Gay Purr-Ee (DVD)
The story follows Mewsette, a French country cat, who spurns the romantic overtures of her country bumpkin boyfriend in favor of seeking out the high life and l`amour in the big city.The guileless feline immediately falls into the paws of some unscrupulous cat snatchers. Judy Garland and Robert Goulet provide the voices and vocal stylings. Written by the peerless Chuck Jones, and featuring songs by HarloldArlen and E.Y. Harburg.NR"
Director: Abe Levitow
Jet Lag (VHS)
Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno play strangers who meet in an airport (via cell phone) when their flights are canceled because of a strike in Daniele Thompson`s romantic French comedy JET LAG. Binoche is Rose, a woman obsessed with makeup and style, who is seemingly shallow and selfish. Reno, taking a break from playing action heroes in American films (GODZILLA, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE), is Felix, a lonely former chef who is now a frozen-food king. Rose is seeking a new life in Mexico, far from her abusive former lover, Sergio (Sergi Lopez), while Felix is heading to Munich to recapture something he has lost. Both have dysfunctional relationships with their parents--Rose with her mother, Felix with his father. As they are stuck in Charles de Gaulle Airport and later in an airport hotel, truths come out that force them to face their uncertain futures. Elisabeth Tavernier`s costume design for Rose is a riot; Binoche wears lots of makeup and very bright red and blue outfits. Reno, in contrast, plays his character with a quiet, sad solemnity. Interestingly, Thompson began her career writing screenplays with her father, actor-writer-director Gerard Oury, and she cowrote JET LAG with her son, Christopher.R"
Director: Daniele Thompson
Trigun Vol. 6 - Project Seeds (DVD)
A man with a sixty billion dollar bounty on his head is a man that few would care to tangle with. Vash the Stampede understands this because whole towns evacuate at the rumor of his arrival. Still, when people actually meet Vash, they have a hard time believing who he is because he`s more noble than the price on his head would suggest because he acts like a complete nimrod. In these three episodes (17-19), Vash continues to search for the simple life that has eluded him, but finds that his past is too eager to catch up with him to allow for any relaxation.NR"
The Suburbans (DVD) Closed Caption The disgruntled 30-somethings who were members of a one hit wonder band from the 1980s come together to play at a friend`s wedding, never expecting to be pushed into a comeback tour by a young talent scout (Jennifer Love...
The disgruntled 30-somethings who were members of a one hit wonder band from the 1980s come together to play at a friend`s wedding, never expecting to be pushed into a comeback tour by a young talent scout (Jennifer Love-Hewitt). Filmmaker Donal Lardner Ward (MY LIFE`S IN TURNAROUND) is the grand-nephew of Academy Award winning screenwriter and Hollywood Ten member Ring Lardner Jr. (M*A*S*H).
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Director: Donal Lardner Ward
ACTORS: Donal Lardner Ward, Tony Guma, Craig Bierko, Bridgette Wilson, Will Ferrell
The Last Picture Show (DVD) Special Edition; Multiple Languages; Closed Caption Director Peter Bogdanovich (MASK, PAPER MOON) brings Larry McMurtrys bittersweet novel of life in a small, sleepy Texas town in the early 1950s to the big screen. This coming-of-age ...
Director Peter Bogdanovich (MASK, PAPER MOON) brings Larry McMurtrys bittersweet novel of life in a small, sleepy Texas town in the early 1950s to the big screen. This coming-of-age tale focuses on best friends Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) and their relationships. Duane is dating the beautiful but fickle Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd), a good girl who is looking for a little excitement. Shy Sonny, meanwhile, is carrying on an illicit affair with a coachs wife, Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman), a sad, plain woman whose only joy appears to be the stolen moments they share. By delving into the intertwining lives of the towns diverse residents, the film explores issues of love, loneliness, innocence lost, and disillusionment. The closing of the town`s only cinema serves as both a physical and metaphoric backdrop to the characters` lives. A favorite of critics, the film was nominated for 8 Oscars, earning one for both Cloris Leachman and Ben Johnson. Model-turned-actress Cybill Shepherd shines as Jacy in her film debut, which also features Ellen Burstyn as Jacys mother, Lois Farrow. TEXASVILLE, the sequel, is also directed by Bogdanovich and stars most of the original cast of THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
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Director: Peter Bogdanovich
ACTORS: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Ben Johnson, Timothy Bottoms
