The Wasp Woman (DVD)
This fun, intelligent cheapie from King of the B`s Roger Corman ranks as the first feminist horror film. Susan Cabot stars as aging cosmetics mogul Janice Starlin, who injects herself with an experimental wasp enzyme in order to restore her fading youth and save her company from going broke. Eccentric scientist Dr. Zinthrop (Michael Mark) first tries the serum on cats, but when they later sprout wings and stingers, he realizes the formula might not be market ready. Unfortunately, he winds up in a coma before hes able to warn Starlin of the ghastly side effects, and before long she`s buzzing around the building at night, attacking and devouring her enemies. What`s admirably feminist about the film is how Starlin is portrayed as intelligent, powerful, and sympathetic while her male underlings are condescending buffoons who first dismiss her serum as mere wishful vanity and later find themselves smitten by her newly restored beauty (and later bitten by her wasp alter ego). Barboura Morris plays Starlin`s worried secretary, and Bruno Ve Sota is an unlucky night watchman. Cabot is splendid in the title role, reverse-aging beautifully. Carolyn Hughes and Lynn Cartwright add comic relief as a pair of gossipy receptionists.NR"
Director: Roger Corman
ACTORS: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris
Snoopadelic Films Presents: Welcome to Tha House - The Doggumentary (DVD)
Taking a revealing look into the lives of Snoop Dogg and the Doggy Style Allstars, WELCOME TO THA HOUSE comes from the same team that gave you UP IN SMOKE, which starred Snoop, Eminem and Dr. Dre. Music videos, biographies, and features on artists on the Doggy Style record label are all included, alongside some candid and revealing documentary footage. The two-year wait since Snoop`s last release is now over with the simultaneous release of this and his WELCOME TO THA HOUSE VOL. 1 CD, so get ready to party, Doggy style!!NR"
ACTORS: Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Human Monster (VHS)
The story of a proprietor of a home for the blind who uses the residents as pawns in an elaborate murder scheme. British. A.K.A. Dark Eyes of London. NR"
Director: Walter Summers
ACTORS: Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt
Guitar Basics Step Two: Electric (VHS)
Go electric. After mastering basic strumming and picking skills, try your hand at special electric guitar techniques such as bends, hammer-ons, and pull-offs.NR"
The 39 Steps (DVD)
A classic British spy mystery, and one of Hitchcock`s best, THE 39 STEPS is the story of an innocent man who struggles to prove his innocence. Robert Donat gets more than he bargained for when he brings home a mysterious woman who confesses to be a British agent on the hot trail of a dangerous spy ring. The woman is killed in Donats apartment and he immediately finds himself on the run, burdened with the charge for her murder and the dangerous knowledge of her mission. The film is distinguished by its pioneering use of contrapuntal sound effects, as well as the dynamism between Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.NR"
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
