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Of Mice & Men DVD
1 recommendation
"Of course, it's the iconic story from John Stenbeck's 1932 novel. When it comes to watching it, you have 3 options and I suggest this one. Though newer doesn't always (in fact usually doesn't) mean better, in this case, it does."
Where the Wild Things Are - Film Release
1 recommendation
"This movie has been in production since 2004! Its directed by Spike Jonze and co written by Dave Eggars. The icing on the cake is the costumes and creature effects have been done by the Jim Henson Creature shop, which means minimal CGI and actual costumes. Yay! If all goes well, which it seems like it hasn't, this movie should hit theaters in October of 2009."
Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Television Series
1 recommendation
"You know, $200 is not a bad price for a box set of the entire series. Especially since it was on for a million years. However, in this recession, I'll have to hold off for now. Great show for the entire family that covered complex themes."
Alice in Wonderland - Tim Burton
1 recommendation
"I can't wait! Although I refuse to get my expectations up. I like Tim Burton and Alice and Wonderland. They seem well suited together. Hopefully this will make it to the IMAX."
Alice in Wonderland - 1988
1 recommendation
"I've never seen this 1988 Australian animated movie. Apparently, its a musical version. In my attempt to watch every Alice in Wonderland movie, I'll need to check this one out."
Dreamchild
1 recommendation
"I loved this version. It begins with an elderly Alice (who the story was based on) on her way to the U.S. to participate in a celebration of Lewis Carol and his books. The movie then segues into flashbacks of her childhood and the fantasy world. This version was a bit darker. The puppets (made by Jim Henson's Workshop) were kind of scary and nightmarish."
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1 recommendation
"This 1999 U.K. version features, Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) and Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings). I definately haven't seen this one but would love to check it out. In this story, the Alice figure (KB) is an adult and is pulled into the adventure while reading the story to her daughter."
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland DVD
1 recommendation
"This film adaptation is a U.K. version from '72. I wasn't immediately familiar with it, but was sure I had seen it at some point in my life. After looking at some stills I realized I had seen it eons ago. Its a musical version and stars Dudley Moore (that was the only actor I could recognize by name) Oh, and Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther). From what I remember, this movie was better than the NBC..."
Alice in Wonderland - Miniseries
1 recommendation
"This was a great miniseries featuring creatures from Jim Henson's Workshop. Starring Tina Majorino (Waterworld), Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi), Victor Garber (Alias) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future)."
Dolores Claiborne
1 recommendation
"Kathy Bates and Stephen King make a great pairing. First she dazzles and frankly, scared the sh*t out of people in Misery, then she does another great performance as the mysterious, aloof yet endearing bat sh*t podunk mom. Awwww."
Absolutely Fabulous - Absolutely Everything DVD Box Set
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"Fox is developing a redo of Jennifer Saunders' enduring Britcom "Absolutely Fabulous." Christine Zander ("Saturday Night Live") is set to write the script and will exec produce along with the BBC's Ian Moffet and original series creator Saunders. Fox has given Sony a script order with hefty penalty attached. The latest attempt at a U.S. rendition of "Ab Fab" will be transplanted to L.A. but..."
A Town Like Alice (1981) TV Series
1 recommendation
"I recommended the 1956 movie adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel; now I recommend the 1981 TV series that was broadcast on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. It features the hunky Bryan Brown as John Harman and Helen Morse."
A Town Like Alice Movie
1 recommendation
"I love a good romance. This is the story about a couple that overcame incredible odds. Jean Paget is one of a group of Englishwomen on a forced march through Malaysia in WWII. Joe Harman is a Australian POW held by the Japanese. They meet by chance while she is on the march. Later, he steals chickens to feed the women and is tortured by crucifixion for rushing a Japanese soldier. I loved..."
Prince of Thieves: A Novel by Chuck Hogan
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"Ben Affleck will rewrite, direct and star in “The Town,” a Warner Bros. adaptation of the Chuck Hogan novel “The Prince of Thieves.” Graham King is producing through his GK Films banner. Affleck would play a career thief who becomes smitten by the manager of a bank. The project - which most recently had director Adrian Lyne attached - would be based in Charlestown, Mass., a gritty blue-collar Bost..."
How to Be Single: A Novel by Liz Tuccillo
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"The creative team behind the upcoming romantic comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You” is teaming up again for another laugh-infused romancer. New Line has picked up the rights to Liz Tuccillo’s best-selling novel “How to Be Single” for Flower Films’ Nancy Juvonen and Drew Barrymore to produce, setting Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn to adapt. Juvonen and Barrymore are producing “Into You,” which Silv..."
Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner
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"Paramount Pictures is reteaming with “Spiderwick Chronicles” producers Mark Canton and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein to bring young-adult novel “Spanking Shakespeare” to the bigscreen. Based on the debut novel by New York-based eighth-grade teacher Jake Wizner, story centers on Shakespeare Shapiro, who chronicles every mortifying detail of his quest to get into college and find a girlfriend in his memoir —..."
Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
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"Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have acquired screen rights to Steven Pressfield's novel “Killing Rommel." Book, about a British battalion’s attempt to thwart German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s desert campaign, was published in the spring by Doubleday. Randall Wallace will write the script with Pressfield. Bruckheimer will produce. “Killing Rommel” focuses on the British Long Range Desert Group and ..."
Permanent Midnight
1 recommendation
"A Ben stiller Movie that maybe a lot of people haven't seen. Its a good one. It's based on the life of Jerry Stahl, the writer of the TV show ALF, who at the time was a hot shot Hollywood writer with a blockbuster sized drug habit. A film about the trappings of fame and success in Tinseltown. Oh, and ALF makes a cameo in his drug fueled hallucinations."
Stephen King's It
2 recommendations
"A creepy demon clown monster is terrorizing a sleepy Maine town and killing its children. Flash forward 20 years or so and the kids (now adults) who survived feel compelled to return home and face the monster who has come back to claim more victims."
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
3 recommendations
"Really fun game for kids and adults. Star Wars fans love it!"
The Witches of Eastwick on DVD
2 recommendations
""The Witches of Eastwick" is casting a new spell at ABC. The Alphabet web gave a put pilot order to a new version of the supernatural tale, to be penned by Maggie Friedman ("Dawson's Creek"). The new "Witches" is said to be a variation on the 1987 feature of the same name. The movie, which starred Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer, was based on the John Updike novel ..."
Stand By Me (Special Edition)
7 recommendations
"Any guy can relate to this film. It's as simple as that. Based on a short story by Stephen King, this is adventure of four young boys who head out to find a missing body. A truly endearing film that will leave almost every guy a tad nostalgic."
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde with an Introduction from Camille Cauti
1 recommendation
"Fast-rising Brit thesp Rebecca Hall has joined the cast of Ealing Studios’ Oscar Wilde bigscreen adaptation “Dorian Gray.” Hall has been turning heads for her perf in Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and appears in upcoming “Frost/Nixon” and “Bronte.” As previously announced, Oliver Parker-directed “Dorian Gray” toplines Ben Barnes as Dorian Gray and also stars Colin Firth. Ealing’s Bar..."
Marvin the Martian: 50 Years on Earth
1 recommendation
"Warner Brothers is going to make a feature film starring Looney Tunes star Marvin the Martian! The movie will be a blend of live action and CGI. Marvin was born in 1948, but he assures us that he is in tip top shape to star in the film."
The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley by Alanna Nash
1 recommendation
"Producers David Permut and Steve Binder will develop a feature titled “The Colonel” based on the book about the man with shadowy origins who reinvented himself as the Svengali behind the world’s most famous entertainer. Parker started his showbiz career as a hustler on the carnival circuit before promoting Minnie Pearl and Eddy Arnold. Parker built Presley into a global music and film star — and t..."
Marvel Comic Books Runaways Vol. 1 Hardcover
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""Runaways" is the latest Marvel Comics book to get the big-screen treatment from Marvel Studios. Brian K. Vaughan, who co-created the series with artist Adrian Alphona, is writing the adaptation, for which Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will act as producer. Vaughan is also a co-producer and writer on ABC's "Lost." The heroes in "Runaways" are relatively new, with the comic series launchi..."
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
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"Next from the author of Nicholas Sparks... Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct Channing Tatum in “Dear John,” a Nicholas Sparks book adaptation that starts production in September. Screen Gems and Relativity Media have come aboard the film, which had been developed by Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey for New Line as part of their first-look producing deal. It is one of the first h..."
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
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"Olympus Pictures and Rob Morrow’s Bits & Pieces Picture Co. are producing a feature version of Robert Charles Wilson’s sci-fi thriller “Spin.” Olympus exec Leslie Urdang, who brought the property in, will produce. The novel, which won the Hugo Award, centers on a young scientist trying to save humanity from the impending apocalypse of a “spin” that has enveloped the Earth amid realization that sal..."
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
5 recommendations
"Harvey Weinstein is working his magic to bring “The Alchemist” to the bigscreen more than a decade after author Paolo Coelho sold the film rights to his bestselling novel. Production on the $60 million project is set to start late spring with Weinstein personally producing for the Weinstein Co., which will also handle worldwide sales. Laurence Fishburne acquired the feature rights with indie banne..."
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