About this product: The mind-bending worlds of author H.P. Lovecraft have long interested horror directors, but the films have rarely successfully captured his nightmarish mix of madness and mythology. John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness is not directly based on Lovecraft's work, but screenwriter Michael De Luca draws his inspiration from Lovecraft's Cthulu mythology and then adds his own ingenious twists. John Trent (Sam Neill), an insurance investigator recently fitted for a straightjacket, tells his story to a psychiatrist. Hired to track down the missing pop-horror phenomena Sutter Cane, a Stephen King-like author whose fans are literally made for his books, Trent finds the supposedly fictional Hobb's End. He watches the town collapse into madness, murder, and monstrous transformations: the fantastic horrors of Cane's novels played out in front of his eyes. "Reality isn't what it used to be," deadpans one zombielike townsperson. In fact, it is how Cane writes it--but is he Devil, dark oracle, or simply a preacher in the service of an evil that grows stronger with every soul his books convert? The script never quite gets a grip on the blurry relationship between fact and fiction, but those details fade in the face of Carpenter's demented imagery, shiver-inducing twists, and dark wit. It's more eerie mind game than straight-out horror, a portrait of a world gone mad, and Carpenter relishes every hallucinatory moment. --Sean Axmaker
About this product: Alec Guinness was in the full bloom of his stardom when he suggested, scripted, and starred in this wonderfully odd 1958 adaptation of Joyce Cary's novel. As Gulley Jimson, a gravel-voiced, antisocial painter, whose artistic drive is as single-minded (and as self-absorbed) as a terrier's, Guinness sketches one of his carefully constructed marvels. The film has a bumpily episodic structure, but when it works, it really works: Gulley inhabiting (and mostly destroying) a penthouse apartment when the upper-crusty owners go on holiday for six weeks, or marshaling an army of apprentices to create a masterpiece on a giant wall in a condemned building. Departing from the novel, Guinness concocted the movie's madcap ending, which is guaranteed to bring a smile. Adding verve is the music, adapted from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé, which fits Gulley like the paint under his dirty nails. The artworks, vivid and thick, are by John Bratby. --Robert Horton
About this product: Gary Oldman took a break from acting to write and direct this unflinching family drama out of the kitchen-sink British school. Oldman doesn't appear in the film, instead handing the heavy lifting to the remarkable Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain) and Kathy Burke, who won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her work. The scummy drug trade of lower-class London is Oldman's turf, but he puts special focus on the miserable cycles of violence that fuel a family's struggle within this world. The results are not always easy to watch, but they are devastating (and the final sequence is chilling). Oldman may be guilty of indulging his actors a bit, but it's forgivable, given the big, roaring performances. One advantage of watching the movie on DVD, at least for non-British audiences: the chance to check subtitles against the heavily accented dialogue. --Robert Horton
About this product: Critics everywhere can't stop talking about this outrageously sexy comedy treat! To make ends meet, a struggling actor (Academy Award(R)-nominee Javier Bardem -- Best Actor, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, 2000)reluctantly takes the only "acting" job he can find ... as a phone sex operator! But the real fun begins when he falls for a sultry, mysterious caller who wants to do more than just talk -- setting in motion a hilariously madcap, sexy adventure! Prepare yourself for nonstop laughs and unforgettable fun.
About this product: I absolutely love this band. The DVD shows exactly why the band is so awesome, and makes you wish you were there right then to join in no matter how tired, sad, sick, or busy you are.
About this product: Radiohead are one of the most critically acclaimed, collectable, and popular bands of the last ten years - with 13 gold and platinum awards in the U.S. alone. 'Most Gigantic Lying Mouth Of All Time' is a collection of 24 short films with music by Radiohead that where originally meant to be divided into four channels for the band's very own television channel. Includes music from 'Hail To The Thief' (Billboard #3 and gold), rare videos, and previously unreleased material. This import exclusive DVD was previously a fanclub only release - no domestic release is scheduled. NTSC/Region 0. 110 minutes in length. Subtitles in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Brazilian, Portuguese, and Japanese. Waste. 2004.
About this product: Words collide with image and music. The result is pure Poetry! It's been said that all things seen and heard have already been recorded by man. The magic in creating fresh new work is in finding a different way of assembling the treasures you have collected. In RANT, and it's sister films RAVE and RIFF we have reached back in time and gathered wisdom sayings from great poets and film from great cinematographers and created a complex brew that nourishes the soul as it stimulates the mind. Designed to challenge, provoke and inspire, these films hit on a broad spectrum of social, political and spiritual issues while effortlessly cutting across traditional lines of gender, race, religion and ethnicity. Great poetry is naturally rhythmic and infused with image and symbol - qualities that enable them, like great religious texts, to trigger a deep emotional and spiritual response. In these powerful films, we endeavored to create an audio/visual balance that allows the spirit of each poem to shine through the screen while providing the viewer space to experience each poem as it speaks to him or her. Each of our seven poems has been crafted into a short film with its own unique image set and soundtrack. The short films have then been carefully sequenced to hold the viewers full attention while always trying to keep him slightly off balance - a place where possibilities arise. Mixing original footage with obscure gems from far and wide, you will find yourself on the front seat of the Cyclone in 1940's Coney Island, scrambling for cover in present day Iraq or on the Space Shuttle looking back at earth. Maybe you'd prefer hanging out in a smoky Tango bar in 1922 Argentina, participating in a Union strike during the Great Depression, wandering the desert in Israel looking for meaning or dancing with a tribe of American Indians in 1895. Have we created some magic? Cover your ears and let the beautiful streaming imagery take you on a journey not bound by words or rhythm. Close your eyes and let the poetry and music pull images out of your own imagination. Sit back and fully experience some of the distilled wisdom of the human race!
About this product: THE POND II: BIG MOUTH BASS Just When They Thought It Was Safe to Stay in the Water… Plunge back into The Pond as the nationally syndicated children’s radio show returns to home video, with CGI animation by the team that brought Max Lucado’s stories to life. Zany antics, catchy tunes, and Bible-based lessons with the delightful aquatic creatures who live in The Pond are your child’s best way to laugh and learn, all at the same time! Big Mouth Bass Tony finally gets up the nerve to talk to Sarah, the frightening fish who hoards their toys underwater, and learns she has taken them because she hates the noise from their playing. But a bear cub named Noah catches Sarah, so when her husband, Mark, asks for help, the creatures are reminded to "love their neighbors"—even the difficult ones—as themselves. Approximately 32 minutes Color
About this product: Live perforamnce of former Man Show Host and Girls Gone Wild cohort Doug Stanhope is an amazing and devastating comedy show filmed in Austion Texas.
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