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On The Waterfront, a review by Rich

Academy Award Best Picture winner 1954

On The Waterfront





Enjoyable movie made brilliant through charismatic Brando's improvisation in the role of Terry Malloy, he literally brings the character to life and you feel yourself totally absorbed in the film. I am not a Brando mega-fan, but watch this performance and you can see the influence he made towards later stars such as Pacino and DeNiro.
The storyline is fairly run of the mill, but the settings away from studios were much more realistic and brought the film to life, unusual locations from what I have seen of this period of Hollywood, and a major plus for the viewer.
If you don't own many older B&W dvds, you would not go far wrong in adding this to your collection.
"It coulda beena contender" for top marks, but not quite.
 

(From Riches Random Reviews on February 6th, 2009)

Playing By Heart, a review by Rich

Playing By Heart





Confusing and torturously slow build-up, but once the various stories start inter-mingling and you get a better idea of what is happening, the quality of the acting takes over and the final feeling was that it was a cleverly crafted film.
An adult movie, the blend of comedy, compassion, enlightenment and discovery is wonderfully handled, and the cast line-up is very enviable. I'd have liked to see more interaction between some of the main players, but alas not.
Best thought of as an above average made for tv movie.
 


**Angelina Jolie mini-marathon


(From Riches Random Reviews on August 11th, 2009)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Life On Mars: Series One (2006/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Contender Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Length: 487 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:
Sam Tyler (John Simm) is an ambitious young detective determined to keep the streets of 21st Century Manchester safe. However, the hunt for a serial killer becomes a personal vendetta when Sam suspects his girlfriend has been kidnapped by the very man he's tracking down.

But after a near fatal car accident, Sam wakes up, dazed and confused, in 1973, struggling to understand what's real. Has he gone back in time? Is he in a coma? Or has he simply gone insane? His new boss is hard-nosed DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister), a man who gets results by trusting his gut instinct and using a 'fists first, question later' policy.

Thrown head-first into this new world, Sam faces some of the hardest cases he has ever known. He has no idea why he is in 1973, but maybe if he can work out the reason, he can get home...


Life on Mars
1.01 Episode 1
Writer: Tony Jordan (Created By), Ashley Pharoah (Created By), Matthew Graham (Created By), Matthew Graham (Writer)
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: John Simm (Sam Tyler), Philip Glenister (Gene Hunt), Liz White (Annie Cartwright), Dean Andrews (Ray Carling), Marshall Lancaster (Chris Skelton), Tony Marshall (Nelson), Archie Panjabi (Maya Roy), Sam Hazeldine (Colin Raimes), Henry Cox (Young Lad), Caroline Harding (Raimes' Lawyer), Parvez Qadir (Raimes' Psychiatrist), Orla Cottingham (Raimes' Social Worker), Tom Charnock (Police Officer), Christopher Harper (Neil), Richard Sinnott (TV Presenter), Jane Riley (Dora Keens), Andy Abrahams (Sid), Mags Gannon (Mrs Raimes), Rae Kelly (June), Timothy Platt (Leonard (uncredited))

An interesting premise, but this series just never really clicked with me. This is why I haven't picked up the second series yet.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 5th, 2012)