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Keyword View: travel DVD Review DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY/RACE WITH THE DEVIL (BLU-RAY)  Whenever I fondly recall my drive-in movie days from the mid 1970s these are two of the first flicks that come to mind (just after Rock and Roll High School). This double-feature Blu-Ray is one hell of a low-budget joyride, even if the characters in Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Race With The Devil do not have experiences that could be considered particularly joyous.
Read More... PR The Exorcist in the 21st Century on DVD & Digital May 7  The Church granted filmmakers Fredrik Horn Akselsen and Christian Falch a remarkable degree of access to tell this story, allowing them to accompany one of the few exorcists in Europe, the Vatican-approved Father Jose Antonio Fortea, Catholic priest / Exorcist and author. Father Fortea travels the world on his mission to enlighten the masses about demonic possession and to help fellow exorcists. Father Gabriel Amorth, Official Vatican Exorcist, is also prominently featured in the documentary. He has been an exorcist for 25 years and estimates he has seen 70,000 cases. Read More... PR Shanghai Noon/Shanghai Knights on Blu-ray May 7  East meets West in two wildly hilarious comedies starring legendary action star Jackie Chan and funnyman Owen Wilson. Experience the hilarious action-adventure of Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights for the first time on Blu-ray. Read More... PR Marley Africa Road Trip on DVD May 7  In 1980 Bob Marley travelled to Africa with his family to perform a landmark concert to celebrate the freedom of Zimbabwe. 30 years after Bob Marley’s journey, his sons Ziggy, Rohan and Robbie travelled to South Africa to continue his legacy and embark upon their own journey. Read More... PR Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene on DVD Apr 30  This documentary weaves Graham Greene's novels, including The Quiet American, Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair and The Third Man, and movies, into the story of his life and reveals an extraordinary man who traveled the globe to escape the boredom of ordinary existence. Participants include novelists John Mortimer, John Le Carre and David Lodge, writer Paul Theroux, former CIA operative Read More... DVD Review THE LONELIEST PLANET  This film made it on numerous Best of 2012 lists, and deservedly so, as it is a quiet, thought-provoking masterpiece. The only crime is that it there are no plans for a U.S. Blu-ray release. Read More... PR God's Country on DVD & Digital Download Apr 23  Beautiful and ambitious investment banker Meghan Doherty has an assignment to close a deal that could make her career. All she needs to do is travel to the Mojave Desert and get the land rights for God's Country, an isolated Christian retreat in foreclosure. But the faithful minister who owns the property refuses to consider her offer until she agrees to spend six days learning about his ministry. Read More... PR Howdy Kids! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup on DVD Apr 9  A 3-DVD set including 24 complete episodes of your favorite shows from this enchanting decade of children's television. Included are episodes from The Lone Ranger, The Range Rider, The Rifleman, The Adventures Of Rick O'Shay, Fury, The Roy Rogers Show, Annie Oakley, The Adventures Of Kit Carson, The Adventures Of Champion, The Cisco Kid, Sergeant Preston Of the Yukon, Sky King, Red Ryder, and Buffalo Bill Jr. Read More... PR Maverick: The Complete Second Season on DVD Apr 23  The classic television series that was nominated for four Emmys during its successful 5-year broadcast is back starring James Garner, Jack Kelly, Richard Long, and Leo Gordon. Read More... PR Forbidden Woman on DVD Apr 2  An up and coming attorney reaches a pivotal point in his life and career when he falls in love with the wife of his boss. After a period of soul searching, he must decide between the desires of his heart and the principles of his faith. Read More... PR The Bible: The Epic Miniseries on Blu-ray & DVD Apr 2  From Genesis to Revelation, the series illuminates the Bible, re-telling the stories as they unfold and revealing new insights into these iconic characters in context of the Bible. The series will feature some of the most famous stories ever written from Noah's Ark and the Exodus to Daniel in the Lion's Den to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Read More... PR This Must Be the Place on Blu-ray & DVD Mar 12  When legendary Goth rocker Cheyenne (Sean Penn), long-retired in Dublin with his firefighter wife, Jane (Frances McDormand), learns his estranged father is dying, the childlike recluse travels to New York to seek reconciliation -- only to arrive too late. Upon discovering his father's unfulfilled quest for revenge against an ex-Nazi war criminal taking refuge in America, Cheyenne embarks upon his own journey of reawakening in this engaging and unpredictable road adventure from internationally acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino. Read More... PR Discovery Channel/BBC Present Africa on DVD & Blu-ray Feb 26  Groundbreaking technology and dedicated filmmaking produce a view into this mystifying continent as you've never seen it before. Narrated by renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough, this extraordinary 6-part series takes you to epic, never-before-seen locations and captures the incredible new behaviors of the creatures that struggle to survive in a rapidly-changing Africa. Read More... PR The Loneliest Planet on DVD Feb 26  Alex (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Nica (Hani Furstenberg) are young, in love and engaged to be married. While backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, they hire a local guide to lead them on a camping trek. Venturing into the stunning wilderness, the trio's peaceful adventure takes a dark turn when they encounter an armed man and his two sons... Read More... PR Nova: Ultimate Mars Challenge on DVD & Blu-ray Feb 19  Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars now holds untold potential. Nearly half a century of Mars exploration has yielded tantalizing clues that Mars may once have harbored life - and may harbor it still. But when a revolutionary rover named Curiosity touched down inside the Gale Crater on August 5, 2012, it could have been NASA's last chance to set wheels down on Mars until the end of the decade... Read More... DVD Review BAGDAD CAFE  The transfer ain't much but there's a likeable charm to this 1987 indie about a bunch of disparate souls learning how they all need one another.
Read More... DVD Review FLORENCE AND THE SPIRIT OF THE RENAISSANCE  A flawed documentary that is saved by the fact the city of Florence and its relationship to the Renaissance is endlessly fascinating in itself. Read More...  Travels the globe to show how prostitutes really live and work today. The conclusion to internationally renowned director Michael Glawogger's globalization trilogy, following Megacities (1998) and Workingman's Death (2005), Whores' Glory depicts the skin trade in three economically divergent countries. Read More... |
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