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Angels Over Broadway (DVD)
Director Ben Hecht brings to life the world of loners, two-bit hustlers and has-beens that populate Times Square. Bill O` Brien (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) plans to swindle a suicidal thief, but then plots with call girl Nina Barone (Rita Hayworth) to turn his life around. A great cast headlines an unusually black comedy for its time. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Screenplay.NR"
Director: Ben Hecht|Lee Garmes
ACTORS: Douglas Fairbanks, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, George Watts
Singing Detective, The: Series (DVD)
The complete collection of veteran BBC scribe Dennis Potter`s surreal musical mystery mini-series, which finds hack writer P.E. Marlow adrift between reality and the world of his gumshoe magnum opus, The Singing Detective, as he suffers in hospital from a rare skin disease. Six episodes include Skin, Heat, Lovely Days, Clues, Pitter Patter, and Who Done It. NR"
Director: Jon Amiel
ACTORS: Michael Gambon, Janet Suzman, Joanne Whalley
Training Day (DVD)
Antoine Fuqua (THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, BAIT) turns up the intensity level with TRAINING DAY, a charged drama about police corruption in downtown Los Angeles. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a well-intentioned young officer who thinks he`s found his ticket to becoming a detective in the form of undercover officer Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington). Harris is a notorious figure in the streets and in the office. He also has the authority to make Jake`s professional wishes come true, provided Jake is able to prove his worth on Alonzo`s team. At first, Alonzo`s blunt, carefree demeanor provides a shock to Jake`s optimistic system, but as it becomes clear that Alonzo is dangerously out of control, Jake must decide whether or not to risk his future in the name of the law.
Washington`s performance as the evil, pragmatic detective is a sight to behold. He delivers his lines with a devilish ferocity that keeps the film bubbling throughout. Hawke slips into the role of the rookie everyman with ease, providing a good contrast to Washington`s fiery presence. Former video director Fuqua completes the picture by casting musicians Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Macy Gray in supporting roles.R"
Director: Antoine Fuqua
ACTORS: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Defilers/Scum of the Earth (DVD)
THE DEFILERS: This disturbingly violent, low-budget marvel features two teenage hooligans who make a love slave of a kidnapped young girl. SCUM OF THE EARTH: A lovely and wholesome young lady is trying to save money for college, and agrees to do some modelling. Soon, she is being asked to pose topless and then blackmailed into even sleazier shots. As she slides down into this depraved world, the only way out is death.Unrated"
Director: Lee Frost|Herschell Gordon Lewis|David F. Friedman
ACTORS: Jerome Eden, Byron Mabe, Vickie Miles
Trigun Vol. 3 - Wolfwood (DVD)
Vash the Stampede meets up with Wolfwood, a man of the cloth, in the desert. Both are there seeking redemption, and both have troubled pasts as gunmen. Since both are continually fending off the ghosts of their past, it would make sense for them to team up, but neither Vash nor Wolfwood like to work in pairs...NR"
