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Point of No Return (DVD)
In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death or becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. She ably carries out her deadly assignments, and is groomed to become a powerful killer. Maggie is given a new identity, becomes the seductive Claudia, and is sent to Venice, California, where she begins her new life. But the training takes only too well: the formerly amoral murderess proceeds to fall in love with a photographer (Dermot Mulroney) and develop a conscience. Now she wants out, but the government isn`t about to let her go without a fight. Director John Badham`s remake of French director Luc Besson`s LA FEMME NIKITA is a stylish and thrilling adaptation, featuring a solid performance from Bridget Fonda.R"
Director: John Badham
ACTORS: Bridget Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney
Mission Killfast (DVD)
This kung fu thriller from Ted V. Mikels (ASTRO ZOMBIES) finds the CIA desperate to take on an organized crime syndicate connected to a disturbed arms dealer who appears poised to sell nuclear technology to terrorists. To combat these dangerous criminals, the CIA hires a martial arts master to infiltrate the Las Vegas underworld and bring down America`s most dangerous arms cartel from the inside.NR"
Director: Ted V. Mikels
Mighty Aphrodite (DVD)
MIGHTY APHRODITE is Woody Allen`s stab at Greek comedy/tragedy, and it is wildly successful. Allen stars as Lenny Weinrib, a sportswriter married to ambitious Amanda Sloan (Helena Bonham Carter), who desperately wants her own art gallery in New York City and is willing to play the game to get it. Amanda convinces a reluctant Lenny to adopt, and they end up with beautiful Max. Lenny soon becomes obsessed with finding out who Max`s biological parents are, and he is not exactly happy when he discovers that the mother is a high-pitched actress wanna-be who is also a minor porn star and hooker (Mira Sorvino, in an Oscar-winning performance). Lenny is determined to turn her life around--but at the same time is forced to examine his own marriage, which is failing.
Allen intersperses New York City vignettes with hysterical scenes of a Greek chorus, led by F. Murray Abraham, chiming in about Lenny`s life, comparing it to Greek drama, and breaking out into song-and-dance numbers. The scenes in which the two worlds meet--both in New York and in the Greek theater, are wonderfully witty and incisive. This charming light comedy from Woody Allen also features fine cameo appearances by Olympia Dukakis, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Warden, and Tony Sirico.R"
Director: Woody Allen
ACTORS: Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter, Olympia Dukakis, F. Murray Abraham, Claire Bloom
Is Paris Burning? (DVD)
This epic World War II film focuses on the final days of the war, when the French attempted to liberate Paris, and the Nazis made a last-ditch effort to destroy the city before their retreat. Using a documentary style, the movie shows the Paris uprising, the German army`s efforts to stop the French Resistance, the Allied troops` arrival in the city and their eventual victory over the Germans. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kirk Douglas, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, and Anthony Perkins headline a star-studded cast. Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola were contributors to the screenplay. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography.NR"
Director: Rene Clement
ACTORS: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Dauphin
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (DVD)
Newcomer Ashley Rose Orr stars in this made for television biopic as Shirley Temple, one the biggest film stars of the 1930s whose fame came as a toddler and ended during her pre teen years. Based on her autobiography of the same name, CHILD STAR is the story of her rise to fame during the worst days of the Great Depression, and her inevitable fall from favor as she got older, leading Shirley to return to life of a normal child. Featuring a fine and endearing performance from Ms. Orr, CHILD STAR is a entertaining and satisfying look at the life of a young actress who was much more than a child star.NR"
Director: Nadia Tass
ACTORS: Ashley Rose Orr, Connie Britton, Colin Friels, Hinton Battle, Emily Hart
