The Dead Zone (DVD) Sensormatic Cronenberg`s first foray into mainstream filmmaking is also one of his most satisfying pictures. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, it stars Walken as Johnny, a man who has been in a coma for five years and wakes up to real...
Cronenberg`s first foray into mainstream filmmaking is also one of his most satisfying pictures. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, it stars Walken as Johnny, a man who has been in a coma for five years and wakes up to realize that he can tell a person`s fate just by touching them. Realizing that he can change the future as well, Johnny soon gets intervenes in a number of would-be tragedies. Consequently, he soon becomes famous for his gift, but he longs for his former life, when he still had his job, his fiancee, and a normal life. However, when he shakes hands with a future president of the US (Sheen, in a wonderfully hammy performance) who could end up being the biggest mass murderer since Hitler, Johnny wrestles with what seems to be his destiny. Walken`s bravura performance forms the soul of this excellent and touching thriller.
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Director: David Cronenberg
ACTORS: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin Sheen, Herbert Lom
Bonanza - The Fear Merchants (DVD)
In this episode of the TV show BONANZA entitled THE FEAR MERCHANTS, the town deals with racial bias as the town mayor and an angry mob try to blame a Chinese youth for the slaying of a local.NR"
Director: Lewis Allen
ACTORS: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, Gene Evans
Earth, Wind and Fire in Concert (DVD)
The flamboyant rock/soul group is captured in all their splendor during their two night stand at the Oakland Coliseum on December 30-31, 1981.NR"
GWAR - Phallus in Wonderland (DVD)
A long form video from the alien warriors of Richmond, Virginia who try to offend everyone. The narrative -- in which the institutions of America come together to censor GWAR -- basically serves as an assault of modern capitalist culture and its values. The movie contains several of their gross-out songs, all of which are from the album America Must Be Destroyed. The strangest tongue-in-cheek political satire you`ll ever see.NR"
ACTORS: GWAR
Babylon 5 - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD) 6-Disc Set In the fourth season of the popular sci-fi series, Commander John Sheridan has broken the ties between his Babylon 5 space station and the Earth Alliance. But freedom comes at a cost. It isn`t long before fighting has commen...
In the fourth season of the popular sci-fi series, Commander John Sheridan has broken the ties between his Babylon 5 space station and the Earth Alliance. But freedom comes at a cost. It isn`t long before fighting has commenced, forcing Sheridan and his crew to do whatever it takes to retain their independence. All twenty-two episodes are collected here.
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ACTORS: Bruce Boxleitner, Stephen Furst, Jeff Conaway, Claudia Christian