Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Fourth Season

"Farewell daddy blues"
BOARDWALK EMPIRE's 4th season adds even more brutal violence (yes, it was possible) and brilliant character-study with several supporting cast dominating screen-time (Chalky, Agent Jim, Mr. Purnsley, Will Thompson and the twitchy Dr. Narcisse). Even so, Steve Buscemi remains the #1 reason to follow the show religiously. Lots of fun time is spent in Florida and, of course, in Chicago focusing on the rise of Al Capone (A role and accent mastered by British actor, Stephen Graham).

Overall, the finest gift of the EMPIRE is its dedication to realistic-fiction with spot-on set-pieces, costumes and exquisite jazz along with our anti-heroes believable story-lines over the years. BOARDWALK is a gorgeous, potent, harrowing concoction of the bleak, gang-land 20's. To the lost . . .

BOARDWALK EMPIRE THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
The Boardwalk Empire TV series on HBO is justifiably noted for its good acting (especially from Steve Buscemi as the shrewd but conflicted 'Nucky' Thompson) and its excellent costuming and period set decorations. The series primarily covers Atlantic City, New Jersey in the 1920's with its emphasis on the rise of organized crime during the Prohibition era. Although the history of the period is sometimes distorted for dramatic effect, the character development in the series is well done. Again, Buscemi's performance alone is worth the price. Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, Al Capone as well political 'luminaries' of this era (such as Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury under Coolidge) all make recurring appearances. This is one of HBO's best dramatic series.

Outstanding Period Piece
Boardwalk Empire is some of the best TV ever made, exactly what I would expect from HBO which has brought us Band of Brothers, Game of Thrones and The Pacific. Watching this show puts you back into the 1920's with incredibly accurate sets, costumes and locales. The casting is impeccable and the scripts keep your attention completely. The actors all do an incredible job making the characters deep, complex and relatable in their flaws. It can be brutal at times, but it is a series about the rise of the mobs. This is a signature achievement in TV. Enjoy

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Behind the Candelabra

An Opulent HBO Biopic Pulls Back The Curtain On The Tempestuous Love Life Of Liberace
Even though I was quite young, I can still remember the infamous palimony suit filed by Scott Thorson against Liberace in 1982. The story created national headlines and scandal at a time when homosexuality wasn't discussed as openly as it might be today. Despite his flamboyant stage persona, Liberace was NOT out of the closet and did not acknowledge the intimacy of this relationship. That's part of what fueled the attention, further adding to the controversy and media scrutiny. I won't discuss the outcome for those new to Thorson's memoir "Behind The Candelabra," which is the source material for this prestigious HBO project. Academy Award winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) teamed with Oscar nominated screenwriter Richard La Gravenese (The Fisher King) to adapt Thorson's book. Headlined by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, "Behind the Candelabra" was certainly one of the most anticipated TV movies of the year. As you might expect, though, this is told from Thorson's perspective...

A bio-pic that is worth seeing and I thought was good but the performance by Douglas was great. Watch for him. I say B
"I want to be everything to you Scott. I want to be father, brother, lover, best friend." This is the true story of Scott Thorson (Damon) and his relationship with the one and only Liberace (Douglas). Scott was a normal easy going gay man with a dream to become a vet. That all changed when he met Liberace. The small town boy became a drug addicted, paranoid, and revenge obsessed man. I wasn't totally sure what to expect from this movie. I knew very little about the real Liberace and nothing about this story at all. The movie shows the rise and fall Scott and the extreme things he goes through for the man he loves. The story is pretty interesting but the real reason to watch is the performance of Michael Douglas. He is great in this and turns himself completely into the character that he makes you forget you are watching a famous actor like Michael Douglas. Overall, a pretty interesting bio-pic that I thought was pretty good but the performance by Douglas is great. I give it a B.

Liberace the Legend Served Well
The film is based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Scott Thorson (with Alex Thorleifson) adapted for the screen by Richard LaGravenese about the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his much younger lover Scott Thorson. This film along with SIDE EFFECTS are purported to be Steven Soderbergh's last films he will direct.

The cast is very solid. Matt Damon embodies the role of Scott Thorson well - a young apparently bisexual man who has been tossed from foster home to foster home while he does odd jobs (he is 17 years old) tending to animals. In a gay bar he meets Bob Black (Scott Bakula) who takes Scott to a Liberace concert (his first exposure to the megastar) and to meet Liberace afterwards. There is tension in the air with Liberace's current paramour and performing partner Billy Leatherwood (Cheyenne Jackson) and we soon discover that Liberace (impeccably played by Michael Douglas) only keeps his `boys' around for a while before his manager...

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Martin: Complete Seasons Three & Four

CLASSIC SITCOM NEVER OUTDATED
THIS IS THE CLASSIC OF TV. I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN MARTIN WON THE LOTTERY...I DONT WANNA SPOIL IT...BUT HE WAS BREAK DANCING.. WELL I AM BUYING ALL SERIES...YOU MUST GET ALL THESE VIDEO SERIES...IT IS GREATTT!!! MY COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER LOVES IT TOO!!! HIGH QUALITY PICTURE!!

Love it
It will really help you get through a bad day on your job. The laughts keep coming you will enjoy every show.

excellent!
Martin Lawrence was before his time! It is now 2012 and I am grateful that Amazon had this series available so that I could bring some much needed laughs into my household! God bless and much success to Amazon.com and all of its associates.

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