DVD: Francesca Annis

DVD: Francesca Annis

DVD:

Francesca Annis

Dune (1984) [HD DVD]

Francesca Annis, Leo Cimino

Universal Studios, 2006

Totally amazing
This HD DVD is amazing, the DVD versions of Dune are usually very dark with noisy stereo sound. This one's image and sound is crystal clear. If you like Dune, you should have it.

Agatha Christie's Romantic Detectives (Tommy & Tuppence 1 & 2 / Why Didn't They Ask Evans? / Seven Dials ...

Olivia Williams, Anna Massey

Acorn Media, 2005

Partners in Crime and more
The Secret Adversary Who is Mr. Brown? After the Great War, out of work Captain, Tommy Beresford (James Warwick) accidentally comes across his lifelong friend and pal Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley (Francesca Annis). Tuppence is also out of work. Over their sparse ...

Dune (Extended Edition)

Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino

Universal Studios, 2006

Totally amazing
This HD DVD is amazing, the DVD versions of Dune are usually very dark with noisy stereo sound. This one's image and sound is crystal clear. If you like Dune, you should have it.

Krull

Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony

Sony Pictures, 2001

Krull's rating
The movie arrived in great shape. It's has a clear visual and the audio is satisfactory as well.

The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (Wives and Daughters / Cranford / North and South)

Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson

BBC Warner, 2008

The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (Wives and Daughters / Cranford / North and South)
I had heard a little about Elizabeth Gaskell before. I knew that she had written the biography of Charlotte Bronte but that is all I knew about her. I had never read any of Mrs. Gaskell's books myself. Recently, I saw Cranford on PBS and decided to purchase the DVD of ...

Wives and Daughters

Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson

BBC Warner, 2006

Brilliant performances
Justine Waddell, Michael Gambon and others really knock it out of the park in this stylish and totally engaging production. The uncertain, ambivalent, sometimes malicious actions and motivations of Elizabeth Gaskell's characters make this several degrees rawer and ...

Revolver

Jason Statham, Ray Liotta

Sony Pictures, 2008

Not For Everyone Not Perfect But a Fine Film
This is a thinking man's action picture. If you simply want to be entertained, it's not for you. Huge difference between a film not being "for you" and it being a bad film though. In essence, it's an exploration of ego. Deeper explanations would ruin the movie for ...

Cleopatra

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 2006

Campy Cleopatra
"Cleopatra" was the overhyped spectacle of the early '60s that nearly brought 20th Century FOX to its knees. There was the offscreen love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (both married to other people) that overshadowed the movie. It's got cheesy ...

Cranford

Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins

BBC Warner, 2008

Cranford Captivates
We had planned to watch the Cranford episodes as they unfolded on PBS, but because we had a houseguest, I taped them. When we finished viewing the series, my husband had found them so interesting and engaging that he asked to view them a second time. Consequently, I ...

The Libertine

Johnny Depp, Paul Ritter

Weinstein Company, 2006

Depp best performance
Although this movie is only for adults, it is Johnny Depp's best acting role. His performance shows his range in acting from comedy to drama. He has absorbed the person of John Wilmot and when the movie is over you feel as if you knew the man. A great work overlooked ...

Copenhagen (PBS Hollywood Presents)

Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig

Image Entertainment, 2003

A Perfect Example of Why We Need Public Broadcasting
Directed by Howard Davies for PBS and based on Michael Frayn's prize-winning play by the same name, COPENHAGEN is a perfect example of why we need public broadcasting. The film is a three person drama starring Stephen Rea as Niels Bohr, Francesca Annis as his wife ...

Doomsday Gun

Frank Langella, Alan Arkin

Hbo Home Video, 2005

Continuity from Bush Senior to Bush Junior
This is an old film that came out in 1994. It was direct propaganda from the Democrats against the Republicans and Bush Senior who had been defeated by Clinton in 1992. As such it revealed the very obscure and twisted policies the United States of Reagan and Bush ...

Cleopatra (Five Star Collection)

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 2001

Campy Cleopatra
"Cleopatra" was the overhyped spectacle of the early '60s that nearly brought 20th Century FOX to its knees. There was the offscreen love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (both married to other people) that overshadowed the movie. It's got cheesy ...

Onegin

Ralph Fiennes, Toby Stephens

Lions Gate, 2000

beautiful cinematography
wish i was 17 and could study cinematography - inspiring - well cast - (is he really in love or just an esthete in service) - the tone is not similar to the translation of onegin i am reading and i wonder if this film captures pushkin's idea of russia's hierarchy ...

Reckless

Robson Green, Francesca Annis

WGBH BOSTON, 2004

A British Valentine
This series, first shown on Masterpiece Theatre, has everything, including romance, comedy and sex, sometimes at the same time. All of the actors are wonderful, displaying perfect comic timing. The dramatic scenes are often poignant. The love story may be central to ...