Sean Connery

The Name of the Rose
$12.98
This is one of the most unusual stories that I have ever read and was surprised that they made it into a movie. Its not what you would call pop literature and The movie follows the book rather closely. The story take place in northern Italy around the year 1200. The story is about a senior monk and scholar who has been entrusted with the rearing and education of a novice and takes him to a monastery where he has been summoned to investigate the strange goings on there. The matter becomes very complicated and many people have much to hide.

The movie has everything going for it. The locations and the filming are excellent. The soundtrack fits perfectly with the locations and the historical times and sets the mood to fit. Such a great story and production should have a great cast.....and it does. Sean Connery, Christian Slater,
Michael lonsdale, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham. The acting reflects the quality of the actors here and it is first rate. There have been critics who did not like F. Murray Abrahams acting because they said he was over acting. Those people just did not get it. He was playing a man who was a politically motivated inquisitor and was constantly acting in an insincere fashion. He got that point across to me perfectly. His acting here is brilliant its like a window to the mind and the motivation of the man he is playing.

This is one of the greatest fims ever made but its not casual viewing by any means and is not good if your looking for sheer entertainment. I would add that this not for the whole family. There is a sexual scene in here. Its actually Love with a capitol L, and its passionate but its in there and you may want to consider that before you sit the whole family down to watch.

I would add That The film Transfer was excellent and so was the sound. If You read and liked the book you cant go wrong here or if you like arthouse or historical flicks.

The Wind and the Lion
$14.96
Great flick, although a little bit skewed historically. This film is loosely based on the kidnapping of an American woman and her children in Morocco during the Theodore Roosevelt presidency. Sean Connery (who I still cant believe would ever come across as a Russian submarine captain) plays the loveable Berber rogue who kidnaps Candace Bergen (who plays the strong willed American woman he kidnaps) as a way of protesting the Sultan of Morocco's government, whom he considers under the influence of European powers. Both play their parts well and are a pleaseure to watch playing off each other. Of particular note is the late Brian Keith, who plays Theodore Roosevelt. He is exactly what you would think Teddy was like (except for his particular feelings about Marines, an outfit he would have preferred transferred to the Army had it not given him particular political leverage in unsheathing his 'Big Stick' policy). Another memorable character is John Huston, who plays Teddy's Secretary of State John Hay. Adventure is the name of the game with a few tender moments thorwn in. If you are a horse lover, you may have cause to whince on some of the action scenes. All in all a movie that delivers alot of action and wont dissappoint

Medicine Man
$9.99
I am a fan of Sean Connery & have most of his movies. So this was a no-brainer to get. I never get tired of watching.

Sean Connery: Neither Shaken nor Stirred
$13.95
I have always enjoyed reading biographies and this one is just as interesting as all the others. It not only tells about Sean from being a baby through adult life with his marriages and children. It also tells of all the movies and plays he was in and the amount of money each earned. Many of his movies I never heard of and now I want to see how he was in them. Sean devised a way to save money from not only the US IRS, but from Englands' tax agency over the years after losing much of what he had saved and also trusting one person with his money. He is living very comfortably now in his older years and is still working.