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Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom

MGM (Video & DVD), 1996

A Classic
I remember watching this and loving it as a kid. As cheesy the animation is, it's still a fun watch. A quick note on watching it with kids though; although this is a PG movie, there is some brief nudity.

Mighty Aphrodite [VHS]

Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino

Walt Disney Video, 1996

a very good film with plenty of OCD---"obsessive comedy disorder"
Mighty Aphrodite is one of Woody Allen's better films. It has great acting by a wonderful cast; and there's an interesting plot moving along at a very good pace. The cinematography and choreography are both excellent throughout the film; and the editing was very well ...

Brideshead Revisited, Books 1-6 [VHS]

Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick

Anchor Bay/Starz, 1997

Amazingly Wonderful Video
The 1981 BBC presentation of Brideshead Revisited is amazingly lush, authentic and powerful. It gives one a view into extremely privileged lives in a different time and place and shows that being rich does not solve all of life's complex problems. Watching it is a ...

The Irish In America: Long Journey Home [VHS]

Michael Murphy, Elvis Costello

Walt Disney Video, 1998

PBS DOES ANOTHER GREAT DOCUMENTARY
VOLUME 1: THE GREAT HUNGER Part one of this acclaimed PBS series explores the earliest roots of the Irish people in the New World. Centering on the crucial event of the Potato Famine, this tape examines the causes of what would become one of the greatest mass ...

Buccaneer [VHS]

Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom

Paramount, 1996

Jean Lafitte, Prince of Pirates
A swashbuckler with pirates, smugglers and patriots, this is marvelous entertainment, with two actors who are riveting to watch, and some history, which though embellished in some places and condensed in others, is in essence correct. Jean Lafitte was flamboyant and a ...

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm [VHS]

Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom

MGM (Warner), 1994

Fantastic movie, poor stewardship on MGM's part
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm was filmed in Cinerama, with three cameras to provide a true panoramic view of the world. The only important Cinerama film to have survived in a watchable version is How The West Was Won. Unfortunately there are NO cinemas ...

The Brothers Karamazov (1958) [VHS]

Yul Brynner, Maria Schell

MGM (Warner), 1998

Underrated.
It practically goes without saying that this Hollywood production is inadequate as an adaptation of a monumental novel. On the other hand, even when judged as an adaptation, "Brothers Karamazov" strikes me as superior to efforts to film similar weighty Russian novels ...

Illustrated Man [VHS]

Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom

Warner Home Video, 1993

dvd of Illustrated Man
I love this movie. Its been a long time since Ive seen real acting by actors from Hollywood. Rod Stieger is beyond excellent as an actor and would put to shame most actors today.

Clash of Titans [VHS]

Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom

Warner Home Video, 2002

A Classic
I remember watching this and loving it as a kid. As cheesy the animation is, it's still a fun watch. A quick note on watching it with kids though; although this is a PG movie, there is some brief nudity.

Princess & Goblin [VHS]

Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom

Hemdale Home Video, 1994

I LOVE IT!
It is one of my favorite movies. When ever I would rent a movie this would be the one that I would rent. It is fabulous!!!!

Richard III (The Classic Collection) [VHS]

Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Cedric Hardwicke

Embassy Home Entertainment (Nelson Entertainment), 1989

Hand in Hand --- to Hell
Indelible is the word for Olivier's personification of Richard III. The door swings gently open, and the monster takes you into his confidence. You become the co-conspirator and malevolent confederate. The character enters your mind and etches itself permanently into ...

Shadow on the Sun [VHS]

Stefanie Powers, Claire Bloom

Starmaker Entertainment, 1996

Stephnie Powers as Beryl Markham, famed Aviatrix
Although now at least ten years old and released on two VHS tapes, this was truly a terrific movie. Beryl Markham was still alive when I first moved to Kenya, where I lived for six years. She is famous as the first person to fly "West with the Night", which is also ...

Shadowlands [VHS]

Joss Ackland, Rupert Baderman

Acorn Media Publishing Inc., 1994

Superb Spiritual Masterpiece
This BBC production of C.S.Lewis life is rich, very much better than the Hollywoodized version with Anthony Hopkins, etc. What they leave out (the choice spiritual parts) this British production highlights, e.g. the scene after the funeral with Lewis highly angry and ...

Clash of the Titans [VHS]

Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin

A Classic
I remember watching this and loving it as a kid. As cheesy the animation is, it's still a fun watch. A quick note on watching it with kids though; although this is a PG movie, there is some brief nudity.

The Brothers Karamazov (MGM/UA Great Books On Video)

Yul Brynner, Maria Schell

MGM/UA Great Books on Video, 1986

Unfamiliar Era
I found this movie to be uninteresting, as I'm not "steeped" in the particular setting. I began viewing, then about half finished, I quit....and then REWOUND, of course...tee-hee!