Keoma (DVD)
Franco Nero (DJANGO) stars as the title character in this unjustly forgotten spaghetti western from Italian auteur Enzo G. Castellari. Keoma, a half white, half Indian gunfighter, returns to his hometown only to find it overrun by a plague affecting much of the town. Unfortunately, the man running the town, Caldwell, will not let anyone out or any medical supplies in. After saving a beautiful woman (Karlatos) thought to be afflicted, Keoma sets about eradicating Caldwell and his men from his town. Stylish and brutal, director Castellari combines the conventions of the spaghetti western with the slow motion shootouts of Peckinpah, resulting in a wholly unique and entertaining movie.NR"
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
ACTORS: Franco Nero, Woody Strode, William Berger, Donald O`Brien, Olga Karlatos
Black Panther Warriors (DVD)
A stylish, star-studded, and silly comic caper thriller about a team of thieves-for-hire whose latest mission--stealing a safety-deposit box from inside the local police headquarters--may be a trap set by the Joe Fridays themselves.NR"
Director: Clarence Ford
ACTORS: Brigitte Lin, Alan Tang, Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Carrie Ng
Hellblock 13 (DVD)
A serial killer about to be executed (Rochon) tells her executioner three chilling tales: a young mother is plagued by nightmares of her missing children; a southern belle turns to the occult to eliminate her redneck husband; and a biker gang pays ritual tribute to Big Rhonda with chilling results. A trio of shockers from the gore masters at Troma.Unrated"
Director: Paul Talbot
ACTORS: Gunnar Hansen, Debbie Rochon, J. J. North, Roxanna Michaels, Jennifer Peluso
Smiths, The - The Complete Picture (DVD)
It almost seems like a needless effort to write about the Smiths - one either loves them passionately or despises them. This polarization of opinion could all be due to the effect that the dandy-esque front man Morrissey has on a person. Choosing to sing in a remarkably dramatic manner, writing ironically bathetic lyrics that swim with a biting, perhaps condescending wit, Morrissey is one of the most distinct leading men in rock history. His unlikely match with the great guitarist-songwriter Johnny Marr is what propelled the Smiths into the annals of pop history and made their songs highly influential classics. On THE COMPLETE PICTURE, The Smiths perform several of their hit singles at various locations, including the British program Top Of The Pops. The video serves as a great archive of The Smiths in their heyday, and also contains certain dramatic elements. One can see the latent disdain on Johnny Marr`s face as he watches Morrissey posturing as a romantic poet, swaying around dramatically with that signature bundle of flowers in his back pocket. In all, THE COMPLETE PICTURE serves as a remarkable musical and dramatic record of one of the most influential bands in British pop history.NR"
ACTORS: Smiths
Country Gold - V. 1 (VHS)
Dennis Weaver hosts this program of some of country music`s most popular stars including Johnny Cash, Larry Gatlin and Barbara Mandrell.NR"
