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The Taking of Pelham 123 by John Godey

Four gunmen, going by color code names, seize the Pelham 123 subway train and hold its passengers and conductor hostage halfway between underground stations, demanding a hefty ransom else they will begin executing hostages. A veteran NY transit policeman leads negotiations with the hijackers to prevent any killing, but amid the showdown a question nags at authorities - with the gunmen and their hostages in a tunnel surrounded by police on all sides, how can they possibly escape? (Imdb.com)

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Copenhagen by Michael Frayn

Based on German physicist Werner Heisenberg's strange trip in 1941 to Copenhagen while Denmark was under German occupation to see his counterpart and mentor, Niels Bohr. The close colleagues had revolutionized atomic physics in the 1920s with their work on quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle. The scientists face dilemmas working to perfect weapons of mass destruction. Heisenberg in particular, who was opposed to the Nazi regime, but who headed the Nazi nuclear research program.

tags (add tags): drama

Microserfs by Douglas Coupland

Seven Days in the Life of Young Microsoft. Maybe the search for the next great compelling application is really the search for human identity.

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The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald

J.D. idolizes his older brother Tom, a.k.a. The Great Brain, a silver-tongued con artist with a genius for making a profit. No matter what the situation, The Great Brain will always find a way to turn it to his advantage--usually, his financial advantage. As boys growing up at the beginning of the 1900s, J. D. and Tom have plenty of scope for their adventures.

tags (add tags): adventure, comedy, kids

The Dukes of Hazzard by John O'Brien

Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car, the General Lee, with Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse battle with the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane, as well as a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.

tags (add tags): Adaptation, adventure, based on tv series, based on tv show, comedy, remake