If Robert Zemeckis's mega-hit Forrest Gump was too sweet for your taste, you may enjoy the undiluted bitterness of his previous movie, a cynical black comedy that was ahead of its time. Death Becomes Her, an outlandish parable about America's obsession with youth and vanity, exposes the corrosive side of Zemeckis's comic sensibility, the sort of scathing satirical edge he gleefully flourished in his overlooked 1980 Used Cars, which has developed a cult following. Meryl Streep has a ball as the deliciously vicious Madeline Ashton, a flamboyantly mannered actress who makes Bette Davis's formidable Margo Channing in All About Eve look like a wallflower. Goldie Hawn is also in razor-sharp comedic form as Madeline's long-time "best friend," Helen. Sensing a bargain she just can't resist, Madeline steals Helen's meek, plastic-surgeon husband Ernest (Bruce Willis) for her own convenience, and the two women become sworn enemies. But the real complications arise when the two are introduced to a secret anti-aging formula by a mysterious and exotic woman (Isabella Rossellini, delightfully ridiculous) that not only smoothes away wrinkles but actually guarantees immortality. As their undying bodies are twisted and mutilated by violent attacks on each other, both women grow increasingly dependent on Ernest for cosmetic repair. The pioneering digital effects inflicted on Streep and Hawn are as grotesque as they are imaginative and hilarious. Like James Cameron (The Abyss, Titanic), Zemeckis loves a technical challenge, and the new visual tools developed for this movie made his later work (in Forrest Gump and Contact) possible. The digital video disc includes a short feature on the movie's production. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com
Escape to Safe Harbour the gripping story of love loss and the powerful bonds that can heal a wounded heart. Ofelia is a grieving young widow. Matt is a heartbroken artist. Both feel as though they have lost everything until on a remote fog-shrouded California beach they find each other. But as their passion grows into something far more than either dares to dream the darkness of their pasts will threaten to destroy what could be their last chance for true love. Based on Danielle Steel's bestselling novel.
Bryce Johnson and Alexie Gilmore star in this horror directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. When amateur filmmaker Jim (Johnson) decides to make a movie about the infamous Sasquatch, his sceptical girlfriend Kelly (Gilmore) reluctantly goes with him. As they start asking the locals for information and stories of sightings they begin to get the feeling that they are not welcome in Willow Creek.
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The Angel Doll' is a beautifully touching true story told through the eyes of ten-year-old boy Jerry. He tells of his carefree life in the 1950s with his friend Whitey. Whitey is devoted to his seriously ill four-year-old sister Sandy whose only comfort from her illness is her love for angels. Although Whitey has saved money from his paper round to buy her a special angel doll he cannot find one in the small town that they live in. Jerry and Whitey set out with single-minded determination to find a doll and along the way face fear prejudice and theft. They learn what is truly important as their lives and the lives of others are affected in a very unexpected way.
Filmed in the widescreen splendour of "Panavision Super 70" and blessed with the finest production values that Hollywood clout can buy, this tale of spunky Irish immigrants forgot one crucial ingredient: a decent screenplay. The film is entertaining enough, and director Ron Howard brings his technical proficiency to the simple plot, culminating in a dynamic, breathtaking depiction of the Oklahoma land rush of 1893. But the movie is really just a vacuous vehicle for married stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as (respectively) the poor tenant farmer and rich landlord's daughter who flee Ireland to be American pioneers. The scenery and the stars are never less than stunning, but Howard falls short of the mark in his attempt to match the epic sweep of films by David Lean. On the other hand, this movie is certainly never boring even if it rarely makes sense, and Lean's own Irish epic, Ryan's Daughter, is a snoozer by comparison. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
The Naughty Nineties: Set aboard the River Queen showboat Bud and Lou perform their legendary ""Who's on First?"" routine. The Time Of Their Lives: Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
Following the gruesome murder of the Bryce family by their own son at a plantation house legend is born that the house and it's surrounding land is cursed causing anyone trespassing to become possessed by insanity. Twenty years on Mark a sociology student is researching myths and lore for his thesis. He is intrigued by the legend surrounding the Bryce incident and convinces his friends to visit the house with him in order to prove that the stories are just stories. But when things
The complete Frankie Videos (fourteen tracks!). Includes a 35 minute programme filmed for and exclusive to 'Hard On'. Which includes interviews with Paul Rutherford Trevor Horn Paul Morely Gary Farrow and Paul Lester. Tracklisting: Relax ; Two Tribes ; The Power Of Love ; Welcome To The Pleasuredome ; Rage Hard ; Warriors Of The Wasteland ; Watching The Wildlife ; Relax: Live Version ; Relax: Laser Version ; Two Tribes '93 ; The Power Of Love: Version 2 ; Welcome To The Pleasuredome '93 ; The Power Of Love: 2K ; Two Tribes: 2K
An urban romantic comedy available on DVD for the first time ever! Stacey and Michael are co-workers unexpectedly forced to become roomies. Can they forge a relationship in the face of office politics jealous friends nosey landlords or are they just...fair game? Fair Game won the Blockbuster Audience Award at the 2005 Pan African Film Festival.
A film by Phill Niblock featuring Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra. Composer photographer and filmmaker Phill Niblock's classic of experimental underground filmmaking with a sensational soundtrack by pianist Sun Ra and the members of his Solar Arkestra! Shot in the mid '60s when the Arkestra was based in New York this film was produced using a unique negative process andultra-tight close-ups on the moving hands and mouths of the musicians. The result is a virtually abstract music film mastered from a new print in all its incredibly sharp black & white glory.
A gritty tale of how the game of life plays out on the courts of Inglewood. When a street ball game turns deadly Reggie (Arlen Escarpeta) is out for blood as he tracks down his best friend's killer and returns to the scene to finish him off. Confused and confronted with mixed stories the other players agree they can't shoot him without a trial. One yes vote one bullet. In this court you only get one shot to live...
When travelling through the woods young David is captured by a members of a witches' coven. Soon he is involved in a bizarre power struggle with a beautiful witch and the coven's evil queen...
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