Retroactive (DVD) Movie Time After witnessing the rampages of a disturbed road killer, a psychiatrist travels back in time to save his innocent victims, including his battered and desperate girlfriend.
After witnessing the rampages of a disturbed road killer, a psychiatrist travels back in time to save his innocent victims, including his battered and desperate girlfriend.
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Director: Louis Morneau
ACTORS: James Belushi, Kylie Travis, Shannon Whirry, Frank Whaley, Jesse Borrego
Baretta: Season One (DVD)
Robert Blake stars in this popular 1970s TV crime drama as Tony Baretta, a maverick NYPD detective who flouted the department`s rules when he thought they might prevent him from taking down a criminal. With the help of ex-cop Billy Truman, streetwise informants Rooster and Fats, and his pet cockatoo Fred, Baretta took on some of the NYPD`s toughest cases from his office inside a fleabag hotel. A master of disguise, Baretta could pass himself off as a biker, a Mafia lieutenant or a drug dealer with equal aplomb, allowing the show to tackle a number of scenarios while keeping Blake`s charismatic Baretta front and center. Gritty, hip, and often very funny, BARETTA is a suspenseful and engaging police drama that is every bit as enjoyable today as it was in the 1970s. Contains all 12 first season episodes.NR"
ACTORS: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Michael D. Roberts, Chino Fats Williams
Hidden Agenda (DVD)
An implicit condemnation of the repressive tactics of the British government in Northern Ireland, HIDDEN AGENDA stars Brian Cox (THE BOXER), Brad Dourif (MISSISSIPPI BURNING), and Frances McDormand (FARGO). When an American attorney working for a humanitarian group who is investigating the torture of IRA prisoners is killed in Belfast, Inspector Kerrigan (Cox) is sent to investigate the crime. He`s joined by Sullivan`s fiancie, Ingrid Jessner (McDormand), a lawyer working for the International League of Civil Liberties. They learn that he had been given a tape by a former British army officer named Harris (Maurice Roeves) that contained highly incriminating material concerning the activities of the British government. With some difficulty they track down the elusive officer, leading them to the IRA. This well-made, low-key political thriller was highly controversial upon its release because it cited real names and events in presenting its case for the existence of a conspiracy at the highest levels of the British government.R"
Director: Ken Loach
ACTORS: Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, Brian Cox
Black Hawk Down (DVD)
On October 3, 1993, Army Rangers and members of the elite Delta Force participated in a covert operation in Mogadishu, Somalia that went horribly wrong. Sent to abduct two lieutenants of a vicious Somali warlord, the soldiers found themselves surrounded by hostile militia. Two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down and many men lost their lives. Mark Bowden of the Philadelphia Inquirer told the story of the battle in his exhaustively researched, critically acclaimed book, BLACK HAWK DOWN, and filmmaker Ridley Scott (GLADIATOR) and screenwriter Ken Nolan have done an amazing job of bringing the dramatic story to the screen. Like Bowden`s book, the film does not thoroughly examine the context of the conflict, but gives a detailed and intense blow-by-blow account of the fighting. The outstanding ensemble cast includes Josh Hartnett as a competent but nervous Ranger sergeant leading his first mission, Ewan McGregor as a desk jockey who excels when sent into combat, Eric Bana (THE INCREDIBLE HULK) as a cocky and enigmatic Delta, and Ron Eldard as a downed Black Hawk pilot. The violence of the film is brutal and nearly constant. Scott unflinchingly captures the chaos and mayhem of battle with tremendous visual finesse.R"
Director: Ridley Scott
ACTORS: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner
American Tragedy (DVD)
Ving Rhames (PULP FICTION, DON KING: ONLY IN AMERICA) is Johnnie Cochrane, one of the lawyers responsible for O.J. Simpson`s defense in the infamous trial for the murder of Simpson`s wife Nicole and her companion. Focusing more on the legal maneuvering than Simpson`s guilt or innocence, this made-for-television mini-series explores what went on behind the scenes in one of the most talked about trials of the twentieth century.PG-13"
Director: Lawrence Schiller
ACTORS: Ving Rhames, Ron Silver, Bruno Kirby, Christopher Plummer, Robert Lupone
