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Hyper Police: Episodes 1-4 (DVD)
The first 4 episodes of the popular sci-fi anime series HYPER POLICE are hyper indeed, a frenetic mix of action, fantasy, comedy, science fiction, and futuristic monster mashes. The unbeatable bounty hunter Natsuhime Sasawara, a hybrid of futuristic monster feline and human being, loses some of his power after a horrible accident. Less impenetrable, Natsuhime is forced to partner up with a Nine-Tail Fox who is seeking to gain mystical powers.NR"
Ten Days` Wonder (DVD)
Blackmail, the oedipal complex, and Christianity inform this bizarre, labyrinthine detective film from New Wave master Claude Chabrol, continuing his quest to unravel the traditional tenets of the genres within he works. TEN DAYS` WONDER opens with Charles Van Horn (Anthony Perkins) awaking in an unfamiliar Parisian hotel room, covered in blood. Dazed and confused, Charles calls upon an old philosophy professor, Paul Regis (Michel Piccoli) for help. When Regis goes to meet Charles at his palatial familial estate in the Alsatian woodlands, the film erupts in psychological and aesthetic twists and turns. Paul is confronted with Charles` Zeus-like father (Orson Welles) and his underage and sultry stepmother (with whom Charles is having an illicit affair). Separated from the rest of the world in the rarified realm of the claustrophobic villa, the Van Horn family enacts strange and cruel rituals of control and corruption upon each other, filled with blackmail, lies, and deception, all under the perfect surface of bourgeois complacency. Paul attempts to solve the mystery of Charles` strange behavior and along the way is enlisted by all parties to spy on each other. Employing stylized and stilted acting, with savvy art direction and cinematography, Chabrol subverts the viewers` expectations at every turn and creates an unlikely and disturbing psychological murder mystery.NR"
Director: Claude Chabrol
ACTORS: Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Michel Piccoli, Marlene Jobert
Hal Ketchum - The Video Collection (DVD)
Born in Greenwich, New York but based--like most musicians loyal to the country music tradition--in Nashville, Tennessee, Hal Ketchum is one of the so-called New Country genre`s biggest stars. The down home performer has sold over a million albums and is a member of the famed Grand Ole Opry. On THE VIDEO COLLECTION, Ketchum`s biggest hits are showcased in music video form. Tracks include She Is, Hang In There Superman, and Mama Knows the Highway. NR"
ACTORS: Hal Ketchum
The Lord of Hangzhou (DVD)
The chronicle of Emperor Qianlong`s many secret tours to Southern China, where he befriended Miqi, a big spender from a wealthy family. After losing all his fortunes, Miqi headed to the Capital City, yet he never lost his good nature and optimism, a trait that finally made him The Lord of Hangzhou. NR"
Director: Andy Chin
ACTORS: Waise Lee, Chan Kwok Bong
Magda Olivero: The Last Verismo Soprano (VHS)
Best known for brilliantly performing her signature role of Tosca, the tragic heroine of Puccini`s famous opera TOSCA, soprano Magda Olivera is one of the great opera stars of the century. The Italian singer is said to be the last verismo artist -- verismo being a specifically Italian opera style, originating in the late 1800`s, of bringing melodrama to the mundane. This collection of Olivera`s performances displays her remarkable talent for the dying artform.NR"
