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The Alamo Three Pack (DVD)
This program compiles three different programs relating to this famous American battle. THE ALAMO - DOCUMENTARY: The story of the Alamo has been one of the more famous episodes of American Southwestern history. This documentary traces this famous battle that claimed the lives of three famous American heroes: James Bowie, David Crockett and William B. Travis. Learn about such famous historical questions as whether Travis drew a line in the sand, how did Davy Crockett die, and were there any survivors? MARTYRS OF THE ALAMO: Groundbreaking filmmaker D.W. Griffith produced this 1915 epic adventure that tells the story of the birth of the state of Texas. Featuring a big budget with amazing special effects, expansive sets and stirring battle scenes, this film will give new meaning to the classic phrase Remember the Alamo. HEROES OF THE ALAMO: An ambitious, all-star `B` western that managed to transcend its low budget and get picked up by Columbia Pictures for distribution.NR"
River`s Edge (DVD) Avant-Garde Cinema Based on a real life incident, this disturbing drama serves as a seminal study of disillusioned and alienated youth. Set in a small rural town, the local clique of slacker teens is pulled apart when Samson (Daniel Ro...
Based on a real life incident, this disturbing drama serves as a seminal study of disillusioned and alienated youth. Set in a small rural town, the local clique of slacker teens is pulled apart when Samson (Daniel Roebuck) kills his girlfriend on the banks of the river and then callously shows off the dead body to his friends. The teens are so numb and ambivalent to the reality of their situation that they remain relatively unphased by the murder of one of their own. Crispin Glover is brilliant as the drugged out paranoid, Layne, who sympathizes with the killer, and plots to hide him at the house of an eccentric recluse (Dennis Hopper), who is rumored to have comitted a similar crime in the 1960s. Keanu Reeves and Ione Skye co-star as Matt and Clarissa, two friends who are drawn together in their realization that something is horribly wrong. In this startling portrait of a morally void society, director Tim Hunter creates a remarkable world of dysfunction and dead-end lives that is haunting in its accuracy.
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Director: Tim Hunter
ACTORS: Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck
Document of the Dead (DVD) Special Edition Director Roy Frumkes pays tribute to the man who made zombies respectable in Night of the Living Dead. Footage and special effects are culled from among the best of the classic Romero horror films along with a reveali...
Director Roy Frumkes pays tribute to the man who made zombies respectable in Night of the Living Dead. Footage and special effects are culled from among the best of the classic Romero horror films along with a revealing look at Romero himself. Shot on the sets of Dawn of the Dead and Two Evil Eyes.
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You Can Count on Me (DVD) Sensormatic Set in a small town in upstate New York, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME looks at a brother and sister who grew up together as orphans but now face life with very different perspectives. Sammy (Laura Linney) works at the local bank. Mo...
Set in a small town in upstate New York, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME looks at a brother and sister who grew up together as orphans but now face life with very different perspectives. Sammy (Laura Linney) works at the local bank. Most of her attention goes into raising her 8-year-old son, Rudy (Rory Culkin), and drifting in a tepid romance with Bob (Jon Tenney). The first disruption to her dutiful routine arrives in the form of new bank manager Brian (Matthew Broderick), intent on whipping his employees into shape. Then Sammy`s wayward brother, Terry (Mark Ruffalo) shows up after a long absence, and her happiness quickly turns sour when she realizes he has only come to ask for money--again. But with all the elements for a backwater soap opera in place, the story instead becomes a subtle portrait of good intentions and fractured relationships. First-time director Ken Lonergan was already a noted Hollywood screenwriter (ANALYZE THIS), but he saved his screenplay for himself. Avoiding both big-budget maudlin and low-budget posturing, he steers COUNT ON ME straight to the gut with an artful balance of pain and comedy. A good number of excellent performances, especially by Ruffalo as the screw-up Terry, turn the film into a remarkably honest and moving experience.
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Director: Ken Lonergan
ACTORS: Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Jon Tenney
The Archies in JugMan (DVD)
This animated adventure provides entertainment that the whole family can enjoy.NR"
