Broadway Theatre Archive - Guests of the Nation (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Broadway Theatre Archive - Guests of the Nation (DVD)
The Broadway Theatre Archive presents another program in its series of televised plays from the 60s to the 80s. In this personal and political drama, Irish insurgents capture British soldiers and this story follows the time they spend confined in a farmhouse, surprisingly bonding with one another. Underneath the dancing, drinking and card playing is the underlying knowledge of the unfortunate circumstances that have brought them together.NR"
ACTORS: Frank Converse, Estelle Parsons, Nesbitt Blaisdell
Bottom Feeders (VHS)
An ex-con gets mixed up with a vicious, inept gang of thieves and ends up holding the bag after one of their bungled high-stakes heists. Now he must dodge not only the thieves, but also a motley assortment of crooked cops, a rather unusual hitman, and a crazed family of rednecks in this crime caper written and directed by Thomas Baumann. NR"
Director: Thomas Baumann
ACTORS: Dino Tripodis, Kip Ellwood, Kelvin Webb, John Saxon
Timecode (DVD) Special Edition Mike Figgis`s intriguing experiment, digitally photographed, is the first feature film ever to be shot entirely in one take. Four cameras were used to follow parallel stories, which converge at the film`s climax. Loosel...
Mike Figgis`s intriguing experiment, digitally photographed, is the first feature film ever to be shot entirely in one take. Four cameras were used to follow parallel stories, which converge at the film`s climax. Loosely, the story concerns the casting of a feature film in an earthquake-prone Los Angeles. Working from an outline by Figgis, the assembled actors improvised their lines in order to better adapt to potential roadblocks. Rather than cut back and forth between chosen cameras, Figgis has opted to leave all four scenes running onscreen at the same time. The result is a highly original blend of art and entertainment. The DVD release includes both the theatrical version of the film (take #15) and the unrated take #1 of the film--a cinematic rough draft.
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Director: Mike Figgis
The Typists (DVD)
Real-life husband and wife actors Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this television adaptation of their friend Murray Schisgal`s play, THE TYPISTS. The story follows two office workers through the years as they work together at a mundane office jo...NR"
Director: Glenn Jordan
ACTORS: Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach
Betty (DVD)
A major motion picture actress is at a crossroads in her life. Despite her success in the industry, her overwhelming fame is getting to her. She flees a $70 million Hollywood production in search of nothing more than a remote location where she can try to live out a normal life, despite the bizarre circumstances. This study of an unstable mental state is a wry take on celebrity and normality.NR"
Director: Richard Murphy
ACTORS: Cheryl Pollack, Holland Taylor, Udo Kier, Ron Perlman
