Collection ID 1492
Director: Jim Sharman
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox   Release date: 1975   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
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My Review: This movie is out of this world. I wonder whether kids these days will 'get' this movie. While our society is more saturated by and exposed to, Sex. It's also more repressed than the kids of the 60's and 70's. The story is a bizarre and unbelievable plot. Janet and Brad, who just got engaged, get lost on a late, dark, night. At the end of a dead-end road they experience a flat tire. They trek to a nearby castle and discover a cast of crazy, sexually liberated, loony tunes! All they wanted was a telephone. Instead they got the adventure of a life-time. The movie is a musical, and the characters are a crazy mixed up lot of trans-sexuals, trans-vestites, and bikers, from Transylvania! The cast included: Tim Curry (his big-screen debut), Susan Sarandon (looking very fetching), Barry Bostwick (looking like Christopher Reeve), Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood and Meat Loaf. This movie is a non-stop burlesque - American style. The uptight prudes - Janet and Brad, are exposed to sexually liberating situations, while attempting to survive the night at this wild and swinging castle. I have only seen this movie 'live' on one occasion. It's an experience where the audience participates in the Rocky Horror picture show. Dressing up, using props, singing along, and urging Janet and Brad to 'get it on!'. It was an amazing experience that can't be detached from the film itself, and one I'll never forget. It was a night that they will never forget! I really need a DVD version of this classic (One of the few films preserved in the National Archives!)

Collection ID 1695
Director: Jim Sharman
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox   Release date: 1975   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
My Rating:
My Review: This movie is out of this world. I wonder whether kids these days will 'get' this movie. While our society is more saturated by and exposed to, Sex. It's also more repressed than the kids of the 60's and 70's. The story is a bizarre and unbelievable plot. Janet and Brad, who just got engaged, get lost on a late, dark, night. At the end of a dead-end road they experience a flat tire. They trek to a nearby castle and discover a cast of crazy, sexually liberated, loony tunes! All they wanted was a telephone. Instead they got the adventure of a life-time. The movie is a musical, and the characters are a crazy mixed up lot of trans-sexuals, trans-vestites, and bikers, from Transylvania! The cast included: Tim Curry (his big-screen debut), Susan Sarandon (looking very fetching), Barry Bostwick (looking like Christopher Reeve), Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood and Meat Loaf. This movie is a non-stop burlesque - American style. The uptight prudes - Janet and Brad, are exposed to sexually liberating situations, while attempting to survive the night at this wild and swinging castle. I have only seen this movie 'live' on one occasion. It's an experience where the audience participates in the Rocky Horror picture show. Dressing up, using props, singing along, and urging Janet and Brad to 'get it on!'. It was an amazing experience that can't be detached from the film itself, and one I'll never forget. It was a night that they will never forget! I really need a DVD version of this classic (One of the few films preserved in the National Archives!)

Collection ID 192
Director: Jim Sharman
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox   Release date: 1975   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
My Rating:
My Review: This movie is out of this world. I wonder whether kids these days will 'get' this movie. While our society is more saturated by and exposed to, Sex. It's also more repressed than the kids of the 60's and 70's. The story is a bizarre and unbelievable plot. Janet and Brad, who just got engaged, get lost on a late, dark, night. At the end of a dead-end road they experience a flat tire. They trek to a nearby castle and discover a cast of crazy, sexually liberated, loony tunes! All they wanted was a telephone. Instead they got the adventure of a life-time. The movie is a musical, and the characters are a crazy mixed up lot of trans-sexuals, trans-vestites, and bikers, from Transylvania! The cast included: Tim Curry (his big-screen debut), Susan Sarandon (looking very fetching), Barry Bostwick (looking like Christopher Reeve), Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood and Meat Loaf. This movie is a non-stop burlesque - American style. The uptight prudes - Janet and Brad, are exposed to sexually liberating situations, while attempting to survive the night at this wild and swinging castle. I have only seen this movie 'live' on one occasion. It's an experience where the audience participates in the Rocky Horror picture show. Dressing up, using props, singing along, and urging Janet and Brad to 'get it on!'. It was an amazing experience that can't be detached from the film itself, and one I'll never forget. It was a night that they will never forget! I really need a DVD version of this classic (One of the few films preserved in the National Archives!)

Collection ID 1618
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Studio: Lucasfilm   Release date: 2016   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: All looks lost for the Rebellion against the Empire as they learn of the existence of a new super weapon, the Death Star. Once a possible weakness in its construction is uncovered, the Rebel Alliance must set out on a desperate mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The future of the entire galaxy now rests upon its success.
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Collection ID 655
Director: Pablo Trapero
Starring: Liliana Capurro, Graciana Chironi, Ruth Dobel, Federico Esquerro, Bernardo Forteza
Genre: Art House & International
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd   Release date: 2004   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): Spanish (Argentina)
Summary: Plot Outline: ROLLING FAMILY is a warm, vivacious comedy about love, life, laughter and the compromises we make for family. When Emila, (Gracina) an Argentinian grandmother is invited to be the 'matron of honor' at the wedding of a distant niece she invites her whole family to accompany her. They set off in a 1956 Chevy Viking camper on a cross country journey to the border of Argentina and Brazil. Between the starting point of Buenos Aires and the destination of Misiones, all the anger, sorrow, attraction and warmth between four cramped generations comes to the surface. ROLLING FAMILY is a joyful and complex film that illuminates family life filled with affection, melancholy, and plenty of humor.
Product Details: Actors: Liliana Capurro, Graciana Chironi, Ruth Dobel, Federico Esquerro, Bernardo Forteza, Laura Glave, Nicolás López, Sol Ocampo, Marianela Pedano and Carlos Resta.
Director: Pablo Trapero
Run Time: 95 mins / Special Features: 35 mins
DVD Features:
Making of Featurette Argentinean theatrical trailer US theatrical trailer 5.1 Surround Sound Palm Previews Weblinks
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My Review: This is a drama more so than a comedy. The direction was very hands off, and the acting wasn't the best. The pacing was perfect, and the locations great. In this movie, a great grand mother is honored with an invitation to a wedding as the maid of honor. Despite the distance involved (crossing the length of Argentina), and the probable hardships they'll endure, she assembles the clan (an extended family of about a dozen people) and insists that everyone accompany her on this voyage. While I don't understand the Argentinean family ethic, the film assumes that this group acquiesces to their matrons desires. They pile into the only vehicle large enough to accompany the entire group (a dilapidated 1956 Chevy Viking camper), and set out on a journey. This movie is more about family relationships, than it is about the physical places they travel through. Crammed into a confining space, the group is forced to confront family issues in a positively charged atmosphere. Unfortunately the size of the cast hampers a thorough examination of these complex relationships. I liked the fact that the cast didn't consist of polished egos and competing actors. The dialog was sparse, but well drafted, and it worked splendidly with the pacing.

Collection ID 1351
Director: Pablo Trapero
Starring: Liliana Capurro, Graciana Chironi, Ruth Dobel, Federico Esquerro, Bernardo Forteza
Genre: Art House & International
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd   Release date: 2004   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): Spanish (Argentina)
Summary: Plot Outline: ROLLING FAMILY is a warm, vivacious comedy about love, life, laughter and the compromises we make for family. When Emila, (Gracina) an Argentinian grandmother is invited to be the 'matron of honor' at the wedding of a distant niece she invites her whole family to accompany her. They set off in a 1956 Chevy Viking camper on a cross country journey to the border of Argentina and Brazil. Between the starting point of Buenos Aires and the destination of Misiones, all the anger, sorrow, attraction and warmth between four cramped generations comes to the surface. ROLLING FAMILY is a joyful and complex film that illuminates family life filled with affection, melancholy, and plenty of humor.
Product Details: Actors: Liliana Capurro, Graciana Chironi, Ruth Dobel, Federico Esquerro, Bernardo Forteza, Laura Glave, Nicolás López, Sol Ocampo, Marianela Pedano and Carlos Resta.
Director: Pablo Trapero
Run Time: 95 mins / Special Features: 35 mins
DVD Features:
Making of Featurette Argentinean theatrical trailer US theatrical trailer 5.1 Surround Sound Palm Previews Weblinks
My Rating:
My Review: This is a drama more so than a comedy. The direction was very hands off, and the acting wasn't the best. The pacing was perfect, and the locations great. In this movie, a great grand mother is honored with an invitation to a wedding as the maid of honor. Despite the distance involved (crossing the length of Argentina), and the probable hardships they'll endure, she assembles the clan (an extended family of about a dozen people) and insists that everyone accompany her on this voyage. While I don't understand the Argentinean family ethic, the film assumes that this group acquiesces to their matrons desires. They pile into the only vehicle large enough to accompany the entire group (a dilapidated 1956 Chevy Viking camper), and set out on a journey. This movie is more about family relationships, than it is about the physical places they travel through. Crammed into a confining space, the group is forced to confront family issues in a positively charged atmosphere. Unfortunately the size of the cast hampers a thorough examination of these complex relationships. I liked the fact that the cast didn't consist of polished egos and competing actors. The dialog was sparse, but well drafted, and it worked splendidly with the pacing.

Collection ID 1740
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Starring: Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, Alex Scott, Leigh Russell
Genre: Action & Adventure
Studio: 20th Century Fox   Release date: 1993   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English ()
Summary: The burning intensity of Russell Crowe ("L.A. Confidential") first lit up screens as a hate-filled, "Mein Kampf"-spouting skinhead in this brutal Australian drama. Crowe glowers from under his deep-set eyes as Hando, the creepy but charismatic leader of a racist gang who declares war on the Asian immigrants pouring into Melbourne. His rage erupts in violent attacks on the local Vietnamese community, but when his victims fight back his gang breaks up, and Hando flees the city with his best buddy Davey (Daniel Pollock) and redheaded hellion Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie), a rich girl runaway who turns the dynamic duo into a splintered love triangle. Writer-director Geoffrey Wright's matter-of-fact treatment of this subculture eschews social commentary for visceral immediacy. His portrait of white supremacist punks living like squatters on the fringes of Australian society is powered by coiled anger and simmering frustration, which finds its outlet in brutal fights and murderous rampages (the intense violence earned the film an NC-17 rating). The lack of moral position may bother some people, especially in light of Wright's sympathetic treatment of particular members of Hando's racist army, and the cold, hate-driven violence is sometimes hard to watch, but his vivid characters and richly drawn world create a compelling drama for adventurous filmgoers. "--Sean Axmaker"
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My Review: (Australian) Superb directing, pacing, and characters. The music was a pulse-pounding adrenelin chaser to a movie already in overdrive. It's impossible to avoid violence in a movie about skinheads, but this was a movie about the characters. It wasn't about the politics of skinheads, it was about the skinheads themselves. An excellent drama with some great acting. Russel Crowe's breakout role (in Autralia).

Collection ID 338
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean
Genre: Action
Studio: FGM Entertainment   Release date: 1998   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (UK)
Summary: A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
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My Review: Directed by John Frankenheimer (Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, The French Connection II, Black Sunday, Prophecy, The Holcroft Covenant, 52 Pick Up, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Reindeer Games), one of my favorite directors. This action flick has a surprisingly deep plot. Starring Robert De Niro, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Reno, Jonathan Pryce, Sean Bean and many others. This movie is well paced, contains excellent music, some excellent car chases, good acting, and a thoughtful plot. The direction, editing and camera work were perfect. The plot: Someone wants 'the case'. We never find out what's inside the case, and that contributes greatly to this movie. Although 'the case' is the focus for the characters, it's not the focus of this movie. The movie starts out slow and tense, progresses through wary to exciting, exhilarating, explosive and exhausting. By the time the movie ends, you can't even remember that there was a case. The characters, their motivations, deceptions, betrayals and loyalties are all that matter. Stellar performances - An outstanding action flick with people, not cgi! I give it a 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 1072
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean
Genre: Action
Studio: FGM Entertainment   Release date: 1998   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (UK)
Summary: A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
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My Review: Directed by John Frankenheimer (Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, The French Connection II, Black Sunday, Prophecy, The Holcroft Covenant, 52 Pick Up, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Reindeer Games), one of my favorite directors. This action flick has a surprisingly deep plot. Starring Robert De Niro, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Reno, Jonathan Pryce, Sean Bean and many others. This movie is well paced, contains excellent music, some excellent car chases, good acting, and a thoughtful plot. The direction, editing and camera work were perfect. The plot: Someone wants 'the case'. We never find out what's inside the case, and that contributes greatly to this movie. Although 'the case' is the focus for the characters, it's not the focus of this movie. The movie starts out slow and tense, progresses through wary to exciting, exhilarating, explosive and exhausting. By the time the movie ends, you can't even remember that there was a case. The characters, their motivations, deceptions, betrayals and loyalties are all that matter. Stellar performances - An outstanding action flick with people, not cgi! I give it a 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 483
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Touchstone Pictures   Release date: 2001   Rated: R   
Language (Country): German, English, Italian (USA)
Summary: An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness.
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