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Stephen Soderbergh's 2000 film TRAFFIC was based on the 1989 British miniseries, TRAFFIK. This U.S. miniseries--which, like its two predecessors, details the complicated path that drugs take from their countries of origin, the hands that they pass through, the money the they make, and the lives they ruin--is, in turn, based on Soderbergh's film. Elias Koteas and Martin Donovan star as a duo of Drug Enforcement agents saddled with the task of taking down a drug operation operating in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, an Ivy League graduate (Balthazar Getty) working at his father's garment business discovers that his father has ties to the Chinese underworld, and soon finds himself working for the true family business. These are but two of the interlocking stories that comprise this dense, challenging television production.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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E.L. Doctorow's acclaimed novel forms the basis of BILLY BATHGATE, which stars Loren Dean as the title character. In the New York of 1935, the naive Bronx-born teenager wangles his way into the gang of his hero, crime boss Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman), as a gofer. Although the boy doesn't know it, Schultz is approaching the end of his storied career and the Feds are closing in, hoping to put him behind bars for income-tax evasion. The youth quickly learns about the endless violence, treachery, and double-crossing that characterize mob life, such as Schultz's cold-blooded execution of his former enforcer, Bo Weinberg (Bruce Willis). After Billy tips Dutch off about some traitorous activity in his organization, he moves up a couple of rungs and is soon entrusted with guarding the gangster's girlfriend, Drew Preston (Nicole Kidman). This proves to be something of a problem, since the beauty has a mind of her own and doesn't take anything from anybody, including Dutch. Worse still, Billy finds himself falling in love with her. Dean's pivotal performance strikes just the right balance between street-smart toughness and wide-eyed wonder, and the protean Hoffman adds his explosive portrait of the ruthless, beleaguered Schultz to his long list of unforgettable roles. Steven Hill also shines as Schultz's kindly, razor-sharp business adviser. The film features handsome, period-specific sets by Patrizia von Brandenstein and characteristically brilliant photography by legendary cinematographer Nestor Almendros (DAYS OF HEAVEN), in his last film.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAudio: TBDAdditional Release Material: TBDInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick star as three generations of a family formerly linked to organized crime. Grandfather Jesse has been in and out of jail, and his son Vito has decided to leave a life of crime in order to become a respectable family man, but when grandson Adam comes up with a can't-miss heist plan, the intergenerational sparks begin to fly.DVD Features:Note: This version has been digitally remastered for high-definition TVs.Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Subtitles - English, French - OptionalAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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A drama weaved around the tale of a director whose fortunes in the film industry have plummeted, INSERTS (1975) features early appearances from acclaimed actors Richard Dreyfuss and Bob Hoskins. Dreyfuss plays the unfortunate director who enjoyed a heyday in Hollywood during the silent era, but has failed to make a successful leap into the world of talkies. Living a secluded life in his Hollywood home, the former star takes solace in a meagre career in the adult film industry, which appears to have been undertaken as a substitute for his own sexual impotence.Way ahead of its time, INSERTS unashamed use of graphic sex scenes, nudity, and drug-taking proved less than palatable for cinemagoers in the mid-'70s. It was slapped with an X rating by film censors, which meant commercial suicide and a largely fruitless search for venues who would actually show the film; it even ended up playing in adult movie theaters. But as the art house film circuit established itself the film picked up a belated cult following, and is now fondly remembered as a brave and creative piece of filmmaking that helped pave the way for similarly themed movies such as BOOGIE NIGHTS and THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLINT, both of which were nominated for Academy Awards.
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