"After the stiff attempts at realism in many recent features, it's a treat to see broad cartoon-style animation on the big screen in Osmosis Jones, a spoof of cop movies set inside the human body. The title character (voice by Chris Rock) is a street-smart white blood cell, working for Frank's immune system. He and Drix (David Hyde Pierce), an over-the-counter cold capsule, are reluctant partners fighting what appears to be a minor infec ..."
"This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with E.T., the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend, and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr.). Soon the suspicions ..."
"This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with E.T., the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend, and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr.). Soon the suspicions of n ..."
"London financier Rex Fortescue is poisoned. As the murders mount, the clues point to an old nursery rhyme and Miss Marple must rush in to save her protege Gladys."
"This 85-minute video features the music of Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. Paul Gemignani conducts the American Theatre Orchestra in the following musical numbers: 1. Sweeney Todd Suite--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women") 2. Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin 3. Loveland--Ensemble 4. Getting Married Today--Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn 5. Ba ..."
"When Marina Gregg, the famous movie star, arrives from America, she finds herself starring in more than just a movie. She's also the main character in her very own murder plot! Marina and her husband decide to stay at the posh and extravagant Gossington Hall, where they continue the tradition of hosting an annual summer garden party for the entire village. Unfortunately, at the fete Heather Badock, a friend of Marina's, drinks a poison ..."
"Joan Hickson stars as Agatha Christie's most beloved character, the prim and proper Miss Marple, in this classic whodunit. A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY finds Miss Marple in a most exotic location vacationing in the West Indies. However, even paradise among the idle rich can prove dull to a pensioner in a tweed two-piece. Then, without warning, a tropical breeze blows an ill wind upon the Golden Palm hotel, and Major Palgrave turns up d ..."
"The suspense of Miss Marple: The Body in the Library isn't of the edge-of-your-seat variety; instead it's like a perplexing puzzle that keeps niggling at the back of your mind. Just as one piece of the puzzle falls into place, another gap opens up, thanks to one of Agatha Christie's most intricate plots. Considering what a long movie this is (150 minutes, lengthier than most Christie adaptations), it's impressive how tightly the mystery ..."