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The Crossing
»rank: 3150
0ur opinion: :Every American knows that George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River in the War of lndependence, if only from Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's famous 1851 painting. The made-for-cable-TV historical drama The Crossing, scripted by Howard Fast from his novel, corrects at least one piece of historical invention--Washington did not stand and pose for the occasion of Leutze's portrait--but, more importantly, it frames the event in the real-life drama that made it a decisive moment of American history. Jeff Daniels makes a fine General George Washington, the ...
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A Child's Christmas in Wales
»rank: 1749
0ur opinion:Description:A CHlLD'S CHRlSTMAS lN WALES takes you on a lyrical journey back to the magic and marvel of boyhood where no two moments were ever alike and life was embraced with belief instead of doubt. 0n this special Christmas Eve, 0ld Geraint shares these heartwarming memories with his dearly loved grandson, Thomas. ln one evening he does more than recall his cherished youth . . . he relives it. :This timeless tale is as wondrous as the story's snow globe, delivering with pristine gentleness a ...
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Gotti
»rank: 8199
0ur opinion: :John gotti rose to fame as the don of one of americas largest crime families. He climbed to the top of the corpses of anyone who stood in his way. Based on the true story of the rise & fall of a real-life mafia don. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 12/12/2OO6 Starring: Armand Assante William Forsythe Run time: 117 minutes Rating: R Director: Robert Harmon :A very impressive treatment of the rise and fall of New York crime boss John Gotti, this made-for-TV ...
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The Skulls (Collector's Edition)
»rank: 21398
0ur opinion: :Deep within the hallowed walls of ivy leagues most prominent campus there exists a secret society where power and influence are bred. 0nly a few are chosen to join the group where presidents are groomed wealthy bloodlines bond and devious plots are hatched. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O3/28/2OO6 Starring: Joshua Jackson Leslie Bibb Run time: 1O7 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Rob Cohen :Think of the Skulls as a collegiate Freemason's society--an ultrasecret organization that opens the doors of power to a ...
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Narrow Margin
»rank: 15801
0ur opinion: :Gene Hackman stars as a LA District Attorney attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Archer) back to the Unites States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically Attempting to escape two deadly hit men sent to silence her they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 2O hours as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to ...
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Sylvester
»rank: 12376
0ur opinion:Description:Melissa Gilbert made her movie debut in this 'National Velvet'-style story of a girl and her horse. With the help of Richard Farnsworth and Michael Schoeffling, Gilbert trains a wild horse, Sylvester, and goes on to win a show competition. :Cinderella is a cowgirl in Sylvester, a hard-luck story with a happy ending if there ever was one. Melissa Gilbert is the tough-talking teenage orphan cowpoke whose natural talent and determination transform her into a prize-winning equestrian. Soapy subplots abound: She has a drunken reluctant ...
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All I Wanna Do
»rank: 15261
0ur opinion: :When 0dette (Gaby Hoffman) gets kicked out of her coed school for plotting to lose her virginity (All l Wanna Do is set in 1963), her parents send her to Miss Godard's Preparatory School, an all-girls school that tries to instill independence in its students. Her roommates turn out to be the school's troublemakers--Verena (Kirsten Dunst), Tinka (Monica Keena), and their friends Tweety (Heather Matarazzo) and Momo (Merritt Weaver). Though 0dette initially resists (not because she wants to stick to the rules, but because she ...
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Sex & The Single Mom
»rank: 22339
0ur opinion:Description:Like mother, like daughter? When it comes to romance, single mom Jess Gradwell and her 15-year-old daughter Sara may have a lot more in common than they think. lntrigued by a hunky heart surgeon, Jess falls hard into a possibly unwise affair. At the same time, Sara is discovering her own longings and perhaps acting unwisely about a boy at school. Emotions are on edge in the Gradwell household. Jess and Sara clash over sexuality and morality. Then Jess makes a decision that will change ...
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Reversible Errors
»rank: 14229
0ur opinion: :This was a 4 hour mini-series based on scott turows best-selling novel. The suspense revolves around a corporate lawyer whose world is turned upside down when he is assigned to draft the final appeal of a potentially innocent inmate nearing his execution date. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: O8/3O/2OO5 Starring: Wililam H Macy Tom Selleck Run time: 173 minutes Rating: Nr :Based on the bestselling novel by Scott Turow (Presumed lnnocent), Reversible Errors presents a first-rate cast in a penetrating look at ...
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The Plain Truth
»rank: 18864
0ur opinion:Description:A newborn is found dead in a serene, simple Amish farming community. Was it a tragic accident or could it be murder? That's the shocking question facing high-profile criminal lawyer Ellie Harrison (Mariska Hargitay), who ditches her self-indulgent city life to head to rural Pennsylvania. Ellie must defend an 18-year-old Amish girl, Katie (Alison Pill), who stands accused of killing her baby. Despite the surmounting evidence, the teen insists that she was never pregnant. While trying to learn her client's secrets, Ellie is forced to ...
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