Xanadu (DVD) widescreen A young album-painter learns a lesson about daring to dream when he is kissed by a magical muse. Throwing caution to the wind, he partners up with a wealthy former jazz musician to start-up a roller disco nightclub, but find...
A young album-painter learns a lesson about daring to dream when he is kissed by a magical muse. Throwing caution to the wind, he partners up with a wealthy former jazz musician to start-up a roller disco nightclub, but finds that one of his dreams might be too lofty--even for the powers that be. A modern musical featuring the musical talents of Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, the Tubes, and Cliff Richard, with a touch of cartoon from animator Don Bluth.
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Director: Robert Greenwald
ACTORS: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck
City of God (DVD)
IN THEATRES: JANUARY 17, 2003 (NY/LA)
Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn`t relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn`t have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he finds potential victims too friendly. Equally unsuccessful in love, he regularly fails to lose his virginity. Blood spills throughout the streets of the Ciudad de Deus as gang leader Li`l Ze (Douglas Silva) is challenged by local druglords and a gang of pre-teens known as the Runts. Rocket shoots all of this action with his weapon of choice, a camera.
Director Fernando Meirelles combines visual flashiness with dark history in telling the story of three decades of unrest in underground Rio de Janiero. Technically flawless, the Brazilian film uses a rapid-cutting style to flash back and forth in time. Cinematographer Cesar Charlone shoots with an overexposed glow in a film that may seem numb to violence, but reveres photography. Director Meirelles was assisted by Kaita Lund, a filmmaker who had previously shot in the Rio ghettos.R"
Director: Fernando Meirelles|Katia Lund
ACTORS: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Gera Camilo
Keiko en Peligro (VHS)
This classic Mexican film tells the story of an extra-terrestrial whale who is sent to Earth in order to see how well he would adapt to the atmosphere on that strange planet. Years later, Keiko`s planetary siblings travel to Keiko`s new home and are shocked to discover that he`s a spectacle at an amusement park and is in very bad health. They band together to rescue Keiko and return him to the place where he belongs. KEIKO EN PELIGRO is an inspiring family film that teaches a very valuable lesson.NR"
Director: Rene Cardona III
ACTORS: Hugo Stiglitz, Susana Dosamantes, Cesar Bono, Roberto Ballesteros, Carlos East
Rock N` Learn: Spanish (DVD)
This fun way for kids to learn Spanish uses music to make the lessons memorable. They`ll learn the Spanish alphabet, greetings, numbers to 100, colors, common phrases, pronouns, time, travel phrases, and much more.NR"
The Island of Dr. Moreau (DVD)
Lancaster gives a memorable performance as the demented Doctor Moreau who performs bizarre genetic experiments on animals--turning them into man-beasts known as humanimals. His experiments continue uninterrupted until a mariner named Braddock shipwrecks on Moreau`s island. Shocked by the immoral nature of Moreau`s work, Braddock tries to stop the mad Doctor but finds that he has an army of humanimals to reckon with first. Based on H.G. Wells` 1896 novel.PG"
Director: Don Taylor
ACTORS: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Barbara Carrera, Nigel Davenport, Richard Basehart
