Actors & Directors
- Andy Griffith
- Marjoe Gortner
- Robert Michael Lewis
- Robert Reed
- Angie Dickinson
- William Shatner
Run time: 92 min.
Price: $69.98
Review Pray for the Wildcats / Lions Gate/Republic Ent.:
Actors & Directors
- Claire Bloom
- John Hough
- Lysette Anthony
- Oliver Reed
- Christopher Cazenove
- Emma Samms
Review The Lady and the Highwayman:The Lady and the Highwayman, produced by Lew Grade as part of a series of Barbara Cartland dramatizations in 1987, contains all the ingredients that made her unique style of romantic fiction so successful. The highwayman in question, known as Silver Blade, is actually an aristocratic outlaw played by a youthful Hugh Grant in a bouffant mullet wig. The lady is Panthea (Lysette Anthony), delicate but firm of purpose, who knows her man when she sees him. It's Restoration England, so the frocks are fabulous. But Cartland's pretensions to historical accuracy evaporate when she makes Charles II's mistress, Barbara Castlemaine (Dynasty's Emma Samms), the villainess of the piece. From there, it's a freewheeling ride of Robin Hood-inspired philanthropy, duplicitous cousins, and some uncomfortably fetishistic shots of the rituals and instruments of execution, although everybody is rescued in time for the romantic soft-focus finale. Full of splendidly self-indulgent performances from the likes of Claire Bloom, John Mills, and Michael York, The Lady and the Highwayman is a feast of thespian ham. Somehow, the cast triumph over the banality of the basic material. -Piers Ford.
Actors & Directors
- Sandra Brown (IV)
- Sara Matthews
- Rod Kei
- Robn Meeks
- Michael Jacques (II)
- Sara Matthews
Run time: 85 min.
Price: $39.99
Review Flight to Danger / Vista Street Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Brian Billings
- Sally Sullivan
- Peter John Saunders
- Paul Grau
- Laura Prennica
- José Gras
Run time: 77 min.
Price: $19.99
Review Mad Foxes / Jef Films/Mvd:
Actors & Directors
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Shôzô Îzuka
- Yasuhiro Imagawa
- Sumi Shimamoto
- Norio Wakamoto
- Kazue Komiya
Review Jaianto robo: Animeshon:
Release date: 2004-03-30
Run time: 84 min.
List Price: $44.98
Price: $38.27
Review Stealing Candy (Spanish) (Dol) / Lions Gate:
Release date: 1995-10-25
Run time: 88 min.
List Price: $9.99
Price: $74.95
Review Zorro the Legend Continues / Edde Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Lawrence Lanoff
- Ali Patrick
- Mikey LeBeau
- David Keith Miller
- Linda LoPorto
- George Shannon
Review Playing Dangerous:
Actors & Directors
- Stephen Boyd
- Charlton Heston
- Haya Harareet
- Jack Hawkins
- Hugh Griffith
- William Wyler
Review Ben-Hur / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM):Ben-Hur scooped an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards® in 1959 and, unlike some later rivals, richly deserved every single one. This is epic filmmaking on a scale that had not been seen before and is unlikely ever to be seen again. But it's not just running time or a cast of thousands that makes an epic, it's the subject matter, and here the subject-Prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and his estrangement from old Roman pal Messala (Stephen Boyd)-is rich, detailed, and sensitively handled. Director William Wyler, who had been a junior assistant on MGM's original silent version back in 1925, never sacrifices the human focus of the story in favor of spectacle, and is aided immeasurably by Miklos Rozsa's majestic musical score, arguably the greatest ever written for a Hollywood picture. At four hours it's a long haul (especially given some of the portentous dialogue), but all in all, Ben-Hur is a great movie, best seen on the biggest screen possible. -Mark Walker.
Actors & Directors
- Mickey Hargitay
- Moira Orfei
- Jayne Mansfield
- René Dary
- Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
- Massimo Serato
Run time: 93 min.
Price: $9.99
Review Hercules vs. the Hydra / Vidmark / Trimark:
Release date: 2002-04-16
Run time: 50 min.
List Price: $39.95
Price: $39.95
Review Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Karate Vol. 3 (Tsunami) / Dragon Associates Inc.:Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu karate as formulated by its Founder, Shoshin Nagamine from the teachings of Matsers Chotoku Kyan and Choki Motobu has traditionally ben preserved and disseminated by means of its eighteen kata or formal exercises. This has ensured uniformly high standards of performance within the Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu movement, as well as continuity of techniques and training methods from instructor to student, generation to generation. This video program includes eight of the advanced kata of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu, as well as the Yakusoku Kumite or two man sparring exercises. The entire presentation is performed by the son of the Founder and current headmaster of the style, Takayoshi Nagamine 9th Dan, assisted by senior instructors Makishi 9th Dan and Taira 8th Dan. All exhibit the highest possible level of technical excellence—the standard to which all practitioners should aspire. To facilitate learning, the kata are performed in slow motion and at full speed with mulitple views shown where deemed necessary in the interests of clarity. Additionally, applications and the explanation of key points are given by Nagamine Sensei in person. Contents: Ananku, Wankan, Wanshu, Passai, Gojushiho, Chinto, Kusanku, Yakusoku Kumite. Running time 56 minutes.
Actors & Directors
- Brian Kerwin
- John Ashton
- George Yiasoumi
- Linda Hamilton
- John Guillermin
- Charles McCracken (II)
- Peter Elliott (II)
Review King Kong 2:
Run time: 60 min.
Creator: George Reeves
Price: $47.50
Review TV's Best Adventures of Superman 3 [ with Two Classic Episodes from the Live-Action TV Series: PANIC IN THE SKY and THE BIG FREEZE plus THE MAGNETIC TELESCOPE cartoon ] / Warner Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Takayoshi Nagamine 9th Dan
- Paul Moser
- Tayayoshi Nagamine
- Director Paul Moser
Run time: 50 min.
List Price: $39.95
Price: $37.98
Review Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Vol.2 (Tsunami) / Tsunami Productions:This video program presents the first ten kata of the Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu karate syllabus up to Naihanchi Sandan performed by the present headmaster Takayoshi Nagamine 9th Dan, assisted by senior instructors Yasuhiro Makishi 9th Dan, and Taira 8th Dan. Each kata is performed at full speed and shown in slow motion; the most important technical points are then explained by Nagamine sensei, and the applications of fundamental techniques demonstrated by the three instructors. Key issues discussed include the development of explosive striking power, the most vulnerable targets to attack, and the differences between applications as they are performed in the kata, and their use in realistic self defense situations. Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu karate is based in part upon the fundamental teachings of Choki Motobu, Chotoku Kyan and other legendary Okinawan karate pioneers. The genius of the Founder, Shoshin Nagamine, was in drawing together the most refined elements of each school and creating from them his own unique style of Shorin Ryu karate. Contents: Fukyu Kata 1 and 2 Pinan Kata 1-5 Naihanchi Kata 1-3.
Actors & Directors
- Marc Macaulay
- Jorge Gil
- Chase Randolf
- Paul Ziller
- Kristy Eisenberg
- Brett Baxter Clark
Run time: 90 min.
Price: $14.95
Review Shootfighter 2 (Spanish) (Spnp) / Sony Pictures:
Actors & Directors
- Anna Karina
- Barry Newman
- Karen Jensen (II)
- Klaus Maria Brandauer
- Lee H. Katzin
- Joe Maross
Price: $59.98
Review Salzburg Connection / Fox Home Entertainment:
Creator: Joss Whedon
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- Jacob Tierney
- Jayne Heitmeyer
- Jack Langedijk
- Eric Roberts
- Eliza Roberts
- Douglas Jackson
Review Dead End:Henry Smovinsky (Eric Roberts), Smoke to his friends, is a cop with problems. His ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in 16 years, has been found dead on the street outside her apartment, an apparent suicide in a fall from her balcony. But there's more than meets the eye here, when he gets custody of his son Adam (Jason Tierney), and suspicion of murder turns to the son and then to Smoke himself. Soon it comes out that the ex-wife was a high-class hooker, with many influential clients and first-class protection from the police force. With no one to trust except Officer Maggie Furness (Eliza Roberts, Eric's real-life wife), who was assigned to the investigation but kept about as much in the dark as Smoke, he runs his own investigation, which involves healing the wounds between him and the son he's never known. This gritty, realistic thriller never overstretches for effect, but keeps a solid atmosphere of street-smart seediness throughout, with a finely measured performance especially by Eric Roberts. -Jim Gay.
Actors & Directors
- Brian Belovitch
- Carol Shaya
- Tom Avitabile
- Frank Pellegrino (II)
- Donna Mitchell
- Neal Jones
Run time: 93 min.
Price: $59.98
Review Silent Prey / Victory Audio/Video Services:
Actors & Directors
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Nobuhiro Kajima
- Miyuki Akiyama
- Yuko Hamada
- Christopher Murphy
- Eiji Funakoshi
List Price: $19.98
Price: $59.99
Review Gamera Vs Guillon (1969) / Ventura Distribution:This fourth entry in the Gamera series found the titanic turtle paralleling the cuddly direction of his competitor Godzilla. When two young, star-gazing children investigate a spaceship that has practically landed in their backyard, they are whisked away to Terra, our undiscovered tenth planet whose two "groovy spacegirls" are all that remain of a once-superior alien civilization. But the boys soon discover that their seemingly friendly hosts have sinister plans in mind for them. Never fear, for Gamera comes to save them, flying through space to battle the spacegirls' guardian Guiron, a giant, rhino-like beast possessing a razor-sharp steel blade for a snout. This movie is truly suited for young children, for older kids, and especially for adults will chortle at the unintentional humor arising from the cheesy effects, underplayed roles, and possibly the worst dubbing job in Japanese monster history. Taken as comedy, adults will find this a real camp gem-when the two boys witness Guiron slice 'n' dice a laser-spewing Gaos, one of them proclaims: "What a monster!" -Bryan Reesman.
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