Barton Fink (DVD)
BARTON FINK is the Coen brothers` apocalyptic masterpiece about the creative process. John Turturro stars as the title character, an idealistic young man with an ERASERHEAD-like do who believes that writing should be about the living truth, revealing the hopes, the dreams, the tragedies of the common man. When Hollywood comes calling for him to write a wrestling picture for Wallace Beery, Fink suddenly finds himself in Los Angeles with a severe case of writer`s block, unable to combine his deep-seated ethics with Hollywood`s desire to just make a buck. Fast-talking mogul Jack Lipnick (a terrific Michael Lerner) sets Barton up at the Hotel Earle, where the writer meets up with Charlie Meadows (John Goodman), a traveling insurance salesman who is ready to fill Barton`s head with tales of the common man--but Fink is too busy espousing his defense of the common man to actually listen to him. So Barton seeks to find the answers in W.P. Mayhew (John Mahoney), a Faulkneresque novelist who has sacrificed his morals for the B-pictures and the bottle. When the disillusioned Fink finds himself part of a murder investigation, all hell breaks loose. Joel and Ethan Coen`s BARTON FINK is a multilayered, complex psychological study of the creative mind that is as frightening and bizarre as it is hysterically funny.R"
Director: Joel Coen
ACTORS: John Turturro, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Judy Davis, Jon Polito
Russian Roulette (DVD)
A vacation to Russia becomes a life or death struggle when a school teacher sees a murder being committed. Relying on her tourist friends for help, she discovers they are not what they seem and neither is her lover. To save her life she must invent her own disguise.NR"
Director: Greydon Clark
ACTORS: Susan Blakely, Barry Bostwick, E.G. Marshall, Jeff Altman
Gulliver`s Travels (DVD) The Max Fleischer Digitally Restored Classic Collection In 1939, Dave and Max Fleischer--who created the classic jazzy Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons--turned their animation skills to a feature film adaptation of Swift`s classic novel.
In 1939, Dave and Max Fleischer--who created the classic jazzy Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons--turned their animation skills to a feature film adaptation of Swift`s classic novel. The film is alive with great visual and verbal gags and amazingly surreal visuals, both classic Fleischer traits.
Academy Award Nominations: 2, Best Original Score, Best Song ( Faithful Forever ).
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Director: Dave Fleischer
Holes (DVD) Widescreen Louis Sachar`s acclaimed teen adventure novel comes to dazzling life with this wildly entertaining adaptation. Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is an unassuming adolescent whose family has been cursed for generations. One day,...
Louis Sachar`s acclaimed teen adventure novel comes to dazzling life with this wildly entertaining adaptation. Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is an unassuming adolescent whose family has been cursed for generations. One day, after Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of sneakers, he is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake. But when he gets there, he discovers that this camp is really more like a prison. Under the supervision of the fiery Mr. Sir (Jon Voight) and goofy Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson), Stanley and his cohorts must spend each day digging holes in the desert, in order to build character. Or at least that`s what The Warden (Sigourney Weaver) says. When Stanley finally gathers up the courage to escape the camp, he and fellow escapee Zero (Khleo Thomas) stumble across a secret that will expose Camp Green Lake for the evil place that it is, and erase the Yelnats family curse forever. Director-producer Andrew Davis (THE FUGITIVE) performs a miraculous feat with HOLES, crafting a family film that is smart, funny, and engaging. Sachar`s story teaches enormously valuable lessons about respect, teamwork, and honesty, making HOLES a must-see for individuals everywhere.
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Director: Andrew Davis
ACTORS: Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson
The Saint - Set 5 (DVD)
Sauve and charming, British actor Roger Moore (one of the first 007`s in the famous James Bond films) fully embodies the character of Simon Templar, an international man of mystery. Spending his life fighting for justice, Templar--nicknamed the Saint --meets diabolic villains, stunning temptresses, and fatal danger along the way. This 5th set of episodes, which contains 7, are completely uncut and digitally remastered.NR"
