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The Good Witch's Destiny, a review by addicted2dvd

The Good Witch's Destiny (2013/) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia | Director: Craig Pryce Writing: Annie Young Frisbee (Writer), Rod Spence (Original Characters By) Length: 83 min. Rating: TV-PG Video: Full Frame 1.33:1

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Stars:
Catherine Bell as Cassie Nightingale
Chris Potter as Jake
Hannah Endicott-Douglas as Lori
Matthew Knight as Brandon
Peter MacNeill as George
Catherine Disher as Martha

Plot:
All Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) wants for her birthday is for her family and friends to be together. While her husband Jake (Chris Potter) suggests an intimate dinner at a fancy restaurant in their hometown of Middleton, Cassie would rather have a party at The Grey House, with all her loved ones in attendance. And since Jake's kids, Brandon (Matthew Knight) and Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), are growing up with lives of their own, it might be their last chance to unite as a family for a long time.


This morning I watched this year's news addition to the Good Witch franchise. This is film number 6 and I am enjoying them just as much now as I did when I originally saw the first one. This series of films has become one of my favorite things about the Halloween season. One I hope to continue for years to come... though with the way this one played out I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last in the franchise. If you like family films with a touch of fantasy... I recommend checking out the entire Good Witch franchise.



(From Addicted2DVD's Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 30th, 2013)

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?, a review by Jimmy

               
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Title: Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Original Title:Year: 1966
Genre: Comedy
Director:)           
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h20
Video:  Widescreen 
Audio:  Czech
Subtitles: English

Stars:Tag der IdiotenMarecku, podejte mi pero!)     
Juraj Visny ()     
Karel Effa (Perinbaba)   

Plot:
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen. The trouble begins when she tries the contraption out on her husband and discovers his dreams are filled with cartoon-like characters doing outrageous things. Naturally, the scientist is quite shocked. Believing that such frivolous fantasies just won't do, she tries to manipulate his dreams. Disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the dream characters become very real.



(From The little known movie review depot on February 2nd, 2008)

Lesbian Movie Marathon, a review by Tom

Title: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Year: 1990
Director:
Rating: 15
Length: 163 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1
Subtitles: English

Stars:


Plot:
A POIGNANT, COMIC AND TOTALLY ORIGINAL COMING-OF-AGE STORY ADAPTED FOR THE BBC BY JEANNETTE WINTERSON FROM HER WHITBREAD PRIZE-WINNING NOVEL.

Jess is the adopted daughter of a deeply religious woman. Growing up isolated and insulated in the north of England in the 1970's, Jess is told she's part of a larger plan. Her mother keeps her away from "Breeding Grounds" like schools, preferring to train her to spread God's word "to all the heathens in the hot countries." Jess eventually attends school, but continually feels like an outcast due to her religious beliefs. Her small town life changes when she meets Melanie, a beautiful sixteen-year old, and she experiences love at first sight. As the two draw closer, Jess's mother sees the devil at work and determines to exorcise the demons from her daughter.

Faced with the ire of Pastor Finch and his congregation, Jess realizes that she must soon decide between following her own heart or the path set out for her by others.

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Interviews
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Overall an okay mini-series. I liked the second episode the best of the three. I didn't enjoy it as much as the later BBC mini series I have reviewed in this thread ("Fingersmith" and "Tipping the Velvet").
The old ladies reminded me very much of Monty Python when they are doing their old ladies drag. Especially in the beginning of the first episode

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(From Lesbian Movie Marathon on May 14th, 2010)