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A cunning indictment of the materialism of the 1980s, AMERICAN PSYCHO is Mary Harron's (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) and Guinevere Turner's (GO FISH) deft interpretation of the dark and violent Brett Easton Ellis novel of the same name. Christian Bale (VELVET GOLDMINE) plays Patrick Bateman, the personification of the me culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s. Imprisoned in an inane corporate existence fueled by status symbols, small talk, and gossip, Bateman begins a bloody reign of terror on nearly all that cross his path. The film's gray and navy mise-en-scene is filled with chilly, vacant streets, hard-edged skyscrapers and cold interiors flecked with the latest technological gadgets and designer flourishes. Mary Harron's camera glides through these spaces with the undisturbed detachment of a shark. Bale is a razor sharp Bateman whose cool, predatory grace is only matched by the equally indifferent corporate world in which he lives. Even during its most hideous scene, when a naked, chain-saw-toting Bateman goes on a screaming rampage, AMERICAN PSYCHO manages to project a cold indifference that has terrifying undertones. Harron's film is a frightening denunciation of a consumer culture gone amuck with greed, materialism and a lack of nearly any charity whatsoever.
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Paul Mazursky's directorial debut effectively and comically deals with many of the frailties of the sexually enlightened 1960s. Bob (Robert Culp) is a successful documentary filmmaker who takes his wife, Carol (Natalie Wood), to a remote California retreat for group therapy, intending on observing only in the hopes of making a new documentary. However, the hipster couple immediately become involved in the therapy, embracing the groovy ideals of swinging couples, tai chi, emoting, and primal screams. They arrive home full of new feelings and radical ideas about their marriage and successfully amuse their best friends, Ted (Elliott Gould) and Alice (Dyan Cannon), a much straighter version of themselves. However, after Bob and Carol admit, accept, and practically celebrate their extramarital affairs, Ted and Alice are so shocked by their liberal standpoint that Alice must seek psychiatric treatment. In therapy, however, Alice realizes her own illicit desires. After articulating them to her husband, the foursome head to Las Vegas in an attempt to become more than just friends in a far-out finale, famous for its menage a quatre theme. This stylish satire is a simultaneously poignant and amusing account of radical sexual experimentation, rampant with Nehru jackets, Pucci bikinis, love beads, and psychedelic parties.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Audio: Mono - English Subtitles - English, Japanese - Optional
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This 2-pack contains the hit Hollywood dramas THE BANGER SISTERS and WHERE THE HEART IS. See individual titles for descriptions.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseTHE BANGER SISTERSDual Side - Dual LayerAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - French Dolby Stereo - SpanishSide 1:Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Bob Dolman - Director Featurettes - 1. HBO SpecialSide 2:Full Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Bob Dolman - Director Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer






2. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM BloopersWHERE THE HEART ISAnamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1Single Side - Single LayerAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Surround - English Dolby Digital Surround - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Music Video - 1. Warren Brothers with Sara Evans -That's the Beat of a Heart Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer






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In this remake of Jean Renoir's controversial 1931 film, LA CHIENNE, Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson), a quiet, staid cashier and dedicated Sunday painter, feels consumed by passion for the first time in his life when he meets pretty, manipulative Kitty. The two become involved, but Kitty is really in love with petty crook Johnny. She keeps Christopher around simply for his money. In order to impress his precious mistress, Cross embezzles funds from his employer. He doesn't realize, however, that Kitty and Johnny are also getting rich on his paintings, which are becoming a huge success under Kitty's name. When Christopher's theft comes to light, he loses his job and his dignity. And when he seeks out Kitty for solace, he discovers her in Johnny's embrace. The film explodes in its violent climax, and with it Lang creates perhaps his most chilling Film Noir work. The tightly structured story and the evocative paintings that lie symbolically at the center of the plot create a visual and psychological atmosphere of suspense, filled with double meanings and games of representation and appearance, all pointing toward a brutal final act, motivated by Cross' inner demons and repressed emotions.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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This broadly drawn fable takes place at the height of legendary Studio 54's delirious heyday.
A cast of attractive youngsters portrays fictionalized employees and clientele of the glitzy urban playland.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseMusic VideoChapter Search
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