Collection ID 1044
Director: Hal Ashby
Starring: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Mildred Lewis and Colin Higgins Productions   Release date: 1971   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
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My Review: A great flick. A character based drama. A spoiled boy is growing up. Rebelling against his controlling mother, he tries his best to shock and rebel. His mother insists on a 'normal' upbringing, but Harold will have none of it. Through a morbid infatuation with death, he soon meets Maude, and they quickly fall in love. What follows is a taboo romance. Younger man, older woman, laughs, and great dialog. Ruth Gordon is fantastic as Maude. This movie had some really good music (Cat Stevens), and the directing was well done as well.

Collection ID 610.5
Director: Carl Prechezer
Starring: Charles De'Ath, Adrian McLoughlin, Nicolas Chagrin, John Benfield, Josephine Butler
Genre: Short, Comedy
Studio: FilmFour   Release date: 2005   Rated:   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: When he was born it was immediately obvious that Harold was no ordinary pig. The fact that he was inflatable was one thing but the ambition he had was what made him stand out. After a few years on the farm as an outsider he just left and wound up with a circus, helping out with odd jobs. And then, one night, when the main act fell sick (and fell on top of his act - the fleas) Harold steps up. Fitting his whole body into a jam jar, Harold becomes famous. However with fame comes pressure and nobody stays at the top forever. This documentary looks back at his career, from the perspective of those that knew him best.
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Collection ID 1310.5
Director: Carl Prechezer
Starring: Charles De'Ath, Adrian McLoughlin, Nicolas Chagrin, John Benfield, Josephine Butler
Genre: Short, Comedy
Studio: FilmFour   Release date: 2005   Rated:   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: When he was born it was immediately obvious that Harold was no ordinary pig. The fact that he was inflatable was one thing but the ambition he had was what made him stand out. After a few years on the farm as an outsider he just left and wound up with a circus, helping out with odd jobs. And then, one night, when the main act fell sick (and fell on top of his act - the fleas) Harold steps up. Fitting his whole body into a jam jar, Harold becomes famous. However with fame comes pressure and nobody stays at the top forever. This documentary looks back at his career, from the perspective of those that knew him best.
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Collection ID 523
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw
Genre: Fantasy
Studio: Warner Bros.   Release date: 2002   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him.
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My Review: Another Harry Potter adventure. As well done as the last (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone). While the story was better, the addition of some less than likeable characters (How did Jar Jar Binks get into this movie?) kept the rating from going higher.

Collection ID 1228
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw
Genre: Fantasy
Studio: Warner Bros.   Release date: 2002   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him.
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My Review: Another Harry Potter adventure. As well done as the last (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone). While the story was better, the addition of some less than likeable characters (How did Jar Jar Binks get into this movie?) kept the rating from going higher.

Collection ID 522
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Saunders Triplets, Daniel Radcliffe
Genre: Adventure
Studio: Warner Bros.   Release date: 2001   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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My Review: A difficult movie to classify. I was afraid it was directed in the same manner that it was produced; like a children's movie. Well it wasn't. I was pleasantly surprised that it was more of an adult feature than I had suspected. A really good story, fair acting, and some excellent special effects.

Collection ID 1227
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Saunders Triplets, Daniel Radcliffe
Genre: Adventure
Studio: Warner Bros.   Release date: 2001   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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My Review: A difficult movie to classify. I was afraid it was directed in the same manner that it was produced; like a children's movie. Well it wasn't. I was pleasantly surprised that it was more of an adult feature than I had suspected. A really good story, fair acting, and some excellent special effects.

Collection ID 1617
Director: Marq Massengale
Starring: Dee Shiver, Angie Sanchez, Brandon Massey
Genre: Short, Drama
Studio:   Release date: 2014   Rated:   
Language (Country): English (USA)
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Collection ID 610
Director: Erik Poppe
Starring: Trond Espen Seim, Jan Gunnar Røise, Evy Elise Kasseth Røsten, Stig Henrik Hoff, Silje Torp Færavaag
Genre: Drama
Studio: Paradox Spillefilm   Release date: 2004   Rated: Not Rated   
Language (Country): Norwegian (Denmark)
Summary: Hawaii, Oslo is the story of a handful of people who cross each other's path without necessarily knowing each other, during the hottest day of the year, in Oslo. We follow Frode and Milla. They are having their first child, who they are told will not live long. We follow Bobbie-Pop, a faded singer who tries to commit suicide. We follow Leon, an institutionalized kleptomaniac who is loking for Åsa, to whom he has a ten year old deal to get married. We meet Leon's brother, Trygve, who fetches Leon at the institution to celebrate his birthday, but who himself has plans to use his leave from prison to run away. And most of all we meet the angel Vidar, Leon's best buddy at the institution, who sees things no one else can see, and who may be able to save everyone - except himself?
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My Review: Another one of those 'Many stories equals one movie' movies. I don't care for this style of movie, and this is just another example of why I don't like this type of movie. Lacking a cohesive plot, we're treated to a movie about a 'seer'. One of the characters in this movie has prophetic dreams. His dreams affect the lives of people in Oslo, Norway. He doesn't necessarily know the people, and they don't necessarily know him, but for some reason he's having prophetic dreams about them. I get the feeling that this 'Crash' style movie lacked anything original, so the author added the 'seer' as an after thought. The characters were great, the direction was great. The music was pretty good, but the story was lacking. Slow, without purpose, and meandering. I felt like 'I' dreamed the whole movie. Typical of the 'Synchronicity' genre.

Collection ID 1310
Director: Erik Poppe
Starring: Trond Espen Seim, Jan Gunnar Røise, Evy Elise Kasseth Røsten, Stig Henrik Hoff, Silje Torp Færavaag
Genre: Drama
Studio: Paradox Spillefilm   Release date: 2004   Rated: Not Rated   
Language (Country): Norwegian (Denmark)
Summary: Hawaii, Oslo is the story of a handful of people who cross each other's path without necessarily knowing each other, during the hottest day of the year, in Oslo. We follow Frode and Milla. They are having their first child, who they are told will not live long. We follow Bobbie-Pop, a faded singer who tries to commit suicide. We follow Leon, an institutionalized kleptomaniac who is loking for Åsa, to whom he has a ten year old deal to get married. We meet Leon's brother, Trygve, who fetches Leon at the institution to celebrate his birthday, but who himself has plans to use his leave from prison to run away. And most of all we meet the angel Vidar, Leon's best buddy at the institution, who sees things no one else can see, and who may be able to save everyone - except himself?
My Rating:
My Review: Another one of those 'Many stories equals one movie' movies. I don't care for this style of movie, and this is just another example of why I don't like this type of movie. Lacking a cohesive plot, we're treated to a movie about a 'seer'. One of the characters in this movie has prophetic dreams. His dreams affect the lives of people in Oslo, Norway. He doesn't necessarily know the people, and they don't necessarily know him, but for some reason he's having prophetic dreams about them. I get the feeling that this 'Crash' style movie lacked anything original, so the author added the 'seer' as an after thought. The characters were great, the direction was great. The music was pretty good, but the story was lacking. Slow, without purpose, and meandering. I felt like 'I' dreamed the whole movie. Typical of the 'Synchronicity' genre.