Sky Movies Modern Greats

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Newest Review: ... and various others. One Sky Movie channel I find myself viewing more and more is Sky Movies Modern Greats. This channel, as its name would suggest, shows movies from the modern era (say roughly after about the mid-1960's) that Sky would deem to be "modern greats". Of course, whether or not *ALL* the movies they show are actually modern greats is a very moot point, as enjoyment of a ... more

... movie is very much one of individual preference. But certainly they *DO* show some excellent old (and some not so old) movies. For instance, this current month (January 2008) there are a couple of features that really appeal to me. The first is collec...more

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Sky Movies Modern Greats: Golden Oldies: Well - Not *THAT* Old (476 words)
by - written on 07/01/08 (Very useful, 110 readings)
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As a movie buff of long standing it would be strange if I *DIDN'T* like the dedicated movie channels on Sky Broadcasting. Ever since Sky first came up with the concept of TV channels given over solely to showing movies I've been a willing subscriber. Initially the Sky Movie channels were simply designated by number; Sky Movies One, Sky Movies Two, and so on. Now they are much more specific (and user friendly) and signify what sort of movie you might expect to find when you click on the listings. So you have Sky Premier (newish releases not too long out of the cinema) Sky Comedy (self explanatory), and various others. One Sky Movie channel I find ... Read the complete review

Sky Movies Modern Greats (202 words)
by - written on 01/01/08 (Useful, 36 readings)
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SKY MOVIES MODERN GREATS is another in the stable of Sky Movies channels, and is available on the Sky Digital satellite system in the UK. The channel features a wide range of movies - the movies coming up in January that I am particularly looking forward to are: UNFORGIVEN Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning elegy to the Western, which was his last role in a movie in this genre. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE The lovely romantic comedy that paired Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan - did you know that even though it is a romantic comedy the pair never actually kiss in the film? THE COMMITMENTS Alan Parker's fantastic Dublin-set musical. This has some ... Read the complete review

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