Joseph [VHS] Overview
The story of a young man?s amazing journey from a slave prison to the very inner sanctum of Egypt?s Pharaoh
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Joseph [VHS]
The story of a young man?s amazing journey from a slave prison to the very inner sanctum of Egypt?s Pharaoh
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Oz - The Complete First Season [VHS]
Oz - The Complete First Season [VHS] Overview
The Oswald Maximum Security Prison has opened an experimental new ward reserved for especially dangerous criminals.
Oz - The Complete First Season [VHS] Specifications
HBO's violent men-behind-bars drama is an addictive, testosterone-driven soap opera for guys. The eight episodes of the first season set the style for the show: a massive cast of a vivid characters on both sides of the bars, four or five stories unleashed at a breakneck pace and framed by angry, oddball introductions, and a soaring casualty rate. Created by Homicide producer Tom Fontana, this drama quickly earned its rightful reputation as the most brutal show on TV. It's simple chemistry: combine volatile ingredients in a confined space, shut tight, and shake.
The yellow brick road of the Oswald Correctional Facility (affectionately known as "Oz" among the inmates) leads to "Emerald City," an antiseptic cellblock of cement and glass overseen by prison-reform advocate Tim McManus (Terry Kinney). The first episode introduces its two most compelling inmates: meek lawyer Beecher (Lee Terguson), who transforms from a vulnerable lamb to a fearless, drug-addicted wildcat, and Muslim activist Kareem Said (Eamonn Walker), a fiercely non-violent leader whose campaign for reform explodes in a season-climaxing riot. The stunning first-season cast also features Ernie Hudson (the warden), Rita Moreno (a worldly drug-counseling nun), and Edie Falco (who jumped from her role as a single-mother prison guard to mob wife in The Sopranos). It carries no rating, but the drug use, nudity, and brutal violence make this highly inappropriate for young viewers and unsuited to the squeamish. Oz pulls no punches in its portrayal of prison violence and predatory abuse. --Sean Axmaker
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Monday, August 8, 2011
The Little Mermaid (Fully Restored Special Edition) (Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS]
The Little Mermaid (Fully Restored Special Edition) (Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS] Feature
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The Little Mermaid (Fully Restored Special Edition) (Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS] Overview
From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the Beast to theaters. A modern Disney classic.
The Little Mermaid (Fully Restored Special Edition) (Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS] Specifications
From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the Beast to theaters. A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton
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Sunday, August 7, 2011
White Man's Burden (1995) [VHS]
White Man's Burden (1995) [VHS] Overview
The premise is interesting, but the execution fails to live up to any of its potential. White Man's Burden imagines an America where black people are the ruling class and whites are underprivileged minorities. John Travolta stars as a factory worker who is fired after making a delivery to the house of the factory owner (Harry Belafonte) and accidentally peeping the man's naked wife through a window. Now jobless and unable to support his family, his wife (Kelly Lynch) leaves him. In desperation he kidnaps Belafonte. The best part of the film is seeing African American actors filling the smaller, background roles that usually go to white actors (such as police officers and wealthy suburbanites), but the movie fails in its poorly thought-out ideas. Transposing the characters' skin color out of the thinly veiled metaphor, John Travolta's portrayal of the poor black man as violent and uneducated (but family oriented), combined with Belafonte's rich white man as just and compassionate (and also family oriented), borders on being truly offensive. The fact that it's helmed by an Asian American director, Desmond Nakano, only makes you wonder why Asian Americans are conspicuously absent (as are Hispanics) and where the heck they would fit into this world, anyway. --Andy Spletzer
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Have Time, Will Travel (The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, Volume 5)
Have Time, Will Travel (The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, Volume 5) Overview
Travel with Ronald McDonald on a Wild Ride back in time! Jammin' NEW Songs! Ooops! While cleaning up Dr. Quizzical's lab, Ronald and his pals stumble across a time machine. Hamburglar dreams up a crazy scheme to use the time machine to get out of cleaning and they end up getting lost in time! That's when the real adventure begins! Hitch a ride back in time and meet a huge dinosaur. Knights in shining armor. Old West cowboys. Even boogie down on a disco dance floor! And find out why doing things the easy way isn't always the best way! "It's a blast from the past!" (Franklin). Take time out with the whole family to enjoy "Have Time, Will Travel." This is the fifth adventure in "The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald" animated video series.
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