David Rendall Movies
- 2007
- G
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The eccentric owner of a magical toy store surprises the shop's manager by turning over ownership to her in a warm-hearted comedy fantasy directed by Zach Helm and starring Jason Bateman, Dustin Hoffman, and Natalie Portman. Portman plays the manager of the store that seems to be a reflection of the people who run it, and Bateman stars as the detail-oriented accountant assigned the task of assessing the establishment's monetary value. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, (more)
- 1998
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Elena Prokina and Giancarlo Pasquetto star in this stage production of Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, directed by Peter Hall and mounted at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. John Gunter designed the sets and costumes; The London Philharmonic Orchestra provides musical accompaniment. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
This audacious blend of cinematic, theatrical, and operatic styles contrasts the lives and loves of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth, Queen of England, as it blends the text of the play by Friedrich Schiller with the music from Gaetano Donizetti's opera on the same themes. Shot in authentic historical locations rather than studio sets, Maria Stuarda also employs the talents of operatic legends Luciano Pavarotti as the Earl of Leicester and Joan Sutherland as Scottish monarch Mary Stuart. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1985
- R
This classical performance release finds maestro Herbert von Karajan leading the Vienna Philharmonic in interpretations of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8, Symphony No. 9 and Te Deum. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
