Lucia, Lucia

Starring:Cecilia Roth, Carlos Ãlvarez-Novoa, Kuno Becker, Margarita Isabel, Max Kerlow, Mario IvÃ¡n MartÃnez, JosÃ© ElÃas Moreno (II), HÃ©ctor Ortega, Enrique Singer, Lourdes Villareal, Jorge ZÃ¡rate, Manuel Blejerman, ItatÃ Cantoral, FabiÃ¡n Corres, Enoc LeaÃ±o, Hildeberto Maya, Adela Micha, Carlos Torres Torrija, Luis Felipe Tovar, Elizabeth Arciniega
Director: Antonio Serrano
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Salma Hayek makes up for many bad movies with her fierce performance in this sumptuous film. Hayek plays the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, whose tempestuous life with her unfaithful husband, muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), drives the story of Frida. Maverick director Julie Taymor (Titus, the Broadway stage production of The Lion King) pulls out a wealth of gorgeous visuals to capture everything from the horrific bus accident that damaged Kahlo's spine to her and Rivera's trip to New York City, where Rivera's political leanings ruptured a commission from the Rockefeller family. Though the script spends too much time telling us how great Frida's painting is (rather than trusting in the power of the images themselves), Taymor's dynamic energy and Kahlo's forceful personality give Frida genuine emotional impact. The superb cast includes Roger Rees, Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas, and Edward Norton. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Nominated for six 2002 Academy Awards(R), including Salma Hayek for Best Actress, FRIDA is the triumphant motion picture about an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life! A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo (Hayek) earns fame as a talented artist with a unique vision. And from her enduring relationship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina -- CHOCOLAT), to her scandalous affairs, Frida's uncompromising personality would inspire her greatest creations! Also starring Antonio Banderas (SPY KIDS), Ashley Judd (KISS THE GIRLS), Edward Norton (RED DRAGON), and Geoffrey Rush (QUILLS).

Customer Reviews:

have 2 watch it more than 1 time.......2007-07-04

I could not get into this movie at 1st,but the more i watched it i liked it more and more.if your a salma fan it's good.i expected there to be alot of naked scenes but there were only a few

PHENOMENAL!.......2007-05-30

salma hayek is BRILLIANT and julie taymor needs to make more films! absolutely stunningly gorgeous film with vibrant colors. the film may not be in spanish, but the culture is certainly made apparant through the visual aspects of this film. one of my all-time favorites! everyone must own this film! especially those who are fans of the artist herself - frida.

is her art as forgettable as this movie?.......2007-05-12

she painted alot of pictures, and she married a famous artist, and she had a mustache, and theres alot of nice music. the film is vastly less important than it thinks it is; i dont know enough about its subject to determine if thats fair ...

Whitewash.......2007-03-13

Frida is a cinematic whitewash of the real Frida Kahlo who was both physically beautiful and spiritually ugly. She was regarded by many of her fellow artists as being a "despicable cur." This movie presents a sanitized version of Kahlo's life and left out much of what was an oftentimes ugly personal life.

Frida Kahlo was a great artist and a horrible person. This movie fails to present the latter part of her personality and it suffers because of that deficiency.

Pretty Yet Pretty Unattractive.......2007-03-06

Frida is a visually attractive, yet over the top glamorization of egocentric, self-righteous artists that just click. Besides the fact that the film tries really hard to come off as artsy, Hayek's acting shows too much effort and the continuously very short sequences have a TV sit-com feel.

Hollywood loves taking stories like these and making lives that are degenerate look like sacrifices for noble causes be it art, politics or love. In the end Kahlo and Rivera were great artists and poor humanitarians, with a penchant for stupidity. From this movie you'd think that's a wonderful thing.

It must be hard to make movies about artists because there are so few that are that good. Pollock, Vincent And Theo, Basquiat, Lust For Life, Modigliani, Surviving Picasso all were enjoyable films in degrees; but they all focused on and romanticized some of the worst aspects of the artists' lives like egotism, womanizing, alcoholism, mental illness, and drug addiction, and rarely show the more vulnerable weakness's that was the cause of the problems. The characters in all those movies just end up seeming like two-dimensional modern cliches of what we expect from artists. Frida is yet another example of that but one of the poorer ones yet.

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Not quite funny, entertaining, or clever enough
Wishy Washy
FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY!
super troopers dvd
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Super Troopers
Starring: Christian Albrizio , Aria Alpert , Geoffrey Arend , Marisa Coughlan , and Brian Cox
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ASIN: B00005JKMN
Release Date: 2002-08-06

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Captain O'Hagen (Brian Cox) tries in vain to control the imaginations and hormones of his bumbling team of five Vermont Highway Patrolmen. But when the opportunity to solve a real crime rolls their way, the formerly inept Super Troopers pounce into action to become highway heroes.

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Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Brian Lox, Daniel Von Bergen, Marisa Coughlan

Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar

Running time: 103 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Not quite funny, entertaining, or clever enough.......2007-06-05

Besides the opening and ending scenes, this movie is full of mediocre one-liners and wacky antics that just aren't funny enough to warrant an hour and a half of your life. That, along with the meaningless story line, leaves very little to redeem this movie. Don't waste your time unless this is your flavor of humor.

Wishy Washy .......2007-05-28

I rated this as "wishy washy" because I would never recommend this movie to someone who I didn't know had an affinity for gratuitous humor. However, I would definitely show the first fifteen minutes to anyone who enjoys spoof hilarity. The first fifteen are probably the most hilarious I have ever viewed. Even my husband, who might be considered more prudish than myself, enjoyed the initial part of this movie. It is too bad they couldn't keep it up. Instead they filled the movie with such humor to be had in a bad Adam Sandler film or Reno 911.

FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY!.......2007-05-14

I'm sorry......but I'm into REALLY funny movies, and this one takes the cake! There's more catch phrases and one-liners to use out of this movie than any other one I've ever watched. Its a GOTTA HAVE.

super troopers dvd.......2007-05-13

This is a great movie, but you might like to mention in future sales of dvd's that if it comes from the USA, it's unlikely to play on dvd players in other countries because of zoning restrictions on US dvds.
However, it will play on pcs and laptops, so all is not lost.

Am I saying "meow"?.......2007-04-17

One of the funniest and most quotable movies ever made. No exaggeration. If you like inappropriate humor, clever banter, and the F word, you'll love this movie. I will be embarassing my future grandchildren many decades from now by watching this movie as frequently as possible. It's that good.

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Okay
Eroticatic-
What is all about beyond intimacy?
Not what I expected
Tremendous!!

Sex and Lucia (Unrated Edition)
Starring: Paz Vega , Tristán Ulloa , Najwa Nimri , Daniel Freire , and Elena Anaya
Director: Julio Medem
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The Dreamers (Original Uncut NC-17 Version)
9 songs - Unrated Full Uncut Version
Intimacy (Unrated, Widescreen Edition)
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Romance

ASIN: B0004Z32NI
Release Date: 2004-10-19

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Sex and Lucia engages mind and body with its time-bending narrative and images of beautiful Spaniards having vibrant sex. The story shifts between past and present, fact and fiction, so a plot summary won't capture it, but… A young writer named Lorenzo falls into a passionate relationship with a waitress named Lucía. But he also finds himself drawn to a young nanny taking care of a child who just might be the result of an anonymous fling Lorenzo had with a woman he met on an island the year before. Lorenzo fantasizes about the lives of all of these women until a horrific event sends him into a suicidal depression. This may sound obscure or flat, but Sex and Lucía unfolds clearly and beautifully, featuring stunning visual images of both nature and flesh, and weaving a poetic spell much like the director's previous film, The Lovers of the Arctic Circle. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

Okay.......2007-05-13

It definately kept your interest. Mainly because it was hard to follow and the story is so strange that you just had to see what was happening next.

Eroticatic-.......2007-01-10

A very romanic and very erotic movie. Paz Vega is one of the most beauitful actress to come along in years, and has moved into the mainstream of movie making. The story is a wondrous love story. I would recommend it for adults.

What is all about beyond intimacy?.......2006-07-19

This dramatic movie exposes many sex activities. Beyond all that, what is the message to send for the viewer? "Do you want to have wild sex with strangers?" Or "do you want to have intimacy sex with your lover?" With all the sex enjoyment, love and "blood" relationship is the final count after all. This is the destiny but not up to our choice. This is why Lorenzo falls into suicidal depression. This is why Lorenzo bursts into sorry tears to Comandrona. This is why Lucia rejects Tony's sex even there is a strong indication of sex enjoyment. Are these sex activities necessary? Let's look at it in different way. Can the movie have same visionary and emotional impacts without sex scenes? The answer is clear. Overall I enjoy this move very much, even have a shock for many days.

Not what I expected.......2006-07-05

In a word this movie was disappointing. It's supposed to be about beautiful Spaniards having sex on a magnificent Mediterranean island. Well there wasn't that much sex and the photography was nothing special. Add that to a plodding pace and poor plot and you don't get a very good film

Tremendous!! .......2006-07-02

"Put a lot of sex in it; that's always nice," Lorenzo (protagonist of this film) is advised about his novel-in-progress. "Sex and Lucia," which contains stories within stories within stories, unpacks this claim, showing that sex is not always "nice," but that like narrative it can be liberating and transformative.

Tragedy and betrayal lie at this film's heart, but because its story bends and twists around as it follows Lorenzo's false starts and revelations as a writer (it has, as it explains, a hole at the center which the audience, like the characters, can fall through) it also offers a way out -- a way to distinguish voyeurism and pornography from love and art, a way to stay faithful to a vision of human trust and imagination.

Brilliantly accomplished, "Sex and Lucia" displays the loveliness and ample talent of its stars, especially the beautiful Paz Vega (as Lucia) and Tristan Ulloa (as Lorenzo). A tremdous film!

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Comicbook Mania At It's Best!
Tank Girl
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Hysterical!
Lori Petty, Lori Petty

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Starring: Lori Petty , Ice-T , Naomi Watts , Don Harvey , and Jeff Kober
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ASIN: B000059H98
Release Date: 2001-04-10

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The Year is 2033. Earth has been clobbered with a comet, civilization has been destroyed, and it hasn't rained in 11 years. Nearly all the water on the planet is controlled by the evil Water and Power company, which is in turn controlled by the even more evil Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell). Who stands in the way? Some mysterious mutants called the Rippers and, of course, Tank Girl. Lori Petty plays Tank Girl, the wisecracking, defiant heart of the movie, as kind of an inner child gone wild. Unfortunately Petty can't quite carry a movie on her own--her zingers frequently fall flat and she seems to be continually worried that we still like her. Luckily there's Naomi Watts as Jet Girl to save the day: smart, shy, and inherently way more appealing than Tank Girl. Tank Girl is based on the comic of the same name, and it is visually an eye-popper. It's worth watching for the insane set and costume designs alone. --Ali Davis

Description

If you're into in-your-face visuals, outrageous action sequences and non-stop explosive laughs, this is your "rip-roaring power surge of a movie" (L.A. Weekly). The year's 2033 and since a humongous meteor hit earth, the world just hasn't been the same. No Movies, No Cable TV, NO WATER!!! A mega-villain, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of Water & Power, holds the world in his grasp since he controls all the H2O down to the last drop...or so he thinks. Two colossal enemiesstand in his way: (1) The Rippers - an army of half-men/half-kangaroo people whose sole purpose is to bring down the W & P, and (2) a chick with a tank and tons of attitude - a.k.a. Tank Girl (Lori Petty). Kesslee had better get a grip on reality and his water jugs because not even a run in her stocking is going to stop her from saving the planet.

Customer Reviews:

Comicbook Mania At It's Best!.......2007-04-07

Tank Girl is a contender for cult film status as we speak! This has to be the best film ever done in the comic character genre! It is just so funny,belly laugh,funny!!! Lorie Petty was perfection as Rebecca Buck,our own favorite Tank Girl. Naomi Watts played straight woman to Petty's manic force with equal aplomb. The Rippers(kangaroo-human mutants) added to this mix of meyham and merriment! Booga(Tank Girl's love interest)was adorable. Jeff Kober(in a very rare comedic turn for this great character actor)managed to keep Booga the vigilant warrior,yet infuse the character with the innocent,childlike qualities,as called for in the original source material! Ice-T,grumpy,profoundly arrogant,scored as the Ripper,T-Saint. Malcolm McDowell,as the wickedly dark,Kesslee,finishes out the stand-out members of the cast.
The DVD of Tank Girl was a quality production,but simply the film,itself. There were no extras and this was a bit disappointing. There was a lot of controversy between the director of Tank Girl,Rachel Talalay, and the studio over the edit of the film. It would have been just grand if a lot of the deleted footage could have been added to the DVD. A director's commentary and reflections from the cast would also have been a welcome addition. However,on the whole,the DVD of Tank Girl is well worth the buy.

Tank Girl.......2007-03-11

This film is just fun! If you like action, explosions, and to laugh. Then this one is for you.

Tank Girl DVDs.......2007-02-14

I ordered two copies of TANK GIRL, and they arrived very early in the arrival date spectrum. My only complaint is that in one copy, the center part of the inside of the DVD was broken, allowing the DVD itself to move freely inside the case. The DVD didn't get damaged, but now the case is trash.

Hysterical!.......2007-02-09

Lori Petty before she joined the reserves and met Pauly Shore. Just as funny!

Lori Petty, Lori Petty.......2007-01-04

GREAT!!!! I think Lorie Petty is a great Actress that is so under appreciated and under utilized . She is a really good actress . I would love to see her in more films. This movie is so different from any movie I have ever seen, I loved it .
Not only does it entertain but it also has a message, well really more than one message. If you appreciate movies that are different and not the same old cookie cutter movie than this one is for you! It is original, It is funny , serious , stupid and crazy but when you put it altogether you get a great Sci-Fi movie with a lot of heart. If you have never seen this movie you really should!
I can't say enough about this movie with out telling you about it. Just take a look at the cover art and you will get the idea. I really had to hunt to find this movie on DVD and I'm so glad I did. Enjoy

Million Dollar Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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HOW DID IT WIN
"There is magic in fighting battles beyond endurance."
a good one
An encapsulation and celebration of great movie making!
Full circle!!!

Million Dollar Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Jay Baruchel , Marcus Chait , Mike Colter , Joe D'Angerio , and Morgan Eastwood
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ASIN: B00005JNP1
Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Clint Eastwood's 25th film as a director, Million Dollar Baby stands proudly with Unforgiven and Mystic River as the masterwork of a great American filmmaker. In an age of bloated spectacle and computer-generated effects extravaganzas, Eastwood turns an elegant screenplay by Paul Haggis (adapted from the book Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner by F.X. Toole, a pseudonym for veteran boxing manager Jerry Boyd) into a simple, humanitarian example of classical filmmaking, as deeply felt in its heart-wrenching emotions as it is streamlined in its character-driven storytelling. In the course of developing powerful bonds between "white-trash" Missouri waitress and aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), her grizzled, reluctant trainer Frankie Dunn (Eastwood), and Frankie's best friend and training-gym partner Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman), 74-year-old Eastwood mines gold from each and every character, resulting in stellar work from his well-chosen cast. Containing deep reserves of love, loss, and the universal desire for something better in hard-scrabble lives, Million Dollar Baby emerged, quietly and gracefully, as one of the most acclaimed films of 2004, released just in time to earn an abundance of year-end accolades, all of them well-deserved. --Jeff Shannon

Description

"I DON'T TRAIN GIRLS", trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance. Clint Eastwood plays Dunn and directs, produces and composes music for this acclaimed, multi-award-winning tale of heart, hope and family. Hilary Swank plays resilient Maggie, determined not to abandon her one dream. And Morgan Freeman is Scrap, gym caretaker and counterpoint to Dunn's crustiness. Grab your dreams and come out swinging.

DVD Features:
Documentaries:Born to Fight
Featurette:Behind the scenes: Producers Round 15
Interviews:Roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman hosted by James Lipton ("Inside the Actor's Studio")

Customer Reviews:

HOW DID IT WIN.......2007-07-01

One of the things I will never understand is how this film won Best Picture and Best Actress. I love Clint and Hilary, but this film was boring and nothing special. It wasn't aweful, but in reality it shouldn't have even been nominated. It was, once again, dark and I fell asleep twice. Hilary Swank won the Oscar, once again stealing it from Annete Benning who deserved it. Swank just put on a bad accent and it was not a great performance. The Aviator sshould have won ultimately but it didn't. I was dissapointed

"There is magic in fighting battles beyond endurance." .......2007-07-01

Abandon any notions that Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" is another routine underdog-rises-to-the-top boxing tale. This is a film more concerned with examining the hard choices that life sometimes asks us to make.

Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) asks Frankie Dunn (Eastwood) to train her as a boxer. Frankie refuses because he says she is too old and a girl. Yet, the defiant Maggie continues to insist and, with the support of Eddie Dupris (Morgan Freeman), gets Frankie to change his mind. Soon she is on the fast track to success but a terrifying accident abruptly changes her life and forces Frankie to make a difficult decision.

Eastwood never resorts to melodrama or cheap manipulative tricks in "Million Dollar Baby" to examine the value of one's personal dignity. He instead uses his veteran directing talents to weave together a heartbreaking story that refuses to supply any easy answers. Maggie's quick professional ascension may stretch credibility a bit but this is a minor quibble. Anchored by strong performances throughout, especially that of Swank's, "Million Dollar Baby" is a compelling piece of filmmaking that will undoubtedly linger in your mind for quite some time.

a good one.......2007-06-27

A good movie, but a sad one. Hillary Swank is the best, and so is Clint Eastwood.

An encapsulation and celebration of great movie making!.......2007-06-27

From the haunting music accompanying the movie, the fascinating and intriguing characters and finally to the bitter, heart-wrenching ending, this is a movie that encapsulates great movie making, with a heart.

The film starts by showing Eastwood's character trying to "protect" his prized boxer from fighting for the Title. Gradually, we learn that he is not protecting those people around him, but only himself. Over time, his initial dislike for Fitzgerald turned into a fatherly love. In the finale, although much criticism was placed on the film's ending, i honestly believe that he did what he did out of sheer fatherly love for Fitzgerald, and that Fitzgerald herself would've warranted the act.

Sure, a lot of films made has heart in it. Take for example, the insecurity and jealousy of Jake La Motta in Martin Scorcese's Raging Bull (great performance by Robert De Niro!) and also Braddock's ferocious love for his family in Ron Howard's Cinderella Man. But rarely do we see a film which brings us to understand Eastwood's character - his frailty, his unrequited love for his daughter, and his passion for boxing.

Without this great ensemble of a cast - Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman, and of Eastwood's superb directing and composing, the movie would've suffered from the style-over-substance syndrome, which this movie is definitely and utterly not.

Full circle!!!.......2007-05-17

Clint Eastwood has done some beautiful cinematic work in his lifetime, but this one takes the cake. There's something magical about Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood together on screen (again). I don't know what it is, but it works. And Hillary Swank is magnificent! This movie takes you on an emotional ride of realism that comes full circle by movies end. This movie is great!

Average customer rating:

Good movie for all ages
Good chemistry, but campy story & too little love too late.
Best in the Trilogy!
needs a director's cut and another sequel
Much Better Than "Three Men and a Baby"

Three Men and a Little Lady
Starring: Tom Selleck , Steve Guttenberg , Ted Danson , Nancy Travis , and Robin Weisman
Director: Emile Ardolino
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ASIN: B00005T7I3
Release Date: 2002-04-02

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The comic hijinks of Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson -- three carefree bachelors turned doting dads -- delighted audiences in the #1 box office smash THREE MEN AND A BABY! Now this handsome threesome is back in the critically acclaimed and equally charming sequel! The hilarity soars to new heights as the trio continues to bring up baby Mary, who is now an adorably curious 5-year-old. All is well until Mary's mother accepts a marriage proposal and permanently relocates to England -- taking Mary with her! The ex-dads quickly discover how empty life is without their little lady, and go to outrageous lengths in their efforts to win her back!

Customer Reviews:

Good movie for all ages.......2007-01-18

I've seen it numerous times and still find it exceedingly funny. For those of you that don't like corneyness, this might not be the best choice.

Good chemistry, but campy story & too little love too late........2006-12-05

The actors were wonderful and had great chemistry together. But the comedy was too forced, the tale too campy, especially at the end, and the love was too little too late in the storyline.

Best in the Trilogy!.......2006-08-07

Oh, this movie is pure joy on an ice cream stick. If you like to smile and see people that shouldn't be rapping singing rap songs (for comic effect!) then this is the movie for you.

Get ready to be delighted by Ted Danson's debonair character that all the women love, and Tom Selleck's brainy hearthrob that make all the women swoon, and Steve Guttenberg.

You know what my favorite part of the movie is? You guessed it. The Little Lady. Because in Three Men and a Baby, the Baby couldn't have any silly little lines because it was too young (and was a baby). But now--spoiler alert!--the baby grew up to be a Little Lady, and she says wisecracks that are both precious and life-affirming.

Three Men and a Little Lady is probably the most dramatic movie you'll ever see, and that's including Awakenings, where everyone gets healthy and then sick again.

needs a director's cut and another sequel.......2006-07-07

3 Men and a Baby was a one of a kind comedy that showed three men struggling to take care of a baby girl. Six years later (this sequel was actually made three years after the original) Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Steve Guttenberg are raising and rooming with the little lady known as Mary as well as Mary's mother (Nancy Travis) who returns from her brief role in the first movie to play a larger role in this one. Does the sequel hold up to the first? To a degree I can say it does. The humor is good and so is the acting for the most part. I felt, however, that this film was a bit rushed. There were not any major plot holes to speak of but I wish that the movie had of been a bit longer than what it was. I just want to point out that Leonard Nimoy did not return to direct this film. Plus, the dvd like 3 Men and a Baby has no features though unlike 3 Men and a Baby cannot be viewed in widescreen. 3 Men and a Little Lady is certainly worth viewing despite these minor flaws. While I can see why some people favor the original a bit more, this sequel is a decent follow-up that shouldn't be missed. It would have been nice for another sequel to come out in which Mary is a teenager along with Selleck, Danson, Guttenberg, and Travis returning for a third time. Oh well, I guess that is just wishful thinking.

Much Better Than "Three Men and a Baby".......2005-08-03

This is one of those rare situations where the sequel is significantly better than the original film.

"Three Men and a Baby" was a girl flick -- silly plot, cute baby, three men acting like Alan Alda (i.e., effeminate), enough to make any reasonable person want to throw up.

"Three Men and a Little Lady" is infinitely superior, and funnier. I never thought much of Ted Danson until I saw the final scene in this film, in which he plays a senile Anglican priest -- a comic masterpiece that is alone worth the price of the disk.

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Beautiful Film
A silent masterpiece that hopefuly will gather more attention
A Less than Perfect Roberto Benigni Vehicle
Life is STILL beautiful

The Tiger and the Snow
Starring: Nicoletta Braschi , Jean Reno , Roberto Benigni , Tom Waits , and Lucia Poli
Director: Roberto Benigni
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ASIN: B000NY1EAS
Release Date: 2007-05-08

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There's not a lot in The Tiger and the Snow that we have not seen before from lead actor Roberto Benigni. Once more Benigni is paired with his real-life wife, Nicoletta Braschi. Once more, Benigni is paired with the venerable Tom Waits (previously united in Down by Law). Once more, Benigni plays a slightly buffo character who overcomes incredulous obstacles to become the semi-lovable/inspiring/wacky hero of a desperate situation. Switch out a concentration camp for Baghdad and you have a plot that harkens back to La Vita e' Bella (Life Is Beautiful)--the film that thrust Benigni into the international spotlight, and a chair-vaulting Oscar appearance in 1999. This time he plays Roman poet Attilio, who sneaks into war-torn Baghdad in the hopes of resuscitating his theretofore-unrequited love interest, Vittoria (Braschi), who has been injured in a bombing. While Benigni's over-the-top slapstick persona is more palatable in the Italian comedy classics Johnny Stecchino and Il Mostro, there are some genuinely touching moments between him and Braschi in the film, including the surreal opening scene where Waits makes his appearance. Jean Reno (The Da Vinci Code) puts in a solid performance as Fuad, an Iraqi-born poet, while Abdelhafid Metalsi delivers a stiff-as-a-board performance as Dottore Salman. Pessimists may find this film hard to bear, but optimists will conclude that life is, indeed, beautiful. --Renata Sadunas

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Soon after the start of hostilities in Iraq, Rome-based, lovestruck poet and lecturer Attilio heads to Baghdad when he learns from his friend, an Iraqi poet, that the woman he loves has been critcally injured in a bomb explosion. Attilio does everything in his power to save her, risking his own life amidst the chaos of war. A winning blend of comedy and tragedy, The Tiger and The Snow is also a highly charged polemic against the futility of war.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Film.......2007-06-27

The Tiger and the Snow is a beautiful film and Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi are a fantastic team of film makers. Their earlier success,Life is Beautiful is a bit more powerful, though Tiger is certainly worth seeing if you are a Benigni fan!

A silent masterpiece that hopefuly will gather more attention.......2007-05-28

Roberto Benigni is without a doubt a mastermind of comedy. But not just comedy for comedy's sake, but a type of comedy that is paired with deep pathos. In this movie, he shows again his great art as director and actor. His favorite theme seems to be the great importance that love plays in our own life, and that in spite of all those horrific episodes of human history, individuals always fight to the last to keep the only thing that they can control: love; love to the ones who truly matter to us and who make life worth living. I highly recommend this movie. I am not sure why it has not made an impact in the US. My only guess is that people would expect to see something similar to 'life is beautiful', and even though the movie uses similar resources to balance the comic and dramatic, it is still quite different and of a category of its own. Here we are thrown into the drama a lot sooner than in 'Life', but still we are given many samples of the comic within great adversity. The type of jokes will remind you of 'Life is Beautiful', like the use of hilarious great coincidences. But still, this movie shows a maturity and intimacy that is deeply touching, and maybe even more intense. 'Life is Beautiful' deals with a man's great desire for the survival of his wife and son (those that he loves and all he has in the world) in the middle of one of the most tragic human historical tragedies. In 'The Tiger and The snow", Benigni uses the war of Irak as the historical episode, but he focuses his attention a lot more in the personal story. Here the war in Irak seems to be used as a mere example of one of those large events out of our control, another of those unnecessary tragedies that we humans keep committing over and over again throughout our history. But here this war can be any war, it could have been a war two hundred years ago, or a 1000 years ago, or in the future. Benigni maybe uses the war in Irak as a contemporary one that we can all relate to, since it is still going on and it makes it "closer" to us all, instead of placing the event somewhere further in the past or future. This is a technique that enforces the intimacy of the story. The focus of the movie is the power that love has in us and to the lengths it will take us to protect those who are most important to us. There is a universality in this movie that puts it in a higher level than 'Life is Beautiful'. To anyone interested in those movies that deal with the power of love, and the great lengths to keep anyone important to us alive, this is a movie you will love. Movies like this remind us that LOVE is everything. True love make us go through great adversities, without being selfish. And in spite of all the catastrophes and painful mistakes that we human beings commit and have committed throughout our history (wars, genocide,etc), we should always try to focus on that, LOVE, which is what really truly matters in life, and what makes it worth living. Please do watch this movie.

A Less than Perfect Roberto Benigni Vehicle.......2007-05-23

Director and comedian Roberto Benigni has a large following among filmgoers because he brings to the movies a light-hearted, sensitive romantic desperate in love. And this character reappears in "Tiger and the Snow." Alas, Mr. Benigni is not able to make the funny scenes work in this film...as he has done so, so many times in the past. Perhaps that is due to the seriousness of the quest. Here our "hero" learns his love/ex-wife (Nicoletta Braschi) been critically injured by a bomb in the Middle East. On hearing this news, he immediately finds a way to fly from Rome to Iraq and does everything in his power to get her the care, medicine, and oxygen that she needs when these are in short or absent supply. The best parts are profoundly romantic...when, for example, he kisses his love most tenderly on the forehead when she is unconscious or he conveys his deep love for this woman to influence a wise sage to think up a recipe/cure for her illness. But the worst parts are the ones actually intended to be funny...such as Benigni riding a camel that goes the wrong way from the hospital or Benigni stealing new shoes from a market vendor and escaping into a minefield. Overall, the movie is worth seeing as an antidote to violent films today. (Bonus points: Jean Reno gives a lovely performance as an Arabic Poet).

Life is STILL beautiful.......2007-04-17

Watching this movie will inevitably remind you of Benigni's previous movie "Life is beautiful". Most probably it will not give you the same thrill since "Life is beautiful" is a masterpiece and it is such an inspired movie. I am sure that even Benigni does not expect to produce such a movie again.

Still there are some common elements in these two movies. Benigni plays once more a funny character which is surrounded by extremely difficult circumstances. Yet he is focused on his goal (in this movie to rescue the woman he loves). And this time we get to see a much happier ending. This movie also unfolds during a war which is taking place right now. This time the villains are not so easy to point out (like the "Nazi's in Life is beautiful") but the movie still describes how war brings misery to everyone involved, either these are the American troops, the residents of Baghdad or even members of humanitarian organizations and regardless from which side the fire comes. If anyone expects any political comments in the movie I think he will be disappointed. Benigni remains neutral and does not take sides on who is right and who is wrong in this war. This might disappoint some who would expect a political comment in this movie yet it will make it more attractive to broader audiences.

I cannot also overlook Jean Reno's role in the movie. He plays an Arab poet. One of the best scenes of the movie is when he is looking at the starry sky of Baghdad with Attilio and he quotes some memorable poetry. I believe this is another role which Reno delivers in a superb way.

Nicola Piovani's music also contributes to the atmosphere of the movie. He has worked with Benigni in many films and there is the right chemistry between his music and the scenes for which it is employed.

In conclusion I would highly recommend this movie. When you get it do not expect to see another masterpiece like "Life is beautiful" because you will be disappointed. Yet prepare yourself for an entertaining movie with positive messages. If you have not seen "Life is beautiful" (you can check my review for this movie as well), see it AFTER you see this movie. I think this is the correct order to watch these two movies and get the best out of them.

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Napoleon
Cute movie!!
the cutiest little movie!!!!
songs??
Napoleon

Napoleon
Starring: Jamie Croft , Philip Quast , Susan Lyons , Coralie Sawade , and Brenton Whittle
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Release Date: 2001-03-06

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This live-action feature follows the adventures of a golden retriever puppy who chafes under his given name of "Muffin" (much preferring his own choice of "Napoleon") and who travels through the Australian outback in search of his canine roots. Plopping, as puppies will do, into a basket suspended by balloons one day, Napoleon drifts from the home of his mother and human family, eventually landing on the rocky shore of Sydney Harbor. There he becomes acquainted with a chatty parrot named Birdo Lucci (say the name aloud, you film buffs) and encounters all manner of animals in the wild: a cagey koala, a maternal kangaroo, an irritated lizard, and the dingoes with whom he wants to bond. The film was produced with an eye toward pleasing young audiences practically anywhere on earth, and the sight gags and visual thrills have a broad, universal appeal, while the many creatures in this film are given human voices on the soundtrack (any language would do, but the English-language actors include Joan Rivers and Dame Edna). On the downside, the dialogue can be a bit coarse ("shut up," "stupid," that sort of thing), though it's never obscene. And while no animals were hurt during the making of the movie, some of them certainly look as if they're placed in stressful situations. --Tom Keogh

Description

Join a precocious golden retriever pup as he takes off on a magical journey to the wilds of the Australian Outback in this wonderful all-animal adventure. Napoleon is a wonderful treat the whole family will love! Life as a house pet isn't much fun for young Muffin, a puppy who dreams of being a "wild dog." So when he gets his chance to escape his suburban backyard in a helium balloon-powered basket, the pup hops on board, changes his name to Napoleon and sets off on the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way he meets some very special friends a chatty parrot, a wise owl, a clever koala and more who help him on his journey for excitement. But fun isn't all that Napoleon discovers on his quest for adventure...he also learns more about the world and himself than he ever thought possible.

Customer Reviews:

Napoleon.......2007-03-27

I haven't watched this DVD yet, but it arrived quickly and in excellent condtion

Cute movie!! .......2007-01-18

This movie is about a golden retriever puppy named muffin, -(though he likes to be called Napoleon)- who is done with being a city pup, and wants to answer the call of the wild dogs. Finally getting his chance, he climbs aboard a wicker basket with balloons, and sets off on an adventure to find the wild dogs.

If you love talking animals, then I strongly recomend this movie. It also has great, heartwarming music by Bill Conti.(You may cry at some of the songs, I know I did). Enjoy!

the cutiest little movie!!!!.......2006-10-01

I first saw this movie at a friends house and now I am in love with this movie. Every time I go over there, I'd always ask to watch it! The puppy is sooooooo cute and everything else about it is adorable! I'd totally recommend it to anyone!

songs??.......2006-03-11

i was just wonering if anyone knew what the name of the theme song to napoleon was? you know "maybe our paths will meet someday... maybe somewhere, somehow" or whatever the words are?? i would really like to know the name so i can find the song because it makes me cry every time i listen to it. i have been looking for this song since i can remember so i would really appreciate anyones help :)

Napoleon.......2005-12-20

This film was an average childrens'film starring animals.It is quite unusual thoough because of the storyline and the hilarious scene where a dog starts to drown and the other dog calls out something along the lines of: "Nyenci, Nyenci, please save Nyenci!" I would buy it for this reason alone so go on and watch Nyenci drown in a fit of laughter! You know you want to! CONSUME CONSUME CONSUME CONSUME etc.

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The actors delivered a decent performance, particularly Jackson and Hamlin
One of the greatest and most mature movies made about love ever.A gay classic!
A Perfect Movie, Sad, But True.
a classic
An Admitted Gay Classic

Making Love
Starring: Michael Ontkean , Kate Jackson , Harry Hamlin , Wendy Hiller , and Arthur Hill
Director: Arthur Hiller
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ASIN: B000BZISX0
Release Date: 2006-02-07

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The studio marketed Making Love as "one of the most honest and controversial films we have ever released," adding that "it may be too strong for some people." That was then, and what once seemed shocking now seems tame. Still, it's hard to imagine the more sexually explicit Brokeback Mountain without it. On the surface, Beverly Hills physician Zack (Michael Ontkean, Twin Peaks) and his TV producer wife, Claire (Kate Jackson, Charlie's Angels), are the ideal couple. A smartly-dressed Gilbert and Sullivan fan, Zack appears to have little in common with denim-clad, openly-gay novelist Bart (Harry Hamlin, L.A. Law). They meet when Bart makes an appointment for a check-up, and the two hit it off. Turns out they share a love of "corny old movies." Afterwards, Zack can't stop thinking about his vain, if affectionate patient. Lunch leads to dinner, which leads to physical intimacy (sex is suggested rather than shown). Zack is falling in love, but Bart has no interest in commitment, and Claire suspects another woman. Making Love is narrated by Claire and Bart, who speak directly to the camera. It's unclear whether Arthur Hiller, best known for Love Story, is going for documentary-style realism or foreign film-style sophistication, but the technique does differentiate Making Love from your average soap opera (story credit goes to Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg). Though Hamlin has maintained the highest profile since, it's the sensitive performances of Ontkean and Jackson that anchor this no longer groundbreaking, but still relevant romantic drama. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Description

What would you do if your husband fell in love - with another man? "Making Love" is about Zack (Michael Ontkean) and Claire (Kate Jackson) - two attractive, successful and playful affectionate partners who share the perfect marriage. He's a medic. She's a TV exec. And they're about to buy an absolutely gorgeous Beverly Hills home. Enter Bart (Harry Hamlin). He's a gay writer whose striking good looks pepper his social life with enough one-night stands so that he easily avoids commitment. When they first meet, Zack is merely curious. Gradually, he decides to take the plunge. Less about homosexuality than self-discovery, "Making Love" tackles the fundamentals of life - pain, loss, recovery - with astonishing sincerity and candor. Some critical scenes - such as when Zack tells Claire what's really happening to their marriage - are handled with a sensitivity rarely found in American movies. Highlighted by touching performances, "Making Love" really probes the depths of passion - in all of us.

Customer Reviews:

The actors delivered a decent performance, particularly Jackson and Hamlin.......2007-04-10

If this movie were to be released this day in age, I doubt it would get much attention. But it very well may have been considered cutting-edge and enlightening for its time (early 80's). I felt that it could have focused more on the development of the struggle between the husband and wife after she finds out he is involved with another man. It seemed as though that revelation was rather late in the movie-- and the emotional recovery time for them was a little impractical under the circumstances. That being said, the actors delivered very decent performances in light of what they had to work with. Kate Jackson always delivers well and Harry Hamlin did a particularly fine job with what was probably a very difficult and controversial role for him to take on at the time.

One of the greatest and most mature movies made about love ever.A gay classic!.......2007-04-10

This movie has aged like fine wine.A sensetive and mature look at gay relationships,and how gay men find themselves and there place in our society.This movie touched me deeply.I can't watch this movie even now without crying.This movie has three of the most honest character portrayal's of love I have ever seen in any movie.
Making love can touch anyone,gay or straight.Love is universal!

Beautiful 16:9 transfer,and wonderful sound really bring this classic to life.For a super low price!

A Perfect Movie, Sad, But True........2007-04-03

It wasn't perfect in a sense that they were Gay, but these things happen all the time in everyday life of people. I felt bad for the wife. Wow, what a blow to someones life. Michael Ontkean sure played his part. It's a interesting movie.

a classic.......2007-03-13

This movie was nicely reviewed by Sandy Mc Lendon, David Kucharski and Mark Knight who express much I agree about in a very fine, sensible and sensitive way. Even what I happen not to agree about is very finely written.

This is an all time classic for gay people and everyone interested in gay-themed movies.

It was one of the first openly gay films ever released by a major (1981 - it seems ages ago now) but this is not all of it.

First of all, nobody dies here... well, one side character does, but there is nothing wrong with it because that death has a sense different from mere convenience.
The three main characters are, at the end of the film, alive and kicking, all three with a comparatively whole life and many ammunitions still to shoot.

Secondly, the setting is rather middle class, well to do, so to say. There are no drag queens (no offence intended, I am just underlining that anything sensational is avoided), no gay-people bashing gangs, no tragic illnesses (AIDS was no issue yet), no intruding cops.
This is hardly a coincidence. I am convinced that authors were willing to give such a normal understated approach as was possible and the effort really pays off: no melodrama here, just a lot of raw, tear moving human emotion, a lot of character interaction, a lot of meaningful dialogue.

Thirdly, the story may appear a little dated now (costumes really are: dear Goddess, did they really dress like that?): a husband discovering he has repressed his real self for too long, but even admitting it may not be that actual it is so tastefully done, with so much professionality, the the viewer is dragged into this simple story.
Not to say that, as another reviewer has already pointed out, coming out is one thing, but learning to accept oneself for what one truly is can never be a dated subject. It can only be ill or well treated.

Fourth, the acting is distinguished. Kate Jackson had unfortunately a rather unpleasant acting voice, but she overcomes this problem and gives us an emotion stirring lively figure. I know very little of her two male co-stars but here, helped by a masterful script, they are perfect, always believable and to the point.

I believe nobody loving good cinema should miss this one. No gay man, especially.

An Admitted Gay Classic .......2007-02-24

Twentieth Century Fox took a chance back in 1982 when it produced and released "Making Love." The critical response was mixed at best. The heterosexual audience shouted negative comments during the boy on boy kissing scenes. The gay audience members were not enough to assure financial success. However, the film now deserves a reappraisal.

I didn't like the movie when it first came out. For many years I thought it was a bland, over glamorized, unrealistic depiction of a gay man coming out, and leaving his wife. In spite of what some people have said, this was NOT the first positive film about a gay man released by a major studio. Look back 10 years to United Artists "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" for that Big First. "Sunday.." even had a love scene involving a passionate kiss between Peter Finch and Murray Head. And yeah, straight people grossed out in that one too. "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" was also hailed as a cinematic masterpiece by the critics. However, again, director John Schlesinger's film didn't make a dime at the box office.

As I watched "Making Love" in 2007, post "Brokeback Mountain," I saw the film for it's very real virtues. The cast of Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin and Michael Ontkean is attractive and affecting. So what if you're always aware of them acting? Most of the movies Hollywood releases every year involve artificial performances from major name players. Ontkean in particular gives a nicely understated interpretation.

Even if certain scenes don't ring true, such as the talking heads telling the audience their feelings rather than the script demonstrating those emotions, and the dialogue is somewhat trite at times ("What about passion! What about support!"), the basic conflict of the characters does.

I hadn't realized how important the Ontkean/Hamlin love scene and the happy ending, were until after seeing 1993's "Philadelphia" neuter any feelings of physical passion from Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas' lovers, and the furer that greeted "Brokeback Mountain" last year.

In the mid-2000's no major American gay movie star has yet to come out of the closet. Patricia Nell Warren STILL cannot get her very moving, very dramatic 1974 novel, "The Front Runner" made into a movie. Hollywood producers, gay and straight, are still terrified of presenting an honest depiction of of gay people without tragic consequences as a main subject(see "Brokeback..." and "Philadelphia" again). "Making Love" really deserves to be seen, or seen again. I'm glad I did.

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Spectacular Opera From La Scala
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A treasure at a bargain price

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Release Date: 2006-07-25

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Spectacular Opera From La Scala.......2007-01-09

Not only are the performances top-notch, but the production values exceed what one has grown to expect from operas on DVD. Each opera in this collection conveys the feeling (almost) of sitting in the audience.

This collection was recommended by a friend who works in opera. He not only is a talented producer, but is very close with his euros. I was about to order an opera DVD which cost most of what I paid for this entire set!

First Class Opera at a bargain basement price.

Diverse collection!.......2007-01-03

It's amazing to see this collection. Not all of the performances are spectacular, but there are many surprises of excellence. My favorites for singing are ADRIANA, LUCIA, COSI, and I VESPRI.

A treasure at a bargain price.......2006-08-09

This is a superlative collection of live opera transmissions from the most important opera house in the world, La Scala. The Lucia and the Due Foscari are among my favorites. Superb voices, gorgeous settings and sumptuous costumes. Verdi's Attila is seldom mounted, and this is a chance to witness this very exciting opera in a monumental production. I count this as a most important section of my operatic video library.

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