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Forrest Gump, a review by Tom

Title: Forrest Gump
Year: 1994
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 136 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish

Stars:
Tom Hanks
Rebecca Williams
Sally Field
Michael Conner Humphreys
Harold Herthum

Plot:Awards:

Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Art Direction	Rick Carter (Art Direction); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Cinematography	Don Burgess
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Director	Robert Zemeckis
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Film Editing	Arthur Schmidt
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Makeup	Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore, Judith A. Cory
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Music, Original Score	Alan Silvestri
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Picture	Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey (Producers)
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Sound	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Sound Effects Editing	Gloria S. Borders, Randy Thom
Academy Award	1994	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor	Gary Sinise
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Visual Effects	Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall
Academy Award	1994	Won	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006)
AFI	1994	Nominated	100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (2007)
AFI	1994	Nominated	100 Years... 100 Passions (2002)
AFI	1994	Won	100 Years... 100 Quotes (2005)	"Quote": Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
AFI	1994	Nominated	100 Years... 25 Scores (2005)	"Composer": Alan Silvestri
Amanda-prisen	1995	Won	Beste utenlandske spillefilm	Robert Zemeckis
American Cinema Editors Awards	1995	Won	Best Edited Feature Film	Arthur Schmidt
American Society of Cinematographers Awards	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Don Burgess
BAFTA	1994	Won	Achievement In Special Effects	Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall, Doug Chaing
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Actor In A Leading Role	Tom Hanks
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Actress In A Supporting Role	Sally Field
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Adapted Screenplay	Eric Roth
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Cinematography	Don Burgess
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Editing	Arthur Schmidt
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	Film	Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
BAFTA	1994	Nominated	The David Lean Award For Achievement In Direction	Robert Zemeckis
BMI Film & TV Music Awards	1995	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Alan Silvestri
Casting Society of America Awards	1995	Nominated		Ellen Lewis
Cinema Audio Society Awards	1995	Won	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan
Directors Guild of America	1995	Won	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Robert Zemeckis, Charles Newirth, Bruce Moriarty, Cherylanne Martin, Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
Golden Globe	1994	Won	Actor in a Leading Role - Drama	Tom Hanks
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role	Gary Sinise
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Actress in a Supporting Role	Robin Wright Penn
Golden Globe	1994	Won	Director	Robert Zemeckis
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Original Score	Alan Silvestri
Golden Globe	1994	Won	Picture - Drama	Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch
Golden Globe	1994	Nominated	Screenplay	Eric Roth
MTV Movie Awards	1995	Nominated	Best Male Performance	Tom Hanks
MTV Movie Awards	1995	Nominated	Best Movie
National Board of Review Awards, USA	1994	Won	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
National Board of Review Awards, USA	1994	Won	Best Film
National Board of Review Awards, USA	1994	Won	Best Supporting Actor	Gary Sinise
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Director	Robert Zemeckis
Saturn	1994	Won	Best Fantasy Film
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Music	Alan Silvestri
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Special Effects	Ken Ralston, ILM
Saturn	1994	Won	Best Supporting Actor	Gary Sinise
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress	Robin Wright Penn
Saturn	1994	Nominated	Best Writing	Eric Roth
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Nominated	Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Robin Wright Penn
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Nominated	Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Sally Field
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Won	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Tom Hanks
Screen Actors Guild Award	1994	Nominated	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Gary Sinise
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Robin Wright Penn
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Sally Field
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Won	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Tom Hanks
Screen Actors Guild Award	1995	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Gary Sinise
Writers Guild of America Awards	1995	Won	Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published	Eric Roth
Young Artist Awards	1995	Nominated	Best Performance by a Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture	Michael Conner Humphreys
Young Artist Awards	1995	Won	Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture	Haley Joel Osment
Young Artist Awards	1995	Won	Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture	Hanna Hall

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Screen Tests
Trailers

I always liked this movie. I haven't seen it for years, but I had the urge to watch it now, after I recently watched "My Name Is Khan" at the cinema, which reminded me a little of Forrest Gump.
The time flies by with this film and it never gets boring.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 20th, 2010)

The Odessa Files, a review by Rich

A quick trip through Latvia...



The plot begins on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Peter Miller, a young German reporter happens to see an ambulance on a highway. He chases the ambulance and discovers it contains an elderly Jewish Holocaust survivor who had committed suicide. The reporter obtains the diary of the man, which contains information on his life in the World War II camps, and the names of members of the SS who ran the camp. He makes up his mind to hunt the Nazi Eduard Roschmann who is mentioned in the diary, not just for a sensational cover story, but for a more serious personal reason.

Another powerful post-holocaust movie, superbly directed and acted. Based on thriller writer Freddie Forsyth book, the film masterfully blurs fiction and reality, mixed with tense action and suspense, to make a gem of a production. Recommended 6/10




(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on January 4th, 2008)

Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season (2002/United States) Fall under their spell...The Charmed Ones, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Paige (Rose McGowan), are simply bewitching and they're here to stay! Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season is rich with intense adventure, humor and intrigue as these sizzling supernatural siblings battle the forces of evil. From the very first season five episode, when the sisters rush to the aid of an innocent mermaid. The Charmed Ones invite you into their irresistible magical world of paranormal action, fantasy, and suspense. What else do the Halliwell sisters have in store for you? One of them meets an evil Prince Charming: they become mystical comic book super-heroines and gorgeous Greek Goddesses to save the world from wicked demons; they even join forces with Leprechauns! Escape into their magical world...The Charmed Ones welcome you! EPISODES: 1. A Witch's Tail Part 1 2. A Witch's Tail Part 2 3. Happily Ever After 4. Siren Song 5. Witches In Tights 6. The Eyes Have It 7. Sympathy For The Demon 8. A Witch In Time 9. Sam I Am 10. Y Tu Mummy Tambie 11. The Importance Of Being Phoebe 12. Centennial Charmed 13. House Call 14. Sand Francisco Dreamin' 15. The Day The Magic 16. Baby's First Demon 17. Lucky Charmed 18. Cat House 19. Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun 20. Sense and Sense Ability 21. Necromancing The Stone 22. Oh My Goddess Part 1 23. Oh My Goddess Part 2

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Stars:
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
Julian McMahon as Cole Turner
Dorian Gregory as Inspector Darryl Morris

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Closed Captioned

I just finished this season of Charmed. As usual... I enjoyed every moment of it. Even a bit more so then some of the previous seasons. There is some big episodes in this season. And thankfully they finally got ride of the character of Cole. Yes... I know he is a very popular character... but I just never liked the guy. Other then that, this season has a couple of good two part episodes and the birth of Piper's son Wyatt. Even an episode where the girls are transformed into superheroes... costumes and all. When I first decided to watch some episodes of Charmed I figured I would watch maybe a season or two. And here I am so hooked I made it through season 5 and looking forward to starting season 6. With only 3 seasons to go... I imagine I will be finishing off the entire series.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on April 16th, 2012)