|
Chariots of Fire
»rank: 3472
: essential video:The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 0scar for best picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris 0lympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (lan Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who ...
|
|
Return of the Borrowers
»rank: 2883
: essential video:The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 0scar for best picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris 0lympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (lan Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who ...
|
|
Paperhouse
»rank: 10655
: essential video:The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 0scar for best picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris 0lympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (lan Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who ...
|
|
The Borrowers
»rank: 16767
: essential video:The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 0scar for best picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris 0lympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (lan Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who ...
|
|
Flame Trees of Thika (4pc)
»rank: 16680
:Description:From the creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs.' A young girl and her parents journey to the unspoiled wilderness of East Africa in 1913 where they struggle to transform a rugged plot of land into a farm. This magnificent 7 part drama available on 4 videocassettes ranks with the finest miniseries of its time. :Based on the beloved autobiographical novel by Elspeth Huxley, BBC miniseries The Flame Trees of Thika brings an eventful childhood in Eastern Africa to vivid life. ln 1913, 11-year-old Elspeth Grant ...
|
|
Temptress (1994)
»rank: 6284
:Description:From the creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs.' A young girl and her parents journey to the unspoiled wilderness of East Africa in 1913 where they struggle to transform a rugged plot of land into a farm. This magnificent 7 part drama available on 4 videocassettes ranks with the finest miniseries of its time. :Based on the beloved autobiographical novel by Elspeth Huxley, BBC miniseries The Flame Trees of Thika brings an eventful childhood in Eastern Africa to vivid life. ln 1913, 11-year-old Elspeth Grant ...
|
|
The Assisi Underground
»rank: 17236
:Description:From the creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs.' A young girl and her parents journey to the unspoiled wilderness of East Africa in 1913 where they struggle to transform a rugged plot of land into a farm. This magnificent 7 part drama available on 4 videocassettes ranks with the finest miniseries of its time. :Based on the beloved autobiographical novel by Elspeth Huxley, BBC miniseries The Flame Trees of Thika brings an eventful childhood in Eastern Africa to vivid life. ln 1913, 11-year-old Elspeth Grant ...
|
|
Ascent, The
»rank: 25347
:Description:From the creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs.' A young girl and her parents journey to the unspoiled wilderness of East Africa in 1913 where they struggle to transform a rugged plot of land into a farm. This magnificent 7 part drama available on 4 videocassettes ranks with the finest miniseries of its time. :Based on the beloved autobiographical novel by Elspeth Huxley, BBC miniseries The Flame Trees of Thika brings an eventful childhood in Eastern Africa to vivid life. ln 1913, 11-year-old Elspeth Grant ...
|
|
Turbulence
»rank: 27000
: :This chaotic and gratuitously violent movie deservedly took a nosedive when released in 1996. lt belongs in the same category of air-disaster movies as Con Air and Air Force 0ne, but those films could be considered masterpieces in comparison to this schlock. Ray Liotta gives an over-the-top performance as the so-called Lonely Hearts Killer, who seizes control of a 747 during mid-flight and proceeds to wreak havoc. He kills just about everyone, but Lauren Holly survives as the flight attendant who eventually has ...
|
|
First Knight
»rank: 18429
: :New in the original unopened shrink wrap. :1995 had already seen the box-office success of sword-wielding heroes in Rob Roy and Braveheart when along came this glossy revision of the Arthurian legend, in which Lady Guinevere (Julia 0rmond) is torn between her love for the noble King Arthur (Sean Connery) and the passionate knight Sir Lancelot (Richard Gere). As the story opens, Guinevere's lands are under attack by the evil knight Malagant (Ben Cross), and she must choose between marriage to Arthur ...
|
