The Big Comfy Couch - The Complete Fifth Season - 2 DVD Set with Bonus Disc (Amazon.com Exclusive)

Season 5
So do great for children of all ages! Even my 9 year old loves it! The characters really grow on you, I was so sad when they stopped making this but so happy it is on Amazon Prime for all to see! It is a classic and will surely stand the test of time!





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Life With Father - William Powell, Irene Dunne - 1947

Best Version I've Seen on DVD
Excellent, nostalgic film based on a turn-of-the-century family and their odd, eccentric, but lovable and topsy-turvy life. Beautifully restored version - best I've ever seen.

Love the picture quality, audio - everything about this film - really cinema quality. Reminds us of a time and place when life was simpler, sweeter, and certainly more innocent.

I watch this film over and over again. It's witty, sad, and hysterically funny in parts. This film is a slice of history; a look into the lives of what a real American family was like, but sadly will probably never be again. At least we can view this film frequently to remind us all of how good times were way back when......

If you purchase any version of this film, be sure to get the Moving Picture Archive release. You will not be disappointed.

BEWARE this version is edited!!
Beware this is a PAL transfer and is 5 minutes shorter than US release. Transfer is good however it is shameful that the running time of 113 minutes is not stated! It's a cheap DVD-R to boot!!



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The Politician's Wife

The politican's wife is a force to be reckoned with.
The Politician's Wife plays out in three installments, each lasting a little over an hour. This playing time is needed to allow for the intricate plotting of this complex drama. In the first part Flora Matlock, wife of Tory minister and rising star Duncan Matlock, learns that her husband has been unfaithful to her. This infidelity is ironic given that Duncan represents the family in the conservative English government. At first Flora is surprised and angry. We watch as she packs her bags to leave her husband. Before she finishes her packing she gets pressure from all sides to support her husband. She gives in to the manipulations of the men who want to keep Duncan in power. A little later on Flora learns from Duncan's assistant that the affair with an escort girl, Jennifer Cairn, lasted for a year or so. She is given pictures and an audio tape documenting Duncan's infidelity.

In part two Flora, an exceptionally bright and capable woman, plots Duncan's downfall...

A Strong, Satisfying and Amusing Story of Political Revenge
This is an enormously satisying British television program involving political hypocrisy, personal corruption and revenge. It's a mixture of cynical humor and serious political observations. And it features great acting all around.

Duncan Matlock (Trevor Eve) is an up-and-coming Tory politician who's specialities are family values and ambition. He's married to Flora Matlock (Juliet Stevenson), who loves him and who has supported his climb up the Tory ranks for years. She's the epitome of the perfect political wife...smart, wealthy, loyal, socially adept but with a human touch, great at looking entranced at her husband on stage while he gives his speeches about values and family. When it's discovered he's had an affair with a former prostitute (Minnie Driver), she is devestated, but he pleads for forgiveness saying it was only a passing weakness. The Tory damage-control team, headed by Sir Donald Frazier (Ian Bannen), after weighing things for a bit, decides to swing behind...

A Political Morality Tale for All Times
This is one of the great revenge stories of all times. Paula Milne has written the script to a three-part miniseries seen not too long ago on Masterpiece Theatre called "The Politician's Wife." The Minister for Family (of all people) is caught in a love nest scandal. And like a certain President's wife of recent memory, his spouse is expected by The Party to stand behind him. Well, she does-and in the most original way possible. As all the Old Boys rally behind this despicable lowlife, the wife uses that very system of disinformation to get back a bit of her own. Just how she does it and with what results I refuse to say, because I want you to savor this jaundiced view of inner-party workings and how they destroy whatever traces of humanity those concerned might have had once.

Well, this show is now yours for the viewing on an Acorn Media DVD (AMP 7117), and I suggest you grab it. It is due to appear on July 6, 2004; but I wanted to give you lots of warning.

The disgusting...

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Orthodox Stance

Best Boxing Film Of The Century!
Jason Hutt brings to the screen a true story of a real fighter in every sense of the word. Dmitriy Salita grows equally as a skilled boxer, a religious Jew and most importantly as a man with a robust level of integrity. As the film progresses one becomes wrapped up in the personal and professional life of Dmetriy Salita rather than in only the actual boxing, which is spectacularly chronicled by Mr. Hutt. I was fascinated by the way all the women in the audience were captivated and empathetically enrolled into the story. Well worth the viewing time!

An amazing story
Though I'm a fan of boxing films (especially covering the era up through Ali), I think this film will appeal to those not usually drawn to boxing. Given the demands of the sport, boxing films often have a quasi-spiritual, almost monastic feel to them. This film has a double dose of that since the boxer in question, Dmitriy Salita, is not only a Ukranian-born immigrant to Brooklyn, but an observant, Orthodox Jew.

Orthodox Stance, like the best documentaries, leaves you wondering if the director simply lucked onto an amazing story. The answer in this case is yes--for the main character is incredibly compelling--and no--for this film is skillfully made (staying out of the way of the various personalities while allowing them to speak for themselves) and then assembled into something truly memorable. A great film full of great scenes, Orthodox Stance has stayed with me since seeing it over a year ago. Highly recommended.

Amazing movie!
Very well directed, and a very compelling character - this film breaks new ground. The main character is presented in an authentic and genuine way, and those around him add to his unfolding life saga. I heartily recommend!

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Journey of the Universe: An Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth and Human Transformation

Wow! The Next "Cosmos" and "Power of Myth" rolled into one
I caught this when it was on PBS and I absolutely loved it. A beautifully crafted, information packed romp through the history of the universe, the film makes you feel highly connected to the universe, the Earth and each other. If you liked Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" or Joseph Campbell's "Power of Myth," this is for you.

Excellent Film
I enjoyed watching this with my wife and daughter. This film is a great way to learn the interconnectedness of it all and to teach our daughter our history on a macro scale. Definitely worth watching!

A must see for all who breathe!
Journey of the Universe tells us of a voyage, a unique 14 billion year ongoing expedition where we, as humans, now stand at the crossroads playing the integral role of potentially controlling how the ensuing chapters shall progress. Journey of the Universe is a story of science. It is the story of history, of memory and of future. It is equally the unfolding story of the humanities.

Journey of the Universe is an epic tale told through hundreds of thousands, and millions of millions of little tiny stories that are being told all at the same time. It is a self-energizing tale of process, and an accounting of self-awareness; not just of the self-awareness of humankind, but the self-awareness that each living cell of each plant of each life form has inherent within it. It is animal to land, land and water to atmosphere, plants to air, earth to sun, solar system to universe and so on. It is the tale of the weaver, and of the knitting of each element to the other that then...

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Sourlands

Great Film!
This is a wonderfully moving documentary that I cannot praise enough! Shared stories from farmers, hunters, environmentalists, naturalists, business entrepreneurs, and the interconnected community thriving in and near the Sourlands of New Jersey. I spent four years in this area personally and loved to watch a movie give glimpses into the lives of people working so hard to protect both the land and its inhabitants, be it man, plant, or animal.
It was a realistic take on the sometimes overwhelming problem we face with today's environment, but gave hope and solid examples of how people are trying their best to help a place they love.

Sourlands Film Compelling, Beautiful, Practical Source of Hope
This film brings the Sourlands to life through a series of irresistible character studies, modeled after John McPhee's approach to The Pine Barrens.

Four lively segments focus on Farm, Forest, Sustainable Technology, and the Future.

Photography is stunning, and these Sourlands people unique and memorable.

For all the ecological perils which lace the Sourlands, --pivotal bird habitat and water source--, this is a film of hope.

One learns a multiplicity of steps available to one person, one family, one neighborhood, in the restoration of nature in our time and in our region.

Carolyn Edelmann, Community Relations Associate, D&R Greenway Land Trust

A message of hope amidst environmental degradation
Sourlands is the name given to a largely undeveloped area of New Jersey. It has remained that way because the soil is of poor quality and it is strewn with boulders. It is also one of the few remaining natural habitats for several species, including migratory birds and amphibians.
However, to the inhabitants featured in this film, it is a great place to live, work, farm and invent and integrate new ways to be green. Many are transplants that felt the urge to become more in tune with nature and moved into the Sourlands. All are determined to incorporate energy saving technologies into their dwellings, one man's "castle" runs on hydrogen, there are solar panels, greenhouses, organic farms and people inventing simple ways to monitor and reduce energy usage.
The primary message from the film is that carbon emissions must be reduced and that the most effective way to do that is for each person to alter their behavior. For some, that involves massive investments in solar panels...

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Vexed: Series 2

After a rocky first episode, a super sophomore season
If the first season brought you here, you will be delighted to know that Jack is as clueless and self-absorbed as ever (and we are the better for it).

But the second season opener threatens to take that away from us, as Jack seems more tame (though not too tame to turn a murder into a car-shopping opportunity)--though then the season settles down for all the outrageous quips and preposterous situations you watch this for, all in the name of British crime fighting. So be patient. After the slow season opener, you get five follow-on episodes of great fun.

Season two mixes up the show a bit--a new partner (Miranda Raison), who gets her share of screen time, and an occasional foray into situations other than murder. And first episode aside, the season is stronger for her addition. Raison is a more rounded character, and she hold her own on screen.

The rest of the fine ensemble cast is intact. So if you loved the first season, there is twice as much to...

Great Crime Show
I have always been a fan of crime television. There is something about a good murder mystery that really gets your adrenaline pumping. When the show in question also features a strong female lead, its even better. DI Georgia Dixon and her partner DI Jack Armstrong provide almost as much humor as they do suspense in this fun show and they bumble through crime scenes and sometimes only solve them thanks to luck being on their side. The two of them couldn't be more different, and yet they somehow make it work. You'll laugh, you'll bite your nails, and you will relate to this two very human characters.With the amazing Vexed Series Two on DVD, you will be getting 365 minutes of back to back action that will leave you at the edge of your seat. Just sit back and enjoy British drama at its best. I had never seen Vexed before getting this DVD set to review, but let me tell you, once I got it I was so enthralled I watched the complete set in only a few days.

Great fun
Comparisons to Vexed Series 1 are inevitable, and to my mind Series 2 comes out on top.

We started watching Vexed because of Lucy Punch (whom we loved in Doc Martin), but really her character in Vexed seemed kind of world-weary and with issues of her own. On the other hand, Jack and George really offset each other to bring out the humor. George's issues are more about her own sense of perfectionism, which works better for a comedy. She manages to make Jack seem more of a lovable doofus whereas in Series 1 he sometimes seemed more like a jerk. George and Jack get into some very funny situations, and it's really peripheral that they are solving crimes. Toby Stephens and Miranda Raison have great chemistry. I hope they work together again.

Both seasons are recommended, but Series 2 is the maraschino cherry and umbrella on the cocktail.

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Insignificant Other

Funny movie for intellectuals with a brain.
If it is skin you want and typical hollywood budgets/plots don't bother.
Otherwise a jewel in the rough. Not saying I am such intellect but I do appreciate art.

Thanks Sharon Cave and all others for bringing humor and talent of a higher order to the world.





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An Engagement And A Song

Why was it pulled?
My wife and I were really getting into this show. Sorry it was pulled! Did they complete the show? Hope we can see the rest.

Ready for Love
I was so sad to see this show cancelled on TV so quickly but was thrilled to find out that Amazon offers the episodes. I like this show better than The Bachelorette/Bachelor. The professional matchmakers are a great addition. I love listening to their perspectives on the developing relationships and they give great advice! I hope the fact that they screen the young women as potential matches for the three bachelors will increase the odds for some real, long term romances to blossom. My only criticism is that some of the segueways are annoying with the flashing pictures.

Love the idea
This show should have been given more time or put on a different time slot. It was just starting to get interesting. I'm a romantic at heart I love to see people find the love of there life Watching it on line is not the same..

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Full Body of Work

Came in on episode 3 and was hooked instantly!
This show is more about art than it is tattooing. Absolutely fascinating to see these guys and gals create art in different mediums on the fly (some of the things they're asked to do they've never done before). Another aspect that makes this show so appealing is the artists are not the typical insufferable human beings that are the standard fare in most reality shows. Each has a story (as do the individuals they tattoo) that most people can sympathize with.

Not Pete Wentz Most Shining Moment
I do enjoy the show mostly because I'm a fan of tattoo artistry. I was excited to see Pete Wentz as Season 2 new host but as the season progressed he did not. His introductions to the challenges are robotic and lacking any conviction or appreciation of the work being performed. I'm not sure if he's trying or if this is just another gig to generate income, but he's not good. I hope the show continues, but not with him as host. Bring back Kimberly. Somebody with energy and passion.

If you love tattoos or appreciate art and can tolerate reality tv format it is great
I enjoyed this series very much, part of me wishes all of the artists were a little closer in competition with one another instead of just a few, but there were some really beautiful pieces done this season. If you are an art enthusiast, or just love tattoo shows this one is good, but it has a little bit if that reality tv drama just to warn you. The show is similar to Ink Master if you watch that. Cannot wait for the next season already

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The Big Red Chicken's Magic Wand

We adore Dora!
Dora gives me a much-needed break from my demanding little toddler and is an educational show that teaches her things in fun ways. I just love having Dora on our Amazon Prime!

Great Learning for Her, Quite Time for Us
My daughter loves Dora and at 21mo she's counting, saying phrases and recognizing items. When she's fussy, Dora will calm her down.

Dora is Muy Bueno!!!
My 2 year old loves Dora! He knows all of the characters names and and the story lines. My little guys has learned some of his colors names in English and in Spanish watching Dora.

Also It's not a bad show to have to sit through as an adult.

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Roger Dodger/Lemur See, Lemur Do

Awesome
My kids love this show! I'm so glad Amazon added at least Season 1 so far. They were so sad when it was taken off Hulu Plus.

more more MORE Penguins please!!
I have loved this show (and yes, i'm an adult!) since it started! My biggest hope is that they bring more episodes on board!!!

A marvellously adult cartoon
Totally unbelievable but wondrously so. Witty, sophisticated dialog with endearing characters. King Julien's writer is a genius. Never tire of repeated viewing.

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Tale of Two Puppies/Okey Dokey Jones and the Ring of Sunbeans

awesome!
i loved this as a child, and now so does my son! so great to have it free on prime!





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Clint Eastwood: 40 Film Collection

Clint Eastwood Collection
Once again, you have a new version of the Standard Definition Collection that is very similar to the Clint Eastwood '35 years, 35 films' collection released 2 years ago. After the debacle of that collection, I see no difference. Most of these films were included in the '35 years' collection though there are some new ones included and some were dropped. New films to this collection are:
Hereafter
Invictus
J. Edgar
Trouble with the Curve
That's only 4 newer films added to the collection, none of which are close to his best films, and, once again, the sister film to Letters from Iwo Jima is left out.
As in the previous collection, most all of these films are on two sided discs as there are only 24 discs included in the collection.
Extras include a new documentary about Eastwood the Director which I haven't watched.

As all these films are standard definition DVDs, you will find only a lossy audio on even the best of them and, while in a...

Eastwood Collection: Some Good Films, Poor Disc Packaging
Some things to know about this set:

- Notable movies that are included:
"Unforgiven", "Mystic River", "Million Dollar Baby", "Gran Torino", "Dirty Harry", "Absolute Power", "Space Cowboys", "Letters From Iwo Jima", "The Outlaw Josey Wales".

- Notable Eastwood movies that are NOT included:
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", "In the Line of Fire", "Flags of Our Fathers", "Changeling"

- Although the product title claims that there are 40 films, there are really only 38 feature films starring or directed by Eastwood. The other two are documentaries about Eastwood's career.

- About the two documentaries:
1. "The Eastwood Factor" - produced in 2010, this is a profile of Eastwood's career. It is narrated by Morgan Freeman, and Eastwood participates in the film and is interviewed.
2. "Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story" - produced in 2013, this is a new documentary that has never been released on DVD prior to this set. However,...

Clint Eastwood: 40 Film Collection (2013) Made My Day!
This 40 disc collection focuses on Clint Eastwood's 40 year relationship and film work with Warner Bros. --the place Clint calls home. And it is a bonanza. Don't listen to any negative critiques. The two documentaries alone (Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013 & The Eastwood Factor 2010 - extended version) by Richard Schickel, an American author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, are worth the price alone with edifying and insightful commentary on Eastwood as a director. Excellent commentary and accolades by actors and directors who have worked with Clint: Meryl Streep, Gene Hackman, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Morgan Freeman, Hillary Swank, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and more. There is also a 48 page hardcover pocketbook included with rare photos of Clint Eastwood on the various sets.

I personally like the way the DVDs are grouped by genre within the packaging. This set does not contain the "Dollars Trilogy" or "Play Misty for Me" or "High Plains Drifter,"...

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Silent Angelica/Tie My Shoes

Awesome
My five year old daughter can't get enough of the rugrats! I must add that I too cant get enough of them;-)





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Jimmy

Best film I have seen in a long time!
We watched this as a family last night and we just sat in silence when it was finished. All I can say is WOW! Fantastic cinematography, sound track, and acting. The casting is over the top superb. The screenwriting is well done - believable and draws you in immediately. It is intense, yet fun; full of conflict, yet loving. The use of irony throughout is extremely effective - just when you think you have it figured out, they flip you upside down and take you with them. The most important thing I appreciate about this film is that it is wholesome and honors what is right. There are no language or modesty issues or inappropriate scenes. Those things aren't needed to make a top-notch film - and Jimmy is a prime example of that. I highly recommend this film.

Great film, outstanding performance from the lead
Very highly recommended - one of the best dramas I have seen in a long time. (It would be ideal family viewing except for a few intense scenes -- for that reason, recommended for older children and up.)

The title character is played by Ian Colletti, who does a truly exceptional job playing a boy with special needs. The storyline involves family relationships (especially between a boy and his grandpa) and elements of faith (with no hint of moralism or preachiness). Special mention needs to be made of the cinematography, but all around this is a quality film: story, cast, sound/music - Loved it.

Great Heartfelt Movie
I would recommend reading the book, Jimmy by Robert Whitlow, before watching the movie. The book (as all books are) is better than the movie, much more detail and character development. But this was a really good movie made from a book. The acting was excellent and I truly enjoyed it.

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House Of The Dead II [HD]

Easily as good as the first
Its quite a bit different than the first House of the Dead but some of the same players and easily as fun. I actually liked it a little more because its longer and really puts the characters in a lot of tight zombie encounters. The "long night" scenario on the college campus (watch it to see what I mean) makes it one of those "fun" zombie movies that takes you on a long nights ride. Definitely worth renting. If you liked the first one, or liked the remake of "Day of the Dead" which is a lot like this, then you'll like this.





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The Bourne Ultimatum (Blu-ray + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

Rewriting the genre
A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy? That would be like crediting "The Matrix" with a satisfying level of originality.

Everything the makers, cast and crew have learned about what makes the Bourne formula tick, and click, is revved to supercharged perfection in this pinnacle of a movie.

More is not always better (Matrix 2?), but with careful attention to detail and a plot that works like a Rolex, Ultimatum's unrelenting pace never feels overblown. Matt Damon's impenetrable oasis of razor focus and quiet, seething menace, now seeming to melt glass, finds a new level of counterpoint in this movie. Damon has become so riveting in this role, it's almost possible to overlook the stellar cast around him, matching step for step in a multi-threaded, multi-tiered, multi-national locomotive of twists and action played out with the orchestration of a Beethoven score.

There's something just plain admirable about a movie franchise which insists on digging...

Where in the World is Jason Bourne?
(4 1/2 *'s) `The Bourne Ultimatum' is a non-stop thriller ride that easily propels itself to the top of 2007's three-peat super summer. The third in the series, Jason Bourne (played superbly by a tough and tormented Matt Damon) still suffers his same identity crisis, this time criss-crossing his way across the globe with breakneck speed. Suspenseful for more than the thrill of the chase, we are given a gripping sense of drama as CIA director, Noah Vosen (played with tough officiousness by David Strathairn in another great performance) and his sparring co-leader, Pamela Landy (Joan Allen in an admirably complex role) come to grips with Bourne and his alleged treason against their assassination operation. Hooking up with a fellow operative Nicky Parsons (a sleight-of-hand Julia Stiles), Bourne and associates provide enough development to keep us guessing throughout.

Besides all of the identity intrigue, the action is relentless without being predictable. All the scenes of...

The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne (Damon) is still searching for his true identity, and is once again becoming a thorn in the side of the CIA. Noah Vosen (Strathairn), head of black ops targets him for elimination, and soon he is on the run again. This time around agents Pamela Landy (Allen) and Nicky Parsons (Stiles) are on his side, offering their assistance to stop the darker aspects of the CIA as well as help him find himself.

"The Bourne Ultimatum" is an excellent action movie, and a fitting end(?) to the Bourne trilogy. The best of the three and the best threequel of the summer, "Bourne" is nonstop action with a smart story. Matt Damon falls back into Bourne's shoes easily, and the supporting cast is once again top notch. The "Bourne" series has delivered top notch stories and action from the beginning, and it would be a shame if it didn't continue beyond this point. This is one of the best action trilogies ever made. I highly recommend this film.

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Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Complete Collection [Blu-ray]

A Horror, Romance, Harem, Mystery Hybrid that works...and looks beautiful!
When I first came across this anime, I had recently seen episodes of the psychological horror - Another: Complete Collection [Blu-ray] so I was ready for another supernatural anime to continue the trend. When I read the premise about a student who meets a female ghost with no memories, and decides to help her solve the mystery of her past, I decided to give it a try; open-mindedly expecting another entertaining supernatural experience. What I got was a hybrid of romance and harem, with shots of horror and mystery...and fan service to boot. This could easily turn some people off, but for me it worked, and worked well.

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (Tasogare Otome

Bugg Off/The Crawl Space

My kids love it
My 3 and 5 year old love Rugrats. The availability to stream this was one of the main reasons we signed up for Prime.

keeps my kids entertained
my kids love this show very entertaining for my 4 yr old triplets! the rugrats have such an imagination! gotta love those babys

Ordered by mistake
My 4 year old grandson ordered this on my Kindle. It was not downloaded and we do not want it. He lives in Colorado & I live in WV. I have since found out that I need to be off of the wifi before I let him play with it. Please cancel.

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V/H/S/2

"No Safe Haven From The Ghosts, Zombies, and Aliens"
I can't lie, I absolutely loved "V/H/S [DVD]" so checking out part 2 for me was a no brainer. This go around is definitely a step up from the first and brings us stories that deal with a man who receives a bionic eye implant that lets him see ghosts "Clinical Trials", a bike ride in the park as a zombie outbreak occurs "A Ride In The Park", a trip to a religious cult "Safe Haven" and a sleepover that results in alien abduction "Alien Abduction Slumber Party". As I watched it seemed to me that each segment just got better and better except I wish they would of switched the last two segments with "Safe Haven" being the final tape before the wrap around.

"Clinical Trials" directed by Adam Wingard "A Horrible Way to Die" takes us into the last days of a man who receives a bionic eye implant due from damage to his original eye as part of...

Ghosts, Zombies, Cults, and Aliens... A Terrifying and Creative Horror Anthology...
(The following review may have potential spoilers, although most descriptions are as brief as possible.)

V/H/S 2 is a found-footage horror anthology. "Tape 49" is the frame story which follows two private investigators searching for a missing college student. When they arrive at the house, they find and view several VHS tapes hoping to track the young student. Instead, they find the following short movies:

"Clinical Trials Phase 1" follows a man who has received a new eye after a car accident - an eye with a built-in camera. When he gets home, he begins to hallucinate - things are misplaced, odd figures are seen, etc. This story works superbly as a jump-scare ghost story. It uses great suspense and the claustrophobic tunnel-vision to create effectively unexpected and consistent jump-scares. Some of the visuals are also eerie, and very creative. The acting of the lead was a bit off at times as his dialogue delivery felt unnatural - he didn't seem frightened...

Awesome!
It's a fun film for someone with an interesting taste in the unusual. Anyone who is tired of watching a Saw film every year would love the uniqueness this film offers.

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Jurisdiction

Love This Movie
I watched it in theaters . The movie is full of action and is super adventures. I loved the acting of the bad guy. sooo creepy. Please keep in mind that it is an Independent Film.
The Visual Effects ( The Movie Is Full Of ) are just amazing.
Good Entertaining Movie :)





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The Big Comfy Couch - The Complete Sixth Season - 2 DVD Set with Bonus Disc (Amazon.com Exclusive)

The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch "Bugs And Hugs" VHS
The Big Comfy Couch "Clown in the Round" DVD
The Big Comfy Couch "Hello Molly" Book





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American Drug War 2: Cannabis Destiny

Very thought provoking and eye opening
This documentary is a must see for anyone who knows or has known someone fighting a life threatening disease or for that matter anyone who cares about Americans getting the freedom to get medical help in whatever form that may be.

Thank you Kevin Booth!
This film is great. The story of cash is almost infuriating, such suffering is not necessary and causes feelings of sympathy for cashes parents.
Great information for the cannabis community.
the human brain has special receptors for marijuana! How can ANYONE think cannabis is bad, the brain is wired for cannabis use!!

American Drug War 2 Cannabis Destiny
I was fortunate enough to make it out to the viewing Thursday in Grapevine TX. I have been following & backing the movement & Cashy's journey for about 3 years now. So a lot of the information & facts were not new to me. However I brought my sister & we brought our 2 adult 17 year old daughters (both who love and want to work with kids),they were all shocked, outraged and deeply saddened. For all all of the victims and Cashy's excruciating brave battle. There was not a dry eye in the theatre. This is extremely eye opening and a must see for all. I recommend when it comes out on DVD to buy some for your doctors ,friends , loved ones and most important ,our legislatures. The people speaking for all of us. Also it was an extremely high quality well made documentary , this is coming from a documentary junkie..LOL Much love & daily prayers for the Hyde family & all of the other victims.

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Official 1969 World Series Film

1969 World Series DVD
This DVD was shipped promptly and carefully packaged. I lived in New York City in 1969 and vividly recall the excitement of this World Series. Thank you for enabling me to relive very warm memories.





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The Help [HD]

The Help: The best novel adaptation in a loooong time.
"Oscar season", as it's typically referred to, is a period of time, usually beginning in late November, and ending in late January. This year, it starts early, with "The Help".

"The Help" is based on the well-known novel by Kathryn Stockett, someone who I had never heard of before discovering this film and book. For the most part, when I hear about a film that I want to see, I try to read the book prior to viewing the movie, to enhance the whole experience. Usually I get bored, or stop mid-way through one of these said books, before I end up watching the movie.

But "The Help" grabbed me. Stockett kept me on a leash, dying to know what happened next, and I ended up finishing its 530 pages in a few sittings. And, I'm glad it did, because "The Help" is not only the best movie I've seen this summer, but it very well could be the best one I see all year.

The film centers on Aibileen, Skeeter and Minny (Davis, Stone and Spencer, respectively) three very...

Not the movie you think it is
"The Help" works as well as it does because it doesn't offer easy answers. This lovely and sometimes extraordinary film is not concerned with big sermons about clivil rights, religion or easy to swallow messages. The film is simply about behavior; how we should act, morally, towards other people, no matter who they might be. This thematic line is structured nicely throughout the film by zeroing in on a select group of people. This was a smart move since the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s is just too large a subject to truly flesh out in a 2 hour film. Because the film is about actual characters instead of predisposed, prepackaged lessons, the audience can take with them what they choose from the story (none of the characters have a major epiphany, each just starts to become aware of their behavior and effects, both good and bad- they all have so much more life to live). Surprisingly the film rarely gets melodramatic, and when it does it almost seems cheep and easy...

Hot Humid Sensual South & an Oscar brews faster than sweet iced-tea
Now we see this film wins award nominations aplenty. Biggest winner was the public. Leads of Davis and Spencer that stole the spotlight. DVD to own, not rent.
The only drawback with the DVD is the sparse bonus material. 4 min. of 2 deleted, and a 5 min. music video of one of the film's songs. Pathetically weak bonus, but then it is a 5.5 star film. Everyone asks to borrow our copy, I should have bought 2.
Oh yes, there are SUBTITLES.

We attended the opening matinee; we'll view it again, that good. Is `The Help' the soul of 60s era race relations? This worthy film based on Kathryn Stockett's #1 best-seller is equally a first-class view as true for the read. The story of 3 daring Mississippi women is as absorbing as any you'll see this year. The plot is writing a book which attempts to tell the truth about B/W relations in the city of Jackson, between wealthy whites and `the help'; but doing it anonymously. Without being fired or lynched.

There is humor...

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"D30"

Love Tracy Reifkind
Two great workouts on this DVD; with an instructor who knows her stuff. Stop wasting money on other Kettlebell workouts that you will only do once; her DVDs will get you training , while having fun. I was a martial artist for 18 yrs. & have an eye for form & Tracys form is right on. Without good form you'll end up with injuries; which will knock you off training. If you want to train with Kettlebells, Tracy is the instructor to go with. This DVD is fun & the workout is over before you know it & you will have done hundreds of swings. I really recommend any of her DVDs.





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The Authority / The Virus [HD]

Great show for kids to watch
good show I recomend it for kid and some adults and its pretty funny i liked it alot. . .

Gumball
Awesome show! Love Gumball and Darwin, the humor is mixed between adult and child. Not only do I enjoy watching the show with my children, but I also watch it with my friends.

omg
I love this season because who doesn't want to have a good laugh and my brothers are like "you are addicted"

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Braxton Family Values Season 2, Volume 2

A Must Have
The six episodes on this DVD are the ones that aired during the BFV *Summer Special* - also known as Season 2.5. The Reunion, hosted by Wendy Williams,is also included. As a surprise, some bonus features and deleted scenes can be found. BFV is the best show on WeTv.

Great Family... Great Show
I just love the Braxtons.... Can't wait until season 3 comes out on DVD! Season 4 looks like its going to be GREAT!!!

The best
I love my braxton sisters its real.. Funny.. Sad.... All in one I love it.. Everyone one should buy the dvd and I love me some Tamar

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The Big Comfy Couch - The Complete Fourth Season - 2 DVD Set with Bonus Disc (Amazon.com Exclusive)

The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch "Bugs And Hugs" VHS
The Big Comfy Couch "Clown in the Round" DVD
The Big Comfy Couch "Hello Molly" Book





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I Love You Too

Passion, Love, Possession, Consumption, Insanity
What an unusual and all consuming film. The story is fairly simple told in flashback during a camping trip with friends. Eric an average to above average young man, meets Reza. They fall madly and completely in love, a love that ends up consuming Reza and nearly Eric.

There are a number of twists and turns along the way. The framing, editing, lighting, and sound all make the viewer feel more and more closed in as the story progesses. The opening scene fortells of the insanity that will follow later. It's a remarkable story, those first tender happy moments of a relationship, that then spirals into the tornado of insanity. And yet on the other end emerges this wonderful narrator, Eric.

This is probably a difficult film to find. It's also a difficult film to watch - however rest assured many times the viewer will think something really horrific is about to happen, and it does not. There's a bittersweetness to this film. There's a helplessness, but incredible love...





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The Killer Is Back

The Killer is Back!
Anything by Jerry Lee Lewis is great! This concert proves that at 77 years young he can still rock and roll.





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Saving Our Sons

Eye-opening
This DVD is truly eye-opening and inspirational. It reveals the many obstacles that many young black men face which are often overlooked in these days. It tells of strategies and methods that should be used by our community to bring forth solutions for these boys. "Saving Our Sons" promotes urgency within our community, from parents to educators to supporters, to break the negative trends and assist these boys in positive development. In this video, Dr. Green provides a great call to action and deep inspiration to continue the fight to save this generation of black young men.





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Accidentally Preserved, Vol. 1

Rare silent film finds
"Accidentally Preserved" is for a specialized taste; but if, like me, you enjoy rummaging through used book stores for the unusual and you enjoy old silent comedies, this is for you. To really appreciate the disk, you should look at the Kickstarter page (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silentfilm/accidentally-preserved-rare-and-lost-silent-films), which tells the story behind the disc.

The quality of the movies is generally good; this isn't always a given with old silents, and I wondered how they'd be given that the material in this case came through irregular sources, but I was pleased. All but one of the selections are comedies. The personality most likely to be familiar is Koko the Clown, who was in a number of Betty Boop cartoons; here he's in an early Fleischer cartoon from the "Out of the Inkwell" series, appearing in some scenes superimposed on live action. If you've seen _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, you might be inclined to cry out, "It's DIIIIIIIIIIP!!!" at one...

Hopefully Many More Volumes Will Follow...
To paraphrase the liner notes, all of the films in this set would never have survived to the current age had it not been for the 'accidental' preservation of them by the marketers of silent movies destined for the home movie market. These entrepreneurs copied their films from the fragile, nitrate celluloid stock, to the relatively new 'safety' film stock, which proved much more stable through the years. This is the only reason we are afforded an opportunity to watch them today. Most of their direct ancestors have been lost to the ravages of time, never to return.

You won't find the 'big-names'; Keaton, Chaplin, etc. in this set - but that's okay, as their films, fortunately, remain more or less complete to the present day. This DVD pays righteous tribute to the clowns wrongfully relegated to almost near obscurity by the general public, which is a shame, because their talents don't deserve to be forgotten.

I'm talking about Wallace Lupino, who along with his...

Neat, Fun, Rare
A lot of fun here, films you'll rarely see any other place - or NEVER see any other place. Thanks Ben!!

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The Big Comfy Couch - The Complete Third Season - 2 DVD Set with Bonus Disc (Amazon.com Exclusive)

The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch "Bugs And Hugs" VHS
The Big Comfy Couch "Clown in the Round" DVD
The Big Comfy Couch "Hello Molly" Book

okay
My daughter liked at first then told me that's not real. She got bored within 5 min. Its not for all children. My son liked the show my daughter did not.



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Thor

Epic, heroic fantasy.
Thor is Marvel's best superhero movie yet. It is even better than the first Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk films. It is also the most visually stunning of any Marvel film, with gorgeous fantasy settings, great costumes, and spectacular special effects.

In the same way as Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight worked just as well as a crime drama as a superhero movie, Thor works just as well as a standalone fantasy film. Even if I had not known that I was watching a comic book movie, I would have been just as happy with the story. In fact, I would say that you don't actually need to be familiar with the characters or the comic mythology to enjoy the film.

The story is set half in Asgard, the realm of the gods, and half in our world, Earth. Thor, the son of the king of Asgard, the wise Odin, is a proud and arrogant king-in-waiting. He makes a foolish mistake that brings his world to the brink of war and his father exiles him to our world as punishment, and...

MUCH more than I expected
I went to see this with our 9 year old son, honestly not expecting very much. While I have enjoyed Portman and Hopkins in a number of roles, I felt this would be just another comic book hero movie with a bad script, extremely predictable character development, and unoriginal attempts at humor.
I was wrong...
Not only did I AND our 9 year old boy enjoy THOR, our 13 year old daughter, 15 year old goddaughter, and two more of our daughter's friends enjoyed it...ALL 3 TIMES WE SAW IT!!!
That's right...I saw THOR with our kids 3 times. Granted, this is a bit over-killed, but we thoroughly enjoyed the movie every time and plan to purchase it on opening DVD release day. Here's why:
1. I felt it was age appropriate.
2. Was it violent, sure...was it gory, no.
3. It had clear lines of good and bad, treated well with a myriad of complexities that led people to their struggles...so it felt honest.
4. I thought it was a GREAT play into the Avengers movie that...

Thor
Comic book fans get a lot of flak for being nerds, dweebs and geeks; or at least they used to. Now comics are en vogue as millions of people attend geekfests like Comic Con; although whether that's to see the movie and television stars in attendance remains to be seen. Comic book characters are our mythology, they rival the super powered beings and gods of ancient Greek, Mesopotamian, and Viking mythology. We as humans have always felt this need to look up to higher powers to sort out our lives, believing that the fate of our race is better left in the hands of someone capable of bending the rules of physics. It's only natural then that eventually the worlds of comics and ancient mythology would collide as it does in the new Marvel movie Thor.

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is the arrogant first born son of King Odin (Anthony Hopkins) of Asgard, and the rightful heir to the throne. When Thor commits an act that could lead to war between Asgard and the Frostgiants, with whom they...

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Ophelia Learns To Swim

Hilarious film by the author of "The Woman Director"
Cult film writer/director/producer Jurgen Vsych, after 28 short films, makes her feature debut with "Ophelia Learns to Swim." You can read about the making of this film in Vsych's recently published memoir, "The Woman Director," the first autobiography ever written by an American female filmmaker.

"Ophelia" takes the "Hamlet" story and turns it on its head. Julia Lee plays Ophelia, a young woman who was a brilliant student but has let her I.Q. plummet 60 points so her boyfriend won't be intimidated. Her existance seems to be on course to mimic her namesake in HAMLET, but her life takes a strange twist when a witch shows up on her doorstep and whisks her away.

Ophelia is introduced to the witch's friends: Superheroines Mother Nature, The Chocolatier, and The Librarian, who are battling their villanous counterparts Virginia Svelte (the hysterical Hilary Shepard-Turner), Cosmetic Chick, and The Doucher. Ophelia must decide which side to join - the underpaid,...

Ophelia Learns to be Human
I really enjoyed the film. I hope they will be playing it on the Independent Movie Channel more often.

I think with the right marketing, it would be really big with women's rights groups and with people who enjoy good wacky comedy.

Particularly clever was the subtle way in which the author/director/writer raised issues of equality and the human rights, often sticky subjects people don't like to be preached to about during their entertainments. Also, the overtly symbolic use of names and characters added to the zany, surreal under-girth of the narrative. The acting was authentic and honest, if a bit over the top in some moments (to be expected in this kind of fantasy/comedy of the absurd).

Ophelia herself combines the charm of an innocent with the sex appeal of a female at the dawn of womanhood. It is easy to empathize with her plight: a dotting but vacant and eventually spineless boyfriend, a pushy, mean-spirited, selfish, alcoholic father, a brother...

Cute idea, nice sense of humor, but falls flat
Ophelia learns to swim is many things, it's a feminist comedy (not necessary a contradiction in terms), a superhero parody and a coming of age story. It's also an ultra low budget film with some talented performers.

Ophelia is an ordinary girl taken for granted by her family and her boyfriend. Then she's kidnapped by the Broom Witch and the Council of Superheroines. She takes on their antifeminist foes including the smoking villainess Virginia Svelte.

There's a lot of sincerity in the film, the Superheroines are always making speeches about women's oppression and social issues. There's also a bit of parody, the film is not afraid to make fun of its issues but the jokes fall flat, the low budget is apparent and really it's not very entertaining.

There's potential. Julia Lee and Lauren Birkell in particular put in good performances, but in the end there's really no reason to seek this movie out.

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Episode 3 [HD]

The Zombie Next Door: BBC's Original And Emotional Take On The Zombie Craze
While I have an undeniable soft spot in my heart for the flesh eating undead, the zombie genre has been a bit overworked lately with projects (whether in film, TV, or books) of varying degrees of quality. Let's face it, the walking dead are everywhere! I'm certainly not complaining, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to find entertainment that still feels fresh and vital. So if you're looking for something a little different, look no further than "In The Flesh." This three part miniseries for the BBC takes a familiar concept and completely reworks the genre. Less a horror thriller than a social commentary, this domestic drama examines a world in which zombies return to a cognitive state and attempt to return to society. But is the world ready to cohabitate with this perceived threat?

The premise behind "In The Flesh" is pretty dazzling in its audacity. Forgiveness, retribution, prejudice, and loyalty are all concepts that face a small Lancashire village still haunted...

Flippin the script
Always been a huge fan of Zombie/Apocalyptic movies, so when I found out this series had come out and was available on Amazon instant video I was extremely excited, especially since The Walking Dead wont come back till this fall. I wasnt sure how this show would turn out, seeing as its a different aspect of how a Zombie apocalypse could turn out. After seeing Warm Bodies,(which was a great Zombie film btw) and the way they flipped the script on Zombie movies, I was hoping In The Flesh would turn out the same way in a sense; but for Zombie TV shows. I can say I am extremely satisfied. After watching just the first episode, I couldnt help but thinking how good the show really is, especially the way they they portray this Partially Deceased Syndrome. I feel its more realistic to the way the government, and society, would go about controlling and trying to medicate the Partially Deceased, because of the way the government presently plays a huge role in the Pharmaceutical market. I am...

Sci-fi with brilliant filmaking!!!
If you didn't catch this 3 part mini series, now's the time. Get your popcorn ready for a creative, thoughtful and masterful ride!!!

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Femmes Fatales

Interesting
I consider this to be an Asian version of a Lifetime movie. The central characters are all female. It is an interesting view of a different culture. So often we are given one dimensional views of Japanese culture. This film offers a different perspective and shows that despite the cultural differences we face the same issues and problems. The film shows the consequences that infidelity, abortion, jealousy, and child abuse can have on an unbalanced mind.

Dont ake them mad
Very interesting look at Japanese culture. You think mild and submissive but this movies showed people of any culture have their bad thoughts and actions.

Femmes Fatales
Pointless documentary type film attempting to be memorable stories about women committing murder. Little character development and no identification with characters for viewer

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The Phantom Lady

Ella Raines Shines In Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady may have been overshadowed in 1944 by the release of the two classic noir films; Double Indemnity and Laura, yet Robert Siodmak's psychological thriller still maintains an acknowledged position among the genre. Siodmak lures viewers through rain slicked streets, back alley jazz clubs, and post midnight rendezvous. Adapted from a Cornell Woolrich novel, Phantom Lady is similar to Wollrich's later work Black Angel, in that a man (Alan Curtis) is wrongfully accused of murder, sentenced to death and can only depend on his secretary ( Ella Raines) who desperately searches for the only alibi (the phantom lady) that can exonerate him. Franchot Tone recieves top billing as a psychopathic socialite with twitching hands, but it is twenty-three year old Ella Raines who deservedly steals the spotlight . As Carol "Kansas" Richman, she seduces simple minded Elisha Cook Jr., an orchestra drummer, during one of his performances. In a classic cat & mouse...

Worth seeing several times.
A good hardbitten yarn, with effective use of shadows and night time backdrops. The scenes in which the female protagonist tails the bar-keeper through the subways and streets of New York are impressively eerie. The same peaches and cream protagonist then dresses up as an uncanny floozie---you can almost smell her cheap perfume through the VCR. The jazz drum scene involving peaches and cream/floozie and Elisha Cook Jr is high charged sex in a thinly veiled, naughty noir way. (It is far more erotic than the more explicit sex one sees in contemporary films.) The psychopath behind the intrigue is frightening and believeable. This is a great flick.

Another great adaption from Woolrich
Cornell Woolrich is the unsung hero of this and many other films. His little stories bashed out at a tremendous speed simply make great films. Hitchcock used Rear Window to create one of his best films. Other directors have used his stories to great effect. The recent Original Sin is the latest in a very long and distinguished list.

With a great story line of a man sitting on death row while his friends race to find evidence of his innocence, Siodmak really produces the goods in this film. One sequence, in particular, the jazz jam session, is as close to a sex scene as film makers could go in those days. The scene alone puts this film in the master class. Great cinematography, some good acting and briliant direction add up to one of the best film noirs in circulation.

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Love is the Drug

Makes You Thankful its Not You
These are well done crime mystery shows. The premise of the show is that "normal," "happy" relationships can go really really bad when you introduce a third or fourth person into the mix and this usually end up with someone in the morgue.

If you like the documentary crime show genre I would definitely recommend this series.

On par with ID's other programing
I like this show well enough with two exceptions.
#1.The opening song. Can the ID network please spend a few more dollars and get something better? The only upside is It's very short.
#2. Several of the shows are about crimes that have appeared in other ID shows. Is it that hard to find cases that don't over lap?

Identification Discovery is the best!!!!!
I love this show. I love stories. When I watch shows like this, I always think, It is not worth to kill somebody and go to jail for. Just be smart and leave the relationship.

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The Blue Dahlia

Engaging Early Noir
Although riddled with improbabilities, Raymond Chandler's tough story and script is well served with a glossy look and the hard-edged performances drawn by director George Marshall from a superior cast. THE BLUE DAHLIA concerns a recently discharged military man Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) who returns home to find his wife Helen (Doris Dowling) has been as unfaithful as the day is long--and is presently carrying on with club owner Eddie Harwood (Howard da Silva), over whom her hold is not entirely romantic. After stomping out into the rain, Morrison learns Helen has been murdered, and must race to prove his innocence before the coppers pick him up.

Ladd would give considerably more sophistocated performances in his later years, but he strikes all the right ultra-tough chords, and although Veronica Lake is a rather wooden actress she is remarkably beautiful and as a team the pair has considerable chemistry. The standouts in the cast, however, are Da Silva, who gives the role of...

The Ladd/Lake magic continues in "The Blue Dahlia"!
This classic is one of the best examples of film noir of the 1940s, and it's also perhaps the best on-screen pairing of macho Alan Ladd and sexy Veronica Lake. This was Raymond Chandler's first screenplay, adopted from his unfinished 128 page novel, The Blue Dahlia. According to Hollywood legend, he got totally drunk while finishing the script, living up to his reputation as an alcoholic. Nevertheless, this is an excellently-crafted noir murder mystery that will have you guessing right up till the end who the real killer is!

Alan Ladd plays Johnny Morrison, a returning WW2 veteran who is eager to see his wife, Helen (Doris Dowling). He walks into his home only to discover her kissing another man, nightclub owner Eddie Harwood (Howard da Silva). As if that wasn't painful enough for him, she also tells him the truth about their child's death during the war: he was killed in a car crash in which she had been driving while drunk. This spells the end of their already troubled...

The Best Ladd-Lake Pairing
"Every guy's seen you before, somewhere." -- Johnny to Joyce

The Blue Dahlia is one the finest noir films made during the 1940s as everything is absolutely perfect in the third of four films Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake would make together. Raymond Chandler wrote the original screenplay and George Marshall turned in his finest directing job in this screen classic. This film has the perfect blend of grit and gloss, romance and female treachery, and while the outlook of its anti-hero isn't quite as jaded as it would have been had Howard Hawks filmed this, it still packs a punch.

Lt. Morrison (Ladd) returns from WWII with his two buddies only to find his wife Helen (Doris Dowling) has been unfaithful; in your face unfaithful, and responsible for his son's death while he was away. He confronts her at a party and blows out in a storm, unaware that someone kills her with his own gun only hours later. Joyce Harwood (Lake) meets him for the first time when she offers him...

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Lucky Miles

Nice work
A funny comedy of "board people", their dreams of Australia and reality surrounding as three of a group walk through a desert towards unknown.

liked it
interesting characters, great story.hard to understand the accents at times, sad but, very funny also,nice scenery eventhough desolate another world

A Nice Surprise
Decided to take a risk on this one and found ourselves a decent flick. It's funny, a good story, and has some adventure.

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Witch Hunt

Absolutely Riviting!
Witch Hunt should be required reading for all Attorney Generals, Prosecutors, Police Officers, Child Protective Services and anyone affiliated with CPS. The events related in this documentary are eerily similar to what the legal community perpetrated on my husband who was falsely accused and wrongly convicted of the same type of crime. He is currently serving a 20 year sentence for a crime he did not conmmit..the same type of crime the men and women featured in Witch Hunt were charged with. I will be purchasing as many copies of Witch Hunt as I can afford to send the Deputy Attorney General who prosecuted my husband with no evidence, the police officer who "lost" evidence, the hospital case worker who did not follow protocol in interviewing the very confused child, the nurse who falsified her report and withheld evidence, the jurors who convicted on emotion and ignorance and the judge who made erroneous rulings in an effort to remain politically correct. I will use Witch Hunt in an...

"SOME CONVICTIONS ARE CRIMINAL"
Witch Hunt is a disturbing yet well done documentary about a dramatic surge in child molestation cases in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The accusations and court hearings began in the early 1980s after Ed Jagels, a new tough on crime DA was elected. It's amazing; the story is just so stunning because it was so obvious that there couldn't have suddenly been huge numbers of people all abusing their own children and their neighbors' children. The film moves along at a very good pace, telling the story with compelling interviews with the children, now adults, who testified against their own parents and neighbors as well as interviews with some of the men and women falsely accused of child molestation. The cinematography works well; and the narration by Sean Penn is terrific.

Because of inept, poorly trained social workers and law enforcement, children were harassed, coerced and downright bullied into changing honest stories that nothing happened to fabricated tales the...

Fascinating and informative
After watching "Just Ask My Children", I became interested in the subject of how sex crimes are handled today and wanted to learn more. This documentary did not disappoint. It goes into great detail about the actual events, showing the timelines and interviewing the actual participants. As with "Just Ask My Children", there are no graphic images, and very few graphic descriptions in this film. Maybe this would be asking too much, but I really wish it had included interviews with the jurors who had the ultimate power to convict or acquit.

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Five Graves to Cairo

Billy Wilder's best of Action/Thriller/Suspense WWII
Here's one of Billy Wilder's earlier works which has his magic touch - by far the best director Hollywood ever produced; an action-packed WWII thriller.
With a complete story, actors, scenery, photography, and drama and his intangible ability to draw you into the story without knowing it - and ring's every emotional nerve you have. A genuine genius at storytelling and beautiful workmanship to look at.
Franchot Tone, one of the cruelly underrated finest actors and the breathtaking Ann Baxter will tear you apart.
Superb supporting cast of Eric Von Stroheim (sp), and Akhim Tamiroff (sp) et al, all make this thriller spin together seemlessly. A genuine suspense mystery with the threat of action everywhere. One of my favorites.
The stunning and exceptionally talented very young Ann Baxter is delicious and excellent, as also in the Fighting Sullivans and The Razors Edge (an oscar). Gawd she was lovely.
Don't miss this. You'll also get a taste of Billy...

"FIVE GRAVES" TREASURE BURIED IN VAULT FOR YEARS, EXHUMED!
If you're a fan of the old WWII era black & white historical dramas, you'll absoultely love this one. Filmed on a relatively low budget in one primary location, a hotel located near El Alamein and other desert battlefields that were traded back and forth between Allied and German forces. Directed by Billy Wilder, this is one of his best. Akim Tamiroff and Franchot Tone round out a cast with Ann Baxter and Erich Von Stroheim as Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox. Von Stroheim was given carte blanche to cast and train the German troops for the film, specifically their actions, behavior and wardrobe, right down to buttons on their uniforms. Everything had to be completely accurate. Wilder's economy of direction in this film permitted the actors to spread their wings as it were, to make beleivable characters shine within a somewhat claustrophobic interior set [location].

But don't take my word for it! SEE IT FOR YOURSELF! I've been trying to locate a Region 1 copy for...

A classic work of the times
This is one movie I recommend to everyone. It captures a period of WWII and simplifies good and bad. It's about the ordinary citizen making a small effort that will make a difference. My first exposure to Franchot Tone, whose intriguing character opposite Anne Baxter and Von Stroheim keeps you glued to the screen.

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All My Friends Are Funeral Singers

I trapped the funeral singers
One thing that people will never grow tired of speculating about is death. What happens to us? Where do we go? What is waiting for us?

"All My Friends Are Funeral Singers" never really asks those questions. Instead, this delicate, dreamlike film focuses on a house full of "funeral ghost" ghosts, and a young lady who lives alongside them. The first half is a meandering, messy nonplot, but it later gels into a haunting meditation on

Zel (Angela Bettis) lives in her late grandmother's old house, but not alone. For many years, she has lived with several ghosts, including a suicidal bride, a flapper, a randy priest, an embittered actor, a blind band that plays music all day, and a silent little girl. By day, Zel works as a psychic and a medium, while the ghosts meander about their own business.

Then one day, the ghosts see a bright light outside, and attempt to go into it... you know, the way dead people are supposed to. But they're unable to leave the...





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VeggieTales: The Penniless Princess [HD]

Great movie
Veggie Tales teaches childern life lessions and this one does the same. I was not dissapointed and my 5 year old and my 2 year old loves it.

KIDS WILL LOVE
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT & QUALITY MESSAGE. KIDS WILL LOVE IT. ADULTS WILL ENJOY AS WELL. HIGHLY RECOMMEND VEGGIE TALES. BEST REGARDS.

We loved it, and we have watched again and again!
Loved the message and we always love the videos with a positive girl message :) You can't go wrong with Veggie Tales!

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Give And Take And Take

Impressive budget movie!
I got this and had low expectations for it as the sleeve looked quite hammy and obviously low budget and i normally buy more expensive looking independents. BUT - this took me by surprise to see a non-american flick portraying themes that I guess Londoners dont see everyday but it is done in a way that it knows it ain't all serious. Lead characters are good and should aspire to more and the direction is good considering he had to take charge of alot. Music is kinda avante garde in a couple of the pensive moments of the film - very effective but i prefer the uptempo themes tunes. In all i would recomend anyone who wants to see a crime independent from some definite up-and-coming talent!

Some trivia for Give & Take & Take
Trust me - buy this film and you will have a load of London East End gangsters raining down upon your astonished face. What a ride! It's a gritty thriller, and if you don't like that, it's romantic. Good solid effort from all involved. I'm a big fan of low budget flicks and did some research and found the following information on the film which could one day make part of an excellent documentary. Enjoy and buy this film!

1 The director demanded total realism at all times, to the extent that police were called to the 'beating up' scene and arrested cast and crew! Of course it all got straightened out over a cup of tea and a coconut macaroon!

2 The Ford Escort chase in the car park at the end is actually a clever homage to Tomorrow Never Dies (James Bond), a little known fact is that Pierce Brosnan learnt to drive in a red Ford Escort.

3 Contrary to popular belief the film-makers did not have permission to film in most of the locations they used and...



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Popcorn on the High Seas

Great fun
I know that reality TV is alot of fake acting & there's some it in the show. I watch it for the tanks. The Dunkin Donuts one was fantastic.

I do like these guys...
I have enjoyed these guys from the beginning. Their creativity on the tanks they build is amazing and their interaction with each other is hilarious. This episode was funny and I do love the tank they built for the archaeology room was great.

This show is always amusing.
I love the characters on the show and the constant drama. I have learned about fish and fish tanks. Intact the show inspired me to get a fish tank! Mine isn't as fancy as the ATM guys' but it love it!

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Weekend at PJ???s

Freaken Awesome Danny Masterson N Micheal Cassidy!!!!
It is halarious n Danny Masterson N Micheal Cassidy r funnier than hell!!!! I just love them 2 men!!!! I Want people tune in watch show bc it great!!!!

Fantasic Four
This show is so funny and light humored. A great show about how friends poke fun at each other out of love. I Iove it. I watch this with my boyfriend. He does too.

Funny!
Once you watch you will notice how close the cast is and how much they seem to enjoy working together. That makes the show easy to watch because everyone is having fun.

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