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The "Day of the Dead", a local native celebration set in Baja, California, is the start of an eagerly anticipated vacation for Erika and her daughter Cristy. While waiting for Manuel, her husband, to join them, the vacation turns into a life and death struggle for Erika having to confront a mysterious "Man in White" bent on murder.
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Repo Man (Collector's Edition)
Starring: Jennifer Balgobin , Olivia Barash , Susan Barnes , Emilio Estevez , and Tom Finnegan Manufacturer: Universal Studios ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BR9S96 Release Date: 2006-01-24 |
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A volatile, toxic potion of satire and nihilism, road movie and science fiction, violence and comedy, the unclassifiable sensibility of Alex Cox's Repo Man is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy that includes not only Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), but also early Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, in particular), Men in Black, and even (in a weird way) The X-Files. Otto, a baby-face punk played by Emilio Estevez, becomes an apprentice to Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a coke-snorting, veteran repo-man-of-honor prowling the streets of a Los Angeles wasteland populated by hoods, wackos, burnouts, conspiracy theorists, and aliens of every stripe. It may seem chaotic at first glance, but there's a "latticework of coincidence" (as Tracey Walter puts it) underlying everything. Repo Man is a key American movie of the 1980s--just as Taxi Driver, Nashville, and Chinatown are key American movies of the '70s. With a scorching soundtrack that features Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. --Jim EmersonCustomer Reviews:
So weird, eighties weird........2007-05-16
Definitely Alex Cox's Best- Emilio Estevez's, too.......2007-04-19
Worthy release of a CLASSIC.......2007-04-11
Irradiated.......2007-03-09
lobotomy.......2007-03-04
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The Alec Guinness Collection (Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Ladykillers / The Man in the White Suit / The Captain's Paradise)
Starring: Alec Guinness , Joan Greenwood , Cecil Parker , Michael Gough , and Ernest Thesiger Director: Alexander Mackendrick , and Charles Crichton Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006FMAX Release Date: 2002-09-10 |
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Five of the British film industry's best-loved comedies in one boxed set makes The Alec Guinness Collection absolutely essential for anyone who has any passion at all for movies. It contains Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Captain's Paradise (1953) (only available in this set), and The Ladykillers (1955). The Ealing Studio's greatest comedies captured the essence of post-war Britain, both in their evocation of a land once blighted by war but now rising doggedly and optimistically again from the ashes, and in their mordant yet graceful humor. They portray a country with an antiquated class system whose crumbling conventions are being undermined by a new spirit of individual opportunism. In the delightfully wicked Kind Hearts and Coronets, a serial killer politely murders his way into the peerage; in The Lavender Hill Mob a put-upon bank clerk schemes to rob his employers; The Man in the White Suit is a harshly satirical depiction of idealism crushed by the status quo; in The Captain's Paradise, a ferryboat captain complements his proper British wife with a fiery Spanish wife; while The Ladykillers mocks both the criminals and the authorities with its unlikely octogenarian heroine Mrs. "lop-sided" Wilberforce. Many factors contribute to these films' success--including fine music scores from composers such as Benjamin Frankel (Man in the White Suit), Malcolm Arnold (Captain's Paradise), and Tristram Cary (The Ladykillers); positively symphonic sound effects (White Suit); marvelously evocative locations (the environs of King's Cross in Ladykillers, for example); and writing that always displays Ealing's unique perspective on British social mores ("All the exuberance of Chaucer without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period")--yet arguably their greatest asset is Alec Guinness, whose multifaceted performances are the keystone upon which Ealing built its biting, often macabre, yet always elegant comedy. --Mark WalkerProduct Description
He was, quite simply, one of the greatest actors of all time. And while Sir Alec Guinness may be best known for his legendary dramatic roles, his true genius lay in his incomparable comedy performances. THE ALEC GUINNESS COLLECTION presents four of this screen legend s magnificent Ealing Studios comedies as well as the classic THE CAPTAIN S PARADISE, available exclusively in this collection.Customer Reviews:
Anyone who appreciates great comedy will treasure these........2007-01-11
Simply Superb........2006-07-13
bad news for Spanish viewers?.......2005-04-15
Great films, great value.......2004-07-16
A remarkable collection........2003-02-19
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My Man Godfrey (Colorized / Black and White)
Starring: William Powell , Carole Lombard , Alice Brady , Gail Patrick , and Eugene Pallette Director: Gregory La Cava Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007IO73G Release Date: 2005-04-19 |
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Director Gregory La Cava deftly balances satire, romance, and social comment in this 1936 classic, which echoes Frank Capra in its Depression-era subtext. The Bullocks are a well-heeled, harebrained Manhattan family genetically engineered for screwball collisions: father Alexander (Eugene Pallette, of the foghorn voice and thick-knit eyebrows) is the breadwinner at wit's end, thanks to his spoiled daughters, the sultry Cornelia (Gail Patrick) and the sweet but scatterbrained Irene (a luminous Carole Lombard), his dizzy and doting wife, Angelica (Alice Brady), and her "protégé," Italian freeloader Carlo (Mischa Auer). When Irene wins a society scavenger hunt (and atypically trumps her scheming sister) by producing a "lost man," a seeming tramp named Godfrey (William Powell), all their lives are transformed. With the always suave, effortlessly funny Powell in the title role, this mystery man provides the film's conscience and its model of decency; the giddy, passionate Lombard holds out its model for triumphant love. In a movie riddled with memorable comic highlights, the real miracle is the unapologetic romanticism that prevails. --Sam SutherlandCustomer Reviews:
A Great Classic Comedy.......2007-07-03
Vintage Movie.......2007-04-02
Another Great Classic.......2007-03-30
A Classic.......2007-03-11
All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people........2007-03-11
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The Man in the White Suit
Starring: Alec Guinness , Joan Greenwood , Cecil Parker , Michael Gough , and Ernest Thesiger Director: Alexander Mackendrick Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006FMAV Release Date: 2002-09-10 |
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Ealing comedy--cozy, gentle, and whimsical, right? In this case, think again. Alexander Mackendrick was always the most politically aware of the Ealing directors, and in The Man in the White Suit (1952) he takes the studio's favorite theme of the little man up against the system and gives it a sharp satirical twist. Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness at his most unworldly), a maverick scientist working in a textile mill, invents a fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out. He's hailed as a genius--until management and unions alike realize what his brainwave implies. Mackendrick's humor is exact and pointed, and the satire turns savage as a lynch mob of bosses and workers hunt Sidney down through dark, narrow streets. Mackendrick's disenchanted view of class-ridden British society still rings horribly true, and he draws note-perfect performances from the cream of British character actors: Cecil Parker as the liberal mill owner (based, it's said, on Ealing boss Michael Balcon); Ernest Thesiger as the evil old godfather of the industry; and, wittily sensual as Sidney's confidante, the ever-wonderful Joan Greenwood. Plus, listen out for the "voice" of Sidney's bizarre apparatus, the funniest and most unforgettable sound effect ever devised. --Philip KempProduct Description
Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out or gets dirty. But when the mill owners and workers both realize that this miracle fabric will destroy their industry, Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and mad unions find safety in science or will the future of Britain become unraveled by one extraordinary white suit? Directed by Alexander Mackendrick (THE LADYKILLERS, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS), THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT received an Oscar ® nomination for Best Screenplay and is considered by fans and critics alike as the definitive Guinness/Ealing comedy. THE ALEC GUINNESS COLLECTION presents this screen legend's classic comedies including KIND HEARTS & CORONETS, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, THE LADYKILLERS and THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE, all still considered to be among the greatest movie comedies ever made. Includes a 4-Page Collector's BookletCustomer Reviews:
The Man in the White Suit.......2007-06-26
Capital and Labor are together on this one. .......2006-12-20
Comedy, with a very contemporary conundrum embedded.......2005-12-20
Great Ealing black comedy on industry & technology.......2005-11-27
Add-on to review below.......2005-09-19
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Repo Man
Starring: Jennifer Balgobin , Olivia Barash , Susan Barnes , Emilio Estevez , and Tom Finnegan Manufacturer: Universal Studios ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000VV56C Release Date: 2004-01-20 |
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A volatile, toxic potion of satire and nihilism, road movie and science fiction, violence and comedy, the unclassifiable sensibility of Alex Cox's Repo Man is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy that includes not only Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), but also early Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, in particular), Men in Black, and even (in a weird way) The X-Files. Otto, a baby-face punk played by Emilio Estevez, becomes an apprentice to Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a coke-snorting, veteran repo-man-of-honor prowling the streets of a Los Angeles wasteland populated by hoods, wackos, burnouts, conspiracy theorists, and aliens of every stripe. It may seem chaotic at first glance, but there's a "latticework of coincidence" (as Tracey Walter puts it) underlying everything. Repo Man is a key American movie of the 1980s--just as Taxi Driver, Nashville, and Chinatown are key American movies of the '70s. With a scorching soundtrack that features Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. --Jim EmersonCustomer Reviews:
So weird, eighties weird........2007-05-16
Definitely Alex Cox's Best- Emilio Estevez's, too.......2007-04-19
Worthy release of a CLASSIC.......2007-04-11
Irradiated.......2007-03-09
lobotomy.......2007-03-04
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White Wolves-Cry in the Wild II
Starring: Matt McCoy , David Moscow , Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Ami Dolenz , and Amy O'Neill Director: Catherine Cyran Manufacturer: New Concorde ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305865620 Release Date: 2000-06-13 |
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The Death-Defying Fall of Mr. B.......2006-12-06
White Wolves.......2005-11-21
This is not great cinema but a good story.......2002-11-27
Great for the classroom!!.......2001-03-31
rubbish!.......2000-07-21
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White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild
Starring: Elizabeth Berkley , Ele Keats , Jeremy London , Corin Nemec , and Ernie Reyes Jr. Director: Terence H. Winkless Manufacturer: New Concorde ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305865639 Release Date: 2000-06-13 |
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Wolves 2 great for kids and adults alike.......2004-12-02
Reyes & Berkley My Cup Of Tea.......2002-04-15
Great.......1999-04-30
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Dark Waters
Starring: Lorenzo Lamas , and Simmone Mackinnon Director: Phillip J. Roth Manufacturer: Dej (Ingram) ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000D0YVG Release Date: 2003-12-09 |
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Simmone Jade MacKinnon ... Nuff said. .......2005-10-02
Personally, onr of my favorite shark movies!.......2005-09-07
Expectations Met.......2005-06-21
Grade A Cheese!.......2004-04-20
In this movie we have a young scientist who is raising fake funds for an Atlantis mission, worries that he didn't sell enough books to cover the cost of the press conference, but owns a billion-dollar sub. After being taken in by some seductive decoys, he is convinced to look into the destruction of an undersea base (located under a drilling platform). The investigation takes his sub to its depth limit. Enter coordinated shark attack.
Soon, ala James Bond, said scientist finds himself aboard a secret sub where they have been developing the attack sharks for the past 20 years. He and his sidekick (a brainy, busty, oceanographer) baffle the crew with bluster before having to run for their lives. Eventually we get to a cheesy ending involving reunited families, amazing discoveries, and credibility thrown out the window.
There are some odd bits to this film. One is the offshore drilling platform. At what should be where the shaft meets the seabed, there is an installation that looks like an underwater city (mistake or unexplained secret base? My guess is the film makers didn't know anything about offshore drilling). There is also the shark tank. It is in the floor of the research lab with open water. It also extends up in front of the lab so than an impressive window can be opened into it. I shudder to think of the air pressure required to pull off this feat.
Still, there are some nifty shark attacks, a dead whale, cool subs, one of the stupidest rescues ever (it involves a raft and you have to see it to believe it), evil military, atoning scientists, a brainy busty oceanographer, and an amazing discovery. Grade A cheese!
Awful movie...sexy girl.......2004-03-04
However, if you like looking at a pretty girl in a black bra and a skin-tight T-shirt getting squirted with water, diving into water, and generally running around while very wet, well, this movie does deliver that. She even takes her T-shirt off at the end, but it's too dark to really see anything. I suppose you could try turning up the brightness on your set.
And that's about it.
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Repo Man
Starring: Jennifer Balgobin , Olivia Barash , Susan Barnes , Emilio Estevez , and Tom Finnegan Manufacturer: Anchor Bay ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305971048 Release Date: 2000-08-28 |
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A volatile, toxic potion of satire and nihilism, road movie and science fiction, violence and comedy, the unclassifiable sensibility of Alex Cox's Repo Man is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy that includes not only Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), but also early Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, in particular), Men in Black, and even (in a weird way) The X-Files. Otto, a baby-face punk played by Emilio Estevez, becomes an apprentice to Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a coke-snorting, veteran repo-man-of-honor prowling the streets of a Los Angeles wasteland populated by hoods, wackos, burnouts, conspiracy theorists, and aliens of every stripe. It may seem chaotic at first glance, but there's a "latticework of coincidence" (as Tracey Walter puts it) underlying everything. Repo Man is a key American movie of the 1980s--just as Taxi Driver, Nashville, and Chinatown are key American movies of the '70s. With a scorching soundtrack that features Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. --Jim EmersonCustomer Reviews:
So weird, eighties weird........2007-05-16
Definitely Alex Cox's Best- Emilio Estevez's, too.......2007-04-19
Worthy release of a CLASSIC.......2007-04-11
Irradiated.......2007-03-09
lobotomy.......2007-03-04
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White Fang
Starring: White Fang Manufacturer: Platinum Disc ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD |