Badlands (DVD)
Former Harvard Rhodes scholar Terrence Malicks debut feature revisits the murderous midwestern terrain of the late 1950s. Kit (Martin Sheen) is a 25-year-old trashman who fashions himself as James Dean. When he meets Holly (Sissy Spacek), a cute, innocent 15-year-old, he finds himself falling in love with her. Her father (Warren Oates), an overprotective widower, will not allow the relationship to blossom, even after Kit informs him of his decent intentions. This refusal triggers Kit into embarking on a murder spree across the Midwest. All the while, Holly is there by Kits side, to witness the senseless crimes and ponder the future.
BADLANDS is told from the point of view of the naive Holly, whose voice-over sounds like shes reading from a serial romance. It is this innocence that makes the detached, cold killings all the more shocking. Sheen portrays Kit--a dreamer who wants nothing more than to leave his mark on history--with a grace and humor that makes him a sympathetic character even while hes killing innocent strangers. All of this can be accredited to Malick, whose understated, seemingly simplistic direction adds an even greater emotional impact to the proceedings.PG"
Director: Terrence Malick
ACTORS: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint
The Killing Zone (DVD)
Carmen is the leader of a powerful Mexican drug cartel. When his brother is cold-bloodedly murdered in his prison cell, Carmen vows personal revenge. Exiled from the United States, he returns and begins a slaughter that stretches across Los Angeles. The cops and the DEA are powerless, so they turn to Carmen`s old enemy for a bloody showdown.PG-13"
Director: Addison Randall
Brotherhood of Murder (DVD)
Based on a the autobiographical book by Thomas Martinez, BROTHERHOOD OF MURDER tells the story of one man`s descent into The Order, the US`s most notorious white supremacist group. Here, William Baldwin (SLIVER) stars as Tom Martinez, a man who needs to support his wife and family but can`t seem to find a decent job. Tom`s life changes when he meets Bob Mathews (Gallagher) the leader of the neo-Nazi society known as The Order. Soon, Tom finds himself under the spell of Bob`s charisma and The Order`s hate speech. However, once Tom sees The Order turn violent, he begins to have second thoughts. He agrees to go undercover for the FBI to bring down Bob and The Order, putting his own life in danger as he tries to gather enough evidence to shut them down.NR"
Director: Martin Bell
ACTORS: Peter Gallagher, Kelly Lynch, William Baldwin
Pink Cadillac (DVD) Clint Eastwood Collection An experienced skip-tracer who specializes in tracking down crooks who jump bail, has his hands full when he pursues a woman whose specialty is counterfeiting and whose companion is her eight-month-old baby.
An experienced skip-tracer who specializes in tracking down crooks who jump bail, has his hands full when he pursues a woman whose specialty is counterfeiting and whose companion is her eight-month-old baby.
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Director: Buddy Van Horn
ACTORS: Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart, Michael Des Barres, William Hickey
Mazinkaiser Vol. 2: A Fire Blast from the Past (DVD)
When a madman named Dr. Hell resurrects an army of mechanical monsters to help him conquer the world, he immediately sets out to destroy Mazinger, whom he thinks will his biggest obstacle in his nefarious quest. However, Dr. Hell has not yet found out about Mazinkaiser, a powerful new android who is the Earth`s only chance against Dr. Hell. This is the final volume of the OVA series.NR"
