– Gift Idea –

 

If you’re looking for last minute gift ideas this holiday season, how about trying one of these collections released last month from Alliance Films.  These are all excellent gift sets of classic films, with a wide variety so you can find something for just about anyone on your Christmas list.

 

While the first three boxed sets won’t be the mainstream gifts for everyone, they are nicely packaged collections for fans of these particular directors’ works.

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First up is The Terry Gilliam Collection. Fans of Terry Gilliams work will surely enjoy this collection, which contains the following films:

 

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Brazil, Time Bandits, 12 Monkeys Special Ed., The Brothers Grim, and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life

 

The Terry Gilliam Collection is rated 14A.

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Next is The Coen Brothers Collection.  Those who know their dark comedic tones, and often brilliant work will be glad to have the following six films in this box set:

 

The Man Who Wasn’t There, No Country for Old Men, Intolerable Cruelty, Burn After Reading, The Big Lebowski, and A Serious Man

 

The Coen Brothers Collection has been rated 18A.

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Last in these boxed sets, is The Michael Moore Collection.

 

This collection of documentaries contains the following:

 

The Big One, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story

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Last but certainly not least, and always a popular title for the holiday season, is Elf, starring Will Ferrell as the title character.  This year, you can buy it in a collectible tin that includes:

 

The 2-disc DVD, a 5” x 7” magnetic Elf picture frame with a 4” x 6” magnet, 15 Elf gift tags, a 5-track Elf soundtrack sampler featuring holiday classics, and 14” plush Elf holiday stocking.  (Click here for back view)

 

Although it’s too big to be a stocking stuffer, it makes a great family gift for under the tree.

 

Elf is rated PG and is 95 minutes long.

 

– Erin V.