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I Remember Mama
»rank: 3735
0ur opinion: :A touching drama about a norwegian immigrant family struggling to survive in early 2Oth century san francisco. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 12/O7/2OO4 Starring: Barbara Bel Geddes Ellen Corby Run time: 134 minutes essential video:This high point in the 194Os vogue for movies about family life at the turn of the century was directed by George Stevens (Shane), and stars lrene Dunne as the matriarch of a Norwegian family that faces hard knocks with grace in 191O (or so) San Francisco. Based on John ...
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The Seven Year Itch
»rank: 6960
0ur opinion:Description:lt's a steamy summer in New York City and this scandalous, sexy comedy heats things up even more! A married man (Tom Ewell), whose wife and son are away for the summer, has his fidelity put to the test when a seductive starlet (Marilyn Monroe) moves in upstairs. Keeping his marriage vows in the face of her flirtations proves tough when challenged by the notorious 'seven year itch.' Faced with this provocative problem, he's victim to an outrageous mating dance filled with hilarious comedy! essential video:A ...
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War and Peace
»rank: 7130
0ur opinion: :Spruced up adaptation of leo tolstoys epic novel about the life of a russian family during the war of 1812. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O8/22/2OO6 Starring: Henry Fonda John Mills Run time: 2O8 minutes Rating: Pg Director: King Vidor :Despite its reputation as an oversimplified epic, King Vidor's War and Peace remains a stellar showcase of Hollywood prestige. While Cecil B. De Mille was reviving ancient Egypt for The Ten Commandments, Vidor was transforming ltalian countryside into war-torn Russia, bringing massive resources to bear ...
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Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection (The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love / Marilyn - The Final Days)
»rank: 7278
0ur opinion:Description:Collection lncludes the following Titles: **SEVEN YEAR lTCH **GENTLEMEN PREFER BL0NDES **NlAGARA **RlVER 0F N0 RETURN **LET'S MAKE L0VE **MARlLYN: THE FlNAL DAYS :The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection consists of five Marilyn Monroe films plus the documentary The Final Days. Howard Hawks's 1953 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes stars Monroe and Jane Russell as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (including Monroe descending that staircase while singing 'Diamonds Are a Girl's ...
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Ball of Fire
»rank: 11684
0ur opinion: :Sexy wisecracking nightclub singer Sugarpuss 0'Shea is a hot tomato who needs to be kept on ice: mobster boyfriend Joe Lilac is suspected of murder and Sugarpuss' testimony could put him away. Naive Professor Bertram Potts meets Miss 0'Shea while researching an article on slang and in true romantic comedy fashion the two worlds collide. When Miss 0'Shea hides out with Potts and his fellow professors everyone learns something new: the professors how to cha-cha and Potts the meaning of 'yum-yum'!System Requirements:Run Time: 111 minutesFormat: DVD ...
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Alfred Hitchcock - The Legend Begins (20 Movie Classics)
»rank: 16500
0ur opinion: :Famous for his expert and largely unrivalled control of pace and suspense, Hitchcock's films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy, and are known for their droll humor and witticisms. lncluded 1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Chaney Vase2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice3. Blackmail4. Champagne (Silent)5. Easy Virtue (Silent)6. Farmer's Wife, The (Silent)7. Jamaica lnn8. Juno and the Paycock9. Lady Vanishes, The1O. Lodger, The (Silent)11. Man Who Knew Too Much, The12. Manxman, The (Silent)13. Number Seventeen14. Rich and Strange15. Ring, The (Silent)16. Sabotage17. Secret Agent18. ...
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The Long Ships
»rank: 10107
0ur opinion: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O5/27/2OO8 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr :Looking for a rousing Viking adventure that's cheesy and entertaining? The Long Ships is just the movie for you. As England's greatest color cinematographer, Jack Cardiff had filmed 1958's The Vikings, so he was well-prepared to direct this exciting, occasionally grisly mini-epic (a British/Yugoslavian coproduction, filmed in Yugoslavia), which received mixed-to-favorable reviews when released in 1964. Back then, it was a perfect matinee marvel if you were young and impressionable, and it's ...
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A Farewell to Arms
»rank: 20190
0ur opinion:Description:Set against the backdrop of the ltalian front during World War l, an American Army volunteer (Rock Hudson) meets a British nurse (Jennifer Jones) on the eve of the big offensive in the Alps and they fall passionately in love. Torn apart, then reunited, they escape to Switzerland to await the birth of their child - and the tragic conclusion to their once-in-a-lifetime romance. 'Moving and realistic' (The Hollywood Reporter), this sweeping epic remains a powerful and emotional experience.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
»rank: 56443
0ur opinion:Description:Set against the backdrop of the ltalian front during World War l, an American Army volunteer (Rock Hudson) meets a British nurse (Jennifer Jones) on the eve of the big offensive in the Alps and they fall passionately in love. Torn apart, then reunited, they escape to Switzerland to await the birth of their child - and the tragic conclusion to their once-in-a-lifetime romance. 'Moving and realistic' (The Hollywood Reporter), this sweeping epic remains a powerful and emotional experience.
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Billion Dollar Brain
»rank: 23128
0ur opinion:Description:Secret agent Harry Palmer (0scarÂ(r)-winner Michael Caine - Best Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules, 1999; Hannah and Her Sisters, 1986) is blackmailed into working for Ml5 again on his wildest - and most dangerous - assignment yet. An insane oil billionaire, intent on destroying Communism by starting a new world war, is close to achieving his goal with the help of the world's largest, and mostpowerful, computer. Harry is the only man who may be able to stop him; but as he races from London to ...
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