The Florentine (DVD)
The Florentine bar is the refuge for an odd cast of drifters, drop outs and drinkers living in a small, rusted-out steel town. However, the bar`s affable owner Whitey (Madsen) finds little comfort there as the bar`s profitability decreases. To make matters worse, Whitey`s sister Molly`s (Virginia Madsen) wedding is jeopardized when her fiancee Frankie (Perry) loses all the money set-aside for their wedding to a lowlife con man (Belushi). To complicate matters further, Molly`s ex-fiancee Teddy (Sizemore), who left her at the alter several years back, returns to town. Will he break up Molly and Frankie, or will a daring scheme save the wedding and the Florentine?R"
Director: Nick Stagliano
ACTORS: Michael Madsen, James Belushi, Luke Perry, Mary Stuart Masterson, Virginia Madsen
Off the Hook (DVD)
Based on the true story of two South Bronx rappers, OFF THE HOOK stars Jamal Mackey as Lorenzo Lewis, the volatile troubled half of the rap duo Pos-Neg. The other half is Walter Velasquez, an upstanding young man working his way to a college degree and trying to stay out of trouble. As Walter tries to set himself on towards opportunity while promoting Pos-Neg, he continually finds Lorenzo spiralling towards self-destruction as he deals drugs, gets into senseless fights, and struggles with a crack-addled mother. However, when Walter begins to work for a community organizer who promotes music on the side, he hopes that Lorenzo can get himself together enough for Pos-Neg to have a chance.NR"
Director: Adam Watstein
ACTORS: Walter Velasquez, Jamal Mackey
Let the Devil Wear Black (DVD)
Something is rotten in the state of California. In wake of his father`s death, the aimless, melancholy Jack (Penner - LAST SUPPER) reluctantly dons the crown and ill-fitting robes of the family empire--a sleazy but profitable Los Angeles adult entertainment franchise. However, Jack suspects that his greedy uncle (Sheridan - CRADLE WILL ROCK) and mother (Bisset - DANGEROUS BEAUTY) are behind his father`s untimely demise--a suspicion heightened by their announcement to wed immediately after his father is laid to rest. Jack`s quest to unravel the truth places him in mortal danger and on the brink of self-destruction in this action-packed, neo-noir reinterpretation of HAMLET.NR"
Jezebel (DVD)
New Orleans, 1952. Julie Marsden (Bette Davis) and her fianci, Preston Dillard (Henry Fonda), have a stormy relationship. He wont go with her--as promised--to collect her decorous white dress for the Olympus ball. Instead--in revenge--she chooses a flamboyant red dress. Pres is dismayed and, at the ball, New Orleanss high society is outraged. Julie and Pres argue, and he leaves.
A year passes. New Orleans is stricken by yellow fever. Julie hears Pres has returned. Delighted, she throws a party. But, when Pres arrives, Amy (Margaret Lindsay) is with him, and they are married...NR"
Director: William Wyler
ACTORS: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp
Classic Biker Movies (DVD)
A collection of three cult classic biker flicks. Includes, EVEL KNIEVEL starring George Hamilton; C.C. & COMPANY starring Joe Namath and Ann-Margret; and ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME starring Gary Busey and Scott Glen.
EVEL KNIEVEL: An action-packed biography of one of the world`s most famous daredevils, portrayed by George Hamilton. Many of the wild stunts in the film were performed by Evel Knievel himself.
C.C. & COMPANY: C.C. Ryder--an honest grease monkey (played with aw-shucks good-naturedness by Joe Namath)--is thrust into the rapacious, swarthy world of hog-riding when he joins hell-bound biker gang The Heads . Shortly after his induction into the sleazy club, he averts the gang rape of Ann McCalley (Ann-Margaret), a fashion reporter sent to cover a motor sports event. Ann and C.C. are on their way to falling madly in love, much to the chagrin of Heads leader, Moon (William Smith). Mayhem and an adrenaline-pumping, high-stakes race across the desert ensue.
ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME: Jonathan Demme wrote this inventive satire of biker movies. The standard road fare culminates in a gang fight in a ghost town. Busey`s debut and an early Glenn role.NR"
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky|Seymour Robbie|Joe Viola
ACTORS: George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Joe Namath, Gary Busey, Scott Glenn
