 | Godzilla - Size Does Matter [Read More ...]
Description: As "gigantic monster reptile attacks New York" movies go, you've got to admit that Godzilla delivers the goods, although its critical drubbing and box-office disappointment were arguably deserved. It's a shameless, uninspired crowd pleaser that's content to serve up familiar acti... |
 | The West, Vol. 03: The Spec of the Future [Read More ...]
Description: After the bloody battles chronicled in volume 4 of The West, this volume (spanning the years 1868-74) recalls the continuing violence that shaped the new frontier, but focus on the transcontinental railroad gives this 84-minute episode an uplifting, more optimistic tone. Uniting ... |
 | 1918 [Read More ...]
Review: And you know for sure which grave is my Father's??:Horton Foote is a playwright and screenwriter of the gentlest, most powerful kind. His beginnings in small town Texas has informed most all of his writing ever since. He has written for broadway, live television and hollywood. He... |
 | The West, Vol. 5 - The Grandest Enterprise Under God [Read More ...]
Description: The title of this episode of The West is coined in a prologue by historian J.S. Holliday, who along with several other experts guides us through this splendid survey of the gold rush and its explosive effect on the burgeoning West. From the moment James Marshall finds gold in Cal... |
 | El Rey Leon (The Lion King) [Read More ...]
Description: Not an ideal choice for younger kids, this hip and violent animated feature from Disney was nevertheless a huge smash in theaters and on video, and it continues to enjoy life in an acclaimed Broadway production. The story finds a lion cub, son of a king, sent into exile after his... |
 | On Valentine's Day [Read More ...]
Review: Chekhov in Texas . . .:It takes a certain sensibility to enjoy the small but hardly insignificant pleasures of a Horton Foote story. Like Chekhov before him, he brings together a group of fully-drawn characters with hopes, aspirations, disappointment and sorrows and provides us w... |
![]() | Election [Read More ...]
Description: Matthew Broderick makes up for years of wet-noodle performances with his low-key but unsparing characterization of Jim McAllister, a high school teacher at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Driven by a strange mixture of loathing and lust for pathologically... |
 | Election (Spanish) (Sub) [Read More ...]
Description: Matthew Broderick makes up for years of wet-noodle performances with his low-key but unsparing characterization of Jim McAllister, a high school teacher at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Driven by a strange mixture of loathing and lust for pathologically... |
 | Election [Read More ...]
Description: Matthew Broderick makes up for years of wet-noodle performances with his low-key but unsparing characterization of Jim McAllister, a high school teacher at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Driven by a strange mixture of loathing and lust for pathologically... |
 | West: The People [Read More ...]
Description: Following the formula established by executive producer Ken Burns with The Civil War, director Stephen Ives begins his epic PBS series The West by emphasizing that America's westward expansion is inextricable from the history of its native peoples. The first episode, "The People,... |
 | The West, Vol. 07: The Geography of Hope [Read More ...]
Description: Spanning the years 1877-1887, the seventh installment of the magnificent PBS series The West takes its title, "The Geography of Hope," from a quote by historian Stewart Udall, referring to the exuberant anticipation that drew some 4.5 million settlers westward during this 10-yea... |
 | Ladyhawke [Read More ...]
Description: This lushly produced fantasy has gained a loyal following since its release in 1985, and it gave a welcomed boost to the careers of Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Rutger Hauer. You have to ignore the overly aggressive music score (critic Pauline Kael aptly dubbed it "d... |
 | The West, Vol. 02: Empire Upon the Trails [Read More ...]
Description: The second fascinating installment of The West chronicles the many migrations that forged America's manifest destiny in the expanding frontier. Beginning with the early 1800s, the 84-minute episode focuses on selected individuals to represent the larger context of this history. I... |
 | Torch Song Trilogy (Import PAL) [Read More ...]
Description: Harvey Fierstein had a smash hit on Broadway with the stage version of this story about a drag queen, but whatever the magic there was doesn't show up in this film adaptation. (Fierstein allegedly couldn't line up an A-list or even B-list director in 1988 to tackle the gay story ... |
![]() | Torch Song Trilogy [Read More ...]
Description: Harvey Fierstein had a smash hit on Broadway with the stage version of this story about a drag queen, but whatever the magic there was doesn't show up in this film adaptation. (Fierstein allegedly couldn't line up an A-list or even B-list director in 1988 to tackle the gay story ... |
 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle [Read More ...]
Description: The press kit's historical notes should be standard issue for anyone who sees Alan Rudolph's (The Moderns, Choose Me) look at the famous intellectuals who dotted New York's finest hour in the 1920s. If you only know the names of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, et al. in passin... |
![]() | Biography: Matthew Broderick - Center [Read More ...]
A Tony Award-winning actor, Matthew Broderick became famous worldwide playing precocious teens and has maintained a flourishing career on film and on Broadway. Spectacular film clips combined with interviews with family, friends, and co-stars document the life and career of the versatile actor. |
 | The West, Vol. 06: Fight No More Forever [Read More ...]
Description: Volume 6 of The West offers a moving perspective on pivotal events and people during the years 1874-77. The federal government had consolidated its control of the West and General George Armstrong Custer would emerge as the greatest enemy of the Lakota in South Dakota. With exper... |
![]() | Ladyhawke [Read More ...]
Description: This lushly produced fantasy has gained a loyal following since its release in 1985, and it gave a welcomed boost to the careers of Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Rutger Hauer. You have to ignore the overly aggressive music score (critic Pauline Kael aptly dubbed it "d... |
 | Cable Guy [Read More ...]
Description: If you think Jim Carrey's comedy is an acquired taste, think of The Cable Guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving. On the other hand, you've got to give Carrey some... |
