Gorky Park (Widescreen)
 From Amazon.com: Martin Cruz Smith's bestselling mystery novel seemed ideally cast for this movie version, but director Michael Apted and the usually reliable writer Dennis Potter couldn't solve the problem of taking the story from the page to the screen. [... more]
CDN$15.98
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Extreme Measures (Widescreen/Full Screen)
From Amazon.com: Extreme Measures loses credibility near the climax when it sacrifices its hold on reality, but this entertaining, intelligent thriller effectively applies a formulaic plot to the complicated ethics of medical research. It also gives Hugh [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Gorillas in the Mist (Widescreen)
Amazon.com Essential Video: Sigourney Weaver more than earned her Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Gorillas in the Mist, dominating every frame of Michael Apted's biopic about primatologist Dian Fossey. Tenderly mothering an orphaned gorilla infant [... more]
CDN$12.95
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Continental Divide
a different side of john belushi: I saw this movie the other night and I was captivated. I only thought that John Belushi was a comedic actor. I watched and watched as I saw that there was more to John Belushi than meets the eye. The film shows the [... more]
CDN$12.95
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Enigma (Widescreen)
Time Is On My Side: Mick Jagger owns an enigma machine and has had great interest in it for years. This explains why he produced this particular project. Michael Apted does a great job of directing, albeit different from "Coal Miner's Daughter," [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Enough (Widescreen)
not that great...: The movie had a good message about domestic violence and how a woman shouldn't have to deal with it and she should find a way to protect herself. But overall, it was just the same as those on Lifetime and other made for tv movies. [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Nell
Amazon.com Essential Video: This film is an intelligent examination of an easygoing doctor (Liam Neeson at his teddy bear best) and his discovery of Nell (Oscar nominee Jodie Foster), a woman who was raised in the woods with no human contact except her [... more]
CDN$11.98
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Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story
From Amazon.com: Robert Redford is the executive producer (and narrator) of this fine, eye-opening documentary about the violent events that took place in 1975 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Indian activists ended up in an extended [... more]
CDN$15.61
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49 Up
More of the same: I saw 49 Up on CBC Newsworld in Canada. I've always enjoyed the Up series but found 49 Up a bit of a disappointment. Simply put, not much has happened to the participants since 42 Up. This is not the fault of the filmmaker, just the [... more]
CDN$36.99
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Coal Miner's Daughter
Amazon.com Essential Video: Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved Oscar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine texture to the Kentucky backwoods [... more]
CDN$15.95
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Critical Condition
critical condition/the toy: I ENJOYED ALLOF RICHARD PRYOR MOVIE AND TAPES. IT WAS FUNNY AND ENJOYABLE Pretty good: i feel this film was Hit & miss.more Hits but the misses are there.Richard does a good job but the material isn't fully developed for [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Strong story: I really enjoyed the book and now I'm glad I finally saw the movie on video. It was also very good to see that it was produced by actor Larry Fishburn and the author Walter Mosley. "Always Outnumbered" is such a compelling story. [... more]
CDN$16.20
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