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Madame Bovary

starring: Frances O'Connor, Claire Hackett, Adam Cooper, Hugh Bonneville, Eileen Atkins
directed by: Tim Fywell

Release Date March 13, 2006
I have not read the book, so am new to the characters. I thought Emma came across as selfish, silly, and vain - a highly irritating character ! The men - Charles, Rudolphe and Léon, are all very different, but it doesn't really explain what they saw in her, apart from an easy lay maybe ! She even tries seducing an errand boy....
Worth one watch, that's about it.

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Failure To Launch [2006]

starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Bartha, Kathy Bates, Zooey Deschanel
directed by: Tom Dey

Release Date July 17, 2006
Atrocious. If you have an IQ in positive territory you don't need to watch this.

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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake [1996]

starring: Adam Cooper, Scott Ambler, Fiona Chadwick, Barry Atkinson (II), Emily Piercy
directed by: Matthew Bourne, Peter Mumford

Release Date October 05, 1998
A truly wonderful interpretation of the timeless classic. Every bit as stunning as seeing it live. Probably not one for the children, so if you are looking for that seek out a more traditional production.

It is witty, excellently crafted and moving. A world wide phenomenon and and instant classic. It is difficult for a DVD to truly capture the magic of a live performance, but this does an admirable job.

Essential viewing for all of the Billy Elliot's out there!

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The Patriot [2000]

starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper
directed by: Roland Emmerich

Release Date January 08, 2001
Right, before I go defend the British Empire in a narrow minded biased way, I'd like to say that the we were no Saints during this era and weren't for the vast majority of our time as the World's Super power (Up to the Second World War). We threw our weight around carelessly and unconscientiously, similar to another World Power at the moment and I don't have to tell anyone who that is!

The 13 Colonies (What would become the United States) had good reason to revolt against British rule, they were paying tax without representation for a victory against French and Indian adversaries, for which the British Government believed was fought on their behalf and had to pay for exlusively.

Now to the content of the film, I will never ... Read More:

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Margaret Adams, Rick Aiello, Joseph L. Altruda, Mädchen Amick, Michael J. Anderson

Release Date February 26, 2002
This is Twin Peaks from the perspective of the victim of the main story so if you are expecting any big explanations as to some side bits raised in the second season then you wont get any. A great movie all the same with some seriously disturbing and deliciously surreal moments reminding us why we all love the mind of David Lynch.

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At Home With The Braithwaites - Series 1-4 - Complete [2000]

starring: Adam Rayner, Stacey Sampson, Ellie Fitzpatrick, Ellie Chivers, Olive Pendleton
directed by: Robin Shepperd, Matthew Evans (III), David Innes Edwards, Andy DeEmmony, Morag Fullarton

Release Date October 27, 2008
This is Twin Peaks from the perspective of the victim of the main story so if you are expecting any big explanations as to some side bits raised in the second season then you wont get any. A great movie all the same with some seriously disturbing and deliciously surreal moments reminding us why we all love the mind of David Lynch.

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Failure To Launch/How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days [2006]

starring: Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Bebe Neuwirth
directed by: Tom Dey, Donald Petrie

Release Date July 17, 2006
This is Twin Peaks from the perspective of the victim of the main story so if you are expecting any big explanations as to some side bits raised in the second season then you wont get any. A great movie all the same with some seriously disturbing and deliciously surreal moments reminding us why we all love the mind of David Lynch.

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The Pride of the Yankees [1942] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea
directed by: Sam Wood

Release Date March 18, 2008
There are all sorts of little imperfections in the 1943 film "The Pride of the Yankees." The screenwriters rearranged Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech at Yankee Stadium so that the best line, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth," becomes his exit line (it was the second line in his speech with his actual last line being, "So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for"). Gary Cooper had enough problems batting right-handed let alone left-handed like Gehrig, so the actor wore a uniform with "KROY WEN" on the front, ran to third base when he managed to hit the ball, and then they reversed the print. Gehrig is shown wearing his famous number 4 when the Yankees play the World ... Read More:

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The Man From The Alamo [1953]

starring: Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory
directed by: Budd Boetticher

Release Date October 06, 2003
The siege of the Alamo took place in early 1836 some 200 or so men defended the old crumbling adobe mission for 13 days against the might of the Mexican Army, apart from a small group of women and young children there were no known survivors. From a novel by Niven Busch and Oliver Crawford THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO (1953) is a B-Western directed by Bud Boetticher and starring Glenn Ford in the title role.

John Stroud (Ford) with a small group of locals from his home town secretly draw lots to decide which of them will leave the fort to protect their families. Stroud draws the black bean and prepares to leave the fort to the dismay of the other defenders. Riding hell-for-leather he arrives home too late, discovering from Carlos (sole surviving ... Read More:

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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake [1996]

starring: Adam Cooper, Scott Ambler, Fiona Chadwick, Barry Atkinson (II), Emily Piercy
directed by: Matthew Bourne, Peter Mumford

Release Date November 11, 1996
A truly wonderful interpretation of the timeless classic. Every bit as stunning as seeing it live. Probably not one for the children, so if you are looking for that seek out a more traditional production.

It is witty, excellently crafted and moving. A world wide phenomenon and and instant classic. It is difficult for a DVD to truly capture the magic of a live performance, but this does an admirable job.

Essential viewing for all of the Billy Elliot's out there!