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Big Cat week - Series 3

Advantages: One of the best animal documentaries out there!
Disadvantages: None

...three presenters follow the three big cats in the Masa Mara in the heart of Africa. You will see some old faces and some cats will brace the camera. Again you see the cats hunt and kill so if that's not your thing then please be warned this DVD may not be for you. If you have the first two series then this is a must have! If you haven't got the first two then i strongly suggest you get it! ...

sanders0812 20.02.2009 · Read full review
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William the conquerer

Advantages: Rebelled against the english
Disadvantages: got beaten EVENTUALLY

Early Life William Wallace was born in c. 1270 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire and had an older and younger brother, Malcolm and John. He was said to have gone to the High School which is now 'The High School of Dundee' and spent most of his childhood growing up in the nearby village of Kilspindie. Wallace's parents owned land at Riccarton, near Kilmarnock which is where, supposedly, Wallace's father came from. He acted quickly fighting in battles when ...
...Acts and Deeds Of Sir William Wallace' and 'Knights of Elderslie,' written by the 15th century minstrel Blind Harry. Wallace's family provided most of the support for him as his ancestors were mere nobles decsending from Richard Wallace, the famous Welshman. Wallace's belief was that he could success against the English and to have his own independant country. Achievements William Wallace had achieved alot in his life before he was strangled and ...

Doni07 29.11.2006 · Read full review
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Works of Gainsborough, set to some classy music

Advantages: Good and entertaining look at Gainsborough
Disadvantages: Nome

Classic Artist and Composers, Gainsborough, is a simple project, well-executed. Suppose you take a classical artist. In this case, Gainsborough. You film his birthplace and other places that were of importance to his life, whilst telling the story of his life, of his family and of his paintings. Might be a little bit dull, perhaps? Then you can play some extraordinarily fine classical music to aurally illustrate the points you are making. What about ...
...series Classic Artists and Composers, took the brave decision to dispense with the services of a voice over artiste and allow the paintings, the scenery and some simple captions to tell the fascinating life story of Thomas Gainsborough (1727 to 1788), Oh, and there's the delightful music, too. The scenes filmed in Thomas Gainsborough's birthplace, Sudbury, in Suffolk, are very well realised especially the tail-switching cat who seems to own he garden ...

Martinscholes 31.10.2005 · Read full review
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In Sickness and in Health

Advantages: Interesting and entertaining, Great interview with Tony Benn
Disadvantages: Some subjects are arguably exploited, Does not consider disadvantages of socialised healthcare

"Sicko" (2007) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Writer: Michael Moore Director: Michael Moore Running Time: 123 minutes Certificate: 12A (UK) / PG (Ireland) / PG13 (USA) It has become something of a cliché to describe Michael Moore as a controversial, polarising character. To some, he is the White Knight of the left whose regular-guy approach to discussing uncomfortable subjects should be applauded, while to others he is a man who has exploited vulnerable interview ...
...picture he wants to make his attention-grabbing documentaries a success. An entire industry has grown up attempting to discredit Moore's work and has given his reputation something of a battering over recent years, but while some of the criticism he has received has I think been justified, this has not prevented him producing his highly entertaining 2007 documentary "Sicko" about the American medical industry. In many ways, this has proved to be ...

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He Was Never Any Good At Hide & Seek

Advantages: sensitive adaptation of the biography of the same name, good acting and character portrayal
Disadvantages: a bit soppy at time, events not in order in which they happen in the book

[Film Only Review] A few weeks ago I wrote about the amazing biography by Brad Cohen, how he overcame the stigma of Tourette syndrome* (TS from herein) and became a teacher and motivational speaker. Today I want to talk about the movie that actually first introduced me to Brad Cohen, who is not just a character in a movie but a real person. Brad Cohen developed TS in early childhood and was stigmatised by most of his peers, as well as some family, ...
...fulfil his ultimate dream, to become a teacher, the teacher he never had when he was at school. *Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically ...

Tempus_Fugit 03.12.2009 · Read full review
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