Time Bandits (DVD) Criterion Collection Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children`s fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A...
Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children`s fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A boy and six good-natured little persons careen through time-twisting interactions with Napoleon, Robin Hood, and Agamemnon, among others, with a map the little people stole from their employer, the Supreme Being. But their intention is to rob their way through the past, which does not make their boss happy. Meanwhile, Evil is after the map in order to become the Supreme Being himself. The result is an extraordinarily visual extravaganza that overflows with Gilliam`s ecstatic vision. The film is shot from a child`s viewpoint, both through the character of Kevin and the placement of the camera. One of the morals of this thoroughly enjoyable, charming fantasy is that heroes aren`t always all they`re cracked up to be. Fun special effects and great supporting performances abound, including terrific turns by Ian Holm, John Cleese, Ralph Richardson, and especially David Warner as Evil.
PG"
Director: Terry Gilliam
ACTORS: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond
Thunderbirds - Set Four (DVD)
Gerry Anderson`s cult sci-fi series brought super-marionation into the forefront. The story follows Jeff Tracy (voiced by Peter Dyneley of MANSTER) and his sons--the eponymous Thunderbirds--as they fly around in their multimillion dollar spaceship, answering calls of distress throughout the galaxy in the name of International Rescue. This fourth set of 6 episodes contains further exciting adventures that are digitally remastered and uncut.NR"
Best of the Best - Strange Tales of the Imagination (DVD)
The National Film Board of Canada has compiled this collection of Oscar nominated and Oscar Winning animation shorts which stretch the limits of the imagination. Titles include, Neighbors (Oscar Winner, 1952), My Financial Career (Oscar Nomination, 1963), What on Earth (Oscar Nomination, 1965), The House that Jack Built (Oscar Nomination, 1968), Hunger (Oscar Nomination, 1974), Special Delivery (Oscar Winner, 1978), Paradise (Oscar Nomination, 1984), The Big Snit (Oscar Nomination, 1985), and La Salla (Oscar Nomination, 1996).NR"
L` Ennui (DVD)
The title means discontented boredom in French, and it is the peculiar ailment of Martin, a very unhappy philosophy professor. When he picks up the tab at a bar for a poor artist and receives a painting for his troubles, it leads to a relationship with one of the artist`s models -- a 17 year old beauty named Cecilia. Soon, the two are engaging in daily rendezvous that quickly become an obsession for Martin, who has realized that Cecilia is something of a blank slate -- she shows no emotion during their wryly explicit lovemaking and Martin begins to think her soulless. However, when Cecilia begins to skip some of their appointments, Martin grows obsessed with possessing all he can of this voluptuous nymphette, sending him into a downward spiral of misery and existential crises.NR"
Director: Cedric Kahn
ACTORS: Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin
New Jersey Devils 2003 Stanley Cup Champions (DVD)
The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was a classic battle. It took all seven games for the New Jersey Devils to emerge victorious over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in a bout that included multiple overtime thrillers. This recap of the series follows the victors from the season`s opening face-off through to the nail-biting finals.NR"
