The Lady from Shanghai (DVD)
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, an atmospheric film noir based on Sherwood King's novel IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, features Orson Welles as producer, director, co-screenwriter, and star. Welles plays rogue seaman Michael O'Hara, complete with Irish brogue. After saving beautiful Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) from thieves in Central Park, O'Hara is requested to serve on the yacht owned by Elsa's husband, Arthur (Welles veteran Everett Sloane), an older man who needs special crutches in order to walk. A fiery passion lurks underneath the relationship between Michael and Elsa; in actuality, the marriage between Welles and Hayworth was ending at the time the film was shot. Enter George Grisby (the eerie-sounding Glenn Anders), one of Bannister's associates and a man with a very special offer for O'Hara, luring him into a web of lies and murder.Although Welles claimed he made THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI just to finance other projects and the film does not show off his typical Wellesian flair, it still plays like a classic noir that draws the viewer in and never lets go. The characters are complex and fascinating, and the tension runs high and hot as the truth behind all the lies starts to come out. The film is most famous for its thrilling climax, which takes place in a hall of mirrors. Welles might have considered THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI workmanlike, but this noir thriller is only as workmanlike as any Welles film can be.
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The industry's first hips hop music game. Between 40 of the most popular urban music tracks, today's hottest gear, and multiple playable rappers all-trying to get to the top, GET ON DA MIC captures the thrill of living the life of rap superstar.Special Features:40 Highly recognizable hip hop songs no need to learn the words to obscure songs or remember a classic from 1977, GOTM forty of today and tomorrow's hottest rap tracks; multiple difficulty levels accessible gameplay allows rappers of all skill levels to get a taste of the big time; 8 customizable characters featuring real-world gear make sure your character looks as good as they should by buying the same real-world gear seen on rap's megastars; bling acquisition It wouldn't be hip hop without the stuff that comes with it. Outfit your crib with the bling you bring; 8 levels highly unique levels immerse the player in all aspects of a hip hop superstars career; multiplayer freestyle mode got your own poetry to share with the world showcase your innate talents to your friends to see if you're hip-hops next big thing; interactive crowds and environments crowds cheer you on when you're nailing it, and walk away when you don't have it; party mode just want to do the karaoke thing, hip-hop style party mode let's you flow all of the game's tracks when all you want to do perform.
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