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
ACTORS: Ariane Ascaride, Jonathan Zaccai
The Evil Dead (DVD)
Director Sam Raimi`s first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee where the stumble upon the Book of the Dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked in blood. After unwittingly awakening the unspeakable terror told of in the book, each of the friends is transformed into the evil dead, one by one, except for Ash (Bruce Campbell). So, Ash is left with no other way to survive than to dismember the living corpses of his sister, girlfriend, and two of his friends. Shot on a shoestring budget, the film boasts some impressive camera work and extremely over the top gore effects as well as a sense of humor much more subtle than the tongue-in-cheek aesthetic of the two sequels.NR"
Director: Sam Raimi
ACTORS: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Sarah York
Blue vs. Gray - Killing Fields (DVD)
Using 10,000 civil war re-enactors, 2000 horses and 50 cannons, the last few weeks of General Robert E. Lee`s are documented.NR"
Rhapsody in August (DVD) World Films Three generations of a Japanese family are moved by awakening memories of a family event involving an American relative.
Three generations of a Japanese family are moved by awakening memories of a family event involving an American relative.
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Director: Akira Kurosawa
ACTORS: Richard Gere
National Geographic Video - Tigers of the Snow (DVD)
Naturalist photographer Mark Stouffer accompanies a crew of conservationists traversing the tundra while tracking the movements of endangered Siberian tigers.NR"
Director: Mark Stouffer
