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Silver Chalice
Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli
Warner Home Video, 1994
New-Bayreuth comes to Judea
Of all the religious epics of the '50's this is one of the few worthy of repeated viewings. Newman and the lovely Pier Angeli in their first screen roles (and a very brief appearence of Natalie Wood as a blond childhood version of Virginia Mayo!). But it is Jack ...
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The Call of the Wild - Dog of the Yukon (1997)
Rutger Hauer, Bronwen Booth
Hallmark, 1998
Beautifully Rendered Film Version of London's Classic Tale!
I must admit I am a Rutger Hauer fan, and have been ever since "Ladyhawke" was released in 1985. And as an English teacher, I am always looking for new videos to augment my literature units. This superb version of Jack London's tale of unconditional love, survival ...
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Glory & Honor
Larry Audlaluk, Sophie Avingaq
Turner Home Ent, 1999
Matthew Henson finally has his day on screen!
Matthew Henson is one of the most beloved African American heros. His 18 year partnership with Navy Lt. Robert Peary made it possible in 1909 for an expedition to reach the North Pole. Only today do we understand how difficult and dangerous is this 1,000 mile route ...
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Davy Crockett: King of Wild Frontier
Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen
Walt Disney Video, 1997
The original Disney trilogy of Davy Crockett adventures
I missed out on the Davy Crockett craze, which means I did not have a coonskin cap and was not running around the neighborhood singing 'The Ballad of Davy Crockett" over and over again. By the time I was watching television Fess Parker was Daniel Boone and not Davy ...
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The Silver Chalice
Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli
Warner Studios, 1996
New-Bayreuth comes to Judea
Of all the religious epics of the '50's this is one of the few worthy of repeated viewings. Newman and the lovely Pier Angeli in their first screen roles (and a very brief appearence of Natalie Wood as a blond childhood version of Virginia Mayo!). But it is Jack ...
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Jett Jackson: Movie
Lee Thompson Young, Lindy Booth
Walt Disney Video, 2002
I love this movie
I have not seen this movie in years (3 maybe) and I was wondering what happened to the series you should have seen my face when I heard they toke it off the air. I loved the tv series, and I am still so upset that they toke it off the air, the movie is not good enough ...
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Jazz Singer (1980)
Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier
Republic Pictures, 1998
DVD Movie - Jazz Singer
A great movie that I had seen before - I wanted to have my own copy mostly because of the great sound from Neil Diamond
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Alec Guinness, Rick Schroder
Starmaker Entertainment, 1992
Little Lord Fauntleroy
The Alec Guinness/Ricky Schroder version was so beautifully filmed, that the scenery and costuming become a member of this stellar case. I watched this (made for TV) movie when it first aired, and have been amazed that such an elaborate production has not become a ...
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Zorro the Gay Blade
George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton
20th Century Fox, 1999
The pipples are not happy!
If you like comedies and spoofs then this one shouldn't be left out. While it is outdated. it's still a classic spoof. In the time of Love At First Bite (1979) and the king of all spoofs; Airplane ('80) there lies Zorro the Gay Blade which stars George Hamilton playing ...
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Facts of Life
Bob Hope, Lucille Ball
MGM (Video & DVD), 1997
Lucy and Hope create beautiful nostalgia
It was really a Hollywood flurry and worry (I'm sure) when the greatest comics of the time (1960) embarked upon a true love story but with these pros there was no danger. A reworking of Brief Encounter emerged as a bitter sweet and humorous accidental love affair. ...
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Invasion of the Saucer Men
Steven Terrell, Gloria Castillo
Columbia/Tri-Star, 1993
Campy, Fun, Classic!
This may be my all time favorite! First saw this on 'Creature Feature' (KCOP-13 in Los Angeles) as a little kid home sick from school...What a scary movie back in the day! Little green (gray I guess) men running around terrorizing the local teen make-out spot while a ...
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84 Charing Cross Road
Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins
Sony Pictures, 1995
NO SEX, NO VIOLENCE YET STILL COMPELLING & DRAMATIC
This is a deeply touching movie about a long-term frienship between booklovers stunningly enacted by the gifted Anne Bancroft and the amazingly young and handsome Anthony Hopkins. Anne Bancroft can really make an audience appreciate the writer's craft and how ...
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Come Back Little Sheba (1952)
Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth
Paramount, 1998
Shirley, We Hardly Knew Ye
I grew up with Shirley Booth as the sweet but annoying Hazel (who would have this busybody as their maid? And who in 2008 can afford a maid?) I saw this movie on an television station late night movie. Her performance as the needy, loving, but pitiful woman tore me up ...
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Rick Schroder, Alec Guinness
Feature Films For Families, 2001
A lively, festive production that deserves to be on DVD!
This production of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is a pure joy to watch. It is much better than the Freddy Bartholomew production and more fun to watch than the BBC miniseries. Unfortunately, the movie has not been updated to DVD which is a shame since new generations ...
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Monty Python & Holy Grail
Connie Booth, Elspeth Cameron
Sony Pictures, 1994
My absolute favorite movie EVER!
For mindless entertainment I love to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There is no rhyme or reason to the movie, just a bunch of people doing stupid stuff and making it hilarious. There's no need for neverending flatulance jokes (which is overplayed in almost ...
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