Aquanoids (VHS)
Seventeen years ago, a group of undersea monsters emerged on a small coastal town, slaughtered a handful of citizens, and returned to the ocean--never to be seen again. Vanessa, an oceanographer who also happens to be the daughter of one of the victims, has a feeling that they will come back. She urges the mayor to keep people off the beaches for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. He will wish that he had listened to her...R"
Director: Reinhart Peschke
ACTORS: Ike Gingrich, Laura Nativo
National Geographic Video - Nature`s Fury (DVD)
An up-close examination of such natural forces as tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and more, with first-hand footage and tales from people who`ve survived nature`s onslaught.NR"
Solas (DVD)
Like Satyajit Ray`s APARAJITO or Yasujiro Ozu`s TOKYO STORY, director Benito Zambrono`s SOLAS is a quiet, realistic film that examines relationships between parents and children, the decline of traditional values, and urban anomie. While waiting for her husband to recover in a hospital, a mother (Maria Galiana) stays with her estranged daughter, Maria (Ana Fernandez), who fled her parents rural home in Andalusia because she could no longer bear her father`s abusiveness and her mother`s passivity. As the daughter struggles to find dignity in her job and her relationships with men, her mother quietly tries to brighten the life of her daughter and an elderly neighbor with only a dog for a companion. Gradually, Maria realizes that behind her mother`s passivity is a strength and compassion that is rare in modern Spain. SOLAS, which means alone, is a low-budget film using little-known actors; it`s strong and moving, however, with emotionally wrenching performances from the entire cast. Setting a high standard with his feature-film debut, Zambrano suggests that the solution to loneliness and poverty lies in remembering how to care for others.NR"
Director: Benito Zambrano
ACTORS: Paco de Osca, Antonio Dechant, Ana Fernandez, Angel Fernandez, Juan Fernandez
Tales of Frankenstein (DVD)
The brilliant but warped Doctor (or Baron) Frankenstein and his famous square-headed, bolt-necked, elevator-booted creation live again in TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN. This collection of the undead monster`s greatest hits includes numerous cinematic trailers, television appearances and film clips. Included here in its entirety is the half-hour television pilot of Tales of Frankenstein, produce by Hammer Studios and directed by Curt Siodmak.NR"
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival - The Movie (DVD)
An eye-opening, no-holds-barred documentary of 1970`s legendary five-day Isle of Wight rock-and-roll festival, featuring the final stage performances of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors with Jim Morrison. Other highlights include The Who`s Young Man`s Blues and Naked Eyes, along with footage of Free, Taste, Tiny Tim, John Sebastian, Donovan, Ten Years After, The Moody Blues, Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen, ELP, Joan Baez and Jethro Tull. Filmed and edited by Murray Lerner.NR"
Director: Murray Lerner
ACTORS: Who, Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Free, John Sebastian
