This curiously overlooked drama from Clint Eastwood, released just after hisOscar triumph ... more
withUnforgiven, concerns a prisoner (Kevin Costner) on the run with a kidnapped young boy as protection and the Texas Ranger (Eastwood) and federal agent (Laura D...
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This curiously overlooked drama from Clint Eastwood, released just after his Oscar triumph ... more
withUnforgiven, concerns a prisoner (Kevin Costner) on the run with a kidnapped young boy as protection and the Texas Ranger (Eastwood) and federal agent (Laura ...
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Butch Haynes is a hardened prison escapee on the run with a young hostage who sees in ... more
Butch the father figure he never had. Meanwhile Texas Ranger Red Garnett is leading deputies and a criminologist in a statewide pursuit. Red knows every road and pot...
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Double Academy Award winners Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood confront each other from ... more
opposite sides of the law in A Perfect World, an acclaimed, multilayered manhunt saga (directed by Eastwood) that rumbles down Texas backroads toward a harrowing col...
The ten winning entries of the sixth Guardian/Piccadilly writing competition for ... more
teenagers. The inspirational theme of the perfect world created an impressive response and intriguing range of ideas from the numerous teenage entrants. Together they reveal real insight into contemporary teen issues and thoughts on the world, and the true talent of today's young writers.
Southern-born, Paris-honed Billie Holiday sound-a-like Madeleine Peyroux has been charming ... more
audiences with her sophisticated renditions of jazz/blues standards and torch songs for a decade now. Half The Perfect World differs from previous albums Dreamland and Careless Love in that Peyroux covers songwriters from recent times, rather than those of yesteryear. Not only that, but she has also included more of her own compositions -- four in total -- penned with long-time collaborator/producer Larry Klein. It's her own "It's All Right" (which also has writing credits from Steely Dan's Walter Becker) that gets the album off to an infectious and insouciant start. Backed by musicians Sam Yahel (Norah Jones, Bill Frisell), David Piltch (Holly Cole), Jay Bellerose and drummer Scott Amendola, amongst others, Peyroux then proceeds to take us through a smoky, emotive world of romance, eroticism and heartbreak populated by re-interpretations of classics like Joni Mitchell's "River" (a duet with k.d. lang), Tom Waits' "The Heart Of Saturday Night", Leonard Cohen's "Blue Alert" -- even Charlie Chaplin's "Smile". A string-laden version of Serge Gainsbourg's "La Javanaise" provides the anticipated French touch, while the remainder of Peyroux's own songs, in particular the heartfelt "California Rain" and the poignant "Once in a While", stand up surprisingly well next to the rest of the material.--Paul Sullivan
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Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1989 - Action/Adventure - Director: Rowdy Herrington - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch
Advantages: Sarah's Stunning Voice.....plus her music of course.. Disadvantages: Very Emotional at times......may bring tears to your Eyes...
of before....
So, am I happy with this DVD / CD package.......
You bet I am, Its probably the best one I have bought in Years, and it only cost £5:99 from HMV online too,plus another live bonus CD to go with it as well....
And now the Boring bits......
Track Listing on the DVD...
Fallen
World on Fire
Adia
Hold On
Perfect Girl
Drifting
Push
I Will Remember You
Ice
Wait
Witness
Answer
Angel
Fear
Train Wreck
Building a Mystery
Sweet Surrender
Possesion
Blackbird
Ice Cream
Stupid
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Dirty Little Secret
( 23 Tracks )
The Bonus material on this disc is pretty basic actually, we get a 20 minute Backstage Video Diary, which is quite interesting, then some photos of the Band and Sarah in Concert, we also have the Lyrics as well, plus the usual merchandise and Fanclub addresses
The Music ...
Advantages: The acting by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Frances McDormand Disadvantages: None really
with, but of the singers I recognised there was Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Elton John and David Bowie.
Many of the great lines in the film belong to Frances McDormand, and although her performance as the overprotective mother is fantastic, in my opinion Mr Hoffman acts everyone else off the screen - he's a hugely underated actor who can turn himself to just about any role (who amongst us can forget the 'shart' scene in another of his films?). Here he plays a world weary, razzled journalist who's been there, done that and got the t-shirt. A special mention should also be made of Patrick Fugit, who's first role this was, and who manages to capture the emotion of qawky teenage kid caught between a fuddy duddy mum and the world of uber-cool rock stars and their hangers-on perfectly. You can't help feeling ...
kevin121 10.12.2008 (16.03.2009)
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this movie. We find out a lot about what women don't want rather than what they actually want.
While watching this film I kept thinking of all the real life men who have wanted to know what women want ; I'm sure they would be beginning for this 'talent'. If Nick's character was a real person , I'm sure every guy in the world would be queuing up to be his friend.
If your planning a night in with a DVD , this is perfect. ...
A long-serving criminal escapes from jail and goes on the run, taking a seven-year-old boy hostage. An almost father - son relationship develops as Texas Ranger Red Garnett closes in, determined to enforce the law.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
27/01/2003
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
D 012990
Barcode
7321900129909
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
DVD Description
Set in Texas in 1963, Clint Eastwood's film is a subtle and haunting work that features what is perhaps Kevin Costner's best performance. Costner plays against type as Butch Haynes, an escaped convict whose tendency toward violence is masked by his affability. Haynes escapes with a more blatantly dangerous convict, Terry Pugh (Keith Szarabajka), planning to ditch him as soon as they cross the border. But Pugh's lack of self-control gets them in trouble, and they take a young boy hostage. Raised by his single mother, a Jehovah's Witness, Phillip Perry (T.J. Lowther, in a heartbreakingly real performance) is fascinated by Haynes's roughneck ways, and the two form a surprisingly strong bond. Eastwood takes a supporting role as Red Garnett, the lawman who, ineptly but inevitably, is closing in on Haynes. With a woman criminologist (Laura Dern) and a trigger-happy federal agent along for the ride, Garnett chases Haynes down while keeping their shared past a secret from his team.
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