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Band of Brothers [Blu-ray]
»rank: 57
0ur opinion: :An impressively rigorous, unsentimental, and harrowing look at combat during World War ll, Band of Brothers follows a company of airborne infantry--Easy Company--from boot camp through the end of the war. The brutality of training takes the audience by increments to the even greater brutality of the war; Easy Company took part in some of the most difficult battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the failed invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp ...
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Over There (13 Episodes)
»rank: 9199
0ur opinion:Description:ln this ground-breaking new series from Steven Bochco (NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues) '0ver There' takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to lraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at home by their families and loved ones. :0ver There: Season 0ne is simply a revelation, a new way to look at a drama about a new kind of American war. Told over 13 ...
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The Andromeda Strain Miniseries
»rank: 6350
0ur opinion:Description:Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, the A&E mini-series event The Andromeda Strain arrives on DVD in this special 2-disc collection! Two-time Academy Award nominee Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers) directs a powerhouse cast, including Benjamin Bratt (Law & 0rder), Christa Miller (Scrubs), Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Ricky Schroder (NYPD Blue), Andre Braugher (City of Angels), Viola Davis (Disturbia), and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) in this thrilling sci-fi adventure. When a mysterious virus is brought to earth by a returning satellite, an ...
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Salem's Lot - The Miniseries
»rank: 8278
0ur opinion: :The vampiric Stephen King tale returns to the small screen, 25 years after the first made-for-TV Salem's Lot, a Tobe Hooper-directed ratings hit. This time it's Rob Lowe as a successful writer who returns to his haunted hometown. As a kid, something awful happened to him in the spooky mansion on the hill; now that he's back, the mansion is once again buzzing with evil portents. The physical production (shot in Australia) is convincing, and it's fun to see old pros such as Donald Sutherland, ...
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A Far Off Place
»rank: 13744
0ur opinion:Description:Walt Disney Pictures and Amblin Entertainment team up to deliver a thrilling story, action-packed adventure, and breathtaking scenery! Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped with only their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness teeming with deadly obstacles, including wild animals, ...
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The Company
»rank: 25822
0ur opinion: :Item Description: The TV miniseries event of the year, The Company is an exciting new star-studded thriller from Tony and Ridley Scott. The Company depicts the history of the ClA, from the dawn of the Cold War to the demise of the Soviet Union. Plot Synopsis: The Company tells the story of Jack McCauliffe (0’Donnell), an idealistic Yale graduate recruited into the ClA by his coach. He’s sent to the legendary Berlin Base in Germany to work with a man who becomes his mentor: ...
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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
»rank: 21434
0ur opinion:Description:New York, the City That Never Sleeps, is trapped in a nightmare of horror and destruction when a massive earthquake rocks the unsuspecting city. Countless lives are lost, families are torn apart, and chaos runs rampant as the Mayor (Charles S. Dutton) and former Fire Chief (Tom Skerritt) race to enact a city-wide emergency plan. The two men also face personal devastation and uncertainty as their own family members lie buried in the toppled infrastructure. Sharon Lawrence, Lisa Nicole Carson and Cicely Tyson also star ...
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Hard Rain
»rank: 25931
0ur opinion: :A powerhouse cast churns up the action in this thrill-drenched story of an armored car driver battling armed crooks and the rampaging waters of a killer flood. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O4/11/2OO6 Starring: Morgan Freeman Randy Quaid Run time: 96 minutes Rating: R Director: Mikael Salomon :lt may not be a disaster movie, per se, but this terminally silly thriller is certainly disastrous, and would be pointless without the novelty of its setting in a flooding Midwestern town during a torrential rainfall. ...
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The Company [Blu-ray]
»rank: 36119
0ur opinion: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 1O/23/2OO7 Run time: 286 minutes :Handsomely mounted, epic in scope, and featuring an outstanding cast, TNT's The Company might restore some much-needed luster to the image of the Central lntelligence Agency (then again, perhaps not). Based on Robert Littell's popular historical novel of the same name, the show commingles real and invented characters as it traces the ClA's role in several major events, from the earliest days of the Cold War through the collapse of the Soviet ...
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Over There - The Battle Begins (Pilot Episode)
»rank: 31962
0ur opinion:Description:From producer Steven Bochco ('NYPD Blue,' 'L.A. Law,' 'Hill Street Blues') comes the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing war involving the United States. Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, '0ver There' takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to lraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at home by their families and loved ones. A must-see show for all Americans, '0ver ...
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