Listed chronologically by release date.
Airport 1979 - The Concorde
(USA
1979)
Director: David Lowell Rich
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: PG
Alain Delon (Capt. Paul Metrand),
Susan Blakely (Maggie Whelan),
Robert Wagner (Dr. Kevin Harrison),
Sylvia Kristel (Isabelle),
George Kennedy (Joe Patroni),
Eddie Albert (Eli Sands),
Bibi Andersson (Francine),
Charo (Margarita),
John Davidson (Robert Palmer),
Andrea Marcovicci (Alicia Rogov),
Martha Raye (Loretta),
Awful "all-star" disaster movie style entry in the Airport movie cycle. George Kennedy gets my favourite worst line of dialogue in any movie ever. Kristel is decorative and the excellent supporting cast try hard. More proof that the the poor Concorde jet liner was jinxed from the get go.
Bug
(USA
1975)
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Bradford Dillman (James Parmiter),
Joanna Miles (Carrie Parmiter),
Richard Gilliland (Gerald Metbaum),
Alan Fudge (Mark Ross),
Jesse Vint (Tom Tacker),
Patty McCormack (Sylvia Ross),
If the creepy crawlies weren't bad enough, the ones on display here have pyromaniac qualities too. Ludicrous, but 70s eco-horror.
Dawn of the Dead
(USA
1978)
Director: George A. Romero
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 49.98
MPAA Rating: R
David Emge (Stephen),
Ken Foree (Peter),
Scott H. Reiniger (Roger),
Gaylen Ross (Francine),
David Crawford (Dr Foster),
David Early (Mr Berman),
Christine Forrest (tv producer),
Joseph Pilato (Officer at Police Dock),
Tom Savini (Biker),
Howard Smith (TV Commentator),
George A. Romero (tv director),
Uber super-duper awesome 4 disc set, loaded with multiple versions of George A. Romero's ultimate zombie gore-fest (but it is intelligent too!). My pick for one of the top five horror films of all time. Order now, or they will find you and eat you.
Dial M for Murder
(USA
1954)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 19.96
MPAA Rating: PG
Ray Milland (Tony Wendice),
Grace Kelly (Margot Wendice),
Robert Cummings (Mark Halliday),
John Williams (Chief Insp. Hubbard),
Anthony Dawson (Captain Swan/Lesgate),
Patrick Allen (Pearson),
Jack Cunningham (Bobby),
Guy Doleman (Detective),
Near perfect Hitchcock thriller as devious Milland tries to dispatch inconvenient wife, Kelly.
Eddie Murphy Raw
(USA
1987)
Director: Robert Townsend
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.99
MPAA Rating: R
Eddie Murphy (),
Tatyana M. Ali (),
Samuel L. Jackson (),
Kinda strange seeing Eddie as he used to be, as foul mouthed fast talking replacement for Richard Pryor, before he became a kind of modern Fred McMurray/Dean Jones. Very funny concert performance.
Funhouse
(USA
1981)
Director: Tobe Hooper
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: R
Elizabeth Berridge (Amy),
Shawn Carson (Joey Harper),
Jeanne Austin (Mrs. Harper),
Jack McDermott (Mr. Harper),
Cooper Huckabee (Buzz),
Largo Woodruff (Liz),
Miles Chapin (Richie),
David Carson (Geek),
Sonia Zomina (Bag Lady),
Ralph Marino (Truck Driver),
Kevin Conway (Barker),
Typical 80's horror fare as a mixed bag of teens frequent a ghost train after hours. Hooper's direction makes this one rise above the competition, cleverly making the funhouse unscary then VERY scary for the finale.
Ghost Story
(USA
1981)
Director: John Irvin
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: R
Fred Astaire (Ricky Hawthorne),
Melvyn Douglas (Dr. John Jaffrey),
Douglas Fairbanks (Edward Wanderley),
John Houseman (Sears James),
Craig Wasson (Don/David Wanderly),
Patricia Neal (Mrs. Stella Hawthorne),
Alice Krige (Eva/Alma),
Jacqueline Brookes (Molly),
Miguel Fernandes (Gregory Bate),
Lance Holcomb (Fenny Bate),
Mark Chamberlin (Young John Jaffrey),
Disappointing viewing in 1981, this is a film I've upgraded over the years as there are so few good ghost stories on celluloid. The excellent cast of veteran ghost story tellers are somewhat offset by a weaker youthful cast. Dick Smith's creepy ghostly manifestations don't quite pop out at you when they'd be scariest, but still a classy movie.
Jersey Girl
(USA
2004)
Director: Kevin Smith
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: PG13
Raquel Castro (Gertie Trinke),
Ben Affleck (Ollie Trinke),
Jennifer Schwalbach (Susan),
Jennifer Lopez (Gertrude Steiney),
George Carlin (Bart Trinke),
Stephen Root (Greenie),
Mike Starr (Block),
S. Epatha Merkerson (Doctor#1),
Easily eclipsed by the real life failed romance of its stars, here's a chance to watch the thing without as much baggage. Clumsy but still endearing romance film.
Ladykillers
(USA
2004)
Director: Joel Coen
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: R
Tom Hanks (Professor G.H. Dorr),
Irma P. Hall (Marva Munson),
Marlon Wayans (Gawain MacSam),
J. K. Simmons (Garth Pancake),
Tzi Ma (The General),
Ryan Hurst (Lump Hudson),
Diane Delano (Mountain Girl),
George Wallace (Sheriff Wyner),
One of those films you have to be in the right frame of mind for - like many Coen Brothers films in fact. Hanks in a love it or hate it performance.Excellently quirky remake of the British comedy classic. R rating seems a little harsh considering what passes for PG-13 these days.
Mask
(USA
1985)
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 19.98
MPAA Rating: PG13
Cher (Rusty Dennis),
Sam Elliott (Gar),
Eric Stoltz (Rocky Dennis),
Estelle Getty (Evelyn),
Richard Dysart (Abe),
Laura Dern (Diana),
Todd Allen (Canuck),
Dennis Burkley (Dozer),
Harry Carey (Red),
Nick Cassavetes (T.J.),
Wayne Grace (Drug Dealer),
Uplifting tale of deformed teen, Stoltz, saved from TV movie sentiment by sterling performances from Cher and Sam Elliott.
Murder on the Orient Express
(UK
1974)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Albert Finney (Hercule Poirot),
Lauren Bacall (Mrs. Hubbard),
Martin Balsam (Blanchi),
Ingrid Bergman (Greta Ohlsson),
Jacqueline Bisset (Countess Andrenyi),
Jean-Pierre Cassel (Pierre Paul Michel),
Sean Connery (Colonel Arbuthnot),
John Gielgud (Beddoes),
Wendy Hiller (Princess Dragomiroff),
Anthony Perkins (Hector McQueen),
Vanessa Redgrave (Mary Debenham),
The very best of the all star Agatha Christie whodunnit adaptations. Finney is OK as the Belgian sleuth. Best of all is the big budget decadence that recreates the story with such atmosphere you feel like you might really be there.
Never Cry Wolf
(USA
1983)
Director: Carroll Ballard
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 19.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Charles Martin Smith (Farley Mowat/Tyler),
Brian Dennehy (Rosie),
Zachary Ittimangnaq (Ootek),
Samson Jorah (Mike),
Perfect adaptation of Farley Mowat's autobiographical tale of a scientist studying wolves. Atypical Disney fare is one of the best offerings the studio produced in the 80s. Highly recommended.
Pink Flamingos
(USA
1972)
Director: John Waters
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: UR
Divine (Divine/Babs Johnson),
David Lochary (Raymond Marble),
Mary Vivian Pearce (Cotton),
Mink Stole (Connie Marble),
The ultimate (occasionally literally) bad taste anti-everything movie still remains in a league of its own despite competition from American Pie, Van Wilder and Freddy Got Fingered, which all look like wholesome family entertainment by comparison.
Sentinel
(USA
1977)
Director: Michael Winner
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: R
Chris Sarandon (Michael Lerman),
Christina Raines (Alison Parker),
Martin Balsam (Professor Ruzinsky),
John Carradine (Father Halliran),
Jose Ferrer (robed figure),
Ava Gardner (Miss Logan),
Arthur Kennedy (Father Francino),
Burgess Meredith (Charles Chazen),
Sylvia Miles (Gerde),
Deborah Raffin (Jennifer),
Eli Wallach (Detective Gatz),
A seventies horror that time has been kind to, again mostly because the competition has been awful. Michael Winner is no Dario Argento, but he manages to shock and gross out the audience with this tale of the house built on the gateway to the unspeakable. Gruesome make-up effects from Dick Smith.
Star Trek: TNG 1: Generations
(USA
1995)
Director: David Carson
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 19.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Patrick Stewart (Capt. Jean-Luc Picard),
Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr. William Riker),
Brent Spiner (Lt. Cmdr. Data),
LeVar Burton (Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge),
Michael Dorn (Lt. Cmdr. Worf),
Gates McFadden (Cmdr. Beverly Crusher),
Marina Sirtis (Cmdr. Deanna Troi),
Malcolm McDowell (Dr. Tollan Soran),
James Doohan (Capt. Montgomery Scott),
Walter Koenig (Cmdr. Pavel Chekov),
William Shatner (Capt. James T. Kirk),
Clunky attempt to pass the baton between Trek franchises doesn't give anyone enough to do. I'm amazed that anyone will ever give Picard full insurance coverage on a star ship after this one.
Whispers in the Dark
(USA
1992)
Director: Andrew Bergman
Release Date: 09/07/2004
Price: 14.99
MPAA Rating: R
Annabella Sciorra (Ann Hecker),
Jamey Sheridan (Doug),
Anthony LaPaglia (Morgenstern),
Jill Clayburgh (Sarah Green),
John Leguizamo (Johnny C.),
Deborah Unger (Eve Abergray),
Anthony Heald (Paul),
Alan Alda (Leo Green),
Jacqueline Brookes (Lorraine McDowell),
Art Malik (Earring Vendor),
Harsh Nayyar (busboy),
No great shakes, but one of those films that seemed better than you expected when you picked it up off the video shelf. The performances save it, especially the always underrated Sciorra.
Orca
(USA
1977)
Director: Michael Anderson
Release Date: 09/14/2004
Richard Harris (Captain Nolan),
Charlotte Rampling (Rachel Bedford),
Will Sampson (Umilak),
Bo Derek (Annie),
Keenan Wynn (Novak),
Robert Carradine (Ken),
Scott Walker (Swain),
Peter Hooten (Paul),
Shameless Jaws rip off, with revenging rampaging Killer Whale on the loose. The bit (or bite) with Bo Derek is a gem. Beautifully Awful.
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
(USA
2004)
Director: Raja Gosnell
Release Date: 09/14/2004
Price: 17.95
Freddie Prinze (Fred),
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne),
Matthew Lillard (Shaggy),
Linda Cardellini |
