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Sex and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)

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Sex and the City-The Complete Series
Sen and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)
I'm Too Cheap to Subscribe to HBO...

Sex and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset)
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker , Kristin Davis , Cynthia Nixon , and Kim Cattrall
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Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum Spray

ASIN: B000ASDFJU
Release Date: 2005-11-01

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Sex and the City is based on Candace Bushnell's provocative bestselling book. Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Carrie Bradshaw, a self-described "sexual anthropologist," who writes "Sex and the City," a newspaper column that chronicles the state of sexual affairs of Manhattanites in this "age of un-innocence." Her "posse," including nice girl Charlotte (Kristin Davis), hard-edged Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and party girl Samantha (Kim Cattrall)--not to mention her own tumultuous love life--gives Carrie plenty of column fodder. Over the course of the first season's 12 episodes, the most prominent dramatic arc concerns Carrie, who goes from turning the tables on "toxic bachelors" by having "sex like a man" to wanting to join the ranks of "the monogamists" with the elusive Mr. Big (Chris Noth). Meanwhile, Miranda, Cynthia, and Samantha have their own dating woes.

The second season builds on the foundation of the first season with plot arcs that are both hilarious and heartfelt, taking the show from breakout hit to true pop-culture phenomenon. Relationship epiphanies coexist happily alongside farcical plots and zingy one-liners, resulting in emotionally satisfying episodes that feature the sharp kind of character-defining dialogue that seems to have disappeared from the rest of TV long ago. When last we left the NYC gals, Carrie had just broken up with a commitment-phobic Mr. Big (Chris Noth), but fans of Noth's seductive-yet-distant rake didn't have to wait long until he was back in the picture, as he and Carrie tried to make another go of it. Their relationship evolution, from reunion to second breakup, provides the core of the second season. Among other adventures, Charlotte puzzles over whether one of her beaus was "gay-straight" or "straight-gay"; Miranda tries to date a guy who insists on having sex only in places where they might get caught; and Samantha copes with dates who range from, um, not big enough to far too big--with numerous stops in between.

The third season was the charm, as the series earned its first Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series to go along with its Golden Globes for Best Comedy Series and Best Actress (Parker). One of this season's two principal story arcs concerned hapless-in-love Charlotte and her pursuit of a husband; enter (if only...) Kyle McLachlan as the unfortunately impotent Trey. Meanwhile, Carrie has a brief but memorable fling with a politician who's golden, but not in the way she anticipated. She then sabotages her too-good-to-be-true relationship with furniture designer Aidan (John Corbett) by having an affair with Mr. Big (Chris Noth), who himself has gotten married. Like I Love Lucy, the series benefited from a brief change of scenery with a three-episode jaunt to Los Angeles, where Carrie and company encountered, among others, Matthew McConaughey, Vince Vaughn, Hugh Hefner, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The fourth season is just as smart and sexy as ever, mixing caustic adult wit and sharply observed situation comedy on the mean streets of Manhattan, though this time the quartet of singleton city girls must endure even tougher combat in the unending war of love, sex, and shopping. Carrie finally seems to have found her ideal life partner when she is reunited with handsome craftsman Aidan. But can their relationship survive trial by cohabitation? Meanwhile Charlotte seems to have both her dream Park Avenue apartment and a solution to her marital problems with Trey. But when the subject of babies comes up, everything starts to unravel for her, too. It's not just Charlotte who has baby issues either: after what seems like an eternity of enforced sexual abstinence Miranda is horrified to discover she's pregnant. And as for the sultry Samantha, she's on a quest for monogamy, first with an exotic lesbian artist, then with a philandering businessman, with whom to her utter dismay she just might have fallen in love.

It was a short but sweet fifth season, as HBO's resident comediennes found themselves affected by forces beyond their control--the pregnancies of both Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon. A truncated shooting schedule to accommodate the actresses forced this season to be reduced to a mere eight episodes, but they and creators forged ahead, creating a handful of episodes that if short in content were long on emotion and laughs. Carrie and Miranda wrestled with their solitary lifestyles, albeit with new attachments--Miranda had new baby Brady and single motherhood, while Carrie found herself in the world of publishing as the author of a real-life book of her columns. Charlotte wondered if she'd ever find another man, while Samantha finally got rid of the one that had been vexing her far too much. If the season as a whole felt less than the sum of its parts, those parts were some of the best comedy in the show's history. The season's climactic episode, "I Love a Charade," was one of the series' best episodes ever, equally touching and funny, and grounded the show in an emotional maturity that announced that after all their wild travails, these women had truly grown up.

After a long wait--like the entire fifth season--Carrie is dating again. The sixth season starts with Carrie and her sparkly new potential, Berger (Ron Livingston), trying to leave past relationships and hit it off, with mixed results. Meanwhile Carrie's friends seem to be settling down, relatively speaking. Miranda decides that her affair with TiVo cannot compete when Mr. Perfect (Blair Underwood, at his most charming) moves into her building. Charlotte's feelings for her "opposites attract" boyfriend (Evan Handler) deepen, but they still have a few things to iron out. Most surprising is Samantha's hot relationship with waiter-actor-stud Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) taking on something resembling love, despite Samantha's best intentions. Before the sixth season started in the summer of 2003, a bombshell hit: it was announced that this would be the finale. But it would be a long season, and these 12 episodes plant the seeds for the final 8 airing the following winter. These dozen episodes illustrate the maturity of the show: there's not a bad one in the bunch, and the show is still flat-out funny. The comedy blends serious points of how we perceive singles, couples, and parents (and the gifts we lavish on the latter two). Carrie's method of celebrating her singlehood is just another gem in this treasure of a series.

With the last eight episodes of the sixth season, HBO's grand sitcom concluded, leaving untold numbers of women--and many men--feeling deprived. The six-year series certainly did not outlast its welcome; the final season is some of the best TV had to offer in 2004. In many ways, the eight episodes served as a single finale, with all four characters approaching a kind of destiny and happiness, the theme of this last half-season (which aired weeks after the first half). Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) continues her romance with Russian artist (Mikhail Baryshnikov), a flippantly arrogant man who's been around the block, but able to supply Carrie's needed desire for magic. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) has settled down with Steve (David Eigenberg), but there is more that will change with her, including her address. Charlotte (Kristin Davis) continues to make baby plans now that the husband slot is filled quite nicely (Evan Handler). Going down the final stretch--and Samantha's (Kim Cattrall) cancer--gives the series a more serious tone, but there's always a jab to tickle the funny bone: Miranda's awkwardness with happiness, Charlotte's latest passion, Carrie typing someplace new, and Samantha getting into Paris Hilton territory. Like any series winding down, there is a wedding, a baby, old faces popping up, and some star-ladened new ones. In the final two-part episode, "An American in Paris," Carrie faces her romantic destiny, but also solidifies herself as a fashion icon, an Audrey Hepburn for 21st-century television. In the penultimate episode, she asks her friends an emotional question: "What if I never met you?" Certainly fans can ask of themselves the same question and reminisce how much better TV became since they first tuned in these four women of the City.

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For six seasons Carrie Bradshaw and friends Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte offered us their hilarious, outspoken and outrageous look at dating, mating and relating in the big city. Celebrate the show that explores the day-to-day -- and night-to-night -- world of single women in this, the definitive collector's edition.

Customer Reviews:

bland tacky.......2007-06-22

sleazy entertainment for fans of "friends." this is one of the worst popular TV shows ever. i hate teh type of people this show portrays. the fantasy is repulsive. if a woman tells me shes a fan of the show i instantly think she's a skank. this show has inspired a generation of tacky skanks.

Well written........2007-06-19

My wife loves the show. I have to admit that although I have only watched a few but I enjoyed the ones I have watched.

Sex and the City-The Complete Series.......2007-06-12

Item came when promised. No problems with the order.

Sen and the City - The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset).......2007-06-11

I was so excited about getting the Sex and the City series. I heard from friends the show was funny and read great reveiws about the show. I was watching it on TBS and WGN, and realized I was missing so much because of editing. I hesitated purchasing this set from Amazon because of reviews about scratched and damaged DVDs. I bought it anyway. The series is funny and addicting. I loved it, well what I saw of it. My fear came true...Season 2 Disc 2 was highly damaged. Not only did it skip, but it would not play correctly and the images were all on top of each other. I talked to Amazon immediately, and I was able to exchange to series without a problem. The representative was very helpful and I received my new set within a week. Shipping the damaged set back was not a problem using the UPS label. I just dropped it of at the nearest UPS store. Overall, everything went well and I am very satisfied. I have to now find time to watch the series all over again and make sure I don't have any damaged discs in this set.

I'm Too Cheap to Subscribe to HBO..........2007-06-08

Feeling that the SATC episodes airing on my local KTLA station were overly sanitized, I bought this set to give me the whole shebang (I did the same by buying the entire 'Six Feet Under' series on DVD after seeing a few edited episodes on Bravo). I am very happy with the results. I shall nor comment on the show or its plotline(s); that is for someone else to do. As for the comprehensive series archive, this is wonderful. The collection is compact (a 1.5" wide by 11.5" tall lucite slipcase houses an upholstered pink binder housing all the DVDs in cardboard slotted holders. Much easier to find space for than the cutsie 'Six Feet Under' big-block series set. Brief episode descriptions are included.

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John Grisham wrote it. Enough said.
RECEIVED TWO DAMAGED DVD'S
Classic Grisham thriller
The Pelican Brief
Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief
Starring: Julia Roberts , Denzel Washington , Sam Shepard , John Heard , and Tony Goldwyn
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: 0790731525
Release Date: 1997-06-25

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Another John Grisham legal thriller comes to the screen, pairing Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts in a film directed by Alan J. Pakula, who is known for dark-hued suspense pictures such as Klute, The Parallax View,All the President's Men, and Presumed Innocent. The Pelican Brief isn't up to the level of those films, but it is a perfectly entertaining movie about a law student (Roberts) whose life is endangered when she discovers evidence of a conspiracy behind the killings of two Supreme Court justices. She enlists the help of an investigative reporter (Washington) and the two become fugitives. The charisma and chemistry of the leads goes a long way toward compensating for the story's shortcomings, as does a truly impressive supporting cast that includes Sam Shepard, John Heard, James B. Sikking, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, William Atherton, and Robert Culp. --Jim Emerson

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John Grisham wrote it. Enough said........2007-03-28

As an owner of and multiple time reader and watcher of every Grisham book and movie made from those books, this one may be at the top of my list. Note that I said May Be, because they are all unique and first rate. A lawyer myself, I have always been struck by the authenticity of his treatment of the subject matter in his books and by the way he takes a hands off attitude with the making of them into movies, which have all turned out well in my opinion. This one is no exception. It is intriguing, hair raising, clever, full of great acting and dialogue which Grisham is so adept at using to weave his stories. You won't be sorry you bought it. It is a top notch movie you will want to see multiple times.

RECEIVED TWO DAMAGED DVD'S.......2007-03-27

AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT DISC NOR A RE-IMBURSEMENT. wHAT IS UP WITH THIS COMPANY THAT THEY CANNOT SEND YOU YOUR MONEY BACK. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 I ORDERED A BOOK WHICH WENT THRU A SUB-COMPANY. WELL, AMAZON CHARGED ME TWICE, $12.71, FOR A TOTAL OF $25.42. I NEVER RECEIVED THE BOOK BECAUSE THE COMPANY NO LONGER HAD IT IN STOCK AND AMAZON DID NOT SEND ME A REFUND. I DEAL WITH AMAZON ALL THE TIME BUT THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION THAT IS SATISFACTORY FOR WHEN THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY..

Classic Grisham thriller.......2007-03-09

The movie does justice to Grisham's novel. Plausible plot; a genuine thriller. I like it.

The Pelican Brief.......2007-01-12

Living in the area, I love to view the scenery and enjoy the atmosphere of New Orleans so I never get tired of looking at The Pelican Brief. I even have friends that appear as "extras" in this movie. I am extremely disappointed in the DVD. It has to be truned over to view the second half of the movie.

Pelican Brief.......2007-01-10

The movie is good, but the setup for DVD is ridiculous. It's two sided and you have to flip over everytime. It's not in the 21st Century.

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Fun movie! A must see!!
A TRUE HIDDEN GEM!!!
Let It Ride & What About Bob
Overlooked gem with Dreyfuss and Teri Garr
You can bet on this one!

Let It Ride
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss , David Johansen , Teri Garr , Jennifer Tilly , and Allen Garfield
Director: Joe Pytka
Manufacturer: Paramount
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The Longshot/They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

ASIN: B00005N5SC
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Jay Trotter has waited a lifetime for this day. He's got a hot tip on a horse everyone thinks is ready for the glue factory. But, as track aficionados say, "Even when you know, you never know." One thing you can be certain be sure of is that with Richard Dreyfuss, David Johansen, Teri Garr and more, this is a winning comedy. So put it in your VCR and Let It Ride. Its characters give new meaning to "the odds." And its heart will touch everyone who's wondered: "If every dog has his day, why can't every person have one?"

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Fun movie! A must see!!.......2007-05-13

Fun movie! A must see!!
A day at the races!! Too bad that name is already used!!
but let it ride works too!!
good movie for those who like to have the underdog to have his day.
who knows!! "You might be walking around lucky and not even know it!"

A TRUE HIDDEN GEM!!!.......2007-02-18

I believe I caught this on cable way back when when i was a teenager and was smitten from the start. Its just such a happy goodhearted movie. I think I may know why it didnt do so well at the box office. The first 10 or 12 minutes drag a bit but after that hold on because your in for a real treat. Richard Dryfuss is at his comedic best and is complimented left and right by absolutely wonderful performances by, Jennifer Tilly, Robbie Coltrane, Buster Poindexter, etc... I would tell you to rent it and you will love it but after you see it you will have to own it. When your down it will put a smile on your face everytime. A similar type movie that I can also suggest is 29th Street. It has the same sort of lull at the very beginning as Let it Ride but it pays off the same.

Let It Ride & What About Bob.......2007-02-05

l bought Let it Ride, What About Bob and did not get Boys Town. When l received the movies l could not play them in my recorder or my DVD player which is supposed to play most movies, very disappointing as my daughter in law buys quite a few from you and has not trouble with hers. Regards Barbara

Overlooked gem with Dreyfuss and Teri Garr.......2007-02-04

Let It Ride was in theaters such a brief time I don't recall ever seeing the movie poster on the marquee. It did play extensively on the pay movie channels several years after release, and I do recall watching certain scenes over and over again. Bottom line, it's a hoot! Let It Ride is a very well crafted comedy. Despite the wardrobe of some characters the movie has aged well. The dialog is instantly quotable. If ever there was a feel good movie this is it. The scenes with Dreyfuss and Robbie Coltrane as the ticket agent at the $50 window are classic. This was the first time I saw Coltrane in anything, and he is simply hysterical. I love the way different classes of horse racing patrons are portrayed. If you've ever been to the track you'll recognize the cast of characters. Teri Garr isn't on screen much except the beginning and the end, but she and Dreyfuss definitely have chemistry. She's one of my favorite comedic actresses.
Watch 'Let It Ride' one lazy afternoon; you'll be surprised how it sticks in your head. Especially that stupid song... "I got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere".

You can bet on this one!.......2007-01-23

Do you gamble or know anyone who does? This is the perfect movie. Great story with great characters and very funny. Love to watch this one many, many times.

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Little Manhattan...
First Crush Film Grows on You
Little Manhattan
Great Family Film
Delightful

Little Manhattan
Starring: Josh Hutcherson , Charlie Ray , Bradley Whitford , Cynthia Nixon , and Willie Garson
Director: Mark Levin
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Aquamarine
She's the Man (Widescreen Edition)

ASIN: B000E6ES9E
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Description

Little Manhattan is a feel-good comedy that's perfect for kids and adults alike. In a city known for excitement, two young friends are about to embark on the greatest adventure of all. Gabe (Josh Hutcherson) and Rosemary (newcomer Charlie Ray) have known each other nearly all of their lives, but when they come face-to-face in a karate class, they see each other in a whole new light. Filled with all the magical, marvelous?and maddening?moments of first love, this charming film is fun for the whole family!

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Little Manhattan..........2007-06-04

Little Manhattan brought back a slew of memories for me also. This movie brought to the fore the feelings that I had had (as a pre-teen & teen), but just didn't have the voice to express my feelings to the females with whom I was enamored. Now, I didn't cry as our young man did in the DVD, but I did understand (and could relate).

I wouldn't relive those days even if you paid me! I would recommend this flick to all pre-teen and teen you men as course 101 in the art of expressing one's feelings to females - but the fact is, that with the emotion that we call love, there is no 'art' to it. If you wear your heart on your sleeve, chances are it's going to be broken - be ready - if you can.

To anyone that reads this - have your pre-teen and teenage sons watch this. If they say, "That will never happen to me!", just smile at them and say, "If you say so..." and leave it at that!!

First Crush Film Grows on You.......2007-03-13

When I first started watching this Netflix rental, I almost stopped the
DVD after 10 minutes because the movie seemed silly and broad. But I
stuck it out, and am I glad I did. The movie got steadily better, and
by the end I felt I was watching a near excellent film. It uses the old
Wonder Years narrative technique and tries to be a little too cute at
times, but the ending was a bit surprising and very touching. It stars
the boy from The Bridge To Terabithia, but no big name actors. It received good reviews, but had little to draw in the average viewer.
If you enjoy movies about childhood that aren't meant for children
(though this is suitable for children age 9 or up), then I think you
will enjoy this film.

Little Manhattan.......2007-01-31

I absolutely loved this movie! It was a great family film and had a great story. I would recomend this movie if you like watching romantic comedys. I loved it!

Great Family Film.......2007-01-15

Get the kids, get the popcorn, get ready for a great movie the whole family can enjoy. Tell your friends about "Little Manhattan" too.

You'll laugh, cry, and enjoy every minute of it.

I give it two thumbs up.

Delightful .......2007-01-13

Although the two main characters of Little Manhattan are children, this is not a kids movie. It's a film for anyone who remembers the joys and pains of your first love, the magic you feel when you connect with someone for the first time in your life. This, in summary, is a film for everyone, and a delightful one at that.

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TEARS FOR DAYS ON THIS ONE!!
Warm and compassionate
Great performances
a 12 year olds review
Dysfunctional Family Matters Leavened with Unexpected Black Comedy in Well-Acted Sudser

Marvin's Room
Starring: Meryl Streep , Leonardo DiCaprio , Diane Keaton , Robert De Niro , and Hume Cronyn
Director: Jerry Zaks
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Total Eclipse
One True Thing
The Basketball Diaries
What's Eating Gilbert Grape

ASIN: 6305268827
Release Date: 1999-02-09

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Scott McPherson's off-Broadway hit made a strong transition to the screen in this 1996 film by director Jerry Zaks. Diane Keaton stars as a woman who, while taking care of her vegetating father in Florida, discovers that she has leukemia. Only her long-estranged sister (Meryl Streep) or the sister's children can provide a possible match for a bone-marrow transplant. But the reunion is a rocky one, marked both by Streep's guilt at having abandoned her sister to take care of their father, and by the explosive dynamic between Streep and her rebellious, pyromaniac oldest son (Leonardo DiCaprio). As grim as this all sounds, there is a strong vein of black humor running through it that has the viewer laughing at unlikely moments (particularly Keaton's visits to her distracted doctor, a surprisingly funny Robert De Niro). But rest assured: tears will flow, even as the film makes you reassess all of your own family relationships. --Marshall Fine

Description

Leonardo DiCaprio (TITANIC, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN) drives an electrifying performance as the criminally rebellious son in this funny and stirring tale of one family's humor and heartache. Seventeen years ago, fiercely independent Lee (Meryl Streep -- ADAPTATION) left home ... and left behind her kindhearted sister Bessie (Diane Keaton -- THE FIRST WIVES CLUB) to care for their father, Marvin (Hume Cronyn). But now Lee is returning with her teenage son (DiCaprio), for a homecoming that's sure to turn the entire household upside down! Also starring Robert DeNiro (CASINO), this entertaining motion picture proves that people you know the least may be the ones you need the most!

Customer Reviews:

TEARS FOR DAYS ON THIS ONE!!.......2007-06-19

Meryl Streep is excellent as always but Diane Keaton absolutely blew me away with her performance! The scene when she goes from laughter to tears when talking about her "carnie boyfriend" is pure acting magic and the clincher is the ending scene when she is picking up the presription pills from the floor with Meryl.....I can't stop crying because Diane's performance is so raw and so real! One of my all time favorite sit down at home rainy day weekend with a pint of ice cream kinda of movie.

Warm and compassionate.......2007-01-23

Simply one of the finest movies in recent years for those who are loving or those who wish to be. Superb performances by all, indeed all....even the old dying father is memorable. And the lovely Diane Keaton is so very touching and real, many things and characters that will remain in your mind and heart. I have watched this movie many times and suspect that you will too.

Great performances.......2007-01-09

in a great story, the ensemble cast is superb. To watch meryl Streep and Diane keaton at the top of their game. And the then young Leonardo Dicaprio, you can see that he can holdit against his older counterparts.
making this a memorable movie

a 12 year olds review.......2006-12-27

This movie is boring and it is NOT funny. When I rented it I thought it would be funny but it wasnt.its actuly sort of sad.

Dysfunctional Family Matters Leavened with Unexpected Black Comedy in Well-Acted Sudser.......2006-11-24

How families fall apart and mend themselves is the point of this star-laden 1996 movie, but stage and TV director Jerry Zaks, screenwriter Scott McPherson, and a trio of fine performances transcend the formulaic aspects to come up with something more resonant. Based on a play by McPherson before he succumbed to AIDS, the semi-autobiographical plot focuses on two estranged, middle-aged sisters. In Florida, mousey spinster Bessie has spent twenty years as caretaker to their ailing father Marvin and their eccentric aunt Ruth. In Ohio, Lee escaped family responsibility to get married and raise two sons in Ohio only to see things fall apart. Lee is on the verge of turning her life around as a licensed cosmetologist when Bessie is diagnosed with leukemia and reaches out to Lee and her sons as potential bone-marrow transplant candidates.

The rest of the movie is mainly about how the sisters cope with each other when they reunite and what they do to deal with the inevitable. Intriguingly, while the soap opera elements are strictly by-the-numbers, there is a persistent undercurrent of black comedy that effectively blunts the potential sentimentality of the piece. It also helps that Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton play the sisters. As the embittered, guilt-ridden Lee, Streep moves easily back into blue-collar, Silkwood territory, and she unapologetically shows the edginess and jealousy of her self-centered character. However, it's a vanity-free Keaton who really radiates as Bessie finding inner strength and contentment under increasingly dire circumstances. A year before "Titanic", Leonardo di Caprio effectively plays the last of his juvenile hellions as Lee's oldest son Hank, a textbook example of teenaged, pyromaniac angst.

The rest of the cast is fine in limited turns - Robert DeNiro (one of the producers as well) as the bumbling Dr. Wally; Dan Hedaya as his even more pixilated brother Bob; Gwen Verdon as wild-eyed, soap opera-obsessed Aunt Ruth; Hal Scardino as Hank's self-controlled little brother Charlie; and Hume Cronyn, who is forced to play Marvin with severely limited expression. There are predictable moments throughout, but some surprise and a few actually enthrall, including a seriocomic scene of quiet reconciliation when Bessie recalls the drowning death of her open-mouthed carny boyfriend. There are no extras with the 1999 DVD release.

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Great Price,Same Quality.
More than expected.
Humor has staying power. Suitable for more than just kids.
Baby Bink is a cute baby
Love it

Baby's Day Out
Starring: Joe Mantegna , Lara Flynn Boyle , Joe Pantoliano , Brian Haley , and Cynthia Nixon
Director: Patrick Read Johnson
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Dunston Checks In
Mouse Hunt
Monkey Trouble
Dennis the Menace (Special Edition)
Baby Geniuses

ASIN: B00005RT3K
Release Date: 2002-01-29

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Only a mother or a certified baby-phile could love this John Hughes comedy (he wrote and coproduced it). Aside from that endorsement, the diaper starts to stink. Baby Bink is kidnapped by three inept crooks, but the child escapes from their hideaway, leading to a chase through the city. Bink's journey follows the story line of his favorite bedtime book, Baby's Day Out, and he goes to a zoo, a construction site, and a retirement center. Hughes is following his accountant's favorite bedtime tale, "Let's rewrite Home Alone again," but with very little of the humor or impact of that smash. A number of scenes center on the crushing or incineration of Joe Mantegna's groin, not exactly family-fare yuks. There are some moments of levity with the crooks and a gorilla. --Keith Simanton

Description

Baby Bink is out on the town for the day, visiting wondrous places and seeing fantastic sights. The only problem is, he is traveling alone! Frantically hunted by his mother and turned into a celebrity by the media, Baby Bink stays one step ahead of a trio of bumbling con artists eager to collect the reward money being offered by his wealthy parents.

Customer Reviews:

Great Price,Same Quality........2007-04-03

The price was better than in store prices with the same great quality.

More than expected........2007-03-01

Our 4 year old LOVES this movie, and it's fun to watch with her. It's a laugh-out-loud romp and with an easy to understand plot for young children. Highly recommend for family entertainment.

Humor has staying power. Suitable for more than just kids. .......2006-12-29

Why should kids have all the fun? This movie is hilarious, even after several viewings. It's a film that can be enjoyed by the whole family, from youngest to oldest. It's like Jumanji in that it keeps you wondering what over-the-top circumstance is coming next. No heavy social commentary here, only lighthearted fun. The comic timing of the actors is wonderful, and the child handlers deliver a portrayal of Baby Bink that is expressive and on target. Definitely worth the space in a home video/DVD library.

Baby Bink is a cute baby.......2006-11-03

I thought this was such a great movie. It could not happen in real life, but who cares. It is funny the way the baby out witts three bad guys. The baby follows stuff in her favirote book. it is highly recomended for anyone who loves babies. (Most everybody does) It is a neat,excellent, wonderful, great,good,fantastic,delightful. What more could I say about such a good movie.Watch it!

Love it.......2006-10-12

HAHA I remember watching this endlessly when I was younger! I truly love this movie; the baby is adorable, the villains are hilarious, the situations are crazy. It's just funny xD

The story is... Baby Bink is to have his picture taken but his mother feels her baby's picture needs to be in the paper so she hires the Downtown Baby Photographers. Of course the three stooges can't resist a ransom opportunity from the rich, rich, rich family so they go to the baby's house in disguise and kidnap the child. The whole thing takes off from there when the guys can't seem to keep an eye on the little baby. Well first we must understand that the baby has a favorite book he calls "Boo Boo" in which a baby goes about in the big city. So the whole movie is Baby Bink acting out the book by going to every spot that the baby in the book goes to. It's a cool movie and it actually looks like the baby is dodging cars on the road, climbing fire escapes of buildings, and being carried high into the air while in a construction site. Oh and I'm IN LOVE with the opening song

Buy this, it's great for the whole family to watch

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Very Good Movie
FDR is revolving in his grave
Warm Springs
Enlightening Story
Good acting by Kenneth Branagh and Cynthia Nixon(Sex and the City) as the Roosevelts.

Warm Springs
Starring: Kenneth Branagh , Cynthia Nixon , David Paymer , Tim Blake Nelson , and Matt O'Leary
Director: Joseph Sargent
Manufacturer: HBO
ProductGroup: DVD
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Eleanor & Franklin - The Early Years
Empire Falls
Truman
The Gathering Storm
Eleanor and Franklin Double Feature (The Early Years / The White House Years)

ASIN: B0009UVBI6
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Amazon.com

Warm Springs is a riveting, deeply moving film about a lesser-known chapter in the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the American president who saw his country through the dark, terrible times of the Great Depression and most of World War II. Before those epochal events, however, Roosevelt spent time in a political wilderness, groomed for high office but struck down by polio at age 39. Warm Springs is the fascinating story of Roosevelt's painful journey from despair back to wisdom and leadership. Kenneth Branagh gives an emotionally raw, courageous performance as FDR, estranged from his wife, Eleanor (a near-luminous Cynthia Nixon), and his political guru (David Paymer) while ambivalently seeking rehabilitation at Warm Springs, a broken-down spa in the backwoods of Georgia. Mired in misery, misanthropy, and drink, Roosevelt is coaxed back to civilized behavior and a glimmer of altruism by the spa's ailing, folksy manager, Tom Loyless (a remarkable Tim Blake Nelson), and the ministrations of a progressive-minded, physical therapist (solid work by Kathy Bates). Word of Roosevelt's improvement in the buoyant, mineral-rich waters of Warm Springs draws other polio victims--some of whom endure terrible discrimination and misery while traveling—to the spa. In time, these hopeful, all-ages paraplegics form a community that inspires a sense of mission in Roosevelt, setting the stage for his return to the political arena. Surehanded, 80-year-old veteran director Joseph Sargent (on a roll following his lovely, 2004 cable movie Something the Lord Made) has made a pitch-perfect and intimate, historical drama one never wants to see end. --Tom Keogh

Description

He was the only president to be elected three times, and is admired for his leadership during some of this nation's most challenging times, most notably, World War II and the Great Depression. Despite these historic accomplishments, many Americans have never known of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's greatest achievement...until now. Starring Kenneth Branagh (Shakespeare) and Cynthia Nixon(Sex and the City) this inspiring true story reveals one man's secret quest for hope during his darkest days, in a place that would serve as a source of strength for him the rest of his life: Warm Springs.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes

Customer Reviews:

Very Good Movie.......2006-11-11

I don't know about the historical accuracy of this movie, but it was very entertaining and well acted, in my opinion (naturally, since I am writing this!). It left me wanting to know more about FDR and I think that in and of itself should recommend it.

FDR is revolving in his grave.......2006-09-23

This was a agonizing viewing experience from first to last. The main problem is the complete miscasting of Kenneth Branagh in the role of FDR. I don't know whose idea it was to cast a British actor in the part, but the results are embarrassingly bad. If you thought Anthony Hopkins was miscast as Richard Nixon, Branagh as Roosevelt beats that hands down.

History lesson for the screenwriters: Franklin Roosevelt was a 19th century patrician gentleman. He was reared as a rich, spoiled only child, educated at Groton and Harvard and had the world by the string. Branagh apparently thinks having an American accent will suffice, but he is physically and emotionally all wrong for the part. Roosevelt was 6'2, Branagh is about 5'8. He possesses none of the real man's ebullience, wit, charm, charisma or the friendliness that oozed from every pour. For some inexplicable reason, Branagh plays FDR as a seedy, unshaven and unfriendly bum. Where are the characteristic head tilts, the jaunty manner, the lilting voice? Branagh plays FDR as if he were Jimmy Cagney!

Yes, FDR went through a prolonged depression in the aftermath of his polio but here's the rub: he never showed this to anyone. He suffered in silence. He didn't display his real emotions, he had been a taught as an upper class gentleman of his era to obscure them. Thus it's ridiculous that this screenplay has him complaining to valets, Louis Howe or Eleanor.

Cynthia Nixon as Eleanor Roosevelt is scarcely any better. Eleanor Roosevelt is probably the easiest woman to imitate of the 20th century, but Nixon hasn't a clue how the real Eleanor looked or sounded. The examination of the torturous, complicated Roosevelt marriage is totally absent. We see one brief flashback of Franklin undressing his mistress Lucy Mercer and then... nothing.

The screenplay is dreary and they achieve the impossible: making the fascinating Roosevelt come out boring and droning. It was enough to make you tear your hair out.

The only saving grace was the presence of the regal Jane Alexander, who played Eleanor magnificently in the TV drama "Eleanor and Franklin" from 1976. This is available on Amazon on DVD and I urge everyone to watch this infinitely superior production. The sets are insane and the homes which serve as Hyde Park and Campobello are anything but. The definitive characterization o FDR comes from the late Ralph Bellamy. Watch him in the TV mini series from the 80's, "Winds of War" and War and Remembrance." Perhaps Mr. Branagh should have watched these and real films of FDR before tackling this job. He's an adequate actor but miscast to a hideous degree in this limping dog of a drama.

Warm Springs.......2006-08-29

If you happen to see this in a DVD store or your TV listings, I recommend watching it. Kenneth Branagh is, of course, an excellent actor. In this film, he portrays Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the years between the onset of polio and his return to politics. I've never heard this part of his bio before, and it's quite interesting.

The plot must be somewhat simplistic, since it compresses much into 100 minutes, but that doesn't make it a bad plot or a bad movie. Knowing what little I do of FDR's later history gives depth and meaning to this formative part of his life.

Again, I recommend this one. Not five-star material, but damn worth watching.

Enlightening Story.......2006-08-19

If anyone ever had a legitimate reason for giving up on a political career it was Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. WARM SPRINGS is the film that shows how they fought back that urge and conquered their fears to become two of the greatest Americans. The film garners some of the best acting I've witnessed from lead actors and supporting actors as well, but the main highlight of this piece is the story. The story is one that will remain with me for many years to come because it depicts the time in this couple's life that prepared them to lead America through the Great Depression as well as World War II. The world needed men and women of courage and stamina to defeat the likes of Hitler and because of what happened to them here no one had more courage and stamina than Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

The picture we see of Franklin as the film begins is one of a rich, spoiled, self absorbed man who is in an extra-marital affair. He and Eleanor are on the verge of separating. It's 1920 and his star is on the rise politically. It seems to be fear of committing political suicide that prevents that breakup. Eleanor at first is a shy traditional wife who is afraid of crowds, who resists the opportunity at every turn to help boost her husband's career.

Fate intervenes and Franklin contracts a devastating case of polio, and it seems at first that his political career is over. But, he receives a letter from a man in Warm Springs, Georgia who runs a place where polio victims can swim in the near 90 degree spring water and receive therapy to build up their leg muscles. It's here that Franklin again finds a mission for himself; here that he sees people who were born under much less fortunate circumstances than himself. In spite of being victims of polio or their caretakers, these less fortunate men and women create a community of people who truly care for each other. Franklin learns at Warm Springs to be compassionate. Back in New York, Eleanor supports her husband by keeping his name in the political fray. She becomes an activist and makes speeches and demonstrates for the downtrodden. She learns in his absence to be strong and as a result grows into a truly political asset.

After this experience, this couple not only loved each other, they respected and revered each other as well.

Good acting by Kenneth Branagh and Cynthia Nixon(Sex and the City) as the Roosevelts........2006-08-14

It's about when Franklin Delano Roosevelt came down with polio and how he attempted to recover by using natural hot springs water at a broken down resort in Georgia. The plot didn't try to sugar coat FDR or his wife Eleanor. They were shown to be flawed human beings who trudge through life like the rest of us, learning to cope with problems like most of us do. It made me sad to see the fear and discrimination toward polio victims. One scene was heartbreaking where a young man was in the baggage car, chair tipped over with him in it, and hasn't ate for two days! Thankfully, there are laws protecting the disabled today.

Of course, FDR never walked again but that didn't stop him from becoming one of the greatest presidents of the USA.

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Eloise in Hollywood
Starring: Alan Cumming , Tim Curry , Cynthia Nixon , Lynn Redgrave , and Lacey Chabert
Director: Wes Archer
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay
ProductGroup: DVD
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Me, Eloise
Eloise: Little Miss Christmas
Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise and the Very Secret Room (Ready-to-Read. Level 1)
Eloise at Christmastime

ASIN: B000LP6L20
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Amazon.com

Based on the Eloise books by Kay Thompson, the animated Eloise movies feature a good-hearted young girl who's full of energy and a sense of adventure. In Eloise in Hollywood, Eloise and Nanny are traveling to Hollywood to watch a real movie being filmed and Eloise is simply bursting with excitement, especially once she finds out she's being auditioned for a minor role. Eloise meets child actress Debbie on the train only to find out later that she's starring in the movie she and Nanny are going to see being filmed. Unfortunately, Debbie's stardom goes to her head and her tantrums and downright rudeness get her fired from the set. After being selected as Debbie's replacement, Eloise quickly discovers that making movies is a lot more work (and a lot less glamour) than she ever dreamed. Can Eloise's good nature and Debbie's sincere repentance somehow set things right for everyone involved? (Ages 3 to 10) --Tami Horiuchi

Description

A big time movie producer invites Eloise and Nanny to Hollywood, and the Plaza Hotel's most famous six-year-old is instantly overcome by visions of overnight stardom and red-carpet premieres. When Eloise arrives in Tinseltown only to be asked to audition for a role in a major studio film, she thinks her glamorous dreams may actually be coming true. It's an adventure full of famous actors, crazy directors and behind the scenes fun. But Eloise soon discovers making a movie isn't always as exciting as it seems. Will she be able to pull off her secret plan to stop from becoming a huge Hollywood star and go back to being just plain fabulous Eloise? Imagination runs wild and being bored is never allowed in this fun-filled animated adventure featuring the talented voices of Lynn Redgrave, Tim Curry, Cynthia Nixon, Lacey Chabert and more! Features: Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs,Full-Frame Presentation.Still Gallery,"Me, Eloise" Sing-a-long,Coloring Pages,Create Your Own Postcard,Eloise's Dress-Up DVD-Rom Game,Full Motion Menus,Plaza Pals,Sneak Peeks,Wallpaper

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LIL' DARLINGS SOFTBALL TEAM
Good Summertime movie
Where's the DVD?
I agree about the songs..
Put this out on DVD!!!!!!!

Little Darlings
Starring: Tatum O'Neal , Kristy McNichol , Armand Assante , Matt Dillon , and Margaret Blye
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Manufacturer: Paramount
ProductGroup: Video
Binding: VHS Tape

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Foxes
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (All Region DVD)
Just the Way You Are
Endless Love
Over the Edge

ASIN: 630021396X
Release Date: 1998-02-24

Customer Reviews:

LIL' DARLINGS SOFTBALL TEAM.......2006-12-22

Unbeknownst to us, our softball team had this name, same time the movie came out, I don't know if it had anything to do with the movie, but I loved it. I certainly didn't understand the young adult theme but for whatever reason I loved Tatum O'Neal, after seeing her in Bad News Bears, and since I played ball.....you know. And I also loved Kristy as well. AND of course, I fell in love with Matt Dillion. Oh my! It wasn't until much later that I realized, "OH! that's what they were talking about..."
It's a great movie and i'm patiently waiting for it to come out on DVD.

Good Summertime movie.......2006-12-01

This movie sort-of brings back memories for anyone who watches it. It highlights different questions we all had while growing up and how we went about getting the answers. It's funny, charming and has a few suprises in it. This movie is not a waste of time and you should get something real out of watching it.

Where's the DVD?.......2006-07-22

Seriously. I cannot believe that this movie isn't on DVD, yet! With all these people who were teens in the 80's now old enough to collect their favorite teen movies, you'd think the owners of these classic 80's teen movies would want to collect! Especially since one of the stars was recently on a reality show AND was an academy award winner.

I agree about the songs.........2006-07-16

I also loved the original end credit song "Let Your Love Flow" and have no clue why they changed it, my guess is , and this is only speculation, is that when the whole thing about Kristy McNichol "possibly being a lesbian" came around, I think that some may of taken that song out of context in thinking that with that song, it may of suggested "something" that might of happened with the girls after the thought, with the song speaking of "love" and all, I don't know, just my guess and thoughts.. who knows, BUT it was/is a great song to have in the end credits of that movie.

Put this out on DVD!!!!!!!.......2005-11-27

I love this movie! I would like to get it on DVD though. My VHS tapes are not faring as well as my DVD's -and this movie is definately a keeper! I love Kristy, Tatum and Matt Dillon! Great story!

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Robert Altman's Mockumentary MASTERPIECE
Cool mini-series
Tanner is for real
Still Relevant
Ahead of it's time

Tanner '88 - Criterion Collection
Starring: Michael Murphy , Pamela Reed , Daniel Jenkins , Cynthia Nixon , and Kevin J. O'Connor
Director: Robert Altman
Manufacturer: Criterion
ProductGroup: DVD
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Tanner on Tanner
Secret Honor - Criterion Collection
3 Women - Criterion Collection
Short Cuts - Criterion Collection
Nashville

ASIN: B00005JM80
Release Date: 2004-10-05

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It still looks like one of the most adventurous projects ever undertaken for television: to concoct a fictional presidential candidate and follow him as he mingles (often improvising) amongst the real-life candidates on the campaign trail. Tanner '88 was the brainchild of director Robert Altman and "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who executed this on-the-fly series for HBO during the 1988 primary season. Thus we get "former Michigan congressman" Jack Tanner (Altman regular Michael Murphy) sorting out his messy professional and personal life as he hobnobs with the likes of Bob Dole, Pat Robertson, Kitty Dukakis, and real-life journalists. Some of these meta-fictional encounters are cameos, but some are remarkable full-blown sequences, such as Tanner's heart-to-heart with Bruce Babbitt as they stroll beneath Washington's cherry trees. (But then you always knew politicians were basically actors.) The deft supporting cast includes Pamela Reed and Cynthia Nixon. For fans of satire, Tanner is smart and sometimes mind-bending; for fans of Altman, it's the director at the top of his characteristic game: a multi-layered, many-sided ensemble picture that happens to be all about America. --Robert Horton

Description

During the 1988 presidential campaign, Democratic hopefuls spiritedly canvass the country, jostle for their party's nomination and the honor of opposing Republican Vice President George Bush, when Senator Jack Tanner suddenly emerges from the shadows of a lengthy political hiatus to challenge candidates such as Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Gary Hart, and Michael Dukakis. Filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau created this mock-documentary television miniseries, which brought a fictitious presidential candidate out on the campaign trail and shed a revelatory light on America's political process and landscape. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Tanner '88 in its entirety, from New Hampshire to the convention... and beyond.

Customer Reviews:

Robert Altman's Mockumentary MASTERPIECE.......2006-07-11

This is one of the most important things Alman's done. Which is probably why it's one of his favorites along with MASH and NASHVILLE and SHORT CUTS. It is a political satire set in the '88 presidential election. It has everything and more, even a sequal, Tanner On Tanner. Very smart and sophisticated. CHECH IT OUT NOW!!!!!!

Cool mini-series.......2005-03-11

This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the series.

Tanner 88 is a TV miniseries which aired on HBO during the 1988 election year. It portrays the campaign a fictional presidential candidate by the name of Jack Tanner.

He is ultra liberal and nominates Ralph Nader for Commerce secratary, Gloria Steinem for Health secratary and other actvists for cabinet positions.

The film has a cast of many famous people playing themselves, including the late country singer, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dole, Pat Robertson, Gary Hart, and many others.

The show ran for 11 episodes starting with the beginning of his campaign to his loss of the nomination to Michael Dukakis.

I found it to be interesting and had some interesting humor in it also. Also since the show aired on HBO it contains language and scenes not shown on regular television. It would get a TV MA for language and sensuality if aired today.

The Criterion DVD includes new interviews with the show's creators Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman. It also has cast members reprising their roles for introductory 'interviews' for each episode. These were first shown during the airing of the series on the Sundance Channel in 2004

This overall was an interesting change of pace from the normal issuing of films on Criterion and I think it is more than a coincidence that it was released less than a month before the real 2004 presidential election.

Tanner is for real.......2004-11-27

Tanner is an odd bird, it hasn't aged quite as well as i thought it would...yet it remains interesting and sometimes fascinating. The performances are all over the place, sometimes great (Micheal Murphy especially) and sometimes alomst cartoonish...this could be a result of the writing...Trudeau is a cartoonist after all. Being taped on video gives it an odd look as well. Still i watched the whole thing in one sitting and wanted more...so it gets 4 stars. (the interview with Altman and Trudeau is a nice plus)

Still Relevant.......2004-10-23

Just in time for the November U.S. elections, the good folks at Criterion have released Robert Altman's little-seen (yet influential) Tanner '88, an eleven-episode mini-series that he created with Gary Trudeau (of Doonesbury fame). Done for then fledgling HBO and shot on video, it was an attempt to critique and satirize the political landscape in America at the time. Sixteen years later, it is still relevant.

The Sundance Channel bought the rights to Tanner '88 and ran the entire series earlier this year. They brought back Altman, Trudeau, and key cast members to record brand new intros for each episode. Tanner is now a university professor who reflects, with some bitter resentment, on that fateful bid for the Oval Office.

There is also a fantastic 20-minute conversation between Altman and Trudeau. It's a spirited conversation with Trudeau being quite animated and Altman flattered by the former's gushing praise.

Tanner '88 is not just a fascinating snapshot of American politics in the late `80s. It holds up today because a lot of the same things are being said and a lot of the same things are being done. The people are still at the mercy of these double-talking politicians and Altman and Trudeau's series zeroes in on this with absolute clarity. Despite its limited run when initially broadcast, it went on to inspire Tim Robbins' scathing Republican satire, Bob Roberts and Steven Soderbergh's short-lived TV show, K Street, which also mixed actors with real politicians (and was also green-lighted HBO). This is a timely release well worth a look.

Ahead of it's time.......2004-06-07

Script by Gary Trudeau, directed by Robert Altman, shot on video with a small crew, improvising around real life Democratic Convention, bringing in real people from media and politics. And with a candidate, Jack Tanner, who was remarkably prescient of Clinton. The campaign slogan "For Real" had it's tongue firmly in it's cheek. All well ahead of the pack in terms of reality tv, dogme films and it's undertanding of the media.

Truly Excellent. I hope they do it justice in the DVD release.

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