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Hamlet is mourning the loss of his father and enraged by the sudden marriage of his mother to his uncle. Hamlet is haunted by his father’s ghost who instructs him to seek revenge for his death. Hamlet plots to discover his father’s murderer. The normally introspective Hamlet’s unusual behavior convinces others he has gone mad. [...]

Charles Dickens classic tale follows miser Ebenezer Scrooge as he lives his life soley focused on how much money he makes. Scrooge lives like a pauper despite his wealth. Scrooge’s assistant Bob Cratchit must work with only a few coals for warmth. Scrooge condemns Cratchit’s request for the entire day off on Christmas day, calling [...]

The Special Relationship was known as the political partnership between England and the United States. In 1992 President Bill Clinton meets Labour leader Tony Blair before his time as Britain’s Prime Minister. Blair starts off admiring President Clinton then begins to see the reality of his relationship with the president and the politics that go [...]

An autistic woman makes it her life mission to help animals. Temple Grandin is fearful of people and the outside world, her autism making day to day functioning difficult at best. Gradin gains an affection for cattle early while spending time at her Aunt and Uncle’s ranch. Grandin fights against her fears, attending college, working [...]

Lt. Col. Michael Strobl escorts the body of fallen soldier 19-year-old Pvt. First Class Chance Phelps to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming. Along the way Lt. Col. Strobl is stunned by the respect and honor paid to this fallen soldier at each leg of the journey by ordinary Americans who recognize in this flag draped [...]

Suicide is a hot button issue, and doctor Jack Kevorkian makes people even more uncomfortable offering doctor-assisted suicide to over 100 terminal and chronically ill patients who wish to die. Kevorkian’s blunt assessment of the right to die with dignity causes controversy with anti-suicide advocates and gains him a national spotlight in the process. Kevorkian [...]

This made for TV movie aired back in 1997 and is a good family film geared for older children and their parents. I rented it because I love Charles Dickens novels and I watch anything Richard Dreyfuss is in. Dreyfuss is a great actor and in this film he’s excellent as usual. “Oliver Twist” is [...]