THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

Gary Busey gives an electrifying Oscar -nominated performance (Best Actor-1978) as Buddy Holly - the musical genius from Lubbock Texas who changed the tune of rock n roll history. With a groundbreaking combination of country music and rhythm & blues Buddy Holly and the Crickets (Don Stroud Charles Martin Smith) catapulted to national stardom in just three short years with such hits as "That'll Be The Day" "It's So Easy" and "Peggy Sue." By the age of 22 Holly had it all: chart-topping singles a beautiful wife and international acclaim - until tragedy ended a brilliant career...but not his music. In an Academy Award-winning score adaptation the most influential rock n rollers of all time and the legacy he left behind. Starring: Gary Busey Don Stroud Charles Martin Smith Conrad Janis and William Jordan. Directed By: Steve Rash. Running Time: 114 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Standard" and "Widescreen" formats. Copyright 1999 Columbia TriStar Home Video. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: UPC: 043396080195 Like Gary Busey or not this film rises above any one person and will give you a feel for the times and the life of one of Rock's Pioneers. Sit back and enjoy a slice of life from the 50's. You can't but help enjoy the music no matter what your age. #3-CITIZEN X 026359118524-$5.49 Based on the true story of the hunt for the most savage and elusive serial killer on record. It started with eight bodies found murdered, raped and mutilated. A brilliant Soviet forensics expert (Stephen Rae) is put in charge of the case by his colonel (Donald Sutherland). But the investigation is buried under government red tape until a psychiatrist (Max von Sydow) is called in to create a psychological profile of the murderer. With fifty-two victims to his name, the killer they call Citizen X finally takes shape before their eyes. But can they trap him before he kills again? Stephen Rhea is top notch and the rest of the cast shines as well. Great psychological thriller about a serial killer which gives you a taste of what it is like inside the Iron Curtain. Not a graphic violence movie but it a great little movie that you probably never heard about. #4-DOOR TO DOOR 078842660508-$23.99 I love true stories and this wonderful story about Bill Porter a real door-to-door salesman with cerebral palsy could have been cloyingly sweet, but a sense of humor and the clear, unpretentious performance of William H. Macy keep it from drowning in sentiment. Door to Door follows Porter from when he first gets his job (by convincing a skeptical sales manager to give him the worst route the company has) in the mid-'50s, to his brief retirement in the late 1990s, when door-to-door salesmen became outmoded by catalogs and the Internet. The depiction of how Porter became part of the lives of his customers may feel a little pat, but the portrait of Porter himself--particularly how his persistent independent spirit was also a wall between him and others--is honest and affecting. Also featuring Kyra Sedgwick and the great Helen Mirren as Porter's mother. Don't miss the extras that show the real Bill Porter. This movie should inspire anyone who thinks life is stacked against them. You should just tell yourself, if Bill can do it, so can I.


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John Cleese: How to Irritate People (2001-01-30)

And now for something completely rare. This 1968 television special is essential for connoisseurs of British humor and, of course, Monty Python completists. A pre-Python John Cleese teams up with Michael Palin and Graham Chapman (with invaluable assistance from co-Fawlty Towers creator Connie Booth and Tim Brooke-Taylor) for sketches that serve as a master class in demonstrating insincerity, inefficiency, and all-around rude behavior "to help people become more neurotic." The tricky bit, Cleese teaches, "is to never push the unsuspecting victim too far. With skill and tact, we can keep tensions bottled up for weeks, months, eventually you may induce a nervous breakdown, or better still, actual damage to the brain cells." Cleese and company portray very irritating parents, moviegoers, waiters, and partygoers. Of special interest to Python fans will be an auto mechanic sketch that anticipates the classic "Dead Parrot" sketch, as well as the job interview sketch that later found its way into the Python repertoire. This time capsule gem is, as Cleese observes at one point, "effective, but not very subtle. Everyone will find someone or several people they know in this hilarious movie which can be watched over and over.


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The Five Heartbeats [15th Anniversary] [WS] (2006-01-10)

Loosely based on the life and times of several R&B artists (The Dells, The Temptations, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke and others) The Five Heartbeats traces the rise and fall of a popular African-American 1950s singing aggregation. The story is told from the point of view of one of the "Heartbeats," played by Robert Townsend (who also co-produced, directed and co-wrote the script with Keenan Ivory Waynans). The film is an amalgam of anecdotes drawn from real-life experiences: the long struggle upward, the first rush of success, the dishonest record-company executives, the hard-nosed but nurturing managers, the sex, the drugs, the isolation and the precipitous downward slide. The film begins and ends in the 1990s, as the middle-aged "Duck" (Townsend) ruminates on the past and makes the best of the present. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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ANDERSONVILLE

They left the nightmare...and entered Hell. Captured Union soldiers cope with life inside the Civil War's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. A powerful, compelling tale of war and will, with Emmy Award-winning direction by John Frankenheimer and a cast including Frederic Forrest (Apocalypse Now) and William H. Macy (ER, Fargo) Year: 1996 Director: John Frankenheimer Starring: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux. This movie will astound you and educate you as the "real" Civil War. Andersonville was much more than just a prison. Built to handle just 13,000 Union POW's at it peak it held more than 45,000. They had little food or clothing, no shelter and were run by vicious gangs among them. Almost 13,000 men died from malnutrition, disease, violence, exposure to the elements, poor sanitation, overcrowding and suicide. You forget most movies but this one will live in your mind forever.


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CITIZEN X

Based on the true story of the hunt for the most savage and elusive serial killer on record. It started with eight bodies found murdered, raped and mutilated. A brilliant Soviet forensics expert (Stephen Rae) is put in charge of the case by his colonel (Donald Sutherland). But the investigation is buried under government red tape until a psychiatrist (Max von Sydow) is called in to create a psychological profile of the murderer. With fifty-two victims to his name, the killer they call Citizen X finally takes shape before their eyes. But can they trap him before he kills again? Stephen Rhea is top notch and the rest of the cast shines as well. Great psychological thriller about a serial killer which gives you a taste of what it is like inside the Iron Curtain. Not a graphic violence movie but it a great little movie that you probably never heard about.


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Face/Buddy Boy/Let Him Have It (2007-09-11)

LET HIM HAVE IT (see above) BUT ALSO HAS FACE In criminal circles they are known as "faces." They are men of honor and respect. Their word is their bond, and crossing them can be deadly. Robert Carlyle stars as a hardened gangster in this explosive story of betrayal and revenge. Along with his crew, he's planned a daring heist that will set them all up for life. But when the loot suddenly disappears, the gang is gripped with greed and fear as they hunt down the traitor among them. Visit London's bloody underworld with this edgy crime thriller that shows you the true face of crime. - From Antonia Bird, director of PRIEST and RAVENOUS - Featuring the acting debut of Damon Albarn, lead singer for the British supergroup Blur - Featured Stars: Robert Carlyle (THE FULL MONTY, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH), Ray Winstone (SEXY BEAST, KING ARTHUR), Lena Headey (star of this summer's THE BROTHERS GRIMM from Terry Gilliam), Steven Waddington (THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, EDWARD II), Andrew Tiernan (THE PIANIST) AND BUDDY BOY Shy, withdrawn Francis (Queer as Folk's Aidan Gillen) spends his lonely days caring for his domineering invalid stepmother (Forbidden Zone's Susan Tyrrell)...until the arrival of beautiful Gloria (Bitter Moon's Emmanuelle Seigner), a new neighbor whose daily activities become the center of his life. However, he soon comes to suspect that she's harboring a horrific secret, one that will change his life forever... A stylish and disturbing psychological thriller in the tradition of David Lynch and Roman Polanski filled with powerful performances and dazzling visuals, Buddy Boy will keep you riveted until the final shocking scene! ALL 3 FOR JUST $17.99 #6- THE ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT UP A MOUNTAIN AND CAME DOWN A HILL #717951003287 - $8.97 Comedy favorite Hugh Grant (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY) stars as a young man who offends an entire town by declaring their mountain -- a prized landmark -- to be a "hill." But soon he finds the eccentric locals, led by a witty innkeeper (Colm Meaney -- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) will stop at nothing to defend their honor! While the townspeople rally around their "mountain," a fiery young woman (Tara Fitzgerald -- SIRENS) charms the puzzled out-of-towner into seeing things their way! You'll be elevated by laughter as the hilarious townspeople rise to the occasion -- and the bewildered visitor stumbles into love when he least expects it! A gem of a movie that will have you smiling start to finish. #7- THE FIVE HEARTBEATS 024543225270-$11.99 Actor-director Robert Townsend came to fame depicting the pitfalls of the Hollywood experience for black actors with his 1987 film HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE. Four years later, he took on the mid-'60s music scene with THE FIVE HEARTBEATS. After doing extensive research with long-lived pop/R&B group the Dells, he painted a cinematic scene of five young friends in the 60s who share the dream of making music. They journey together through three decades, experiencing all the ups and downs show business had to offer, intensified by the difficulties faced by black acts in the era of civil-rights protest. Interacting as everything from a close-knit musical family to occasional bitter rivals, the fictional Five Heartbeats experience both success and tragedy in this excellent film. The multi-talented Townshend functions as both director and star, alongside compelling performances by a cast that includes Leon and Diahann Caroll. Featuring a mix of original songs and classic Motown material, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS is an irresistible combination of music and drama that captures a unique period in American cultural history. The film introduces thirteen original songs and features performances of numerous Motown favorites. Also featured are two R&B classics by The Dells, "Stay in My Corner" and "Oh What A Night." Townsend did research for his fictional R&B group by hanging out and travelling with The Dells, an R&B group that has been together for 38 years. The Dells acted as technical advisors on the film.


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