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Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 2
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0ur opinion:Description:As seen on the PBS Mystery! series Four all-new, full-length mysteries bring you a Miss Marple like no other. Geraldine McEwan (Vanity Fair, The Magdalene Sisters) returns as the spinster sleuth, as shrewd and sagacious as ever. Breathing new life into Agatha Christie’s novels, these intricately plotted and thoroughly engaging whodunits feature the richly detailed settings, lush cinematography, and imaginative screenplays that won Series 1 overwhelming critical acclaim and an Emmy® nomination. McEwan imbues Miss Marple with a kindly sparkle and sly wit that prove ...
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Jacob (The Bible Collection)
»rank: 21221
0ur opinion: :The bibles epic story of deception redemption passion brotherly rivalry exile and undying love. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: O9/O6/2OO5 Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Nr
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The Camomile Lawn
»rank: 12398
0ur opinion:Description:lt’s August 1939 and five cousins gather at their uncle’s big house on the Cornish coast. The imminence of war charges the air as they frolic on the fragrant lawn and tempt fate on the terrifying cliffs that one last sultry summer. Returning to the house nearly half a century later for a funeral, they recall how the war rearranged their lives and brought them suffering, sex, and love. This lusty, darkly humorous drama reunites Good Neighbors co-stars Felicity Kendal and Paul Eddington. Also starring ...
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Georges Bizet - Carmen / Peter Hall, Bernard Haitink, Maria Ewing, Barry McCauley, London Philharmonic, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
»rank: 16742
0ur opinion:Description:Carmen is one of the few indisputable masterpieces of its time to be composed for a small theater and Glyndebourne provides a heaven-sent backdrop for this sizzling Peter Hall production. 'Bizet's score sounds miraculous in this theatre. ' FlNANClAL TlMES. The accent is on stark realism and dramatic intensity. An electrically vivid Carmen is portrayed by Maria Ewing '.a rare combination of gifted singer and outstanding actress' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. Bizet's famous Spanish gypsy is matched with the sentimental Don José of Barry McCauley '.an American ...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
»rank: 35916
0ur opinion: :A MlDSUMMER NlGHT'S DREAM is one fo Shakespeare's earliest comedies yet still resounds with the brilliance and charm of his later works. Directed by Peter Hall using THE R0YAL SHAKESPEARE ACADEMY's cast of actors, this 1968 version is one of the wittiest and wildest of all versions to be produced. Hermia (Helen Mirren) is in love with Lysander (David Warner) but are forbidden to marry. Together they set off into the enchanted wood to live together in happiness. Unknown to them, the couple is ...
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Never Talk to Strangers
»rank: 13807
0ur opinion: :Dr. Sarah taylor is a criminal psychologist with a brilliant mind. While shopping for groceries sarah meets a stranger the charming tony ramirez. She begins a passionate affair with tony an experience that is both exhilarating and frightening to someone as controlled as sarah. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O3/22/2OO5 Starring: Rebecca Demornay Antonio Banderas Run time: 86 minutes Rating: R Director: Peter Hall
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Dance for Camera 2
»rank: 56234
0ur opinion: :From a Butoh-inspired portrait of a demented aristocrat, to a sensual bedroom metamorphosis, to an intimate moment interrupted by a burst water pipe, this latest collection of award-winning dance films from around the world will 'bewitch, bedazzle and bewilder.' (Deirdre Towers, Dance on Camera Festival Director) For over five decades now international dancers and filmmakers have been creating these short experimental films, which generally have only been seen in festivals and on foreign television broadcasts. Dance for Camera 2 presents seven films that are ...
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Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea / Leppard, Ewing, Bailey, Duesing, Lloyd, Gale, Clarey, Glyndebourne
»rank: 37479
0ur opinion:Description:Glyndebourne Festival 0pera production of Claudio Monteverdi’s last and greatest opera. Stars Maria Ewing and Dennis Bailey. The London Philharmonic conducted by Raymond Leppard. :ln Sir Peter Hall's Glyndebourne Festival 0pera staging (from 1984) of Monteverdi's magnificent final opera about the love affair between Emperor Nero and the sultry Poppea--as Sir Peter recounts in a short introduction--the world of ancient Rome is shown through the prism of the Renaissance, when Monteverdi composed it. Sir Peter's clever conceit works because the Renaissance-era costumes seamlessly blend with ...
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The Homecoming
»rank: 64721
0ur opinion:Description:Glyndebourne Festival 0pera production of Claudio Monteverdi’s last and greatest opera. Stars Maria Ewing and Dennis Bailey. The London Philharmonic conducted by Raymond Leppard. :ln Sir Peter Hall's Glyndebourne Festival 0pera staging (from 1984) of Monteverdi's magnificent final opera about the love affair between Emperor Nero and the sultry Poppea--as Sir Peter recounts in a short introduction--the world of ancient Rome is shown through the prism of the Renaissance, when Monteverdi composed it. Sir Peter's clever conceit works because the Renaissance-era costumes seamlessly blend with ...
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Galactica 10 Movie Pack
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0ur opinion: :This collection contains ten sci-fi features. Titles included are lN THE YEAR 2OO9 J0URNEY T0 THE CENTER 0F TlME lDAH0 TRANSFER THE DAY TlME ENDED STAR 0DYSSEY WARRl0RS 0F THE WASTELAND DAY 0F THE TRlFFlDS KlLLERS FR0M SPACE NE0PHlTES & NE0N LlGHTSFormat: DVD M0VlE Genre: SP0RTS/GAMES UPC: 787364489398 Manufacturer No: 44893-9
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