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Second String

Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (28 October, 2003)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Robert Lieberman

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Great movie.

Wow - number 45 on the sidelines made this the most spectacular film I have EVER witnessed. A treasure, the hope diamond of films of the last century. If only more people would use that incredible actor, Jake Reardon. Wow is all I have to say to his performance on screen.

Secret Agent AKA Danger Man, Set 4

Released in DVD by A & E Home Video (24 September, 2002)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: Peter Yates, Patrick McGoohan, Pat Jackson, Robert Day, Peter Maxwell, Charles Crichton, Michael Truman, Jeremy Summers, Stuart Burge, and Quentin Lawrence

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More realistic than James Bond

The people involved in producing and writing this program were previously involved in early post war journalism specializing in espionage. This is what makes the program so realistic. Some liberties are taken from reality by the use of gadgets. Watching this series will give members of the X generation a feel for what the world was like a few decades before they were born.

Shelter

Released in DVD by Sterling Home Entertainment (29 February, 2000)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Scott Paulin

Starring: John Allen Nelson and Brenda Bakke

What would you do if you were an ATF agent (John Allen Nelson) who knew your bosses were skimming guns, which resulted in your thwarting a bloodbath hit on a Greek Mafia chieftain (Peter Oronati), whose wife (Brenda Bakke) you'd recently taken a liking to? Well, you'd take a temp job with the Greek Mafia if it were offered, wouldn't you? It could happen. And that way you could cozy up to the wife until things cool down at the ATF. Charles Durning adds a weighty presence to the proceedings. Kurtwood Smith does smarmy evil with relish. The violent denouement features many people yelling names with all the pained primalism of Stanley Kowalski crying, "Stella!" --Jim Gay

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Amazing

I really enjoyed this movie - actually I enjoyed it tremendously. I had the opportunity to be a part of this movie. I was an extra in the shooting scene at the marketplace. Being on the actual set of a movie has made me appreciate the making of movies more than ever before! And being able to see myself in the movie was awesome. I can now see why producers, directors, actors, etc. have such a hard job. As far as the story line - excellent! I give it 2 thumbs up!

Shooters

Released in DVD by Lions Gate Home Ente (19 August, 2003)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Directors: Colin Teague and Glenn Durfort

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BRITISH FILM MAKEING AT ITS VERY BEST

IF you like the British Crime mvies ie Lock Stock ,Gangster no1,
Essex Boys ur in for a real treat this film from the great bigging to the un expected end is British Film makeing at it very best .Jason (ANDREW HOWARD "BAND OF BROTHERS)steals the show with a gritty realism that holds u glued to your TV Adrian Dunbar plays the Gang boss down to a T give this movie a Chance its a great film just enough Violence not over the top i just love this movie

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Released in DVD by Winstar Home Entertainment (29 February, 2000)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Lee Grant

Screen legend Sidney Poitier is profiled in this insightful documentary directed by Lee Grant, who costarred with Poitier in In the Heat of the Night. As an acclaimed actor, civil rights activist, and humanitarian, Poitier has occupied a special place in America, a nation he came to as a teenage immigrant from a small island in the Bahamas. In thoughtful interview segments, Poitier recalls his early life in the Caribbean, the obstacles of racism and extreme poverty he faced in America, and his burning desire to succeed as an actor. Poitier's contribution to film is documented with clips from his early work, and tribute is paid to his vital role as a pioneer who paved the way for black actors to take on roles that were not merely racial stereotypes. Included are clips of Poitier in The Blackboard Jungle, The Defiant Ones, A Raisin in the Sun, and in a segment focusing on his later work, his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in a television production. Poitier is shown accepting his historic Oscar for Lilies of the Field and at a press conference politely but firmly informing questioners that they shouldn't only ask him "about the Negroness of my life." Interviews with Quincy Jones, James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, and director Stanley Kramer round out a very sensitive and highly entertaining look at Poitier the actor and the man.--Robert J. McNamara

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A THESPIAN'S LIFE JOURNEY

Throughout his career, Sidney Poitier captured the hearts and minds of his audience through his outstanding acting abilities. A Raisin In the Sun, Lillies of the Field and Guess Whose Coming to Dinner? are movies in which h gave memorable performances that touch us even today. Who is this man, Poitier?

One Bright Light introduces us to this man who was more than just an actor on stage or in the movies. Sidney Poitier tells about his life and rise through the film industry. His colleagues and family members also share with us tidbits regarding his life. Poitier tells of his life beginning on a small island called Cat in the Carribean and blossoming in the United States. Premature at birth, Sidney was expected to die but a clairvoyant woman predicted that this weak baby would walk among kings.

Sidney shares with us is first experience of going to a movie. He had no idea as to what a movie was but after the showing his imagination ran wild. He declared that someday he would go to Hollywood to work as a cowboy. The road to Hollywood would be a long one.

Identify with a young Sidney at the age of 15 encountering segregation for the first time in Florida. Share with him his determination to become an actor in New York even though he was a dish washer. Witness his growth through his varied roles. Invaritably he bought to the screen a dignity, strength and defiance of a Black man never before portrayed on the screen.

Poitier's presence in Hollywood paved the way for other Black actors. He would never allow the news media to stereotype him as just a "Black" actor. He demanded respect for all of his abilities and refused to be pigeonholed. His presentation and uncompromising stance comes through this video and you can't help but feel his presence. Poitier is far more than an actor, activist and director. He stands as one of the great actors of the 20th century cinema. His story will enrapture and capture you in its humor, simplicity and dignity.

Silver Wolf

Released in DVD by York Home Video (04 September, 2001)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Peter Svatek

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EXCELLENT FAMILY MOVIE

With one exception - youngsters should be warned that wolves are wild animals --

This is a great family movie -- A troubled teen, who just lost his father, is exposed to the great outdoors and given a new outlook on life.

His uncle is in charge of the wildlife and helps his nephew to understand wolves [in cattle country] The cattlemen's association is definitely against the wolves being turned loose in their territory.

There are some great shots of snowboarding and the use of dog pulling on skis etc., that is very neat.

Would liked to have found out more about the animals used in the movie -- but the scenary, the characters and the shots were great.
Definitely recommend this as a great movie for all to see.

Snow White

Released in DVD by Good Times Home Vide (06 August, 2002)

MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)

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Beautiful version of Snow White

This version of Snow White tells the story in a great way. The animation is not as good as Disney but it is pretty good. Disney's version might be a little scary for some kids, but this one is perfect for any boy or girl of any age.

If you enjoyed this timeless tell you should take 50 minutes to watch GoodTimes' Cinderella or Thumbelina.

Sounder

Released in DVD by Buena Vista Home Vid (24 June, 2003)

MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: Kevin Hooks

In a quirk of film history, this new version of the 1972 classic is directed by Kevin Hooks--who played the central role of the sharecropper's son in the original. That's a nice full circle, although it leaves unanswered a basic question: why bother remaking a movie that got it right the first time? The story is simplicity: a black family in the Depression suffers when the father is arrested for stealing a ham. The punishment? Five years, hard labor. Sounder has an under-rehearsed, rushed quality common to low-budget TV pictures, although Carl Lumbly brings a powerful presence to the role of the father. (That's Paul Winfield, the star of the original, as the teacher who befriends the son.) The shortcomings may not matter much to the young audiences Disney targets, as they'll probably be too busy rooting for the return of the dog that gives the movie its name. --Robert Horton

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I loved it!

Even though this production was my cousin, Daniel Lee Robertson's first movie, I'm not going to be biased. I loved it!!!

Congrats Dan Dan!

Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures Collectors Box Set (DVD & Book)

Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (01 January, 2010)

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Director: Jan Harlan

Starring: Katharina Kubrick and Malcolm McDowell

By lifting the veil that protected Stanley Kubrick from public scrutiny, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures allows the world to see a genius who bore little resemblance to the eccentric persona perpetuated by the media. Essentially a professional home movie (producer-director Jan Harlan was Kubrick's long-time executive producer and brother-in-law), it is both biased and privileged in its access to Kubrick's personal archives, but Harlan's balanced approach allows room for appropriate criticism. While offering a definitive survey of Kubrick's life and 13 feature films, it's also a valentine to a devoted husband, father, and collaborator who, as critic Richard Schickel observes, crafted a private life that anyone would envy and admire. The films speak for themselves, while such luminaries as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Tom Cruise (who also narrates) offer valuable perspective. But it's the private anecdotes (such as Kubrick writing a 15-page guide to caring for his family's cats) that are most enlightening in their warmth and affection, revealing an artist whose humanity far outshined the mistaken perceptions of the outside world. --Jeff Shannon

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Kubrick's odyssey finally realized

STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES is as good a documentary as one can make, especially about a master film director like Kubrick. Dealing with his life from growing up in the Bronx to his last days making and refining EYES WIDE SHUT, LIFE IN PICTURES has interviews with cast members, production crew, writers, composers, etc. Jack Nicholson, Malcolm McDowell, Shelley Duvall, Tom Cruise among others are the actors interviewed. Wendy Carlos, musician who orchestrated the classical music in CLOCKWORK ORANGE, is also interviewed, as is Jan Harlan (producer and brother-in-law), Christina Kubrick (Kubrick's wife and a painter), Gyorgy Ligeti (composer's music used in many Kubrick films), and many more invaluable interviews.

There are also clips from every single Kubrick production, comments and revelations (particularly about CLOCKWORK's controversy in Great Britain), reaction from critics like Richard Schickel and other film directors such as Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, and so much more. Anyone who is a Kubrick fan cannot be without this 21/2 hour documentary...invaluable only skims the surface, it is essential.

Staying On

Released in DVD by HBO Home Video (17 June, 2003)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Silvio Narizzano

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Excellent Sequel to Jewel in the Crown.

This is an excellent rendering of Paul Scott's book Staying on, which is in itself a sequel to the Jewel in the Crown Quartet also writen by Paul Scott and also made into a TV Drama by Granada the same British compny that made the Jewel in the Crown sereis.
Staying on is a double success, it is an excellent rendering inhnto film of the book itself and in acting and dialogue it does not fall below the excellent TV series the Jewel in the Crown.
The story is set in post independent India, COL Tusker Smalley of the British Indian Army decides to stay on after India gains independence. He stays on as COL of his regiment.
Yes these things happened many British officers stayed on in the Indian Army and many British civil servants stayed on also. They were kept on by the Indian Government. The plot is set some 10 years after Independence when Smalley in his late sixties or early seventies is already pensioned off and living in a small cottage.
The film captures all the poignancy of the end of Empire and how it affected the British and Indians on an individual basis and above all it shows that despite claims to the contrary British Rule was not over resented by the Indians. They wanted Independence yes but the British were rather liked.

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