Editorial Product Review: :It's not too surprising that Shag flopped on its 1989 release but found a devoted cult following on cable TV and home video. This featherweight comedy looked like a waste of space on the big screen, but it plays very cozily on the tube, where it lends itself to popcorn breaks and pajama parties. (The lousy title must have had something to do with the movie's initial failure, a problem worsened by the film being marketed as Shag: The Movie, a truly dumb idea.) ...
Editorial Product Review: :If you've ever felt alienated by the world around you, Ghost World will offer laughter, tears, and reassurance that you are definitely not alone. Adapted by Daniel Clowes and Crumb director Terry Zwigoff from Clowes's acclaimed graphic novel, the movie spends summer vacation with high school graduates Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlet Johansson). They inflict little tortures on the denizens of urban sprawl, wielding scathing irony as a defense against a 'ghost world' full of pop-cultural lemmings and uncertain futures. But when Enid ...
Editorial Product Review: :Writer-director Paul Schrader is best known for dark examinations of the human soul; he wrote Taxi Driver and wrote and directed such austere character studies as Mishima and Affliction. So it's not surprising that when he made a comedy it turned out to be a little off kilter. What may catch fans off guard is the sweetness and gentle rhythms of Touch, adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel about an unassuming faith healer. Down-on-his-luck evangelist Bill Hill (Christopher Walken) discovers Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich), a former ...
Editorial Product Review: :Mutzmag is an folktale about a resourceful girl and her two selfish half-sisters. Mutzmag's mother dies early in the story, leaving her daughters with only a shack, a cabbage patch, and a broken pocketknife. The two stepsisters set out in search of a better life, with Mutzmag posing as their hired girl. When they meet a witch woman and a giant man intent on killing and eating them, it is Mutzmag's quick thinking that saves their lives. Mutzmag later returns alone with a bag ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:Beautiful, strong-willed Kira (Alida Valli) is torn between two men (Rossano Brazzi and Fosco Giachetti) while she courageously defies the authoritarian rule of post-revolutionary Russia. Her passionate struggle for the right to her own life burns at the core of WE THE LIVING. A Scalera Films Production/Directed by Goffredo Allessandrini/From the novel by Ayn Rand/Released by Duncan Scott Productions, Inc. 174 Minutes/Black & White/In Italian with English subtitles. Copyright 1994 - Duncan Scott Productions, Inc.
Editorial Product Review:Description:Beautiful, strong-willed Kira (Alida Valli) is torn between two men (Rossano Brazzi and Fosco Giachetti) while she courageously defies the authoritarian rule of post-revolutionary Russia. Her passionate struggle for the right to her own life burns at the core of WE THE LIVING. A Scalera Films Production/Directed by Goffredo Allessandrini/From the novel by Ayn Rand/Released by Duncan Scott Productions, Inc. 174 Minutes/Black & White/In Italian with English subtitles. Copyright 1994 - Duncan Scott Productions, Inc.
Editorial Product Review:Description:At the close of the 19th century, the British branded the Hmar people of northeast India as 'the worst headhunters.' It was a label well deserved at the time. But in 1910, a single copy of the gospel of John came into this village and changed the course of history for the Hmar people. Throug h that single copy of John's Gospel, Chawnga, the father of Rochunga Pudaite, was introduced to a revolutionary 'new life in Christ.' He and a few tribesmen 'forsook all ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:At the close of the 19th century, the British branded the Hmar people of northeast India as 'the worst headhunters.' It was a label well deserved at the time. But in 1910, a single copy of the gospel of John came into this village and changed the course of history for the Hmar people. Throug h that single copy of John's Gospel, Chawnga, the father of Rochunga Pudaite, was introduced to a revolutionary 'new life in Christ.' He and a few tribesmen 'forsook all ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:William Tyndale was pursued by the agents of King Henry VIII, Sir Thomas More, and Cardinal Wolsey. To avoid capture, he was forced to travel around Europe. All the while he worked to complete the supreme task that obsessed him: providing the Bible in English for his fellow countrymen. Tyndale is today distinguished as the 'Father of the English Bible,' and this dramatic film will cause every Christian to appreciate the marvel of the English Bible. Featuring a cast led by actor Roger Rees. ...
On paper, the Mio DigiWalker P550 looks to be an attractive gadget for the mobile professional, combining the capabilities of a PDA and GPS into one device. However, its poor battery life and subpar navigation skills tell a different story.
Though it won't appeal to the masses quite yet, the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is a nice, portable device for on-the-go Web browsing, and it has some worthy upgrades.
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