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A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shilts’s chronicle detailing the emergence of AIDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is a taut, outrageous, and affecting…
CDN$ 199.95
Gumby, the little green plasticine boy from the toy-land world of Gumbasia, first burst onto TV screens on the Howdy Doody show in 1956. By 1957 the landmark children’s show had launched its own series of reality-bending adventures.…
Hayao Miyazaki directed and/or wrote the first episodes of Meitantei Holmes (“Famous Detective Holmes,” 1981), featuring a canine cast. These adventures were made three years later, as part of a Japanese-Italian coproduction, with different artists: all that survives of…
CDN$ 33.99
The introduction of color takes a bit of the magic out of Bewitched, but adorable toddler Tabitha brings her own special enchantment to this third season, which earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. Also nominated were Elizabeth…
An anime variant of the Pied Piper story, this one-hour movie pits the pretty soldiers against Queen Valdiana, who wants to put the world to sleep in order to harvest dream energy. Aimed at younger Sailor Moon fans, the…
CDN$ 4.16
A very impressive treatment of the rise and fall of New York crime boss John Gotti, this made-for-TV movie succeeds in large measure because of the outstanding work of Armand Assante (I, The Jury, Mambo Kings) as Gotti.…
CDN$ 52.88
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While women shed more than a few tears over Love Story back in 1970, men had their equivalent with Brian’s Song on TV. This biopic about the Chicago Bears’ Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers is no mere sports…
CDN$ 19.95
Classical music has been scientifically proven to encourage cognitive development in young children. Baby Beethoven, a 28-minute Baby Einstein production, presents excerpts from five of the composer’s most famous symphonies, as well as incidental music, in a child-friendly,…
CDN$ 23.81
The fourth season of The King of Queens opens with a perfect example of how the show spins real life into farce: Delivery guy Doug and his sardonic wife Carrie (Kevin James and Leah Remini) want to get…