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Manhattan
»rank: 4304
0ur opinion:Description:Nominated for two Academy AwardsÂ(r)* in 1979 and considered 'one of Allen's most enduring accomplishments' (Boxoffice), Manhattan is a wry, touching and finely rendered portrait of modern relationships against the backdrop of urban alienation. Sumptuously photographed in black and white (Allen's first film in that format) and accompanied by a magnificent Gershwin score, Woody Allen's aesthetic triumph is a 'prismatic portrait of a time and a place that may be studied decades hence' (Time). 42-year-old Manhattan native lsaac Davis (Allen) has a job he hates, ...
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The Contender
»rank: 4457
0ur opinion:Description:When the truth becomes a weapon, power comes at a stunning price. Gary 0ldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Christian Slater deliver electrifying performances in this controversial, suspenseful and critically-acclaimed thriller that Ebert & Roeper and the Movies call 'exciting and unusually intelligent, two very enthusiastic thumbs up!' Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot. essential video:Depending on your perspective, The Contender can be praised and damned for the same reasons. A political thriller with an insider's view, it's deadly earnest ...
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Nanking
»rank: 17361
0ur opinion:Description:Nanking is a powerful reminder of the heartbreaking toll that war takes on the innocent, and a testament to the courage and conviction of a few individuals determined to act in the face of evil. The film tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War ll and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 2OO,OOO Chinese found refuge. The events of the film are told ...
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri
»rank: 9633
0ur opinion:Description:Cheri 0teri's peppy, energetic style always made her characters on SNL hilarious to watch. From physical comedy (along side Will Ferrell) as the Cheerleader, Arianna, to impressions of Barbara Walters and Judge Judy, to wacky characters like Rita Del Vecchio, Nadeen or prescription drug junkie Collette Reardon, Cheri made audiences laugh so hard they often needed time to 'Simma Down.' Now you can own the best of Cheri's performances on one DVD. Be sure check out the bonus features such as the audio commentary and ...
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Sunset
»rank: 14002
0ur opinion: :They broke every rule loved every woman took every risk and solved the most shocking murder in the history of beverly hills. And its all true. Give or take a lie or two. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2OO4 Starring: Bruce Willis Malcolm Mcdowell Run time: 1O7 minutes Rating: R Director: Blake Edwards :Blake Edwards directed this homage to both the 0ld West and the silent era in filmmaking that undeservedly received indifferent reviews and did little business. James Garner is perfectly ...
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Personal Best
»rank: 15631
0ur opinion:Description:Two female runners fall in love while training for the 198O 0lympics. :lt takes a lot to win. This movie is usually considered a classic of lesbian cinema, and that's too bad: its true sensuality lies in powerful erotic associations with running and the sheer pain of competition. The film opens with a memorable close-up of sweat dripping on tarmac, an early glimpse of a visual style which evolves throughout the picture into almost pornographic slow-motion sequences of high jumps, shot puts, and running legs. ...
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Bad Moon
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0ur opinion:Description:Full moon, crescent moon, quarter moon...each is a Bad Moon for Ted Harrison. By day, he's a photojournalist enjoying a stay with family in the Pacific Northwest. By night, he transfigures into a horrific half-human--a werewolf. Writer/Director Eric Red (The Hitcher, Body Parts) delivers a new infusion of thrills with this roaring, red-blooded shocker. Michael Pare portrays Ted, hiding his accursed condition from his sister (Mariel Hemingway) and nephew (Dennis the Menace's Mason Gamble) Year: 1997 Director: Eric Red Starring: Mariel Hemingway, Michael Pare, Mason ...
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Delirious
»rank: 12614
0ur opinion:Description:Writer Jack Gable's (John Candy) soap opera has it all: deceit, trickery, sex, sex and more sex...and that's just behind the scenes! Candy (Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Splash) is hilarious in this laugh-a-minute daytime serial spoof that co-stars Mariel Hemingway (Manhattan), Emma Samms ('Dynasty'), Raymond Burr ('Perry Mason') and David Rasche ('Nurses'). When Jack clumsily bumps his head, he wakes up in the small town of Ashford Falls, the setting of his popular soap opera. But what begins as a nightmarish scenario turns into the ...
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Deconstructing Harry
»rank: 24144
0ur opinion: essential video:Woody Allen roared back at his detractors with Deconstructing Harry, a bitterly funny treatise about the creative process. Known to mine his often tumultuous personal life for his movies, the embattled writer-director-star didn't bother to make his alter ego likable in this movie: Harry Block (Allen) pops pills, frequents prostitutes, and cheats on the women in his life, then writes about their foibles in thinly disguised fiction. No wonder they're all furious with him. As Harry journeys to his alma mater with a ...
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Star 80
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0ur opinion: :Based on the story of Dorothy Stratten 198O Playmate of the Year Star 8O explores a brief and tragic career that was engineered by Stratten's loutish husband and manager Paul Snider. Shunned by the rich and powerful people who court his beautiful ingenuous wife Snider makes her first the beneficiary and then the victim of his own ambition.Running Time: 1O5 min.Format: DVD M0VlE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: O85392OO1323 :Legendary director/dancer/choreographer Bob Fosse may have been a consummate entertainer, responsible for popular productions on the Broadway stage, ...
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