Payback (DVD)
Mel Gibson is Porter, a ruthless criminal, who is gunned down by his wife and friend after they rob an Asian gang. When Porter survives the attack, he makes it his mission to exact revenge on his friend, who has used the robbery money to buy his way into a powerful syndicate. Added to the mix are crooked police officers, members of the syndicate, and the Asian gang, who are out for a bit of revenge themselves. Based on the series of novels by Donald E. Westlake, which were translated to the screen previously in John Boorman`s POINT BLANK (1967).R"
Director: Brian Helgeland
ACTORS: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Deborah Kara Unger, David Paymer
Rutles, The: All You Need Is Cash (DVD)
THE RUTLES is a hilarious send-up of the myth and reality--mostly the myth--of the Beatles. Created by Monty Python`s Eric Idle and produced by SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE creator Lorne Michaels, this mockumentary contains cameos from Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Ron Wood, Bill Murray, and even one of the mocked himself, George Harrison. To make the comedy all the more exciting, this version was banned from United States television. Songs include: Hold My Hand, Number One, Love Life, Living in Hope, Get Up and Go, Cheese and Onions, Doubleback Alley, and many others. It is not a stretch to say that without THE RUTLES--ALL YOU NEED IS CASH, there might never have been a SPINAL TAP.NR"
Director: Eric Idle|Gary Weis
ACTORS: Neil Innes, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, John Belushi, Bill Murray
The Sorrows of Gin (DVD)
The Broadway Theatre Archive presents another program in its series of televised plays from the 60s to the 80s. In John Cheever`s play The Sorrows of Gin, an eight-year old girl watches the empty, feuding, alcoholic lives of her upper class suburban parents (played by Sigourney Weaver (ALIEN) and Edward Herrmann (THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, THE LOST BOYS).NR"
ACTORS: Sigourney Weaver, Edward Herrmann
The Loves of Carmen (DVD) Multiple Languages The story takes place in Spain. Carmen is a beautiful gypsy with a penchant for trouble and a long list of lovers. Dragoon Don Jose falls hard for her, but soon finds himself falling into a jealous rage that ends in ...
The story takes place in Spain. Carmen is a beautiful gypsy with a penchant for trouble and a long list of lovers. Dragoon Don Jose falls hard for her, but soon finds himself falling into a jealous rage that ends in tragedy. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Color) Cinematography.
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Director: Charles Vidor
ACTORS: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler
Adventures of the Old West - Frontier Justice:The Law/The Lawless (DVD)
Examine the real lives of some of the greatest real life characters from the old west. Meet the cattle rustlers, bank thieves, train robbers, gamblers, gunfighters and lawmen who made the west so wild.NR"
