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Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson

Warner Home Video, 1998

Jean Hagen Shines
Ralph Bellamy and (to a lesser degree) Greer Garson won plaudits for the amazing way they sunk themselves into their roles as FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt; and Hume Cronyn is also very good, but for sheer professionalism acting honors go to Jean Hagen for her no-nonsense ...

Orphan Train

Jill Eikenberry, Kevin Dobson

Peter Pan Home Video, 1994

Needs to be on DVD.
I have seen this movie on TV over 25 years ago when I was a younger man. I loved the children in this movie who are already grown up by now. This is the type of movie that I would want my children to watch if I had any. To whoever has the power to do so. PLEASE MAKE ...

Skylark

Glenn Close, Christopher Walken

Republic Pictures, 1995

I dream about rain....
Skylark makes a promise to the viewer and then fulfills it. Sarah is a mail-order bride from Maine and this is the sequel to "Sarah, Plain and Tall." In the first movie, Sarah and Jacob write letters, fall in love and then marry. They are now even more in love and are ...

Disney's 101 Dalmatians

Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels

Walt Disney Home Video, 1997

One of my childhood favorites.
I have to admit, like "Toy Story," "101 Dalmatians" was one of my favorite childhood favorites from Disney. Although the worst part of the film was that Cruella DeVille use to give me the freaks. But I would have to admit that even though she still gives me the freaks, ...

In the Gloaming

Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda

Hbo Home Video, 1998

A Moving, Intimate Film
This is a film which is inspired, in part, by "Ordinary People." Danny (Robert Sean Leonard), a young journalist, comes home and moves back in with his parents when he's diagnosed with AIDS. This film deals with he and his family's attempts to come to terms with the ...

Tarzan (Walt Disney)

Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver

Walt Disney Home Video, 2000

2 Disc Collector's Edition
Somewhere in 2000, Disney quietly launched a special 2 disc collector's edition of "Tarzan" the same year as its paltry one disc edition. For some reason it advertised the one disc version heavily, which is a shame because the collector's edition is a gem not to be ...

Sarah Plain And Tall

Glenn Close, Christopher Walken

Republic Pictures, 1995

8 year old kids's review of Sarah, Plain and Tall
The story of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLaclan is a pioneer fiction about a family who needs a mother and a wife, and a lady who needs a home. It is sad, funny, happy, scary, exciting, and keeps me guessing. Jacob Witting needs a helpful, hardworking ...

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

Glenn Close, Christopher Walken

Hallmark, 1999

Sarah, Plain and Tall - Trilogy
Thank God there are three of the "Sarah" movies. I can sit down in an afternoon and lose myself in these pioneer day movies. I can escape the problems of the world and find peace in Sarah, Plain and Tall. The books were such small tokens to society, but the movies ...

Sarah Plain & Tall Trilogy (3pc)

Hamlet (1990)

Mel Gibson, Glenn Close

Warner Home Video, 1995

Champagne for the eyes
After seeing Olivier's version of Hamlet, I was interested in seeing this version of Hamlet. Admittedly, Mel Gibson was one-hundred percent of my impulse to see this film. I don't usually follow actors when choosing movies; I trust directors more than I trust actors in ...

The House of the Spirits

Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep

Live / Artisan, 2001

reconciliation and growth- the "connection between events"- that's what the movie is about
At least that's what it meant to me. Replace "South America" in all reviews by the word "Chile", because that is where the story belongs in its cut and dry facts. A wealthy family, a Shakespearean love between a peasant's son and a land owner's daughter; betrayal, ...

1991: The Year Punk Broke

Mark Arm, Babes In Toyland

Geffen Records, 1993

I Hate People...especially you
This Movie is beyond great...Everything thurston mumbles or conjures from the back of his mind into his mr. microphone is the highlight of the tape...the only problem with this VHS tape that ive had for so long is that its not on dvd yet...if you dont have this F'in ...

Cookie's Fortune

Glenn Close, Julianne Moore

Polygram USA Video, 2000

Cookie's Fortune
Great DVD. Watched it a number of times. All the characters are interesting.

Faraway, So Close

Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz

Sony Pictures, 1994

There is a time that is right for each and everything
In searching for the transcendent, and for a spiritual explanation of its material certainties and flaws, there are people who choose to believe in angels, those unmaterial beings that watch over mortals perennially, shedding light and preventing souls from falling ...

The Big Chill (15th Anniversary Edition)

Tom Berenger, Glenn Close

Sony Pictures, 1999

phoenix7751
Brought back a rush memories! I enjoyed watching it again after so many years, but the music is what was most nostalgic. Glad to make it part of my personal library.