Imperial Venus (VHS)
A period costume epic with historical and sociological undertones, IMPERIAL VENUS was filmed in a grand manner meant to appeal to the French and Italian audiences who resented the innovations of the New Wave. Gina Lollobrigida stars in the role of Napoleon`s beloved sister, Paolina, the sexy imperial Princess who thirsts for power of her own, and can only obtain it through her affairs with men. Not a great figure in history, Paolina Bonaparte (1780-1825) nonetheless enjoyed a reputation for her legendary beauty and her capricious life. She was celebrated in a statue that cast her as Venus, made by the great Canova (Gianni Santuccio). And she was famous by association, belonging to the family that ruled over Europe in the first decade of the 1800s. That she won as many battles in bed as her brother did on the battlefield overshadows her humanity: she was complex and fragile, enjoying a short but exceptional life. Napoleon (Raymond Pellegrin) loved his sister dearly in an untiring, if not overbearing way. While his career blossomed, she married the young general Leclerc (Massimo Girotti). She shined in the Bonaparte court, was widowed, then married Camillo Borghese (Giulio Bosetti) from whom quickly separated. Reentering France, she accepted new loves and new honors. The Princess was, in life, a representative of both the good and the evil of the First French Empire, as shown in this engaging film.PG"
Director: Jean Delannoy
ACTORS: Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd, Raymond Pellegrin, Micheline Presle, Yvonne de Bray
Red Green - Stuffed and Mounted 2 (DVD)
Eight episodes of Canada`s uproarious import faux-handyman show. Red, Harold, Bill and all the other Possum Lodge members ruminate on the male psyche while getting maximum mileage out of their duct tape. 8 more episodes are included on this collector`s set-- Car Pool, The Owl Project, Men`s Night on the Mountain, Sedgwick the Tenant, The Winter Carnival, Mad About You, Too Much Information, and No Duct Tape. NR"
ACTORS: Steve Smith
I Spy Returns (DVD)
Robert Culp and Bill Cosby reprise their roles Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott, spies who pose as a playboy tennis player and his trainer in order to stop crime around the world, in this 2002 television film. In this reunion tale, Robinson and Scott must once again spring into action, this time to protect their grown kids--who are now the agents!NR"
Director: Jerry London
ACTORS: Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Salli Richardson, George Newbern
National Lampoon`s Van Wilder (DVD) Unrated Version Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is a college stud who is in no rush to finish his coursework and graduate. In fact, after six years of partying his way through Coolidge College, his parents have decided to stop paying his tu...
Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is a college stud who is in no rush to finish his coursework and graduate. In fact, after six years of partying his way through Coolidge College, his parents have decided to stop paying his tuition, but Van Wilder isn`t worried--he just needs to find a way to pay it himself and keep the fun coming. His fundraising ideas include a topless tutorial service and other raunchy schemes, which only help add to Van`s Big Man on Campus status.
A romance develops between Van and Gwen (Tara Reid), who is writing an investigative piece on Van for the school newspaper. Through his exploits, Van eventually begins to turn over a new leaf, and finally grow up. But not before there are plenty of opportunities for the kind of gross-out humor that teen flicks like THERE`S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and AMERICAN PIE have made so popular in recent years. The main set piece here involves dog semen injected into eclairs. While this is not exactly highbrow fare, teen audiences who are not too squeamish will enjoy this bawdy college romp.
Unrated"
Director: Walt Becker
ACTORS: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn, Tim Matheson, Daniel Cosgrove
The Slayers Try: DVD Collection (DVD)
This four disc DVD set contains the entire SLAYERS TRY series. See individual titles for details.NR"
