Collection ID 221
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann
Genre: Drama
Studio: Icon Entertainment International   Release date: 1993   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Chuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher.
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Collection ID 940
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann
Genre: Drama
Studio: Icon Entertainment International   Release date: 1993   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Chuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher.
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Collection ID 130
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva
Genre: Drama
Studio: M.C. Productions   Release date: 1962   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): German (USA)
Summary: A group of American soldiers are captured and brainwashed into becoming sleeper agents.
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My Review: A classic cold-ware spy-thriller unlike any other. This movie is one of my absolute favorites. THe fact that this movie was only nominated for two Academy Awards is a tragedy. Screenplay by George Axelrod (and John Frankenheimer (uncredited)). Based on a novel by Richard Condon. This movie was directed by John Frankenheimer (one of my favorite directors: Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, The French Connection II, Black Sunday, Prophecy, The Holcroft Covenant, 52 Pick Up, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Reindeer Games, Ronin). The cast was outstanding: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury and others. The acting truly remarkable. The story - Major Ben Marco (played by Frank Sinatra) is having trouble sleeping. For some reasons, he's having nightmares about Raymond Shaw, 'The Kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life'. What disturbing secret haunts the members of Major Marco's squad? What happened that night when they went on patrol deep behind enemy lines on a cold night in North Korea? The movie is filled with Cold-War paranoia, conspiracy and political intrigue. An outstanding political thriller filled with allegory and suspense. Despite the fact that I've seen this movie a dozen times, I still find it thrilling, relevant, and shocking in many ways. Angela Lansbury was only three years older than Lawrence Harvey when she played his mother, yet she performed so flawlessly that no one would even think there was something amiss in her role. A masterful piece of art preserved in the National Film registry. The political satire and cutting commentary remains as fresh today as it did in 1962. The editing and cinematography are truly spectacular, the pacing and editing perfect, the direction a marvel. The movie remains one of my favorites to this day, and every time I watch it, I presume I've discovered another twist to this amazing spy thriller from the early 60s. 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 347
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva
Genre: Drama
Studio: United Artists   Release date: 1962   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): German (USA)
Summary: A group of American soldiers are captured and brainwashed into becoming sleeper agents.
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My Review: A classic cold-ware spy-thriller unlike any other. This movie is one of my absolute favorites. THe fact that this movie was only nominated for two Academy Awards is a tragedy. Screenplay by George Axelrod (and John Frankenheimer (uncredited)). Based on a novel by Richard Condon. This movie was directed by John Frankenheimer (one of my favorite directors: Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, The French Connection II, Black Sunday, Prophecy, The Holcroft Covenant, 52 Pick Up, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Reindeer Games, Ronin). The cast was outstanding: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury and others. The acting truly remarkable. The story - Major Ben Marco (played by Frank Sinatra) is having trouble sleeping. For some reasons, he's having nightmares about Raymond Shaw, 'The Kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life'. What disturbing secret haunts the members of Major Marco's squad? What happened that night when they went on patrol deep behind enemy lines on a cold night in North Korea? The movie is filled with Cold-War paranoia, conspiracy and political intrigue. An outstanding political thriller filled with allegory and suspense. Despite the fact that I've seen this movie a dozen times, I still find it thrilling, relevant, and shocking in many ways. Angela Lansbury was only three years older than Lawrence Harvey when she played his mother, yet she performed so flawlessly that no one would even think there was something amiss in her role. A masterful piece of art preserved in the National Film registry. The political satire and cutting commentary remains as fresh today as it did in 1962. The editing and cinematography are truly spectacular, the pacing and editing perfect, the direction a marvel. The movie remains one of my favorites to this day, and every time I watch it, I presume I've discovered another twist to this amazing spy thriller from the early 60s. 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 930
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva
Genre: Drama
Studio: M.C. Productions   Release date: 1962   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): German (USA)
Summary: A group of American soldiers are captured and brainwashed into becoming sleeper agents.
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My Review: A classic cold-ware spy-thriller unlike any other. This movie is one of my absolute favorites. THe fact that this movie was only nominated for two Academy Awards is a tragedy. Screenplay by George Axelrod (and John Frankenheimer (uncredited)). Based on a novel by Richard Condon. This movie was directed by John Frankenheimer (one of my favorite directors: Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, The French Connection II, Black Sunday, Prophecy, The Holcroft Covenant, 52 Pick Up, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Reindeer Games, Ronin). The cast was outstanding: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury and others. The acting truly remarkable. The story - Major Ben Marco (played by Frank Sinatra) is having trouble sleeping. For some reasons, he's having nightmares about Raymond Shaw, 'The Kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life'. What disturbing secret haunts the members of Major Marco's squad? What happened that night when they went on patrol deep behind enemy lines on a cold night in North Korea? The movie is filled with Cold-War paranoia, conspiracy and political intrigue. An outstanding political thriller filled with allegory and suspense. Despite the fact that I've seen this movie a dozen times, I still find it thrilling, relevant, and shocking in many ways. Angela Lansbury was only three years older than Lawrence Harvey when she played his mother, yet she performed so flawlessly that no one would even think there was something amiss in her role. A masterful piece of art preserved in the National Film registry. The political satire and cutting commentary remains as fresh today as it did in 1962. The editing and cinematography are truly spectacular, the pacing and editing perfect, the direction a marvel. The movie remains one of my favorites to this day, and every time I watch it, I presume I've discovered another twist to this amazing spy thriller from the early 60s. 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 566
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Wright, Kimberly Elise
Genre: Drama
Studio: Paramount Home Video   Release date: 2004   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
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My Review: A remake of the classic 1962 black & white political thriller. Is it as good as the original? Hell no! Is it fair to compare the two? Sort of, but not really. To be fair, it's a different movie. The mind control plot is intact, the sleeper in the White House is still the premise of the movie. The bad guys are different, and it's set in modern times. Post Gulf War I. The political context is fresh and dead on relevant. The acting is great, especially Meryl Streep as Eleanor Shaw. Denzel Washington plays his usual intense paranoid character, and Liev Schrieber plays his typical laconic character. The ending is very predictable, but getting there with this cast was worth the anticlimatic ending. This movie was on my 'Watch' list, but I jumped the gun and bought a copy.

Collection ID 1267
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Wright, Kimberly Elise
Genre: Drama
Studio: Paramount Home Video   Release date: 2004   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
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My Review: A remake of the classic 1962 black & white political thriller. Is it as good as the original? Hell no! Is it fair to compare the two? Sort of, but not really. To be fair, it's a different movie. The mind control plot is intact, the sleeper in the White House is still the premise of the movie. The bad guys are different, and it's set in modern times. Post Gulf War I. The political context is fresh and dead on relevant. The acting is great, especially Meryl Streep as Eleanor Shaw. Denzel Washington plays his usual intense paranoid character, and Liev Schrieber plays his typical laconic character. The ending is very predictable, but getting there with this cast was worth the anticlimatic ending. This movie was on my 'Watch' list, but I jumped the gun and bought a copy.

Collection ID 629.5
Director: Josh Staub
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Genre: Animation, Short
Studio: Jubilee Studios   Release date: 2005   Rated: TV-G   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: The Mantis Parable is the charming tale of a humble caterpillar trapped in a bug collector's jar and in need of a helping hand.
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Collection ID 1328.5
Director: Josh Staub
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Genre: Animation, Short
Studio: Jubilee Studios   Release date: 2005   Rated: TV-G   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: The Mantis Parable is the charming tale of a humble caterpillar trapped in a bug collector's jar and in need of a helping hand.
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Collection ID HM006-2002
Director: Rob Garrity
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Genre: Home Video
Studio:   Release date:   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): ()
Summary: Rob Garrity sent Kim and I a video tape in 2002. It was a bunch of home movies from Japan and Wisconsin. Rob, Ryoko and Marie. Marie is Rob & Ryoko Garrity's first daughter. Born in 2001. This video covers Marie's first year as Rob & Ryoko discover the joys of becoming parents. Watch as Marie learns to crawl, walk and play a xyplophone. It's a fantastic home video that Rob put together as he, Marie and Ryoko explored Japan and Wisconsin while Marie begins her first year of life.
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