Foxy Brown (DVD) Soul Cinema This hip, violent, fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after he...
This hip, violent, fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after her undercover cop boyfriend (Terry Carter) is shot down in the street. The badass lass goes undercover herself, as a call girl for the evil mistress of the drug cartel (Kathryn Loder), and with the help of a neigborhood vigilante committee, wreaks some hell on the bad guys. Chock full of sex, nudity and rampant violence, this is certainly not for children, baby. Highlights include a lesbian bar brawl and Foxy`s sexual belittling of an old white judge. Co-stars include Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig, and Sally-Ann Stroud. Don`t miss the crazily colored opening credits, which feature Grier boogying down in all sorts of super-sexy outfits to the Willie Hutch title track (Hutch also composed the groovy funk score). This was directed by cult icon Jack Hill, who also scored with Grier in the similar COFFY released the previous year.
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Director: Jack Hill
ACTORS: Pam Grier, Terry Carter, Antonio Fargas, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast - Let`s Go To the Beach! (DVD)
Join young Maggie and her friends Hamilton Hocks--a pig--and the Ferocious Beast--a big yellow monster who`s not as mean as he looks--on their adventures in Nowhere Land--a magical place that teaches them, and the kids who watch them, lessons in nature, relationships, and more! This popular Nickelodeon production (which won the prestigious Parents` Gold Choice Award in 2001) is sure the capture the imagination of nearly any preschooler. Includes seven episodes.NR"
Real Time: A Youth Prison Documentary (VHS)
This chilling documentary offers a look at the lives of juvenile prison inmates through their own eyes as a group of inmates learn to make films. Filmed with the cooperation of the California justice system, this film gets to the heart of juvenile crime -- motives, punishment, and rehabilitation.NR"
Kids (DVD)
A group of street-tough Manhattan teens fight, party, take drugs, have sex and scoff at the consequences in this unflinching account of one day in their lives. Larry Clark`s controversial, bleak portrait of societal decay originally garnered an NC-17 rating, which the filmmakers surrendered, opting instead to release the film unrated.Unrated"
Director: Larry Clark
ACTORS: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chlok Sevigny, Rosario Dawson
Barbarians (DVD) 2-Disc Set For nearly 1000 years, barbarian tribes owned history as they traversed the globe ravaging the civilizations of Asia, Africa, and Europe. This fascinating 4-part documentary series explores the origins, weaponry, and culture...
For nearly 1000 years, barbarian tribes owned history as they traversed the globe ravaging the civilizations of Asia, Africa, and Europe. This fascinating 4-part documentary series explores the origins, weaponry, and cultures of four of the most fearsome barbarian tribes: Huns, Goths, Vikings, and Mongols. Produced by award-winning filmmaker Robert Gardner with narration by actor Clancy Brown (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, CARNIVALE), BARBARIANS utilizes animated maps, interviews with respected historians, and on-site reenactments of barbarian battles and raids to shed light on the tribes` military strengths and legendary leaders such as Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun.
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