Beat (DVD)
Courtney Love stars as Joan Vollmer, the second wife of writer William S. Burroughs (Keifer Sutherland), in this picturesque look at death and travel among a group of college students who would go on to become the best-known of the Beat writers.
Courtney Love stars as Joan Vollmer, the second wife of writer William S. Burroughs (Keifer Sutherland), in this picturesque look at death and travel among a group of travelling college students who would go on to become the best-known of the Beat writers. Leading up to her shooting death in a bizarre William Tell-type stunt attempted by her husband, Joan spends time in Mexico with her two children, ponders her future with her philandering husband, and is visited by Allen Ginsburg (Ron Livingston), Jack Kerouac (Daniel Martinez), and UPI journalist Lucien Carr (Norman Reedus).
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Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (DVD)
Sometimes the best way to overcome fear is to confront it head on--or so goes the philosophy that lands a group of timid passengers looking to defeat their fear of flying aboard a jumbo 747 jetliner. However, the friendly skies become deadly when turbulence rips through the jet, leaving it disabled and vulnerable to hijacking by a deranged terrorist carrying enough nerve gas to annihilate the entire state of Rhode Island! In the face of incredible odds, a meek aircraft engineer (Craig Sheffer) must overcome his greatest fears in order to prevent doomsday.R"
Director: David Mackay
ACTORS: Craig Sheffer, Jennifer Beals, Tom Berenger, Jeffrey Nordling
Bloodfist 1 (DVD)
When his brother is murdered after a kickboxing match, rough-and-ready Jake vows revenge. Leaving Los Angeles far behind him, Jake heads for Manila as he follows a hunch that he hopes will lead him to those who killed his brother. Once there, a world of violence and deception envelops Jake, and he finds that avenging his brother`s death will be a much more arduous task than he originally expected. Feet, fists and blood fly aplenty in the dramatic finale.R"
Director: Terence H. Winkless
ACTORS: Rob Kaman, Billy Blanks, Michael Shaner, Riley Bowman, Don The Dragon Wilson
Death Train (DVD)
A band of armed, escaped convicts has taken over a passenger train in the Mexican countryside. Holding the passengers at gunpoint, the runaway train hurtles toward a deadly impact. Meanwhile, agent Ryan (Bryan Genesse) frantically engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with the hijackers, knowing that he is the only thing standing between the criminals and the loss of dozens of innocent people.R"
Director: Yossi Wein
ACTORS: Bryan Genesse, Bentley Mitchum, Michael Anthony Rosas
Door to Door (DVD)
Door to door salesmen aren`t usually associated with changing lives. This made-for-cable tells the story of salesman Bill Porter who came into contact with numerous people during his decades of knocking on doors. Porter, suffering from cerebral palsy, didn`t allow his condition to stop him from pursuing a career, and his story touched the heart of many of his potential customers. Often, his clientele would be presented with difficulties of their own that Porter`s triumphant story would serve as inspiration to ignite change. Porter is played by William H. Macy in this biographical portrait. Macy also collaborated on the script with director Steven Schachter to see this personal project through. The pair also brought the mystery thriller A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER to the small screen.NR"
Director: Steven Schachter
ACTORS: William H. Macy, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Kathy Baker
