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and english review: Just to let you know that I watched this film many years ago and have been ever since trying to get hold of it. It is a must to watch and brings to life the war when the americans came over to britain. I am still waiting for it to [... more]
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Sailor of the King
One Man vs Man-Of-War: I watched this movie with my Dad when I was just a boy and it stuck with me over the years. An early form of what I thought bravery was and still do. Quite glad this movie resurfaced, certainly better than the "cut for TV" [... more]
CDN$16.98
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The Lost Language of Cranes
From Amazon.com: The damage caused by long-kept secrets lies at the heart of The Lost Language of Cranes. Rose (Eileen Atkins) believes that "keeping certain secrets secret is essential to the general balance of life," but her son Philip (Angus [... more]
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The Believers (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: John Schlesinger's The Believers, a kind of voodoo twist on Rosemary's Baby, is a horror movie where the echoes of otherworldly menace set the tone of terror, but the real evil comes from the hearts of humans. Recently widowed [... more]
CDN$15.98
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The Next Best Thing (Widescreen)
Additional Features: The Special Edition features interviews with cast & crew and a music video of Madonna's "American Pie." Why not.: I watched this flick when it first came out in year 1999. I can't be bothered by the Academy winning [... more]
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The Innocent
Actor: Hart Bochner Actor: Matthew Burton Actor: James Grant Actor: Isabella Rossellini Actor: Campbell Scott Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Binding: DVD Director: John Schlesinger EAN: 0717951005274 Format: Import Format: NTSC MPN: 717951005274 Release Date: 2004- [... more]
CDN$10.41
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The Day of the Locust
Wonderful, often-overlooked modern classic- but no DVD?: This multi-faceted film is so rich with texture and characters, so effective in invoking Hollywood of the 1930's; but I'm shocked that Paramount hasn't spruced this up for a DVD release. The film [... more]
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
From Amazon.com: This hilarious spoof on British costume dramas based on great literature stars Kate Beckinsale (Much Ado About Nothing) as a strong-willed, young woman named Miss Flora Poste, who finds herself orphaned and without means in the 1930s. [... more]
CDN$21.98
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The Falcon and the Snowman (Widescreen)
still looks great: This has become one of my very favorite films. One reason is that this is when I began to see how really brilliant Sean Penn is, but I think it's more about how this film captures its time, and the dangers of naive idealism. The [... more]
CDN$11.98
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Darling
From Amazon.co.uk: "It's far too pleased with itself. I wince when I see it now", director John Schlesinger observes of his 1965 film, Darling. You can tell why he's embarrassed. Looking back, his swinging 60s' satire about a model (Julie [... more]
CDN$15.98
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Marathon Man (Widescreen)
From Amazon.co.uk: John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) directed this gripping, entertaining 1977 thriller that centres on graduate student Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Tootsie). Hoffman plays a sullen and cowardly loner haunted by the suicide of his [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
Amazon.com Essential Video: Sunday Bloody Sunday is a masterpiece from the days when movies, in general, were much more mature. As written by renowned film critic Penelope Gilliatt and directed by John Schlesinger, this complicated love triangle among [... more]
CDN$15.98
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