Vive L`Amour (DVD)
Three hip Taipeians split a vacant condo for clandestine trysting. One, a depressed young gay man estranged from his family, squats in the flat when the other two, a cosmopolitan realtor and a salesman, aren`t using it for an unemotional rendezvous. Winner of the Best Film award at the Venice Film Festival.NR"
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
ACTORS: Yang Kuei-Mei, Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Chao-Jung
Yoga Zone: Yoga For Abs (DVD)
An easy to follow yoga video featuring unique sequences of non-repetitive exercises that focus on the abdominal muscles.NR"
Clash of the Titans (DVD)
Full of pride, Cassiopeia compares her daughter`s beauty to that of Hera. Angered, the queen of the gods has Poseidon unleash the monstrous beast Craken to destroy their village unless Cassiopeia`s daughter, Andromeda, is sacrificed. Perseus, the son of Zeus, becomes enchanted with the breathtaking beauty and is determined to save her from this fate. The young hero, armed with a magical shield, a winged stallion and a mechanical owl, discovers the only way to defeat the monster is with the head of Medusa. The gods watch and intervene on Perseus` quest to save his beloved.
This was legendary special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen`s last film before he retired from creating movie magic. L.A. LAW`s Harry Hamlin stars as the Greek mythological hero Perseus who fights snake-haired Medusa and two-headed dogs to save the lovely Andromeda (Judi Bowker). Laurence Olivier, as Zeus, is one of the many screen legends in this adventure. Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress round out the cast as the Gods of Mount Olympus.
Director Desmond Davis was camera operator on TOM JONES and A TASTE OF HONEY, two influential early 1960s British films. Writer Beverly Cross was one of the writers on 1963`s Ray Harryhausen film, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.PG"
Director: Desmond Davis
Ghost Ship (DVD) Full Frame In the midst of a 1962 pleasure cruise, the passengers and crew of Italian luxury liner the Antonia Graza are systematically slaughtered and left in pieces by a gang of terrorists. Forty years later, the ship is spotted drif...
In the midst of a 1962 pleasure cruise, the passengers and crew of Italian luxury liner the Antonia Graza are systematically slaughtered and left in pieces by a gang of terrorists. Forty years later, the ship is spotted drifting in the Bering sea. Fresh off a six-month journey, an Alaska-based seafaring salvage team lead by Murphy (Gabriel Byrne) and Epps (Julianna Margulies) are approached by a Canadian weather spotter (Desmond Harrington) who noticed the derelict vessel on a flyover. Tempted by the possibility of untold riches, the crew takes on the job of tracking down the ship. Once aboard though, strange things start to happen, beginning with Epps`s sighting of the ghost of a little girl. After the team finds a cache of gold, all hell breaks loose, and the angry ghosts make themselves known--and begin destroying the intruders one by one.
Purely and simply a floating haunted house tale, GHOST SHIP is a creepy thrill ride that compensates for its lack of originality with some creepy art direction and a number of very grisly special effects. Director Steve Beck (13 GHOSTS) keeps things appropriately dark, and coaxes suitably world-weary performances from Gabriel Byrne and Julianna Margulies, who makes an appealing heroine.
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Director: Steve Beck
ACTORS: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington
My Life on Ice (DVD)
When Etienne receives a video camera as a gift for his 16th birthday, he uses it to meticulously document everything around him as a video diary. Set in the world of competitive figure skating, Etienne becomes entranced by his teacher Laurent, and also by his friend Ludovic, whose video segments consist almost entirely of talk about girls. Eventually, Etienne finds that his taping leads to a myriad of revelations about himself and his sexuality. With superb acting and direction, MY LIFE ON ICE provides a sensitive portrait of teenage love and self-discovery.NR"
Director: Olivier Ducastel|Jacques Martineau
