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The Turandot Project (DVD)
This film from Allan Miller chronicles the production by director Zhang Yimou and conductor Zubin Mehta of the fantastic opera TURANDOT written by Giacomo Puccini. THE TURANDOT PROJECT is a documentary that shows what happens behind the scenes of two very different performances of the opera--one in Florence, Italy and the other in Beijing, China.NR"
Director: Allan Miller
The Magic Weed: The Truth About Cannabis Sativa (DVD)
THE MAGIC WEED traces the story of the Cannabis plant, which has a ten thousand year history in human culture. With its origins in China, its uses have ranged from medicine, clothing, war, feed stock, and of course, recreational. Also explored in this documentary is the American relationship with hemp, including its ban during the 1920s.NR"
Staind - Tainted: The Unauthorized Biography (DVD)
Loved by more high profile bands like Limp Bizkit, grunge metal band Staind have been rocking hard since 1995. Dark and loud, the quartet`s career is documented on TAINTED, an unauthorized profile which compiles behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with friends and associates, and other material.NR"
Gasoline (DVD)
IN THEATRES: JUNE 27, 2003 (NY)
This slightly surreal Italian road movie from first-time director Monica Stambrini tweaks the THELMA AND LOUISE mythos with just the right amount of moody teen spirit. Lenni (Regina Orioli) is the meek, bespectacled girlfriend of butch mechanic Stella (Maya Sansa), and together they run a gas station/coffee shop. They live in a middle-of-nowhere paradise that is soon lost with the arrival of Lenni`s controlling, disapproving mother (Mariella Valentini) who tries to drag her daughter back home. Soon Lenni`s mother is lying dead, and hell is getting ready to break loose. The girls take off on a road trip with mom`s corpse in the trunk, but their nocturnal journey is repeatedly interrupted. They encounter a cynical priest, a leaky gas tank, Stella`s wayward dog, and--worst of all--a car driven by two crazy, menacing Italian men and their video-camera happy girlfriend who pursue them all through the night.
Propelled by Stambrini`s inspired visual style and a cool, rock-tinged soundtrack, GASOLINE contains no dull stretches. Valentini and Orioli are cute and believable as the girls; their sex scenes generate honest steam and if their relationship seems somewhat shallow it`s only an intentional indication of their character`s youthful lack of self-knowledge. GASOLINE is high-grade stuff in its genre of romantic sagas where doomed outsiders hit the road with a dead body in the trunk.NR"
Director: Monica Stambrini
ACTORS: Maya Sansa, Regina Orioli, Mariella Valentini, Luigi Maria Burruano
Tina Turner - Live in Amsterdam (DVD)
The leggiest woman in rock, behind the scenes and on stage at the Amsterdam Arena on her 1996 Wildest Dreams European tour. Performing for a massive crowd of 150,000 people, the gravel-voiced Motown legend performs several of her soulful, passionate hits. Songs include Nutbush City Limits, River Deep, Mountain High, Proud Mary, What`s Love Got to Do With It? and We Don`t Need Another Hero. NR"
Director: David Mallet
