Protector (DVD)
Hard-nosed cop Jack Valentine (Van Peebles), along with his partner Phil Kelly (Randy Quaid), is given 10 days to find the killers of the mob witness he was supposed to be protecting, or he is off the force. He just may nab the killers, if they don`t take him out first. Featuring an excellent ensemble cast, with Rae Dawn Chong as the D.A. and Ben Gazzara as the mob boss Joe Buddha.R"
Director: B.D. Clark
ACTORS: Mario Van Peebles, Randy Quaid, Rae Dawn Chong, Zehra Leverman, Ben Gazzara
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (VHS)
Quentin Tarantino returns to the director`s chair with KILL BILL after a six-year hiatus. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino`s vision would not be compromised (and presumably to sell more tickets), KILL BILL: VOL. 1 tells the first half of the sprawling story, which is quite simple at first glance. A female assassin, referred to as The Bride (Uma Thurman), is attacked on her wedding day. Dead are her soon-to-be husband and unborn child. However, she doesn`t die. Four years later, she wakes up from a coma looking for revenge. Although her ultimate target is her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), it`s quite clear that The Bride is saving the best for last. And before she can track him down, she must methodically take out the minions who ruined her life. VOLUME 1`s targets include Vernita Green/Copperhead (Vivica A. Fox), Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), and the heartless O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu). Using a blessed sword handmade by Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba), The Bride begins her relentless assault. Turning up the style and energy levels that he kept under a threshold with 1997`s JACKIE BROWN, Tarantino`s obvious glee and reverence for the underground kung fu action pictures of the `70s, and Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, makes for a stunning visual spectacle. Employing split screens, slow-motion, an anime sequence, and his trademark ultra-hip musical selections, Tarantino`s film dares viewers to be unimpressed.R"
Director: Quentin Tarantino
ACTORS: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sonny Chiba
Little Bytes (DVD)
From the animators at Pixar who created the TOY STORY movies, as well as many other pioneers of the fascinating computer animation market, comes this exciting new bit of kids only compu-toons. Sing along with rapping characters, learn about making friends and sharing, and simply laugh along with the craziness!NR"
Jekyll Island (DVD)
By day, Alex Madison (Don Mogavero) is a criminology professor. By night, he is a master thief. When trying to steal diamonds from a senator`s home on Jekyll Island, Georgia, he is caught in the midst of the job by the senator`s 15 year-old daughter (Olivia Burnette). The two become unlikely allies, but before long, Alex finds himself being trailed by a federal agent (Finola Hughes) who once studied under him.NR"
Director: Ken DuPuis
The Three Stooges: Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb- Six Classic Episodes (DVD)
Six classic Stooges shorts are assembled in this hysterical collection. In Gents Without Cents, the boys are small-time actors who wind up putting on a show with three girl dancers and finding love! In Healthy, Wealthy & Dumb, Curly wins $50,000 and they boys move into a hotel, where they lose the money and try to marry three rich widows. If a Body Meets a Body sees Curly named in his rich uncle`s will. When they arrive at the mansion the lawyer has been killed! Rockin` in the Rockies has a western theme, as the boys are frontier guides who get stranded. Once again in the west, they attempt to recover stolen money from bandits in Phony Express. Finally, in Whoops, I Am An Indian, the Stooges dress as Indians to hide from local authorities.NR"
