Break of Dawn (DVD)
The story of Spanish radio personality Pedro J. Gonzalez whose radical civil rights views inspired a political witchhunt that landed him in San Quentin prison. Gonzales (played here by popular Mexican singer Oscar Chavez) rose to fame on L.A. radio during the Great Depression. Gonzales`s outspoken views created quite a stir with the political system he was fighting on the airwaves every day. This 1988 Mexican film ends in a trial where Gonzales demonstrated that the city was destined for economic despair.NR"
Director: Isaac Artenstein
ACTORS: Oscar Chavez, Maria Rojo, Tony Plana
Can`t Stop the Music (DVD)
70`s disco music and style set the tone for this flashy comedy. Samantha, a former model, comes to the aid of her roommate Jack, an aspiring songwriter who`s vowed to stay celibate until he achieves musical success. Samantha invites a group of arty friends from Greenwich Village to a party -- an Indian chief, a construction worker, a cowboy, a policeman, a soldier, and a couple of leather boys! Then, they all get together and stage such a wild, campy, dance feverish show using Jack`s songs, that his career skyrockets! The popular group Village People stars in this rags-to-riches musical extravaganza. Big budget production with a top of the charts soundtrack.PG"
Director: Nancy Walker
ACTORS: Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, Steve Guttenberg
Tokyo Decameron: Three Tales of Madness and Sensuality (DVD)
A collection of three erotic and/or disturbing stories. In the first, Two Women Named Marika, one of the titular women has been a slave to the other`s desire for years. As their story unfolds, the history of the relationship is disclosed. In the next story, Lesbian Dream, the said dream of five women on vacation is halted when they find a dead body. The last story, The Man in the Pillory, is about the revenge a sister takes on the man who drove her sibling to suicide. Another fascinatingly bizarre release from Asia Pulp Cinema.NR"
ACTORS: Kei Mizutani
Portrait of an Artist - Marc Chagall (DVD)
This program explores the background and work of the grand old man of French art. It delves into his past as a poor Jew who participated in the upheaval of the Russian cultural and political worlds before moving to Paris to further his art. Although he flirted with many of the movements of his contemporaries, Chagall was able to keep his own style, which was developed more fully throughout his life.NR"
Bruce Lee: A Warrior`s Journey (DVD)
Bruce Lee was an enigmatic, legendary figure at the time of his death in 1973. His popularity has never waned and this 2001 documentary on the black belt movie star attempts to explain some of his magnetic appeal. Included in this biographical film is footage of THE GAME OF DEATH, the film that Lee was involved in at the time of his death. Pieced together by Lee aficionado John Little, the film`s finale is a flurry of images of the master in action for over 30 minutes.NR"
Director: John Little
