Never Die Alone (VHS) Spanish Subtitled Longtime Spike Lee cinematographer Ernest Dickerson (JUICE) directs this violent gangster film with oodles of style, using contrasting films stocks, odd camera angles, and multiple narratives. Adapted from the novel b...
Longtime Spike Lee cinematographer Ernest Dickerson (JUICE) directs this violent gangster film with oodles of style, using contrasting films stocks, odd camera angles, and multiple narratives. Adapted from the novel by African American pulp novelist Donald Goines, NEVER DIE ALONE tells the story of King David (DMX) a big time old-school street thug who is murdered shortly after returning from jail on a quest for redemption. After his death, an aspiring novelist (David Arquette) comes into possession of a series of tapes King David recorded, telling the story of his life which is then relayed in a series of brutal flashbacks (involving pimping, drug dealing, and murder). Meanwhile we also learn what led to the actions of Mike (Michael Ealy), King David`s assassin. Fast moving and pulling none of its hard-to-the-gut punches, the film is steeped in rich shadows and contains a pervasive sense of karmic fatalism that links it with the classic film noir of the 1940s and 50s. Performances are generally strong with Ealy a standout and rap star DMX (in his second starring role after the action hit CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE) earning full acting props for his ability to make the larger-than-life character of King David simultaneously savage, sympathetic, and--most importantly--believable. He also contributes to the rich soundtrack which also includes such diverse artists as Curtis Mayfield, Bilal, Lil Scrappy and Vivaldi.
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Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
ACTORS: DMX, David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Reagan Preston-Gomez, Clifton Powell
Back Road Diner (VHS)
The chilling story of four lifelong friends from the mean streets of a New York City ghetto on a cross-country trip gone wrong. On the road, they recall the hilarious, wild adventures of their younger days. When the friends stop off at a back road diner, they are approached by a group of redneck bigots. Racial tension erupts into violence and sets off a chain reaction that hurtles the friends towards a shocking conclusion.NR"
Director: Winston I Dunlop II
Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (DVD)
Indie director Dave Markey (1991: THE YEAR PUNK BROKE) created this satirically melodramatic expose of the search for musical fame in 1984 with the help of a handful of several L.A. underground rock stars (Steve and Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, Dez Cadena of Black Flag). Hilary Rubens, Jennifer Schwartz, and Janet Housden portray Bunny, Kitty, and Patch, three runaways who form The Lovedolls, an all-girl rock band. Their low-rent, druggy beginnings give rise to fame thanks to their sleazy manager (Steve McDonald), but the girls run into trouble, thanks to brutal girl gang, the She-Devils, and their fierce leader, Tanya Hearst. DESPERATE TEENAGE LOVEDOLLS is a prime example of guerilla filmmaking and a valuable document of the early 1980s L.A. punk scene.NR"
Director: Dave Markey
ACTORS: Jennifer Schwartz, Hilary Rubens, Janet Housden, Steve McDonald, Jeff McDonald
This Boy`s Life (DVD) Widescreen The story of a boy and his free-spirited mother in 1950`s America who together try to make her new marriage work, hoping to conform to a husband and father who is cruel and old-fashioned.
The story of a boy and his free-spirited mother in 1950`s America who together try to make her new marriage work, hoping to conform to a husband and father who is cruel and old-fashioned.
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Director: Michael Caton-Jones
ACTORS: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku
Another Woman`s Husband (DVD) Starlight Signature Series After being witness to her brothers traumatic drowning death, Laurel decides, 25 years down the road, that she is going to get over her fear of the water by taking swimming lessons. Susan is the swimming inst...
After being witness to her brothers traumatic drowning death, Laurel decides, 25 years down the road, that she is going to get over her fear of the water by taking swimming lessons. Susan is the swimming instructor Laurel goes to for help, and as time passes, the two women form a close friendship that reaches beyond just teacher/student. Unfortunately, their friendship is put to the test after they come to realize that they`re in a relationship with the same man! This is based on a true story.
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Director: Noel Nosseck
ACTORS: Gail O`Grady, Lisa Rinna, Dale Midkiff, Sally Kirkland, Charlotte Rae
