Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (DVD)
Antonio Banderas caught the world`s attention with his portrayal of Ricky, an orphaned mental patient who stalks and kidnaps Marina (Victoria Abril), a porn actress and junkie, in order to make her love him in this decided departure for iconoclastic Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodsvar. Suspense, tension, and uneasy humor mingle as Marina grapples with her addictive nature, a very bad toothache, and her own confusion about the need to be loved and the need for freedom. Meanwhile, Maximo (Francisco Rabal), an aging director who has just shot Marina`s latest film, finds himself obsessed with her, while sister Lola (Loles Lesn) worries Marina might be back on drugs and starts trying to track her down. The tension mounts as her sister closes in, and Marina becomes torn by her desire to escape and her growing affection for her captor. Almodsvar followed up his hit WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN with this controversial, steamy thriller that contains nudity and some very passionate sex. The cast includes Almodsvar regulars Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano, and Marma Barranco and features a tense musical score by Ennio Morricone.NR"
Director: Pedro Almodsvar
ACTORS: Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Loles Lesn, Francisco Rabal, Julieta Serrano
Il Posto (DVD) Criterion Collection Domenico (Sandro Panseri) has migrated from his tiny Italian village to Milan. Here in the city, he has become little more than a number as he lands an entry level position with a company whose anonymity is matched...
Domenico (Sandro Panseri) has migrated from his tiny Italian village to Milan. Here in the city, he has become little more than a number as he lands an entry level position with a company whose anonymity is matched only by that of Domenico`s own status within Milan. The job seems to offer no opportunity and the bureaucratic system the young laborer has to deal with is nothing less than Kafka-esque. The quiet country transplant finds solace in a coworker, the beautifully sweet Antonietta (Loredana Detto), as the power of human connections triumphs over the cold atmosphere of the faceless modern business world.
Italian director Ermanno Olmi`s (TREE OF THE WOODEN CLOGS) 1961 film is a masterpiece of tender human emotion. The performance of Sandro Panseri is perfectly understated with a stone-faced innocence reminiscent of Buster Keaton. The coming of age comedy won major prizes at the Venice and London Festivals and has become a classic film of great socio-political importance.
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Director: Ermanno Olmi
ACTORS: Sandro Panseri, Loredana Detto
Mondo Magic (DVD)
An exploitative and graphic look at primitive rituals throughout the world including cannibalism, eye-plucking, virgin testing and worse. Recommended for mature audiences.NR"
Halloween Treat (DVD)
Star New Orleans chef Daniel Bonnot presents a theme Halloween dinner fit for a ghoul! Watch as the costumed chef cooks a spectacular meal which includes such frightening dishes as Black Widow`s Web (Black Bean Soup,) Witches` Cauldron Souffle (Pumpkin Souffle Served in a Baby Pumpkin,) and Dracula`s Bit of Delight (Chocolate Mousse with Caramelized Pastry.)NR"
ACTORS: Daniel Bonnot
Black and White in Color (DVD)
In 1914, some patriotic Frenchmen, living in a small town on the west coast of Africa, find out about the war with Germany, declaring: I would have thought it would be with England. Immediately, the lazy sergeant organizes his little army of ill-trained natives, and marches on the neighboring German fort, accompanied by shopkeepers and their wives. To everyone`s surprise, German fire power cuts down the advancing mob, leaving Hubert, a righteous young geologist in charge. Accompanied by his black mistress, Hubert bulldozes the troops into a semblance of order. What ensues is a subtly funny statement on war and power. This Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film is one of the greatest works in the diverse career of French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud (THE BEAR/THE NAME OF THE ROSE).NR"
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
