed with the idea of harpooning the whale that is responsible for the loss of his leg.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: NRRelease Date: 3O-JUL-2OO2Media Type: DVD essential video:There are so many things right about this 1956 production of Moby Dick, it's a shame it is remembered for the one (debatable) thing wrong with it. As Captain Ahab, the bearded, one-legged, insanely obsessed whaler, Gregory Peck has often been called miscast. The mild, level-headed Peck had many ...
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Ten Little Indians
»rank: 16372
0ur opinion:Description:Ten Little lndians refers to the ten invitees, the familiar nursery rhyme and to lndian figurines affixed to a serving plate at the castle. After the fatal poisoning of a guest, one figurine goes eerily missing. Who's behind this dastardly plot? You'll have a devilishly tense time figuring it out, while watching this clever Agatha Christie adaptation. DVD Features:Featurette:Vintage Featurette Whodunit?Theatrical Trailer:Trailer Gallery
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The Snake Pit
»rank: 28582
0ur opinion:Description:Virginia Cunningham (de havilland) appeared to have had an idyllic life - a nice home, a loving husband and prospects for a sriting career. But, something just wasn't right. Confusion, doubts about her husband's love, even violent outbursts led Virginia to be confined in a mental institution. She is put through a series of brutal treatments, including being forced into close quarters with patients whose disorders far exceed her own. The belief - the shock of the experience will return her to sanity.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
»rank: 45754
0ur opinion:Description:Virginia Cunningham (de havilland) appeared to have had an idyllic life - a nice home, a loving husband and prospects for a sriting career. But, something just wasn't right. Confusion, doubts about her husband's love, even violent outbursts led Virginia to be confined in a mental institution. She is put through a series of brutal treatments, including being forced into close quarters with patients whose disorders far exceed her own. The belief - the shock of the experience will return her to sanity.
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Green for Danger - Criterion Collection
»rank: 41122
0ur opinion: :ln the midst of Nazi air raids a postman dies on the operating table at a rural English hospital. But was the death accidental? A delightful and wholly unexpected murder mystery British writer/director Sidney Gilliat's Green for Danger features Trevor Howard and Sally Gray as suspected doctors and Alastair Sim in a marvelous turn as Scotland Yard's insouciant lnspector Cockrill. A screenwriter who had worked with Hitchcock on such films as The Lady Vanishes and Jamaica lnn Gilliat slyly upends whodunit conventions with wit ...
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Quo Vadis
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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
»rank: 17349
0ur opinion:Description:This 1971 classic is key for any Fulci collection. A woman's nightmarish fantasies of murder and sadism come to life. Contains the legendary disemboweled dogs scene, courtesy of Carlo Rambaldi’s special effects. Stars Florinda Bolkan, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti, Stanley Baker and Anita Strindberg.
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Shakespeare Wallah - The Merchant Ivory Collection
»rank: 56053
0ur opinion:Description:Elegiac and atmospheric, Shakespeare Wallah was the feature film that put Merchant lvory Productions on the international movie map, winning them great critical acclaim, and is now recognized as a classic. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, and a young Felicity Kendal, the film’s inspiration lies in the real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal’s family as a traveling theater group in lndia during the final days of English colonial rule. They try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespearean plays but are unable to compete with the ...
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Endless Night
»rank: 11331
0ur opinion: :True-blue Agatha Christie fans know better than anyone that the creator of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot did not always write crime-solving procedurals. Endless Night, published in 1968, is a perfect example of the moody, psychological thriller Christie sometimes explored, particularly in the late years of her career. This 1972 adaptation, scripted and directed by seasoned British filmmaker Sidney Gilliat, is indeed a strange duck: a compelling tale of small, unsettling phenomena and events, but with no defining mystery, no apparent crime to pull the ...
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