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
Monkey Hustle (DVD) Soul Cinema Daddy Foxx spends his time scheming and scamming and staying one step ahead of the competition with the help of the neighborhood kids. But can this modern day Fagin match wits with the local government and keep an expressw...
Daddy Foxx spends his time scheming and scamming and staying one step ahead of the competition with the help of the neighborhood kids. But can this modern day Fagin match wits with the local government and keep an expressway from being built right through the neighborhood?
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Director: Arthur Marks
ACTORS: Yaphet Kotto, Kirk Calloway, Thomas Carter, Donn Harper, Rudy Ray Moore
Dead End Kids - Vol 2: Junior G-Men (DVD)
The hunt is on to rescue Billy`s dad. Together with the Feds, The Dead End Kids face the worst organization yet--The Torches. Will they rescue Billy`s dad and save the entire country at the same time? Contains episodes 7-12.NR"
ACTORS: Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell
Just Looking (DVD)
IN THEATRES: OCTOBER 13, 2000 (LIMITED)
The year is 1955, and 13-year-old Lenny Levine (Ryan Merriman) has made it his mission to see two people engaged in an act of love. His first choice--Roy Rogers and Dale Evans--being unavailable, he tries to spy on his mother (Patti LuPone) and his new stepfather. But no sooner does his stepfather figure out what`s going on than Lenny gets shipped off to Queens to spend the summer with his Aunt Norma and her Italian husband, Phil (Peter Onorati). Lenny`s hormones kick into high gear when he starts discussing S-E-X with the neighborhood kids and meets a former brassiere model named Hedy (Gretchen Mol). What follows is a coming-of-age story in which Lenny learns about the reality of becoming an adult. First-time director Jason Alexander trusts his material--he lets Lenny be a mensch, and draws the other characters as three-dimensional humans (eschewing the golly-gee stereotypes that usually populate 50`s period pieces). The kids are perhaps a bit more sophisticated than they might really have been, but the sometimes anachronistic attitudes ward off sentimentality, and help to make this small film a surprisingly relevant one.NR"
Director: Jason Alexander
ACTORS: Ryan Merriman, Gretchen Mol, Joseph Franquinha, Peter Onorati, Ilana Levine
Adventures of Sinbad (Animated) (DVD)
This animated short feature tells the exciting adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, who sailed during the time of the Arabian nights. In order to marry a beautiful princess, Sinbad volunteers to recover Baghdad`s stolen magic lantern, which houses a powerful genie. During his adventures, Sinbad battles prehistoric creatures, a cyclops, pirates, elephants, dragons and much more before discovering the secret island of the Old Man of the Sea.NR"
