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Me & Orson Welles (2009)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Richard Linklater (Producer) Ann Carli (Producer) Marc Samuelson...
Format: DVD
Publisher: Warner Home Video (1999, Nov 30th).
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What a whirl, what a world! High-schooler Richard Samuels lucks into a role in a daring Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Cues, staging, rehearsals, romance, rivalries: he has a lot to learn. And the first thing to learn is never upstage Mercury Theatre's genius director, 22-year-old Orson Welles. Zac Efron wins hearts and applause as Richard, the Me of this celebratory curtain call for when dreams -- and the theater -- were big. Christian McKay offers an uncanny Welles, the imposing, impetuous center of Richard's exciting new universe. Claire Danes is the enterprising stage assistant drawn into both men's lives. And Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, The School of Rock) directs with the vibrant spirit of those for whom all the world is a stage. Bravo!. more
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Little House on the Prairie - The Complete Season 4 (1974)
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Publisher: Goldhil Home Media (2004, Feb 17th).
Pages: 6
A trip to Chicago makes Charles and Mary appreciate their home – Laura and Mary witness the drowning of a friend – Andy and Laura become crime investigators – Outlaw, Jesse James, and his brother hide out in Walnut Grove - Nellie falls in love and makes wedding plans – Laura finds a mysterious message that leads her to an abandoned baby – Charles inherits some money from a relative - Caroline becomes pregnant with their fourth child – The Ingalls are devastated by the news that Mary is going blind - These and all of the other exciting adventures from the entire Fourth Season are presented in this Special Collector’s Edition! more
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Little House on the Prairie - The Complete Season 7 (1974)
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Publisher: Lions Gate (2005, Feb 15th).
Pages: 6
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE:SEASON 7 - DVD Movie more
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Zookeeper (2011)
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Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011, Oct 11th).
Pages: 1
Picture talking animals giving mating advice to a zookeeper who's an absolute loser with women, add a hefty dose of slapstick humor, and you've pretty much summed up Zookeeper. Griffin is a disaster with the ladies, as was proved by his failed marriage proposal to the self-absorbed Stephanie several years ago, but he's really good with animals. The animals have listened to Griffin pine over Stephanie for years, so when they overhear Stephanie saying that perhaps her rejection of Griffin was too hasty, they take action. They decide to help Griffin rekindle the relationship and become the alpha male that Stephanie wants him to be. The animals are masters at mating, but their plan to show Griffin how to act quickly breaks down and they inadvertently begin talking out loud to him. more
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Professor Layton and The Eternal Diva (2011)
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Publisher: Viz Media (2011, Nov 8th).
Pages: 1
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (sometimes called Professor Layton: The First Movie, 2009) is the first feature based on the popular series of mystery games for the Nintendo DS, which has also been adapted to manga and novelizations. The story unfolds in a prolonged flashback, after the events in the fourth game, "Professor Layton and the Last Specter" (2009). The adept but understated Layton is an archeologist, puzzle-solver, and British gentlemen; Luke, his self-declared "No. 1 apprentice," serves as narrator. A message from Janice, a former student of Layton's who has become a celebrated singer, summons the Professor and Luke to the opening night of a new opera. But the musical premiere turns into an elaborate series of puzzles that an unseen perpetrator plays, and for very high stakes. more
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Rapt (2011)
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Publisher: Lorber Films (2011, Dec 6th).
Pages: 1
An explosive package. Riveting to the end. --VarietyFour stars. A finely mounted thriller! --Time Out (London) more
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Police Adjective (2009)
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Publisher: Zeitgeist Films (2011, Aug 30th).
Pages: 1
Most people know what it means when a movie is described as a police procedural. Action, intrigue, suspense, and the solving of a crime are usually implicit ingredients. But the dryly funny Romanian import Police, Adjective takes the genre into a novel and unexpected realm that is simultaneously mannered, measured, minimalist, and furiously existential. Composed of long, uninterrupted takes with a minimum of dialogue, the structure is about as accurate a depiction of police procedure as is possible in the confines of a feature film, but without any of the standard elements of a crime drama. The criminals are a trio of ordinary teenagers who smoke dope in the schoolyard, and the cop is an unassuming detective named Cristi whose captain wants the ringleader rounded up and sent to prison for a good long time. more
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Night and Day (2008)
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Publisher: Zeitgeist Films (2012, Jan 10th).
Pages: 1
A married man in his early forties, Seong-nam is an award-winning painter who, after getting busted for smoking pot with an American exchange student in Seoul, impulsively flees to Paris. Crashing in a dingy hostel run by a fellow Korean and unable to speak a lick of French, he finds himself wandering aimlessly around Paris, trapped in both his art and life. After a chance-and comically sad-encounter with an old flame, he eventually stumbles in to the emotional lives of two very different but beautiful Korean expats with surprising results. Sharp and deeply funny, Night and Day finds internationally acclaimed Korean director Hong Sang-soo working at the height of his powers and creating his most entertainingly Rohmer-esque film to date. more
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The Man From London
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Publisher: Zeitgeist Films (2012, Jan 10th).
Pages: 1
Lonely railway worker Maloin leads a simple, humdrum life with his teenage daughter and high-strung wife (superbly played by Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton) at the edge of an infinite sea. He barely notices the world around him, and has already accepted its slow and inevitable deterioration. His inner life is suddenly thrown into chaos after he stumbles upon a deadly business transaction that leaves him with a money-stuffed suitcase and a guilty conscious for a crime he didn t commit. Another existential dazzler from one of cinema s most stunning and austere filmmakers, Bela Tarr s The Man From London is a breathtaking exploration of man s indestructible desire for freedom and happiness.DVD special features include optional English subtitles, and original theatrical trailer. more
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The Borgias. : The first season the original crime family
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Neil Jordan; Jeremy Irons; François Arnaud; Holly...
Format: DVD
Publisher: Showtime Entertainment... (2011, Jan 1st).
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Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI, propelling him, his two sons Cesare and Juan, and his daughter, Lucrezia, to become the most powerful and influential family of the Italian Renaissance. more
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