Let it Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Let it Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (DVD)
Writer, composer, and inveterate bohemian Paul Bowles (1910-1999) was one of the 20th century`s most important artists. Best known for his seminal novel THE SHELTERING SKY, Bowles left the U.S. in the 1940s for a reclusive existence in Tangier, Morocco, where he fully immersed himself in the rich traditions of North African culture. His literary friendships included some of the best writers of his generation--Gertrude Stein, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal--and his mentorship to Beat writers Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg is the stuff of legend. This definitive film biography captures the reclusive Bowles at home in Tangier shortly before his death, musing on his work and controversial private life--including his tumultuous marriage to writer Jane Bowles--with remarkable insight and candor. Director Jennifer Baichwal weaves Bowles` musings with archival footage, interviews and commentary from Ginsberg and Burroughs, literary criticism from both supporters and detractors, and breathtaking vistas of the desert landscapes of Morocco, creating a compelling portrait of an enigmatic iconoclast who lived on the very fringes of society.NR"
Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Murder at Devil`s Glen (DVD)
Rick Schroder stars in this made for television movie as Henry, a man sent to prison after he and his fraternity brothers pulled a prank that resulted in the death of a female student. Just released from prison, Henry sets out to exact revenge on his fraternity brothers who let him take the fall. A thriller in the vein of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, MURDER AT DEVIL`S GLEN is an effective shocker that is propelled by Schroder`s obvious glee at playing against type and relishing his role as the villain.NR"
Director: Paul Shapiro
ACTORS: Rick Schroder, Jack Noseworthy, Michael Easton, Jayce Bartok, Jennifer Jostyn
Storm of the Century (DVD) Complete Miniseries Stephen King`s first original television miniseries ever, STORM OF THE CENTURY is the story of a small town`s struggle against an invasive stranger who knows all of their secrets and threatens to harm them if they d...
Stephen King`s first original television miniseries ever, STORM OF THE CENTURY is the story of a small town`s struggle against an invasive stranger who knows all of their secrets and threatens to harm them if they do not give him what he wants. Ultimately, they learn that he seeks to destroy the village if they do not sacrifice one of their children to learn his black trade.
PG-13"
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Attack! - Sharks & Crocodiles (DVD)
The Attack! series examines the relationship between human beings and the animal kingdom`s most notorious predators, raising questions about the increasing population of maneaters and whether human behavior is creating this imbalance of nature. This volume focuses on sharks and crocodiles, free-diving underwater without the safety of a steel cage to discover the true feeding patterns of sharks and observing the patience and memory of crocodiles as they ambush their prey.NR"
Hair (DVD) Dual widescreen/pan & scan presentation In what is widely considered to be even better than the Broadway stage musical, this film version of HAIR, directed by Milos Forman, gives a boost to what was, on the stage, a nonexistent plotlin...
In what is widely considered to be even better than the Broadway stage musical, this film version of HAIR, directed by Milos Forman, gives a boost to what was, on the stage, a nonexistent plotline, and highlights the already fabulous score with this epic musical. Filmed on location in and around New York City, the main plotline follows Claude (John Savage) a farm boy turned draftee from Oklahoma on his way to Vietnam. In New York, he is adopted by a group of flower children, led by Berger (Treat Williams) and including Jeannie (Annie Golden), who take him on a series of counter-cultural adventures that introduce Claude to hallucinogens and to a flaky but loveable debutante named Sheila (Beverly D`Angelo). Along with this experience come an introduction to issues of race, gender, politics, and war. The performances--both the acting and the singing--are extraordinary, and choreographer Twyla Tharp stages some of the most inventive and exquisite dance sequences ever seen, including a horse ballet by mounted police in Central Park, and an LSD trip-fantasy sequence. The sheer visual energy in HAIR--and the energy of its stars--propels this unique and nostalgic film forward every minute, and gives new insight into the Vietnam War era.
PG"
Director: Milos Forman
