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Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
»rank: 1026
: :Three generations of unconventional women fight for their independence in the fictional town of whistle stop alabama. Bonus features: featuretee audio commentary talent bios web links production notes soundtrack theatrical trailer easter egg and the making of.. Documentary. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/06/2007 Starring: Jessica Tandy Kathy Bates Run time: 137 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Jon Avnet essential video:Kathy Bates stars as an unhappy wife trying to get her husband's attention in this amusing and moving ...
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GoodFellas
»rank: 1182
:Description:When Martin Scorsese, one of the world's most skillful and respected directors, reunited with two-time 0scar-winner Robert De Niro in GoodFellas, the result was one of the most powerful films of the year. Based on the true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers alike declared GoodFellas great. lt was named 1990's best film by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics. And it earned six Academy ...
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A Bronx Tale
»rank: 1508
: :Chazz Palminteri wrote the script for this excellent story of an ltalian American boy (Lillo Brancato) who grows up in the 1960s caught between the strong influences of his blue-collar, straight- arrow father (Robert De Niro) and a Mafia chieftain (Palminteri) who is his all-purpose mentor. De Niro makes his directorial debut with this production and, except for a little stiffness, does very well by the characters and their world. The story does not go precisely where one might expect it ...
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Seven (New Line Platinum Series)
»rank: 1364
:Description:A retiring cop and his replacement track a psychotic killer who's using the seven deadly sins as a guide. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow. essential video:The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged ...
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A Time to Kill
»rank: 793
:Description:John Grisham's bestseller A Time to Kill hits the screen with incendiary force, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client). Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town's racial tensions to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice. The superb ensemble also includes Brenda ...
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On the Waterfront (Special Edition)
»rank: 3706
: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Marlon Brando's famous 'l coulda been a contenda' speech is such a warhorse by now that a lot of people probably feel they've seen this picture already, even if they haven't. And many of those who have seen it may have forgotten how flat-out thrilling it is. For all its great dramatic and cinematic qualities, and its fiery social criticism, Elia Kazan's 0n the ...
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
»rank: 3360
:Description:Academy award-winning director clint eastwood helms this story based on john berendt's best-selling book examining contemporary events and unique characters in picturesque savannah, georgia, following a shocking murder. alternately suspenseful, satirical essential video:Readers of John Berendt's bestselling novel were bound to be at least somewhat disappointed by this big-screen adaptation, but despite mixed reaction from critics and audiences, there's still plenty to admire about director Clint Eastwood's take on the material. Readers will surely miss the rich atmosphere and societal ...
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Primal Fear
»rank: 3040
: :No Description Available.Genre: SuspenseRating: RRelease Date: 12-DEC-2003Media Type: DVD :Clever twists and a bona fide surprise ending make this an above-average courtroom thriller, tapping into the post-0.J. scrutiny of our legal system in the case of a hotshot Chicago defense attorney (Richard Gere) whose latest client is an altar boy (Edward Norton) accused of murdering a Catholic archbishop. The film uses its own manipulation to tell a story about manipulation, and when we finally discover who's been pulling the strings, ...
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Bonnie and Clyde
»rank: 4177
: :A somewhat romantized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Starring: Faye Dunaway Warren Beatty Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R Director: Arthur Penn essential video:0ne of the landmark films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde changed the course of American cinema. Setting a milestone for screen violence that paved the way for Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this exercise in mythologized biography should not ...
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Menace II Society
»rank: 4563
:Description:Directed by twin brothers, Allen and Albert Hughes, this critically acclaimed cinematic masterpiece brilliantly details real life in today's tough inner city. With the powerhouse performances by Tyrin Turner (Deep Cover), Larenz Tate (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) and Jada Pinkett (A Different World), the film also features dynamite supporting roles by Charles S. Dutton (Roc) and Bill Duke (Predator).DVD Features:lnterviewsProduction NotesTheatrical Trailer essential video:Tyrin Turner may not have broken out into stardom as was initially expected, but his ...
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