 All the King's Men 1999  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: David Jason, Maggie Smith, David Troughton, Ian McDiarmid, William Ash, Stuart Bunce, Sonya Walger, James(2) Murray, Phyllis Logan, Tom Burke, Ben Crompton, Emma Cunniffe
This BBC offering examines what really happened to the Royal British Army's Sandringham Company, which was made up entirely of servants and gardeners from King George V's Estate. The Company marched off to World War I in 1915 and was never seen again.
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Annie: A Royal Adventure! 1995  G, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Ian Toynton
Cast: Ashley Johnson, Joan Collins, George Hearn, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Perry Benson, Ian McDiarmid, Emily Ann Lloyd, Camilla Belle, Antony Zaki, David Tse, Jayne Ashbourne, Carol Cleveland
In this made-for-TV film, orphan Annie (Ashley Johnson) visits London where Daddy Warbucks (George Hearn) is to be knighted and, in the process, foils an attempt by the evil Lady Edwina Hogbottom (Joan Collins) to destroy Buckingham Palace.
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The Awakening 1980  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist, Patrick Drury, Bruce Myers, Nadim Sawalha, Ian McDiarmid, Miriam Margolyes, Ahmed Osman
Matthew Corbeck (Charlton Heston) is an archeologist whose baby daughter is "blessed" with the evil spirit of an ancient Egyptian queen. Based on Bram Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars" and previously filmed as "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" (1971).
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Charles II: The Power & the Passion 2003  TV, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Last King
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Helen McCrory, Christian Coulson, Ian McDiarmid, Shirley Henderson, Martin Freeman, Charlie Creed-Miles, Anne-Marie Duff, Shaun Dingwall, David Bradley, Diana Rigg
Set in the mid-1600s, this biography covers the era of Charles I's rule of England and the revolution after which Oliver Cromwell would govern the country for 10 years–until the triumphant return of Charles II to claim the throne. 1 User Review
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| | 1659 - 1685 personal life and tradegies of Charles II | jlgtink 06/14/2007 | Exceptional performance by Rufus Sewell as King Charles II at the Restoration of the Monarchy to England after the 11 reign of the Commonwealth and Oliver Cromwell.
Focusing more on the personal relationships of Charles II with his Privy Council, friends, immediate family, Queen Catherine and mistresses, it is well written, historically accurate and entertaining.
Stellar performances from Rupert Graves, Shirley Henderson, Diana Riggs, McDiarmid and many others. |
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Frances Conroy, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Louis Zorich, Meagen Fay, Nicole Calfan, Aina Walle, Cheryl Pay, Nathalie Auffret, Lolly Susi
This is the remake of "Bedtime Story" about a slick Riviera con man Lawrence Jamieson (Michael Caine) and a scruffy American scam artist Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) who meet on a train. Caine realizes that Martin is planning on infiltrating his territory, theorizing that bad crooks give the sophisticated ones a bad name. The entire tale is a series of sequences in which one con man tries to outwit the other. Fun.
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Dragonslayer 1981 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Matthew Robbins
Cast: Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Albert Salmi, Sydney Bromley, Chloe Salaman, Ian McDiarmid, Emrys James, Douglas Cooper, Roger Kemp, Ken Shorter, Jason White, Yolanda Palfrey
It is the sixth century, and a ferocious dragon is terrorizing the English countryside where the king sacrifices virgins in exchange for peace. The villagers summon wizard Ulrich (Ralph Richardson) to come to their aid. Along with his young apprentice Galen (Peter MacNicol) and beautiful Valerian (Caitlin Clarke), Ulrich sets out to slay the dragon. But, Ulrich's abilities fail him, and it rests on Galen to confront the dragon and enter into a vicious battle. The special effects are great.
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Gorky Park 1983 R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Ian Bannen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Elphick, Richard Griffiths, Alexander Knox, Ian McDiarmid
Three brutal murders have taken place in a Moscow park, and William Hurt plays the police detective in charge of solving the crime. Along the way, he runs into a cynical American businessman played by Lee Marvin
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 Great Expectations 1999 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Bernard Hill, Ian McDiarmid, Selina Cadell, Emma Cunniffe, Tony Curran, Gemma Gregory, David Horovitch, Clive Russell, Ifan Meredith, Lesley Sharp, Gabriel Thomson
In this BBC version of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," Ioan Gruffudd takes on the role of working-class Pip who dreams of rising to "gentleman" status in order to win the love of the elusive Estella (Gemma Gregory as young Estella and Justine Waddell as older Estella) who has been taught by the bitter Miss Haversham (Charlotte Rampling) to have higher expectations than those of Pip. Orphaned Pip (Gabriel Thomson as young Pip) has been raised by blacksmith Joe Gargery (Clive Russell) and his wife (Lesley Sharp). As a child, Pip saves the life of convict Matwitch (Bernard Hill), and now Pip finds that a mysterious benefactor has given him wealth. It turns out that the benefactor is Matwitch, and Pip is on his way to gaining his "gentleman" status in the Victorian world of the social elite.
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 Rebecca 1997 TV, 190 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim O'Brien
Cast: Emilia Fox, Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Faye Dunaway, Lucy Cohu, Geraldine James, Ian McDiarmid, John Horsley, Jonathan Cake, Denis Lill, Tom Chadbon
Based of Daphne Du Maurier's novel, this made-for-TV miniseries tells the tale of the young woman (Emilia Fox) who recently married the wealthy Maxim de Winter (Charles Dance) within a year of the death of his first wife, Rebecca. She finds that it is difficult for a middle-class woman to fit into the social world that she now inhabits. Even the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers (Diana Rigg, in an Emmy-winning performance), who admired Rebecca, makes her life miserable. But even bigger problems lie ahead.
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 Sleepy Hollow 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Richard Griffiths, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner
The classic story of Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, who rides through the night on his galloping horse performing his own decapitations, is brought to the screen with Johnny Depp in the starring role of Ichabod Crane who is sent to investigate the crimes. When Ichabod arrives in the small, New York town, he is told that a number of decapitated people have been found, and the townsfolk believe it was the work of the legendary Headless Horseman. Ichabod does not believe the story, and, as he investigates, Ichabod meets and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) and becomes even more determined to find the murderer as a way to prove his worth to Katrina.
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999  PG, 131 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Pernilla August, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Best, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Hugh Quarshie, Oliver Ford Davies, Brian Blessed
Episode 1 of the "Star Wars" adventure begins with the Jedis (Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman) fighting to save the planet Nahoo from the evil forces of the Trade Federation. Despite their efforts, Nahoo is invaded, and the Jedi force must leave. They meet slave boy Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) who they determine may be the "chosen one" and enlist him to help their cause of saving their world from the Trade Federation.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 PG, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Jack Thompson, Temuera Morrison, Rose Byrne, Daniel Logan, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Jimmy Smits
As with previous entries, great special effects highlight this "Star Wars" feature film. It is now 10 years after "The Phantom Menace," and Queen Padme (Natalie Portman) is guarded by an adoring Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) takes off on an investigation of the planet Kamino. But, he is captured after discovering a plot to create an army of clones prepared to kill Padme and fight an intergalactic war. Will Obi-Wan Kenobi's distress call be answered in time?
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Silas Carson, Jay Laga'aia, Kenny(2) Baker, Temuera Morrison, Bruce Spence
This "Star Wars" prequel answers many questions–including how Anakin (Hayden Christensen) became Darth Vader after his showdown with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in a light-saber duel that left him disfigured and in need of his black helmet disguise. Special effects are stunning.
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983  PG, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Return of the Jedi
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Sebastian Shaw, Peter Mayhew, Michael Pennington, Kenneth Colley
George Lucas comes through with a myriad of special effects in this third installment of the "Star Wars" adventures. This time many questions are answered about Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
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| 1. All the King's Men (1999)
2. Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995)
3. The Awakening (1980)
4. Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003)
aka: The Last King
5. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
6. Dragonslayer (1981)
7. Gorky Park (1983)
8. Great Expectations (1999)
9. Rebecca (1997)
10. Restoration (1995)
11. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
12. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
13. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
14. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
15. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
aka: Return of the Jedi
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