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
Sirens of the Silver Screen - Jayne Mansfield: It Takes a Thief/The Loves of Hercules (VHS) 2-Tape Set Jayne Mansfield takes on a breadth of diverse roles as the busty criminal mastermind in IT TAKES A THIEF, and as both the busty, good-natured brunette and the busty, evil redhead in the fantastic THE LOVES OF HERCULES. See i...
Jayne Mansfield takes on a breadth of diverse roles as the busty criminal mastermind in IT TAKES A THIEF, and as both the busty, good-natured brunette and the busty, evil redhead in the fantastic THE LOVES OF HERCULES. See individual titles for descriptions and credits.
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ACTORS: Jayne Mansfield
Rancid Aluminum (DVD)
In RANCID ALUMINIUM, Pete Thompson (Rhys Ifans) is not doing well--his father, best friend, and accountant have all just died, his business is failing, and his relationship with his girlfriend, Sarah (Sadie Frost), is going poorly--and that`s just the tip of the iceberg. He decides that the only way to save himself is to get involved with the Russian Mafia, but that`s when things really start going south for Pete. Throw in some drugs, an extramarital affair, and murder, and you have this unique black comedy from the novel by James Hawes III.R"
Director: Edward Thomas
ACTORS: Joseph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Sadie Frost, Tara Fitzgerald, Keith Allen
Dark Side (DVD)
Megan Wright is a corporate lawyer currently investigating the disturbing suicide of Jane, her twin sister. The probe begins to lure Megan further into the strange world in which Jane lived. As Megan gets closer to uncovering the facts surrounding her sister`s death, she finds herself caught up in a horrible twist that ultimately leaves her fighting to survive in a way that directly mirrors Jane`s last days.R"
ACTORS: Jason Priestly, Patsy Kensit, Paul Johansson
The Man Who Knew Too Much (DVD) Part of Alfred Hitchcock Collection An English couple on holiday in Switzerland find themselves embroiled in an international plot to assassinate a foreign dignitary when the husband overhears the secret and their daughter is kidnapp...
An English couple on holiday in Switzerland find themselves embroiled in an international plot to assassinate a foreign dignitary when the husband overhears the secret and their daughter is kidnapped. This taut, suspenseful thriller is aided by the directors wry wit and tight pacing. Critics continue to argue the films merits versus those of its 1956 remake.
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Director: Alfred Hitchcock
ACTORS: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Hugh Wakefield
