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Wanted for Murder (DVD)
This little known yet critically acclaimed film noir movie was written by Emeric Pressburger, the famed Hollywood director who helmed such dark classics as BLACK NARCISSUS. WANTED FOR MURDER tells the haunting tale of a serial killer who falls in love with an intended victim. Beautifully shot and masterful in its setting of mood and use of light, the film is an excellent exercise of one of film`s most influential genres.NR"
Director: Lawrence Huntington
Awakenings (DVD) Closed Caption; Subtitled French and Spanish Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to awaken the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in...
Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to awaken the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value life`s simple pleasures. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Robert De Niro, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
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Director: Penny Marshall
ACTORS: Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller
Gormenghast (DVD) 2-Disc Set The ancient castle of Gormenghast has housed the dynasty of the Groan family for many generations. After so long, the Groans are ripe for destruction, and their kitchen boy Steerpike (Jonathan Rhys-Meyer) just may be the ins...
The ancient castle of Gormenghast has housed the dynasty of the Groan family for many generations. After so long, the Groans are ripe for destruction, and their kitchen boy Steerpike (Jonathan Rhys-Meyer) just may be the instrument to implement an end. The young heir, Titus Groan, is too naive and inexperienced to successfully prevent the turnover. Will the Groans of Gormenghast defeat the determinedly power-hungry Steerpike?
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Director: Andy Wilson
ACTORS: Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Ian Richardson, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Andrew Robertson
Macbeth (DVD)
Shakespeare`s immortal play about a Scottish warrior (Jon Finch) whose wife`s lust for power transforms him into inhuman monster is given it`s rawest, most brutal screen treatment in this version by Roman Polanski (ROSEMARY`S BABY, CHINATOWN). Filmed in suitably bleak locales and imbued with nudity not usually seen in the works of Shakespeare--along with realistically gory murders--this MACBETH is singular and sensational, but is not for the young or faint of heart.R"
Director: Roman Polanski
ACTORS: Jon Finch, Nicholas Selby, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (DVD)
The troubled life of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to garner an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress (for CARMEN JONES) is dramatized in this fine made-for-HBO film from director Coolidge (RAMBLING ROSE). Gorgeous Berry shines as Dandridge in a role she seems born to play. Dandridge`s close relationship with her manager (Spiner) is examined, as is her affair with director Otto Preminger, along with her first marriage to dancer Harold Nicholas, with whom she gave birth to a mentally disabled daughter. Aside from her personal struggles, the film also demonstrates the rampant racism of 1950`s Hollywood which she had to endure throughout her short career.NR"
Director: Martha Coolidge
ACTORS: Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatunde
