Roads to Riches (DVD)
In the midst of middle age, Jack (Robert Forster) has little left from his days as a child star except a few memories. Always having dreamed of having a fortune, the downtrodden former child star latches on to Henry (Kip Pardue), a handsome young man with an abundance of good luck. Rather than having this luck rub off on Jack, it stings him when Henry sweeps the beautiful young Moira (Rose McGowan) off her feet. Jack`s secret love for Moira now becomes an obsession and he risks everything he has to win her from a man who may be the luckiest in the world.R"
Director: Michelle Gallagher
ACTORS: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan, Kip Pardue, Harry Hamlin
War in Iraq (DVD)
WAR IN IRAQ details the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, and all the events leading up to the historic battle with Iraq. Produced by CNN, relive the political battles between Hussein and George W. Bush, as well as the initial deployment of troops, and the `shock and awe` campaign that followed. Including previously unseen footage, as well as utilizing expert coverage broadcast by CNN throughout the war, this is an indispensable guide to an historic event.NR"
Get Carter (DVD) Special Edtition A small-time street tough from London finds himself enmeshed in a web of deceit, blackmail, and murder when he investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of his brother in Newcastle. GET CARTER is a hard-as-n...
A small-time street tough from London finds himself enmeshed in a web of deceit, blackmail, and murder when he investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of his brother in Newcastle. GET CARTER is a hard-as-nails British crime movie, featuring a brutal performance by Michael Caine that stands as one of his best. The film is based on the novel JACK`S RETURN HOME by Ted Lewis. It was remade for a blaxploitation audience a year later as HIT MAN, and in 2000 Sylvester Stallone starred in a remake, with Michael Caine making an appearance in the film as well.
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Director: Mike Hodges
ACTORS: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Tony Beckley
Shelter (DVD)
Government corruption makes strange bedfellows when a straight-arrow Treasury Agent partners with a weapons-trading Greek Mafioso for protection from his agency colleagues, all of whom are on the take and aiming to bump the Mafioso off. Add to the mix the Mafioso`s lovely wife, and soon there`s no loyalty that can`t be rent asunder.NR"
Director: Scott Paulin
ACTORS: Costas Mandylor, Charles Durning, John Allen Nelson, Brenda Bakke, Peter Onorati
Father of the Bride (DVD)
A remake of the 1950`s Spencer Tracy / Elizabeth Taylor classic in which an ordinary guy has to take on the planning, expense, and complications of his daughter`s wedding. Martin Short appears in the hilarious role of the wedding coordinator while Steve Martin has one of his best roles as the man who realizes his little girl is all grown up.PG"
Director: Charles Shyer
ACTORS: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Kieran Culkin
