This gorgeous adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic children's story is well worth watching with the whole family. Produced for Canadian television, it's one of those rare productions that actually sticks to the book and even enhances it through first-rate performances and an excellent script. Set on bucolic Prince Edward Island in the late 19th century, Anne of Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and headstrong orphan. When brother and sister Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew work the farm, they are astonished when Anne arrives at the train station by mistake. "What use is she to us?" grumbles the gruff Marilla. "We might be of some use to her", answers Matthew, who has taken an instant liking to the talkative Anne. As Anne grows up, her adventures are both hilarious and moving. It's a delight to watch as she forms a friendship with the beautiful Diana and her admirer--the dashing Gilbert Blythe--then dyes her hair green, cracks a slate over Gilbert's head when he calls her "Carrots", and finds a sympathetic teacher who encourages her to attend college. Richard Farnsworth is perfect as the shy and gentle bachelor Matthew, who confides to Anne that he never went courting because "I would have had to say something". Colleen Dewhurst delivers a nuanced and powerful performance as Marilla, a seemingly cold-hearted spinster whose no-nonsense exterior conceals a warm heart. And as Anne, Megan Follows strikes the perfect note, maturing from freckle-faced orphan to elegant and poised young woman. --Elisabeth Keating
This new CGI comedy tells the simple story of a 10 year-old boy... his robot dog... battling evil... rescuing his parents... saving the Earth... and returning home in time for dinner!
Shrouded in mysterious legend Tanglewood Mountain raises it's grandiose peaks to the heavens. It is home to the Lords of Tanglewood a group of local youths who find pleasant and harmless moments of escape to a world of youthful fantasy and adventure in their makeshift clubhouse castle on the mountainside and their friend John McKenna (Chuck Norris) a man skilled in the ways of the wild who is determined to protect the wilderness retreat and all of it's inhabitants. John however may not be the only protector of Tanglewood Mountain. Could there be truth in the age-old mysterious legend that recounts tales of ancient warriors who once visited the mountain and were so struck with it's natural beauty they vowed to remain there forever. We'll find out when greedy men find a loophole in the law and prepare to assault Tanglewood Mountain with machinery and equipment that will forever devastate this sanctuary of paradise. The Lords of Tanglewood are forced to battle against both the elements and greed that will leave a spellbound charmed and amazed audience wondering if the legend of Tanglewood Mountain is really fantasy or fact.
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