Hot Summer (DVD)
A bizarre cross between Frankie and Annette`s BEACH PARTY films and GREASE, HOT SUMMER is an East German musical from director Joachim Hasler. Former East German pop star Chris Doerk stars as Brit, one of a group of 12 girls who meet a group of 11 guys on a Baltic beach. It isn`t long before the two factions are playing pranks on one another and begin socializing. However, when two of the boys, Kai and Wolf, both fall for Brit, it causes rifts to form among the boys and girls.NR"
Director: Joachim Hasler
ACTORS: Chris Doerk, Frank Schoebel, Regine Albrecht
Willard (DVD) Platinum Series Glen Morgan`s WILLARD stars Crispin Glover in the title role as a socially awkward loner who lives with his ailing mother (Jackie Burroughs) in a decrepit old house. Trapped between duties at home and working at a drear...
Glen Morgan`s WILLARD stars Crispin Glover in the title role as a socially awkward loner who lives with his ailing mother (Jackie Burroughs) in a decrepit old house. Trapped between duties at home and working at a dreary company formerly owned by his deceased father, Willard leads a bleak and routine existence until he befriends Socrates, an albino rat living in the basement. This new friendship leads to an affinity for the ever-growing rodent population under his house, and soon Willard discovers the rats will do anything he tells them. When Willard is pushed too far by his bullying boss (R. Lee Ermey), he decides to use his four-legged companions to get revenge. A perfect pairing of actor and character, Glover is ideal as Willard in this Burton-esque remake of the 1971 cult horror film. Widely known as an introvert and eccentric in real life, Glover expertly transfers his quirks to Willard in a giddily affected performance that ranges from subdued to outraged. Ermey (of FULL METAL JACKET) and Laura Elena Harring (of MULHOLLAND DRIVE) provide excellent support as his dictatorial boss and concerned coworker, respectively, but the true costars of this thriller are two rodents, the affectionate Socrates and the imposing, cat-sized Ben. Although some of the rat scenes are rendered with animatronics or CGI animation, the majority of Glover`s scenes with Socrates and Ben involve real animal actors who convey distinct personalities and factor heavily into the story. The clever and darkly comic script even manages to bring in an element of the original film by featuring photos and paintings of Bruce Davison, star of the earlier film, as Willard`s dead father. And be sure to listen for both a young Michael Jackson and Glover himself singing WILLARD`s adopted theme song, Ben.
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Director: Glen Morgan
ACTORS: Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Elena Harring, Jackie Burroughs
Ray Stevens - Comedy Video Classics (DVD)
Ray Stevens combines music and comedy in eight numbers, including Help Me Make It Through the Night, Surfin` USSR, Everything Is Beautiful and, of course, The Streak. Don`t look Ethel!NR"
ACTORS: Ray Stevens
Takashi Miike`s Dead or Alive Trilogy (DVD) Contains Unrated Dead or Alive 1 Collected for the first time are all of Takashi Miike`s DEAD OR ALIVE films. The boxed set includes: DEAD OR ALIVE, DEAD OR ALIVE 2, and DEAD OR ALIVE: FINAL. Please see individual titles for full story...
Collected for the first time are all of Takashi Miike`s DEAD OR ALIVE films. The boxed set includes: DEAD OR ALIVE, DEAD OR ALIVE 2, and DEAD OR ALIVE: FINAL. Please see individual titles for full story descriptions.
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Director: Takashi Miike
ACTORS: Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi
Foul King (DVD)
A Korean comedy about the sterility of a white collar existence, FOUL KING is the story of PK, a dissatisfied bank clerk who decides to dedicate himself to his true passion: wrestling. Surprisingly, PK sheds his usual meek persona in the ring and shows a competitive fire that helps him win every one of his matches. Nicknamed the Foul King because of his reputation for underhanded tricks in the ring, PK begins to gain the confidence to change his life into the one he`s always wanted.NR"
Director: Ji Woon Kim
