This film, about a downsized engineer (Michael Douglas) who goes ballistic, triggered a media avalanche of stories about middle-class white rage when it was released in 1993. In fact, it's nothing more than a manipulative, violent melodrama about one geek's meltdown. Douglas, complete with pocket protector, nerd glasses, crewcut and short-sleeved white shirt, gets stuck in traffic one day near downtown LA and proceeds to just walk away from his car--and then lose it emotionally. Everyone he encounters rubs him the wrong way--and a fine lot of stereotypes they are, from threatening ghetto punks to rude convenience store owners to a creepy white supremacist--and he reacts violently in every case. As he walks across LA (now there's a concept), cutting a bloody swath, he's being tracked by a cop on the verge of retirement (Robert Duvall). He also spends time on the phone with his frightened ex-wife (Barbara Hershey). Though Douglas and Duvall give stellar performances, they can't disguise the fact that, as usual, this is another film from director Joel Schumacher that is about surface and sensation, rather than actual substance. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com --This text refers to the VHS edition of this video
To Unravel A Murder You Have To Strip It To The Bone. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperence Brennan who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and writes novels as a sideline has an uncanny ability to read clues left behind in a victim's bones. Consequently law enforcement calls her in to assist with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless. Brennan often finds herself teamed w
October 2009 sees the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus by BBC TV in 1969. Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut tells the story of Monty Python through brand new interviews with the Pythons: John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones and Michael Palin and archive material from the late Graham Chapman. A host of others also contribute to putting the Python legacy in context including: Phil Jupitus Bruce Dickinson Sanjeev Bhaskar Russell Brand Steve Coogan Stephen Merchant Dan Aykroyd Nick Mason Tim Roth Simon Pegg Eddie Izzard and more. The six programmes each an hour long combine the interviews with a generous helping of clips from pre-Python material the original Flying Circus TV series the films: Monty Python & The Holy Grail Monty Python's Life Of Brian and Monty Python's Meaning Of Life and their classic live performance at the Hollywood Bowl. This is the only official authorised programme to commemorate Monty Python's 40th birthday. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings 2. The Much Funnier Second Episode 3. And Now The Sordid Personal Bits 4. The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode 5. Lust For Glory! 6. Finally! The Last Episode (Ever) (For now...)
Supercop features international action superstar Michelle Yeoh and a special appearance by everyone's favourite stuntmaster Jackie Chan. As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong the police call on Jessica Yang (Yeoh) a rising star in their ranks to help stop a notorious gang of thieves. What Jessica doesn't realise is that her boyfriend - recently discharged from the force - is the leader of this ruthless crime ring! Another hot hit from the acclaimed director of 'Rumble In The Bronx' and 'Martial Law' here's an explosive movie treart guaranteed to deliver adrenaline-pumping excitement!
Recorded in 2002 the FEAST OF SCRAPS concert gathers together hits from all of Alanis's albums including ""Hand In My Pocket "" ""All I Really Want "" ""Thank U"" and many more. Also included is documentary footage centered around the ""Under Rug Swept"" album focusing on its writing and production as well as comments from Alanis on her experiences in the music industry. A bonus audio CD is also included. Tracks (DVD) 1. Baba 2. Right Through You 3. 21 Things I Want In
Produced by Jackie Chan (who also makes an uncredited cameo), Gen-X Cops is an attempt to kick-start a franchise that will play well in the international market--hence the odd mix of Cantonese and English dialogue throughout. Match, Alien and Jack are three unruly students kicked out of cadet college and adopted as a crack undercover unit of delinquent Gen-X Cops by a put-upon police inspector given to epileptic fits in times of stress. Augmented by token hacker chick Y2K, they are assigned to a case involving a shadowy, arms-dealing Yakuza and double-crossing Triad warlords. The principal cast, mainly made up of unknowns, models and Cantonese pop stars, inject their roles with an infectious charm and enthusiasm while Benny Chan (Code of Honour) admirably keeps a handle on the non-stop plot twists. The action relies more on gunplay and pyrotechnics than martial arts. The three leads dodge bullets and bomb blasts without the aid of stuntmen. Among several stunning set pieces are a gun battle in a labyrinthine boat warehouse, skydiving from skyscrapers and an explosive finale in Hong Kong's famed conference centre. On the DVD: Fully-animated menus and 30-chapter scene selection are just the tip of the iceberg with this feature-packed DVD. Extras include "No Pain No Gain", a 30-minute "making of" documentary, a music video for the Gen-X theme tune "You Can't Stop Me", in which the actors make like the Shanghai Sex Pistols but come off like Boyzone gone bad. There are also extensive cast and crew features and production notes. The transfer of the main feature is sharp and clear, presented in letterboxed widescreen with Dolby sound. An impressive selection of viewing options includes Cantonese dialogue with removable English sub-titles or an alternative English-dubbed audio track. --Chris Campion
Jackie Chan heads an all-star cast in this outrageous crime-caper! Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to apprehend an ex-colleague and recover a fortune in stolen diamonds. When one is captured by the Yakuza gang protecting the rogue cop the other enlists the services of his shady orphanage buddies including the irrepressible 'Fastbuck' (Sammo Hung) to help break the case. Not surprisingly all hell breaks loose as the craziest assortment of degenerate misfits ever assembled
Supercop features International action superstar Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Tomorrow Never Dies) and a special appearance by everyone's favourite stuntmaster Jackie Chan!As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong the police call on Jessica Yang (Yeoh) a rising star in their ranks to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realise is that her boyfriend - recently discharged from the force - is the leader of this ruthless crime ring! Another hot hit from the acclaimed director of Rumble In The Bronx and Martial Law here's an explosive movie treat guaranteed to deliver adrenaline-pumping excitement!
49th Parallel is a powerful and important piece of World War 2 propaganda which controversially was filmed from the point of view of a group of German soldiers. Asked to make a flag waver by the Ministry of Information the brilliantly gifted film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger elected to set the action in Canada. The film features a stellar cast who all waived their fees in the interests of the war. A Nazi U-boat is sunk by the Canadian Air Force and all the crew are lost except six men who had been sent ashore before the attack. They stumble across an Eskimo village where Scott Peter and his Eskimo servant Martin live. Also present is a French trapper Johnnie (played by Laurence Olivier) who panics when held at gunpoint and is shot by one of the Nazis. After this the Allies send an S.O.S. plane and it is the intention of the Nazis to hijack it and fly to neutral America. When the plane arrives there is a scuffle but they manage to take off. Will they be caught before they kill again?
Tasked with busting a crime syndicate the world's most inept crime-fighters wreak havoc in a holiday paradise with their peculiar brand of high-kicking justice and outrageous antics!
Joe Rabin is a Holocaust survivor. After the war he went to America got married and had a family. Today he is on his way to Israel for a reunion of Holocaust survivors. It seems that he has another reason for going... for during the war he had a girlfriend and they were separated when she became pregnant. He has never found out what happened to her or their baby; he hopes to find out now...
The lives of four night shift cab drivers intertwine while a serial killer is on the loose... 3 A.M when fate thumbs a ride....
Besides running a highly popular nightclub-cum-brothel Blue Rita works for several crime organisations and secret services. Having once been heavily tortured Rita is frigid and she tries to restore her sexual desires with a chemical injected into her vagina. She hates men and she and her clan of lesbian slaves show no mercy for the politicians spies or others who venture into Rita's deadly web. After making love to one of her girls in a special ""lust room"" some men are knocked ou
Joe Rabin is a Holocaust survivor. After the war he went to America got married and had a family. Today he is on his way to Israel for a reunion of Holocaust survivors. It seems that he has another reason for going... for during the war he had a girlfriend and they were separated when she became pregnant. He has never found out what happened to her or their baby; he hopes to find out now...
The series evolves around the life and times of Newt Call the young cowhand who started out as a boy in Lonesome Dove and now goes on to make his way in the world. Episodes Comprise: 19. The List 20. Ties That Bind 21. Snowbound
Positron the journey starts here...Our search for Super Awesome Pow has lead Devun Walsh JF Pelchat Bjorn Leines Kale Stephens Hans Ohlund Eric Leines Tadashi Fuse Morton Vigeland Chris Brown Dionne Delesalle Chris Dufficy Paavo Tikkanen Kevin Sansalone Gaetan Chanut and many more into the heart of snowboarding's most vile adversary - Mother Nature. Proving their abilities to fight evil and win Positron's soldiers take snowboarding to new heights with the most progressi
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