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Moby Dick: The True Story (DVD)
This enthralling program, produced by the Discovery Channel, tells the true story of Owen Chase, upon which Herman Melville`s classic MOBY DICK was based. Setting out from Nantucket in August of 1819, Chase and his crew had a devastating encounter with a charging sperm whale that weighed a remarkable 80 tons and ended up stranded them on 3 small whaleboats, thousands of miles away from land. This hour-long recreation is a fascinating and informative account of one of the world`s most known stories of man against nature.NR"
Cabaret (DVD)
Hit musical film of decadent, pre-war Berlin, based on the Kander-Ebb musical from John van Druten`s play I Am a Camera, which, in turn, was based on Christopher Isherwood`s novel Goodbye to Berlin. Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Picture, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: 8, including Best Director, Best Actress--Liza Minnelli, Best Supporting Actor--Joel Grey, Best (Adapted) Song Score.PG"
Director: Bob Fosse
ACTORS: Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Fritz Wepper
Brief Encounter (DVD) Criterion Collection This poignant tale of ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love is based on a Noel Coward play. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Director, Best Screenplay.
This poignant tale of ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love is based on a Noel Coward play. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Director, Best Screenplay.
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Director: David Lean
Eight Legged Freaks (DVD) Widescreen New Zealand-born Ellory Elkayem`s EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS is a ridiculously irreverent romp that pays homage to American b-movies of the 1950s. Set in the nearly bankrupt mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, the film opens with t...
New Zealand-born Ellory Elkayem`s EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS is a ridiculously irreverent romp that pays homage to American b-movies of the 1950s. Set in the nearly bankrupt mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, the film opens with the timely return of Chris McCormack (David Arquette). On the outskirts of town, a spider-loving eccentric discovers that water from a nearby river has a steroid-like effect on his tiny creatures. Unfortunately, that`s because it has been contaminated by a toxic substance. It isn`t long before the now-monstrous spiders are terrorizing Prosperity`s townspeople. Taking refuge in the Prosperity Mall, Chris and his fellow cohorts--the beautiful Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer), her kids Mike (Scott Terra) and Ashley (Scarlett Johansson), Deputy Pete (Rick Overton), and paranoid radio DJ Harlan (Doug E. Doug)--search for a way to destroy the gigantic monsters before they are destroyed. Handpicked by producers Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, writer-director Elkayem rises to the challenge. He successfully retains the lighthearted, low-budget feel of similar-toned 1950s classics (TARANTULA, THEM!) and merges it with a modern, big-budget aesthetic, to create an outrageously fresh contribution to the mutant bug genre.
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Director: Ellory Elkayem
ACTORS: David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson, Scott Terra, Leon Rippy
Carla Bley: Montreal Jazz Festival (DVD)
Contemporary jazz artist Carla Bley has been composing and performing since she was a little girl being taught by her church-organist father. An expert at mixing old and new styles of classical and abstract, avant-garde jazz, Bley is filmed here at a July 1983 concert. Her versatile set list includes Ups and Downs, The Lone Arranger, and Heavy Heart. NR"
