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War Movies - 18 August 2009
ew exceptions, the same goes for Vietnam. You can argue about the politics of Rambo, Platoon and even The Deer Hunter, but only John Wayne really seemed to think this war was a good idea – and his The Green Berets was laughed off the screen. - -The grea

Eastwood film saddles up for Cannes - 24 April 2008
nal Film Festival in France next month, according to reports. -The BBC says the 1920s-set thriller, which stars Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and Capote's Amy Ryan, tells the story of woman whose son is kidnapped. -Other films set for the 61st Cannes bash inc

Young Guns: Hollywood’s Up and Coming Heroes - 31 August 2007
Dog, The Girl Next Door, Lords of Dogtown; Imaginary Heroes; The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys - -Hirsch was the alpha dog - Johnny Truelove - in Nick Cassavetes' true crime drama, and skateboarding badass Jay Adams in Lords of Dogtown; showy roles he playe

Flags of Our Fathers review by PaulaWestwood from Mossley, Lancs.

Excellent..and important.. but not quite brilliant... 1 January 2007
...ntil then apart from one or two smaller sucesses US World War fodder was of the John Wayne variety, and generally vastly inferior to the UK output. 'Ryan' really c... Read customer review

Flags of Our Fathers - HD (2006)
Starring: Patrick Dollaghan, Jon Kellam, Andri Sigurosson
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Clint Eastwood's early-21st-century output has endeared him to Academy Awards voters, and he makes another bid for their attention with this tale of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Eastwood cuts back and forth between the battle that led to the flag being firmly planted in enemy soil, and the tour ..read more »

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Flags of Our Fathers on DVD (2006)
Starring: Patrick Dollaghan, Jon Kellam, Andri Sigurosson
Director: Clint Eastwood
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The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

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The Silver Surfer - The Complete Series (2 discs) on DVD (1992)
Starring: Elizabeth Shepherd, Aron Tager, Valerie Buhagiar
Director: Silver Surfer
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This DVD set features all 13 episodes of the animated television series The Silver Surfer. Based on the comics written by Stan Lee The Silver Surfer follows the trials and tribulations of Norrin Radd. The Silver Surfer entered the world of comics in March 1966, in Fantastic Four #48, as an ..read more »

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Amazon Women On The Moon on DVD (1987)
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher
Director: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton
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The story of three all-American space voyagers who, with their monkey Looney, fall into the clutches of a group of love-starved space maidens. Unfortunately the movie, which is being shown on TV, suffers from breakdowns in transmission...

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The Magic Christian on DVD (1969)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Peter Sellers, Laurence Harvey
Director: Joseph McGrath
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This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand tests the limit of human avarice. With money to motivate the greedy, Laurence Harvey combines his ..read more »

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The Avengers - The Definitive Dossier 19... (2 discs) on DVD (1967)
Starring: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg
Director: John Krish, James Hill, Sidney Hayers
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This collection presents six episodes from the classic 1960s television series that follows secret agents John Steed (the ever-suave Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (the ever-lovely Diana Rigg) on various crime-fighting adventures. The set contains the episodes A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to ..read more »

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Soul Of The Funky Drummers
Starring: John "Jab'O" Starks, John, Clyde Stubblefield
Director: Chiaki Matsumoto
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Get tips on your drumming from two funky drummers, John "Jab'O" Starks and Clyde Stubblefield.

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Ellen - Complete Season One
Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Maggie Wheeler, Holly Fulger
Director: Neal Marlens, Iris Dugow, Michael Lembeck
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The first season of the hit TV show starring Ellen DeGeneres

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