On the Edge

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Some interesting characters

Just for Laughs - Stand Up, Vol. 2 - On the Edge
Starring: Just for Laughs
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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Just for Laughs: Stand Up, Vol. 1 - Best of the Uptown Comics
Dave Attell Insomniac Tour Presents - Sean Rouse, Greg Giraldo & Dane Cook
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
The World's Greatest Stand Up Comedy Collection
Harmful If Swallowed (CD & DVD)

ASIN: B000C20VNC
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Description

Live from Just for Laughs' Montreal International Comedy Festival comes the funniest comics to ever take the stage at the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event! With hilarious performances by Mitch Hedberg, Dave Attel, Dane Cook, Lewis Black, Jim Breuer, Maria Bramford, Harland Williams, Mitch Fatel and Sean Cullen!

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Some interesting characters.......2006-02-18

Like volume I of this Just for Laughs series, there are no profound social or political insights to be found here. But the comics chosen from the Montreal Comedy Festival's annual stand-up revue provide some good laughs, and above all, they provide a range of memorable comic characters.

Most of the individuals featured here have fashioned interesting on-stage personae for themselves. Without having gone so far as to become branded products on the market, they have nonetheless honed their performances into individual Dickensian idiosyncrasy.

There's Mitch Fatel who plays the simple soul. He can say outrageous things that would give offense if they were spoken by a sophisticate.
There's Mitch Hedberg who endears himself as the mellow wise man, speculating on life's misnomers. (I sleep in a twin bed. I constantly ask myself, "Where is my brother?")
There's Mr. Black known for living in a perpetual state of road rage.
There's Dane Cook who is the Bruce Springsteen of stand-up comedy. He eats up the stage with working class muscularity as he acts out his dilemmas.
There's Sean Cullen who puts his Irish tenor persona to good use as he illustrates how different popular singers such as Neil Young and Bob Dylan might have sounded if they had recorded theme songs for the James Bond movies.

You get the cream of the crop of stand-up comedy from this Series, without having to get dressed up, go out, and spend a lot of money in various Comedy Clubs. The laughs are brought to you. When you've had a hard day at work, I think this tape will
humorously bring home the fact that others have their perplexities too - that we all have PROBLEMS. And you'll feel better, for a little while anyway.

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On the Edge
Starring: Cillian Murphy , Tricia Vessey , Stephen Rea , Jonathan Jackson , and Marcella Plunkett
Director: John Carney
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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Release Date: 2002-05-21

BattleGround - 21 Days on the Empire's Edge

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BattleGround - 21 Days on the Empire's Edge
Starring: Sgt. Robert Hollis , Farhan al Bayati , Raed Jarrar , Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman , and May Ying Welsh
Director: Stephen Marshall (III)
Manufacturer: Homevision
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Occupation: Dreamland
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories DVD
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Combat Diary - The Marines of Lima Company
Gunner Palace

ASIN: B000BVNS6G
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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In late 2003, two filmmakers from the Sundance award-winning Guerrilla News Network spent three weeks on the frontlines of the simmering guerrilla war in Iraq, gathering intelligence, dodging bullets, and capturing the untold stories of what has become the world's most covered, and misunderstood, conflict. BattleGround is an irreverent journey that will challenge the orthodoxies of Left and Right, and highlight the humanity of all sides of the conflict. BattleGround will be a critical film for anyone who wants to understand the powerful forces that are sucking America deeper and deeper into a Middle Eastern quagmire. Is Iraq our generation's "Bright Shining Lie," or is it the frontline in a global battle for national survival? Or is to some combination of both?

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Exclusive Interview with Director Stephen Marshall and Producer Anthony Lappe

Lost Scenes

Breakfast at The Al Safeer

Trailer

Liner notes by Chris Chang of Film Comment

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Running Time 82 Mins.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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The House on the Edge of the Park
Starring: David Hess , Annie Belle , Christian Borromeo , Giovanni Lombardo Radice , and Marie Claude Joseph
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Manufacturer: Shriek Show
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Release Date: 2002-12-17

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X-15: The Edge of Space
Starring: Everyone who worked on the X-15 Project
Director: Mark Gray
Manufacturer: Spacecraft Films
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Freedom 7: America's First Space Flight
NASA 1965 Aeronatics and Space Reports
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ASIN: B000LP4R44
Release Date: 2006-12-14

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Frequently cited as the most prolific aeronautical test program ever flown, the X-15 pushed the boundaries of altitude and speed as never before. This 3-DVD set presents the most complete collection ever assembled of the X-15 flight program, with rare footage from over 50 (of the 199) specific flights, documentaries, engine testing, suit testing, and more. Over 10 hours of rare material. As always, Spacecraft Films made new, digital transfers of the archival film, and for much of this set the 35mm color film shot of the program yielded stunning footage that looks as if it were shot yesterday. An incredible collection that also includes audio commentary from members of the X-15 project.

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The Cliburn - Playing on the Edge

Manufacturer: Van Cliburn
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ASIN: B00005T5Y9
Release Date: 2005-11-22

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From the Edge of the City
Starring: Vasias Eleftheriadis , Kostas Gogos , Nikos Kamontos , Anestis Konstantinidis , and Giannis Kontraphouris
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Release Date: 2001-09-11

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Buff and barely eighteen, Sasha lives outside Athens. At night, he and his friends go to the city to work as male prostitutes. Everyday they endure johns, drug dealers and pimps as they desperately try to survive in a country that is not their own.

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Why No Pamala?
Where is Pam Grier and why is she gone?
Amazing film...even the edited version...
The Lady Vanishes...a sad hypocrisy
SENSE OF '60s IDEALISM

On the Edge
Starring: Bruce Dern , Pam Grier , Bill Bailey (II) , Jim Haynie , and John Marley
Director: Rob Nilsson
Manufacturer: KOCH LORBER FILMS
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ASIN: B0006SSP8K
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Description

A once-promising runner who was unfairly banned from amateur competition twenty years ago sets out to recapture his lost glory and begins to train for one of the toughest races in America, the Cielo Sea.

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Why No Pamala?.......2007-04-05

Well, during a viewing of the outtake of Bruce and Pam's REAL SEX scenes, the major producer died of a heart attack! It could be that the next-of- kin blamed Oh So HOT Pamala for their relatives demise! I'm the guy at the end of the movie, the "Town Thug", who steals the timeclock and throws it in the ocean. I then raise my arms in victory as The End appears and fades to black. I want this scene to be played at my funeral! The chopped-up rest of the movie sucks, though. The death of the producer really caused serious production problems. It could have been a good movie, otherwise. Pam, you're to die for!

Where is Pam Grier and why is she gone?.......2006-02-25

I have been a distance runner for over 20 years, and have run countless marathons and other races, so I enjoy a good running movie. When I first saw this movie, 20 years ago, I thought it was great. It focused not only on the training and the sacrifices we go through to achieve our goals, but on how it affects other aspects of our lives. It takes a toll on the close relationships we have. It's hard for the ones we love to understand the sacrifices we make for that elusive mistress, the marathon. This movie in its original form explored those issues. What they have now is closer to a documentary, than trying to get to the Soul of running. Why did they have to screw up a good movie. Besides, Pam Grier is beautiful in the original version. Find an old VHS copy with Pam Grier and see the difference.

Amazing film...even the edited version..........2005-12-06

I would contend that the first review on this page misses the boat. This new version is re-edited, but NOT for the reasons mentioned. I can guarantee you that the excising of Pam Greir's character from the film had nothing to do with the provocative nature of an interracial relationship. If they were willing to have Bruce Dern sleep with Pam Greir in 1985 (he's a lucky guy btw), then in today's far more open world, it would certainly not be an issue. Her character was removed from the film for one simple, obvious reason...There was no reason for her to be in the movie. Even back when I was young and watched this film, I always thought to myself, "Pam Greir is HOT, but why is she in this movie? She's a completely pointless character that offers NOTHING to the story?" Thankfully, they have removed her, which only makes this even more of a running movie, which I like. The DVD is grainy, and the audio wasn't synched well with the video, but this is an incredible movie made by runners, for runners. God, what a movie....

The Lady Vanishes...a sad hypocrisy.......2005-07-23

The DVD is grainy, with an out-of-sync audio track, but the story is fine, Bruce Dern does a great job. And where is Pam Grier? Every trace of her has been excised from the original movie; her name is not on the dvd box...and a 95 min loses 10 minutes to what purpose? No reviews have suggested the reason for the release of only the sliced and diced version. What had been an R rated film is now...? A real disappointment to me, having seen the movie in the theaters at the time of its release. For a movie that takes issue with commercialism, the willingness to make a "safe" version without interracial romantic plot points, is sad. Pathetic on several levels.

SENSE OF '60s IDEALISM.......2003-12-22

The premise is that of a talented long-distance runner having spoiled his career by naming too many bigwigs in the hierarchy of amateur athletics as having been "on the take". The runner's dad, an old marxist, didn't see the point of pursuing an athletic career, as opposed to struggling in the political arena, despite his son's carrying off his athletic commitment with a great sense of justice and fair-play.

So, the son comes home and competes in a race he isn't supposed to be in & the old man, over time, gains a broader appreciation of human endeavor, as long as it's done with class & honesty.

Maybe a somewhat predictable story, but Dern carries off the loner-hero-runner who would not close his eyes to corruption with great style (kind of Serpico meets Jim Ryun). I always thought Dern was great in roles that express baby-boomer social concern.

Also, Pam Grier is Dern's girlfriend (that's gotta help, eh?).

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Of all the Star Trek original series DVDs, Volume 14 will surely remain one of the most popular, for it offers the first-ever appearance of Klingons (in "Errand of Mercy") and the episode many fans consider the finest of all "classic Trek" adventures.

In "Errand of Mercy," war between the Klingons and the Federation is imminent, and it's up to Captain Kirk (William Shatner) to persuade the peaceful, agrarian planet Organia to sign on with the good guys before the Klingons overwhelm the place. Organia is in a strategically valuable position for whichever warring side claims it first, but the Organians don't seem to care. Kirk and First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) make an awfully good pitch for Federation protection, but Organian leaders reject the offer as a tacit invitation to violence, taking little heed of a Klingon invasion and earning the enmity of both Kirk and Klingon Commander Kor (John Colicos). Essentially a Cold War satire disguised as a Federation-Klingon showdown, "Errand of Mercy" is the brainchild of producer-writer Gene L. Coon, who makes a wonderfully convincing case for the absurdity of each side's claim to moral superiority. Highlights include the Butch-and-Sundance banter between Kirk and Spock as they form a two-man Resistance movement. The episode is directed by John Newland, best known as the host of the supernatural television series, One Step Beyond.

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