Punch (DVD)
A pretty, yet troubled teenaged girl named Ariel (Sonja Bennett) finds an outlet for her flaring temper and misguided anger in boxing. PUNCH is a story of rage and redemption in the tradition of GIRLFIGHT (2000) and KNOCKOUT (2000).R"
Director: Guy Bennett
ACTORS: Michael Riley, Sonja Bennett, Vincent Gale
Nicholas` Gift (DVD)
It`s 1994, and California couple Reg and Maggie Green (Alan Bates and Jamie Lee Curtis) have taken their children Nicholas and Eleanor on vacation to Italy. A blissful time for the family turns tragic when, on a dark Sicilian road, Reg tries to flee a gang of carjackers. Gunfire ensues, hitting Nicholas in the head, killing him. His devastated parents donate the boy`s organs, so that others may benefit from his loss. When they return home to California, they realize they have caused a media frenzy with their generous act. Based on a touching true story, NICHOLAS` GIFT originally aired on CBS television.NR"
Director: Robert Markowitz
ACTORS: Alan Bates, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hallie Kate Eisenberg
Edge of Seventeen (DVD)
The tale of a high school student in the small town of Sandusky, Ohio circa 1984 (a year when 80s pop-culture was in it`s prime) who comes to terms with his homosexuality much to the astonishment of his long-time girlfriend. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN presents a sincere look at managing personal relationships as a gay teenager. Winner of the Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Feature, Best Actor (Stafford), and Best Screenplay at the 1998 L.A. Outfest, and the Audience Best Feature Award at the 1998 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.NR"
Director: David Moreton
ACTORS: Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes, Anderson Gabrych, Stephanie McVay, Lea DeLaria
Bottom Feeders (VHS) Spanish Subtitled An ex-con gets mixed up with a vicious, inept gang of thieves and ends up holding the bag after one of their bungled high-stakes heists. Now he must dodge not only the thieves, but also a motley assortment of crooked ...
An ex-con gets mixed up with a vicious, inept gang of thieves and ends up holding the bag after one of their bungled high-stakes heists. Now he must dodge not only the thieves, but also a motley assortment of crooked cops, a rather unusual hitman, and a crazed family of rednecks in this crime caper written and directed by Thomas Baumann.
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Director: Thomas Baumann
ACTORS: Dino Tripodis, Kip Ellwood, Kelvin Webb, John Saxon
Mercury (DVD)
Bill Wyatt (Geoffrey Rush from SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, SHINE) is the editor of the Sunday Mercury, watching over his stable of reporters all angling for the byline on that big, breaking story. Featuring stories ranging from government scandals to crime to everyday heroics, this is an inside look at the mechanics of a newspaper.NR"
