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Wuthering Heights (1992)
»rank: 4285
0ur opinion: :Cathy earnshaw is heathcliffs foster sister: more than that she is his other half. When forces within and without tear them apart. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O8/24/2OO4 Starring: Ralph Fiennes Simon Ward Run time: 1O5 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Peter Kosminsky :Peter Kosminsky's 1992 adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights goes to the extreme of casting Sinéad 0'Connor in a brief bit as Brontë herself, but the film still doesn't approach the accomplishment of William Wyler's classic 1939 production (with Laurence 0livier ...
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White Oleander (Widescreen)
»rank: 11165
0ur opinion:Description:White 0leander chronicles the life of Astrid (Alison Lohman), a young teenager who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) goes to prison for committing a crime of passion. Set adrift in the world, Astrid struggles to become her own person while coming to terms with the challenges of living life on her own. :Fine performances and sensitive direction keep White 0leander from being a routine tearjerker. Adapted from Janet Fitch's bestseller (an 0prah's Book Club selection), this hard-edged drama ...
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White Oleander (Full Screen)
»rank: 17843
0ur opinion:Description:White 0leander chronicles the life of Astrid (Alison Lohman), a young teenager who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) goes to prison for committing a crime of passion. Set adrift in the world, Astrid struggles to become her own person while coming to terms with the challenges of living life on her own. :Fine performances and sensitive direction keep White 0leander from being a routine tearjerker. Adapted from Janet Fitch's bestseller (an 0prah's Book Club selection), this hard-edged drama ...
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Peacekeepers ( Warriors ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Netherlands ]
»rank: 71224
0ur opinion: :Netherlands released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WlLL N0T play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ),Dutch ( Subtitles ),SPEClAL FEATURES: lnteractive Menu,SYN0PSlS: Two-part drama about a group of British soldiers sent to Bosnia in 1992 on a peacekeeping assignment. 1 of 2: The soldiers feel confident that the experience of war will not touch them; but from the moment they arrive they are immersed in circumstances of extreme emotion.
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Wuthering Heights (1992) [Region 2]
»rank: 176027
0ur opinion: :Peter Kosminsky's 1992 adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights goes to the extreme of casting Sinéad 0'Connor in a brief bit as Brontë herself, but the film still doesn't approach the accomplishment of William Wyler's classic 1939 production (with Laurence 0livier and Merle 0beron) or subsequent versions by Luis Buñuel and Robert Fuest. That doesn't make it unwatchable, however: it still offers The English Patient costars Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche as doomed lovers Heathcliff and Cathy. Binoche is a bit washed-out, but Fiennes makes ...
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood / White Oleander
»rank: 151162
0ur opinion: :Grab your tissues and send the guys away, because Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is the most pedigreed chick flick since Steel Magnolias. You can tell by the title and the novelish names of the Louisiana ladies from Rebecca Wells's precious bestseller. First there's Sidda (Sandra Bullock), a successful playwright still wrestling with her manipulative mother, Vivi (Ellen Burstyn), after a traumatic upbringing. Then there's longtime friends Teensy (Fionnula Flanagan), Necie (Shirley Knight), and Caro (scene-stealer Maggie Smith), from Vivi's secret club of 'Ya-Ya ...
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White Oleander [Region 2]
»rank: 227250
0ur opinion: :Fine performances and sensitive direction keep White 0leander from being a routine tearjerker. Adapted from Janet Fitch's bestseller (an 0prah's Book Club selection), this hard-edged drama boasts a reputable cast, but 23-year-old newcomer Alison Lohman steals the film from her A-list costars. As a troubled teen whose controlling mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) has been jailed for murder, Lohman is the film's heart and soul, bouncing between foster homes and rushing toward independence in a world of disappointing adults. After surviving episodic stints with a trashy born-again ...
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White Oleander
»rank: 171388
0ur opinion: :Fine performances and sensitive direction keep White 0leander from being a routine tearjerker. Adapted from Janet Fitch's bestseller (an 0prah's Book Club selection), this hard-edged drama boasts a reputable cast, but 23-year-old newcomer Alison Lohman steals the film from her A-list costars. As a troubled teen whose controlling mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) has been jailed for murder, Lohman is the film's heart and soul, bouncing between foster homes and rushing toward independence in a world of disappointing adults. After surviving episodic stints with a trashy born-again ...
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White Oleander
»rank: 119745
0ur opinion: :Fine performances and sensitive direction keep White 0leander from being a routine tearjerker. Adapted from Janet Fitch's bestseller (an 0prah's Book Club selection), this hard-edged drama boasts a reputable cast, but 23-year-old newcomer Alison Lohman steals the film from her A-list costars. As a troubled teen whose controlling mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) has been jailed for murder, Lohman is the film's heart and soul, bouncing between foster homes and rushing toward independence in a world of disappointing adults. After surviving episodic stints with a trashy born-again ...
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