Alfie (DVD) Sensormatic Michael Caine stars as ALFIE, a feckless London lothario whose chief pleasure in life is to have a good time on dates with a different woman each day of the week. When he accidentally impregnates his live-in girlfriend, Gil...
Michael Caine stars as ALFIE, a feckless London lothario whose chief pleasure in life is to have a good time on dates with a different woman each day of the week. When he accidentally impregnates his live-in girlfriend, Gilda (Julia Foster), he takes a vacation in the country to think about his life--while still managing to engage in sexual affairs with a variety of women, including millionairess Ruby (Shelley Winters), young runaway Siddie (Millicent Martin), and even his friend`s wife, Lily (Vivien Merchant). However, Alfie can`t vacation forever. Before long, his fatherly responsibilities catch up with him and he`s forced to face the product of his debauchery.
Based on the novel of the same name by Bill Naughton, ALFIE touches on a number of controversial topics (polygamy and child abandonment, for starters). Director Lewis Gilbert cleverly mixes comedy and tragedy with a crucial lesson about immorality. The film features one of Caine`s finest performances.
PG"
Director: Lewis Gilbert
ACTORS: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster, Jane Asher
Big Brass Ring (DVD) Closed Caption; Subtitled French A labyrinthine story of political ambition and intrigue based upon an unfinished screenplay by Orson Welles. Blake Pellarin is running for Governor of Missouri, but his real goal is to become president.
A labyrinthine story of political ambition and intrigue based upon an unfinished screenplay by Orson Welles. Blake Pellarin is running for Governor of Missouri, but his real goal is to become president. When a dark shadow from his past threatens to expose a guarded family secret, Blake plots to placate his blackmailer by stealing his wife`s jewels. However, an ambitious reporter and an overzealous campaign bodyguard, both privy to Pellarin`s problems, have concocted plans of their own to exploit the aspiring Governor`s conundrum for their own advantage.
R"
Director: George Hickenlooper
ACTORS: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, Irhne Jacob, Ewan Stewart
TV Classics - Richard Diamond, Private Detective/ Highway Patrol/ Boston Blackie (DVD)
Six classic episodes of some of the best detective dramas from the golden age of television. BOSTON BLACKIE (1951-1953), HIGHWAY PATROL (1955-1959), THE LAWLESS YEARS (1959-1961), and THE MAN BEHIND THE BADGE (1953-1955) are the titles included.NR"
The Ninja Wolves (DVD)
The Japanese ninja secretly invade China in the time of the Ming Dynasty.NR"
ACTORS: Chem Muh Chuan, Yi Chang, Yueh Hwa, Jin Po
Mulholland Drive (DVD)
David Lynch strikes again with this literal nightmare of a motion picture--a brilliant, scathing, hysterical, and haunting ode to Hollywood. In the film, a mysterious dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) emerges from an accident with a purse full of cash and a head full of amnesia. Meanwhile, Betty Elms (Naomi Watts), a wide-eyed gal from Deep River, Ontario, has just landed in Los Angeles with dreams of movie super stardom. When Betty finds the nameless beauty in her aunt`s apartment, she is deeply intrigued by the situation and offers to help her. This sends the two women on a bizarre search for the truth through the macabre, sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels, where the mob, a young film director (Justin Theroux), a studio executive with a tiny head, and an enigmatic figure named the Cowboy all float into the picture, then out again, until there is no longer any distinction between what is dream and what is reality.
Originally filmed as a pilot for ABC, Lynch`s daring, open-ended vision was coldly rejected by the network. As he was about to abandon the project, French producer Pierre Edelman convinced Lynch to rethink it as a feature. The result is this stunning expression of the subconscious, a testament to the power of personal artistic vision.R"
Director: David Lynch
ACTORS: Laura Elena Harring, Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Robert Forster
