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The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (DVD)
Filmed in the Philippines, THE MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND is the gory tale of an unscrupulous scientist who turns his trusty lab assistant into a green-blooded `plant monster.` Produced by Sam Sherman, this film is notorious for being one of the goriest splatter films of the 1960`s and 1970`s. A.K.A TOMB OF THE LIVING DEAD.Unrated"
Director: Gerardo De Leon|Eddie Romero
ACTORS: John Ashley, Angelique Pettyjohn
Common Ground (VHS)
Acclaimed director Adolfo Aristarain`s COMMON GROUND provides a compelling mix of family drama and biting social commentary. When his university suggests that aging Literature professor Fernando Robles (Federico Luppi) retire, they intend it as more than mere suggestion. The downward-spiraling economy plaguing Argentina in the early 21st century caused mass unemployment, and the middle-class could not count themselves as secure in their economic status. Fernando and his wife Lili (Mercedes Sampietro) confront this reality pragmatically, but the stress and conflict greatly test their marriage. The family`s economic worries also take their toll on Fernando`s relationship with his son Pedro (Pablo Rago). Though Fernando refuses assistance, he resents his son for moving away from Argentina when it most needs resourceful citizens. The drastic changes that Fernando and Lili must make resonate universally, and illustrate the difficult balance struck between government, industry, and individual well-being.NR"
Director: Adolfo Aristarain
A.F.R.I.K.A. (DVD)
This action comedy finds four young women hitting the road in search of adventure and escape from their stressful lives. However, when the quartet find a gun in their borrowed car, it gives them some ideas on how to let off some steam that could get these erstwhile good girls into a heap of trouble.NR"
Zatoichi - The New Tale of Zatoichi (DVD)
Love and loyalty are at the core of this third installment in the popular Japanese samurai series ZATOICHI, THE BLIND SWORDSMAN. Zatoichi returns home in this volume, but finds that everything is not well. His former instructor has become a hired hand for a kidnapping ring. As Zatoichi deals with this crushing blow his mentor`s sister gives herself to the blind swordsman in marriage, an offer Zatoichi must decline. This 1963 episode in the series was the first to be shot in color.NR"
ACTORS: Katsu Shintaro
Paul Verhoeven Collection (DVD)
Though Paul Verhoeven is best known in the US for films like ROBOCOP, BASIC INSTINCT, and SHOWGIRLS, Verhoeven made a number of his best films in his native Netherlands, often with actor Rutger Hauer and the cinematographer (and later director) Jan de Bont. This collection contains five Verhoeven films from that period: THE 4TH MAN, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, TURKISH DELIGHT, SOLDIER OF ORANGE, and KATIE TIPPEL. See individual titles for details.R"
Director: Paul Verhoeven
ACTORS: Jeroen Krabbe, Rutger Hauer, Sylvia de Leur, Monique Van De Ven, Renee Soutendijk