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The Marquise of O (VHS)
French director Eric Rohmer`s 1976 tale of a young widow in 18th century Italy who is rescued from an attempted rape, yet strangely finds herself pregnant several months later.PG"
Director: Eric Rohmer
ACTORS: Bruno Ganz, Edith Clever
Blame It on Rio (DVD)
A much-planned two-family vacation to Rio begins with disaster as one husband, Victor (Joseph Bologna), deals with divorce papers while Matthews (Michael Caine) wife decides to vacation alone somewhere else instead, leaving the two men on vacation with only their charming and adventurous teenage daughters. Confronted by so much bare young skin, confused about the state of his marriage, and swept up in the moment, Matthew lets Victors daughter, Jennifer (Michelle Johnson), seduce him on the beach. But Jennifers constant declarations of love and lust make keeping the affair from Victor difficult and twists Matthew into guilty knots. The surprise appearance of Matthews wife (Valerie Harper, magnificent in a rage) reveals another hidden affair and unravels the romantic web crisscrossing between the families.R"
Director: Stanley Donen
ACTORS: Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Valerie Harper, Demi Moore
The Seventh Stream (DVD)
This Hallmark Hall of Fame production is based on a magical old Celtic legend. A beautiful and mysterious lady (DEEP BLUE SEA`s Saffron Burrows) brings joy to the life of a lonely widower who falls in love with her. But the denizens of the idyllic seaside town in which they live suspect that her reported magic powers are more harmful than good. Is their distrust unfounded, or is the lovely sorceress hiding a dark side?NR"
ACTORS: Saffron Burrows, Scott Glenn
Walkabout (DVD) Criterion Collection In this unconventional narrative film, director Nicholas Roeg sees the life of civilization as arid and unrewarding. Abandoned in the Australian outback, three young travellers survive because of an Aborigine`s ski...
In this unconventional narrative film, director Nicholas Roeg sees the life of civilization as arid and unrewarding. Abandoned in the Australian outback, three young travellers survive because of an Aborigine`s skills. Communication is a problem, although more for the girl than for her little brother, who still has a child`s ability to cut straight through the language to the message. The two teenagers, the girl and an aborigine, fail because they never find a way to communicate, not even through sign language. A commentary on pastoral simplicity versus cosmopolitan clutter, this haunting film marked Nicholas Roeg`s directorial debut. Based on the novel by James Vance Marshall.
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Director: Nicolas Roeg
ACTORS: Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gumpilil, John Meillon
8 Mile (DVD) Full Frame; Uncensored Bonus Materials Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urb...
Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn`t managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson`s stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it`s about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.
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Director: Curtis Hanson
ACTORS: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Eugene Byrd
