Thursday

Starring:Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, James LeGros, Paula Marshall, Michael Jeter, Glenn Plummer, Mickey Rourke, Luck Hari, Bari K. Willerford, Richard Wong (II), Shawn Michael Howard, Gary Dourdan, Brian Hooks, Jeff Sanders, Michael D. Olmos, Eugene Collier, Marjean Holden, Tony Colon, Sam Hiona
Director: Skip Woods
Studio: Polygram USA Video
Product Type: DVD

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Happy Customer!!
good, but try subtitles next time
Stand back from the mic, John.
Buy the DVD instead of the CD
Awesome Live Performance

John Mayer - Any Given Thursday
Starring: John Mayer
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000083C7X
Release Date: 2003-02-11

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All the qualities that have made John Mayer a rising star are on display in this concert package: an interesting voice; tunes that are catchy but still have some depth; an appealingly casual slacker attitude; and enough grit to separate him from the namby-pamby singer-songwriter crowd. Recorded in 2002 in Birmingham, Alabama, the nearly two-hour concert showcases not only Mayer's songs (including some new ones) and versatile three-piece band, but also his surprisingly deft guitar playing (check out his Hendrix-saturated stylings on the unaccompanied "Man on the Side"). There are plenty of extra features as well, including an audio track with Mayer's comments about the songs, photos, and two brief but well-made (especially "Any Given Soundcheck") documentaries. All in all, a worthy addition to the catalog of an artist who keeps getting better. --Sam Graham

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Customer Reviews:

Happy Customer!!.......2007-01-16

I received my purchase in good condition and sooner than anticipated. Thanks!

good, but try subtitles next time.......2007-01-08

I'd listened to a couple of CD's by John Mayer but wasn't too thrilled until I heard "Continuum". It grabbed my ears immediately and I thought every song was very good if not great. That's what motivated me to buy the DVD "Any Given Thursday". The songs sounded good but after a while they started to sound very similar...so much so that we decided to watch the rest some other time and opted for "The Dance" with Fleetwood Mac which we've seen countless times. Some concerts are just more watchable time after time. I'm sure you have your favorites. There were a few things that made John's concert less than thrilling for me. Granted... the guy is mega-talented, both as a singer - (I'm assuming songwriter) and guitar player. And from the noises of approval coming from the crowd I suppose you'd have to crown him stud-muffin. There were just enough young ladies in the audience that couldn't stop squealing long enough to take a breath that might make you want to scream "please stop" at your TV. I think I used different words. Anyway, if you can get past that its still a good concert. Where he started to really lose me is when it became clear to me that I couldn't understand what he was singing about unless he stopped to explain it. Great voice, but please, give me a coherent word or two so I can get into the song. He sounded clear as a bell on "Continuum" CD. Just something he could work on. Last point to throw at you is that I felt I wasn't so much seeing a band but a solo performance with backup. Maybe that wouldn't matter to anyone else but I think if you're on the same stage you don't need quite so much separation. I know, picky, picky. If you're a John Mayer fan you're probably looking for that review that will validate your purchasing impulse. I'm not sure if this review would have helped me either. For the rest of you I'd suggest borrowing someone else's DVD before taking the plunge. In the meantime, buy the CD "Continuum". You won't be disappointed.

Stand back from the mic, John........2006-09-13

I'm barely giving this 3 stars because I REALLY like John Mayer. This DVD grew on me at the same time I realized that he is eating the microphone. I know that other reviewers have mentioned this but it's worth pointing out again. Why dwell on the negative? Well, I bought this DVD because I knew it would sound better than the CD. I was wrong. It's almost worse. The constant slobbering and "cha's, che's, cho's" make it sound like he's under water some of the time.

Mr.Mayer has admitted that one of the things he'd like to change, is the way he presents himself on stage as far as mannerisms and so forth. He should have started before this show was recorded.

Reccomended for die-hard John Mayer fans only.

Buy the DVD instead of the CD.......2005-03-24

I eagerly awaited the release of Any Given Thursday, because I am a big fan of John Mayer's and had seen him live in April 2002 (at a House of Blues) and again in August 2002, just 4 weeks before the concert recorded. My big decision was whether to buy the CD or the DVD.

The week they were released, I purchased the CD (and meanwhile my son purchased the DVD). In spite of John's great performance, I was disappointed in the CD. The crowd's noise is very distracting and it is painful to hear teenyboppers shreiking at inappropriate moments. They either picked the wrong venue to record or should have filtered out the crowd better. It convinced me not to see him live again. (I would NOT give the CD 5 stars!)

But eventually I had a chance to watch my son's DVD, and it was great. With the camera focused on John, you can focus on his songs and his performance -- which are perfect. The crowd is NOT a distraction on the DVD. So I bought the DVD too, and I've been very pleased with it. When I watch it, is almost like reliving the excitement of his live performance. Anyone who sees it becomes a fan.

I believe the DVD costs less than the CD too. It's a great value.

Awesome Live Performance.......2005-01-11

John Mayer is an unassuming performer and awesome entertainer. I have viewed this DVD several times and realize he is totally engrossed in what he does best and that is making music. His guitar solos are reminiscent of great guitarists of the past and he shamelessly honors his favorites with notable riffs or complete cover songs. He is a likeable fellow in his commentaries and his sense of humor on this collection lets the listener know he hasn't let any of his popularity go to his head. He has the ability to poke fun at himself and in my opinion, he is living life right, by not taking things too seriously. He makes a point to shed light on his band mate's abilities, when it would be really easy to keep the focus on himself. He is not that way at all. I'd be surprised if you do not emerge a huge John Mayer fan by giving your eyes and ears this musical treat any given Thursday or for that matter any day that ends in "Y".

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Twisted but riveting plot with lots of humor!
ordering Thursday on DVD
Amazon has got to be joking!!
The Best Little Movie You've Never Heard of....
awesome....

Thursday
Starring: Thomas Jane , Aaron Eckhart , Paulina Porizkova , James LeGros , and Paula Marshall
Director: Skip Woods
Manufacturer: Polygram USA Video
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Twisted but riveting plot with lots of humor!.......2007-04-09

I didn't know what to expect when my husband suggested we watch this 'classic' on TV the other night [it was on Showtime]...but at the end of it, I felt that I had taken a fun roller-coaster ride, the kind that makes you feel sick and thrilled at the same time! The actors play their roles really well...Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova [yes, the ex-supermodel turned author], even Mickey Rourke in a small but significant role. You never know what to expect with this movie...just when you think someone's number is up, something else happens...plot twists abound, there lots of blood and violence, and sex too. Definitely entertaining, too bad its hard to obtain on DVD [even Netflix doesn't carry it].

ordering Thursday on DVD.......2006-11-29

GREAT movie! However, ordering it for a "normal" price seems very hard. I found a New Copy available for $10 but it was a Russian version. They gave me directions on which russian titles to click on in the Menu to get to play the movie in the original English version, so it is worth it, by far, if you can't find it anywhere else. Just look around -- this movie is worth the time!

Amazon has got to be joking!!.......2006-06-08

What is up with that price ?? $111.00 dollars are they crazy?
A friend of mine bought this dvd for under ten dollars at a retail store. If you pay $100 dollars for this movie you are crazy. And the movie is only 82 minutes long.

The Best Little Movie You've Never Heard of...........2006-04-29

Yes, there is an explanation as to why this movie sells on the secondary market for more than an ounce of many precious metals. Skip Woods (writer of Swordfish)penned a nice little story about a day (Thursday to be exact) in the life of a reformed thug, and how in this one day this new life he has created for himself comes crashing down around him. The storyline is unlike any other I have watched, definitely was an ideal concept in 1998 (this should've been a strong box office draw, and probably would have if done with a major studio and bigger names). Without ruining the novelty of the story, this is worth the watch due to its high action, unexpected twists and turns and strong acting (high marks for Mickey Rourke--no one does "slimeball" quite as well).

awesome...........2006-04-05

This is one of my favorite films of all time - I rented it many years ago and for the last few years I've been trying to purchase it - very hard to find - at least under $100... anyway I recommend this film to everyone...

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Monster Thursday
Starring: Kim Bodnia , Iben Hjejle , Silje Salomonsen , Marko Kanic , and Vegar Hoel
Director: Arild Ostin Ommundsen
Manufacturer: Film Movement
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ASIN: B000HEGGIO
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Product Description

"Monster Thursday" is the story of Even, a young man who leads a directionless life. Tord, his best friend, is the opposite: a great surfer with a prestigious job and beautiful Karen as his bride. The last part is especially hard on Even, who is not-so-secretly in love with Karen. When Tord asks him to look after Karen while he is out of town, Even decides to clean up his act and master the waves to impress her. At first he's a prime candidate for drowning, but a local surfing legend becomes his mentor, and Even, Tord and Karen end up on a collision course with the monster wave.

Thursday [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]

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Thursday [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]
Director: Skip Woods
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000N1HHB6

Product Description

Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: German (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), German (Subtitles), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: Skip Woods made his directorial debut with this film, caught in a crossfire between thriller and comedy. After violence is unleashed in the opening sequence, the story settles on former L.A. drug dealer Casey Wells (Thomas Jane), now a Houston architect living with his attractive wife Christine (Paula Marshall). When past partner Nick (Aaron Eckhart) arrives out of the blue on a Thursday, asking for a place to stay for a few days, Casey invites him in but later gets curious about Nick's briefcase. After he opens it to find a huge helping of heroin, panic sets in, and he flushes it all away -- setting the stage for a variety of hoods and hitmen to turn up on Casey's suburban doorstep. Shown at the 1998 Toronto World Festival. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,

The Thursday Club: A Film by George Paul Csicsery

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The Thursday Club: A Film by George Paul Csicsery
Starring: Thursday Club
Manufacturer: Zala Films
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000GRUQOC
Release Date: 2006-09-26

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In October 1967, documentary filmmaker George Paul Csicsery was beaten by police at an antiwar demonstration in Oakland, California. Thirty years later, he set out to find the policemen who were working that day. His only clue-a startling news photograph of himself begin clubbed by stern-faced cops. Take a trip back to America's turbulent 1960s as Csicsery visits a group of retired Oakland, California, policemen, who recall their days battling antiwar demonstrators and Black Panthers

Average customer rating:

Twisted but riveting plot with lots of humor!
ordering Thursday on DVD
Amazon has got to be joking!!
The Best Little Movie You've Never Heard of....
awesome....

Thursday
Starring: Thomas Jane , Aaron Eckhart , Paulina Porizkova , James LeGros , and Paula Marshall
Director: Skip Woods
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Customer Reviews:

Twisted but riveting plot with lots of humor!.......2007-04-09

ordering Thursday on DVD.......2006-11-29

Amazon has got to be joking!!.......2006-06-08

The Best Little Movie You've Never Heard of...........2006-04-29

awesome...........2006-04-05

Thursday's Game [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]

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Thursday's Game [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
Director: Robert Moore
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000F5EPR4

Product Description

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), SYNOPSIS: Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out that the games stopped some time ago, they are a quite upset. Just what have they been doing on Thursday nights. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,

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Great Movie and I finally bought it
Fantastic Movie, but very rare

Thursday - (Uncut - Import)
Starring: Thomas Jane , Aaron Eckhart , Paulina Porizkova , Mickey Rourke , and James LeGros
Director: Skip Woods
Manufacturer: Amalgama
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Widescreen

ASIN: B000BR25BO

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IMPORT, NTSC, ALL REGION, WIDESCREEN. AUDIO OPTIONS: Dolby Digital 5.1 ENGLISH (movie is completely in English) and Dolby Digital 5.1 RUSSIAN (voice-over). Original Russian artwork.............................................................. SYNOPSIS: Skip Woods made his directorial debut with this film, caught in a crossfire between thriller and comedy. After violence is unleashed in the opening sequence, the story settles on former L.A. drug dealer Casey Wells (Thomas Jane), now a Houston architect living with his attractive wife Christine (Paula Marshall). When past partner Nick (Aaron Eckhart) arrives out of the blue on a Thursday, asking for a place to stay for a few days, Casey invites him in but later gets curious about Nick's briefcase. After he opens it to find a huge helping of heroin, panic sets in, and he flushes it all away setting the stage for a variety of hoods and hitmen to turn up on Casey's suburban doorstep. Shown at the 1998 Toronto World Festival.

Customer Reviews:

Great Movie and I finally bought it.......2007-03-06

I have been looking for this movie for 6 years and I finally found it here. At first I was a little concerned because it was an import, but the concern was not justified. The movie is DVD quality and is english. I received it 5 days after I bought it and it is just as I remember it. Dont spend >$100 and buy it used, just get this one! Thanks Amazon, you now have a customer for life.

Fantastic Movie, but very rare.......2006-12-01

This film only played in two theaters. (One in NYC, one in LA). It only grossed a few thousand dollars. (I read this in EW)

When it played at the Toronto Film Festival in 1998, Roger Ebert wrote about how racist and absurd this movie was and much he hated it when he saw it, so most distributors stayed away from it. He also claimed that it was a cheap knock off of Tarantino, and done poorly. You can read the Toronto Film Festival review where he trashes the movie on his website.

It finally came out on DVD in 2002, by Polygram/USA films. A week after it came out, Polygram/USA Films went bankrupt, and no more than 1000 copies of the DVD were made. This wasnt the only film that got hurt by Polygram's bankruptcy. The Last Days of Disco, Topsy Turvy, No Looking Back are also Polygram/USA DVD's that are super rare and impossible to find because of this. The only film that got lucky from the Polygram bankruptcy was The Big Lebowski, and thats because the Coen Brothers own american distribution rights to all their films.

The DVD imports are quite a bit easier to get a hold of. If you want to watch this movie this is the best way to go. The movie is still in English and the subs can easily be turned off.

SYNOPSIS

-"Taking a page from the Tarantino school of filmmaking, Thursday starts with a bang -- on Monday -- and shows no mercy until the final scene. The moral of the story is that you can't escape your past. That said, Thursday centres on Casey Wells, an architect leading the good life in suburban Houston, whose past catches up with him when his old buddy Nick comes to town.

Nick (Aaron Eckhart) brings with him a cast of creeps including Paulina Porizkova as the hyper-sexual Dallas, and James Le Gros as homicide specialist Billy Hill (folks call him "HillBilly"). If you caught Eckhart's performance as lead sleazeball in In the Company of Men, he will not seem cast off-type here. In Casey's words, he and Nick took separate paths when he left Los Angeles, and Nick never got his act together. Dialogue and a few flashbacks tell the story of Casey's sordid past: two years in L.A., which he has kept secret from his wife. Aside from the opening scene and the flashbacks, Thursday takes place on Thursday, with title screens to help guide the viewer through the day,

Porizkova seems to be enjoying every moment on screen and why not? Every actor loves to play a villain, and she shines as Dallas. Other fine performances are given by Le Gros, who is believably psychotic, and Jane, who delves into Casey's dark side without abandoning his conscience. Good editing is also evident in Thursday, as much of the gore is left to the viewer's imagination.

The unrated version has five minutes of extra footage too extreme for the R-rated release. Both versions give you plenty of violence, drugs and a smattering of sex. Obviously, Thursday is not family viewing, but if you liked Pulp Fiction and True Romance, this fast-paced ensemble film should also entertain you."

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Deliriously beautiful dream

Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon
Director: Christine Alcino
Manufacturer: Siren Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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ASIN: B0009CATVE

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DVD Video release of Brian Eno's THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Great music, intense artistic value showcasing seven video paintings of Christine Alcino. Eno's outstanding ambient soundtrack is unavailable except in this film (the CD version does not include the full length soundtrack). A rare gem for Eno afficianodos.

Customer Reviews:

Deliriously beautiful dream.......2006-01-31

What a gorgeous escape into an inner world. And that is why this video works, why it connects, why it is such a wonderful artistic endeavour - because here is this one man (Brian Eno) who has shown us this remarkable dreamscape and yet it resonates for us. Since dreams take place exclusively in our inner worlds, they usually remain our property, so to speak. Even when we try to transmit the magic of a dream to someone else, it loses so much in translation that we are bored to death. But here is a dream that is transmitted to us with such purity that we are swept gently away. At least, I was.

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The Thursday Club
Starring: directed and edited by George Paul Csicsery Produced
Manufacturer: MOVIEFISH
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0009OPPZW
Release Date: 2005-06-01

Description

The DVD contains 20 minutes of extra scenes.

"The Thursday Club" is a one-hour documentary about retired Oakland, California police officers who battled with antiwar demonstrators and Black Panthers during the tumultuous 1960s. Revealing the faces behind the masked police lines, the film reflects the experiences and views of individuals from both sides of the conflict. The search for balance is led by the filmmaker, a 1960s antiwar protester who was beaten by the Oakland police during the 1967 Stop the Draft Week riots. For the first time, former Oakland police officers who faced the demonstrators speak on film about their experiences, providing insight into who they were and what sparked the violence.

Interviews initially prepared for a Salon Magazine article, Thursdays at the Clambucket (10/19/98), explore a rich subculture of retired police officers with complex personalities and varied histories. One of them, Hadwick Thompson, a Pearl Harbor veteran, became the second-ever Black officer on the Oakland PD. Another, Gil Souza, was the son of Portuguese immigrants who became a "tough cop" after defending himself and his family as a boy on the streets of Oakland. The personal accounts of these officers, as they describe their run-ins with antiwar demonstrators and their notorious encounters with the Black Panthers, complement and challenge previous scholarly and media works on the battles of the 1960s.

"The Thursday Club" explores the historical background and views of each character, informing the debates on contemporary police violence, philosophies of right and wrong, conflicting loyalties of duty and compassion, and revealing examples of personal courage and heroism. Many of those who attend Thursday Club lunches grew up in Oakland during the Depression, then fought in World War II before becoming police officers, two of them are Pearl Harbor survivors.

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