From the Grave (DVD)
As if stalking your ex-wife weren`t bad enough, Martin (Jamie Bower) continues to plague his wife Emma (Clemency Burton-Hill) from the grave! Emma catches Martin having an affair with another woman, and decides to divorce him. Despite his adultery, Martin cannot accept the rejection and begins to stalk Emma as she starts over. When their mutual friend John steps in to help Emma through this rough time, Martin goes into a jealous rage, and ends up dead in a car wreck. The true terror begins when Martin`s ghost refuses to stay out of Emma`s life.R"
Director: Charles Buchanan
ACTORS: Clemency Burton-Hill, Jamie Bower
The Others (VHS) Spanish Language Edition THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by hers...
THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace`s husband never returned. Meanwhile, the two children, Anne and Nicholas, must constantly stay in the dark because they are deathly allergic to light. Then one day three people show up to take over for Grace`s disappeared staff, and trouble starts to brew. The odd trio--an aging nanny, an elderly gardener, and a young mute girl--seems to have a slightly different agenda than Grace and the children do. But when Anne starts talking to strange, unseen people, the scares start building to an incredible climax. Alejandro Amenabar`s highly stylized English-language debut is one of the better haunted-house films of the past few years. Not only did Amenabar write and direct the film but he composed the eerie music as well. Nicole Kidman is outstanding as the overprotective mother trying to save her children, while Fionnula Flanagan excels as the nanny with a deep, dark secret. Because the children must remain in darkness, Grace must lock every door behind her, to make sure that the children don`t accidentally enter a brightly lit room; it is a marvelous horror-film device that Amenabar uses to perfection.
PG-13"
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
ACTORS: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy, Eric Sykes
Dancemaker (DVD)
A breathtaking journey into the world of preeminent choreographer, Paul Taylor. Winner of the 1999 Golden Spire Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award the same year. The DVD release contains a rare, full-length Paul Taylor performance of Aureole from 1962.NR"
Director: Matthew Diamond
Devil`s Prey (DVD)
It`s the middle of the night, and a group of teenagers are driving home from a party, when they accidentally run into a young woman. Little do they know that this is the least of their worries, as she is on the run from a posse of dangerous cult members who are out to catch her for a sacrifice. The Shadows, as the cult members are known, now have five more targets in their sights, as the teens find themselves running for their lives to the nearest outpost of civilization.R"
Director: Bradford May
ACTORS: Patrick Bergin, Charlie O`Connell, Ashley Jones, Jennifer Lyons
The Italians (DVD)
An overview of the vibrant history and culture of the Italian people, celebrating their great traditions, pride, and energy.NR"
