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Our Lady of the Assassins (DVD)
Adapted from the novel LA VIRGEN DE LOS SICARIOS by its author, Fernando Vallejo, OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS is an exploration of morality and mortality in Medellmn, Colombia. Returning to his hometown after a 30-year exile, Fernando (German Jaramillo) is introduced by a mutual friend to a teenage boy, Alexis (Anderson Ballesteros) who quickly becomes Fernando`s lover. Alexis has grown up in a very different Medellmn than the one Fernando remembers--one that is ruled by the drug trade. No one is safe in this crime-ridden city where car jacking, drive-by shootings, and spontaneous murders are part of everyday life. Although Fernando is disgusted by the constant violence, young Alexis perpetuates the cycle by shooting anyone who bothers Fernando. Ultimately, Alexis`s tactless actions catch up with him and Fernando is left alone to deal with the sad consequences of the violence and poverty that are so prevalent in the city.
Director Barbet Schroeder (BARFLY, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) presents this intense drama, shot on location in Medellmn.R"
Director: Barbet Schroeder
ACTORS: German Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restepo, Manuel Busquets
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Evolution (DVD)
Gloria Estefan`s influence on the American pop music scene should not be underestimated; a Cuban-American, she was one of the first Latin artists to crossover to mainstream American success. With her native Latin rhythms and catchy pop sensibility, Estefan and her Miami Sound Machine topped the charts and gained international stardom. This hove video captures some of her greatest hits in music video form, including Rhythm Is Gonna Get You and Get On Your Feet. NR"
ACTORS: Gloria Estefan
The Man Who Haunted Himself (DVD)
Roger Moore stars in this thriller as Harold Pelham, a conservative and somewhat timid executive who is involved in a horrible car accident and declared dead before being miraculously revived at a hospital. Upon his release, Harold finds that someone bearing his name and sharing his face has usurped his business and insinuated himself into his family. Unfortunately for Harold, his doppelganger possesses a volatile, aggressive personality and wastes no time making clear that he plans to get rid of the old Harold and permanently take his place.NR"
Director: Basil Dearden
ACTORS: Roger Moore, Hildegard Neil, Alastair Mackenzie, Hugh Mackenzie, Olga Georges-Picot
Planet Earth - Volume 1: The Living Machine & The Blue Planet (DVD)
Narrated by Richard Kiley, the Emmy Award-winning documentary series Planet Earth explores the geological forces that have shaped and continue to influence life on our planet, whether they come from deep within the earth`s crust or the farthest reaches of the solar system. This volume combines the episodes The Living Machine and The Blue Planet, examining both internal forces such as earthquakes and volcanos, as well as oceanic phenomena such as underwater hurricanes and tornadoes.NR"
Stephen King`s The Shining (DVD)
A made-for-TV mini-series based on the classic Stephen King horror novel, STEPHEN KING`S THE SHINING is a tense psychodrama about a man named Jack (Steven Weber) whom accepts a caretaker job at a winter resort, relocates his wife (Rebecca De Mornay) and child there, and subsequently goes completely insane. Jack, already in a slumbering state of depression, seems to be taken over by supernatural beings within the resort, leading him to threaten the lives of his family. More of a literal adaptation than the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film.NR"
Director: Mick Garris
ACTORS: Rebecca De Mornay, Steven Weber, Courtland Mead, Wil Horneff, Elliott Gould
