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Woody Allen Collection Vol. 2 - Interiors/Manhattan/A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy/Zelig/Broadway Danny Rose

starring: Woody Allen, Sandy Baron, Milton Berle, Jackie Gayle, Diane Keaton
directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date January 22, 2007

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Broadway Danny Rose [1984]

starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte, Sandy Baron, Corbett Monica
directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date February 11, 2002
One of Woody Allen's finest films and a personal favourite of mine, this is a beautifully understated tale of an everyman talent agent and his relationships with his endless line of spectacularly awful theatrical acts. Danny Rose is played with a baffled kind of innocence by Allen in what is probably his most sympathetic role as a bumbling loser. And he is excellent, toning down his usually caustic barbs (fret not, there're still some belters) in order to bring out the sweetness of Rose's nature. Mia Farrow enjoys one of her best Woody-written roles as the sharp-tongued moll of Nick Apollo Forte's alcoholic lounge singer, bringing considerable warmth to a character that may have eluded other actresses. Forte himself brings presence and heart ... Read More:

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Sid And Nancy [1986]

starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield
directed by: Alex Cox

Release Date February 26, 2001
As a minor fan of Punk, this is one of the most disappointing films I've seen. Gary Oldham gives a laughably bad portrayal of Sid Vicious nothing like the real thing at all and the leading lady was quite poor in her role as Nancy. Overall the biggest problem this movie suffers from is that it has the patina of a cheap amateur film student project.

I recently watched "The Filth and the Fury," a documentary about the Pistols and their antics, and I found this flick much less engaging. I've never understood Sid and Nancy's parasitic *need* for each other, and this movie did nothing to enlighten me.

The performances and music make this a marginal "recommend", but not by much. Another nail in the coffin of the British Film industry ... Read More:

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Birdy [1984]

starring: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young
directed by: Alan Parker

Release Date April 17, 2000
Alan Parker's 'Birdy' focuses on two war veterans struggling to cope with post traumatic stress disorder.

The movie is constucted cleverly as a series of flashbacks in which we see the two characters growing up together, one with a searing passion for birds, and the other with an infatuation for women. After their return from Vietnam, both men deal with their experiences in very different and bizarre ways.

The title character is committed to a mental hospital whilst his friend, who has suffered hoffific injuries in battle, fights to bring him back to sanity.

Matthew Modine and Nicholas Cage give arguably the best performances of their careers in this movie. Alan Parker's direction is faultless as he infuses aspects of humour with ... Read More:

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Vamp [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe
directed by: Richard Wenk

Release Date August 21, 2001
Okay, so "Vamp" may not go down in history as one of the great masterpieces, but there is a certain charm about the movie that draws me in.

The 80's yielded a string of vampire flicks, some were great, "Fright Night (1985)", "Near Dark (1987) and "The Lost Boys" (1987), whilst others were incredibly bad, "Once Bitten" (1985) and the worst of them all "Teen Vamp" (1988), which is bad beyond comprehension. "Vamp" is smacked right in the middle of these movies, and accurately so. It doesn't have the emotional depht of "Near Dark", nor the wit of "The Lost Boys", but, it does have one thing neither of those movies have; Grace Jones. Granted, her screentime is limited to ten minutes, but she makes such an impact (especially her intro) that more would be overkill. ... Read More:

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Sid and Nancy [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield
directed by: Alex Cox

Release Date December 19, 2000
As a minor fan of Punk, this is one of the most disappointing films I've seen. Gary Oldham gives a laughably bad portrayal of Sid Vicious nothing like the real thing at all and the leading lady was quite poor in her role as Nancy. Overall the biggest problem this movie suffers from is that it has the patina of a cheap amateur film student project.

I recently watched "The Filth and the Fury," a documentary about the Pistols and their antics, and I found this flick much less engaging. I've never understood Sid and Nancy's parasitic *need* for each other, and this movie did nothing to enlighten me.

The performances and music make this a marginal "recommend", but not by much. Another nail in the coffin of the British Film industry during the 1980's.

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The Munster's Scary Little Christmas [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Sandy Baron, Elaine Hendrix, Ann Magnuson, Sam McMurray, Bug Hall
directed by: Ian Emes

Release Date November 06, 2007
As a minor fan of Punk, this is one of the most disappointing films I've seen. Gary Oldham gives a laughably bad portrayal of Sid Vicious nothing like the real thing at all and the leading lady was quite poor in her role as Nancy. Overall the biggest problem this movie suffers from is that it has the patina of a cheap amateur film student project.

I recently watched "The Filth and the Fury," a documentary about the Pistols and their antics, and I found this flick much less engaging. I've never understood Sid and Nancy's parasitic *need* for each other, and this movie did nothing to enlighten me.

The performances and music make this a marginal "recommend", but not by much. Another nail in the coffin of the British Film industry during the 1980's.

CD-Charts Position 8
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium [1969] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton, Sandy Baron
directed by: Mel Stuart

Release Date May 20, 2008
This film cannot be called great, profound, or even thought-provoking. It's just plain fun. A romantic comedy attached to a travelogue--or is it the other way round? Its premise is simple and familiar: a group of Americans take a whirlwind, 18-day bus tour of Europe with a young English tourguide.

The central couple, consisting of the late Suzanne Pleshette at her most beautiful, and a cocky but cute Ian McShane as the tourguide, are charming and goo-ily romantic. They have a moonlit makeout scene in a gondola which should elicit wistful sighs from any sentimental sap (like me). The other "satellite" stories include a travel-hating curmudgeon, his postcard-writing wife, and rebellious daughter; a hilariously hapless husband who loses his dippy wife to an all-Japanese ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Sid And Nancy [1986]

starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield
directed by: Alex Cox

Release Date February 19, 2001
As a minor fan of Punk, this is one of the most disappointing films I've seen. Gary Oldham gives a laughably bad portrayal of Sid Vicious nothing like the real thing at all and the leading lady was quite poor in her role as Nancy. Overall the biggest problem this movie suffers from is that it has the patina of a cheap amateur film student project.

I recently watched "The Filth and the Fury," a documentary about the Pistols and their antics, and I found this flick much less engaging. I've never understood Sid and Nancy's parasitic *need* for each other, and this movie did nothing to enlighten me.

The performances and music make this a marginal "recommend", but not by much. Another nail in the coffin of the British Film industry during the 1980's.

CD-Charts Position 10
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The Grifters [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe, Robert Weems
directed by: Stephen Frears

Release Date September 24, 2002
Stephen Frears' adaptation of Jim Thompson's brilliant Freudian-noir (produced by Martin Scorsese) is well worth seeing. It pretty much captures the venal triangle depicted in the book- though you should seek out both Thompson;s books & other related works (Peckinpah's 'The Getaway', the collaborations with Stanley Kubrick: 'The Killing' & 'Paths of Glory'). Both Annette Benning & John Cusack are very good here- though the standout performance is Anjelica Huston (who was also superb in 'Crimes & Misdeameanours','The Dead', 'Prizzi's Honour' & 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'). She depicts the reptilian-matriarch with a female equivalent of Christopher Walken's performance in 'The King of New York'...This film is proof, along with 'High Fidelity', 'The Hi Lo Country' & ... Read More: