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James Brown - Body Heat (DVD)
Part of the Pioneer Artists Concert Film Series, this is a memorable performance from the Godfather of Soul. Songs include Sex Machine, Get Up Offa That Thing, and many more.NR"
ACTORS: James Brown
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (DVD)
Contains the original 12 episodes released by Universal Pictures of the sci-fi action serial based on the Alex Raymond comic strip, starring Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon. Episode titles: The Purple Death, Freezing Torture, Walking Bombs, The Destroying Ray, The Palace Of Terror, Flaming Death, The Land Of The Death, The Fiery Abyss, The Pool Of Death, The Death Mist, Stark Treachery, and Doom Of The Dictator. NR"
Director: Ford Beebe|Ray Taylor
ACTORS: Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Beatrice Roberts, Richard Alexander, Montague Shaw
Cries and Whispers (DVD) Criterion Collection Ingmar Bergman`s acclaimed drama, which deals with the fractured relationships between three sisters, is set in a vast turn-of-the-century manor house where unidentified voices are continually whispering and mingle...
Ingmar Bergman`s acclaimed drama, which deals with the fractured relationships between three sisters, is set in a vast turn-of-the-century manor house where unidentified voices are continually whispering and mingle with a dying womans cries of pain. Karin and Maria (played by Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann, respectively) have come to stay with their sister Agnes (Harriet Andersson), who is suffering from cancer, during the final stretch of her illness. Attending to Agnes is her faithful maid Anna (Kari Sylwan), who, in spite of her apparent social inferiority, is the only one who remains steadfast and dauntless until the very end--the two other women, plagued by guilt, loneliness, and jealousy of one another, are unable to offer assistance or even sympathy in their sisters hour of need. Lauded often for its innovative stylistic elements (such as flashbacks introduced by a fade to red--a color that dominates the picture as a whole--and extreme, expressive close-ups of the actresses faces), CRIES AND WHISPERS features sumptuous period costume design and stunning photography by longtime Bergman cinematographer Sven Nykvist.
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Director: Ingmar Bergman
ACTORS: Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Thulin, Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan
Pavarotti: The Best is Yet to Come (DVD)
A look at the famed tenor`s life and art, including an in-depth look at the man behind the voice and his career. Includes performances of La Donna e Mobile, O Sole Mio, and Ave Maria. NR"
ACTORS: Luciano Pavarotti
Fighter (DVD)
FIGHTER follows two friends, Jan Wiener, to whom the title refers, and Arnost Lustig, a writer--both in their seventies, and both exiles from Communist Czechoslovakia now living in America--as they retrace Wiener`s escape from Prague after the Nazi takeover in the 1930s. Wiener`s trek took him via Yugoslavia and Italy to London, where he joined the British Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot. Upon returning to Prague after the war, he was falsely accused of being a spy by the Communist regime, and spent five years in a labor camp. Incorporating rare archival footage from Nazi and Communist propaganda films, the documentary focuses on the interaction between Wiener and Lustig as they retrace Wiener`s steps and track down some of the individuals connected with his journey. Although they are linked by their similar personal histories surrounding the war, the two friends are eventually driven apart by their conflicting interpretations of the past and their fundamental philosophical differences. Director Amir Bar-Lev`s unusual and vastly inquisitive documentary was an acclaimed hit at film festivals as well as in its theatrical release.NR"
Director: Amir Bar-Lev
