Good Morning (DVD) Criterion Collection Two young brothers in suburban Japan demand a television set from their father, and are promptly told to shut up. In protest, the boys take their father at his word and cease speaking, refusing to say even good mo...
Two young brothers in suburban Japan demand a television set from their father, and are promptly told to shut up. In protest, the boys take their father at his word and cease speaking, refusing to say even good morning to the neighborhood ladies, causing a neighborhood quarrel. This reconfigured remake of Ozu`s I WAS BORN, BUT... brings the focus on the dissolution of the family into the realm of the farce, all the while maintaining the sense of sadness present in all of his films.
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Director: Yasujiro Ozu
ACTORS: Chishu Ryu
Taste of Cherry (DVD) Criterion Collection Emerging out of an Iranian cinema renaissance, TASTE OF CHERRY is seen by many as its crowning achievement. The story of somber yet intense Mr. Badii and his journey through Tehran, the film emerges as a sort of sp...
Emerging out of an Iranian cinema renaissance, TASTE OF CHERRY is seen by many as its crowning achievement. The story of somber yet intense Mr. Badii and his journey through Tehran, the film emerges as a sort of spiritual road movie. Intent on finding an aid for his planned suicide, Badii encounters citizens from every walk of life; a trash collector, a soldier, and a seminarian, all of whom refuse to help him, either out of a sense of religion or personal morality. Seen from the car, the dusty landscape and sumptuous golden dusk light of Tehran play a central role in the film, penetrating every scene. Finally a jocular taxidermist agrees to help, all the while trying to sell Badii on the quotidian joys of nature and everyday life. The meandering pace of the film gently unfurls in a series of encounters and dialogues that form its core, revealing the character not only of Badii, but also of Iranians and humans in general.
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Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Travels in Mexico and the Caribbean: Merida, Cancun & Belize (VHS)
Discover ancient Maya and Toltec pyramids, tread carefully into a crododile zoo, snorkle with sharks, and soak in the sun, fun, and culture of Mexico and the Caribbean with your guide Shari Belafonte.NR"
ACTORS: Shari Belafonte-Harper
Time Rider (DVD)
Fred Ward stars in this early 1980s science fiction movie as Lyle Swann, a motorcross racer who, while traveling through Mexico on his bike, gets caught in a time warp and sent back to the 1870s. Unaware that anything has happened, Swann soon finds himself nearly out of gas and finds the nearest town. Though the locals express fear and confusion when he approaches them in his racing gear and asks where the nearest gas station is, he still doesn`t realize that anything has happened. Unfortunately, he runs into a gang of criminals who not only rape and kill at will, but take him for a demon.PG"
Director: William Dear
ACTORS: Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Ed Lauter
Star Trek: Generations (DVD) Widescreen The first feature film starring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation finds Captain Picard and crew battling a sinister scientist whose plot is a century old. Picard`s only hope lies in forging an alliance with a lege...
The first feature film starring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation finds Captain Picard and crew battling a sinister scientist whose plot is a century old. Picard`s only hope lies in forging an alliance with a legendary Star Fleet captain from the past.
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Director: David Carson
ACTORS: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
