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A Christmas Carol [1984]

starring: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward, Michael Carter
directed by: Clive Donner

Release Date November 06, 2006
A Heartwarming film that portrays the true meaning of Christmas and the meaning of Gods love on his fellow men.

A film guaranteed to tug on your heartstrings

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The Pianist [2002]

starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
directed by: Roman Polanski

Release Date February 05, 2007
I started watching the film knowing no more than it was about the holocaust it's a graphic film, that had me literally open mouthed, and a few of the scenes had me crying. As the film went on towards the end I started to feel the plot was a little far fetched and i got quite angry, thinking it was ruining a film wreaked with sadness about the most tragic event of the 20th century. However it wasn't til it finished, jsut before the final credits rolled that i realised that this story of Wladyslaw Spzilman was in fact true life. I was so shocked and absolutely amazed at this extraordinary tale. It really shuns your life into perspective. I don't know if this was the desired effect but the ending made me feel sad for the Nazi soldier.

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Cromwell [1970]

starring: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin, Frank Finlay
directed by: Ken Hughes

Release Date November 10, 2003
'Cromwell' is a great movie with great actors about a great person from English history (Cromwell and not the king!). Bring on an English republic once more I say!

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Ben-Hur [1959]

starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith
directed by: William Wyler

Release Date November 01, 2001
It's definitely one of my favorites of all time because it's got stuff that most movies don't have: Everything. MGM and company unintentionally created a work of popular art that could only be fully appreciated in its original, pristine print, 70mm, super widescreen glory. It is no longer possible to make a film like Ben-Hur. Oh, George Lucas tries with all his computerized graphics, but this is a REAL spectacle, not some virtual one. 8,000 extras, tens of thousands of costumes, a $15 million budget (in the 1950's!), massive sets depict the power of Rome on the grandest possible scale. It took six years to complete production. Yet, its focus remains sharply on the detail, the private human experience of it all. The story doesn't get lost in the enormous vision ... Read More:

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Three Musketeers/Four Musketeers [1973]

starring: Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Michael York, Frank Finlay
directed by: Richard Lester

Release Date August 04, 2008
It's definitely one of my favorites of all time because it's got stuff that most movies don't have: Everything. MGM and company unintentionally created a work of popular art that could only be fully appreciated in its original, pristine print, 70mm, super widescreen glory. It is no longer possible to make a film like Ben-Hur. Oh, George Lucas tries with all his computerized graphics, but this is a REAL spectacle, not some virtual one. 8,000 extras, tens of thousands of costumes, a $15 million budget (in the 1950's!), massive sets depict the power of Rome on the grandest possible scale. It took six years to complete production. Yet, its focus remains sharply on the detail, the private human experience of it all. The story doesn't get lost in the enormous vision ... Read More:

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Robbery [1967]

starring: Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster
directed by: Peter Yates

Release Date July 21, 2008
Amazingly, the dumb morons at Optimum still think there is a market for widescreen films panned&scanned to 4x3. Even if this is open matte, it's inexcusable - the film is meant to be seen the way it's projected theatrically. A plague on those cretinous brainless congenitally stupid idiotic imbeciles.

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The Martins [2001]

starring: Lee Evans, Kathy Burke, Linda Bassett, Eric Byrne, Terri Dumont
directed by: Tony Grounds

Release Date November 05, 2007
This film is a must for everyone. I enjoy Lee Evans' stand up, but was a little sceptical about how he would appear on the big screen. He was an absolute revelation, brilliantly acted and his timing is pure perfection.

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Count Dracula [1977]

starring: Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Jack Shepherd

Release Date September 03, 2007
After the disappointment at the BBC's 2006 version of the Bram Stoker novel, an antidote is now on offer in the form of the Beeb's previous visitation to the tale back in 1977 and one regarded by many as the best adaptation ever. Directed by Philip Saville, Count Dracula stars Louis Jordan as the titular vampire with Frank Finlay as arch nemesis Van Helsing. The BBC promised at the time that this would be the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's work ever and at a running time of two and a half hours (later serialised into three episodes for repeats) it certainly proved the case.

Jordan acquits himself with an understated performance that has had many praise him as one of the very best Counts. He wisely avoids the "Drrrracula" accent that Lugosi ... Read More:

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Lifeforce [1985] - Director's Cut

starring: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Patrick Stewart
directed by: Tobe Hooper

Release Date February 18, 2002
An interesting film but it's a full screen DVD with a widescreen letterbox. If you have a widescreen TV you will be disappointed.

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The Waiting Room [2008]

starring: Ralf Little, Anne-Marie Duff, Daisy Donovan, Frank Finlay, Rupert Graves
directed by: Roger Goldby

Release Date October 06, 2008
This was a great film, I bought it on the reviews of others, and wasn't disappointed. All the characters are very good, it is a heartwarming, true-to-life film. Ralf Little was surprisingly good at being 'serious', very endearing - you feel for both the main characters the whole way through. Buy it, you'll enjoy it.