Maven Movies
(708 items, 6 shopping guides)
Viewing 1-30 of 708 Items
More Recommendations
From Dusk Till Dawn
1 recommendation
"This movie is awesome! It's nerve wracking horror at its finest. I've excused most of the crap George Clooney has done based on the fact that he has done less than a handful of highly exceptional films. This is one of them. This vampire, horror extravaganza is directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Juliette Lewis, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Jim Brown, George Clooney, Salma Hayek and Cheec..."
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1 recommendation
"I just watched this the other day and, man, it's still as good and disturbing as when I first saw it. I had to turn it off early because it was getting late and freaking me out in my delicate sleepy time state. And God bless, Keanu Reeves' soul; he is sooooo awful its a delight."
Soldier : Movie
1 recommendation
"This is an enjoyable sci fi romp starring Kurt Russell as a born and bred soldier out of touch with his humanity. He's thrown out as obsolete trash (on a desolate garbage planet) when a newer breed of soldier is introduced. TODD (Russell) is not alone on the planet. He encounters a pacifist community under the threat of invasion."
Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
4 recommendations
"I would have enjoyed this movie more had that one dinosaur that spit out ink and the raptor not been in the movie. Just saying... Other than that, GREAT movie."
Barnes and Noble: Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington and Fredro Starr
1 recommendation
"Just making it through the day in her new, inner city high school seems to be enough of a challenge for the unceremoniously uprooted character played by Julia Stiles. Having hung up her pointe shoes in mourning, she tries to make a fresh start without dance in her life. Meeting Sean Patrick Thomas' character, however, throws her for yet another loop. Only this time it portends good things for b..."
Barnes and Noble: The African Queen with Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, Robert Morley and Peter Bull
1 recommendation
"Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) agrees to transport Rose Sayer (Katherine Hepburn) on his steamer, "African Queen." As the two could not be more diametrically opposed, the dialogue is as wry and witty as Bogart and Hepburn were in real life. Set during World War I and filmed on location in Africa, the movie also provides a bit of historical education along the way."
Barnes and Noble: Kill Bill Volume 2 with Uma Thurmann, Daryl Hannah and David Carradine
1 recommendation
"Volume 1 leaves you dangling on the edge of your seat, so you are almost required to watch Volume 2 to achieve some closure on the story of a widowed bride who seeks revenge. More blood, more gore but, more importantly, more great action from Uma Thurmann."
Barnes and Noble: Kill Bill, Volume 1 with Uma Thurmann, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox and Daryl Hannah
1 recommendation
"The saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold" (originally written by Frenchman Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderios de LaClos) is the in-your-face theme of this Quentin Tarantino film. True to Q.T. form, blood and gore abound, but it is the martial arts talent of Uma Thurmann (sans stunt doubles) that really make this movie worth watching."
Amazon: The Avengers - The Complete Emma Peel Megaset (2006 Collector's Edition) with Diana Rigg and Patrick MacNee
1 recommendation
"Nearly everyone has a style icon whom they have worshiped since childhood. Although I always adored Audrey Hepburn, my fashion heart really belongs to Dame Diana Rigg as "Emma Peel". She was smart, witty and had a mean karate kick. Her signature style included skinny black pants and turtlenecks, trench coats and stiletto-style boots. And, indeed, the show was as much fun to watch as she was."
Amazon: Wimbledon with Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany
3 recommendations
"Professional tennis doesn't leave much time for fun . . . or love. But when a player who is down and nearly out meets a rising star, the two challenge each other both personally and athletically. And, in the end, both winning and losing are a part of the bargain."
Amazon: Match Point with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Goode, Scarlett Johansson and Emily Mortimer
2 recommendations
"Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) works his way up the English social ladder with the assistance of his past life as a professional tennis player. Unfortunately, tennis taught him more about the importance of winning than it did about being a good sport. The question then becomes how far will this win-at-all-costs lifestyle take him?"
Anne of Green Gables: The Collection
1 recommendation
"When I was young I loved loved loved this show! It was like magic. I recommend it for anyone with small kids. The story is of orphan Anne and her adventures in a new home and school. I'd really like to watch this again."
ER - The Complete First Season
4 recommendations
"Ahhh, the first season of one of the best hospital shows."
Event Horizon
2 recommendations
"This movie scared the ish out of me. When me and my friend left the movie theater, a car back fired and we screamed, held hands and ran for the car. So I don't want to tell you too much so you can enjoy it for yourself."
Deadwood: The Complete Seasons 1-3
1 recommendation
"This is one of my favorite TV shows. Its portrayal of the West isn't glamorized and is filled with grit, grim and vulgarity. Unfortunately, it ended way too soon. The third season's dialogue gets pretty complex at times seeming Shakesperean. So pay close attention. I'm sure you'll fall in love with the shows villain Swerringer."
Northern Exposure - The Complete Series
3 recommendations
"I think my wanderlust for the great outdoors was set into motion by this series. Its about a NYC doctor sent to rural Alaska for a year against his will. Great show with wonderful characters. Smart writing."
Saturday Night Live - The Best of Will Ferrell - Volumes 1& 2
1 recommendation
"I'm no Will Ferrell superfan. In my opinion he's either hit or miss. But these SNL clips are golden. Especially the clip where Ferrell plays the Devil and the one where he trains dogs using mockery and sarcasm."
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
1 recommendation
"When we were little, the brothers and I, our parents rented and watched this movie with us a kazillion times. I should thank them. I'd probably still watch this. Sometimes I'm in a cartoon-y mood. A good family movie...one of the animated talking animal variety."
"Sense and Sensibility" (2008)
1 recommendation
"I. Love. This. Movie. It's sooo much better than the one with Hugh Grant. I'm sure there are things unlike the movie, but I can let that go because everything from the settings to the costumes are just majestic. Plus, it's Austen...hard to go wrong."
Amazon: Little Man Tate with John Bell (IV), Harry Connick Jr., Dianne Wiest, Jodie Foster, and David Hyde Pie
1 recommendation
"A gifted young boy is put on an academic fast track, only to realize that what matters most to him is having someone who loves you and growing up at your own speed. Harry Connick, Jr. is brilliant as the big brother Fred tries to adopt."
Amazon: Old Yeller (Vault Disney Collection) with Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Jeff York, Chuck Connors, and Beverly Washburn
1 recommendation
"Although the film was first released in 1957, this story about a boy and the stray dog (Old Yeller: Texan slang for yellow) he befriends is timeless . . . and tear-jerking. Actually, they should just give you a box of Kleenex when you rent or buy this movie."
Amazon: Legal Eagles with Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah
1 recommendation
"Who knew Robert Redford could tap dance ? (He's actually pretty good.) But what really drives this plot forward is the plight of a performance artist (Daryl Hannah) who is in search of a painting her deceased father gave to her as a child. Robert Redford gets caught in the legal, parental and romantic crossfire between Hannah's lawyer (Debra Winger), Hannah herself, and his tween daughter. A f..."
Amazon: Splash (20th Anniversary Edition) with Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy and John Candy
3 recommendations
"The mermaid who Tom Hanks vaguely remembers saving his life when he was younger shows up years later as the walking, talking, full-bodied girl of his dreams. Coping with Daryl Hannah's demanding fin, her endearing naivety and the call of the sea is what drives both the romance and the comedy that are so intricately intertwined in this film."
Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century (Season Three)
1 recommendation
"This is a great documentary on contemporary art. Each season, a select number of artists are selected and interviewed about their art practice. Get an inside look at their studios and the things that inform their art making.Season three features: Cai Guo-Qiang Ida Applebroog Laylah Ali Krzysztof Wodiczko Mike Kelley Arturro Herrera Oliver Herring and much more!"
Amazon:The Rainmaker (Special Collector's Edition) with Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes and Jon Voight
1 recommendation
"A "rainmaker" is someone who brings in the business by finding new clients and securing a relationship with them. In the practice of law, this can be a high-brow affair, involving corporate clients with deals to close, cases to settle and policies to establish. Or it can be what is not-so-politely referred to as "ambulance chasing," going for the client who has been wrongfully killed or injured...."
The Pink Panther Film Collection (6 Disc Box Set) [1976] @ Amazon.co.uk
![The Pink Panther Film Collection (6 Disc Box Set) [1976] @ Amazon.co.uk : movies Maven Movies pink panther](http://s2.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/BD478F01.jpg "The Pink Panther Film Collection (6 Disc Box Set) [1976] @ Amazon.co.uk")
1 recommendation
""I'm a little short" said the Inspector dressed in a Toulouse Le Treac outfit. One of the funniest movie moments ever! "A six-disc box set, including five films and one disc of extra features: * The Pink Panther * A Shot in the Dark * The Pink Panther Strikes Again * Revenge of the Pink Panther * Trail of the Pink Panther Special Features * New Inside Pink Pa..."
Amazon: Big with Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia and John Heard
1 recommendation
"That Tom Hanks plays a twelve-year-old grown-up so flawlessly is only half the beauty of this film for me. The other half is that I got to dance on THE piano with my son, forever intertwining this movie with my own life story."
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition Tin) [1982] @ Amazon.co.uk
![Blade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition Tin) [1982] @ Amazon.co.uk : movies blade runner Maven Movies](http://s2.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/8BBE267B.jpg "Blade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition Tin) [1982] @ Amazon.co.uk")
1 recommendation
"What can I say about this film other than wow! Its my favourite film... ever! 5 versions of the film with the fab documentary "Dangerous Days"... fab! "Celebrating the 25th anniversary of iconic sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner, the 5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition is the definitive Blade Runner collection. Packaged in a lenticular collectible tin with art cards and even a letter from dir..."
The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season One
2 recommendations
"I wish Nickelodeon would release more of its shows on DVD. Pete & Pete was a rare jewel in kid's tv. I highly recommend this if you have a kid in your house now."
Top “Maven Movies” Recommenders
65 Maven Movies Recommendations
Bohemian glamour girl. Clumsy sophisticate. Hedonist. I write, take photos, make jewellery and cook. Love...
