About this product: Once in a while, a movie comes along that reminds us how powerful love can be. In the midst of war in Afghanistan, Captain Cody Cullen (John Newton, "Desperate Housewives") is touched by lovely card sent by Faith Spelman (Alice Evans, "The Chris Isaak Show") from the small picturesque town of Nevada City, California. As months pass, the card never leaves his side, giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission to find her. The Christmas Card has received massive critical acclaim and audiences are raving. Now for the first time on DVD, Emmy-nominated (TBD) The Christmas Card is available with great bonus features and is the perfect gift for this holiday season!
About this product: With the help of his lawyer, Georges (Gérard Depardieu), a composer and one-time petty thief who grew up in poverty, attempts to escape his life in Paris and begin anew in America by illegally marrying Bronte (Andie MacDowell), a prim and repressed young lady from a privileged life in Connecticut. Bronte, who has agreed to the scheme for her own self-serving reasons, is exasperated when the Immigration & Naturalization Service investigates their case, and she and Georges, whom she detests, must spend time together studying each other's lives to avoid disaster. The fallout, and how it ends, is infinitely more delightful than your run-of-the-mill Hollywood romantic comedy, and the very ending itself stops deliciously short of where Hollywood would feel compelled to drag the story. Fine performances are given by MacDowell, Depardieu--who is fiercely charming pounding the keyboard of a Steinway at an upper class Manhattan dinner party--and Bebe Neuwirth, who is perfect as an upper-class child turned artist who revels in her irresponsibility. --James McGrath
About this product: Paramount released a first-rate Western, El Dorado, in 1967, and another, True Grit, in 1969. So why was the studio's 1968 oater such a hunk of buzzard bait? You know Five Card Stud's in trouble from the opening credits--they're too short to accommodate the Dean Martin title song, so that it spills awkwardly into the first scene. The timing never does come out right--not in the lethargic pacing, not in the lax editing (which often leaves cast members stranded onscreen at scene's end), and not in the herky-jerky screenplay, which either lurches over intervals of weeks (months?) or piles up enough calamities in one day to stock a sequel. Even the end comes five minutes and two anticlimactic scenes late.
An after-hours poker game is underway as the film begins. A stranger is caught cheating and, over the objection of professional gambler Dean Martin, lynched. Soon there's another stranger in town, black-clad preacher Robert Mitchum, and participants in the fatal card game start dying grotesque, solitary deaths. Five Card Stud wants to be a psychological mystery, but there's scant psychology and no mystery at all beyond why the filmmakers thought any viewer could fail to figure it out. Martin and Mitchum sleepwalk through their roles (Martin's includes a glum, ludicrously written romance with brothel-keeper Inger Stevens), while Roddy McDowall camps up his turn as spoiled son of the local range baron. Somewhere in the middle, the young Yaphet Kotto plays it admirably cool as a philosophical bartender. --Richard T. Jameson
About this product: As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In a joint project with The New York Times a follow-up to the Secret History of the Credit Card Bergman and the Times talk to industry insiders, lobbyists, politicians and consumer advocates as they square-off over new regulation and the possible creation of a consumer finance protection agency. How are the credit, debit and pre-paid card industries repositioning themselves to maintain high profits under the new rules? The stakes couldn t be higher as many fear the consumer loan industry could be at the center of the next crisis.
About this product: KATHLEEN TURNER (The War of the Roses and Romancing the Stone) and TOMMY LEE JONES (The Fugitive and JFK) star in this powerful story of a mother's devotion that will open your mind and touch your heart.When Ruth Matthews (Turner) finds that her young daughter has withdrawn from reality she and a well-meaning doctor (Jones) struggle to come to the aid of the child. But when conventional science appears unable to reach the little girl Ruth embarks on a journey within herself to unlock the mysteries that hold her daughter captive in this passionate and heartrending tale of a mother's love and a family's determination to heal.System Requirements: Running Time 92 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 012236169413 Manufacturer No: 16941
About this product: The Definitive Look At The Origins Of Today's Global Economic Crisis. See how the American dream became a nightmare. Americans are facing the most crushing economic crisis since the Great Depression. Emmy, Dupont, and Peabody Award-winning correspondent David Faber investigates the defining story of our time with inside accounts from key players, tracing the origins of the calamity from Main Street to Wall Street to Washington. Just a short time ago it would have been inconceivable: the economy, here in the U.S. and around the world, stopped in its tracks. Today, it is a grim reality, with bailouts, bankruptcies, and massive layoffs all stemming from a complex problem with a simple name: the credit crisis. ''House of Cards'' is a fascinating two-hour documentary, told through riveting first-person accounts from Wall Street insiders, aggressive lenders, desperate homeowners, and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. The result is the gripping chronology of the buildup and ultimate collapse of the U.S. housing market, which triggered a worldwide economic meltdown. Over 30 Minutes of Bonus Material Including: Greenspan on Wall Street's Failings Mortgage Lender on the Perfect Storm How a Hedge Fund Profited While Others Lost FDIC Chairman on Risky Assets & Practices
About this product: Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit. ~ R.E. Shay. My name is Daniel Dravot. I'm a professional gambler. It's time to hear from someone in the trenches. I discovered a revolutionary method to learn card counting! RC-4(Decks Played)/Decks Remaining = TC. Card Counting bottlenecks here! No more division! In all other systems you must calculate the TC (true count) in your head after each dealt hand. Daunting to do in a crowded, noisy casino. My revolutionary system reduces this formula to a single chart with a few strategic numbers to visualize and remember which will alert you to increase your bet. Bet small when the deck is cold. Bet more when the deck is hot. The casinos are afraid of me. I am not afraid of them. Become the David against the casino Goliaths. Some might see a book called, "The Color of Blackjack" for sale which teaches the same system. I wrote it. I made the DVD first. The positive response has been phenomenal. I was repeatedly asked for a book. I listened. The material is the same, it comes down to how you like to learn.
Review from George C. (A highly respected guru in the blackjack world) This book is an enticing and simplified methodology that squeezes every last drop from the KO count. A beginner shouldn't have any problems taking the original KO count and by using the color coded "cool, hot and warm" concepts shown by Daniel to optimize their play. You'll be playing professionally just after reading and applying the concepts that Daniel shows in the first four chapters of the book. I simulated Daniel's betting and playing methodology using both the original KO and his simplifications. The improvement in Score was almost 4%. By-the-way, I used Qfit's CVData for the sims. Bottom line is this is a simplification of an already simple system that works well.
I've known Daniel for quite some time now and he not only talks the talk but walks the walk. He's made quite a nice haul over the last few years and it's outlined in the book. I highly recommend Daniel's system not only for new users but hard-core KO users will find it of interest also.
Review from Ken Smith (blackjack expert) I've known Daniel Dravot for quite a few years now. He's a successful and experienced pro player. He's been on the road playing blackjack all over the country for many years and gambling has long been his sole source of income.
What I did not know (until I received a review copy of his book) was that he uses KO as his count system. That was surprising to me. Even though I have long recommended KO to new players, I always thought there was a small performance penalty to pay for the simplicity and convenience of KO. Other recent posts on this board have espoused the idea that KO may outperform Hi-Lo when you compare them "apples to apples". (That's a tricky thing to do by the way!) When I learned Daniel was a KO user, that was a shock.
Daniel's book describes his addition to KO which is a workable way to gain some of the advantage you could have with TKO (True-Counted KO).What is the easiest and most powerful card counting system? TKO as taught in "The Color of Blackjack". A bold statement that I was happy to confirm.
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About this product: Learn to perform incredible card tricks and impress your friends!Have you ever seen an amazing card trick and wondered how it was done? If so this is the video for you!Get inside the mind of Stephane Vanel champion card magician as he teaches 11 incredible tricks that anyone can learn with an ordinary deck of cards and a little bit of practice.Teaches these easy to learn essential sleight of hand techniques:Criss-Cross Force One Card Break Slip-Cut Force Misdirection Palming and much much more!Additional Features: Visual Glossary of Magic Terms The Rules of Magic 7 Tips for Better Presentation Hidden Bonus Trick - Can you find it? 3 Viewing Modes: Standard Tricks Only and Explanations OnlySystem Requirements:Chapters: Disc #1 -- Expert Insight: Card Trick Magic with Stephane Vanel 1. Introduction [1:48] 2. The Four Aces Production [3:02] 3. The Magic Zone [3:42] 4. The Prediction [3:01] 5. Impossible Location [5:32] 6. Strong Connection [6:44] 7. Sleight: Criss-Cross Force [1:43] 8. Magical Straight [7:47] 9. The Levitation [4:52] 10. Sleight: One-Card Break [1:27] 11. Ace Elevator [6:51] 12. Magic Jokers [6:39] 13. Sleight: Slip-Cut Force [2:10] 14. The Accordion [6:21] 15. Flash Production [3:44] 16. Conclusion & Credits [2:12] Running Time: 65 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: INSTRUCTIONAL UPC: 822732039024
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