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As part of our tribute to Academy Award winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, we're very pleased to present Deliverance. Zsigmond, whose career spans four decades, lives up to the demands of James Dickey's novel and screenplay. Dickey delves into the hearts of men to expose the ugly savagery that lurks just beneath the surface of modern urbanites. Four sportsmen, (Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox, and Ned Beatty) take a wilderness canoe trip that leads from idyllic nature to shocking violence and perversion at the hands of the local hillbillies.
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Is memory dormant storage, or can it be retreived and altered? Computer genius, Emmy, is determined to find out. Her obsession with Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), has driven her to explore the outer reaches of cyberspace, but her desperate attempts to communicate technologically with Ada threaten to destroy both her and her unborn child. Using her own genetic code to collapse time and link her world with Ada's, Emmy must access and store AdaÕs knowledge before it is too late. Ada, daughter of Lord Byron, is now widely recognized as the first computer programmer.
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Paul Hipp (The Funeral) and Bitty Schram (Kissing a Fool) play Robert and Hallie Marrs, a young LA couple, who go on vacation, leaving their house in the hands of strangers. They return to find their fish as dead as the plants, everything in disarray, and housesitters, clad in the couple's clothes, refusing to leave. So begins Cleopatra's Second Husband, Jon ReissÕ creepy study of power and submission. Zack (Boyd Kestner) and Sophie (Radha Mitchell), the charismatic housesitting couple, soon infuse the repressed Robert with their erotically perverse irresponsibility.
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Everyone needs love, but why can't it come at a more propitious time for Claudine Van Doozen (Christina Applegate)? Little does Claudine know, however, love could very well be the only thing that saves her right now. She has fled her family and friends to live on society's fringe in a cheap hotel off the coast of Georgia. Holding down two jobs - one, a laundress and the other, a stripper - Claudine meets Stefano, a drifter whose travels lead him to apply for a handyman job at Claudine's hotel.
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It's been four years since graduation, and Wade, possibly the world's most cynical bachelor, is still stewing over the loss of his social life. Once upon a time, he was an aspiring artist with a beautiful girlfriend, but now he is single, uninspired and pretty damn bitter. To begin, Wade's best friend, Kevin, has just landed a date with the waitress of his dreams, and marriage plans are soon afoot. The wedding day marks the end of an era for Wade and his slacker buddies.
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At times challenging, American Cowboy provides an interesting look into the seldom-seen world of gay cowboys. It is as much about the subject matter (a gay man on the rodeo circuit) as it is about the making of a documentary film and its effects upon its subjects. American Cowboy is centered around Gene Mikulenka, who is injured in a bronco ride. Mikulenka agreed to take part in a documentary about his life; however, he and his partner, Stephen, find that the reality of constantly having cameras around is less than ideal. --Chris Lion
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The Lobrutto family is in desperate need of a new hit man. Their star, "The Shank", has just been run over by a Mack truck, and their thieving accountant, hidden in the witness protection program, is set to testify against them in two weeks. Enter Tony "The Rock" Greco (Kyle Chandler), an up-and-comer in the family business. Since he'll have only one chance at a hit, Tony is sent to LA to be properly trained by Stevie "The Rose" Rosellini (James Belushi), the Zen master of liquidation.
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More than ever, it seems, in spite of the red flags and other warning signs surrounding them, fame and celebrity continue to be lusted after like some modern-day Holy Grail. But, as Walter Hill so ably demonstrates in his rough and tumble Wild Bill being famous isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Set against the back drop of the Old West and through the legendary character of James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickock, Hill shows us time and again what an uncontrollable force inadvertent or cultivated notoriety can easily become.
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"Not nearly enough movies begin with treasure maps." -- Roger Ebert Walter Hill's much overlooked film of 1992 is the story of a treasure hunt in East St. Louis. William Sadler and Bill Paxton are the two Arkansas firemen who find a treasure map in the burning apartment of an old man who confesses he stole artifacts years ago from a Greek Orthodox Church. Off to the big city! The gold is easily found in an abandoned building, but an escape route is not. Paxton witnesses a gang's execution, and the two are quickly surrounded by a hail of bullets, explosions and fire, ironically enough.
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Tony is another statistic in that population dying of AIDS. He is alone, his brother dead from an overdose, mother also dead from AIDS, father in jail. But one day, upon looking out of his hospital door window, he sees the brilliant aura of Jane - his angel and saviour. Escaping from the pediatric ward, Tony sets out to follow the light which will, hopefully, ease his pain. Jane, however, has her own probems and does not need the extra baggage which accompanies Tony. Jane, a heroin addict, earns her drug money via a peep show.