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Pride and Prejudice
Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle

A&E Home Video, 1996

The Quintessential Adaptation!!!!

+ My favorite movie
+ I knew not what I was missing.
+ Best Film Adaptation
+ The Ultimate Chick Flick
  
  











  



  
Queen Christina
Greta Garbo, John Gilbert

MGM (Warner), 1998

Garbo's Gift to Us

+ A Great Vehicle for Garbo
+ Maybe Garbo's best
+ Queen Christina
  
  











  



  
Of Human Bondage
Leslie Howard, Bette Davis

Monterey Home Video, 1996

Willing to Play a Terrible Woman Before It Was Cool: Bette Davis

+ Bette's Tour de Force

That was her trademark: portraying women who were down right rotten to the core, grotesque, ill-mannered, bad-tempered, far to powerful for their era, over-powering of men, smarter than men, and highly seductive without being overtly sexual. Only Bette Davis was willing to become these kinds of ...
  
  











  



  
Pecker
Bess Armstrong, Mo Fischer

New Line Home Video, 1999

Outrageous, but full of good will

+ WITH A NAME LIKE PECKER..........................!
+ This is a Very Funny DVD

This is the movie that redeemed John Waters for me. It's laugh-out-loud funny, totally outrageous, but full of good will and human kindness. It skewers the New York art establishmant most delightfully and casts an affectionate eye on Baltimore and its denizens. An absolute delight!
  
  











  



  
Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant

Sony Pictures, 1996

Sense & Sensibility

+ DVD Sense & Sensibility
+ A Review of Sense and Sensibility
+ Quick delivery
  
  











  



  
A Star Is Born
Judy Garland, James Mason

Warner Home Video, 2000

Good Or Bad, Garland's Talent Can't Be Ignored

+ HELLO, THIS IS MRS. NORMAN MAINE!
+ Could use a new edition, but this DVD is superb.
+ A tribute to the talent of Judy Garland
  
  











  



  
Heavenly Creatures
Jed Brophy, Pearl Carpenter

Miramax, 1996

An impeccable film that captures the heart and chills the soul...

+ Better than all of the Lord of the Rings in the High Fantasy Genre
+ What a story and what acting! Not- so "Heavenly Creatures"
+ A dark all-consuming true story
+ Wonderful film.
  
  











  



  
Elizabeth (1998)
Fanny Ardant, Richard Attenborough

Polygram USA Video, 1999

excellent movie

+ Excellent for Anglofiles
+ A Wow, Captivating and Mesmerizing Historical Movie
+ Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen
+ great cinema
  
  











  



  
Anastasia (1956)
Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner

20th Century Fox, 1995

To be or not be?

+ Thoroughly enjoyable!
+ Great film, horrible voice track!
+ Colorized, Brilliant, Moving, Just Utterly First Class
+ RESTORATION AND EXTRAS MAKE IT GREAT..ER!!!!
  
  











  



  
Sex and the City - The Complete First Season
Sex & the City

HBO Home Video / Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE), 2000

A Must Own Series!

+ Interesting...
+ Sex and The City/First Season
+ Good service
+ Translation of the Articles that started it all!
  
  











  



  
The Women
Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford

Warner Home Video, 2001

The Women

+ terrific service
+ Original is better
+ Jungle RED!
+ Better than the new version
  
  











  



  
The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer

20th Century Fox, 2000

The Most Inspiring Musical Of The 20th Century.

+ Lives up to its reputation!
+ The Sound of Music
+ completely satisfied
+ Updated version of a much loved movie!
  
  











  



  
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens

20th Century Fox, 1996

The Blanche Dubois of School Teachers

+ Great
+ The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
+ Maggie Smith's Biggest Role and Oscar Victory
+ One of the greatest performances of its era
  
  











  



  
The Philadelphia Story
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn

Warner Home Video, 2000

The course of true love... ...gathers no moss.

+ The Philadelphia Story
+ Top ten movies of all time!
+ Gets better with repeated viewing
  
  











  



  
Mrs Brown (1997)
Judi Dench, Billy Connolly

Walt Disney Video, 1999

Highlanders are good for the health

+ Her Majesty & Company never looked so good
+ Great Movie for a Royal Watcher
+ Was Victoria Amused?
  
  











  



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