Ciao! Manhattan (DVD)
Produced in 1967 and 1971; Released in 1972.
CIAO! MANHATTAN belongs in a genre all its own. Ostensibly a documentary about Andy Warhol Factory girl Edie Sedgwick, this is really a scripted drama in which all the actors play themselves. Edie stars as Susan, at first a topless California hitchhiker and later a pill-popping Vogue sensation flitting about Andy Warhol`s New York scene. The extremely vague plot presents Susan as a disenchanted young woman who has left New York City for her mother`s home in California. Sleeping in the dilapidated swimming pool, she is trapped in this strange world, suffocated by her overly domestic, pie-baking mom. Flashbacks present her memories of New York, where she was part of Warhol`s family of artists and eccentrics. Ironically, the film that was intended only as a superficial chronicle of Edie`s days at the Factory has become a valid profile, as well as one of the most insightful looks at New York during that period. Shocking, entertaining, and moving, CIAO! MANHATTAN is a seminal piece of 1960s cinema.R"
Director: John Palmer|David Weisman
Geneshaft Vol. 4: Mobius (DVD)
In the future, the human race is a dying breed, desperate to keep its waning civilization intact. As a final act of self-preservation, scientists created a genetic engineering program designed to produce a new breed of humans with special abilities that could save society. In these episodes, the death of friend rocks the crew of the Bilkis. Later, as Mika continues to refuse to pilot the Shaft, Mir encounters a new type of Ring.NR"
Joe Somebody (DVD) Widescreen and Pan & Scan Tim Allen reteams with director John Pasquin (THE SANTA CLAUSE) in JOE SOMEBODY. Allen stars as Joe Scheffer, a mild-mannered man who makes promotional videos for a Minneapolis pharmaceutical company. Joe is d...
Tim Allen reteams with director John Pasquin (THE SANTA CLAUSE) in JOE SOMEBODY. Allen stars as Joe Scheffer, a mild-mannered man who makes promotional videos for a Minneapolis pharmaceutical company. Joe is divorced and quietly unhappy until the office bully, Mark McKinney (Patrick Warburton), punches him out in the company parking lot, in front of Joe`s precocious young daughter (Hayden Panettiere of REMEMBER THE TITANS). The humiliated Joe sinks into such a deep depression that not even the flirtations of the company`s pretty wellness coordinator (Julie Bowen) can rouse him. Joe decides that he has to restore his pride by challenging McKinney to a fight, and suddenly finds himself the most popular man in the office. Joe even hires a washed-up action movie star (Jim Belushi in a hilariously grizzled performance) to teach him martial arts. He soon finds that he has to weigh the allure of his newfound popularity against the love and respect of those who liked him the way he was. Screenwriter John Scott Shepherd does a good job of balancing slapstick comedy with touching family drama. Allen shows surprising range, giving a strong and sympathetic performance as an emotionally complex and dynamic character.
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Director: John Pasquin
ACTORS: Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, James Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Hayden Panettiere
No Contest (DVD)
A group of terrorists hijack an international beauty pageant and demand a payment of $10 million and a helicopter, or they`ll blow up the building.R"
Director: Paul Lynch
ACTORS: Andrew Dice Clay, Robert Davi, Shannon Tweed, Nicholas Campbell, Roddy Piper
Pokemon - Advanced - Vol. 2: Tree`s a Crowd (VHS)
In this wildly popular children`s anime, Ash thinks he might give up altogether on the idea of becoming a Pokemon master. With his rival Gary giving up the training for school, and Brock and Misty returning home, Ash doesn`t see a reason to continue in his pursuit. That is, until he discovers the Hoenn Region, a wondrous new land filled with countless Pokemon which he`s never before encountered! This edition features the episodes A Poached Ego, Tree`s a Crowd, and A Tail with a Twist. NR"
