Road Fools 8 (DVD)
BMX bikers take to the Midwest to explore the streets and skateparks therein. Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago are all among the destinations, so get ready for the ride of your life!NR"
Passion (DVD)
Allan Dwan once again ventures into cattle country in a film starring Cornel Wilde as Mexican cattleman Juan Obregon. When he returns to the ranch of his friend, Gaspar Melo (John Qualen), Juan finds that he`s become a father due to a brief dalliance with one of Gaspar`s twin daughters, Rosa (Yvonne de Carlo). Overjoyed, he goes to the church to begin arranging for a wedding. While he`s gone, Don Domingo (Richard Hale), a cattleman who`s contested the validity of Gaspar`s claim on his ranch, attacks the ranch, burning it to the ground, and kills the old man and Rosa. Everyone assumes Rosa`s child was consumed by the fire, although it had been rescued by a passing Indian. Wilde swears vengeance on the unidentified killers, but police chief Captain Rodriguez warns him against reprisals. When Tonya recognizes the voice of Castro (Lon Chaney Jr.), one of the killers, she contacts Juan, who captures the man and forces him to confess his involvement and to name the other members of the group. When Castro struggles, Juan is forced to kill him, and becomes a fugitive, since he has no witnesses. Average western includes fine camerawork from John Alton, an effective score by David Raksin (LAURA), and good performances from Qualen and Burr.NR"
Director: Allan Dwan
ACTORS: Cornel Wilde, Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney, Rodolfo Acosta, Yvonne De Carlo
The Aviator`s Wife (DVD)
In THE AVIATOR`S WIFE, a film exploring the complexity of young love, director Eric Rohmer casts Marie Rivihre in the lead role of Anne, a twentysomething Parisian woman trying to sort out her feelings about her past and present lovers. The film takes place on a weekday from seven in the morning to seven at night. Anne wakes up to a surprise visit from one of her lovers, Christian (Mathieu Carriere), a handsome, sophisticated married man who works as an aviator. He tells Anne that he has decided to end his affair with her because his wife is pregnant. Anne is crushed and escapes into her job, trying to avoid Frangois (Philippe Marlaud), her other lover, who works nights and is therefore free to bother her all day long. Frangois is a needy, immature, and impulsive 20-year-old student who can`t compete with Christian. Fueled with jealousy, Frangois spends the day spying on Christian as he innocently strolls through Paris`s Butte Chaumont park. One of the five films in Rohmer`s Comedies and Proverbs series, THE AVIATOR`S WIFE dwells not on fancy camerawork or a dramatic plotline. Instead, as is true of most of the directors oeuvre, the film focuses on dialogue, relationships, and emotion. The gem of this film is the gorgeous, willowy Rivihre--also the star of Rohmer`s SUMMER--whose lonely, melancholic performance is captivating.NR"
Director: Eric Rohmer
ACTORS: Marie Rivihre, Anne-Laure Meury, Mathieu Carriere
Dark Shadows - The Collector`s Series - V. 32 (VHS)
Dr. Peter Guthrie, a psychic investigator, examines the strange occurrences at Collinwood and interrogates Laura.NR"
Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe`s War (DVD)
This effects-laden sequel finds a madman at the helm of an about-to-be-launched virtual-reality network which he hopes to use to control the world. A ragtag band of hackers must prevent his Global Interlink to foil his nefarious plans.PG-13"
Director: Farhad Mann
ACTORS: Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer, Austin O`Brien, Ely Pouget, Camille Cooper
