Fidelio (DVD)
Adolf Dresen directs this production of Beethoven`s only full-length opera, live from the Covent Garden with the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Christoph Von Dohnanyi. With a plot akin to a great Shakespeare lover`s comedy, FIDELIO includes elements of cross-dressing, love triangles, and betrayal. Through it all though, an undercurrent of the fight for freedom and liberation gives the opera a resounding dramatic power.NR"
ACTORS: Gabriela Benackova, Josef Protschka, Neill Archer, Marie McLaughlin, Robert Lloyd
Turbulence (DVD)
Cutting-edge computer animator McCormack crafts a fantastic artificial universe populated by shape-shifting creatures and other breathtaking images. Includes two bonus shorts, ENS and TISA. NR"
Director: Jon McCormack
The Byrds - EP (DVD) Special Edition Classic Pictures EP Formed in California in 1964, The Byrds became pivotal figures in the Psychedelic, Folk, and Country Rock genres before being inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. This four song DVD EP...
Formed in California in 1964, The Byrds became pivotal figures in the Psychedelic, Folk, and Country Rock genres before being inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. This four song DVD EP features the band performing on German television. Tracks include Black Mountain Rag, So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star, Chestnut Mare, and Eight Miles High.
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Lost Souls (DVD)
Years ago, priests exorcised a demon out of young Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder). Now she uses her unusual sensitivity to the same demons who once came after her to help the priests in other exorcisms. In one such case, a serial killer named Henry Birdson (John Diehl) claims to know the name of a man who will soon be possessed by Satan, beginning a reign of evil over the world. Maya discovers that the man in question is Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin), an author of true-crime books who has both wealth and fame but no religious faith. At first Peter is skeptical, but a series of strange and mysterious clues indicates that he might indeed be the victim of a massive satanic conspiracy. Maya and Peter must work together to learn how to reverse what has already begun before time runs out. A haunting and creepy religious horror movie in the tradition of ROSEMARY`S BABY and THE EXORCIST, LOST SOULS features shocking, disturbing imagery and a deeply rooted sense of human mortality.R"
Director: Janusz Kaminski
ACTORS: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall, Elias Koteas
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (DVD)
An explosive video history of the nuclear age, from its roots in the Manhattan Project to the modern-day arsenal. Footage includes restored and computer enhanced images of tests in the Nevada desert and the South Pacific, and their disturbing results. This special director`s cut includes even more mushroom clouds and a new 3D section. Narrated by William Shatner.NR"
Director: Peter Kuran