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A Gala Christmas in Vienna

starring: Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Helmut Lotti, Richard Cocciante, Stephen Mercurio
directed by: Humphrey Burton

Release Date November 24, 1998
Sorry, all you negative reviewers out there, but for MY money LOTTI, COCCIANTE and conductor MERCURIO present themselves as THREE COOL DUDES, along with DOMINGO and BRIGHTMAN as frosting on the (Christmas) cake! A command performance, one and all. (The kid's choir, charming in its scrubbed innocence, ain't bad either.) Buy it!

CD-Charts Position 2
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Twice in a Lifetime

starring: Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy
directed by: Bud Yorkin

Release Date July 12, 2005
Gene Hackman is not handsome or suave. He isn't a tough guy in the mold of Bogart or Cagney though he has a manly presence. He doesn't have a romantic persona on screen, but somehow he carries off a believable middle-age romance with Ann Margret in Twice in a Lifetime. Well, who wouldn't if the object of affection was Ann-Margret?

When a man leaves his family after fifty, dumps his wife, lovely Ellen Burstyn, and separates himself from his angry daughter, Amy Madigan of the short hair do and Ally Sheedy of the Brat Pack fame, well, all hell breaks lose. If blue collar, Mariner and Sea Hawk rooting, Harry MacKenzie wants a second chance at love, he has to face the wrath of all those that love him.

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When He's Not a Stranger

starring: Annabeth Gish, John Terlesky, Kevin Dillon, Kim Myers, Stephen Elliott
directed by: John Gray

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"When He's Not A Stranger" really sums up the ordeal that rape victims experience, and it aired at a time when sexual assault on college campuses was hitting headlines.

Annabeth Gish's performance as Lyn McKenna, who is raped and brutalized by her best friend's beau, football player Ron (John Terlesky)is what really makes this film. She is lured into his dorm room thinking that her friend, Melanie will be there, when in fact, it's just her and Ron, who has her trapped and forces himself on her, asking her after the attack, "How was I?"

We watch as Lyn goes through the turmoil of her ordeal, showering, not talking to anyone, trying to avoid Ron, which is a teensy bit difficult as he is the boyfriend of her friend and roommate.
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CD-Charts Position 4
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Merry Christmas from Vienna

starring: Plácido Domingo, Ying Huang, Michael Bolton, Stephen Mercurio
directed by: Humphrey Burton

Release Date October 29, 1997
I think all the involved musicians did a great job,the idea of joining mega-artists of classical and modern music is interesting, the repertoire they sing let's you taste the traditional music from a lot of European and American countries.

CD-Charts Position 5
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Crocodile Dundee II

starring: Jace Alexander, Maggie Blinco, Dennis Boutsikaris, Carlos Carrasco, Ernie Dingo

Release Date August 05, 2008
I think all the involved musicians did a great job,the idea of joining mega-artists of classical and modern music is interesting, the repertoire they sing let's you taste the traditional music from a lot of European and American countries.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

starring: Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Thomas Wilson Brown, Joan McMurtrey
directed by: Jim Abrahams

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A secret 1990 classic comedy about the perils of being so different from everyone else. Dinky is the adopted daughter of two very normal parents. She often retreats to the river to take care of stray animals who she has rescued from time to time. Dinky is having a horrible time in school as the ultimate outcast who sits alone in the cafeteria while popular kids throw food at her. Feeling so alien and alone Dinky retreats inside and wishes someone could just understand her. When another town outcast announces she is returning to town, the infamous Roxy Carmichael, Dinky's dark cloud lifts and she sess hope. Somehow convinced Roxy is her real mother and coming to take her away, Dinky's mind goes further into a fantasy of escape to a better place. When the illusion ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael [Region 2]

starring: Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Thomas Wilson Brown, Joan McMurtrey
directed by: Jim Abrahams

Release Date
A secret 1990 classic comedy about the perils of being so different from everyone else. Dinky is the adopted daughter of two very normal parents. She often retreats to the river to take care of stray animals who she has rescued from time to time. Dinky is having a horrible time in school as the ultimate outcast who sits alone in the cafeteria while popular kids throw food at her. Feeling so alien and alone Dinky retreats inside and wishes someone could just understand her. When another town outcast announces she is returning to town, the infamous Roxy Carmichael, Dinky's dark cloud lifts and she sess hope. Somehow convinced Roxy is her real mother and coming to take her away, Dinky's mind goes further into a fantasy of escape to a better place. When the illusion ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Roe vs. Wade

starring: Holly Hunter, Randy Oglesby, Ali Grant, Wendy Cutler, Karole Selmon
directed by: Gregory Hoblit

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I was impressed with the courage Jane Roe had in this movie. I appreciated this film because it showed the lengthy process one encounters making changes through the legal system, and how one can succeed in the end-- despite all odds. I hope we never go back to being a society where women feel that they don't have support from their community.