Archive for the Category ‘DVD’
Amazon.com In the tradition of The Great Escape and The Deer Hunter, Rescue Dawn is Werner Herzog’s take on the pulse-pounding POW genre. Unlike most such efforts, however, his isn’t just based on a true story, it’s a remake of his 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly. German-born Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale, who first [...]
December 12, 2009 | Posted in
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Product Description For stylish airs, no one came close to Christian Hosoi. At his peak in the mid-80s he was the “rock star” of skating, pulling down money that rivaled Tony Hawk’s paycheck. Innovating crazy vertical maneuvers like the “Christ Air,” Christian knew how to stoke an audience. Then it all came crashing down when [...]
December 11, 2009 | Posted in
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Amazon.com In this inspirational costume drama, Michael Apted (49 Up) recounts a period in British history sure to be unfamiliar to most Americans. In fact, his eye-opening biography of 18th century abolitionist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) is likely to come as a revelation to many Britons, as well. After all, despite the presence of his [...]
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Amazon.com The Nativity Story is a remarkable, if frustratingly restrained, act of imagining the tale of Christ’s birth as a flesh-and-blood drama actually set in Israel two millenia ago. Written by Mike Rich (Finding Forrester) and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), the film makes very strong impressions in a scene-by-scene way. Beginning with the slaughter [...]
December 10, 2009 | Posted in
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Product Description An epic in the spirit of THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, this widely acclaimed motion picture is a meticulous recreation of the turbulent era of Jesus and the events that changed the course of history! Narrated by Golden Globe nominee Christopher Plummer (Best Supporting Actor, AMERICAN TRAGEDY, 2000), itÂ’s the bold and powerful [...]
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Product Description A LIFE-SIZED NATIVITY LEADS A MAN TO LEARN ABOUT HIS PAST AND LOST FAMILY. Buy Christmas Child at Amazon Buy Christmas Child at Amazon
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Amazon.com Although Quentin Tarantino has cherished Enzo G. Castellari’s 1978 “macaroni” war flick The Inglorious Bastards for most of his film-geek life, his own Inglourious Basterds is no remake. Instead, as hinted by the Tarantino-esque misspelling, this is a lunatic fantasia of WWII, a brazen re-imagining of both history and the behind-enemy-lines war film subgenre. [...]
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Product Description In this white-knuckle drama, a friendship between two hotshot climbers with very different styles ? one a trailblazer, and the other known as “Safety Man” ? escalates into a test of wills, character and sacrifice that pushes both men beyond their limits. Buy Billy Graham Presents: The Climb at Amazon Buy Billy Graham [...]
December 8, 2009 | Posted in
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Amazon.com The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great–in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling [...]
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Product Description Based on the novel by Jerry Jenkins “Though None Go With Me” tell the story of a young woman growing up in the 50′s who devotes her life to the service of God. All of the hardships and sorrows that befall her test her and cause her to question her faith. Buy Though [...]
December 7, 2009 | Posted in
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