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Barton Fink
»rank: 6313
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:A darkly comic ride, this intense and original 1991 offering from the Coen brothers (Fargo, Blood Simple) gleefully attacks the Hollywood system and those who seek to sell out to it, portraying the writer's suffering as a loony vision of hell. John Turturro (Miller's Crossing, Jungle Fever) plays the title character, a pretentious left-wing writer from New York City who is brought to 1930s Hollywood to write a script for a wrestling movie for palooka actor Wallace Beery. Fink thinks the job is beneath him, but his desire for ...
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The American President (Widescreen)
»rank: 5232
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:What sounds like a high-concept romantic comedy pitch from hell--widower president falls for smart lobbyist while the world watches--is actually intelligent, charming, touching and quite funny. Granted, it's wish fulfilment all the way (when was the last time you saw a president who was truly presidential?) but in the capable hands of writer Aaron Sorkin (TV's Sports Night) and director Rob Reiner, TheAmerican President is incredibly enjoyable entertainment with quite a few ideas about both romance and the government. Michael Douglas stars as the president, who after three years ...
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The Iron Giant: Special Edition
»rank: 6094
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with ET, the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr.). Soon the suspicions of neighbours and a government agent (Christopher McDonald) spell trouble. With no songs, ...
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The Kingdom (2007) [Blu-ray]
»rank: 1295
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with ET, the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr.). Soon the suspicions of neighbours and a government agent (Christopher McDonald) spell trouble. With no songs, ...
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Dan in Real Life
»rank: 9285
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with ET, the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr.). Soon the suspicions of neighbours and a government agent (Christopher McDonald) spell trouble. With no songs, ...
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Say Anything (Widescreen)
»rank: 2640
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Seven years after he earned his first screen credit as the writer of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, former Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe made his directorial debut with this acclaimed romantic comedy starring John Cusack and lone Skye as unlikely lovers on the cusp of adulthood. The casting is perfect and Crowe's rookie direction is appropriately unobtrusive, no doubt influenced by his actor-loving, 0scar-winning mentor, James L. Brooks. But the real strength of Crowe's work is his exceptional writing, his timely grasp of contemporary rhythms and language (he's ...
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Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (Widescreen/Full Screen)
»rank: 7260
Chroniques et points de vue:From :After viewing the gay ensemble film The Broken Hearts Club--the subtitle of which helpfully points out that it's 'a romantic comedy'--you might feel as if you've been offered a discussion conundrum not unlike the kind that Mike Myers's Linda 'Coffee Talk' Richman would put forward: 'The Broken Hearts Club is neither romantic nor comedic. Discuss.' What it is, rather, is a gay male version of Steel Magnolias, right down to the funeral scene and hospital visit. While decidedly less melodramatic than that Southern chick flick, it still aspires to ...
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Widescreen)
»rank: 6950
Chroniques et points de vue:Additional Features:Journey to the center of an animated feature with Disney's ingeniously engineered Special Edition. Taking a cue from The Matrix and Moulin Rouge, the commentary track by the directors and producer is enriched with an optional 'Visual Commentary' feature, which whisks the viewers into behind the scenes featurettes on key sequences. Choose your own level of interaction in the second supplemental disc. 'Tour' a comprehensive two-hour documentary with peeks at the wealth of additional materials you can 'Explore' by theme or 'File' through by topic. Among them: scores of ...
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Passion Fish (Widescreen/Full Screen)
»rank: 4101
Chroniques et points de vue: Essential Video:An intelligent and potent drama about taking life's second chances when they come, Passion Fish finds director John Sayles (Matewan, Lone Star) once again providing a strong cast of actors with a smart, literate screenplay to produce an entertaining and thought-provoking film. Mary McDonnell (Dances with Wolves, Grand Canyon) plays a soap-opera actress paralyzed in a car accident, who returns to the small town on the Louisiana bayou where she grew up to hide. But the hiring of a physical therapist with a tortured past (Alfre Woodard), and ...
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The Hudsucker Proxy (Widescreen)
»rank: 2506
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:The Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, Fargo) have become the most consistently original filmmakers in the land. ln a salute/reworking of the fast-talking comedies of the 40s, we follow Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) and his amazing rise to the top. But he's only a puppet for the evil Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman), who wants the company for himself. The Coens' design is the real star and their first big-budget film will stimulate movie fans. The story weakens in the middle but you will find very few films that move ...
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