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1.The Jericho Mile starring: Peter Strauss, Richard Lawson, Roger E. Mosley, Brian Dennehy, Geoffrey Lewis directed by: Michael Mann January 01, 2002
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Peter Strauss for a very short time after Rich Man, Poor Man was one of the coolest and most sought after actors of the time, especially for TV movies. If you don't remember the Movie of the Week the you never heard of this great flick, and Peter Strauss was awesome as a convict doing hard time that found his escape on the track. I haven't seen this movie since it first aired, but I remember it as one of the better TV movies of all time. Great story, great performances. Just give us the damn DVD already! 5 Cleats

2.Clara's Heart starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris, Spalding Gray directed by: Robert Mulligan September 29, 1993
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This film is more than it wants to be. The critic and cynic in me would gleefully join Mr. Marshall Fine in enumerating the many ways this film tries to manipulate its audience. First on my list would be the score by Dave Grusin which acts as a musical leash to pull the audience where they probably would have gone anyway. But that is where I will stop, because although the film does everything in its power to convince us it's the cinematic equivalent of Prozac, it betrays this image by containing subtle, powerful insights that set it apart from its saccharine ilk. There IS something different here, you just have to know where to look. Its not so much about what Clara does for David, a lot of his problems remain after her departure... What is special about "Clara's Heart" is that its about the ... Read More

3.Moving (1988) starring: Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd, Stacey Dash, Raphael Harris, Ishmael Harris directed by: Alan Metter September 01, 1998
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Moving is one of my favorite Richard Pryor movies, and until it comes out on DVD, I highly recommend buying this tape so you can enjoy this comedy classic! Plus, Dana Carvey, Dave Thomas, and Randy Quaid are a riot here too!

4.Clara's Heart starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris, Spalding Gray directed by: Robert Mulligan January 18, 1994
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This film is more than it wants to be. The critic and cynic in me would gleefully join Mr. Marshall Fine in enumerating the many ways this film tries to manipulate its audience. First on my list would be the score by Dave Grusin which acts as a musical leash to pull the audience where they probably would have gone anyway. But that is where I will stop, because although the film does everything in its power to convince us it's the cinematic equivalent of Prozac, it betrays this image by containing subtle, powerful insights that set it apart from its saccharine ilk. There IS something different here, you just have to know where to look. Its not so much about what Clara does for David, a lot of his problems remain after her departure... What is special about "Clara's Heart" is that its about the ... Read More

5.Star Trek V - The Final Frontier starring: Harve Bennett, Cynthia Blaise, Todd Bryant, Charles Cooper, James Doohan December 07, 1992
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The Good Things A lot of good special effects and action scenes (albiet the quality is noticably different). Filming style is good. Characters are good and deep. Good acting, once agian. Writing is not bad. Some good comedy, some good drama. Good music. The Bad Things Pretty iffy storyline. I liked the idea and the fact that it is so grand. But most people seem to have a problem with it and other aspects (such as Spock having a half-brother who is so compassionate). The Questionable Things It looks as though they tried to make it grittier, edgier, and more sleazy. It kind of works, but in a way, it may be too different. Despite the quality of the effects, some of them are totally weird at the end. Read More

6.The Lost Man starring: Sidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus, Al Freeman Jr., Michael Tolan, Leon Bibb directed by: Robert Alan Aurthur January 30, 2001
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This is a good movie about explosive late 60s race relations. But the soundtrack is not listed on Amazon. So I will use the movie entry to review the soundtack. Quincy Jones, one of the absolute best film composers of this time, wrote the Lost Man Soundtrack, and it is excellent. It holds a lot of soul and blues by unknown singers, and lots of electrified flutes and heavy fuzz bass. It is typlically outstanding work by Jones, who understood jazz and blues better than any composer of the period. He also understood how to exploit tone color to get the maximum tension from the film. The music, however, holds up beautifully on its own, and I would encourage anyone to seek out this soundtrack on vynal, until someone has the good sense to reissue The Lost Man score.

7.Lean on Me starring: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Alan North, Lynne Thigpen directed by: John G. Avildsen April 01, 1992
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This movie is full of inspiration! I really liked the no nonsense, "take no prisoners" approach Joe Clark had to getting his school back into shape. What makes THIS movie superior to "Stand and Deliver" is that there's actually drama in this one. It shows just how tough inner city schools can be. In these types of schools, the biggest problem is generally NOT whether or not they can pass a Calculus test... it's whether they can survive long enough to make it to the end of the school day! In "Stand and Deliver" I kept waiting for some big event to take place (other than the passing of the test they took), but it never happened. "Lean on Me" was FULL of such scenes! Nonstop action!! Some scenes ARE violent, though, so be careful if there are kids in the room!

8.They Call Me Mister Tibbs! starring: Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair, Anthony Zerbe, Edward Asner directed by: Gordon Douglas January 09, 2001
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When I first saw this movie years ago, I did not like it. Since then I saw it again and absolutely fell in love with Sidney. What happened to these type of actors today? Hardly any of them them except Paul Newman, and several others, have that type of quality that Sidney has. Maybe it is called 'paying their dues or practicing their craft'. Not sure what it is but this movie, was great.

9.Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (Widescreen Edition) starring: Harve Bennett, Cynthia Blaise, Todd Bryant, Charles Cooper, James Doohan April 02, 1997
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.47
The Good Things A lot of good special effects and action scenes (albiet the quality is noticably different). Filming style is good. Characters are good and deep. Good acting, once agian. Writing is not bad. Some good comedy, some good drama. Good music. The Bad Things Pretty iffy storyline. I liked the idea and the fact that it is so grand. But most people seem to have a problem with it and other aspects (such as Spock having a half-brother who is so compassionate). The Questionable Things It looks as though they tried to make it grittier, edgier, and more sleazy. It kind of works, but in a way, it may be too different. Despite the quality of the effects, some of them are totally weird at the end. Bigger is not always ... Read More

10.Don't Look Back: Story of Leroy Satchel Paige starring: Louis Gossett Jr., Beverly Todd, Cleavon Little, Ernie Barnes, Clifton Davis directed by: Richard A. Colla September 01, 1998
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This is a great movie of a great baseball player Leroy"Satchel" Paige.It's a must see!!

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