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Macbeth

starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride
directed by: Roman Polanski

Release Date May 07, 2002
Will's play is pretty good. Polanski's film, not so much. Yep, the Scottish play was meant to be a dark one, and Polanski gives us lots of glowering skies, but I just didn't feel much depth of character in this rendering. I'd love to see what Zefferelli would do with Macbeth... or the Cohen brothers....

CD-Charts Position 2
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The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash

starring: Dan Aykroyd, Terence Bayler, John Belushi, Jeannette Charles, Ricky Fataar
directed by: Eric Idle, Gary Weis

Release Date March 13, 2001
I remember watching this movie on VH1 years ago and thinking that it was funny. But watching it again recently, I realized it is not nearly as funny as it could be. There are a few funny gags, but not nearly enough funny, memorable lines. The pros of this movie are: great cameos, catchy Beatles-eque songs, the depictions of Idle as Paul and Innes as Lennon, and some funny laughs with Idle as the narrator. However, this movie is nowhere near as funny as Spinal Tap and doesn't even come close to Holy Grail. Whereas those two movies had lines that were so memorable that they are still quoted today, The Rutles movie is missing that. It doesn't have a very good flow to it and it feels choppy and there is too much time between each joke. Very ... Read More:

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Monty Python's Life Of Brian - The Immaculate Edition [Blu-ray]

starring: Terence Bayler, Carol Cleveland, Kenneth Colley, Susan Jones, Chris Langham
directed by: Terry Jones

Release Date January 29, 2008
There are certain movies that stand out on the holidays. This is not one of them. It probably should be. You will find that many of the Python crew plays many different characters in the movie.

Now the truth can be told. It all starts with three wise men delivering gifts to young Brian. Oops they correct their mistake. Later, Judea, 33 A.D., on a Saturday afternoon, once again Brian (Graham Chapman) is a tad far down the mount when they hear what sounds as "blessed are the cheese makers" (it's not meant to be taken literally that could mean any manufacturer). That is where Brian first sees Judith (Sue Jones.) Later he shall be involved in the People's Front of Judea. Later still he will be mistaken for the messiah (it is a ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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Life of Brian

starring: Terence Bayler, Peter Brett, John Case, Graham Chapman, John Cleese

Release Date January 27, 2004
There are certain movies that stand out on the holidays. This is not one of them. It probably should be. You will find that many of the Python crew plays many different characters in the movie.

Now the truth can be told. It all starts with three wise men delivering gifts to young Brian. Oops they correct their mistake. Later, Judea, 33 A.D., on a Saturday afternoon, once again Brian (Graham Chapman) is a tad far down the mount when they hear what sounds as "blessed are the cheese makers" (it's not meant to be taken literally that could mean any manufacturer). That is where Brian first sees Judith (Sue Jones.) Later he shall be involved in the People's Front of Judea. Later still he will be mistaken for the messiah (it is a ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Crystalstone / The Boy and the Pirates (Midnite Movies Double Feature)

starring: Frank Grimes, Kamlesh Gupta, Laura Goodwin, Edward Kelsey, Sydney Bromley
directed by: Antonio Peláez, Bert I. Gordon

Release Date June 27, 2006
These where very enjoyable films. If your a pirate buff then I highly recommend them for your collection.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Monty Python's Life of Brian (Criterion Collection Spine #61)

starring: Terence Bayler, Peter Brett, John Case, Graham Chapman, John Cleese

Release Date November 16, 1999
There are certain movies that stand out on the holidays. This is not one of them. It probably should be. You will find that many of the Python crew plays many different characters in the movie.

Now the truth can be told. It all starts with three wise men delivering gifts to young Brian. Oops they correct their mistake. Later, Judea, 33 A.D., on a Saturday afternoon, once again Brian (Graham Chapman) is a tad far down the mount when they hear what sounds as "blessed are the cheese makers" (it's not meant to be taken literally that could mean any manufacturer). That is where Brian first sees Judith (Sue Jones.) Later he shall be involved in the People's Front of Judea. Later still he will be mistaken for the messiah (it is a logical ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Anthony Hopkins Giftset (The Remains of the Day / Legends of the Fall / The Mask of Zorro)

starring: John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Caroline Hunt
directed by: James Ivory, Edward Zwick, Martin Campbell

Release Date November 23, 2001
There are certain movies that stand out on the holidays. This is not one of them. It probably should be. You will find that many of the Python crew plays many different characters in the movie.

Now the truth can be told. It all starts with three wise men delivering gifts to young Brian. Oops they correct their mistake. Later, Judea, 33 A.D., on a Saturday afternoon, once again Brian (Graham Chapman) is a tad far down the mount when they hear what sounds as "blessed are the cheese makers" (it's not meant to be taken literally that could mean any manufacturer). That is where Brian first sees Judith (Sue Jones.) Later he shall be involved in the People's Front of Judea. Later still he will be mistaken for the messiah (it is a logical ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Van Gogh

starring: Linus Roache, Jim Broadbent, Jack Shepherd, Martin Duncan, Antoinette van Belle
directed by: Anna Benson Gyles

Release Date September 18, 2007
The author of this program, Patrick Barlow, is famous for writing radio plays in which he gets the history of the subject - whether it's art, Shakespeare, the Messiah or the Greatest story ever told, terribly, terribly wrong. He has certain "schticks" which he puts into all of his writing. It works well when he's doing a comedy, less well when he's doing a drama with comedic elements, such as this. (The young Van Gogh meets his very first landlady. He's wearing a top hat. The landlady looks at it and says, "What a marvelous hat." That's pure Barlow.)

CD-Charts Position 9
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Time Bandits [UMD for PSP]

starring: Kenny Baker, Terence Bayler, Jim Broadbent, Sean Connery, David Daker

Release Date August 23, 2005
The author of this program, Patrick Barlow, is famous for writing radio plays in which he gets the history of the subject - whether it's art, Shakespeare, the Messiah or the Greatest story ever told, terribly, terribly wrong. He has certain "schticks" which he puts into all of his writing. It works well when he's doing a comedy, less well when he's doing a drama with comedic elements, such as this. (The young Van Gogh meets his very first landlady. He's wearing a top hat. The landlady looks at it and says, "What a marvelous hat." That's pure Barlow.)

CD-Charts Position 10
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Macbeth [Region 2]

starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride
directed by: Roman Polanski

Release Date
Will's play is pretty good. Polanski's film, not so much. Yep, the Scottish play was meant to be a dark one, and Polanski gives us lots of glowering skies, but I just didn't feel much depth of character in this rendering. I'd love to see what Zefferelli would do with Macbeth... or the Cohen brothers....