FLCL Vol. 3 (DVD)
This rock-n-roll anime combines aliens with the pains of adolescence. 12 year-old Naota`s brother has just left Japan for the US to play baseball. Before long, two girls are vying for his attention--his brother`s girlfriend and Haruhara Haruko, who claims to be an alien. In these episodes, Naota reluctantly continues to fight with his father over Haruko, who, unfortunately for them, has her eye on a roguish space pirate. Contains two episodes.NR"
Power Yoga for Runners (DVD)
Thom Birch and Beryl Bender Birch lead you through this special yoga routine designed specifically to suit the needs of runners. The Power Yoga system is the official yoga program of the prestigious New York Runners Club.NR"
William S. Burroughs - Commissioner of Sewers (DVD)
COMMISSIONER OF SEWERS is an in-depth portrayal of cult icon William S. Burroughs, featuring Burroughs himself in conversation on his beliefs on language as a weapon, his theory of the world, the function of dreams, travel in time and space, mummification, and the socioeconomic system. Also included is footage from some of his public readings, film appearances, and shots of his paintings.NR"
Director: Klaus Maeck
ACTORS: William S. Burroughs
Mamoru Oshii`s - Red Spectacles (DVD)
In MAMORU OSHII`S - RED SPECTACLES, the Metropolitan Police were forced to create a police state to control the chaos that was developing around them. However, those in the elite Kerberos, or Watchdogs of Hell, unit soon became overwhelmed with power, and corruption soon followed. Out of three rebels, only one, Kouichi Todome, managed to escape. Years later, he returns to the deteriorating city to find out what happened after his departure.NR"
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Everybody`s Famous (DVD)
Dominique Deruddere`s EVERYBODY`S FAMOUS, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2001 Academy Awards, is a charming Belgian film about the lengths to which people will go to achieve fame and fortune. Josse De Pauw stars as Jean, a factory worker who dreams about becoming a successful songwriter, supplying would-be hits to his daughter, Marva (Eva van der Gucht), whom he drags through talent contests in which she performs terribly. Marva has no self-confidence; overweight and antagonistic, she never pays much attention to her father`s schemes to make her a star. But everything changes when the factory closes down, Jean`s car conks out on a country road, and he receives help from a woman on a bicycle--who just happens to be the latest pop sensation, Debbie (Thekla Reuten). Jean sees his chance--he kidnaps Debbie, holding her hostage with a very strange ransom request. Writer-director Deruddere has fashioned an engaging comedy of desperation, filled with marvelous costumes, terrific music, and well-developed characters. Josse De Pauw is eminently likable as Jean, a proud man struggling to get ahead in life while his wife and daughter--and the world as a whole--mock him. Audiences will leave this film unable to get the chorus of Lucky Manuelo out of their heads.R"
Director: Dominique Deruddere
ACTORS: Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt, Thekla Reuten, Victor Low
