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Pride & Prejudice -
2005
~ Keira
Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen
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Rightly winning wide acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, this
latest take on Jane Austen’s classic Pride & Prejudice is
a real, all-round triumph. The age-old story still holds real
resonance, and it follows the tale of five sisters dealing with
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Bleak House [2005]
~ Gillian
Anderson, Matthew Kelly
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Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of
Charles Dickens' most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest
ever depiction of Victorian London. Fresh and imaginative, yet
faithful to the original, this thrilling fast-paced adaptation
is shot with a contemporary edge. At its heart is...
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Pride And Prejudice :
10th Anniversary Edition [1995]
~ Colin
Firth, Benjamin Whitrow
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DVD - BBC / September 12, 2005
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Regency romance, full of pace, style, wit and passion. Filmed in
the stately homes and country mansions of old England, with a
first-rate production team and a cast of Britain's finest
character actors, this really is unmissable. Starring Colin
Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Allison Steadman and Julia...
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This Life - Series 1
And 2
~ Jack
Davenport, Amita Dhiri
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DVD - BBC / February 27, 2006
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SERIES 1
This multi-award-winning cult series eavesdrops on the lives
of a group of young lawyers sharing a London house. Wild child
Anna has trouble with men. Arrogant Miles is torn between two
women. Control-freak Milly is torn between two men. Egg can't
decide what to do with his life. Ferdy is...
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Crash [2004]
~ Sandra
Bullock, Don Cheadle
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A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written
roundelay of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over
the course of one day in LA and involves a circus of cops,
robbers, and civilians. A detective with a heroin addict mother
and criminal brother investigates the shooting...
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Charmed - Season 5
~ Holly
Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano
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DVD - Paramount Home Entertainment (UK) / March 6, 2006
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Debuting in 1998, the Aaron Spelling-produced television series
'Charmed' follows the adventures of three modern-day witches
juggling their supernatural abilities with the demands of
everyday life. The Halliwell sisters use their magical powers to
protect innocent people from evil demons, who, in...
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Downfall
~ Bruno
Ganz, Corinna Harfouch
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DVD - Momentum Pictures / September 19, 2005
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The riveting subject of Downfall is nothing less than the
disintegration of Adolph Hitler in mind, body, and soul. A 2005
Academy Award nominee for best foreign language film, this
German historical drama stars Bruno Ganz as Hitler, whose
psychic meltdown is depicted in sobering detail, suggesting a...
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Sense And Sensibility
[1996]
~ Emma
Thompson, Alan Rickman
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Emma Thompson scores a double bull's-eye with Sense and
Sensibility, a marvellous adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
Not only does Thompson turn in a strong (and gently humorous)
performance as Elinor Dashwood--the one with "sense"--she also
wrote the witty, wise screenplay. Austen's tale of...
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The Godfather Trilogy
(5 Disc Box Set)
~ Marlon
Brando, Richard Conte
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DVD - Paramount Home Entertainment (UK) / October 8, 2001
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Despite making many other distinguished films in his long,
wandering career, Francis Ford Coppola will always be known as
the man who directed The Godfather trilogy, a series that
has dominated and defined their creator in a way perhaps no
other director can understand. Coppola has never been able...
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The West Wing -
Complete Season 6
~ Martin
Sheen, Stockard Channing
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DVD - Warner Home Video / September 26, 2005
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The West Wing returns for a behind-the-scenes look at
another year in the life of the eclectic group of frenzied
staffers in the Oval Office from creator Aaron Sorkin. The sixth
season has enjoyed popular and critical resurgence in the US,
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Desperate Housewives:
Season 1
~ Teri
Hatcher, Marcia Cross
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DVD - Buena Vista Home Entertainment / October 10, 2005
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Audiences were captivated by the women of Wisteria Lane in the
first season of Desperate Housewives, the breakout hit
from ABC that almost single-handedly lifted the network from its
ratings doldrums and brought back the classic TV soap, remixed
now with satire, comedy, and mystery. An affectionate...
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Lost - The Complete
First Series
~ Matthew
Fox, Evangeline Lilly
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DVD - Buena Vista Home Entertainment / January 16, 2006
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And so it begins. It’s hard to pinpoint just when you realise
how good Lost actually is. Granted, the opening episode
is an astonishingly assured way to start, replete with an
almighty plane crash on a seemingly deserted desert island. Yet
as those who have followed the hype are well aware,...
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A History of Violence
~ Viggo
Mortensen, Maria Bello
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DVD - Entertainment in Video / March 20, 2006
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On the surface, David Cronenberg may seem an unlikely candidate
to direct A History of Violence, but dig deeper and
you'll see that he's the right man for the job. As an
intellectual seeker of meaning and an avowed believer in
Darwinian survival of the fittest, Cronenberg knows that the
story of...
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Lost : Season 1 - Part
2
~ Matthew
Fox, Maggie Grace
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Bringing together the final thirteen episodes from its maiden
series, Lost: Series One Part Two answers some of the key
questions left from Series One Part One, and in the true
style of the show, manages to pose a whole lot more.
Continuing the compelling marriage of tense, edgy narrative
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Ladies In Lavender
[2004]
~ Judi
Dench, Maggie Smith
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Ladies in Lavender is exactly the sort of film that
prompts people to question, "Why don’t they make films like this
anymore?" It’s a delicately-paced story of two aging
sisters--Ursula (Dame Judi Dench) and Janet (Maggie Smith--who
live together on a Cornwall beach in 1936. They discover...
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Wives And Daughters
[1999]
~ Francesca
Annis, Ian Carmichael
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DVD - BBC / August 20, 2001
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Andrew Davies' 1999 adaptation of Mrs Gaskell's Wives and
Daughters was hailed as the rediscovery of a "forgotten"
classic
novel and found the BBC on the crest of a wave with costume
dramas--led by Pride and Prejudice. Handsome and
beautifully filmed, if anything, it surpassed the quality of
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The Notebook [2004]
~ Rachel
McAdams, Ryan Gosling
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When you consider that old-fashioned tearjerkers are an
endangered species in Hollywood, a movie like The Notebook
can be embraced without apology. Yes, it's syrupy sweet and
clogged with clichés, and one can only marvel at the irony of
Nick Cassavetes directing a weeper that his late father...
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The West Wing -
Complete Season 5
~ Martin
Sheen, Glenn Close
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DVD - Warner Home Video / April 25, 2005
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Features the complete episodes from the fifth series of the
drama. President Bartlet must tackle, amongst other things:
terrorist threats, the devastation caused by a tornado, a
hostage situation, and a Christmas family gathering...
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North And South
~ Daniela
Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage
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DVD - BBC / April 11, 2005
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Adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel. Margaret Hale, a
southerner, has newly moved to the industrial town of Milton.
When the workers of a cotton mill strike, Margaret immediately
takes their side, already displaying a strong dislike for the
mill's owner, John Thornton. As the conflict between...
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Persuasion [1995]
~ Amanda
Root, Ciarán Hinds
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After a slow beginning, in which the complex tangle of
relationships is initially confusing, this BBC adaptation of
Jane Austen's last novel, Persuasion, develops into an
elegant romantic comedy. Austin combines a subtle dissection of
the folly of class with a slow-burning, intensely passionate
love...
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CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation - Miami - Season 2 - Part 2
~ David
Caruso, Khandi Alexander
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The first of two spinoffs launched by the hugely popular
television series CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, CSI: MIAMI
introduces a new cast of crime fighters operating from a
forensics lab unit in the tropical climes of southern Florida.
David Caruso (NYPD BLUE) anchors the series as tortured...
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Dirty Dancing [1987]
~ Jennifer
Grey, Patrick Swayze
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As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before
it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now
plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of
its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem
particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does
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Hill Street Blues -
Series 1
~ Daniel J.
Travanti, Michael Conrad
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From legendary creator/writer Steven Bochco, the multi
award-winning Hill Street Blues is the original pioneering ' TV
cop show', that blazed the trail for later ensemble hits such as
NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. One of the most innovative and
critically acclaimed series of its time, this is the story...
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The Sopranos - Season
5
~ James
Gandolfini, Edie Falco
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Facing an indeterminate sentence of weeks/months/years until new
episodes, Sopranos fans are advised to take the fifth;
season, that is. At this point, superlatives don't do The
Sopranos justice, but justice was at last served to this
benchmark series. For the first time, The Sopranos rubbed
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Emma [1996]
~ Gwyneth
Paltrow, James Cosmo
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Most people didn't mind Gwyneth Paltrow's English accent in this
charming, 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel (which also
inspired Clueless). But even if it doesn't sound quite
right to you, there are plenty of authentic and wonderful Brit
thespians in this film by screenwriter-turned-director...
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