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Francis of Assisi
Starring: Bradford Dillman , Dolores Hart , Stuart Whitman , Cecil Kellaway , and Eduard Franz Director: Michael Curtiz Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006GANY6 Release Date: 2005-02-22 |
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Lavish Bio Of St. Francis, 13th-Century Monk Who Talked To Animals.Customer Reviews:
Francis of Assisi quite a boring spectacular.......2007-05-19
Wooden Francis.......2007-03-24
Poor quality!.......2007-02-23
Better than BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON.......2007-02-20
Great Movie.......2007-01-16
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Joan of Arc
Starring: Ingrid Bergman , Francis L. Sullivan , J. Carrol Naish , Ward Bond , and Shepperd Strudwick Director: Victor Fleming Manufacturer: Image Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001UZWMU Release Date: 2004-05-18 |
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Academy Award-winner Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca) is spellbinding as the 15th century French peasant girl who rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. Fiercely believing that she is directed by God, Joan triumphantly leads an army into battle against the British, who are driven from France. When a new king (Jose Ferrer in a extraordinary film debut) is crowned, Joan's influence grows and makes him wary of her power, ultimately betraying her to martyrdom. This powerful, visually stunning epic of one of history's most fascinating heroines features spectacular action and unforgettable drama! Completely restored, original full-length version with footage not seen in the U.S.,from Victor Fleming, Director of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. Winner of three Academy Awards©: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Honorary Award to producer Walter Wanger with Five additional Academy Award©: nominations: Best Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Best Supporting Actor (Jose Ferrer), Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Score.Amazon.com
The lavish 1948 production of Joan of Arc may not qualify as a great movie, but it scores a triumphant victory as a great DVD. Thanks to a stunning restoration by the renowned UCLA Film and Television Archive, this relic from Hollywood's golden age can now be appreciated in all its magnificent Technicolor glory, restored to its original theatrical length of 145 minutes after decades of truncated TV broadcasts. Under the direction of Victor Fleming (whose credits include Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz), this is a stodgily respectable mini-epic, adapted from Maxwell Anderson's acclaimed play Joan of Lorraine and giving 33-year-old Ingrid Bergman one of her quirkiest star turns as the 19-year-old "Maid of Lorraine," destined by divinely inspired fate to rescue imperiled France from British occupation, and face trial on charges of witchcraft. Winner of three Oscars (for cinematography and costumes, and an honorary award to Producer Walter Wanger for boosting Hollywood's "moral stature") and five nominations (including acting nods for Bergman and José Ferrer, making his screen debut as the French Dauphin), the film suffers from an abundance of talky exposition and stage-bound incident, but the battle scenes are still rousing, Bergman glowing beatifically in polished armor and surrounded by a seasoned cast of studio-era character players in a rampant case of Hollywood anachronism (somehow, Ward Bond just doesn't belong in medieval France!). If you get bored during the slow parts, you can always marvel at the pristine restoration, full of heavenly sunbeams, masterful matte paintings, and enough colorful detail to make most 1948-vintage films pale by comparison. Frame by gorgeous frame, martyrdom never had a classier showcase. --Jeff Shannon
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God's Army
Starring: Anthony Anselmi , Matthew A. Brown , Michael Buster , Lynne Carr , and Jennifer Christopher Manufacturer: Ventura Distribution ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000056K4J Release Date: 2000-11-14 |
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God's Army
Starring: Lance Johnson , Peter Jackson , Scott Sandler , Elaine Hill , and Richard Dutcher Director: Richard Dutcher Manufacturer: Victory Multimedia ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
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ASIN: B000ES931U Release Date: 2006-11-14 |
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Rookie missionary Brandon Allen confronts the challenges of missionary life in Los Angeles, soon realizing that his most important convert may be himself.
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Soldiers in the Army of God
Starring: Paul Hill (VI) , Jonathan O'Toole , Bob Lokey , and Neal Horsely Director: Daphne Pinkerson , and Marc Levin Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BBOUAE Release Date: 2006-02-21 |
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No topic on the American socio-political landscape is more divisive than abortion, but in a way, Soldiers in the Army of God may actually bring reasonable folks on both sides of the issue together. That's because directors Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson's 70-minute documentary, made in 2000, chronicles the Army of God, a radical anti-abortion group who preach and practice violence as the best, indeed the only, means to end legal abortions, a stance that more moderate advocates on both ends of the spectrum must surely abhor. Granted, most of the people interviewed here make their cases calmly, even reasonably; they certainly don't come on like the fire-breathing fanatics their views might suggest. But there's not a lot to like about guys like Bob Lokey, an ex-con (he served 20 years for murder), an "activist" and smarmy hypocrite who claims he wouldn't harm a hair on an "abortionist"... but nor would he complain if someone else did; or the ultra-confident Neil Horsley, who does his propagandizing on the Internet (a vital source for spreading the word and identifying fellow protesters) and offers the usual argument that those who were killed merely got what they deserved. Regardless of one's position on abortion, the fact is that it's legal, and shooting people who perform them isn't. But these "soldiers'" belief that they are doing God's work muddies the waters, because faith is not fact; indeed, it is inarguable. As a result, Soldiers in the Army of God ultimately leaves one with the sinking feeling that this issue is irreconcilable. Take the example of Paul Hill, who in 1994 killed Dr. John Britton. Hill regarded this "abortionist" as a murderer, so he shot him and his escort; interviewed here, the utterly unrepentant Hill languishes on a Florida death row, awaiting his own death (he was given a lethal injection in September '03). And the infernal wheel goes 'round and 'round. --Sam GrahamDescription
Many of the most extreme members of the anti-abortion movement reveal themselves to HBO cameras for the first time in this disturbing verite documentary. The film focuses primarily on "soldiers" in the Army of God, a pro-life group bonded together by the Internet, by organized rallies, and by a common belief that abortions must be stopped at all costs. In addition to intimate footage of Army members at their homes, in their cars and at gatherings, the film includes harrowing footage of high-profile crimes targeted at abortion clinics, most notably the 1993 murder of two abortion-clinic workers in Pensacola, Florida. The documentary also features an exclusive death-row interview with the man who committed these murders: Paul Hill, who has become a hero and martyr to many Army of God zealots.
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The King: The Story of King David
Manufacturer: Questar ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B0009IW8L2 Release Date: 2005-05-30 |
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God's Army
Starring: Lance Johnson , Peter Jackson , Scott Sandler , Elaine Hill , and Richard Dutcher Director: Richard Dutcher Manufacturer: Tapeworm ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000056BP2 Release Date: 2000-11-28 |
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Very Poignant and Uplifting.......2005-11-28
Way too much whining!.......2005-09-21
Condensed two years.......2005-02-13
Worth watching.......2005-01-11
First effort but not a very good one.......2004-10-03
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