Lethal Force (DVD)
Thomas Carruth (Richard Tyson) is a police officer, but not just any police officer. He delivers justice -- justice at any price -- with just his badge and trusty bullet, and he`s a one-man judge, jury and executioner looking for any punks who do wrong.NR"
Director: James Dalthorp
ACTORS: Richard Tyson, Willie Gault, Robert Vaughn
The Sum of All Fears (DVD)
In this high-intensity drama, based on the novel by Tom Clancy, Ben Affleck stars as Jack Ryan, the CIA agent from Clancy`s THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, PATRIOT GAMES, and CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Here, Ryan is dealing with a terrifying new problem: a nuclear weapon has fallen into the hands of foreign terrorists who are determined to create a war between Russia and the U.S.
As the film begins, a South African arms dealer (Colm Feore) acquires a long-lost nuclear weapon and sells it, at great profit, to a resurgent group of fascists led by Dressler (Alan Bates), who plans to lure the U.S. and Russia into a war. Soon after, the Russian premiere dies and the relatively unknown Nemerov (Ciaran Hinds) replaces him. But U.S. president Fowler (James Cromwell) smells a rat, and calls CIA chief William Cabot (Morgan Freeman) and special agent Jack Ryan (Affleck), the junior analyst who has been researching Nemerov, into action.
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS is a powerful addition to Tom Clancy`s techno-thriller series. Affleck is effective, and there are notable supporting performances from Freeman, Cromwell, Feore, Hinds, Bates, and Liev Schreiber as a CIA operative. Director Phil Alden Robinson manages the action with great skill. Particularly notable are the terrifying nuclear attack and the sequence of final reckonings intercut with Puccini`s beautiful aria Nessun Dorma. PG-13"
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
ACTORS: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Liev Schrieber, James Cromwell, Alan Bates
TV Classics - Popeye the Sailorman/ Felix the Cat (DVD)
Two of America`s most beloved characters are highlighted here in this program of cartoon classics. POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN focused on the daily mishaps of Popeye, his true love Olive Oyl, and his nemesis Bluto. FLEIX THE CAT was the comedic animated series that brought joy to many households. Also included is a collection of shorts from the studios of Max Fleicsher, Meltoons, and Walt Disney.NR"
The Point Men (DVD)
After botching a mission to kill Palestinian terrorist Amar (Vincent Regan), Israeli secret service agent Tony Eckhardt (Christopher Lamber) and his team are demoted and become an embarrassment to their agency. Eckhardt becomes convinced that the operation failed due to a trap set by Amar. When his fellow team members begin dying one-by-one under suspicious circumstances, Eckhardt must make his own plans to handle the situation.R"
Director: John Glen
ACTORS: Christopher Lambert, Kerry Fox, Vincent Regan, Maryam D`Abo
Heaven and Earth (DVD) Oliver Stone Collection In this final film of his Vietnam trilogy, Oliver Stone turns his cameras away from the experience of the American combatants to focus on the devastating effect of the war on the Vietnamese people. Starring Hiep...
In this final film of his Vietnam trilogy, Oliver Stone turns his cameras away from the experience of the American combatants to focus on the devastating effect of the war on the Vietnamese people. Starring Hiep Thi Le as Phung Le Ly, it recounts the epic journey of her life, which began in an idyllic village in Central Vietnam living as her people had lived for thousands of years. When the war broke out, she was plunged into a maelstom, trapped between the forces of North and South. Separated from her family, Le Ly was imprisoned by the South Vietnamese, who used an assortment of tactics on her, including electric shock treatment, and upon release from prison, she was raped by a vicious gang of Viet Cong. After escaping to Saigon, she becomes pregnant by an employer and is fired. She turns to prostitution to survive, until Steve Butler (Tommy Lee Jones), an American Special Forces officer, impulsively asks her to marry him and return to America with him. She agrees to marry him and moves with him to San Diego but finds that, after a life in the military, he has a more difficult time adapting to life in the U.S. than she does. HEAVEN AND EARTH is a profoundly moving saga of resiliency in the face of unspeakable suffering.
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Director: Oliver Stone
ACTORS: Joan Chen, Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Debbie Reynolds, Hiep Thi Le
