Victor/Victoria (DVD) Widescreen Blake Edwards tones down the broadly farcical style that is his signature with this sly musical comedy starring Julie Andrews as British entertainer Victoria Grant. She and an older friend, gay impresario Toddy (Robert Prest...
Blake Edwards tones down the broadly farcical style that is his signature with this sly musical comedy starring Julie Andrews as British entertainer Victoria Grant. She and an older friend, gay impresario Toddy (Robert Preston), are close to starvation in 1930s Paris. Desperate for work, he changes her image, introducing her to the cabaret world as female impersonator Victor/Victoria. Victoria, now a woman pretending to be a man in drag, becomes a huge success in the nightclub world. Chicago gangster King Marchan (James Garner) becomes especially intrigued by Victor/Victoria while visiting Paris with his dim-witted girlfriend, Norma (Lesley Anne Warren), and his ever-faithful bodyguard, Squash (Alex Karras), who`s more than a little concerned by his boss`s interest in a transvestite. As Marchan tries to get to the source of his attraction to the entertainer, trying to uncover the truth behind the rhinestone headdress, the farce commences, and the meaning of gender and sexual preference comes into question for all the characters. A director who often shows a willingness to let the seams in his work show for comic effect, Edwards has opted for stylish smoothness here while opening himself to questions of gender that his earlier films had anxiously mocked. Robert Preston steals the film as Victoria`s graceful Svengali.
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Director: Blake Edwards
ACTORS: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, John Rhys-Davies
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Spills & Chills & Other Thomas Thrills (DVD)
All aboard for seven more fun and educational stories starring Thomas the Tank Engine and his colorful friends.NR"
McHale`s Navy (DVD)
Ahoy! The Navy will never be the same after Captain McHale and his ragtag band of bumbling misfits are called upon to defend the base of San Ysidro Island from an evil terrorist bent on world domination. Based on the popular comic television series starring Ernest Borgnine, who appears in a cameo.PG"
Director: Bryan Spicer
ACTORS: Tom Arnold, David Alan Grier, Dean Stockwell, Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell
Rushmore (DVD)
Director Wes Anderson`s follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English Angry Young Man films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, a sophomore at Rushmore Academy. He excels at every extracurricular activity in school, from theater to beekeeping. Gradewise, however, he`s failing. He has few friends outside school save for wealthy but depressed industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), father of obnoxious twin boys who also attend Rushmore. Enter Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), a beautiful young widowed teacher at Rushmore Elementary. While Max is immediately smitten with Miss Cross, she finds comfort in the company of the emotionally frazzled Blume. But Max won`t let Blume have Miss Cross without a fight.
Anderson and cowriter Owen Wilson have created a script brimming with oddball humor at the surface, but at its core lies just enough realistic pain and disappointment to create an all-too-rare bittersweet edge, striking a subtle balance that few films ever achieve, and finally giving national treasure Bill Murray the chance to shine like never before. As director, Anderson displays his exceptional talents with careful choices in color palette, effective use of slow motion to comedic effect, and, most important, a brilliant selection of offbeat songs that are integral to the story. Easily one of the finest comedies since THE GRADUATE, RUSHMORE is a monument to brilliant filmmaking.R"
Director: Wes Anderson
ACTORS: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Brian Cox, Seymour Cassel
La Blue Girl - 5 & 6 (DVD)
One of the most popular and successful hentai titles in release, LA BLUE GIRL is the story of Miko Mido the series` endlessly pliable heroine. The heir of the Miroku Clan, were forced to take up arms against a race of lustful beasts known as the Shikima over 1,000 years ago, Miko spends her days battling sex hungry beasts from the beyond. In these episodes, Miko must enter into erotic battle with Kamiri, Mistress of the Miroku Sex Craft and Kagutsumen, the Man of a Thousand Faces. Comic, sexy, bizarre, and occasionally disturbing, LA BLUE GIRL`s brand of hentai has spawned a slew of imitators.Unrated"
