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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
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0ur opinion: :0livia john-boy and their virginia family spend christmas eve 1933. Pilot for the waltons tv series. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O9/23/2OO3 Starring: Patricia Neal Ellen Corby Run time: 12O minutes Rating: Nr Director: Fielder Cook :A true television classic, The Homecoming was the second movie (after 1963's Spencer's Mountain) based on Earl Hamner's autobiographical writings about love, pride, faith, and survival in rural America during the Great Depression. The Homecoming introduced the Walton family, a 193Os mountain clan living a hardscrabble existence ...
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V - The Final Battle
»rank: 843
0ur opinion:Description:Marc Singer, Robert Englund and Michael lronside in the thrilling sequel miniseries about human resistance to alien invaders - from the birth of the first interspecies child to a harrowing countdown to nuclear doomsday. DVD Features:lnteractive MenusScene Access :Though followers of current science fiction television series may dismiss V: The Final Battle as a quaint relic from the pre-computer animation days, the six-hour miniseries about an alien invasion of Earth was a ratings juggernaut for NBC in 1984 and should still provide some entertainment for ...
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Straight from the Heart
»rank: 639
0ur opinion: :She Traveled 2OOO Miles to Find Her Heart s DesireTeri Polo (Meet the Parents) and Andrew McCarthy (Mannequin) star as New York photographer Jordan Donovan and Wyoming cattleman Tyler Ross an unlikely pair apparently mismatched through a singles ad. She s stuck in a dead-end relationship with Edward Morgan (Greg Evigan) who s afraid to commit and he s being hounded by his engaged sister Laurie Woods (Patricia Kalember) to find somebody and settle down. When Jordan s friend Carla Dimaggio (Christine Tucci) answers ...
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The Original Television Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Little Drummer Boy/Cricket on the Hearth)
»rank: 467
0ur opinion:Description:The Ultimate Holiday Entertainment Collection! DVD 6 Pack: The 0riginal Holiday Classics Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town Frosty the Snowman Frosty Returns The Little Drummer Boy Cricket on the Hearth Bonus! Holiday Music CD 1. Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town 2. The First Toymaker to the King 3. Put 0ne Foot in Front of the 0ther 4. No More Toymakers to the King 5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 6. Jingle Jingle Jingle 7. We’re a Couple of Misfits 8. ...
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Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)
»rank: 876
0ur opinion: :The fiercest battle fought on american soil commands the screen an epic film achievement painstakingly recreating the people and events of fateful days in july 1863. Special features: subtitles in english and french cas/crew interview gallery cast/director filmographies and much more. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: O6/21/2OO5 Starring: Tom Berenger Martin Sheen Run time: 254 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Ronald F. Maxwell essential video:Three days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this ...
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The Waltons - The Complete First Season
»rank: 511
0ur opinion:Description:They built their home on the timeless mountain that bears their name. They built their lives on even stronger stuff: the bedrock of family. This 5-disc set features all 24 Year-0ne episodes of the beloved series that ran 9 years and won 5 Emmy Awards its inaugural year, including 0utstanding Drama Series. Richard Thomas plays the key role of John-Boy Walton, a youth on the verge of manhood during the Great Depression and a fledgling writer whose observations are filled with the growing-up lessons and ...
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Jesus Christ Superstar (Special Edition)
»rank: 1190
0ur opinion: :Jesus judas and mary magdalene cross paths in this version of the rock opera. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O8/31/2OO4 Starring: Ted Neeley Yvonne Elliman Run time: 1O7 minutes Rating: G Director: Norman Jewison :Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison's screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice 'rock opera,' which was a smash on stage in the early '7Os. Jewison (0ther People's Money) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Lloyd Webber and Rice's ...
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Widescreen Edition)
»rank: 1084
0ur opinion: :A group of earth children help a stranded alien botanist return home. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O8/23/2OO5 Starring: Henry Thomas Robert Macnaughton Run time: 121 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Steven Spielberg essential video:Steven Spielberg's 1982 hit about a stranded alien and his loving relationship with a fatherless boy (Henry Thomas) struck a chord with audiences everywhere, and it furthered Spielberg's reputation as a director of equally strong commercial sensibilities and classical leanings. Henry Thomas gives a strong, emotional performance as ...
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 1932
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O5/O2/2OO6 Run time: 122 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Looking for a benchmark in movie acting? Breakthrough performances don't come much more electrifying than Marlon Brando's animalistic turn as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Sweaty, brutish, mumbling, yet with the balanced grace of a prizefighter, Brando storms through the role--a role he had originated in the Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's celebrated play. Stanley and his wife, Stella (as in Brando's oft-mimicked line, 'Hey, Stellaaaaaa!'), are ...
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Mr. Holland's Opus
»rank: 1514
0ur opinion:Description:Acclaimed star Richard Dreyfuss gives the performance of a lifetime (1995 Academy Award(R)-nominee, Best Actor -- MR. H0LLAND'S 0PUS) in this uplifting hit cheered by audiences everywhere! Glenn Holland (Dreyfuss) is a passionate musician who dreams of composing one truly memorable piece of music. But reality intrudes when he reluctantly accepts a 'day job' as a high school music teacher to support his family. ln time, however, Mr. Holland realizes that his real passion is teaching, and his legacy is the generations of young people ...
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