44 Minutes (DVD)
Based on a shocking true story, 44 MINUTES recounts a fateful day in the life of several LAPD officers. In the summer of 1997 in North Hollywood, two wild gunmen with AK-47`s began an assault on dozens of defenseless policemen. The results were tragic, but in the midst of the madness several well-trained and heroic individuals rose to the challenge, saving innumerable lives in the process. Starring Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, and Mario Van Peebles, 44 MINUTES is an inspiring drama.R"
Director: Yves Simoneau
ACTORS: Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Mario Van Peebles
Hostile Intent (VHS)
The young designers of a revolutionary new computer chip become the targets of government agents in a paint-pellet game turned deadly.R"
Director: Jonathan Heap|Manny Coto
ACTORS: Rob Lowe, John Savage, Sofia Shinas, James Kidnie, Saul Rubinek
Fluke/Napoleon (DVD)
Fun pack featuring two children`s classics. See individual titles for details.PG"
ACTORS: Matthew Modine, Jamie Croft
When the Sky Falls (DVD)
An Irish journalist (Joan Allen) discovers a drug ring in Dublin, which leads her deep into the world of organized crime. As she digs deeper into the case, she becomes aware of the inability of the Police to help her. Based on the true story of The Sunday Independent reporter Veronica Guerin, WHEN THE SKY FALLS premiered on Sky TV in the U.K.R"
Director: John Mackenzie
ACTORS: Joan Allen, Patrick Bergen, Pete Postlethwaite, Liam Cunningham
Way Down East (DVD)
Innocent Anna (Lillian Gish, in a terrific performance) is sent by her poverty-stricken mother to visit rich relations in Boston, where she is seduced into a sham marriage by a smooth-talking scoundrel (Lowell Sherman). When she becomes pregnant, he abandons her; later, the baby dies. Now a social outcast, she changes her name and eventually finds shelter at the estate of the sternly religious Squire Bartlett (Burr McIntosh). She falls in love with his handsome son (Richard Barthelmess), but cannot divulge to him her terrible secret for fear of his father`s righteous fury. D.W. Griffith (BIRTH OF A NATION) directed this film with his usual blend of powerfully cinematic storytelling and scathing social commentary. Rustic New England and New York locations provide a gorgeous backdrop to the proceedings, and the climax, where poor Anna becomes lost in a winter storm, and is swept down the river on ice floes, is one of silent cinema`s peak moments.NR"
Director: D.W. Griffith
ACTORS: Lillian Gish, Lowell Sherman, Richard Barthelmess, Mary Hay, Creighton Hale
