This is a political comedy about life in Parliament. Jean Price (played by Penelope Keith) wins an election as Member of Parliament for the left-wing Labour Party. Once winning she now has to face the hard part of the job by being able to get along with her chauvinist fellow MP’s while navigating the Machiavellian [...]

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This book is one that I have been looking forward to for quite some time. At long last it seems ready to hit the shelves of bookstores later this week. Fact, as the saying goes, is stranger than fiction. This story certainly lays testament to that thought. “On the morning of June 2, 1981, two [...]

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A couple of days ago I published a short article about Damien Lewis and his very soon to be published new book Zero Six Bravo. I have had time to digest the story, and maybe more importantly get a little of the back story from the author. Lets start with Damien Lewis. He has something [...]

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There is little doubt that the hot commodity in the US book and film world are dramatization’s of recent military actions. We seem hooked on the adrenaline rush from sharing vicariously the danger of combat. There are few people that have not heard about SEAL team six, this crack force killed Osama Bin Laden. Yes [...]

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I have to admit that the Under Review series is one of my favorites, I have watched a number of these British documentaries and they never fail to impress. The basic concept is to focus either on a single album or a relatively narrow time frame in a musicians career and have commentary from music [...]

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This DVD, Thomas & Sarah stars Pauline Collins and John Alderton (who are in fact a real life couple) in which is a follow-up to the blockbuster British series Upstairs, Downstairs. The two being the most colorful characters in the series has Thomas being the wily chauffeur and Sarah being the sassy cockney parlor maid. [...]

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It is very rare that I quote from a Press Release, but (very) occasionally there is an eloquent comment that cannot be ignored. Filmmakers Jackie and Mark Barrett take viewers on a journey through the British Isles and across America in discovery of a magical new breed of horse, the Gypsy Vanner. It’s a story [...]

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Ah yes. It’s time for the yearly “War on Christmas”. Right wing rhetoric? Well, it’s a way to sell newspapers…. What has changed in the last ten years is that it is now politically correct to ridicule Christian belief. Yet the latest report is over the top: One NBC Medical Expert named Dr. Snyderman has [...]

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The movie industry is a strange one. Less that 1% of the movies made get over 99% of the attention. Personally I tend to avoid the movies in the theater, big names, big budgets, and big disappointments. I much prefer to play in the world of the indie film maker. These are people who put [...]

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I will be the first to admit that I am not much of a horse fan, as a child one stood on my foot, so I much prefer to view them from a distance. They are however wonderfully graceful animals. Watching them move is a joy in fluid motion. Well unless you are sat on [...]

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Last week saw an interesting and eclectic selection of DVD’s enter my domain. This is just a small taste. Let me start by asking a question. What do Ringo Starr (yes that one), Dustin Hoffman and Harry Nilsson have in common? The answer is that at first sight not very much. The story goes all [...]

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World War II has spawned thousands of books and movies. Many of which are disturbing. How can man be so cruel to his fellow man? Most of these books and movies tend to look at the big picture, famous battles for example. Many of these works quote staggering statistics about the dead and wounded. But [...]

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I have to start this review with a gripe! The USS Franklin has always been an honorable vessel, at no point did it need to prove it’s honor! The USS Franklin is a story that alas most people, particularly young people have never heard of! I couldn’t wait to watch this DVD. What angle would [...]

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If you ever watched the American detective mystery series, Columbo and enjoyed it then more than likely you would enjoy this DVD, Vera, Set 2. Here we have Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn), who is a police detective that carries a sharp tongue and the crazy way of being able to solve crimes. Vera, Set 2 [...]

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In the Thursday, October 18, 2012, segment of Dr. Phil show, Cherokee Nation Attorney Christi Nemmo refused to admit 2-year old Veronica had only a drop of Cherokee blood, but she also doesn’t deny it. She doesn’t answer the question because she knows people would be horrified. She tries to make the argument that it’s not about how a child looks or how much blood the child has, but that they have a right to be part of the Cherokee tribe.

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In this compelling and thought provoking series from creator Patrick Harbinson revolved around master negotiator Dominic King, King puts himself in the line of fire to bring kidnapped victims home starting from the first phone call with the kidnappers to risky excursions into exotic and dangerous locales. Played with steely restraint by veteran actor Trevor [...]

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Have you ever been curious about how some ideas end up becoming top dollars ideas? Where do inventions come from, especially those that seem to be really great? What gave the inventors their ideas? This DVD, Brave New World covers inventions that will change the course of the world. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, famed for [...]

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When I was in school we had students that were really smart from what they learned from the teachers in the school, then we had students who were a different kind of smart. We used to call them street smart kids. Well that is what this DVD set, Waterloo Road, Series 1 reminded me of. [...]

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What do you get when you put two very mismatched detectives together as partners on the London Police department? Well you get more crimes solved with more luck than skill, bickering and bantering along the way. DI Jack Armstrong (Toby Stephens) is a lazy, disorganized and charming man that is more interested in having a [...]

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Another big “story” in the news, saying that a big shot Harvard professor has found proof that Jesus was married. And if you believe that one, here is a copy of an ancient papyrus that I’d like to sell to you: this one is from the ancient book of LOLCATBIBLEexodux 32 What? There was no [...]

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Special Branch, Set 1 is a classic British spy drama from the 70’s which the U.K.’s press calls “Hard-hitting” (by The Scotsman) and “Groundbreaking drama” (by The Independent). This DVD captures the interest of the true fans of spy dramas and police procedures. The Special Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police is a force that is [...]

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A group of retired detectives decide to come out of retirement to team up with Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman) during an investigation. Detectives Jack Halford (James Bolam), Brian Lane (Alun Armstrong) and Gerry Standing (Dennis Waterman) are asked by the superintendent to help her on the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad. The group [...]

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The Crimson and The Petal is a miniseries based on Michael Faber’s international bestseller, a BBC psychological thriller that has won three Royal Television awards and it was nominated for five 2012 BAFTA’s, including best miniseries and best actress. The four part miniseries follows the life of an ambitious 19 year old prostitute named Sugar [...]

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The dog days of summer are not well known for being the best time of the year to release DVD’s. But once in a while a cute, quirky one makes it to market. High School fits the bill. It is hardly Oscar material but if you are looking for some funny escapism it will work [...]

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“Myth comes from the same zone as dream… from the great biological ground, whatever it may be. They are energies and they are matters of consciousness,” Joseph Campbell The DVD set, Joseph Campbell: Mythos – The Complete Series offers the viewer fifteen remastered and visually stunning lectures from one of the greatest story tellers of [...]

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Young James Herriot is based on a young British man that had dreamed of becoming a veterinarian all his life, so naturally he was overwhelmed when he was accepted by a prestigious veterinary college. The three main professors in the school that the group find themselves facing are Principal/Professor Henry Legge (Ralph Riach), Professor Donald [...]

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Based on Tim Winton’s award winning novel, Cloudstreet, an Australian miniseries, will make its debut on DVD on September 4, 2012. The series is set around Perth, Australia from 1943 -1963. It is about two families that have each in their own way been scarred by some sort of catastrophe that end up sharing an [...]

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It is hard to keep up with everything that is released. The main stream media tend to pick a movie and stick with it. This means that other movies (possibly better) get no mention. Of course there are movies that do indeed deserve to be hidden! There are movies that are so ‘whacked out’ that [...]

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A classic tale of mystery and the supernatural, taken from one of M.R. James’s frightening tales, Casting The Runes, is about an innocent woman battling a satanic spell. It is filled with lots of outstanding performances and suspense from the father of the modern ghost story. Iain Cuthbertson plays as Julian Karswell and Jan Francis [...]

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This DVD, Scar Crow has witch hunts that seek out, torture and murder tens of thousands of mainly women for 300 years as European communities panic with fear over the witches that maybe living among them. The three Tanner sisters are the daughters of a woman, Elizabeth Tanner, which was convicted for practicing witchcraft. Her [...]

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