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Some Like It Hot - Special Edition [DVD] [1959]Some Like It Hot - Special Edition [DVD] [1959]
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Perhaps the funniest film ever with the brilliant Jack Lemmon and magical Marilyn. Billy Wilder excelled himself and if you don't ache with laughter by the end, you don't have a sense of humour.
High Society [DVD] [1956]High Society [DVD] [1956]
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One of the all-time best musicals with superb performances, marvellous music, and humour to match. With Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby at their most sophisticated.
All About Eve [DVD] [1950]All About Eve [DVD] [1950]
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Nothing can beat this superb Bette Davis movie - as she says, Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!
Vertigo [DVD] [1958]Vertigo [DVD] [1958]
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Hitchcock doesn't get better than this tense film noir with James Stewart bemused and confused and Kim Novak suitably enigmatic.
Born Yesterday [VHS] [1950]Born Yesterday [VHS] [1950]
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Judy Holliday's hilarious performance won an Oscar against Bette Davis in All About Eve and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard. She deserved it.
Shakespeare In Love [DVD] [1999]Shakespeare In Love [DVD] [1999]
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With Tom Stoppard's screenplay, a brilliant cast from Judi Dench to Joseph Fiennes, this slant on Shakespeare is a real treat.
Educating Rita [VHS] [1984]Educating Rita [VHS] [1984]
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Julie Walters made her name as the quirky, funny, working class girl trying to educate herself with the help of Michael Caine unassumingly excellent in second place.
Breakfast At Tiffany's [DVD] [1961]Breakfast At Tiffany's [DVD] [1961]
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Any film list must have Audrey Hepburn and this is probably her best and funniest film. She is so delightful in this kookie comedy that the rest of the cast fade into insignificance.
Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe [DVD] [1991]Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe [DVD] [1991]
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A quirky and original film of southern women, a story beautifully told and wonderfully acted, not least by the great Jessica Tandy.
The Shipping News [DVD] [2002]The Shipping News [DVD] [2002]
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With a cast to die for, Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, the unusual story of a misfit character in a misfit environment works.
Top Hat [VHS] [1935]Top Hat [VHS] [1935]
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The great pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in this funny, magical, and romantic musical story of mistaken identities, full of double entendres and hidden inuendoes.
Mildred Pierce [VHS] [1945]Mildred Pierce [VHS] [1945]
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No one was better at melodrama than Joan Crawford and she well deserved the Oscar for this amazing perfomance in one of the best noir films of the the forties.
Gone With The Wind [1940] [DVD]Gone With The Wind [1940] [DVD]
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The classic movie for a rainy afternoon.
West Side Story [VHS] [1961]West Side Story [VHS] [1961]
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I love musicals, and however often I see this lovely story, I always cry at the end.
Dr Zhivago [VHS] [1965]Dr Zhivago [VHS] [1965]
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An epic which captures the impact of the Russian revolution on ordinary people. A David Lean masterpiece and now, in 2004, of great historical value as the memory of red Russia fades.
Cookie's Fortune [DVD] [1999]Cookie's Fortune [DVD] [1999]
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An underrated black comedy which had me in stitches. Glenn Close over the top, Julianne Moore proving her understated talent. A clever story and brilliant satire on American southern idiosyncrasies.
Irma La Douce [DVD] [1963]Irma La Douce [DVD] [1963]
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Hysterical Jack Lemmon is matched here by an equally good Shirley Maclaine. A thoroughly French-flavoured affair and a hoot from beginning to end.
The Philadelphia Story [VHS] [1941]The Philadelphia Story [VHS] [1941]
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Hard to choose between High Society and this earlier version of the same story as to which is the more stylish and sophisticated. Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant up to their usual brilliant standard.
Bell, Book And Candle [DVD] [1958]Bell, Book And Candle [DVD] [1958]
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James Stewart and Kim Novak again, but with added magic (literally) from Jack Lemmon and Elsa Lanchester. A strange but charmingly funny concoction.
The Others (2 Disc Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2001]The Others (2 Disc Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2001]
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A real ghost story. Original, scary and surprising, and a fantastic performance from Nicole Kidman.
Stepmom [DVD] [1999]Stepmom [DVD] [1999]
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Underrated movie about divorce and the relationship between wife and mistress. Great performances from Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon but Liam Aiken as the wee boy stole my heart.
Brief Encounter [DVD] [1945]Brief Encounter [DVD] [1945]
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Anyone over 40 must love this so-British movie with perfect performances from Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Beautifully underplayed to great effect, a great woman's picture.
Tea With Mussolini [VHS] [1999]Tea With Mussolini [VHS] [1999]
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Cher proves she can act with style, sophistication and pathos, backed up by hilarious Maggie Smith and Judi Dench in this amusing but moving tale based on a true story set in Mussolini's 30s Italy.
Sense And Sensibility [VHS] [1996]Sense And Sensibility [VHS] [1996]
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A classic cast of British actors bring out all the charm and wit of Jane Austen's lovely novel. Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and more.