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Review Optimum Home Entertainment / Accident [1967]
Actors & Directors
  • Stanley Baker
  • Joseph Losey
  • Vivien Merchant
  • Dirk Bogarde
  • Delphine Seyrig
  • Michael York
Release date: 2008-01-07
Run time: 101 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £4.57

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Review Soda Pictures / After The Wedding [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Susanne Bier
  • Mads Mikkelsen
  • Rolf Lassgard
Release date: 2007-06-25
Run time: 119 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £14.64

Review After The Wedding [2007] / Soda Pictures:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / I'm Not Scared
Actors & Directors
  • Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
  • Giorgio Careccia
  • Dino Abbrescia
  • Gabriele Salvatores
Release date: 2004-12-06
Run time: 101 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.97

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Review Second Sight Films Ltd. / The Browning Version [1951]
Actors & Directors
  • Anthony Asquith
  • Michael Redgrave; Jean Kent; Nigel Patrick; Bill Travers; Wilfrid Hyde White; Brian Smith
Release date: 2007-08-06
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.74

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Review Network / This Sporting Life [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Lindsay Anderson
  • Richard Harris
Release date: 2008-11-03
Run time: 131 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £10.58

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Review Jag / Jag - Season 2
Release date: 2007-09-10
Run time: 667 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £11.86

Review Jag - Season 2 / Jag:

JAG (Judge Advocate General): The Complete Second Season finds former Navy pilot turned JAG lawyer Harmon "Harm" Rabb (David James Elliott) partnered with an attractive marine attorney, Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), in both the prosecution and defense of military service personnel charged with crimes. Helped by boyish, chipmunk-cheeked law student Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) and guided by the tough but fair Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), Harm and Mac take on some pretty novel cases, beginning with the bizarre theft of the Declaration of Independence by Mac's own uncle, a renegade colonel trying to make a point about the fecklessness of the U. S. government. In "Secrets," a convicted spy (Victor Love) escapes from a Navy brig, taking Chegwidden-who successfully prosecuted him-hostage, and demanding that Harm and the others look into his allegation that the CIA set him up to look like a traitor. Harm often gets assignments that require more than his legal-eagle skills. In "Washington Holiday," he's ordered to escort a Romanian princess (Kiersten Warren) through Washington while her father negotiates with the U. [+]
S. State Department for application to NATO. It's not an unpleasant task by any stretch, but it is perilous, considering an unidentified assassin is lurking around the nation's capital, waiting to kill the royal daughter. "Cowboys and Cossacks" is a tense drama about two Cold War-era warship captains, an American and a Russian, who turn a joint war games exercise into a personal grudge match—with Harm, Mac, and Bud trapped as official observers. "Rendezvous" is an interesting story about professional ethics that pits Mac against Harm in a case involving a wife abuser-with Mac reluctantly providing the accused man, a monstrous fellow, her best defense. Created by Donald P. Bellisario (Quantum Leap), JAG is never dull and often surprising. -Tom Keogh.

Review Acorn Media / Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Collection : Complete BBC Series 1 - 4 [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Derek Benfield
  • Dominic Monaghan
  • Patricia Routledge
Release date: 2008-01-07
Run time: 1352 min.
RRP: £59.99
Price: £28.96

Review Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Collection : Complete BBC Series 1 - 4 [1996] / Acorn Media:


Review MGM Entertainment / The Secret Of Nimh [1982]
Actors & Directors
  • Derek Jacobi
  • Dom DeLuise
  • Hermione Baddeley
  • Elizabeth Hartman
  • Arthur Malet
  • Don Bluth
Release date: 2001-04-02
Run time: 79 min.
Creator: Will Finn
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.79

Review The Secret Of Nimh [1982] / MGM Entertainment:

In his book, Robert C. O'Brien called his brave widow mouse "Mrs. Frisby", but Disney escapee animator Don Bluth must have thought children would laugh the wrong way at that. They renamed her "Mrs. Brisby" for The Secret of NIMH. That acronym stands for the National Institute of Mental Health, and the rats that live near Mrs. Brisby came from NIMH-they have strange ways. But they're the only ones who can save her house and her children, so Brisby seeks them out with the help of a humorous crow (Dom DeLuise). The magic gets laid on a little thick but this is Don Bluth's most successful attempt to achieve a complete, sincere, animated film. It's often forgotten, but it's a true surprise and a rare treat in the vast wasteland of insubstantial children's fare. [+]
-Keith Simanton, Amazon. com.

Review ITV DVD / Jesus Of Nazareth [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Laurence Olivier
  • Robert Powell
  • Franco Zeffirelli
  • Olivia Hussey
  • Anne Bancroft
  • James Mason
Release date: 2000-03-27
Run time: 270 min.
Creator: Suso Cecchi d'Amico
RRP: £19.99
Price: £12.59

Review Jesus Of Nazareth [1977] / ITV DVD:

Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either. Director Franco Zeffirelli gives ample screen time each to the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Passages of the Bible are quoted verbatim, the locations have a Palestine-like authenticity, and, aside from some of the principals (Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Stacy Keach as Barabbas), many of the non-Roman characters are actually played by Semitic-looking actors. Zeffirelli diligently provides the socio-political background that gave rise to Jesus' following and the crisis in belief it caused for the people of Israel (and one or two Romans). -Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon. com.

Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / The Passenger [1975]
Actors & Directors
  • Steven Berkoff
  • Maria Schneider
  • Jenny Runacre
  • Ian Hendry
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Michelangelo Antonioni
Release date: 2006-07-03
Run time: 121 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £5.71

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Review Second Sight Films Ltd. / The Reckless Moment [1949]
Actors & Directors
  • Henry O'Neill
  • Shepperd Strudwick
  • Geraldine Brooks
  • Joan Bennett
  • Max Ophüls
  • James Mason
Release date: 2006-09-18
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £7.97

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Review Julianne Moore / The End of the Affair
Release date: 2004-04-12
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.37

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Review Uca / Coal Miner's Daughter [1980]
Actors & Directors
  • Tommy Lee Jones
  • Phyllis Boyens
  • Michael Apted
  • Levon Helm
  • Sissy Spacek
  • Bill Anderson Jr.
Release date: 2003-08-18
Run time: 124 min.
Creator: Thomas Rickman
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.95

Review Coal Miner's Daughter [1980] / Uca:

Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved Oscar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine texture to the Kentucky backwoods section of the film, where the teenage Loretta meets her future husband (Tommy Lee Jones), who ultimately pushes her into show business. Lynn's adult life is well covered, from her spouse's philandering to her own on-stage crackups; but between the chapter-and-verse recollections, the script by Thomas Rickman is layered with life and moments of great humour. No wooden portrait, this is a vibrant film made outstanding by the colorful performances of the two leads, as well as Beverly D'Angelo and the Band's Levon Helm. -Tom Keogh.

Review Simply Media / War And Peace
Actors & Directors
  • Morag Hood
  • David Swift
  • Colin Baker
  • Alan Dobie
  • John Davies
  • Anthony Hopkins
Release date: 2005-10-10
Run time: 892 min.
RRP: £49.99
Price: £19.00

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Review Universal Pictures UK / Law and Order: Series 1 [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Steven Zirnkilton
  • S. Epatha Merkerson
  • Jerry Orbach
  • Jesse L. Martin
  • Dennis Farina
Release date: 2003-06-16
Run time: 960 min.
Creator: Nancy Miller
RRP: £44.99
Price: £13.83

Review Law and Order: Series 1 [1991] / Universal Pictures UK:

From its gritty documentary look to its signature note-knocking "tching-tching" that signals scene changes, Law & Order was a groundbreaking cop show when it debuted in 1990. It is television's most resilient series, surviving huge changes to its ensemble. One of the secrets of the show's durability is its compelling structure. The first half of each hour-long episode is a classic police procedural in which "Law", personified in the first season by partners Greevey (George Dzundza) and Mike Logan (Christopher Noth) investigate a crime and make an arrest. The second half chronicles the ensuing trial, as prosecuted by assistant district attorneys Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) and Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) under the supervision of Steven Hill's Adam Schiff (more feisty and animated here than in later seasons). Law & Order is also distinguished by its superb writing. Several episodes take their inspiration from the headlines, including "By Hooker, By Crook" (about a socialite-run call-girl ring) and "Indifference", which recalls the tragic Lisa Steinberg child abuse case. Others deal with such hot-button issues as abortion ("Life Choice") and AIDS ("The Reaper's Helper"). Another plus is the talent pool of character actors who lend their verisimilitude. Guest stars include Samuel L Jackson and Philip Seymour Hoffman ("The Violence of Summer"), The West Wing's John Spencer ("Prescription for Death"), Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon ("Subterranean Homeboy Blues") and The Sopranos' Dominic Chianese ("Sonata for Stolen Organ"). [+]
-Donald Liebenson.

Review Warner Home Video / Rebel Without A Cause [1955]
Actors & Directors
  • Ann Doran
  • Natalie Wood
  • Jim Backus
  • Nicholas Ray
  • Sal Mineo
  • James Dean
Release date: 2006-06-01
Run time: 106 min.
Creator: Stewart Stern
RRP: £17.99
Price: £2.74

Review Rebel Without A Cause [1955] / Warner Home Video:

When people think of James Dean, they probably think first of the troubled teen from Rebel Without a Cause: nervous, volatile, soulful, a kid lost in a world that does not understand him. Made between his only other starring roles, in East of Eden and Giant, Rebel sums up the jangly, alienated image of Dean, but also happens to be one of the key films of the 1950s. Director Nicholas Ray takes a strikingly sympathetic look at the teenagers standing outside the white-picket-fence 50s dream of America: juvenile delinquent (that's what they called them then) Jim Stark (Dean), fast-girl Judy (Natalie Wood), lost-boy Plato (Sal Mineo), slick hot-rodder Buzz (Corey Allen). At the time, it was unusual for a movie to endorse the point of view of teenagers, but Ray and screenwriter Stewart Stern captured the youthful angst that was erupting at the same time in rock 'n' roll. Dean is heartbreaking, following the method-acting style of Marlon Brando but staking out a nakedly emotional honesty of his own. Going too fast, in every way, he was killed in a car crash on September 30, 1955, a month before Rebel opened. He was no longer an actor, but an icon, and Rebel is a lasting monument. -Robert Horton, Amazon. com.

Review Icon Home Entertainment / Bright Young Things [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter O'Toole
  • Jim Broadbent
  • Guy Henry
  • Stephen Fry
  • John Mills
  • Stephen Campbell Moore
Release date: 2007-11-19
Run time: 102 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.09

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Elizabeth R (3 Disc Box Set) [1971]
Actors & Directors
  • Herbert Wise
  • Robert Hardy
  • Glenda Jackson
  • Claude Whatham
  • Ronald Hines
  • Daphne Slater
  • Vivian Pickles
Release date: 2006-03-20
Run time: 522 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £16.65

Review Elizabeth R (3 Disc Box Set) [1971] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Taggart / Taggart 6 Disc Set A
Release date: 2007-11-05
Run time: 360 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £9.18

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Review Lions Gate Home Entertainment / Dirty Dancing: The Ultimate Girls' Night In Collector's Edition [Blu-Ray] [1987] [Blu-ray]
Actors & Directors
  • Emile Ardolino
  • Patrick Swayze
  • Jennifer Grey
Release date: 2008-12-01
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £15.98

Review Dirty Dancing: The Ultimate Girls' Night In Collector's Edition [Blu-Ray] [1987] [Blu-ray] / Lions Gate Home Entertainment:


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Accident [1967], After The Wedding [2007], I'm Not Scared, The Browning Version [1951], This Sporting Life [1963], Jag - Season 2, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Collection : Complete BBC Series 1 - 4 [1996], The Secret Of Nimh [1982], Jesus Of Nazareth [1977], The Passenger [1975], The Reckless Moment [1949], The End of the Affair, Coal Miner's Daughter [1980], War And Peace, Law and Order: Series 1 [1991], Rebel Without A Cause [1955], Bright Young Things [2003], Elizabeth R (3 Disc Box Set) [1971], Taggart 6 Disc Set A, Dirty Dancing: The Ultimate Girls' Night In Collector's Edition [Blu-Ray] [1987] [Blu-ray]

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