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Alice in Wonderful 1985

Alice in Wonderland (1985)

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Alice in Wonderland (1985) starring Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Carol Channing, Harvey Korman, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Ernest Borgnine, Beau Bridges, Lloyd Bridges, Merv Griffin, Sally Struthers, Donna Mills, Jonathan Winters

Synopsis of Alice in Wonderland

Buy from Amazon Sometimes she’s too big. Or much too small. Sometimes things are backwards. And there’s always too much pepper in the soup! Nothing is quite right since Alice chased a very unusual White Rabbit and stumbled into an adventure that grows curiouser and curiouser. One of the greatest childhood fantasies ever is captured in Irwin Allen’s colorful, all-star production adapted from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Steve Allen wrote the jolly, witty songs and more than a dozen Hollywood stars join in the wondrous fun. Alice is looking for a way home. And happy to be welcomed into yours.

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The Ruby Princess Runs Away - The Jewel Kingdom - 'The Ruby Princess Runs Away' is a gem! - Sesame Street Parents Rave Review - featuring the voice of Harvey Korman - DVD - based on Scholastic's bestselling book series The Jewel Kingdom

The Ruby Princess Runs Away

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Editorial review of The Ruby Princess Runs Away (2001) courtesy of Amazon.com

Buy from Amazon It’s coronation day for the four Jewel Princesses, but where is Princess Roxanne? It seems the young Princess fears the responsibilities and loss of freedom inherent in ruling a kingdom, so she’s run away. Faithful servant Twitter follows the Princess and, when she cannot be persuaded to return to the castle, promises to accompany her. The pair is soon set upon by the evil Darklings, who steal the Princess’s valuable ruby necklace and then attack a goldsmith and his wife on their way to the coronation. Ever the compassionate soul, the Princess stops to help the couple and they, in turn, lead the Princess to realize that her keen ear and kind heart are qualities destined to make her a great leader. When the foursome discover the Darklings’ plot to dupe the King and Queen into crowning an impostor, it’s up to the Princess to recover her ruby necklace and stop the coronation.

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Shadowlands (1993), starring Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Joseph Mazzello, directed by Richard Attenborough

Shadowlands

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Shadowlands (1993), starring Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Joseph Mazzello, directed by Richard Attenborough

Synopsis of Shadowlands

Shadowlands. This lavishly mounted adaptation of the play by William Nicholson tells the true story of a doomed love affair. Between novelist and noted Christian scholar C.S. Lewis and a Jewish-American poet. Anthony Hopkins stars as C.S. ‘Jack’ Lewis, an Oxford professor and successful author of the Chronicles of Narnia series of children’s fantasy novels. A confirmed bachelor, Jack’s existence is an inward life of the mind. Somewhat detached from the world, his only social outlet is evenings out at a local pub discussing philosophy and religion with his fellow lecturers. Jack has been corresponding with a bluntly intelligent American woman. She’s Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), who arrives to visit him, with her young son Douglas (Joseph Mazzello) in tow.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Lionel Atwill

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Lionel Atwill

Product review of The Hound of the Baskervilles

The most famous of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s canon is ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’. It was originally released by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1939. It’s the first of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

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Snow White, the poisoned apple, and the evil Queen

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Buy from Amazon In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, join the beautiful princess Snow White. Watch as she escapes her jealous stepmother, the queen, and befriends a lovable group of dwarfs. But when she falls under the queen’s wicked spell, only true loves kiss can save her.

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Toy Story starring Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, by John Lasseter

Toy Story [Tim Allen, Tom Hanks]

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Toy Story (1995) starring Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, by  John Lasseter

Synopsis of Toy Story

In Toy Story, Woody, a cowboy doll, is Andy’s favorite. But when Buzz Lightyear arrives the space hero takes Andy’s room by storm! Their rivalry leaves them lost and in a nightmare with Sid, a toy-torturing boy next door. To escape they need to work together.

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Witchfinder General (1968), aka. The Conqueror Worm, starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies

Witchfinder General

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Witchfinder General (1968), aka. The Conqueror Worm, starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies

Description of Witchfinder General

In Witchfinder General, a 17th-century British witch hunter during the time of Cromwell’s reign travels the English countryside.  Doing his dirty work for the strict purpose of lining his pockets. Completely taking advantage of the civil strife, he terrorizes people and bends them to his will. He forces confessions from “witches” until a military officer risks treason to seek revenge against him.

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Faust, starring Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, F.W. Murnau (Director)

Faust

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 Faust (1926), starring Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, F.W. Murnau (Director)

F. W. Murnau tells the story of Faust – The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man’s soul.

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The Mad Monster (1942), starring George Zucco, Glenn Strange, Ann Nagel, Johnny Downs

The Mad Monster

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The Mad Monster (1942), starring George Zucco, Glenn Strange, Ann Nagel, Johnny Downs

Synopsis of The Mad Monster

In The Mad Monster, Dr. Cameron (George Zucco) has succeeded in his experiments with a serum which will turn a man into a wolf-like monster and is ready to avenge himself on the men who caused his professional failure. He uses it on his gardener Petro (Glenn Strange) and one after the other is killed by his creation. His daughter, Lenora (Anne Nagel), grows suspicious and confides with newspaper reporter Tom Gregory (Johnny Downs).

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Half a Hero (1953), starring Red Skelton, Jean Hagen

Half a Hero [Red Skelton]

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Half a Hero (1953), starring Red Skelton, Jean Hagen

Synopsis of Half a Hero, starring Red Skelton, Jean Hagen

Half a Hero, starring Red Skelton, Jean Hagen

In Half a Hero, Red Skelton stars as Ben Dobson, a freelance writer who no sooner starts working full-time as a rewrite man at a magazine then his wife (Jean Hagen) decides that they should have their first child. Afterward, she pushes him into moving from New York City to the suburbs.  Here he is nickel and dimed to the verge of bankruptcy.  Until his boss gives him his first chance at writing his own article for this national magazine.  An article talking about the “slums of tomorrow” — the suburbs

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