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Fear Strikes Out (DVD)
FEAR STRIKES OUT tells the courageous story of Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall, who played seventeen seasons in the majors--with a lifetime batting average of .272-- while battling mental illness. Anthony Perkins` trademark intensity brings the ballplayer`s nightmare to life and Karl Malden gives a strong performance as his overbearing, perfectionist father.NR"
Director: Robert Mulligan
ACTORS: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Peter Votrian
Requiem for Murder (DVD)
Anne (Molly Ringwald) is the late night DJ for a classical music radio station in Philadelphia. When a series of murders begins to occur during her show, they seem somehow connected to her. Could it be her? Or perhaps the murderer is one of her listeners. In fact, she has been receiving gifts of red roses from one very attached fan. Is it possible that he is the murderer?PG-13"
Director: Douglas Jackson
ACTORS: Molly Ringwald, Christopher Heyerdahl, Lynne Adams, Alan Fawcett, Chris Mulkey
Under Heat (VHS)
A compelling drama about the explosive family reunion between an eccentric mother and her two sons, one of whom is gay.Unrated"
Director: Peter Reed
ACTORS: Lee Grant, Robert Knepper, Eric Swanson
Time and Tide (DVD)
After making two pictures in Hollywood (DOUBLE TEAM and KNOCK OFF), director Tsui Hark has returned to Hong Kong with a story about two men, two women, and two pregnancies--the theme of doubling mirrors Hark`s own split identities (Hollywood vs. Hong Kong, artistic integrity vs. crass commercialism). One man, a bodyguard, dreams of escaping Hong Kong and going to what he thinks is the South American paradise of Aracuju. The other man is from Aracaju, a former member of an elite force called the Angels who has returned to Hong Kong pursued by an angry band of soldiers. The film gradually weaves together the two men`s stories, culminating in one of the most extravagant action climaxes since John Woo`s HARD BOILED. The short break from filmmaking that director Hark took before making this film pays off in the sheer visual flair on display; a vast panoply of POV shots and extreme zooms show Hark at his best. Particularly inventive is the close-quarter fight in a crowded tenement, which takes Hong Kong wirework in new directions. Pop singers Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai star in the film and contribute songs, including the very appropriate title song, Makes No Sense. R"
Director: Tsui Hark
ACTORS: Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai, Candy Lo, Anthony Wong
The Opposite of Sex (DVD) Closed Caption; Subtitled French Sixteen-year-old Deedee runs away from Louisiana to live with her half-brother Bill, an English teacher who happens to be gay. Lucia, Bill`s sexually-repressed best friend, distrusts her. These suspicio...
Sixteen-year-old Deedee runs away from Louisiana to live with her half-brother Bill, an English teacher who happens to be gay. Lucia, Bill`s sexually-repressed best friend, distrusts her. These suspicions are confirmed when Deedee lures Bill`s boyfriend into bed and talks him into stealing $10,000 from Bill and running away with her to Los Angeles. To make matters worse for Bill, his bitter ex-lover frames him for sexual harassment, causing a scandal in their quiet town. This forces him and Lucia to go on a wild chase in search of Matt and Deedee in order to clear his name. They are joined by Sheriff Carl Tippett, a friend, who begins to fall in love with Lucia. A black comedy about what people must go through in order to find the opposite of sex - lasting, committed, and loving relationships.
R"
Director: Don Roos
ACTORS: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki
