| Benny Hill - Golden Greats (1969-1989) | Yours, Mine & Ours (F/S) |
 British comedian Benny Hill has been delighting audiences with his antics since his television program premiered in 1969. This collection gathers over six hours of his most classic sketches and routines, representing the history and development of some of the most outrageous comedy ever committed to video tape. So warm up those smile-muscles with a couple of quick exercises to avoid any painful facial cramping, and pop in BENNY HILL - GOLDEN GREATS for a "hill"-arious evening!
Price: 11.99 |
 Based on a film from 1968 (that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda), this is a genially sprawling family comedy about two huge families that come together to create total chaos. Helen (Renee Russo) is the free-spirited mother of ten, including six adopted children of various races. Meanwhile, Admiral Frank Beardsley (Dennis Quaid) has eight well-trained Anglo Saxon overachievers, including a class president shoo-in (Sean Faris), a cheerleader (Katija Pevec) and a pair of sugar-addict twins (Brecken and Bridger Palmer). Among those on Helen's free-spirit side are a cute guitar-playing hipster chick (Danielle Panabaker), a sullen emo boy (Drake Bell), a rapper (Lil' JJ), a hissy-fit throwing young Asian fashion designer (Lao North), twins from India (Jennifer and Jessica Habib), and a potbellied pig. When Helen and Frank impulsively wed after reuniting at a class reunion, their differing clans resent suddenly having to share bedrooms and bathroom time with such polar opposites. Devious plans are hatched, wars waged, and very few heads escape being doused with paint or other thick gooey matter, especially poor Frank's, whose regimented military mind can hardly fathom the complexities of so many run-amok age groups. Luckily, Quaid is playing the role, and he's great at mixing broad comedy with parental authority. Russo is also strong here--still sexy as ever--and the sophisticated romantic chemistry she manages to squeeze in with Quaid between pratfalls should keep the parents happy. Raja Gosnell's (BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE) direction seems to be working overtime to provide something fun for every age, and he mostly succeeds. And any film with Linda Hunt as a martini-swilling housekeeper can't be all bad.
Price: 18.49 |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Special Edition, Rated) | Legion of the Dead |
 Based on a true story, this film is both a riveting courtroom drama and a first class chiller. A Catholic Priest (Tom Wilkinson) is on trial for homicidal negligence after performing a failed exorcism on Emily Rose, devout college girl (Jennifer Carpenter) now dead from assorted wounds and malnutrition. Laura Linney plays Erin Bruner, the priest's defense lawyer, and Campbell Scott plays the chief prosecutor, who argues persuasively that Emily was likely suffering from psychotic epilepsy and could have been saved with hospitalization and medicine. The demonic possession unfolds in a series of spine-tingling flashbacks and as it does so, the initially doubtful Erin is visited by evil forces and her own soul seems to be at stake. More than a criminal negligence case, the trial becomes about the importance of recognizing the limits of rationality and the possibility of a world beyond the visible. In portraying the extent to which wildly different belief systems have splintered modern society this film couldn't be more relevant or timely. Linney and Campbell are first rate, as is to be expected, creating great depth for their characters even though the script grants them almost no personal lives; it's a very "stick to the facts" sort of tale. Each character lives a life of apparent near-isolation, which adds to the cumulative effect of unease. The house where Emily grows up is spookily oppressive, the scenes of possession are truly scary and a dark sense of foreboding may follow viewers long after the credits have rolled. Carpenter earns a place as a 21st century scream queen with her hair-raising, fearless performance; Mary Beth Hurt plays the judge.
Price: 18.49 |
 Vacationing in the California desert, William and Luke thought they had set out for a relaxing time. Kidnapped on their first night by a notorious serial-killer they soon realise that relaxing is the last thing they're going to do on this trip. Escaping from their hijacker, the guys take a wrong-turn into a small town where some shadowy figures are plotting to murder the whole population and turn them into The Legion of the Dead. William and Luke become involved in a battle to save the townsfolk and stop the evil, but how is a pretty waitress linked to the Legion? And can they be stopped at all? Find out in this taut, high-octane horror ride.
Price: 4.99 |
| Stir of Echoes | The Ninth Gate |
 Chicago telephone lineman Tom Witzkey (Bacon) is hypnotized at a party by his sister-in-law (Douglas) and begins seeing the ghost of a neighborhood girl murdered years before. He comes to the discovery that he is a Receiver- one who is able to see spirits. Now in possession of knowledge he never wanted to know, Tom struggles through his daily existence plagued by these newly-acquired supernatural visions while attempting to retain his sanity.
Price: 5.49 |
 Based on a novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte (THE CLUB DUMAS) and coscripted by director Roman Polanski, THE NINTH GATE was Polanski's first feature after a long break following the release of 1995's DEATH AND THE MAIDEN--in between, there was an aborted project that faltered when designated star John Travolta opted out. Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a cynical rare books dealer hired by Boris Balkan (Frank Langella), a scholar specializing in books on Satanism, to recover the only two remaining copies (in addition to the one owned by Balkan) of THE NINE GATES OF THE KINGDOM OF SHADOWS, a 17th-century text with cryptic illustrations supposedly contributed by Lucifer himself. Corso's investigation takes him to Europe, where he is pursued by a strange girl (Emmanuelle Seigner) who seemes to assume the role of his guardian angel: Bizarre deaths inspired by the book's morbid illustrations befall all those who come into contact with the book--except himself. This occult mystery should satisfy fans of subtly creepy, stylish tales of the supernatural along the lines of Polanski's own ROSEMARY'S BABY.
Price: 5.49 |
| El Inspector General | Beggar of No Equal & Warrior of Fire |
Price: 3.99
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 This DVD contains two vintage martial arts titles from the prolific Shaw Brothers Studios.
Price: 4.99 |
| Shaolin Kids in Hong Kong | Shaolin Posse & Rickshaw Man |
 Two young students at Shaolin Temple are always looking for fun and excitement . This leads them to go Hong Kong, where they are in for more than they expected
Price: 3.99 |
 This double-feature includes two hard-hitting martial arts titles. SHAOLIN POSSE: Young students of Shaolin learn to fight with alarming skill and go up against an evil army. RICKSHAW MAN: Chang Long Wen is a rickshaw driver who uses his considerable martial arts skills to fight evil on the side. Price: 3.99 |
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