Bloody Proof (DVD) Spanish Language Packaging A gutsy Mexican thriller, BLOODY PROOF, is full of surprises right down to its shocking climax. The film follows the journey of Estela, who looks to break the chains of her privileged upbringing and lifestyle...
A gutsy Mexican thriller, BLOODY PROOF, is full of surprises right down to its shocking climax. The film follows the journey of Estela, who looks to break the chains of her privileged upbringing and lifestyle. In a difficult job market, her only breakthrough is with a schlock publication known as El Grito. One of her jobs is to take exploitative photos of murder victims. In doing so, Estela stumbles upon a connection in several murders of beautiful young women. Her coworkers don`t believe her, the police attempt to stop her, and on her own she discovers something linking these murders to a source close to her. Filmed originally in Spanish and English, this is a fast paced and suspenseful mystery.
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Director: Gabriel Beristain
ACTORS: Steven Bauer, Olivia Hussey
Brian Wilson - On Tour (DVD)
This in-depth documentary follows Brian Wilson as he tours the U.S. and Japan, offering a fascinating look at the man lauded as one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century. Featuring 24 live songs that span Brian`s career, there is also footage of him teaching Neil Young how to play the organ part of Good Vibrations, as well as appearances from Pete Townsend, Patti Smith, Ronnie Spector and many others!NR"
ACTORS: Brian Wilson
Ichi the Killer (DVD) R-Rated Version Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but its only for vi...
Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but its only for viewers with strong stomachs. One character, Kakihara (Japanese indie film heartthrob Tadanobu Asano), a masochistic yakuza lieutenant, has slits in his cheeks through which he blows cigarette smoke and gleefully hacks off his own tongue to apologize for his impudence. Then theres eponymous assassin (Nao Omori), a painfully shy but sadistic young voyeur who wears a leather superhero outfit to work. Manipulated by the cagey and mysterious Jijii (English translation: Gramps, Shinya Tsukamoto), Ichi lashes out and massacres those Jijii deems bullies, and basically anyone else who upsets his frail psyche. Jijii uses the demented lad to start a bloody war between rival yakuza factions. Miikes film is full of grotesquely over-the-top violent set pieces, including flying entrails, graphic mutilations, and even a severed human face splattered against a wall and slowly sliding to the ground. Its all captured with kinetic camerawork and hyperactive editing. Its not for everyone, but bolder viewers will find it uniquely entertaining.
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Director: Takashi Miike
ACTORS: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Sabu, Paulyn Sun
Love and the Frenchwoman (DVD)
Seven separate short segments explore the stages of a woman`s emotional life, including comic vignettes that deal with a girl`s nascent sexual curiosity (which is quickly repressed), coping with adolescent virginity, marriage and infidelity, and an amiable divorce soured by dueling attorneys. Early work from Belmondo before he became a New Wave icon in Godard`s Breathless. NR"
Director: Jean Delanoy|Michel Boisrond|Reni Clair|Christian Jaque
ACTORS: Martin Lambert, Dany Robin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Martine Carol
Garage - The Collection (DVD) DVD + Double Music CD This 80-minute audio-visual presentation combines some of the most visually appealing garage imagery with tracks from artists such as Cutting Crew, London`s Unique 3, DJ Bandi, Joolz B, Sonny B, Clarica Sondheim...
This 80-minute audio-visual presentation combines some of the most visually appealing garage imagery with tracks from artists such as Cutting Crew, London`s Unique 3, DJ Bandi, Joolz B, Sonny B, Clarica Sondheim, and more. Also included is a double CD set including tracks by The Artful Dodger, Shola Ama, Robbie Craig, So Solid Crew, Oxide and Neutrino, New Design, Danny Foster, and more.
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