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Review delta home entertainment / James Stewart Made For Each Other/James Stewart On Film [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • John Cromwell
  • Carole Lombard;James Stewart;Charles Coburn;Lucile Watson;Eddie Quillan;Alma Kruger;Mary Field;Renee Orsell;Betty Farrington;Cyril Ring;Monte Collins;Wilhelmina Morris;Robert Emmett O'Connor;Mildred Shay;Ivan F. Simpson
Release date: 1999-11-01
Run time: 125 min.
RRP: £3.99
Price: £3.33

Review James Stewart Made For Each Other/James Stewart On Film [1999] / delta home entertainment:

Produced in a time when films were both literally and figuratively black and white, Made for Each Other was unique in its effective blending of the comedic, the dramatic and, as perhaps some would insensitively say, the melodramatic. Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry and quickly have a baby. But while they-and the audience-are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness. Lombard and Stewart-and the genuinely good people they portray-are utterly compelling and charming. Say yawningly what you will about tradition but the Masons' path is one that many, if not most, go down. And unlike the wonderful but wholly fantasy world of peer Preston Sturges, director John Cromwell's universe is, like real life, full of ups and downs. It's an accessible, sensitive portrayal. He gives the audience characters they want to see succeed, and to see stay together in the process. It may be a tale of triumph of the human spirit but its ultimate sentiment-one that celebrates the kindness of strangers-is thoroughly sweet, though in no way saccharine. Look for a great supporting cast, including a blustery Charles Coburn as John Mason's boss and Lucile Watson as Mason's interfering mother. [+]
-N F Mendoza Produced in a time when films were both literally and figuratively black and white, Made for Each Other was unique in its effective blending of the comedic, the dramatic, and, as perhaps some would insensitively say, the melodramatic. Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry and quickly have a baby. But while they-and the audience-are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness. Lombard and Stewart-and the genuinely good people they portray-are utterly compelling and charming. And unlike the wonderful but wholly fantasy world of peer Preston Sturges, director John Cromwell's universe is, like real life, full of ups and downs. It is an accessible, sensitive portrayal. He gives the audience characters they want to see succeed, and to see stay together in the process. It may be a tale of triumph of the human spirit, but its ultimate sentiment-one that celebrates the kindness of strangers-is thoroughly sweet, though in no way saccharine. Look out for the great supporting cast, including a blustery Charles Coburn as John Mason's boss, and Lucile Watson as Mason's interfering mother. -N. F. Mendoza.

Review Miramax / Serendipity [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Lilli Lavine
  • Kate Beckinsale
  • Abdul Alshawish
  • John Cusack
  • Peter Chelsom
  • Michael Guarino Jr.
Release date: 2002-04-09
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: Marc Klein
Price: £5.46

Review Serendipity [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Miramax:


Review Warner Home Video / Before Sunset [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ethan Hawke
  • Vernon Dobtcheff
  • Rodolphe Pauly
  • Julie Delpy
  • Richard Linklater
  • Louise Lemoine Torres
Release date: 2004-11-09
Run time: 80 min.
Creator: Kim Krizan
Price: £3.77

Review Before Sunset [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


Review Sunflower Pictures / Cary Grant
Actors & Directors
  • Cary Grant
  • James Coburn
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Mary Brian
  • Irene Dunne
Release date: 2008-02-12
RRP: £7.99
Price: £5.29

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Review Ifc / Flakes [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Zooey Deschanel
  • John "Spud" McConnell
  • Marco St. John
  • Mark Krasnoff
  • Christopher Lloyd
Release date: 2008-07-08
Run time: 87 min.
Creator: Jason Derlatka
Price: £9.26

Review Flakes [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Ifc:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Shallow Hal [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Rene Kirby
  • Bobby Farrelly
  • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Jason Alexander
  • Peter Farrelly
  • Jack Black
  • Joe Viterelli
Release date: 2002-11-18
Run time: 108 min.
Creator: Sean Moynihan
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.64

Review Shallow Hal [2002] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

After a succession of hugely successfully movies of a lower brow nature, Shallow Hal finds the Farrelly Brothers attempting a slightly more thoughtful film, albeit still tied up in their trademark toilet humour. It's an approach that is not unproblematic but not unsuccessful either, resulting in a film that engages the emotions in a manner that the likes of Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and There's Something About Mary never suggested possible. Jack Black is the Hal of the title, a man whose less than commendable attitude to women is suddenly altered by the rather credibility-stretching plot device of a chance meeting with a hypnotist. Henceforth Hal is only capable of seeing the beauty within, a development that allows for much humour at the expense of the less fortunate in the name of some sort of social comment. From it all, however, emerges a quite touching love story with Paltrow's character Rosemary and proof that the Farrellys do have something of a sensitive side-no matter how deep it may be buried. The ending may be woefully predictable, but such is the deftness of touch with which the story is told, that it is still the one we are all rooting for. This is a sickly sweet film in the truest terms. On the DVD: Shallow Hal comes with a plethora of extras on disc, including a series of mini-documentaries and TV specials, all of which plug the film but offer very little insight. That does come, however, from the handily subtitled directors' commentary, which demonstrates clearly the clash of cultures occurring in the movie. As well as commenting on the physical appearance of every female cast member who passes before the camera, the brothers also pay touching tribute to a colleague who passed away during the shoot and seem to know the name of every single extra and crew member who worked on the project, surely a rarity in these days of big budgets and faceless studios. [+]
There is also a large selection of deleted scenes, also with added commentary, a perfunctory music video from Shelby Lynne and a documentary on some of the technical aspects of the film. -Phil Udell.

Review TLA Releasing / Bulgarian Lovers [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Eloy de la Iglesia
  • Anita Sinkovic
  • Dritan Biba
  • Fernando Guillén Cuervo
  • Pepón Nieto
  • Roger Pera
Release date: 2004-10-19
Run time: 101 min.
Creator: Eduardo Mendicutti
Price: £6.07

Review Bulgarian Lovers [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / TLA Releasing:


Review Bunyik Entertainment / Stop Mom Theresa! [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Eszter Ónodi
  • Gabriella Hámori
  • Judit Schell
  • Péter Bergendy
  • Zsolt László
  • Sándor Csányi
Release date: 2007-01-30
Run time: 127 min.
Creator: Zsuzsanna Rácz
Price: £13.74

Review Stop Mom Theresa! [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Bunyik Entertainment:


Review Palm Pictures / The Housekeeper [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Axelle Abbadie
  • Brigitte Catillon
  • Jacques Frantz
  • Émilie Dequenne
  • Jean-Pierre Bacri
  • Claude Berri
Release date: 2003-11-11
Run time: 91 min.
Creator: Christian Oster
Price: £14.45

Review The Housekeeper [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Palm Pictures:


Review 20th Century Fox / Claudine [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • David Kruger
  • John Berry
  • Tamu Blackwell
  • Diahann Carroll
  • James Earl Jones
  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Release date: 2003-01-14
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Tina Pine
Price: £3.86

Review Claudine [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:


Actors & Directors
  • Cec Linder
  • George Segal
  • Melvin Frank
  • Paul Sorvino
  • Glenda Jackson
Run time: 106 min.

Review A Touch Of Class [1973] / Brut Productions:


Review Miramax / On the Line [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • GQ
  • Joey Fatone
  • James Bulliard
  • Lance Bass
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui
  • Eric Bross
Release date: 2002-03-26
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Paul Stanton
Price: £5.87

Review On the Line [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Miramax:

Pop stars and movies don't normally make the best combinations; despite featuring three musicians trying their hands at the acting game On the Line is a delightful movie. The biggest draw will undoubtedly be Lance Bass and Joey Fatone of US boy band N*SYNC and while many critics may be ready with their pot shots the pair not only bring a surprisingly deft acting ability to the screen but a chemistry clearly borne of years together in a band. The film bravely refuses to play the predictable teen comedy card, opting instead for a more mature tale of romance. On the Line succeeds not only thanks to the performances but because its theme of lost opportunities is a universal one. Certainly not a film without its faults (Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora's cameo is simply dreadful), On the Line has the courage of its convictions and at least tries to do something other than the expected. The result is an enjoyable effort and one that suggests Bass and Fatone may well have a prosperous future ahead of them when that Justin Timberlake fellow inevitably dumps them to go solo. On the DVD: On the Line is certainly a diverting if not startling DVD package. The commentary from director Eric Bross and the excellent Emmanuelle Chriqui is lively and informative. There is a selection of deleted and alternative scenes as well as outtakes. The HBO special is fine, if essentially one long advert for the movie. [+]
Unsurprisingly, the film enjoys a high-profile soundtrack (unwisely including the odd N*SYNC tune, rather blurring the edges of credibility) and the audio quality is suitably superb. -Phil Udell.

Review TLA Releasing / I Will Survive [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Emma Suarez
  • David Menkes
  • Manuel Manquina
  • Mirta Ibarra
  • Alfonso Albacete
  • Juan Diego Botto
  • Rosana Pastor
Release date: 2004-02-17
Run time: 102 min.
Creator: Miguel Angel Santamaria
Price: £6.63

Review I Will Survive [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / TLA Releasing:


Review Alpha Video / The Amazing Adventure [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Mary Brian
  • Leon M. Lion
  • Alfred Zeisler
  • Peter Gawthorne
  • Cary Grant
  • Henry Kendall
Release date: 2002-02-19
Run time: 61 min.
Creator: Robert Garrett
Price: £2.58

Review The Amazing Adventure [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Alpha Video:


Review Dreamworks Home Entertainment / The Love Letter [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Téa Leoni
  • Woody Allen
  • Ivan Martin
  • Gregg Edelman
  • Woody Allen
  • Bob Dorian
Release date: 2004-02-16
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Stephen Tenenbaum
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.59

Review The Love Letter [1999] / Dreamworks Home Entertainment:

Its ads portrayed The Love Letter as a wacky farce, while critics largely ignored it, presuming it to be a vanity project from Kate Capshaw (better known as Mrs. Steven Spielberg). But The Love Letter is neither; on the contrary, it's a low-key but surprisingly rich and touching film about love, illusions, and regret. Helen (Capshaw), a bookseller in a small seashore town, discovers an unsigned love letter that's fallen into the cushions of a couch in her store. The letter doesn't say who it's for, but Helen assumes it's for her and starts wondering who sent it. One would expect this to lead to a whirling comedy of mistaken identities, but after some amusing daydream moments, the movie follows its story with subtlety and nuance. The characters behave according to their own needs and desires, rather than the demands of standard Hollywood goofiness. The performances-from a cast including Tom Selleck, Tom Everett Scott, Ellen DeGeneres, newcomer Julianne Nicholson, and others-are uniformly unforced and natural. Viewers weary of the hyped-up, absurd emotional climaxes of most so-called romantic comedies will find a respite here. The Love Letter is a genuinely charming film. [+]
-Bret Fetzer, Amazon. com.

Review Sony Pictures / The Holiday [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Eli Wallach
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Nancy Meyers
  • Jack Black
  • Jude Law
  • Kate Winslet
Release date: 2007-03-13
Run time: 136 min.
Price: £9.33

Review The Holiday [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sony Pictures:


Review Cinema Club / Late Night Shopping [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Kate Ashfield
  • Saul Metzstein
  • James Lance
  • Luke De Woolfson
  • Enzo Cilenti
Release date: 2003-06-16
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.90

Review Late Night Shopping [2001] / Cinema Club:

Made on a shoestring budget but with huge dedication and imagination, Late Night Shopping is the kind of independent cinema that Britain has excelled at in recent years. Based upon the lives of four young people who frequent after hours Glasgow, this is far removed from the nihilistic Trainspotting school of film making, instead offering a warm, uplifting view of urban life. On the face of it, the characters simply meet up during their dead-end, night shift jobs, to ease the boredom. Gradually, however, a bond develops that goes deeper than any of them might have suspected. Given that most of the film takes place at night, the mood is intimate and sparse, before the characters make a literal and metaphorical journey into the light. The interplay between the four (Lance, Ashfield, Clienti and Von Wolfson) is superb and it is their relationship that carries Late Night Shopping to its heart-warming conclusion. Along the way there is some lovely humour, as well as moments of real drama. Quirky enough without ever heading down some cultist cul-de-sac, this is a must for fans of well-crafted bold cinema. On the DVD: Late Night Shopping's disc has some real thought gone into it. There is an excellent documentary feature on the making of the movie, although the interview and on location segments do seem to simply repeat the material in less engaging form. [+]
Best of all is the commentary from director Saul Metzstein and writer Jack Lothan, who take us on a tour of the perils of making a film for comparatively little money. Their dialogue is both witty and informative and cannot disguise the pride they have in their finished product, as well they might. -Phil Udell.

Review Fox Lorber / Different For Girls [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Saskia Reeves
  • Charlotte Coleman
  • Miriam Margolyes
  • Steven Mackintosh
  • Rupert Graves
  • Richard Spence
Release date: 2000-01-25
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Tony Marchant
Price: £16.65

Review Different For Girls [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Fox Lorber:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Frankie And Johnny [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Kate Nelligan
  • Hector Elizondo
  • Nathan Lane
  • Garry Marshall
  • Al Pacino
Release date: 1996-06-24
Run time: 113 min.
Creator: Terrence McNally
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.50

Review Frankie And Johnny [1991] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) directs the screen adaptation of Terence McNally's play Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune, the story of a short-order cook (Al Pacino) who drives a waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) crazy with his adamant courtship and mixed messages. The film is okay and not much more than that, the major stumbling block being Marshall's failure to scrub away enough star veneer on Pacino and Pfeiffer to accept them as minimum-wage drones with nowhere to go but toward each other. Fortunately, Marshall's feel for the texture offered by supporting players-Hector Elizondo as a café owner, Nathan Lane as Pfeiffer's inevitably gay neighbour-buddy, Kate Nelligan as another lonely waitress-keeps things interesting enough. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Holiday [1938]
Actors & Directors
  • Doris Nolan
  • Cary Grant
  • Edward Everett Horton
  • George Cukor
  • Lew Ayres
  • Katharine Hepburn
Release date: 2003-03-10
Run time: 91 min.
Creator: Sidney Buchman
Price: £12.99

Review Holiday [1938] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:


Models & Brands:
James Stewart Made For Each Other/James Stewart On Film [1999], Serendipity [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Before Sunset [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Cary Grant, Flakes [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Shallow Hal [2002], Bulgarian Lovers [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Stop Mom Theresa! [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Housekeeper [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Claudine [1974] (REGION 1) (NTSC), A Touch Of Class [1973], On the Line [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), I Will Survive [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Amazing Adventure [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Love Letter [1999], The Holiday [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Late Night Shopping [2001], Different For Girls [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Frankie And Johnny [1991], Holiday [1938]

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