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Before succumbing to Desire, explore your cerebral side with Food for Thought.

DESIRE


When it comes to the films that make me hot to trot, deciding on a just couple of examples is impossible.  Instead, I’ll just list some of the actresses (and their films) that had the biggest influence in forming my concept of the cinematic ideal woman.

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How do this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases rank against the best movies of all-time?

How to Train Your Dragon (Friday October 15th) (DVD and Blu-ray | PG | 2010)

How to Train Your Dragon reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best animated movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #2829
Times Ranked: 10704
Win Percentage: 72%
How Many Top-20′s: 29 Users

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I never got a chance to see this in theaters. Does it end with a pop song and big dance scene like every other DreamWorks Animation movie? I firmly believe that’s the main reason DreamWorks (Sony and Fox’s animation studios are guilty of this too) will never make a truly great film.

Jonah Hex (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Jonah Hex reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best movies based on comic books of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #8515
Times Ranked: 694
Win Percentage: 34%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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The biggest turkey of the year. Sad, considering there’s probably a good movie to be made with the source material.

I Am Love (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2009)

I Am Love reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best dramatic films of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #9237
Times Ranked: 269
Win Percentage: 62%
How Many Top-20′s: 2 Users

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Read Ebert’s review. There’s a reason he won a Pulitzer.

Leaves of Grass (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2009)

Leaves of Grass reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best movie comedies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #8470
Times Ranked: 167
Win Percentage: 57%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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Edward Norton in a dual-role as a set of wildly different twins. Or as I call it, cinematic bliss.

Lost Boys: The Thirst (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Lost Boys: The Thirst reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best thrillers of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
Times Ranked: NA
Win Percentage: NA
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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The original Lost Boys definitely deserves to remain in the public’s consciousness. I’m pretty sure these DTV sequels do not.

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What’s new to the Blu-ray and DVD Release Schedule This Week?

MacGruber (DVD & Blu-ray)

How would you rank it amongst the best action comedies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #5524

Times Ranked: 2293

Win Percentage: 53%

How Many Top-20′s: 1 Users

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Despite being such a box office bomb, MacGruber got ranked more than most movies before they hit DVD. Of all the movies with a 28-day wait on Netflix, this one is hurting me the most.

Killers (DVD & Blu-ray)

How would you rank it amongst the best romantic comedies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #9709

Times Ranked: 447

Win Percentage: 26%

How Many Top-20′s: 4 Users

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With Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher. Despite making $40 million dollars more than MacGruber at the box office, it was ranked 20% as many times. It’s the little things like that that make me love the Flickchart community.

Solitary Man (DVD & Blu-ray)

How would you rank it amongst the best movie dramas of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #9052

Times Ranked: 145

Win Percentage: 50%

How Many Top-20′s: 1 Users

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With Michael Douglas, Mary-Louise Parker and Jenna Fischer.

Blood Into Wine (DVD & Blu-ray)

How would you rank it amongst the best documentaries of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added

Times Ranked: NA

Win Percentage: NA

How Many Top-20′: 0 Users

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Documentary about rock star Maynard James Keenan’s attempts to turn Northern Arizona into Napa Valley by starting a bunch of wineries.

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (DVD & Blu-ray)

How would you rank it amongst the best melodramatic movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added

Times Ranked: NA

Win Percentage: NA

How Many Top-20′: 0 Users

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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, starring Byrce Dallas Howard, Ann-Margret and Chris Evans, uses a long lost and un-produced screenplay from the writer Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire). According to reviews, it seems there was a reason it was never produced.

Being Michael Madsen (DVD & Blu-ray)

How would you rank it amongst the best mockumentaries of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added

Times Ranked: NA

Win Percentage: NA

How Many Top-20′: 0 Users

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John Rabe (DVD)

How would you rank it amongst the best war movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #16309

Times Ranked: 3

Win Percentage: 67%

How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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With Steve Buscemi.

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