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Booth 2 Tha Block (DVD)
A host of Hip Hop music`s elite are featured in this eye-opening video magazine. BOOTH 2 THA BLOCK VOLUME 1 is also highlighted with exclusive interviews and music videos of rap stars like Young Will, Baby Bubb, Yukmouth, J-Staxxx, Smackola, and Bang Matter.NR"
Life on a String (DVD)
Chen Kaige`s LIFE ON A STRING, based on a story by Tiesheng Shi, tells the tale of an old blind musician who, when he was a young boy, was told that he would be cured of his affliction after he broke 1000 strings on his instrument. The old master (Liu Zhongyuan) has become a grizzled, saintly figure in pursuit of his goal of sight. His student, Shitou (Huang Lei)--also blind--wants a different sort of life from his ascetic master, desiring romance, and when he meets and falls in love with a young villager (Xu Qing), he goes against his master`s wishes to be with her. As the elderly musician approaches the time when he will break the fateful string--as well as his own death--he is forced to question his faith and his many philosophical differences with his youthful apprentice. As in Kaige`s earlier film YELLOW EARTH, LIFE ON A STRING is saturated with wondrous folk music from Chinese composer Xiao-Song Qu. Thoughtful and lyrical in its portrayal of inner vision and spiritual faith, Kaige`s deceptively simple fable is a mysterious and beautifully shot meditation on the thin, fraying strings separating vision from blindness, music from silence, and life from whatever comes next.NR"
Director: Chen Kaige
ACTORS: Liu Zhongyuan, Huang Lei, Xu Qing
Show Boat (DVD)
This vivacious remake of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein musical (based on an Edna Ferber novel) about life on a Mississippi riverboat tracks the hardships of Julie Laverne (Ava Gardner), a mulatto trying to pass for white while also following the course of a tumultuous love between a captain`s daughter, Magnolia Hawks (Kathryn Grayson), and an itinerant gambler, Gaylord Ravenal (Howard Keel). Gardner (with help from Annette Warren, whose voice was overdubbed for Gardner`s songs) gives a heartbreaking performance, and Grayson`s clear, pure voice soars, set off magnificently by Keel`s rich baritone. The film stands as a classic for both its surprising emotional impact and its well-known score, featuring timeless gems such as Old Man River and Can`t Help Lovin` that Man of Mine. NR"
Director: George Sidney
ACTORS: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Gower Champion
In July (VHS)
Daniel (Moritz Bleibtreu, DAS EXPERIMENT, RUN LOLA RUN) is a shy and lovelorn science teacher in Hamburg, Germany. Juli (Christiane Paul) is a dread-locked, free-spirited Hamburg street vendor. They cross paths when Juli sells Daniel a sun-inscribed ring and tells him he will soon fall in love with a woman wearing a similar symbol--with the secret hope that she herself will be that woman. But before Juli can fully orchestrate her romantic plans, Daniel meets a beautiful Turkish tourist and determines to follow her to Istanbul. It isn`t long before Daniel embarks on a cross-country trip around the backroads of Eastern Europe in search of love--with a hitchhiking Juli not far behind. Written and directed by Fatih Akin, this German romantic comedy blends well-worn elements of slapstick, chance encounters, and an ensemble cast of eccentric characters into a surprisingly sweet and original cinematic creation.NR"
Director: Fatih Akin
ACTORS: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus, Idil Uner, Jochen Nickel
Teddy Roosevelt - An American Lion (DVD) 2 DVD Boxed Set Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, and is often cited as being highly influential on his successors. This documentary traces his life story, from positions as New York City Police Commissioner ...
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, and is often cited as being highly influential on his successors. This documentary traces his life story, from positions as New York City Police Commissioner and Assistant Secretary to the Navy, to his inauguration into office, a look at his family life, and a study of his leadership qualities. Richard Dreyfuss (JAWS) provides the voice for Roosevelt, and experts including author Edmund Morris and ex-President Bill Clinton offer their valuable opinions.
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