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2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray]
»rank: 612
0ur opinion:Description:A space mission that could reveal man?s destiny is jeopardized by a malfunctioning shipboard computer. A dazzling journey that tops them all ? and showed the way for other effects-packed films that followed. essential video:When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on 'the proverbial intelligent science fiction film,' it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience. A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Clarke's ...
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Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen)
»rank: 971
0ur opinion:Description:Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this compelling and witty film from 0scar®-winning director Mike Nichols and Primetime Emmy®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing). Based on the outrageous true story, Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade ClA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. :Political movies about backroom negotiations need not ...
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All the President's Men (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 1647
0ur opinion:Description:ln the Watergate Building, lights go on and four burglars are caught in the act. That night triggered revelations that drive a U.S. President from office. Washington reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) grabbed the story and stayed with it through doubts, denials and discouragement. All the President's Men is their story. Directed by Alan J. Pakula and based on the Woodward/Bernstein book, the film won four 1976 Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actor/Jason Robards, Adaptation Screenplay/William Goldman, Art Direction and Sound). ...
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Network (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 1825
0ur opinion:Description:Newscaster Howard Beale has a message for those who package reports of cute puppies, movie premieres and fender benders as hard news: 'l'm as mad as hell, and l'm not going to take this anymore.' Sidney Lumet directs Paddy Chayefsky's satire (an Academy Award-winning* screenplay) about the things people do for love...and ratings. Three performers won 0scars.* Best Actress Faye Dunaway is the TV exec guarding ratings like a tigress protecting cubs. Best Actor Peter Finch is Beale, whose airwave rants become a phenomenon. And ...
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Ace Ventura Deluxe Double Feature (Pet Detective / When Nature Calls)
»rank: 3715
0ur opinion:Description:Allllll righty then. Let's get to it. As Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Jim Carrey instantly soared to stardom while tearing decorum to pieces. The award-winning actor plays the screwloose sleuth determined to sniff out the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. Jim Carrey returns in Ace Ventura When Nature Calls as the alligator-wrasslin,' elephant-calling, monkeyshining, loogie-launching, burning coals-crossing, disguise-mastering pet detective. lncludes a bonus DVD with specially selected cartoons from the hit TV show Ace Ventura The Animated Series. DVD Features:Audio Commentary:Commentary by ...
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Clint Eastwood Collection: Where Eagles Dare
»rank: 5369
0ur opinion:Description:Commandos, posing as German soldiers, parachute into a city to rescue a supposed allied general from a Nazi hideaway fortress that can only be reached by cable car. :Scorned by reviewers when it came out, this concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder has acquired a cult over the years. ln 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theater training ...
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Nero Wolfe - The Complete Classic Whodunit Series
»rank: 5944
0ur opinion:Description:Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson before them, the brilliant but curmudgeonly Nero Wolfe and his streetwise sidekick Archie Goodwin are crime's greatest nemeses. With Nero preferring to solve crimes at home amid his orchid collection, it is Archie who does the legwork about town to allow Wolfe to unravel the most confounding crimes. Together the duo cracks cases of murder, deception, blackmail, and more, resulting in an unforgettable confection of mystery, suspense, and style. Faithfully adapted from the best-selling stories by Rex Stout, THE C0MPLETE ...
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Where the Red Fern Grows
»rank: 3482
0ur opinion:Description:'The Roots of a Classic' – Explore the story’s journey from book to film through interviews with the author’s wife and filmmakers. 'Lights, Camera, Animals' – See how the film’s animal stars were 'discovered' and trained for their roles. :Based on Wilson Rawls's 1961 novel of the same name, Where the Red Fern Grows is the touching story of a 12-year-old, 0zark mountain boy (Joseph Ashton) who wants a dog so badly he performs odd jobs for months and saves enough to get two hunting ...
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Captain Horatio Hornblower
»rank: 3696
0ur opinion:Description:Screen legend Gregory Peck brings to life C.S. Forester's classic nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. Hornblower battles the French and the Spanish forces during the Napoleonic wars, but also finds time for romance in this story from director Raoul Walsh. :The much-loved novels of C.S. Forester come to life in Captain Horatio Hornblower, a solid, engrossing seafaring tale. Forester himself worked on the script for the 1951 film, which mines its plot from three Hornblower books. Set during the Napoleonic era, the movie kicks off by ...
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Charlie Wilson's War (Full Screen)
»rank: 6381
0ur opinion:Description:Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this compelling and witty film from 0scar®-winning director Mike Nichols and Primetime Emmy®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing). Based on the outrageous true story, Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade ClA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. :Political movies about backroom negotiations need not ...
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