A unique and disturbing work, The Designated Mourner is the feature film version of the hugely successful play by Wallace Shawn which was first staged by David Hare at London?s Royal National Theatre with Mike Nichols (whose brilliant performance was the talk of the town) in the leading role of ?Jack.? The play has now been created anew for the screen by the same cast, writer, director and designer. Told almost entirely in direct address, the screenplay by Wallace Shawn is an astonishing tour-de-force, as enthralling as his earlier cult classic, My Dinner with Andr?? (written and performed with Andr?? Gregory). Directed by playwright/filmmaker David Hare, starring Miranda Richardson, David de Keyser and one of America?s most famous film directors, Mike Nichols, in his feature film acting debut, The Designated Mourner is a genuinely original, intimate, and compelling experience. watch
The LostPaid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 02:00:00
Posted: 12/18/2009
Once upon a time, a boy named Ray Pye put crushed beer cans in his boots to make himself taller. But this is no fairy tale: For suburban sociopath Ray (Marc Senter) and his friends, small-town life is a dead-end road of sex, drugs, liars and losers. And what begins with a sudden act of senseless violence will climax in a mind-blowing frenzy of depravity?with the worst still yet to come. Michael Bowen (Kill Bill), Dee Wallace-Stone (The Hills Have Eyes), Ed Lauter (True Romance), Megan Henning (Seventh Heaven), Katie Cassidy (Black Christmas) and Erin Brown (aka Misty Mundae) co-star in this controversial shocker adapted from the infamous novel by Jack Ketchum and based on the true story that stunned America. watch
Kate Plus TenPaid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:17:00
Posted: 12/5/2009
(1938, Aka QUEEN OF CRIME) Jack Hulbert, Genevieve Tobin, Noel Madison, Francis Sullivan, Arthur Wonter. In this great Edgar Wallace thriller, Hulbert is a slick policeman out to nab Tobin and her criminal gang. Watch for the great scene where her gang robs a bank in the black of the night only to find the building encircled by police. Later, the gang heists a train loaded with gold bullion. When the police pursue, the train seemingly vanishes into thin air! The action (all at night) leads to a little used siding and a deserted loading station. The editing during the action sequences is superb, adding to the thrilling nature of the goings-on. Tobin is wickedly delightful as Kate. Madison is at his sleazy best as one of her gunmen. The patter between Tobin and Hulbert is delightful. A grand film from start to finish. 16mm. watch
