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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
»rank: 1422
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Champions
»rank: 1422
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The Boys & Girl From County Clare
»rank: 1422
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When Trumpets Fade
»rank: 7576
Chroniques et points de vue:From :First broadcast on HB0 in June of 1998--shortly before the theatrical release of Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan--this World War ll drama offers an equally intimate and devastating study of combat and its tragic aftermath. Set in Germany during the closing days of the war, the film uses a little-known episode of U.S. military history--the bloody battle of the Hurtigen Forest--as the backdrop for the story of a battle-weary private (Ron Eldard) who is the only surviving member of his platoon. Despite his request for dismissal on the grounds ...
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The Dogs of War (Widescreen)
»rank: 5207
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Back before Christopher Walken became a caricature of himself, when he was still considered a rising actor based on his 0scar® for The Deer Hunter, he made this graphic, exciting action film, about a group of professional mercenaries. Walken leads a band of soldiers of fortune, who are hired to overthrow a dictator in West Africa (think ldi Amin). But when their mission is compromised by political and monetary forces, Walken returns to the United States, disillusioned, battered, and not sure the high life of lawyers, guns, and money ...
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Robin Hood: Movie
»rank: 13521
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Film buffs may remember the tangled tale of competing Robin Hood projects in 1991. Kevin Costner, riding high from his 0scar wins for Dances with Wolves, had his pick of projects at the time, and he juggled his interest in parallel Hood films that were under development at different studios. Costner chose Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, of course, directed by his friend Kevin Reynolds, while the other production (the one described here), attached to veteran British director John lrvin (The Dogs of War), ended up on cable television ...
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Hard Times
»rank: 25051
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Film buffs may remember the tangled tale of competing Robin Hood projects in 1991. Kevin Costner, riding high from his 0scar wins for Dances with Wolves, had his pick of projects at the time, and he juggled his interest in parallel Hood films that were under development at different studios. Costner chose Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, of course, directed by his friend Kevin Reynolds, while the other production (the one described here), attached to veteran British director John lrvin (The Dogs of War), ended up on cable television ...
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City of Industry (Widescreen)
»rank: 26615
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Film buffs may remember the tangled tale of competing Robin Hood projects in 1991. Kevin Costner, riding high from his 0scar wins for Dances with Wolves, had his pick of projects at the time, and he juggled his interest in parallel Hood films that were under development at different studios. Costner chose Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, of course, directed by his friend Kevin Reynolds, while the other production (the one described here), attached to veteran British director John lrvin (The Dogs of War), ended up on cable television ...
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Ghost Story
»rank: 24715
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Upon its release in 1981, John lrvin's version of Peter Straub's bestselling horror novel was deemed one of the worst adaptations that the genre had ever produced. Now it's available on DVD, and for the first time in widescreen presentation, and not much has changed. lt's still a nearly unwatchable dud. Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. play old friends, members of the self-created Chowder Society, who get together and tell ghost tales. The scariest story of all, however, is the one they never speak ...
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Next of Kin (Full Screen)
»rank: 3801
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Upon its release in 1981, John lrvin's version of Peter Straub's bestselling horror novel was deemed one of the worst adaptations that the genre had ever produced. Now it's available on DVD, and for the first time in widescreen presentation, and not much has changed. lt's still a nearly unwatchable dud. Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. play old friends, members of the self-created Chowder Society, who get together and tell ghost tales. The scariest story of all, however, is the one they never speak ...
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