Cheyenne (DVD)
An action-filled old fashioned Western adventure shoot-em-up with a sexy anti-heroine, Cheyenne, a woman who is on the run from the law after shooting her no good cheatin` husband. Jeremiah is a bounty hunter hot on her trail, competing with Haddox and his evil Indian dwarf sidekick Razor, but will Cheyenne be crafty and smart enough to evade all these men? Starring, Bo Svenson, Bobbie Phillips and MC Hammer."
ACTORS: Gary Hudson, Bobbie Phillips, M.C. Hammer, Bo Svenson
Blood and Black Lace (DVD)
A suspense thriller (or giallo ) from Italy about a gloved and masked murderer who preys on gorgeous fashion models. Could the killer be driven by something more than pure sexual deviance? One of the models keeps a diary of the forbidden love affairs and recreational drug smuggling that takes place at a swanky fashion salon where she works, and the murderer is willing to do whatever it takes to silence whomever reads it. A stylish film from the Italian king of shock cinema, Mario Bava.NR"
Director: Mario Bava
ACTORS: Dante DiPaolo, Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Lea Lander, Thomas Reiner
Jack Frost (DVD)
Forget the corncob pipe and the button nose--this snowman`s got icicle teeth and a yen for slaughter! When his prison transport truck collides with a cargo of genetic material, condemned serial killer Jack Frost is transformed into a murderous snowman who wreaks mayhem in a rural town--red plaid scarf and all.R"
Director: Michael Cooney
ACTORS: Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel, F. William Parker, Eileen Seeley, Rob LaBelle
Ruddigore (DVD)
The Lords of Ruddigore have been bound for centuries by a horrible curse - they must commit a crime every day or die a painful death. Problems begin to occur when it becomes increasingly apparent that the heir to the Ruddigores is of virtuous character. A Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus.NR"
ACTORS: Vincent Price, Keith Mitchell
Bad Company (DVD)
Robert Benton`s directorial debut stars Jeff Bridges as young con man Jake Rumsey in this highly original Western. After Drew Dixon (Barry Brown), an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants. He connects with the entertaining Jake, and they add a couple of others, including Loney (John Savage) and Arthur (Jerry Houser), to a gang that is barely surviving in the harsh climate of the West. They have to avoid confrontations not only with professional criminals--such as Big Joe (David Huddleston)--but also from hardened civilians who would kill a young boy for trying to steal a pie. Always outdoors, without as much as one horse among them, they`re even at the mercy of the elements. As the boys` tribulations mount, their naive visions of cowboy glory fade, and Drew begins to realize that a life of crime may be his only means of survival.
Though boasting a stellar cast, a strong script, and inspired direction, the film proved a disappointment at the box office, perhaps because of its bleak vision and loose, episodic narrative. The unjustly ignored masterpiece also features an arresting tonal combination of Brechtian irony and absurdist whimsy, as well as brilliant photography by the legendary Prince of Darkness, Gordon Willis (THE GODFATHER, ALL THE PRESIDENT`S MEN), who skillfully utilizes a unique, expressive palette of washed-out grays and browns.PG"
Director: Robert Benton
ACTORS: Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, John Savage, Ned Wertimer