The Manson Family (Unrated 2-Disc Special Edition)

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If you think you know the story of the Manson Family, you are dead wrong. Director Jim VanBebber (Deadbeat at Dawn) delivers an uncompromising snapshot of this cult of personality, hell- bent on executing the brutal vision of its leader, Charles Manson. On a ranch outside of L.A., the dream of the Love Generation is perverting into something evil. Has what was once an oasis of free love and acid trips becomes ground zero for a madman s paranoid visions? An average group of kids, the Family, become engulfed in a delusional world where torment and slaughter is considered the path to righteousness. The Manson Family is a dizzying, rapid-fire vision of the sex and violence that unifies the misguided group, and at the direction of their leader, ends in a brutal spree leaving seven people dead in 48 hours. You ve seen the story through the eyes of the law. Now witness it through the eyes of The Manson Family.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES The VanBebber Family 77 minute documentary featuring all-new interviews with cast and crew, In the Belly of the Beast 74 minute documentary from the Fant-Asia festival in Montreal featuring Jim VanBebber and other Independent filmmakers, Two Theatrical Trailers, Photo Gallery Including Production and Behind-the-Scenes Stills.
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Elizabethtown (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Orlando Bloom , Kirsten Dunst , Susan Sarandon , Alec Baldwin , and Bruce McGill Director: Cameron Crowe Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000CNESJO Release Date: 2006-02-07 |
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Elizabethtown has all of the elements of a great Cameron Crowe movie, but none of the Cameron Crowe vision that made Almost Famous work. It's mostly a series of sweet moments, each capped with the right song at the right time; in fact, the soundtrack is the real star of the movie, and the right song is all there is to piece together a film that is much less than the sum of its parts.From the start of Elizabethtown, big contrasts are evoked: death and life, success and failure are side by side, so we're told. When the movie starts, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is experiencing failure and death in spades: the shoe he spent eight years designing for Mercury (a thinly-veiled copy of Nike) has been recalled, costing his company $972 million dollars. On the verge of a suicide attempt, he learns his father has died, and Drew flies to Kentucky to retrieve the body to Oregon for cremation. On the red-eye to Louisville he meets Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst), a perky flight att'ndant with a charming flair for cute lines ("I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember," she chirps). Once in Elizabethtown, Drew tries to plan a memorial while dealing with relatives who have their own agenda in addition to his manic family back in Oregon, all while facing the reality that in a few days he'll be known nationally as one of his industry's most legendary failures. Yet still he manages to connect with Claire on an all-night cell phone conversation--complete with the requisite watching of the sunrise--and to strike up a furtive romance.
So we now have death and life side by side. But despite these dramatic shifts, what sets up to be a roller coaster ride of a film flattens out to a milquetoast middle ground with no real life of its own. Drew Baylor has suffered two tragic personal losses in the course of one day, but you wouldn't know it from Bloom's lethargic performance. There's not much to Claire either. Her whole character is made up mostly of cutesy quotable lines and mysterious little smirks. In the end, Elizabethtown is a film that doesn't know what it wants to be, and unfortunately there's no payoff, other than a few memorable lines and a great soundtrack. --Dan Vancini
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From Oscar winner Cameron Crowe comes "a potent blend of rock 'n' roll and classic romantic comedy." Orlando Bloom stars as Drew Baylor, a hot-shot designer whose life becomes completely unraveled when he loses his father and his job on one fateful day. En route to Elizabethtown to visit his family, Drew meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst). She's beautiful, unstoppably positive, and just the gal to guide Drew on his journey back home and to teach him what it means to live and love along the way. Set against the backdrop of an incredible soundtrack, ELIZABETHTOWN is "an amazing trip of love, loss and laughter."Customer Reviews:
Simply the most wonderful film of all-time!.......2007-06-16
Brilliant! .......2007-06-15
Just Beatling along (Inspired by "The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles).......2007-06-10
Girl saves boy.......2007-05-22
Definitely not a Fiasco.......2007-05-14
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Elizabethtown (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Orlando Bloom , Kirsten Dunst , Susan Sarandon , Alec Baldwin , and Bruce McGill Director: Cameron Crowe Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000CNESJY Release Date: 2006-02-07 |
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Elizabethtown has all of the elements of a great Cameron Crowe movie, but none of the Cameron Crowe vision that made Almost Famous work. It's mostly a series of sweet moments, each capped with the right song at the right time; in fact, the soundtrack is the real star of the movie, and the right song is all there is to piece together a film that is much less than the sum of its parts.From the start of Elizabethtown, big contrasts are evoked: death and life, success and failure are side by side, so we're told. When the movie starts, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is experiencing failure and death in spades: the shoe he spent eight years designing for Mercury (a thinly-veiled copy of Nike) has been recalled, costing his company $972 million dollars. On the verge of a suicide attempt, he learns his father has died, and Drew flies to Kentucky to retrieve the body to Oregon for cremation. On the red-eye to Louisville he meets Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst), a perky flight att'ndant with a charming flair for cute lines ("I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember," she chirps). Once in Elizabethtown, Drew tries to plan a memorial while dealing with relatives who have their own agenda in addition to his manic family back in Oregon, all while facing the reality that in a few days he'll be known nationally as one of his industry's most legendary failures. Yet still he manages to connect with Claire on an all-night cell phone conversation--complete with the requisite watching of the sunrise--and to strike up a furtive romance.
So we now have death and life side by side. But despite these dramatic shifts, what sets up to be a roller coaster ride of a film flattens out to a milquetoast middle ground with no real life of its own. Drew Baylor has suffered two tragic personal losses in the course of one day, but you wouldn't know it from Bloom's lethargic performance. There's not much to Claire either. Her whole character is made up mostly of cutesy quotable lines and mysterious little smirks. In the end, Elizabethtown is a film that doesn't know what it wants to be, and unfortunately there's no payoff, other than a few memorable lines and a great soundtrack. --Dan Vancini
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From Oscar winner Cameron Crowe comes "a potent blend of rock 'n' roll and classic romantic comedy." Orlando Bloom stars as Drew Baylor, a hot-shot designer whose life becomes completely unraveled when he loses his father and his job on one fateful day. En route to Elizabethtown to visit his family, Drew meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst). She's beautiful, unstoppably positive, and just the gal to guide Drew on his journey back home and to teach him what it means to live and love along the way. Set against the backdrop of an incredible soundtrack, ELIZABETHTOWN is "an amazing trip of love, loss and laughter."Customer Reviews:
Simply the most wonderful film of all-time!.......2007-06-16
Brilliant! .......2007-06-15
Just Beatling along (Inspired by "The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles).......2007-06-10
Girl saves boy.......2007-05-22
Definitely not a Fiasco.......2007-05-14
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The Manson Family (Unrated 2-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Maureen Allisse , Michelle Briggs , Tom Burns (III) , Marita Clarke , and Carl Day Director: Van Bebber, Jim Manufacturer: Dark Sky Films ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000784WS6 Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
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If you think you know the story of the Manson Family, you are dead wrong. Director Jim VanBebber (Deadbeat at Dawn) delivers an uncompromising snapshot of this cult of personality, hell- bent on executing the brutal vision of its leader, Charles Manson. On a ranch outside of L.A., the dream of the Love Generation is perverting into something evil. Has what was once an oasis of free love and acid trips becomes ground zero for a madman s paranoid visions? An average group of kids, the Family, become engulfed in a delusional world where torment and slaughter is considered the path to righteousness. The Manson Family is a dizzying, rapid-fire vision of the sex and violence that unifies the misguided group, and at the direction of their leader, ends in a brutal spree leaving seven people dead in 48 hours. You ve seen the story through the eyes of the law. Now witness it through the eyes of The Manson Family.Customer Reviews:
Body condom required.......2007-06-09
very unsettling.......2007-05-22
Evil and alive........2007-04-21
Not watchable don't waste your money.......2006-12-12
Campy, Occasionally Disturbing...Usually Stupid........2006-11-16
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The Cemetery Club
Starring: Ellen Burstyn , Olympia Dukakis , Diane Ladd , Danny Aiello , and Lainie Kazan Director: Bill Duke Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008L3TD Release Date: 2003-08-05 |
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Three Jewish widows meet on a regular basis at the cemetery where each has buried her husband. But talk about faux Jewry: The widows are played by Olympia Dukakis, Ellen Burstyn, and Diane Ladd. One is uptight, one is fun loving, and one is confused--and each is coping with the notion of starting a life with a new man. But only Burstyn is actually out there trying to begin anew, with the formulaically lovable Danny Aiello. Her romance drives a wedge between the friendship, but you won't care too much because the comedy (based on a Broadway play by Ivan Menchell) is so wan that it's almost nonexistent. And there's nothing these three veterans (or director Bill Duke) can do about it. --Marshall FineDescription
In the heart-warming tradition of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, an all-star cast lights up the screen with irresistible laughter and captivating charm! Once a week, a circle of lifelong friends meet to pay tribute to the past. But when life throws them a few unexpected curves, they happily discover the best times are still ahead! Academy Award(R)-winners Olympia Dukakis (MOONSTRUCK) and Ellen Burstyn (ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE), plus nominees Diane Ladd (RAMBLING ROSE) and Danny Aiello (DO THE RIGHT THING), team up to deliver genuinely delightful performances in this enchanting comedy treat! Join them for a fun-filled celebration you're sure to enjoy.Customer Reviews:
The Cemetery Club.......2007-05-23
Movie Review.......2007-01-30
ELLEN BE MY WIFE!.......2006-02-12
Plenty of life left.......2002-09-22
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Le Corbeau (The Raven) - Criterion Collection
Starring: Pierre Fresnay , Ginette Leclerc , Micheline Francey , Héléna Manson , and Jeanne Fusier-Gir Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot Manufacturer: Criterion ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00014K5Y6 Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
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A mysterious writer of poison pen letters known only as Le Corbeau (The Raven) plagues a French provincial town, and unwittingly exposes the collective suspicion and rancor that was seething beneath the community's calm surface. Made during the Nazi Occupation of France, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Le Corbeau was attacked by the right-wing Vichy regime, the left-wing Resistance press, the Catholic Church, and was banned after the liberation. Le Corbeau brilliantly captures the spirit of paranoid pettiness and self-loathing that turns an occupied French town into a twentieth-century Salem. The disc includes a video interview with Bernard Tavernier (director of Coup de Torchon), and excerpts from a 1975 documentary on French cinema during World War II.Customer Reviews:
Le Corbeau.......2007-06-25
The deadliest weapon:.......2007-04-23
A masterpiece of misanthropy!.......2006-12-24
unknown classic, fresh and on-point.......2006-07-17
Very fine.......2005-12-30
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What Happened After? Manson Murders
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E372CW Release Date: 2001-10-10 |
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For two nights in 1969, Charles Manson and his deranged "family" terrorized Los Angeles, committing seven murders. Three decades later, Manson remains one of the most notorious killers in history, but those whose lives were touched by his brutal acts are largely forgotten.WHAT HAPPENED AFTER...? sheds new light on the crimes by talking with relatives of the victims. Some, like Alice LaBianca, whose lost her husband, have stayed quiet and in relative seclusion. Others, like Debbie Tate, the younger sister of the actress Sharon Tate, Manson's most famous victim, have worked tirelessly to ensure that none of the killers will receive parole. Relatives of the murderers, including Paul Van Houten, the father of one of LaBianca's killers, provide another view of shattered lives. And finally, Barbara Hoyt, a former Manson "family" member, talks on camera for the first time since she testified against her former leader.This is the most comprehensive examination ever produced about the post-crime lives of the killers, the victims' families, the lawyers and the former members of Manson's murderous clan.Customer Reviews:
Very Interesting........2007-06-28
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Gordy
Starring: Doug Stone , Kristy Young , James Donadio , Deborah Hobart , and Tom Lester Director: Mark Lewis Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000064730 Release Date: 2002-06-04 |
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Gordy, the kooky adventures of a modest little piglet that could, had the bad luck to go snout-to-snout with powerhouse porker Babe and became the "other" talking-pig movie of 1995. Pure-of-heart Gordy is a modest little guy who never loses sight of his mission--to find his lost family--as he confounds the pig-napping conspiracies of a sneering villain and his bumbling henchmen and becomes a corporate spokes-pig, media darling, country music maven, and national hero! Directed by eccentric documentarian Mark Lewis (Cane Toads: An Unnatural History), this oddball family comedy lacks the storybook images and polished grace of Babe, but it has its own goofy, cartoonishly exaggerated charm. While the shadowy threat of the dungeonlike slaughterhouse may be too intense for the very young, no pigs are harmed and happy endings are guaranteed for all. --Sean AxmakerDescription
Bring home the lovable talking pig who waddled off the farm and into our hearts -- and the movie everyone's gone hog-wild over! It's Gordy! The world's cutest piglet whose kindness and bravery lead him and the children he loves on one big adventure after another! The fun begins the moment you enter Meadowbrook Farm, a magical world where real live animals can talk! When Gordy's family is trucked "up north," a mysterious place from which no pig has ever returned, Gordy runs off to find them. He soon befriends two equally adorable children -- the only humans who can hear him because they are "pure of heart. "Together, they teach the adult world the true meaning of friendship and the value of family. Now you can own this heartwarming piggy tale full of charm, laughter, and toe-tapping music from the biggest names in country music -- and "overflowing with good will and genuine affection." (Seattle Weekly)Customer Reviews:
Gordy.......2006-07-08
Gordy Da Pig!.......2006-06-17
Lovable pig inspires compassion for animals.......2005-09-16
He's no 'Babe'.......2005-01-29
Corny.......2004-03-30
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Manson Family Movies
Starring: A.J. (VII) , Sister Audress , Ms. Brad , Bryant , and Knarly Dana Manufacturer: Cult Epics ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009WFEQ4 Release Date: 2005-07-26 |
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Manson Family Movies is a primitive, obsessional, fetishistic tribute to mayhem, murder and madness. Enough to appall even the most jaded video junkie The home movie effect really added to it. Attention to fetishy detail was really astounding Abigail s scarf, Tex s gun, plus Sadie, Tex and G. Spahn looked more like the originals than Helter Skelter. Very rude all the rumors, MDA deal, Leno the bookie, Tate S&M I liked the Valley of the Dolls touch. The most obscure was Leno s vacation I had never even imagined those sights. - John WatersCustomer Reviews:
Had potential, but failed badly........2006-12-14
FilmFanaddict.com Review of Manson Family Movies (by David Carter).......2006-05-25
One-star "Buyer's Regret" reviewers don't get the joke.......2006-01-14
absolute garbage!.......2005-12-19
Even more boring than your own home movies.......2005-09-17
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Sudie and Simpson
Starring: Reid Binion , Larry Black , Paige Danahy , Frances Fisher , and Sara Gilbert Director: Joan Tewkesbury Manufacturer: Allumination ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GAKH02 Release Date: 2006-11-15 |
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The Manson Family
Starring: Maureen Allisse , Michelle Briggs , Tom Burns (III) , Marita Clarke , and Carl Day Director: Jim Van Bebber Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000784WSG Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
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If you think you know the story of the Manson Family, you are dead wrong. Director Jim VanBebber (Deadbeat at Dawn) delivers an uncompromising snapshot of this cult of personality, hell- bent on executing the brutal vision of its leader, Charles Manson. On a ranch outside of LA the dream of the "Love Generation" is perverting into something evil. What was once an oasis of free love and acid trips has become ground zero for a madman's paranoid visions. An average group of kids, the "Family", become engulfed in a delusional world where torment and slaughter is considered the path to righteousness. The Manson Family is a dizzying, rapid-fire vision of the sex and violence that unifies the misguided group, and at the direction of their leader, ends in a brutal spree leaving seven people dead in a 48 hours. You've seen the story through the eyes of the law. Now witness it through the eyes of THE MANSON FAMILY.Customer Reviews:
Body condom required.......2007-06-09
very unsettling.......2007-05-22
Evil and alive........2007-04-21
Not watchable don't waste your money.......2006-12-12
Campy, Occasionally Disturbing...Usually Stupid........2006-11-16