Actors & Directors
- Shekhar Kapur
- Wes Bentley
- Campbell Brown (III)
- Mohamed Bouich
- James Cosmo
- Daniel Caltagirone
Run time: 130 min.
List Price: $12.95
Price: $92.23
Review The Four Feathers / Paramount:The seventh filming of A. E. W. Mason's classic 1902 novel, this near-epic production of The Four Feathers looks great, sounds great, and feels rather average. It would be difficult to diminish the rousing adventure of Mason's novel, and director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) certainly gets more bang for his buck, with massive battle scenes and rugged, sun-baked harshness enhanced by Robert Richardson's masterful cinematography. Kapur preserves the universal appeal of the story, set in the 1880s, in which a promising soldier (Heath Ledger) resigns on the eve of battle in Britain's Sudanese campaign, is labeled a coward by his fiancée (Kate Hudson), and redeems himself by posing as a Muslim warrior to rescue his best friend Jack (Wes Bentley) from certain death in the desert. For all its heroics, however, the film seems oddly passionless; Djimon Hounsou is excellent as Ledger's desert guardian, but these young Hollywood stars lack the authenticity of Zoltan Korda's 1939 film, which remains the definitive version. -Jeff Shannon.
Release date: 2001-11-20
Run time: 531 min.
List Price: $44.98
Price: $97.97
Review The Dirty Harry Collection (Dirty Harry/Magnum Force/The Enforcer/Sudden Impact/The Dead Pool) / Warner Home Video:Five-count 'em, five-chances to wallow in the shoot-first, ask-questions-later ethos of San Francisco cop Harry Callahan, who became a signature character for actor Clint Eastwood. The first one, Dirty Harry, is the best, a Don Siegel film in which Harry flouts rules about police brutality to capture a serial killer. In Magnum Force he tracks rogue cops and utters his "Do you feel lucky, punk?" speech. In The Enforcer he gets a female partner (future Cagney and Lacy star Tyne Daly). Sudden Impact featured him tracking a female serial killer and offered a new catch phrase: "Go ahead. Make my day. " And The Dead Pool, aside from offering a smart little chase involving a radio-controlled model car, brought him face to face with Liam Neeson. You can't ask for much more firepower in one box than this. -Marshall Fine.
Release date: 1998-08-25
Price: $9.99
Review The Battle of Neretva/Death Rage / Bci Eclipse:
Actors & Directors
- Yves Simoneau
- Peter Kent
- Lena Olin
- Barbara Eve Harris
- Bill Pullman
- Colm Feore
Run time: 99 min.
List Price: $104.98
Price: $99.73
Review Ignition (Spanish) (Sub) / Sony Pictures:
Actors & Directors
- Sergio Grieco
- Pier Paolo Capponi
- Howard Ross
- Massimo Serato
- Peter Strauss
- Tina Aumont
Run time: 97 min.
Price: $14.99
Review Man of Legend / Vci Video:
Actors & Directors
- Jang Lee Hwang
- Hoi-Shan Kwan
- Ching-Ying Lam
- Gwok Ming Suen
- Chuen Lee
- Jacqueline Ng
- Kar Lok Chin
Run time: 90 min.
List Price: $39.95
Price: $94.88
Review Great Hero From China / Loose Cannon Films:
Actors & Directors
- Kurt Russell
- Teri Hatcher
- Brion James
- Albert Magnoli
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- Sylvester Stallone
- Jack Palance
Run time: 104 min.
List Price: $9.98
Price: $122.00
Review Tango & Cash (Spanish) / Warner Home Video:Another action flick from an unlikely source (wildly inconsistent Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky), buddy movie Tango & Cash teams Sly Stallone and Kurt Russell as bullet-dodging cops who get on each others' nerves while uniting against a slimy French drug kingpin (Jack Palance). Violent, profane, and packed with implausibilities, this is one of those big-budget, stunt-laden affairs that gets by on the charisma of its stars, and they almost pull it off. Tango & Cash was Stallone's first attempt to share the spotlight with another hero, and he's casually laid-back in his change-of-pace role (well, OK, it's not that change-of-pace), while Russell is equally enjoyable as Sly's well-coifed sidekick. Ridiculous all the way, this one is entertaining if only as a virtual catalog of action-movie clichés. -Jeff Shannon.
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Release date: 2002-10-29
Run time: 92 min.
Price: $5.99
Review Venganza De La Uzi (Spanish) / Woodhaven Ent:Top Mexican stars, Mario Almada and Roberto Ballesteros, shine in this tragic action tale of a beautiful sexy woman, who is a trained paramilitary and trying to forget her tumultuous past, and the men in her life who, obsessed with her, will not let her get free.
Actors & Directors
- Shannon Perry
- Philip Haynes
- Dallas Burney
- Mark Rumer
- John Dickson
- Philip Haynes
Run time: 83 min.
List Price: $15.99
Price: $95.00
Review You Only Die Once (A James Bond Spoof):In this James Bond Spoof follow the adventures of Lames Blond, agent Double O Zero, as he fights the evil forces of Blofelch, Mr. Cowabunga, Sherly Built, and Dr. Y as they join forces with new criminal mind Melvin C. Fruitilbatle. Lames is joinded by his associate Felix Heavier. In todays world of 100-200 million dollar films here is a film with no big names and a very small budget. In fact this film cost less than thecredit sequence for "The World is Not Enough".
Actors & Directors
- Carlos Cardán
- Claudia Bernal
- Gerardo Albarrán
- Angélica Soler
- Christian González
- Héctor Reynoso (II)
Run time: 90 min.
Price: $9.99
Review El Cholo:
Actors & Directors
- Jack Watson
- Guy Stockwell
- George Peppard
- Arthur Hiller
- Nigel Green
- Rock Hudson
Run time: 110 min.
List Price: $14.98
Price: $98.99
Review Tobruk / Universal Studios:
Actors & Directors
- Elvis Tsui
- Billy Chan
- Lap-Man Sin
- Shun Lau
- Wai Lam
- Ma Wu
Run time: 90 min.
Price: $9.95
Review All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard / Tai Seng:An all-but-incoherent sequel to (and completion of) trendsetting martial arts director Chang Cheh's Water Margin adaptation of Seven Blows of the Dragon. The plot was so familiar to Eastern audiences that it's barely sketched in. Most of the picture is just fighting, Robin Hood-style daring-do staged and shot in the standard slapdash style of 1970s kung fu. China's emperor enlists the Liang Shan Po outlaws in a struggle against the traitorous lord Fang Lau. Seven heroes, complete with cool nicknames (David Chaing is Yen Ching, "The Graceful One") are assigned to infiltrate Lau's impregnable, water-guarded fortress, and several of these paragons get to die staunchly in rivers of blood. Ti Lung, who costarred in John Woo's The Killer almost 15 years later, fights minus an arm, before gallantly expiring. (The broadcast TV version, while nominally uncut, switches to black-and-white during the exsanguinate scenes. ) -David Chute.
Actors & Directors
- Georgina Hale
- Amanda Donohoe
- Tony Rickards
- Frances Barber
- Nicolas Roeg
- Oliver Reed
Review Castaway:
Actors & Directors
- Simon Kenny
- Nicholas Kenny
- Michael Madsen
- Paul Leslie Disley
- Nigel Dick
- Lisa Sinclair
Review Dead Connection:
Actors & Directors
- Mohamed Mounir
- Nour El-Sherif
- Mahmoud Hemida
- Safia El Emari
- Laila Eloui
- Youssef Chahine
Run time: 135 min.
Price: $19.95
Review Destiny / New Yorker Video:
Actors & Directors
- Warner Oland
- Josef von Sternberg
- Anna May Wong
- Marlene Dietrich
- Clive Brook
- Eugene Pallette
Review Shanghai Express:Josef von Sternberg gets really exotic here with Marlene Dietrich and the story of her adventures on a train en route to Shanghai, where she is reunited with a lover who jilted her (Clive Brook). When the train is overtaken by Chinese rebels, Brook is held hostage and the rebel leader (Warner Oland of Charlie Chan fame) takes a liking to Dietrich. The notorious adventurer fiendishly strikes a bargain to save Brook, whom she's never stopped loving. This is one of the most intriguing von Sternberg-Dietrich films not only because of its exotic style and setting but because of its passionate love story. -Bill Desowitz.
Actors & Directors
- Richard Johnson
- Christian Bale
- Charlton Heston
- Oliver Reed
- Christopher Lee
- Fraser Clarke Heston
Review Treasure Island:A tale about a fatherless boy finding dramatically different father figures throughout a remarkable adventure, Treasure Island is an entertaining coming-of-age story, with themes of family, loyalty, friendship, trust, and honesty at its core. While Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale is popular film fare, it's never been done this well. Charlton Heston stars as Long John Silver and Christian Bale as plucky Jim Hawkins in this TNT production. Directed by Heston's son Fraser (who also directed the excellent family fare Alaska), the film remains faithful to the novel, and draws much of the spirit and excitement of the book. The action scenes are first-rate, and if the ship Hispaniola has never looked better or more authentic, no surprise: the ship is the original from 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty. The opening scenes are dark and rich, as they capture the period well, with careful attention to makeup (the teeth, the body grime!) and costuming. Oliver Reed and Christopher Lee are frighteningly effective as Capt. Billy Bones and Blind Pew, and the film's first half-hour is theirs. The tone shifts and lightens when Heston appears as the legendary pirate. Look for Pete Postlethwaite, Julian Glover, and Richard Johnson in wonderful supporting roles. [+]The film marks Bale's segue from poignantly promising child actor (Empire of the Sun) to compelling teen (he would later continue to prove his talent as a versatile young actor in Little Women and Velvet Goldmine). -N. F. Mendoza.
Release date: 1998-12-01
Run time: 85 min.
Price: $39.95
Review Flying Down to Baja,3rd Edition:This is a fresh,new,expanded edition of Current Productions' pioneering aviation video about flying in Baja,Mexico. You will fly with the producers in a sleek single engine aircraft to the major airports of Baja and also land at several unimproved dirt strips. They will take you to such exciting events as the Saturday night pig roast at Hotel Serenidad in Mulege, to breathtaking adventures including encounters with grey whales and scuba diving with the sea lions of Los Islotes. You will go big game fishing off Cabo San Lucas and visit the luxury resorts and golf courses of Los Cabos. This video is part of a series of videos called "Flying the Americas" which depict the adventure of flying private aircraft to exotic tropical destinations. These videos are intended to show private pilots how to go about flying to these great places but they are also great travel adventures for the non-pilot as well.
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