The Way West - Episode 3 (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
The Way West - Episode 3 (DVD)
The 4-part documentary THE WAY WEST from renowned filmmaker Ric Burns takes a photographic journey across an expanding America. Famous actors read the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the pioneering men and women who settled the Old West in the national expansion between 1845 and 1893. This volume includes the third episode, The War for the Black Hills: 1870-1876, which examines the dramatic events that led to the legendary battle between Native American tribes of the Northern Plains and the U.S. Army led by George Custer at Little Big Horn, Montana.NR"
Director: Ric Burns
Excel Saga Vol. 4: Doing Whatever it Takes! (DVD)
Billed as the ultimate parody of anime, EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it`s clear that this series` sole aim is to be a good-natured farce, one that revolves around a main character who, on the surface is not much different from any other anime heroine. However, the key difference between Excel and all those who preceded her is that Excel is completely and utterly insane and considers it her goal to to conquer the city of F. These episodes find Excel and Hyatt desperate to keep the ratings up on their anime and resorting to such gimmickry as Highly Merchandisable Characters and even Sexual Jeopardy.NR"
Director: Shinichi Watanabe
Rudy Ray Moore: Live at Wetlands (DVD)
A live concert by Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite. This is his infamous return to his singing career in 30 years. He`s rowdy and raunchy as ever.NR"
ACTORS: Rudy Ray Moore
Body Double (DVD) Subtitled in English and in French; Closed Caption Struggling, intensely claustrophobic actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) spends his spare time spying on an always-undressing beautiful woman while house-sitting at his friend`s swanky Lo...
Struggling, intensely claustrophobic actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) spends his spare time spying on an always-undressing beautiful woman while house-sitting at his friend`s swanky Los Angeles bachelor pad. Then he notices a big ugly guy with a power drill is also spying on her, and Scully begins trailing them in a bizarre game that eventually leads to murder. To solve the mystery, Scully infiltrates the porn industry and stars in an X-rated video for 1980s band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, eventually linking up with adult film star Holly Body (Melanie Griffith), the key to all the strange goings-on. Director Brian De Palma delves merrily into his bag of cinematic tricks for this mystery, which comes off as a sort of sex- and sleaze-filled hybrid of Hitchcock`s VERTIGO and REAR WINDOW. Griffith, then known mainly as the daughter of Hitchcock leading lady Tippi Hedren, earned fans and critical buzz with her refreshingly funny, sexy performance as the porn star. A pre-NYPD BLUE Dennis Franz appears as a director. Evocative use of L.A. locations and De Palma`s creative camerawork help mask the less believable plot elements, as does a nice score by Pino Dinoggio.
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Director: Brian De Palma
ACTORS: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Gregg Henry, Dennis Franz
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (DVD)
Debuting in 1994, this SPIDER-MAN animated series introduced a whole new generation of fans to Stan Lee`s web slinger. The story of Spider-Man`s origins is well known to fans: Peter Parker, a shy young budding scientist, obtains his unique abilities when an irradiated spider bites him. However, Spidey had been successful at hiding his true identity from his enemies until these episodes, when his archenemy, The Green Goblin, discovers his origins. Later, Spidey finds himself in more hot water when he has his first run-in with The Hobgoblin.NR"
