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Walking on Water (DVD)
This Australian feature takes place in the aftermath of the tragic death of a young man named Gavin due to leukemia. His best friend, Charlie, can barely deal with the grief and guilt thrust upon him after watching a doctor administering euthanasia to Gavin, feelings that are complicated by the arrival of Gavin`s mother and the near tyrannical behavior of his business partner, Anna. As Charlie responds by ignoring his boyfriend and losing himself in drugs, it becomes clear that this tight knit group of friends must find each other again if they are to recover.NR"
Director: Tony Ayres
ACTORS: Vince Colosimo, Maria Theodorakis, David Bonney
Girl, Interrupted (DVD) Closed Captioned Adapted from Kaysen`s popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND.) Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicid...
Adapted from Kaysen`s popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND.) Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of characters, including Lisa (Angelina Jolie), who at first mesmerizes Susana with her uninhibited demeanor. The pair form a tight bond, but that connection is threatened when Lisa begins to spiral even further out of control. Ryder and Jolie`s intense performances are just one of many reasons to watch this picture.
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Director: James Mangold
The Perfect Husband (VHS)
A rich costume drama in which a womanizer is confronted by the husband of one of his past loves.NR"
Director: Beda Docampo Feijso
ACTORS: Tim Roth, Peter Firth, Ana Belen, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
Cockfighter (DVD)
Warren Oates delivers another riveting performance in COCKFIGHTER, Monte Hellmans audacious, sensitive adaptation of Charles Willefords novel. Oates stars as Frank Mansfield, a small-town Georgia man who gets caught up in the illegal game of cockfighting and finds that his losses far outweigh his winnings. Cocky and belligerent, Frank loses his chance at winning the Cockfighter Of The Year medal to Jack Burke (Harry Dean Stanton) the night before a big tournament, when he challenges Burke to an off-the-record cockfight. Two years later, Frank is still struggling to win the award. To prove his seriousness, he has vowed never to speak again until he claims the medal. This puts an obvious strain on his relationship with Mary Elizabeth (Patricia Pearcy), who is contemplating marriage with another man. Frank truly believes that if Mary Elizabeth sees him in the ring, doing what he does best, she will embrace and accept who he is, and will agree to marry him. As the most important tournament nears, Frank continues to focus solely on his rooster, believing that it holds his only chance at redemption. Frequent Hellman collaborator Oates barely speaks in the film, but his presence is nonetheless electrifying, making COCKFIGHTER a deeply moving drama.R"
Director: Monte Hellman
ACTORS: Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Donahue, Ed Begley
Basic Instinct (DVD) Special Limited Edition This steamy thriller to end all steamy thrillers stars Michael Douglas as Nick, a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case--manipulative, sexually uninhi...
This steamy thriller to end all steamy thrillers stars Michael Douglas as Nick, a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case--manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Trammell (Sharon Stone). Catherine`s latest book features a murder uncannily similar to the one Nick is investigating, and as the pair engage in a mating dance of dangerous one-upmanship, more murders occur, all described in her current work, about a boozy cop in love with a killer. Nick`s psychiatrist (Jeanne Tripplehorn), and cop partner (George Dzundza) are both worried about him, and Catherines jealous lesbian lover (Leilani Sarelle) may be trying to kill him, but Nick is just too turned on to care.
Director Paul Verhoeven shows an admirable lack of restraint in this ludicrously enjoyable thriller, a sort of postmodern noir with Joe Eszterhass script coming off like Mamet by way of Penthouse. Stone and Douglas exhibit fine chemistry (and most of their bodies), and there`s some lovely Bay Area scenery courtesy of cinematographer Jan de Bont (who went on to direct films such as SPEED and TWISTER). Wayne Knight (Newman from SEINFELD) and Mitch Pileggi (Skinner from THE X-FILES) are precinct heads who question Catherine in the infamous leg-crossing scene.
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Director: Paul Verhoeven
ACTORS: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Leilani Sarelle
