Evidence of Love

Starring:Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry, Richard Gilliland, Lee Garlington, Hal Holbrook, Matthew Posey, James Monroe Black, Dennis Letts, Marco Perella, Norman Bennett, Jerry Haynes, Rodger Boyce, Daphne Eckler, Jan DeWitt (II), Charles Carroll (II), Blue Deckert, Spencer Prokop, Jacob Parker, Lisa Renee Wilson
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Studio: Trinity Home Enterta
Product Type: DVD

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Man With a Gun
Starring: Gary Busey , Bill Cobbs , Robert Loggia , Michael Madsen , and Jennifer Tilly
Director: David Wyles
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Release Date: 2005-08-23

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Non anamorphic
slow moving but compelling psychological thriller
Tight thriller updating the Electra myth...
Fine Rivette
Rivette's third in the nineties

Secret Defense
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire , Jerzy Radziwilowicz , Grégoire Colin , Laure Marsac , and Françoise Fabian
Director: Jacques Rivette
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B00005TNFA
Release Date: 2002-01-02

Description

When a brilliant scientist discovers that her father did not die accidentally but was murdered by a family friend, she swears vengeance. She soon finds herself deeply embroiled in a mystery of lust and intrigue. And when she discovers the truth about her father, it threatens to shake her very foundation in this fascinating thriller by groundbreaking French director Jacques Rivette.

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Non anamorphic.......2006-08-28

Although this DVD of the movie is touted as widescreen, it is not anamorphic. The omission of anamorphic in the description of the format is accurate, not an oversight. So you do not get the quality improvement you might expect from a widescreen film when viewed on a widescreen television. Instead, to get the proportion right, you have to tell your DVD player that the TV is 4:3, then expand the TV picture to fill the screen.

slow moving but compelling psychological thriller.......2002-07-31

Rivette is not known for his brevity, not in recent years anyway. His films take patience but their momentum builds almost indiscernably to a final effect which is powerful and ultimately your pateince and attentiveness is rewarded. Rivette films are for true lovers of French films as his films meditate on life like paintings meditate on life. Action, there is barely any. This film has been referred to as a thriller and the picture on the front cover of the DVD would lead you to believe this is a thriller but that is kind of misleading as what really is being explored here is the psychological naunces of one character in particular and that character is played by Bonnaire. There is a central mystery which is the "secret" of the story but the "secret" remains so unitil the very end. And though the secret is surprising it is somewhat inconsequential. For the real power of the film is in the cumulative effect of all those scenes where Bonnaire has no idea what is driving her and making her act. It is this strange aesthetic which explains the films appeal which is great. Rivette lingers on Bonnaire who often is doing very little but riding a train or looking out a window or looking at a painting or walking through a house but there is a power in the way Rivette frames his shots. He makes very painterly compositions and his characters occupy these compositions one frame at a time, unable to see the larger picture, unable to see or judge their own actions with any authority. Insight, when it comes, comes too late. It is a film which you will watch and lose maybe a little patience with at times but its spell is a strong one and the more you think on it the more you begin to appreciate just how well the picture does what it does. Excellent film for meditative viewers who like to think while they watch.

Tight thriller updating the Electra myth..........2002-07-29

Watch the mesmerizing, understated and finely nuanced portrayal by Sandrine Bonnaire of contemporary research biologist Sylvie Rousseau who gets entangled in a dangerous web of events--this alone is worth the purchase price. A modern update of the myth of Electra, director Rivette and his superb actors Bonnaire as well as Jerzy Radiwilowicz (as Sylvie's nemesis, Walser, ex-aide of her deceased father and now head of the high-tech weapons-manufacturing firm) have created a taut psychological thriller that unfolds in a measured manner as horrible secrets are slowly divulged. You'll be riveted to the screen with this one, but you must pay close attention: the beauty and marvel of "Secret Defense" reside in the many important details Rivette chooses to include in it. Powerful ending, too. Finally, Sylvie must be one of the most accurate representations of a real lab researcher on the non-documentary screen.

Fine Rivette.......2002-04-24

Jacques Rivette has made a career based on longer films and this one is no exception; it's 2 1/2 hours long. But here there is a thriller-based plot to drive it and he fuses a thriller's momentum with extremely well thought out psychological elements.

The main character is a woman biologist played perfectly by Sandrine Bonnaire, one of the best contemporary French actresses. She leads a quiet solitary life which is dramatically interrupted when her brother bursts into her office one day and tells her that their father's death was no accident--as they supposed--but instead a murder committed by the father's business partner.

The complications that follow are all underscored by a focus on the lead character's psychology as she interacts with her brother, the business partner, her mother, and the partner's girlfriend. There are definite surprises and the ending is a powerful one.

While there are some moments here and there of drag, they are not that much in evidence and the story is strong and compelling; you could say this is riveting Rivette.

Recommended.

Rivette's third in the nineties.......2002-01-19

I've seen five Rivette features from the 90's, and along with La Belle Noiseuse and Up/Down/Fragile, I think this one ranks along side his best work--that from the seventies and late sixties. It is a serious movie, made in a time when I've come to expect more of his lighter side all to often (but what a great light side!). In Secret Defense ("Top Secret" in french) we get hints at what his great conspiracy movies of the seventies might be like (OUT 1 and OUT 1: Spectre), as with this movie the level of uncertainty--real uncertainty, not just a playful, feigned kind of uncertainty--is phenomenally powerful. What would the thriller genre be like if the levels of one's knowledge and comfort as a viewer were reduced to those levels present in Secret Defense--not too high, or a tad above "just enough?" Well, for me, this movie shows how you don't need fast-paced action or the commotion of a roller-coaster ride to feel at the edge of your seat. And it goes much farther: this ride can have long-term after effects (even if it is not on the level of his work in the 70's) which a simple roller-caoster can't faithfully supply. In the domain of fictional reality--fiction with the weight of reality--Rivette remains the master.

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burt scores as a set-up cop,but this turkey needs more help
the truth could save him, the lies could kill her

Physical Evidence
Starring: Burt Reynolds , Theresa Russell , Ned Beatty , Kay Lenz , and Ted McGinley
Director: Michael Crichton
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
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ASIN: B000089764
Release Date: 2003-03-18

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Physical Evidence is meant to be a hard-boiled, gritty courtroom whodunit. With two sexy leads, a big-name director (Michael Crighton), and a classy score by legendary composer Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther), everything would appear to be in place. Burt Reynolds, whose career had shifted into low-gear in the late '80s, plays Joe Farley, a hard-living, hard-drinking cop with a volatile temper and plenty of enemies. When he becomes the main suspect in a high-profile murder, tyro public defendant Jenny Hudson (Theresa Russell), eager to make a name for herself, jumps to Joe's defense. Lies, red herrings, and double crosses follow as the body count rises. Jenny is in over her head and soon realizes that her life is in danger, and trouble is, she's falling hard for Joe, but can she trust him? Though the pacing is brisk and there's some good courtroom melodrama, Reynolds and Russell don't exactly ignite up the screen, and most of the scenes play like bad late-night television. Final verdict? A solid guilty pleasure. --Matt Wold

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burt scores as a set-up cop,but this turkey needs more help.......2006-06-12

i have to say i think burt looks good here and is very good as the hard drinking cop,it's just that the rest of the movie is so bad that burt's acting gets lost!
a sleeze ball crook is found dead(in a most origanl way,the only other good thing in the movie) and everything points to burt. theresa russell(lost and very poor as a lawyer) takes his case and they set out to find the killer. michael crichton directs this mess with out any real fire except for the opening scenes. and yet another nail in the coffin of burt's career!!

the truth could save him, the lies could kill her.......2001-11-01

This Rank thriller directed by Michael Crichton has a scuzzy screenplay by Bill Phillips, from a story by Phillips and Steve Ransohoff, which is half courtroom drama and half street investigation. The title is explained by the means of execution of a hood being found in the home of Burt Reynolds, a Boston cop on suspension for "unwarranted violence". In spite of the obvious setup, Reynolds is charged with the murder and Theresa Russell becomes his defence attorney. Russell is given more screentime than Reynolds, and the treatment even allows for her breathy mannerisms by making her an inexperienced and ambitious. At one point someone even tells her "I can do without the dramatics" which gets a laugh. As Russell's boyfriend, Ted McGinley benefits from the same effect, with his ineffectualness used for himbo-ism. She and Reynolds banter well, and thankfully the inevitable romance is given a light touch. The only Phillips line that passes for wit is someone referring to the "reverse Midas touch, where everything touched turns to manure", though Reynolds is around to underplay. If the divisive focus and ultimately the seriousness with which we are supposed to take the court case are questionable, Crichton pulls us along with his skill. He creates multiple scenes of messy group anger, and provides a beautifully executed climactic chase. Ned Beatty is also pleasing as the District Attorney, probably the only one who attempts the region dialect.

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a fine little nancy drew mystery
Excellent noir, poor transfer

Whispering City
Starring: Mary Anderson , Helmut Dantine , Paul Lukas , Mimi D'Estee , and George Alexander
Director: Fedor Ozep
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B000AJJN0E
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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a fine little nancy drew mystery.......2006-09-10

did you enjoy reading those nancy drew mysteries...well then, this movie will remind you of those fun times...mary anderson, who also played in other film noir titles 'underworld story' and 'behind green lights' is the nancy drew type reporter in this story...she's pretty to look at and shows a strength of character that stands out in contrast to the men...yes the print transfer is poor(not unusual for 40's noir) but this only adds to the seedy nature of the story, backdropped against the beautiful quebec....the romantic classical piano music passages and some plot similarities to Banquo's ghost in macbeth add to its stature....I'm giving it five stars, which it probably doesn't deserve, but one star from other reviews is a bit too harsh..the average is about right.

Excellent noir, poor transfer.......2005-12-19

It's like watching a movie underwater. Alpha video gives us another movie we want to see with a poor, poor transfer.

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Secret Evidence
Starring: Budd Buster , Donald Curtis , Kenneth Harlan , Boyd Irwin , and Bud McTaggart
Director: William Nigh
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000J10HW6
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Product Description

An innocent woman is drawn into a murder case when her former lover, a notorious gangster, falsely implicates her brother in a killing.