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Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts

starring: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford, Ben Johnson
directed by: Robert Totten

Release Date May 30, 2006
The condition of the movie and case appeared to be brand new. From time of purchase to receiving product was within the expected wait time. I would gladly to business with this person again.

CD-Charts Position 2
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The Crucible

starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison
directed by: Nicholas Hytner

Release Date June 01, 2004
A cautionary tale showing the dangers of misguided societal pressure, and the importance of leaders that should lead society, instead of following it. This movie dramatically brings to life the play we all had to read in school. Well directed with many of the best actors giving outstanding performances. A must see film.

CD-Charts Position 3
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The Sting

starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston
directed by: George Roy Hill

Release Date March 31, 1998
I bought the "Legacy Series" disc to get a wide screen version, and it is a very fine upgrade from my older 4:3 aspect version.

I can't comment on the additional content of the second disc. I generally don't even watch that stuff.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Collector's Edition)

starring: Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, James Faulkner, Jim Broadbent
directed by: Sharon Maguire

Release Date November 09, 2004

OK, I am an avid fan of Jane Austen, but Bridget Jones is NOTHING like Austen. Anyone with the slightest of ideas on the subject can see that.

Helen Fielding wrote both the novel and the screenplay to Bridget Jones's Diary and yes, it is loosely based on Pride and Prejudice. Can I repeat loosely!!! After seeing The BBC version of Pride and Prejudice Fielding based the male character of Mark Darcy on Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, because of course she was taken by him and Colin Firth's portrayal.(as so many of us also are) Other than some basic character traits they really are two completely different tales about different sets of people in drastically different times.

But with all Austen-isms aside, Bridget Jones(Renee ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid [Blu-ray]

starring: Bob Geldof, Griff Rhys Jones, Tracey Ullman, George Michael (II), Jim Kerr
directed by: Vincent Scarza

Release Date December 04, 2007
I bought the one disc version of this. I was not happy with it because the songs were not in their entirety. I waited until the price came down and I was ready. I am so glad. What a wonderful experience this is. To see the artists in 1985 is an adventure. Even the oganizer Bob G performing is wonderful. Do buy this and forget about your problems for a while and be part of this. A good cause and a beautiful day. It is easy to find the artist you want to listen to. The menu is so helpful. This brings a lot of joy to share with friends, don't watch it alone have people over. You will be singing and taking it in.

Debra Envall

CD-Charts Position 6
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Cassandra's Dream

starring: Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Peter-Hugo Daly, John Benfield, Clare Higgins
directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date May 27, 2008
Colin Farrell and Ewan MacGregor turn in stellar performances as brothers in "Cassandra's Dream," a stark tragedy which demands that its protagonists choose between loyalty to family and the right thing to do; and because of their respective failings, they become enmeshed in a net from which there is no escape.

It is clear that Woody Allen is not out to please the average movie-goer (nor should he necessarily), because throughout the film he alludes to Greek tragedy in general. By beginning slowly--perhaps a bit too slowly--and then tightening the screws of the plot, Allen takes his characters to the critical moment where they have a choice, and then, after a final twist when they pass the point-of-no-return, he begins to loosen his grip on the plot ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Twelve O'Clock High (Special Edition)

starring: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger
directed by: Henry King

Release Date June 05, 2007
The realism in this film is what makes it one of my all time favorites. The footage of real B17s in operation; the real war footage while on a mission, and the story itself are as good as it gets. The extra commentary on the second DVD is a wonderful addition of insights to making the film.

CD-Charts Position 8
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Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)

starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens
directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Release Date November 02, 2004
Imagine a film where Colonel "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) tells his B-52 crew, "Well boys, this is it. Nuclear combat toe to toe with the Rooskies!" Sterling Hayden as Gen. Jack D. Ripper who -- fearing contaminating his bloody fluids -- launches a nuclear attack on Russia. George C. Scott as Gen. "Buck" Turgison: "I'm not saying we're not going to get our hair mussed. Ten million casualties, twenty million tops." Then there is Peter Sellers in several roles: an RAF Liasion officer, the President of the United States and Dr. Strangelove -- a former Nazi scientist, crippled with an arm that gives an involuntary "Seig Heil" nazi salute. A brilliant dark satire from Stanley Kubrick (coming in the wake of being fired from the Brando western ONE-EYED JACKS and directing the Kirk ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Irma La Douce

starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Lou Jacobi, Bruce Yarnell, Herschel Bernardi
directed by: Billy Wilder

Release Date September 18, 2001
One character in "Irma La Douce" describes the love between Jack Lemmon's sad sack and Shirley MacLaine's heart-of-gold streetwalker as "cute". Herein lies my problem with the film. I liked it, though it was a little overlong, but I was expecting something a little edgier from director Billy Wilder and his co-scenarist I.A.L. Diamond. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they were adapting someone else's work instead of creating something original. Lemmon and MacLaine still have that distinct chemistry but it's not as apparent as it was in Wilder's masterwork, "The Apartment". One pronounced credit to the film is the hilarious turn by Lou Jacobi as Moustache, Lemmon's mentor and dispenser of advise. Not a bad film but I would behoove you to check out Jules Dassin's ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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Match Point

starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye (IV), Matthew Goode, Brian Cox
directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date April 25, 2006
It moved so slowly I almost turned it off a couple of times. The ending is terrible. Save your money.