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The Best Family Films Ever Made - 6 February 2012
ost as extensive as their books, go to the cinema at least twice a month, and expect to rent movies on a weekly basis. We spent January working our way through a box set of Planet of the Apes movies (a big hit despite the downbeat endings); they’ve ne

Schnabel 'splits from Jebreal' - 15 August 2011
-Director Julian Schnabel has ended his tumultuous relationship with longtime girlfriend Rula Jebreal, according to U.S. reports.-The filmmaker started dating the Journalist after leaving his second wife Olatz Lopez Garmendia four years ago (07), but their

BAFTA Video Game Awards 2011 - 18 March 2011
them in spite of wonderful televisual achievements like Holby City (ooh, sarcasm.)- -In 2011 BAFTA once again proved excellent Judges of gaming character, with a list of nominees and winners that weren’t based around sales figures but genuine worthin

J - what members say

Up Close And Personal review by from Tunbridge Wells, England

Break out the tisues. 2 September 2004
...that this is the best 'weepy' of the lot. But that shouldn't prevent the boys enJoying one of Michelle Pfieffer's cleverest performances as a 'wannabe' TV presen... Read customer review

The Robe review by A customer from LANCASHIRE

They don't make 'em like this anymore!! 5 May 2005
...Just my cup of tea! If you like historical epics this one is well worth the watch. ... Read customer review

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone review by A customer from London

More Enjoyable for Readers of The Books 17 July 2004
...I really enJoyed the film mainly because I've read the books and it was great to see the characters come to life, however I can see how non-readers could be a li... Read customer review

J - filmography

Dante's Inferno on DVD (2009)
Starring: Mark Hamill, Victoria Tennant, Vanessa Branch
Director: Sean Meredith, Mike Disa, Shukou Murase
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"Dante's Inferno" sees 6 acclaimed international directors give their own terrifying visions of hell in this animated compilation.

61% from 904 members

Dante's Inferno - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Mark Hamill, Victoria Tennant, Vanessa Branch
Director: Mike Disa, Shukou Murase, Jong-Sik Nam
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"Dante's Inferno" sees 6 acclaimed international directors give their own terrifying visions of hell in this animated compilation.

57% from 1,028 member

Midsomer Murders - Secrets And Spies on DVD (2009)
Starring: Jane Wymark, Alice Krige, Jason Hughes
Director: Renny Rye
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A local cricket match turns ugly when a visiting dignitary winds up dead on the pitch. Suspecting foul play, Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby (John Nettles) springs into action but finds that his investigation into the homicide is blocked at every turn.

77% from 201 members

Pinky and the Brain (2006)
Starring: Corey Burton, Richard Libertini, Joe Lala
Director: Rusty Mills, Russell Calabrese, Kirk Tingblad
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The WB took two characters from the popular hit show ANIMANIACS in 1995, building an entire series around them. Their names? Pinky and the Brain, two mice who have had their genes tampered with while residing in Acme Labs. The show centers on their schemes to take over the world, with the Brain ..read more »

76% from 25 members
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Shelter From The Storm - A Concert For T... on DVD (2005)
Starring: U2, Foo Fighters, Mary J Blige
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On 9th September, stars put on a one hour concert in aid of the victims, and to honour the heroes, of Hurricane Katrina. Filmed in New York and LA, a great line up of performers including U2,Foo Fighters, Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys and Kanye West were joined by celebrities such as Bruce Willis, Jack ..read more »

50% from 60 members

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on DVD (2001)
Starring: Zoe Wanamaker, Zoe Wannamaker, Tom
Director: Chris Columbus
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American director Chris Columbus (HOME ALONE) brings the magic of British author J.K. Rowling's beloved best-selling fantasy novel to life in "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone". Eleven-year-old orphan Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) finds his world turned upside down when he discovers that, ..read more »

71% from 47,485 members

Oz - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (1997)
Starring: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Director: Darnell Martin, Nick Gomez, Jean De Segonzac
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The Oswald Maximum Security Correctional Facility has opened an experimental new ward, Emerald City, reserved for especially dangerous criminals. Inside the walls of this rehabilitation unit, is a world that's even more corrupt and dangerous than the mean streets the inmates left behind. Survival ..read more »

69% from 4,806 members

Up Close And Personal on DVD (1996)
Starring: Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing
Director: Jon Avnet
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In this network news romance, a beautiful neophyte reporter rises through the ranks to become a national star with the help of a veteran newscaster. "Suggested" by Alanna Nash's 1988 biography of newswoman Jessica Savitch, "Golden Girl." Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Song ("Because You ..read more »

63% from 2,717 members

Things (1995)
Starring: Courtney Lercara, Neil Delama, Deborah Stevens
Director: Dennis Devine, Jay Woelfel, J
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A woman kidnaps her husband's mistress and tells the mistress two horror stories involving evil things.

37% from 19 members
Currently unavailable

Murder Of Innocence on DVD (1993)
Starring: Valerie Bertinelli, Stephen Caffrey, Graham Beckel
Director: Tom McLoughlin
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Valerie Bertinelli stars in this TV movie about a woman whose marriage and life are threatened by her increasingly psychotic behavior. Bertinelli's performance and the film's strong atmosphere underscore this frightening peek into the mind of the mentally unstable.

47% from 74 members

Tomorrow Never Comes on DVD (1977)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Susan George, Donald Pleasence
Director: Peter Collinson
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A seaside resort hotel is the backdrop of a terrifying psychological drama when a young man goes berzerk after he learns his girlfriend has been unfaithful.

43% from 118 members

Shenandoah on DVD (1965)
Starring: James Stewart, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
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A principled Virginia farmer tries to keep his family safe from the tumult of the Civil War by withdrawing into pacifism and isolation. Though strongly opposed to slavery, his reluctance to fight keeps him from joining forces with Union soldiers. But when his youngest son is kidnapped by the Union ..read more »

70% from 785 members

Diana Dors - Icon Collection - A Kid For... on DVD (1955)
Starring: Primo Carnera, Jonathan Ashmore, Diana Dors
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A charmingly idiosyncratic fable, A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS stars Jonathan Ashmore as Joe, an imaginative young boy growing up in London's impoverished East End. After absorbing a tale about the magical power of captured unicorns from the kindly tailor Kandinsky (David Kossoff), who employs the boy's ..read more »

64% from 101 members

The Robe on DVD (1953)
Starring: Jeff Morrow, Jay Robinson, Ernest Thesiger
Director: Henry Koster
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THE ROBE is one of the finest Biblical epics of all time, based on a best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film tells the story of a Roman, played by Richard Burton, who was in charge of the Crucifixion of Christ and who later is converted to Christianity. This was the first movie to be ..read more »

66% from 648 members

Laurel And Hardy - Snow! - Classic Shor... on DVD (1931)
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Isabelle Keith
Director: James Parrott, James Horne, J
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A collection of classic Laurel & Hardy - and a foreign-language feature - set amid the snow!

69% from 970 members

Celtic Inheritance on DVD
Starring: Tom Conti, Hannah Gordon, Charlton Heston
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The effect of the Highland bagpipe and its music on people in peace and war. Also includes excerpts from the TV series 'Instruments Of War'.

38% from 22 members

Mutant X - Season 2 - Vol. 5 (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Forbes March, Victoria Pratt, Lauren Lee Smith
Director: Bill Corcoran, Jorge Montesi, Drew Potter
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Features the following episodes: One Step Closer; Reality Check; Reawakening; Lest He Become

65% from 279 members

Cannibal Terror on DVD
Starring: Burt Altman, Mariam Camacho, Stan Hamilton
Director: Alain Petit, Julio Tabernero, J
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Two small time crooks, Mario and Roberto, along with their female companion kidnap a young girl, and decide to hide out at a friend's jungle house, where he makes his living trading with the local natives. However, the local natives have a particular speciality on their menu - human flesh. When ..read more »

34% from 178 members

Werner Herzog Box Set 1 (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Eva Mattes
Director: Werner Herzog
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A boxset containing all the collaborations between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD: Widely considered to be Herzog's finest film, is the tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in 16th-century Peru. NOSFERATU: PHANTOM DER NACHT: ..read more »

71% from 3,376 members

J facts

5 most recent films

Dante's Inferno - 3.0 stars
Dante's Inferno - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Midsomer Murders - Secrets And Spies - 4.0 stars
Pinky and the Brain - 4.0 stars
Shelter From The Storm - A Concert For The Gulf Coast - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Midsomer Murders - Secrets And Spies - 4.0 stars
Werner Herzog Box Set 1 - 3.5 stars
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 3.5 stars
Shenandoah - 3.5 stars
Oz - Series 1 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Celtic Inheritance - 2.0 stars
Things - 2.0 stars
Pinky and the Brain - 4.0 stars
Cannibal Terror - 2.0 stars
Tomorrow Never Comes - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ernie Hudson - 3 times - show films
Kirk Acevedo - 3 times - show films
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - 3 times - show films
Vanessa Branch - 2 times - show films
Graham McTavish - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Pascale Ferran - 5 times - show films
Jean De Segonzac - 3 times - show films
Darnell Martin - 3 times - show films
Nick Gomez - 3 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films

16 Jan 2012
J. Edgar
4 stars out of 5
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Brand New Trailer: Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar
01 Aug 2011
J.J. Abrams and the Super 8 Boys
29 Jul 2011
Super 8
4 stars out of 5
11 Apr 2011
Winnie the Pooh Interview