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Fantasy month in heaven

Advantages: The casting is perfect and the chemistry sends shivers down the spine. Josie Lawrence, while never quite reaching her full potential, certainly shows in her first major role that she CAN do mroe than improvise!
Disadvantages: None in particular

It all begins with a half glimpsed advertisement in the Times. "For those who appreciate wisteria and sunshine". Lottie Wilkins (Josie Lawrence) sees this and races off to her Womens club where she finds neighbour, Rose Arbuthnot (Miranda Richardson), and asks her to go with her. Finally agreeing at the following Sunday's church jumble sale, they engage the castle through the owner. After realising that the cost plus extra money will break them they ...
...daughter of a wealthy Lord, and Mrs Fisher, an old grand-dame very set in her ways, and those of her old, deceased author friends. Surrounded in Italy by the magic of San Salvatore, the psychic Lottie soon realises that her cold, unforgiving husband may flourish in the place, as would that of Rose's husband. I won't give away any more of the story, there are one or two little twists in the story along the way. This is adapted from the book of ...

josiefan 26.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Enchanted April (DVD)

This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future.

Advantages: A classic that has to be watched
Disadvantages: For me none - for younger people could be dated

THE GRADUATE 1967 FILM ONLY REVIEW INTRODUCTION "Mrs. Robinson do you think we could say a few words to each other first this time." I am showing my age now when I say that one of my favourite films I watched in the cinema in my teens was 'The Graduate ' in 1967. For people of my generation (old!), this film is seen as a classic, and as far as I am concerned it has maintained its legendary status after 40 years. ...
...labelled a classic, (at the moment The Graduate is number 17 in the 100 greatest Film list) it is an often ridiculed and maligned film. 'The Graduate' became the top-grossing film of 1968 and won the Oscar for Best Director (Mike Nichols). The film was nominated for many other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Actress (Bancroft), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Robert Surtees), and Best Supporting Actress ...

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Review of The Graduate (DVD)

A mans life needs at least 1 hour of our time

Advantages: Cleverly worked out
Disadvantages: Not action packed - some might find boring

BEWARE! THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND PLOTLINE! THE STORY The story starts with a young man of 18 on trial in court for murder. His life is in the hands of the jury of 12 men. If he is found guilty, he will be executed. All 12 must agree on a verdict. We learn that the boy is accused of killing his father. The father hit the young boy frequently and the prosecution see this as the motive. A witness who lived opposite boy and the father ...
...knife and an old man living below said that he heard the boy shout "I'm gonna kill you" before he heard something fall to the floor above. The old man ran to his door and says that he saw the boy running away. However, the boy says that he was at the cinema during the stabbing and did not return until 3 hours later where upon he was arrested. The men go into a room to decide if the boy is guilty or not. The men decide to take a preliminary vote. ...

rufusredcoat 31.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Twelve Angry Men (DVD)

The finest show to ever grace the screens

Advantages: Everything, mostly the fab Ms Gless
Disadvantages: none at all

...most wanted thief in America. Cagney and Lacey are on the case, and soon discover he is up to his old tricks. Cagney becomes obsessed with catching him, after he challenges her, and the race is on as she tries to outwit the Grandest Thief of Them All. 10 - Recreational Use - Cagney, Lacey and Dory McKenna investigate the deaths of some senior citizens in properies owned by the same man, who it turns out is sabotaging all his buildings to raise rent. ...
...assist him with his work. Cagney disagrees with this and makes him aware of her nervousness about the use of drugs, but doesnt make an issue out of it - until the group have a social get together with Lacey and her husband Harvey at their apartment. It is later discovered that Dory used drugs at the home of the Laceys, which causes a rift between the partners - and Mary Beth offers some harsh, yet true advice to Christine about her love interest, ...

angel01laura 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Cagney And Lacey - Series 1 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)

Touching but sad story set during post-WWII Germany

Advantages: Touching, Emotional, handles controversial subjects sensitively.
Disadvantages: Can be a little slow in places

...woman during post-WWII Germany, and the effect it has on him throughout his life. It is a beautifully written book which has translated well on to screen, and combined with the excellent acting from Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and the young David Kross, The Reader is not to be missed. At the start of an illness that will see him bed ridden for many months, Michael Berg is helped home by a brusque but alluring older women names Hanna Schmitz. On ...
...he realises that it signifies the end of the affair and the loss of Hanna from his life. Moving forward, Michael is studying a law degree and when he meets Hanna again during the middle of a controversial trial, he is shocked at the nature of the discovery. During this trial, Michael uncovers a secret Hanna has been keeping her whole life and struggles to decide whether to reveal this. Choosing not to, he now must live with the consequences for ...

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Review of The Reader (DVD)