Between Couscous, winner of three César Awards, and the Cannes triumph of Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche made Black Venus, a stark portrait of the life of Saartjie Baartman, also known as the Hottentot Venus'. Baartman was taken from South African home as a 21-year-old and shipped to Georgian London, where she would be caged and exhibited as a freak show. Presented semi-nude, her physique especially her large buttocks was the source of much curiosity. But as her fame' spread, so too did her exploitation Centred on a remarkable performance by Cuban actor Yahima Torres as Baartman, Black Venus provides a bleak but barbed exploration of sex, science, race, colonialism and social attitudes. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks Optional English subtitles Brand-new appreciation of Black Venus and the cinema of Abdellatif Kechiche by critic Neil Young Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring and original newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Will Higbee, author of Post-Beur Cinema: North African Ãmigré and Maghrebi-French Filmmaking in France Since 2000
Eddie Presley (Duane Whitaker). is a security guard who like his lifetime hero is slightly overweight these days. Formerly he occasionally worked as an Elvis impersonator. Recently he has had rather a rough time but his spirits have improved on learning that he will have a chance to revive his impersonation routines for a single evening at a none-too spiffy nightclub. When the club's music equipment chews up his tapes Eddie doesn't simply leave the stage. Instead he delivers a m
Django the drifter returns in this classic Sixties Spaghetti Western from Ferdinando Baldi (Texas Addio Comin' At Ya!) starring Terence Hill (They Call Me Trinity) as the wandering gunslinger hired as executioner to a corrupt local politician who is framing innocent men sending them to hang in an evil scheme to take hold of their land. But Django has other ideas and cleverly faking the deaths of the condemned men he assembles them into a loyal gang who'll help him take down the boss a man who had a hand in the death of Django's wife years before. Thrill as Django gets his bloody revenge with a hail of bullets in this classic from a series of B-movie western that helped to define a genre. Prepare your coffin now! Special Features: New High Definition digital transfer of the film in the original 1.66:1 aspect ratio Optional English and Italian audio tracks Newly translated English subtitles for Italian audio and English SDH for the deaf and hard of hearing on the English audio Django Explained - A new interview with Spaghetti Western expert and author Kevin Grant Original Trailer Collector's booklet by critic and spaghetti western expert Howard Hughes
On the surface Jerry Stahl (Ben Stiller) seems to have it all. A successful career as a top Hollywood television scriptwriter earning $5 000 a week married to beautiful British television executive Sandra (Elizabeth Hurley) and a baby on the way. But behind the glossy facade lies a desperate junkie whose life is fast spiralling out of control. Having checked into a rehab clinic in the Arizona desert Jerry starts a torrid affair with Kitty (Maria Bello) a hardened but attractive recovering addict like himself and together they face the challenging journey towards recovery in search of a brighter future. Based on Jerry Stahl's gripping autobiography Permanent Midnight paints an alarming but fascinating portrait of drugs in Tinseltown in this powerful story of one man's struggle against addiction
With the advent of the talkies, The Marx Brothers - Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo - signed to Paramount Pictures and brought their stage act to cinema audience. They made five films in five years, all of which have become cornerstones of American comedy. In their last film for Paramount the four brothers gave us what many regard to be one of the greatest comedies of all time, Duck Soup. Directed by one of the most exceptional of all Hollywood comedy directors, Leo McCarey, Duck Soup sees the Marx clan spinning a satirical tale of war and war-makers as Groucho's Rufus Firefly declares war on the neighbouring state of Sylvania. The Paramount era represents the Marx Brothers at their absolute finest, retaining all of the energy and controlled chaos of their stage shows. Plots are unimportant, it's the gags, set-pieces and one-liners that matter! Special Cotents: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, scanned and restored in 4K from original film elements by Universal Original 1.0 mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by Marx Brothers historian Robert S Bader and film critic Leonard Maltin Sibling Revelry, an introduction to the Marx Brothers by critic David Cairns MONKEYNUTCRACKERDUCKFEATHERS, a new video essay about the films David Cairns
The year is 2525 and the world has been turned upside down. Monstrous airborne machines known as Baileys have taken over the surface of the earth and driven the people underground. While most of humanity has abandoned hope of ever reclaiming the surface of the earth there are those who remain fiercely committed to the cause. Among these brave souls are the female warriors Hel and Sarge. They are joined by Cleopatra a 21st Century girl who wakes up 500 years after being cryogenically frozen. They are united in the most courageous of quests: to restore humanity to its rightful place on the planet! Choices: It's Christmas in a lower level an Artificial Surface Environment that is set up as a holographic 21st Century small town. But a Betrayer robot is killing one of Voice's freedom fighter teams so Hel Sarge and Cleo are dispatched to help them. Perceptions: Hel Sarge and Cleo are on a search and rescue mission to aid the researchers of a hidden resistance facility that has been ambushed. Trial And Error: Two Betrayer droids storm the underground facility on a mission to capture the telepathic villainess Raina. Too bad for them that Hel Sarge and Cleo are there to stop them but it's Raina (momentarily freed from a mental inhibitor) who forces the Betrayers to kill each other. Voice sends Raina to the surface with Sarge and Hel to see if she can mind-control a Bailey while Cleo stays below ground with one finger on a destruct switch that will kill Raina if she attempts to harm her two companions... Double: Cleopatra manages to outwit the female Betrayer which is pursuing her before encountering Hel and Sarge in a bar. Cleo claims that it's taken her weeks to find them after escaping the Baileys but when the real Cleopatra turns up the girls surmise that one of the Cleopatras is a Betrayer robot! The Last Stand: Hel and Cleo follow Sarge on a mission to assist Jake Lawson a famous Protector of the upper levels. Finding him and a man named Jerbo under heavy fire from underworld mercenaries and they're shocked to discover that Lawson is protecting dozens of barrels of plutonium.... Hel And Highwater Parts 1 And 2: Voice sends Hel Sarge and Cleo on a mission to locate the source of a distress call far beneath the ocean's surface.
In Bolivia's Amazon basin corporate cattle ranches are replacing the rain forest. When Santos charismatic leader of the union of rubber tappers forges an alliance with Indians to protest deforestation he is assassinated. O'Brien a US photo-journalist lacking skills as an investigator wants a story when he thinks the police have framed and murdered an innocent Indian as the assassin. In his search for the truth he involves Lysa Rothman who worked for Santos and with whom he falls in love. As he becomes ever more deeply embroiled he not only needs Lysa's help but that of the Indians' leader. How many will O'Brien endanger to get his story?
Can't stop the signal...Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, Firefly. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows captain Malcolm Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers, it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers, and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time.Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu, as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda, and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts, realistic graphics, and an often haunting score, the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future.
Made in 1970, just as he was reaching the end of a three-year exile from boxing, AKA Cassius Clay is a documentary about Muhammad Ali's life and career. Produced by Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton--who would go on to manage Mike Tyson--it includes reams of Jacobs' vast collection of fight footage, some of it familiar, some quite rare, such as flickery images of his earliest bouts. The film intersperses an account of Ali's career with good natured, if combative, sections to camera featuring Ali and future Tyson trainer Cus D'Amato, who plays devil's advocate, arguing with the ex-champ that he would never have beaten Joe Louis in his heyday, or (more dubiously) his own protégé Floyd Patterson. Watching footage of his 1967 bout against Cleveland Williams here, it's hard to believe any champion before or since could have beaten Ali at his height. Ali's familiar story is competently related here (though narrator Richard Kiley has the mildly disconcerting air of a Bond villain): his 1960 Olympic triumph; his defeat of Sonny Liston who was expected to annihilate the young 22-year-old blowhard in 1964; his conversion to the Nation of Islam; and the plainly vindictive decision on the part of the authorities to revise his draft status and call him up for service in Vietnam. Ali refused and faced the possibility of a five-year jail sentence as well as being stripped of his title. The principle pleasure of AKA Cassius Clay is watching Ali in full verbal flow. His maniacal teasing of Liston was a psychological knockout blow. "The man's too ugly to be the world champ. The world champ should be pretty, like me!" On the DVD: extras comprise scene selections and the original trailer. The reproduction is visually adequate, with the sepia tones of the fight footage holding up well; but the dubbing in places is poor. --David Stubbs
This hit series stars Gabriel Macht as one of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers who sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate but winds up hiring the only guy that impresses him--a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout (Patrick J. Adams). Though he isn't actually a lawyer this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler. However in order to serve justice and save their jobs both these unconventional thinkers must continue the charade that he's actually just one of the other Suits. Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes Alternate Endings Shooting Suits Trailer Gallery Audio Commentary Suits Recruits: Class Action Gag Reel
Matt Damon and Henry Thomas star as John Grady Cole and Lacey Rawlins, two young cowboys in 1949 who ride from Texas into Mexico in search of what may be left of the Old West.
Chris Rock serves as leading man writer director and producer of this romantic comedy based on Eric Rohmer's Love in the Afternoon (L'amour l'aprs-midi) a film about the temptations of married life. Successful businessman Richard Cooper's been happily married for seven years or so he thinks. Faced with the temptation of a new ""friend"" who happens to be alluring free-spirited and painfully sexy he must keep telling himself; I Think I Love My Wife.
Suits stars Gabriel Macht (Love and Other Drugs) as one of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers who sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses him - Patrick J. Adams (Lost) as Mike Ross a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout. Though he isn¿t actually a lawyer this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler. However in order to serve justice and save their jobs both these unconventional thinkers must continue the charade. Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes Fan Q & A Gag Reel
Five hundred years in the future there's a whole new frontier, and the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity is eager to stake a claim on the action. They'll take any job, legal or illegal, to keep fuel in the tanks and food on the table. But things get a bit more complicated after they take on a passenger wanted by the new totalitarian Alliance regime. Now they find themselves on the run, desperate to steer clear of Alliance ships and the flesh-eating Reavers who live on the fringes of space.
A young Russian woman smuggled into America by human traffickers and a notorious Egyptian transporter hired to drive her from the Mexican border to New York City form an unlikely bond while on the road. But the demoralized victim desperately tries derailing the traffickers' plans before all hope for rescue is lost.
Can't stop the signal...Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, Firefly. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows captain Malcolm Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers, it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers, and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time.Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu, as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda, and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts, realistic graphics, and an often haunting score, the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future.
Doom (Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak 2005): Based on the hugely popular video game Doom is an explosive action-packed thrill ride! A frantic call for help from a remote research station on Mars sends a team of mercenary Marines into action. Led by The Rock and Karl Urban they descend into the Olduvai Research Station where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures lurking in the darkness killing at will. Once there the Marines must use an arsenal of firepower to carry out their mission: nothing gets out alive. Serenity (Dir. Joss Whedon 2005): Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series Firefly. A mix of space western comedy and drama Serenity follows captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau) a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time. Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts realistic graphics and an often haunting score the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future.
Where love and danger meet After the unexpected death of his mother Paco (Fernando Alves Pinto) an aspiring actor from Sao Paulo longs to leave his native Brazil. Tired of living in squalor he accepts a ""delivery job"" from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds. But when the exchange goes bad he finds himself on the run from an underworld thug and in the arms of Alex (Fernanda Torres) a beautiful woman caught up in the Portuguese black-market.
Based on Emily Bronte's classic 19th-century novel Wuthering Heights this beautiful sensual film tells the story of the tormented love affair between two childhood sweethearts Catherine a headstrong young woman and Roc a fiery young gypsy. The groundbreaking French director Jacques Rivette sets one of literature's greatest love stories in the French countryside of the 1930s.
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