The Magnificent Ambersons
by ORson Welles ()
The Nostalgia Merchant (Media Home Entertainment, Inc.) (88 minutes)
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(2)
An arrogant, spoiled son of a wealthy and powerful dynasty gets his much-deserved due when changing times plunge his family into a tailspin of anonymous destitution. A masterful portrait of moral retribution set against the coming of a new age at the turn of the century.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 9:17 am by Sylvhania
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Under Suspicion
by (2001-01-02)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (110 minutes)
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(77)
A police chief begins routine questioning of his friend, a successful attorney and a possible witness to a young girl's murder, only to find that his friend's answers become more and more incriminating.
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Posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8:43 pm by Sylvhania
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Off the Black
by James Ponsoldt (2006-05-10)
Image/Thinkfilms (91 minutes)
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(14)
An aging, disillusioned alcoholic gets a younger friend and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.
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Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 8:28 am by Sylvhania
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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
by John Davies, Tony Wharmby (2003-04-08)
Acorn Media (180 minutes)
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(16)
While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"
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Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10:21 pm by Sylvhania
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Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt
by Aida Donald ()
average customer review: (19)
The author ascribes Teddy Roosevelt's popularity to his combination of charisma and substance; he was an electrical, magnetic speaker, according to one contemporary newspaper account, and he hit themes that resonated with ordinary folks, such as honesty in government and opportunity for all.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 8:40 am by Sylvhania
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Nice to Come Home To
by Rebecca Flowers ()
average customer review: (31)
Prudence Whistler's carefully constructed life is about to get shaken up. She's let go from the nonprofit job that never did much to fulfill her in the first place. Then Rudy—who she's finally decided will suffice as The One—condescendingly dumps her.
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Posted: Monday, February 7, 2011 at 8:37 am by Sylvhania
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Paprika
by Satoshi Kon (2007-11-27)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (90 minutes)
average customer review: (115)
A revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject’s dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a dream terrorist.
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Posted: Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 8:28 pm by Sylvhania
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Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)
by Kathleen Krull (2011-09-13)
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(19)
Red was Mozart's favorite color. Beethoven was a slob. Clara Schumann's concerts were so popular that police had to be called in for crowd control. In this enthralling work, Krull dishes 16 of the movers and shakers in musical history--from Vivaldi and the "three B's" (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms).
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Posted: Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 7:50 am by Sylvhania
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My Blueberry Nights
by Kar Wai Wong (2008-07-01)
Weinstein Company (95 minutes)
average customer review: (36)
A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
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Posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 6:56 pm by Sylvhania
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The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law Vs. the Mob
by Dennis Griffin ()
average customer review: (22)
From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. Unreported revenue, known as the "skim," from Outfit-controlled casinos made its way out of Vegas by the bagful, ending up in the coffers of the Windy City crime bosses and their confederates around the Midwest.
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Posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 6:38 pm by Sylvhania
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