Miracles

Starring:Kenny Bee, Yuen Chor, Ah Lei Gua, Kara Hui, Ricky Hui, Regina Kent, Chun Hsiang Ko, Mars, Anita Mui, Louis Roth, Wai Shum, Po Tai, Feng Tien, Bill Tung, Dick Wei, Ping-Ao Wei, James Wong, Melvin Wong, Ma Wu
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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Directed by and starring Jackie Chan, and set in 1930s Hong Kong, Miracles is a gangster film that is equal parts comedy and action film, with a touch of melodrama thrown in for good measure. Chan stars as a young man who rescues a dying crime boss in 1930s Hong Kong. When the boss passes away, he is tapped to become the new leader. He attributes his good luck to an old rose seller and the roses he buys off of her. To pay her back for all of his good fortune, he helps her pretend to be a wealthy socialite, just as she had described herself in letters to her daughter in order to help impress her daughter's wealthy fiancé and not queer their upcoming marriage. The plot is lifted from Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), which Capra remade in 1961 as Pocketful of Miracles. Of course, like all Jackie Chan films, this movie contains more--and more innovative--fight scenes than Capra could ever dream of. Two set pieces in particular are stunning: A big fight in a restaurant and the final battle in the warehouse of a rope factory. Along the way, Chan throws in a musical number inspired by Busby Berkeley and a whole lotta heart, making this a well-rounded and entertaining film, which Chan himself has allegedly referred to as his favorite. --Andy Spletzer

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
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Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Starring: Craig R. Whitney , Walter Mondale , John Powers (VII) , Jack O'Callahan , and John Harrington (VI)
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ASIN: B00005TPC7
Release Date: 2002-01-08

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You don't need to know anything about hockey to be moved by this hourlong documentary about one of the greatest upsets in sports history: the United States' defeat of the vaunted Russian Olympic hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The film recounts the David vs. Goliath matchup between the Americans (essentially a group of college kids molded into a team by coach Herb Brooks, also the U.S. hockey coach in the 2002 Olympic games) and the Russians, professionals who had won four straight Olympic golds. The story is retold in interviews with the people who lived it, including Brooks and several of the American players, sportscaster Al Michaels (who uttered the title line as the game ended), and key Russian players. Do You Believe in Miracles? is a solid blend of sports and history that focuses on the human element in one of the great underdog victories of all time. --Marshall Fine

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Great Archival Resource on the history of music and culture
Brought back good memories
smokey robinson-review 1963-1987
The Miracles at their best
It Could Have Been Better

The Definitive Performances 1963-1987
Starring: Smokey Robinson , and The Miracles
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ASIN: B000JMK6IK
Release Date: 2006-11-21

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Great Archival Resource on the history of music and culture.......2007-05-22

This was a great documentary on preserving the historic contribution Motown made to the evolution of American music in the late 1950s through the 1970s. First person accounts by Smokey Robinson and the original Miracles add great value to archival documentation. A must see for all who not only love good music but understand the significant contribution of the Motown sound.

Brought back good memories.......2007-05-14

If you are a fan of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles this is a must have!!!To see Smokey with two of the surviving Miracles was heart warming.The music and the stories just took me back to the "good ole days",when Motown was king and Smokey was it's reigning prince.I'm glad I bought it and would encourage any Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' fan to do the same.

smokey robinson-review 1963-1987.......2007-05-06

I really enjoyed seeing smokey and the other members recall their heyday. My family and I have followed smokey and the group throughout their stellar careers. I had hoped for more performances, maybe there will be other videos that showcase this tremenous group and other smokey solo performances.

The Miracles at their best.......2007-04-05

This DVD is a must see for all music fans, not just Motown fans. The interviews with the three remaining original Miracles are absolutely fantastic and very informative. The footage is vintage and even though I have a lot of old clips of the group dating back to 1965, there still was a great deal included that I had never seen. Buy this DVD, you won't be disappointed.

It Could Have Been Better.......2007-03-12

This DVD was bought as a gift for my husband. We loved the performances and it was especially nice to see the evolution of not only "Smokey" but also the other members of the "Miracles." The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 were two things I found kind of disappointing with the DVD. One was the fact that Mrs. Claudette Robinson was not included in the commentaries that are interspersed throughout the DVD. And, I also was not thrilled with the way Mr. Robinson keep trying the steal the limelight during the interviews, although my daughter did comment later that it was a good thing that he did most of the talking because the other guys weren't as well spoken. Other than those two little annoyances it was a great DVD to add to my husband's collection. I loved each and every one of the selections included as have other people my husband has let watch his DVD. Please add this one to your collection of one of the best of the golden. It is well worth the price and a bargain at that. Loved it.

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Ordinary Miracles
Starring: Jaclyn Smith , Lyndsy Fonseca , C. Thomas Howell , Sarah Aldrich , and Corbin Bernsen
Director: Michael Switzer
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ASIN: B000E8M0SS
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Pocketful of Miracles
Starring: Glenn Ford , Bette Davis , Hope Lange , Arthur O'Connell , and Peter Falk
Director: Frank Capra
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ASIN: B00005LOLA
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Superbly directed by the peerless Frank Capra, this remake of Lady For A Day is pure Hollywood magican unforgettable combination of comedy, whimsy and romance that was nominated* for three OscarsÂ(r)! Impoverished Broadway peddler Apple Annie (Bette Davis) has a problem. Her daughter, Louise (Ann-Margret), educated abroad since infancy, is coming for a visit and bringing her wealthy fiancÃ(c) with her. The problem is that Louise has believed all her life that Annie's a wealthydowager, and the poor old woman doesn't know what to do! Enter Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford)a big-hearted racketeerwho enlists the aid of his colorful mob of hooligans in a wild and crazy schemeto pass Annie off as a high-society grande dame so Louise can marry her fairy-tale prince and everyone can live happily ever after! *1961: Supporting Actor (Peter Falk), Song, Costume Design

Intention, Belief, Emotion, and Will; Consciousness and The Scientific Basis for Magick and Miracles

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Intention, Belief, Emotion, and Will; Consciousness and The Scientific Basis for Magick and Miracles

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ASIN: B000HEVARG
Release Date: 2006-08-07

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"Man is superior to the stars if he lives in the power of superior wisdom. Such a person, being master over heaven and earth, by means of his will, is a magnus, and magic is not sorcery but supreme wisdom." Paracelsus, "Magick is the art and science of causing change in accordance with the will by non-physical means. " Aleister Crowley "Everything is impossible.., untill you learn how to do it." Zachary James Miller, Ph. D It has been said that every known culture in the history of the world has described the existence of a life force energy within and around the human body that can be directed or manipulated by the mind. It has been called chi (Chinese), ki (Japanese), prana (Indian), mana (Hawaiian), pneuma (stoics), spritus (Roman), rlung (Tibetan), More recently we've heard the terms: subtle energy, the field, bioenergy, zero point field and the force. In this 90 minute lecture Dr. Miller explores this mysterious energy and the links between ancient wisdom and modern day science using his life long study of the esoteric and science as his basis. He explains his theory regarding manipulation of this energy through consciousness. Topics include : Consciousness, Energy Medicine, Direct and Distant Healing, Remote Influencing, Various Uses of Subtle Energy, Development and Maximizing of Bioenergetic Powers, and Expanding Human Potential Zachary James Miler, Ph.D is a therapist, parapsychologist, lecturer, and filmmaker. As director of The Enigma Group he has called upon his lifelong study and personal experience in examining the unexplained. The former psychotherapist and holistic health counselor has also since earliest childhood been interested in all things unusual, paranormal, supernatural and unexplained. He is a magus and bioenergetic healer and is a former member of the O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orientis) magical order. His interest in the brain and the mind developed his interest in psychology but long before his work as a therapist he had a fascination for, as William James put it, "the uncharted realms of the human consciousness" which led him to look deeply at the work and life of some Hindu yogis and their remarkable powers and then begin his own intense study, training, and research. Zachary James Miller, Ph.D Director, The Enigma Group - Paris, FRANCE

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Heartwarming, Real and Inspiring Family Entertainment

Looking for Miracles

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Sixteen-year-old Ryan Delaney has won a scholarship, but it's not a full one, so he needs a summer job to pay for his university expenses. And although he's not eighteen, he can't swim, and has never been to camp, he manages to get a job as a camp couselor. But his mother makes him take his younger brother, Sullivan, with him to camp, since she can't look after him while she's working. But camp turns out to be harder than both Ryan and Sullivan thought it would be; and as they fight their battles, they learn about each other, themselves, and what they can do together.

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Heartwarming, Real and Inspiring Family Entertainment.......2006-02-05

Timeless, heartwarming family entertainment that is real and not sugar-coated throughout. As the youngest male in a family of six boys, and the offspring of depression-era parents, this film touches my heart in magical ways. It continues to be one of my favorite films since first viewed over 10 years ago. I highly recommend it.

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Small Miracles and big miracle in cinema.
Small Miracles a Heartwarming Story Set in Beautiful Wales
A little-known but wonderful film about faith
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Small Miracles
Starring: John-Paul Macleod , Jonathan Pryce , Geraldine James , Matthew Rhys , and Robert Pugh
Director: Martin Duffy
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ASIN: B0006HC02I
Release Date: 2005-01-18

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This uplifting, international award-winning drama tells the profoundly moving coming-of-age story of 12-year-old Taliesin Jones (John Paul MacLeod), who is discovering girls, is bullied at school, and is struggling to get by at home. His mother (Geraldine James) has left, devastating Taliesin's father (Jonathan Pryce), a farmer, and embittered older brother. After witnessing his piano teacher (Ian Bannen) "heal" a woman's bad back, Taliesen embarks on a spiritual quest. He forms a secret society at his school, "The Believers." But his attempts to heal a classmate and his mentor's grave illness test his newfound faith.

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Small Miracles and big miracle in cinema........2006-12-14

I became totally absorbed in the movie the moment I began to watch it. For fear of revealing to much and ruining it for you, let me just say your heart will be warmed and you might even become a better person for watching this terrific piece of cinematic wonder. Highly Recommended!!!

Small Miracles a Heartwarming Story Set in Beautiful Wales.......2006-11-10

This film was originally titled The Testimony of Taliesin Jones. It is named for the hero, a little Welsh boy whose mother leaves his farm family for a life in town. His experiences are touching, and seem to involve a gift of healing.

Delightful, beautiful, deserves to be better known than it is.

A little-known but wonderful film about faith.......2006-08-31

This film has much to recommend it to both Christians and non-Christians as it tackles the issues of faith and what happens to that faith when things don't work out the way a person wants them to.

At first Taliesin isn't sure why he believes in God, but he knows that he does believe. Then he sees what he considers to be tangible evidence of God in the form of miracles,especially the healing of his own warts, only to have those miracles cease and his faith thrown into crisis. This movie exposes the view of 'God as a vending machine' that many people seem to have today. They believe that a person can put in his 75 cents worth of prayer and his miracle should be released to him. Thankfully, Taliesin's piano teacher, a faith 'healer', readily admits that his prayers don't always work, though that doesn't mean that God doesn't listen or doesn't care. The fact is that if God did heal someone or resurrect a person every time He was asked to, then no one would ever die.

True faith means living with the fact of troubles in life and the awareness of our eventual death, and yet still believing that God is good, cares for us, and has made provision for both our earthly and eternal lives through Jesus. Taliesin's true healing, and the bigger miracle, is when he comes to realize these things and is able to come to grips with the fact that his mother will not be returning to the family. I think the filmmakers may have missed out on an attempt to emphasize this point again with the final scene. In this scene the class bully asks Taliesin to pray for the healing of one of his fingers which was half-severed off. The viewer gets the idea that the bully also has emotional scars which need healing far worse than his finger does; however, I admit that to protract this scene and re-emphasize a point already made might well have been heavy-handed (or even ham-handed), so I can't fault them too much for this.

The bottom line, again, is that for both believers and non-believers, this movie demonstrates what faith is: it is "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).

Correction for Product Detail - this movie doesn't have CC.......2006-06-25

I can't review the movie itself except correction. Amazon.com has this movie as closed-captioned under Product Details (Format field). Really, this movie doesn't have it. I have to return the DVD for refund.

a religious movie, not a mainstream movie.......2006-05-06

Much as the religious reviewers below would like non-religious people to see and like this movie, the fact remains that this is a religious movie, a softcore religious movie, yes, but a religious movie nonetheless. Non-religious people will not be impressed or moved by this adolescent's struggles with whether God exists or whether faith-healing works. Religious people will be hoping he believes these things. Nonreligious people will be hoping he gets over it and grows up. You can't please both audiences.

We are also told that this movie is "character-driven". This term has become a standard excuse for making a movie boring. The fact is that a character-driven movie does not have to be boring. This is simply a myth (a lie) that inept moviemakers have concocted because they don't know how to make a movie interesting without resort to the genre techniques of action, etc. They need to learn more about screenwriting so that they can make a movie interesting without action, fireworks or whatever--not hide behind magic words like "character-driven."

Small Miracles is slow--very slow--but not dull. The slice of life is an interesting one--at least for Americans who are not familiar with current life in Wales or wherever. None of the characters is particularly appealing or particularly interesting, but they are realistic enough. Making them one or the other would have helped the movie enormously. Again, screenwriter ineptitude must be blamed.

The blurb writer says the movie contains "coming-of-age" material (read, girls) and bullying. There is in fact no romantic interest in the movie and hardly any interaction with schoolmates. He does get punched out, but no more. The blurb writer was right, though. The movie would have been better with these elements.

One technical problem: the sound. The volume jumps ten decibels in some scenes--enough to damage your speakers--whereas in the other scenes the characters murmur their lines so quietly that you have to turn up your volume to hear them. Add the problems contributed by the dialect, and you've got your work cut out for you just to understand what they are saying (and I'm usually quite adept at picking up dialects, especially those from the British Isles).

The visuals used to try to show the imaginings of the boy were klutzy--flying dragons maybe for a child of five. The memory moments were also clumsily handled.

Bottom line: Don't even think of seeing this movie unless you are religious. Even then, I don't guarantee that you will especially like it. It's a lightweight, drab movie with a mildly interesting setting and no characters to speak of.

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible - The Miracles of Jesus

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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible - The Miracles of Jesus
Starring: Charleton Heston
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IMAX Presents - Niagara: Miracles, Myths & Magic

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IMAX Presents - Niagara: Miracles, Myths & Magic
Director: Kieth Merrill
Manufacturer: Vista Point Ent
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Release Date: 2005-11-15

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Instead of a history of the spectacular Niagara Falls, this IMAX presentation, whose format is, oddly enough, pan-and-scan instead of widescreen, resorts to re-enactments of Niagara's mythology. Though the film incorporates some breathtaking cinematography that emphasizes the splendor and awesome scope of the falls, director Kieth Merrill, who has helmed several other films in the IMAX library (Wolves), focuses on the legends that prevail rather than the wonder of the place itself. We see cheesy reinterpretations of the people of Niagara, "the thunder beings who lived under the great falls," as they send a maiden, "the chosen one," over the edge in a canoe. Equally odd is a scene of Annie Taylor and her pet cat, who tackled the falls in a barrel at the turn of the century. Consequently, this is one of the lesser IMAX features. This truly extraordinary wonder deserves a better platform, yet even in this imperfect examination, its beauty and power can't be repressed and ultimately it's what we remember most after the film ends. --Paula Nechak

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Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic

Digitally mastered from the original 70mm IMAX print, with all the stunning clarity and visual sweep that the IMAX presentation can deliver.

A heart pounding look and ride over Niagara Falls and into its swirling depths.

Travel back in time to learn o its 12,000 year history, beginning when native inhabitants first worshiped the thunderous power of the Falls.

Experience the death-defying stunts performed by daredevils who challenged the Falls- The Great Blondin, who attempts a perilous tightrope walk above the deadly waters and Annie Taylor, a 63 year old school-teacher who went over he Falls in a barrel and lived to tell the tale.

EXTRAS, The Making Of Niagara Music By Bill Conti Music and Ambiance

A Course in Miracles: Marianne Williamson, Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., and Kenneth Wapnik, Ph.D.
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Starring: Course in Miracles
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