Rocky II (DVD)
This sequel to the Academy Award winning picture ROCKY finds the champ disenchanted and down on his luck. Through the encouragement of friends and his manager, Rocky agrees to a rematch against Apollo Creed--and that`s when the fighting really begins. Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed this exciting follow-up, with Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, and Burt Young all reprising thier roles from the first film.PG"
Director: Sylvester Stallone
ACTORS: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
Mr. Bean - V. 8: The Best Bits of Mr. Bean (DVD)
While rummaging through the attic, Mr. Bean and his Teddy share fond memories of their greatest moments.NR"
ACTORS: Rowan Atkinson
Birdman of Alcatraz (DVD) Vintage Classics Burt Lancaster reteams with John Frankenheimer, starring as the title character, Robert E. Stroud. Sentenced to a dozen years in prison for killing a man in 1909, he loses any chance for parole by stabbing another pris...
Burt Lancaster reteams with John Frankenheimer, starring as the title character, Robert E. Stroud. Sentenced to a dozen years in prison for killing a man in 1909, he loses any chance for parole by stabbing another prisoner. Incarcerated in Leavenworth, he adds to his problems by killing a prison guard for refusing to let his mother (Thelma Ritter) visit him and is sentenced to death. His mother begs Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to intercede, and the president commutes Stroud`s sentence to life in isolation, under the gaze of the harsh warden Harvey Shoemaker (Karl Malden). One day in the isolation yard he comes across a wounded sparrow, nurses it back to health, and eventually teaches it to perform tricks. With the departure of Shoemaker, Stroud is allowed to have more birds in his cell and begins a study of them. As the years pass, he becomes an expert on caged birds, finally writing a book on the diseases to which they are susceptible. After he wins a prize in a magazine competition, he receives a visit from Stella Johnson (Betty Field), who suggests they start a business manufacturing avian medicine. Backed by an outstanding cast, Lancaster gives one of his finest performances in this moving account of a vicious killer`s spiritual rebirth.
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Director: John Frankenheimer
ACTORS: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Edmond O`Brien, Betty Field
The Wrecking Crew (DVD) Widescreen Bullets fly when the Wrecking Crew, a covert government hit squad with a gritty urban flair (led by rapper/actor Ice-T), is sent into the tough streets of Detroit to dismantle a deadly street gang (led by gangsta rapper Snoo...
Bullets fly when the Wrecking Crew, a covert government hit squad with a gritty urban flair (led by rapper/actor Ice-T), is sent into the tough streets of Detroit to dismantle a deadly street gang (led by gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg). As the tension mounts, the hip-hopping sparks begin to fly. (Not to be confused with the Dean Martin film of the same title.)
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Director: Albert Pyun
ACTORS: Ice-T, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Ernie Hudson, T. J. Storm
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (DVD)
Essentially a retelling of the television series, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: THE MOVIE takes the series` story and runs with it, intensifying the sexual tension among the students at Ohtori Academy and incorporating even more surreal visual and thematic elements than the series. The story follows Tenou Utena, a new student at Ohtori Academy, who has somehow obtained a rose signet, a ring that allows one access to hidden world of duels and floating arenas where the struggle for the Rose Bride and World Revolution takes place. Soon, Utena finds herself aligned with the Rose Bride against the student council of Ohtori Academy, who are her competitors for the power to revolutionize the world.
Though the film may be hard to follow for those unfamiliar with the television series, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: THE MOVIE is one of the most visually striking animated films ever made, and it represents an imaginative leap past a television series that was already incredibly innovative. Though the film is sometimes confounding, the fearless viewer will no doubt reap the plentiful rewards this movie has to offer.NR"
