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Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in theaters, Hercule ... Read more

Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in theaters, Hercules stands up as an entertaining spritzer of an animated feature. The continual peppering of in-jokes and cultural references becomes less irksome on video. That there's no majesty or awe invested in the beloved Greek legends also seems less of an error. Also on the plus side is the bounciest Alan Menken music since Little Shop of Horrors. With Zeus's blood in his veins, young Hercules's amazing strength makes him an outcast (sorry, that still doesn't fly), so he trains with a satyr named Phil to become a hero. Along the way Herc meets Meg, a common mortal who falls hard for him. They're both against the jocular Hades, who has to destroy Hercules to take over Olympus. The hydra is the computer-animated set piece for this little number, a no-chance attempt to beat that wildebeest herd from The Lion King. --Keith Simanton Minimize

Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in theaters, Hercule ... Read more

Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in theaters, Hercules stands up as an entertaining spritzer of an animated feature. The continual peppering of in-jokes and cultural references becomes less irksome on video. That there's no majesty or awe invested in the beloved Greek legends also seems less of an error. Also on the plus side is the bounciest Alan Menken music since Little Shop of Horrors. With Zeus's blood in his veins, young Hercules's amazing strength makes him an outcast (sorry, that still doesn't fly), so he trains with a satyr named Phil to become a hero. Along the way Herc meets Meg, a common mortal who falls hard for him. They're both against the jocular Hades, who has to destroy Hercules to take over Olympus. The hydra is the computer-animated set piece for this little number, a no-chance attempt to beat that wildebeest herd from The Lion King. --Keith Simanton Minimize

Help Us Get The Word Out Get this Limited Run Special Editi ... Read more

Help Us Get The Word Out Get this Limited Run Special Edition DVD Before iTunes and Theaters Running Time - 90 Minutesplus over 30 minutes of Bonus Materials•Rick-o-Rama •Paintball Pain Testing •Puke Machine R&D •Buying the Van •Akrobatik vs Hugh •Dong Shopping •Jeff Koen-Stand-up bit •Making Of BSSM •& special Drinking GameSynopsis-Out of boredom and peer pressure, three best friends (Dan, Mark, and Hugh) go to visit Dan's sister for dinner. Soon after meeting Dan's brother-in-law Rick, the trio finds themselves miles from home and far outside their comfort zone. What started off as an innocent trip spirals into an outrageous series of events none of them were prepared for.What the critics are saying."At first glance, this story of three normal dudes trying to get through a raucous night out will bring back memories of "American Graffiti" and "The Hangover." Thanks to a great cast with impeccable comic timing, "Heavy Times" stands on its own." - Charles Tatum, eFilmcritic.com"Technically, the film thrives. The cinematography is clean, the sound levels are all mixed well, and the soundtrack is surprisingly kick ass." - Scott Knopf, Filmthreat"The well-defined personalities and sharply mapped out characters allow the viewing experience to be far more meaningful in a genre where the comedies tend to be cheap, tawdry, and bong–obsessed. Heavy Times lets its story take the lead, allowing the film to emerge as a strongly acted and obscenely funny excursion that will make as lasting of an impression on audiences as Rick himself." - Joe E. Holman, Holmans Movie Review"...this is an original road trip–style flick unlike any that have come before it. The dialogue addresses so many instances in every day banter we would all like to deconstruct. But nothing is "like" anything, just ask Gunther." - Geofree Capodanno, TheMan-Cave"The journey this everyday trio of nobodies take isn't to Montreal, but into and outside themselves. They learn a little more both about who they are and about the world at large; because they are our surrogates, we get to experience some of that journey for ourselves too. This story delights in dragging us along with the lead trio into places none of us want to go but we leave smiling nonetheless." - Hal Astell, Apocalypse Later"Heavy Times shares the awkward spirit of films like Tim Skousen's The Sasquatch Gang, Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World or Jared Hess' Napoleon Dynamite in its small, core cast of characters" - Rondal, Strange Kids ClubThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

On 4/20/06, Blackalicious and around 1200 fiends from the P ... Read more

On 4/20/06, Blackalicious and around 1200 fiends from the Pacific Northwest piled into Seattle's heralded Showbox Theater to capture some boombastic moments in time. On this, their first ever DVD, Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel alongside their incomparable supporting cast, delivered a legendary performance sure to rank high in the annals of Hip Hop. Joining them as a part of this 45-day tour was Lateef, Pigeon John, LifeSavas, and Fat Lip of the Pharcyde. The energy that was in that smoke-filled room that night in Seattle was mind-blowing and the way it translates on this DVD from the HDV shoot and superb pro-audio mix is sure to satisfy. Minimize

During the Swing Parade craze of the 1940s, it was hard to ... Read more

During the Swing Parade craze of the 1940s, it was hard to turn your head without encountering a Swing Parade. With the popularity of Swing Parades soaring, a full length motion picture was inevitable. Unfortunately, the film we got was clearly rushed out to capitalize on the Swing Parade fad. How can we tell? There doesn't appear to be a single damn Swing Parade in the whole movie!Instead, we get the Three Stooges, who wouldn't know a Swing Parade if it bit them on the...Perhaps we're overreacting here. After all, a movie with mannish landlords, songs about blind mules, and Larry must be pretty ripe for mockery. And if it's called Swing Parade but does not feature any actual Swing Parades, then all the better! Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett of RiffTrax.com and Mystery Science Theater 3000 make no false claims: They provide no Swing Parades, only hilarious commentary. Minimize

Director Thomas Mignone helms this distressing tale, which ... Read more

Director Thomas Mignone helms this distressing tale, which follows several victims of child abuse as they try to make sense of their adult lives. Brittany Snow (JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE) stars as Balery, a young prostitute whose clients like to indulge in some twisted perversions. Balery's life overlaps with a number of other young adults who endured a similarly tortuous upbringing, and are trying (and failing) to put the past behind them. Mignone combines some impressive visual effects with brutal interactions between Balery and her clients to tell this unsettling story. Minimize

As an audacious experiment in the art and distribution of m ... Read more

As an audacious experiment in the art and distribution of motion pictures, Bubble is a twofold triumph. Released on DVD a mere four days after its U.S. theatrical release (in only 32 theaters) in January 2006, this ultra-low-key drama was the first of six films by maverick director Steven Soderbergh (produced in partnership with HDNet Films and 2929 Entertainment, founded by Internet pioneers Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner) to be released simultaneously in theaters, on DVD, and HDNet cable TV, effectively closing the traditional "window" between theatrical and home-video release platforms, and causing many theater owners to boycott the film in protest over its groundbreaking strategy. To accommodate this paradigm-shifting milestone, Soderbergh and Full Frontal screenwriter Coleman Hough reunited to craft a working-class murder mystery that's perfectly suited to its experimental purpose: Quickly shot on high definition video, it's a riveting 72-minute exercise in minimal style, located in the depressed border town of Belpre, Ohio, and employing non-actors from the region who played an active role in creating their mundane everyday dialogue. Chubby, middle-aged Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) and twenty-something slacker Kyle (Dustin James Ashley) work in a drab doll factory, molding and assembling rubber doll parts, passing dreary lunch-hours with small talk and clinging to modest dreams that will never come true. When an attractive single mother named Rose (Misty Dawn Wilkins) is hired as a temporary employee, Martha's secretly possessive affection for Kyle is silently challenged, leading to an act of violence that obliterates their daily routine. In dramatizing this passive love triangle, Soderbergh (serving, under pseudonyms, as his own cinematographer and editor) emphasizes the stilted, soul-crushing rhythms of lives that have been stunted by loneliness and isolation; they live in a bubble, as it were, and Bubble is arresting in its visual precision, finding unexpected beauty in physical and emotional bleakness. Obviously not the kind of film that draws a blockbuster audience, Bubble exists on its own terms, capable of captivating a receptive audience, regardless of format or context, without losing its experimental edge. DVD extras include a video introduction by Soderbergh, the original casting interviews with the film's non-professional actors, and more. --Jeff Shannon Minimize

Terror, sex and Satanic rituals are on a one-way ride to He ... Read more

Terror, sex and Satanic rituals are on a one-way ride to Hell in Satan's Blood, one of the most horrific and sexiest thrillers from Spain! In this occult chiller, Andy and Anna are a bored couple who decide to go for a drive in the country. On the way, they meet another couple who claim to know them from many years before. Despite their uncertainty, Andy and Anna agree to visit the mysterious couple's country house and end up staying the night. Minimize

A group of teens on a boat find themselves in a fogbound ni ... Read more

A group of teens on a boat find themselves in a fogbound night only to run aground on the rocks of the mysterious 'Dog Island' right before their boat goes up in flames. As they gather on the shoreline, one of them goes missing, another is critically injured and four go searching for shelter. They then decide to venture into the still standing house to summon help from its occupants...if any. Luckily, there is someone still dwelling there, but unfortunately there's something else out on the island growling in the dark and it ain't no dog! And it is hungry! Minimize

New Englander's claim it is a unique and original American ... Read more

New Englander's claim it is a unique and original American sport. Southern boys agree, but argue over just where in America it originated. Sociologists see the roots of this sort of mechanical mayhem and wanton destructiveness in the thrill-seeking rabble-rousing entertainments of ancient Rome. Pure Americana or Classical derivative, "DEMO DERBY" has a special place in movie history.In the summer of 1963, "DEMO DERBY" opened in Boston with "ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS." The same day, in Hartford, New Haven and Worcester, it opened with "VIVA LAS VEGAS." In the next ten days, it was booked into 61 theaters all across New England. But when it was paired with The Beatles' "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT," it played on more than 6,000 screens, all across America. And after its spectacular first run, it continued to be booked into theaters and drive-ins for TEN MORE YEARS!If you remember Madras shorts, penny loafers and crew cuts, don't be surprised if "DEMO DERBY" brings a smile. It's so real, so us, that by the time the show is over, you may have to look outside to be sure your old car isn't still there. So, turn your DVD player into a time machine and buckle up for a wild ride down memory lane.WARNING: We, of the sixties generation, have been romanticized for our rebellious idealism. Unless you want your children (and grandchildren) to know just how incredibly naïve and innocent we really were, KEEP THIS DVD UNDER LOCK AND KEY!This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

Jessica Holter's The Punany Poets will delight you in this ... Read more

Jessica Holter's The Punany Poets will delight you in this DVD experience created especially for couples. You will be brought to instant and repeated eargasms by The Head Doctor. By far the sexiest Punany show of all time, The Head Doctor was created from a single poemabout having mind sex which was featured on HBO Real Sex. The Punany Poets Founder Jessica Holter dons her glass boots so that you can have an this up-close and personal Punany Experience in the privacy of your own home. A gifted storyteller, and a natural comedian and orator, Holter and her partners in Punany crime serve you with unadulterated ecstasy, unapologetic sensual appeal, and gifted insight into the power and the perils of sexuality. Come inside Punanys Playhouse, into the Black Box Theater, a dark inviting space where the audience is invited not only to watch, but also to participateThe Head Doctor show is not about sex, it is sex. It is an erotic display of insight...of shared thoughts, fantasies and energies, that leaves you freed and educated and wanting to show to your lover, what keys you have found... what doors will be unlocked tonight?SLAM of Real Sex 20, takes on the lead male role, in poetic & dance performance His toned muscles wrap around the female mind gently but firmly pressing it into submissiveness. His voice is strong, yet gentle and his smile delivers an innocence that his 6ft 2 inch, glistening chestnut frame would never admit to. Let your mind climb inside the limber limbs and rotating hips Punany's Pearl (Playboy TV, Night Calls 411) as she soothes you with effortless grace.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

Filming of the Dvd "Da Sola" were filmed on the beaches of ... Read more

Filming of the Dvd "Da Sola" were filmed on the beaches of the roman coast, Italy. The scenes of the dancers on the terraces and pools of beach establishment, at Ostia Lido, Rome, Italy.Behind the name "Lanthea" lies a roman singer, known in the italian theater. Performing whit in band in many places roman capital.Song and video were made in September 2011, the author of the video and music is of italian nationality, his name is "Lantharis".It is the story of a neglected wife by her husband, but who want to save their marriage at all costs.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

First time EVER on DVD! See the Virgil Films & Entertainmen ... Read more

First time EVER on DVD! See the Virgil Films & Entertainment release of this critically acclaimed UNRATED horror movie trailer compilation, hosted by ventriloquist Nick Pawlow and his very dead zombie pal, Happy Goldsplatt. They are in the projection booth of an old movie house, entertaining a theater-full of Happy's zombie ghoul-friends, with a hand-picked selection of 47 of the rarest, bloodiest and goriest horror/action movie trailers, ever assembled! The trailers are being presented by the drooling half-wit, cannibal projectionist, Mad Ron, who, for safety reasons is chained between the projectors! Watch as the ravenous film-going flesh-eaters devour everything and everyone in sight! Hardcore horror fans will delight in the most entertaining movie trailers ever put on video! Spectacular makeup and makeup effects are done by Jay Kushwara (Millennium and TV's Monsters) and Jordu Schell (Lead Character Designer for James Cameron's Academy Award winning epic Avatar)! See what happens when a film pirate tries to copy Mad Ron's films. You won't believe your eyes! Can you take it? We DARE you! This video is absolutely NOT for the squeamish!! Minimize

Something is attacking women in the underground Arizona The ... Read more

Something is attacking women in the underground Arizona Theater. Watch as a documentary film crew follows the South West Ghost Hunters on an investigation into the ghostly assaults. They travel to Old Tucson Studios, the set for many famous and classic western films, to discover what is going on in the Arizona Theater. While the Ghost Hunters are investigating using science and reason, two of the female Ghost Hunters, along with the formerly skeptical film producer, are attacked by a sinister force. The attack is caught on tape and leaves you, the audience, to make the decision: Is it really a ghost? Or is it group hysteria? You decide! Minimize

If there's an undersea adventure with high-tech equipment, ... Read more

If there's an undersea adventure with high-tech equipment, macho posturing, and lots of underwater photography, you know James Cameron must be swimming around the vicinity. Add the fact that Sanctum was released to theaters in 3-D, and it's clinched. Cameron served as executive producer to this crazy tale of a cave-diving expedition forced to improvise when a typhoon inundates their Australian location. (The film is allegedly based on a true event by co-screenwriter Andrew Wight, but it might be safe to conclude that the original incident was a jumping-off point for the high melodrama on display here.) A globetrotting billionaire (Ioan Gruffudd, of Fantastic Four) is underwriting this exploration of a hidden cave maze, which explains why he gets to bring his girlfriend (Alice Parkinson) along. As a measure of their thrill-seeking habits, we are told they met on an Everest climb. The cave-diving boss is a crusty old pro (Richard Roxburgh), who is rough on his underlings and even rougher on his teenage son (Rhys Wakefield); naturally, the cataclysm that follows will be an occasion for some extreme father-son fence mending. As cornball as these elements are, and as generally toneless as director Alister Grierson's ear is with the dialogue scenes, Sanctum does work up some bona fide thrills: the sheer power of water is unleashed at a few memorable spots, as is the panic of losing an oxygen tank at a crucial moment. It's also pretty brutal, with a steep body count and a few grotesque bits of bodily injury. It ought to be easy to dismiss Sanctum as a silly piece of boy's adventure, but--curse you, Cameron!--one must admit that the thing is awfully effective. --Robert Horton Minimize

Laurence Olivier is the Carpathian prince visiting England ... Read more

Laurence Olivier is the Carpathian prince visiting England for the coronation of George V. Marilyn Monroe is Elsie Marina, an American actress doing a musical review at a nearby theater. When an old flame of the prince's turns out to be Elsie's boss at the theater, their paths cross--and Elsie's determined not to let them uncross. After the prince confirms her worst fear--that he's interested only in a quick seduction--she nonetheless finds herself falling for him. As his mother-in-law takes a shine to Elsie, she finds herself attending every official function of the coronation--to the chagrin of the prince and her jealous boss. The crusty prince must decide whether to let love into his duty-bound life, and Elsie must decide if happily-ever-after ever really comes true. Olivier shines in his dour, bumbling straight-man role, while Monroe is at her charming, luminous, naive best. Minimize

Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!, Its Complica ... Read more

Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!, Its Complicated) is an unforgettable Mother Courage in Tony Kushners adaptation of Bertolt Brechts masterpiece, Mother Courage and Her Children. Along with Academy Award Winner Kevin Kline (Wild Wild West, A Fish Called Wanda), this gripping documentary pulls the curtain back and digs deeply into Brechts motives and politics, unearthing the playrights famed (and famously clever) testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. For the first time in Meryl Streeps career, the film offers both an exclusive look into the actresss craft, and also on the play itself--whose themes of warfare and violence have both parallels to life in the 21st Century and Brecht's tortured history in America. DVD includes commentary from Academy Award Winner Michael Moore. Minimize

On January 24, 1996 at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Ang ... Read more

On January 24, 1996 at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. The event was taped, and later broadcast on PBS in the United States, and the BBC in the UK as a 1 hour special, with only select portions of the full two-hour event. The full event was previously available only as a VHS, offered as a pledge premium by local PBS stations. Now, the full two-hour special CAESAR'S WRITERS is available on DVD for the first time! Be prepared to laugh non-stop as the panel, made up of head writer Mel Tolkin, Caesar, Carl Reiner, Aaron Ruben, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Sheldon Keller, and Gary Belkin share stories about their time working on Caesar's shows and offer their insights about writing comedy. Minimize

SEEN NATIONALLY ON PBS "In 1978, Oakley Hall III, the br ... Read more

SEEN NATIONALLY ON PBS "In 1978, Oakley Hall III, the brilliant and charismatic founder of the Lexington Conservatory Theater, had it all. Living as king of a fiercely loyal band of actors/acolytes, his writing flowed as smoothly as the whiskey he consumed with gusto. Together, his merry band transformed the run-down Catskills camp where they worked and lived into their creative paradise. Fueled not only by art and passion, but also by sexual energy, drugs and booze, Hall and company staged obscure absurdist plays as well as daring reworkings of classics such as Frankenstein and A Streetcar Named Desire. The theater was red-hot, garnering breathless reviews from critics, and Hall's just-completed epic play, Grinder's Stand, would soon be optioned by Joe Papp's Public Theater. But theatrical convention requires that such brilliant ascendancy be followed by a fall, and in Hall's case, it was brutally literal, a devastating crash onto a rocky ledge from a high bridge on a bleak, foggy night. THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS is the harrowing tale of Hall's fall from grace, a bittersweet look at what was recaptured and a heartbreaking reminder of what was lost forever. " - Independent Lens, PBS. This is the ORIGINAL DIRECTOR'S CUT, with over twenty minutes of additional footage not seen on PBS, including readings from Oakley's play, Grinder's Stand. STRONG LANGUAGE. BRIEF NUDITY. To view TRAILER please visit our website HOME VIDEO ONLY. For educational and professional sales info please contact me through Amazon. Minimize

Airdate 11/01/09  They are  the bane of Hollywood: criminal ... Read more

Airdate 11/01/09  They are  the bane of Hollywood: criminals who illegally record movies and distribute them on the black market, sometimes before the movies even reach the theater. Of the 400 or so movies released every year in the United States, each one will most likely be pirated, and it's costing the film industry billions in lost revenue. With organized crime involved, movie pirating is a thriving industry, made worse by the speed of the Internet. Lesley Stahl reports.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize