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Price: $9.99Teach Me Tonight
Actors: Judy Thompson, Kim Cassidy, Jack Becker, John Logan (IV), Chriss McCatti
ASIN : 630549570X
Sales Rank : 9923
Director : Rick Blaine
Brand : Monarch
Studio : Monarch Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, NTSC, Full Screen
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9786305495703
ISBN : 630549570X
UPC : 723952050076
Release Date : December 18, 2000
Publisher : Monarch Video
Manufacturer : Monarch Video
Availability : Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
Label : Monarch Video
Running Time : 83
Product DescriptionStudio: Monarch Video Assoc. Release Date: 08/30/2005 Run time: 93 minutes Rating: Ur
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New Price: $14.45The Warriors
Actors: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris
ASIN : B0000541AM
Sales Rank : 13288
Director : Walter Hill
Studio : Paramount Pictures
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0097360112245
UPC : 097360112245
Release Date : December 16, 2001
Publisher : Paramount Pictures
Manufacturer : Paramount Pictures
Label : Paramount Pictures
Running Time : 93
Amazon.comThe Warriors combines pure pulp storytelling and surprisingly poetic images into a thoroughly enjoyable cult classic. The plot is mythically pure (and inspired by a legendary bit of Greek history): When a charismatic gang leader is shot at a conclave in the Bronx meant to unite all the gangs in New York City, a troupe from Coney Island called the Warriors get blamed and have to fight all the way back to their own turf--which means an escalating series of battles with colorful and improbable gangs like the Baseball Furies, who wear baseball uniforms and KISS-inspired face make-up. Pop existentialism, performances that are somehow both wooden and overwrought, and zesty, kinetic filmmaking from director Walter Hill (Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs.) result in a delicious and unexpectedly resonant operatic cheesiness. The Ultimate Director's Cut doesn't radically alter the movie--some of the editing is tighter, the Greek legend has been added as an introduction--with one exception: in transitions, scenes begin and end as scenes from a comic book. While The Warriors always had a comic book flavor (and Hill, in an interview, says he deliberately pursued that sensibility), this device--similar to The Hulk--seems a bit overkill. But it's a minor problem; the movie holds its own, even 26 years later. The dvd has no audio commentary, but there are four short documentaries (really, one documentary in four parts). These include excellent interviews with Hill, actors Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh. The producers, the cinematographer, the costume designer, the stunt coordinator, and many others give lively and in-depth descriptions of how the movie came to be. One of these documentaries includes portions of a deleted scene that was used when The Warriors was screened on television; no other deleted scenes are included. --Bret Fetzer
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New Price: $17.97Rear Window (Collector's Edition)
Actors: Ross Bagdasarian, Benny Bartlett, Sara Berner, Raymond Burr, Frank Cady
ASIN : B00003CXC7
Sales Rank : 15851
Studio : Universal Studios
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Collector's Edition, Widescreen
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783237398
ISBN : 0783237391
UPC : 025192039522
Release Date : December 06, 2001
Publisher : Universal Studios
Manufacturer : Universal Studios
Label : Universal Studios
Running Time : 115
Amazon.com essential videoLike the Greenwich Village courtyard view from its titular portal, Alfred Hitchcock's classic Rear Window is both confined and multileveled: both its story and visual perspective are dictated by its protagonist's imprisonment in his apartment, convalescing in a wheelchair, from which both he and the audience observe the lives of his neighbors. Cheerful voyeurism, as well as the behavior glimpsed among the various tenants, affords a droll comic atmosphere that gradually darkens when he sees clues to what may be a murder. Photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart) is, in fact, a voyeur by trade, a professional photographer sidelined by an accident while on assignment. His immersion in the human drama (and comedy) visible from his window is a by-product of boredom, underlined by the disapproval of his girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly), and a wisecracking visiting nurse (Thelma Ritter). Yet when the invalid wife of Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr) disappears, Jeff enlists the two women to help him to determine whether she's really left town, as Thorwald insists, or been murdered. Hitchcock scholar Donald Spoto convincingly argues that the crime at the center of this mystery is the MacGuffin--a mere pretext--in a film that's more interested in the implications of Jeff's sentinel perspective. We actually learn more about the lives of the other neighbors (given generic names by Jeff, even as he's drawn into their lives) he, and we, watch undetected than we do the putative murderer and his victim. Jeff's evident fear of intimacy and commitment with the elegant, adoring Lisa provides the other vital thread to the script, one woven not only into the couple's own relationship, but reflected and even commented upon through the various neighbors' lives. At minimum, Hitchcock's skill at making us accomplices to Jeff's spying, coupled with an ingenious escalation of suspense as the teasingly vague evidence coalesces into ominous proof, deliver a superb thriller spiked with droll humor, right up to its nail-biting, nightmarish climax. At deeper levels, however, Rear Window plumbs issues of moral responsibility and emotional honesty, while offering further proof (were any needed) of the director's brilliance as a visual storyteller. --Sam Sutherland
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New Price: $4.78Natural Born Killers
Actors: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Everett Quinton
ASIN : B00003BDXG
Sales Rank : 21675
Director : Oliver Stone
Brand : Lions Gate
Studio : Lions Gate
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781573628266
ISBN : 1573628263
UPC : 031398729228
Release Date : December 25, 2000
Publisher : Lions Gate
Manufacturer : Lions Gate
Label : Lions Gate
Running Time : 118
Product DescriptionTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 07/11/2006 Starring: Woody Harrelson Robert Downey Jr. Run time: 182 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Oliver Stone Amazon.com essential videoOliver Stone would like to have the last word on America's media culture of voyeurism and violence, but whatever he's trying to say in this grisly, unconventional movie comes across terribly garbled. Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis play traveling serial killers who become television celebrities when a Geraldo-like personality (Robert Downey Jr.) turns their madness into the biggest story in the country. Stone extensively rewrote an original script by Quentin Tarantino, and he employs a mosaic of different film stocks, video, and pop pastiches to create a sense of blurred lines between visual phenomena. (The background on Lewis's character's life as an abused child, for instance, is presented as a sitcom starring Rodney Dangerfield.) But the result of these experiments is a pompous, even amateurish effort at grasping the reins of a real-life national debate. One almost wants to tell Stone to sit down and raise his hand next time if he thinks he has something to say. The controversial director would like Natural Born Killers to be nothing less than a monumental achievement, but it's one of the emptier entries in his filmography. --Tom Keogh
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New Price: $6.13Dark Harbor
Actors: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker, Norman Reedus, Janet Mecca, Lewis Flagg
ASIN : 0784014213
Sales Rank : 23352
Director : Adam Coleman Howard
Studio : Live / Artisan
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780784014219
ISBN : 0784014213
UPC : 012236109792
Release Date : December 11, 2000
Publisher : Live / Artisan
Manufacturer : Live / Artisan
Label : Live / Artisan
Running Time : 89
DescriptionAs David (Alan Rickman) and Alexis Weinberg (Polly Walker) race through a torrential rainstorm to get the last ferry to their private island, they catch sight of an injured young man (Norman Reedus) at the side of the road. The mysterious stranger reluctantly accepts their help and by morning the incident is virtually forgotten, until a series of coincidences leads him back into their lives and into their home. As events slowly unfold at the isolated retreat, what began as an act of kindness slowly gives way to a bizarre love triangle that ultimately forces the couple into a frightening spiral of sex and betrayal, where nothing is what it seems.
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New Price: $4.03A Few Good Men
Actors: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland
ASIN : 0800177983
Sales Rank : 27860
Director : Rob Reiner
Studio : Ingram Entertainment
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780800177980
ISBN : 0800177983
UPC : 043396278998
Release Date : December 07, 1997
Publisher : Ingram Entertainment
Manufacturer : Ingram Entertainment
Label : Ingram Entertainment
Running Time : 138
Product DescriptionCruise stars as a brash navy lawyer whos teamed with a gung-ho litigator in a politically explosive murder case. Charged with defending two marines accused of killing a fellow soldier they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior. Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 12/26/2000 Starring: Tom Cruise Jack Nicholson Run time: 138 minutes Rating: R Director: Rob Reiner Amazon.com essential videoA U.S. soldier is dead, and military lawyers Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee and Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway want to know who killed him. "You want the truth?" snaps Colonel Jessup (Jack Nicholson). "You can't handle the truth!" Astonishingly, Jack Nicholson's legendary performance as a military tough guy in A Few Good Men really amounts to a glorified cameo: he's only in a few scenes. But they're killer scenes, and the film has much more to offer. Tom Cruise (Kaffee) shines as a lazy lawyer who rises to the occasion, and Demi Moore (Galloway) gives a command performance. Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, J.T. Walsh, and Cuba Gooding Jr. (of Jerry Maguire fame) round out the superb cast. Director Rob Reiner poses important questions about the rights of the powerful and the responsibilities of those just following orders in this classic courtroom drama. --Alan Smithee Amazon.comA U.S. soldier is dead, and military lawyers Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee and Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway want to know who killed him. "You want the truth?" snaps Colonel Jessup (Jack Nicholson). "You can't handle the truth!" Astonishingly, Jack Nicholson's legendary performance as a military tough guy in A Few Good Men really amounts to a glorified cameo: he's only in a few scenes. But they're killer scenes, and the film has much more to offer. Tom Cruise (Kaffee) shines as a lazy lawyer who rises to the occasion, and Demi Moore (Galloway) gives a command performance. Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, J.T. Walsh, and Cuba Gooding Jr. (of Jerry Maguire fame) round out the superb cast. Director Rob Reiner poses important questions about the rights of the powerful and the responsibilities of those just following orders in this classic courtroom drama. --Alan Smithee
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List Price: $12.98Price: $11.49You Save: $1.49 (11%)The Bodyguard (Full Screen Edition)
Actors: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite
ASIN : 0790729709
Sales Rank : 14950
Director : Mick Jackson
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Warner Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790729701
ISBN : 0790729709
UPC : 085391259121
Release Date : December 26, 1997
Publisher : Warner Home Video
Manufacturer : Warner Home Video
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Label : Warner Home Video
Running Time : 130
DescriptionShe's safe now. Safe from hordes of screaming, grasping fans. Safe from demanding kooks who pop up unexpectedly. Safe from the unknown killer stalking her every move. She's in the arms of The Bodyguard. Starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston and featuring songs from the #1 soundtrack album (including Houton's hits "I Will Always Love You" and "I Have Nothing"), The Bodyguard has it all: Suspense. Thrills. Romance. Peril. Passion. And the shining brilliance of two great stars. In her spectacular film debut, Houston plays Rachel Marron, a music/movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her, hear her, touch her. But one wants to kill her - and that's where security expert Frank Farmer(Costner) comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel's glamorous life often puts her at risk. Each expects to be in charge. What they don't expect is to fall in love DVD Features:
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Amazon.com essential videoThis 1992 crowd pleaser made almost as much money for Whitney Houston as its chart-busting soundtrack. A high-wattage star vehicle as only Hollywood can make, The Bodyguard stars Houston as a pop-music diva (now there's a stretch) and Kevin Costner as the stern bodyguard who is assigned to protect her after the singer receives some nasty death threats. Pop star and bodyguard don't hit it off at first, but they wear down each others' defenses, and before long Houston is baring her tonsils with a rousing rendition of the Dolly Parton chestnut "I Will Always Love You." The film, written by Lawrence Kasden, was originally intended for Steve McQueen, but the script languished for years before Houston took an interest in the project. A proposed sequel would potentially have starred Costner and Princess Diana, until Diana's tragic death precluded that possibility. --Jeff Shannon
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Price: $9.98City Hall
Actors: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Martin Landau
ASIN : B00000JGHL
Sales Rank : 27622
Director : Harold Becker
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Turner Home Ent
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0053939252323
UPC : 053939252323
Release Date : December 27, 1999
Publisher : Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer : Turner Home Ent
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : Turner Home Ent
Running Time : 111
DescriptionHe's a consummate politician who walks a mile in your shoes, feels your pain. But there may be more to populist New York City populist mayor Al Pacino than meets the eye. Year: 1996 Director: Harold Becker Starring: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello Special Features: Interactive menus, Scene access Video Format: A: Standard; B: Widescreen Sound: English: Dolby Surround 2.0; French; Subtitles: English, French Region Coding: 1 (U.S. and Canada) Amazon.comThis complex 1996 drama directed by Harold Becker (Sea of Love) attempts to explore big-city corruption and the flexibility of what's right and wrong in the political arena. John Cusack (Say Anything) plays the senior aide to mayor John Pappas (Al Pacino), a popular and seasoned politician whose administration is threatened when what seems to be an accidental shooting of a child reveals a nest of corruption and lifelong personal debts that tests Cusack's loyalty to the man he thought he knew. Pacino turns in a finely textured performance as a man who has his own lofty ideals, but whose pragmatism sets in motion a series of events with tragic results. Cusack admirably captures the essence of someone polished and savvy at his job who must cope with fundamental disillusionment. This political thriller suffers at times from a lack of focus, but still offers an insightful and poignant treatise on the quagmire of politics in the modern age and the human toll it sometimes exacts. --Robert Lane
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List Price: $14.98Price: $9.99You Save: $4.99 (33%)The Last Don II
Actors: Patsy Kensit, Jason Gedrick, Kirstie Alley, David Marciano, James Wilder
ASIN : 1573626155
Sales Rank : 13483
Director : Graeme Clifford
Brand : Lions Gate
Studio : Lions Gate
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781573626156
ISBN : 1573626155
UPC : 031398707332
Release Date : December 25, 1999
Publisher : Lions Gate
Manufacturer : Lions Gate
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : Lions Gate
Running Time : 178
Product DescriptionOn the verge of death don domenico clericuzio beckons his nephew cross to return to the family. But his return fans the flames of an explosive internal war setting in motion a brutal struggle for control from which only one man emerges as the last don. Spanish french and english subtitles. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 07/20/2004 Starring: Jason Gedrick Kirstie Alley Run time: 176 minutes Rating: R
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New Price: $8.89Fargo
Actors: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd
ASIN : 0792846427
Sales Rank : 14451
Director : Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792846420
ISBN : 0792846427
UPC : 027616851543
Release Date : December 15, 2000
Publisher : MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
Label : MGM (Video & DVD)
Running Time : 98
Amazon.com essential videoLeave it to the wildly inventive Coen brothers (Joel directs, Ethan produces, they both write) to concoct a fiendishly clever kidnap caper that's simultaneously a comedy of errors, a Midwestern satire, a taut suspense thriller, and a violent tale of criminal misfortune. It all begins when a hapless car salesman (played to perfection by William H. Macy) ineptly orchestrates the kidnapping of his own wife. The plan goes horribly awry in the hands of bumbling bad guys Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare (one of them being described by a local girl as "kinda funny lookin'" and "not circumcised"), and the pregnant sheriff of Brainerd, Minnesota, (played exquisitely by Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning role) is suddenly faced with a case of multiple murders. Her investigation is laced with offbeat observations about life in the rural hinterland of Minnesota and North Dakota, and Fargo embraces its local yokels with affectionate humor. At times shocking and hilarious, Fargo is utterly unique and distinctly American, bearing the unmistakable stamp of its inspired creators. --Jeff Shannon
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