Keith Jarrett - Directions - In The Charles Lloyd Mood DVD

Advantages: Not too long
Disadvantages: Subtitles do they give the full picture.?

...My copy of the film In The Mood for love came as a freebie DVD presented by the Times. This a film by Wonng Kar - Wai has a censor PG (Parental Guidance) for children under 12 years old. The film is approx 94 minutes long. The film is presented by Jet Tone Films productions. My version came in its original language of Cantonese with English sub titles. The film was well received at the Cannes film festival in 2000. ***THE PLOT*** Set in Hong Kong, 1962, Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung - Happy Together, Hard Boiled Egg) is a junior newspaper editor with an elusive wife they move into a new building. Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung - Days of Being Wild, Irma Vep), a beautiful secretary and her executive husband are recently arrived neighbours. The husband spends much of his time away on business trips. When their spouses often away, Chow and Li... Read review

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Advantages: very well acted by Rob Brydon. Brilliantly written. Keith Barrett is a genius creation.
Disadvantages: Might not appeal to all audiences.

...Marion and Geoff was a comedy TV series with a difference that was originally aired in 2000. Unlike other sitcom drama which last from 30 minutes to an hour, the first series of Marion and Geoff only lasted 10 minutes. The advantages of this were that it could be slotted into scheduling easily, and it always has you wanting more. There were 11 episodes in the first episode and this DVD has them all. The series is also unique in that it only has one character, Keith Barrett. Some people might not like the idea of only one actor, and it is a challenging role but Rob Brydon who plays it pulls it off well. The series was also written, and directed by Rob Brydon, with some help from fellow comic Hugo Blick. The producer of the show is none other than Steve Coogan, whom you may know as Alan Partridge, he is good friends with Rob and was... Read review

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..., the world is full of guys! Be a man, don’t be a guy…” As most of you know, most love stories and romances focus on the old theme of the attraction of opposites. While Diane and Lloyd are opposites, they are not so in the traditional sense; they have voids in their lives which are filled when they come together, and they feel a strong connection, despite their backgrounds and personalities. Diane has a plan for the future unlike Lloyd, though she feels insecure about it, and that something doesn’t seem right; is she really going in the right direction? As a matter of fact, she would rather go back in time because she felt as though she has missed the nuances that other people have experienced while growing up. When Lloyd first enters her life, she doesn’t really know if he is a gift or a distraction; she discovers that he is so... Read review

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