Tuesday, March 27, 2012

DVD Guide 2 ACLU Freedom Files to Adam Resurrected


THE ACLU FREEDOM FILES
VERSION: Disinformation; Fullscreen as Aired
DIRECTOR: Jeremy Kagan
WRITER: Anneke Campbell
GENRE: Documentary
NOTES: Examines various civil rights issues
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); Spanish, Arabic (subtitles)
Disc One:
EPISODES: Religious Freedom, Voting Rights, Gay & Lesibain Rights, Women’s Rights, Youth Speak, Drug Wars
Disc Two:
EPISODES: Beyond the Patriot Act, The Supreme Court, Dissent, Racial Profiling
FEATURES: Introduction (Producer Robert Greenwald; Interviews: ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero, Anneke Campbell); Series Discussion: Jeremy kagan; Additional Material (Comedians Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Judy Gold, Warren Hutchinson)
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2006, 280/4h40 total, Unrated (about PG)

ACOLYTES
VERSION: Anchor Bay; Widescreen
CAST: Joel Edgerton, Michael Dorman, Sebastian Gregory, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Joshua Payne, Belinda McClory
DIRECTOR: Jon Hewitt
WRITERS: SP Krause, Shayne Armstrong, Jon Hewitt
GENRE: Horror
NOTES: Teens find a dead body and figure out a way to use the discovery for revenge against a former bully
LANGUAGES: English/2 types (spoken); no sub-titles
COMMENTARY: Director/Co-Writer Jon Hewitt (mainly; also Producers Penny Wall, Richard Stewart; Cinematographer Mark Pugh;  First AD Marco Feranda (sp?); Editor Simon Martin; Composer/ Sound Designer David Franzke; Costume Designer Vanessa Loh; Actor Belinda McClory; Stunt Coordinator Danny Baldwin; Trailer creator Bob Blaisdell; Poster Creator Peter Simpson; Muscle Car Creator Will McIntyre
OTHER FEATURES: 2 Alternate Endings, Deleted Scenes, Trailer
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2008, 91/1h31, Unrated (about R)

ACROSS THE HALL
VERSION: Image; Cold Fusion; Milk &  Media; Widescreen
CAST: Mike Vodel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino, Brad Greenquist, Natalie Smyka
DIRECTOR: Alex Merkin
WRITER: Alex Merkin (story); Jesse Mittelstadt (screenplay)
GENRE: Thriller
NOTES: A cat and mouse game due to an affair occurs in a hotel
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); English, Spanish (sub-titles)
FEATURES: Making of Across the Hall, Working with Director Alex Merkin, The Call, Working with Friends
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2009, 93/1h33, 14A Can

ACTION: THE COMPLETE SERIES
VERSION: Sony; Fullscreen as Aired; Uncut & Unbleeped
CAST: Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Jarrad Paul, Jack Plotnik, Buddy Hackett
GENRE: Comedy
NOTES: Adventures of a ruthless movie producer
BOOKLET: 2 pages
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); no subtitles
CHAPTERS:
Disc One:
EPISODES/DIRECTOR/WRITER:
·         Pilot/Ted Demme/Chris Thompson
·         Re-Enter the Dragon/John Whitesell/Chris Thompson
·         Blood Money/Bryan Gordon/Don Red
·         Blowhard/John Whitesell/Don Red
·         Mr. Dragon Goes to Washington/Danny Leiner/Ron Zimmerman
·         Twelth Step to Hell/Gil Junger/Will Forte
·         Dragon’s Blood/Adam Bernstein/Adam Hamburger, David Hamburger
·         Love Sucks/John Fortenberry/Jim Vallely; COMMENTARY: writers Jim Vallely, Don Reo, Ron Zimmerman, Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein; actor Jarrad Paul
Disc Two:
EPISODES/DIRECTOR/WRITER:
·         Strong Sexual Content and Adult Themes/John Fortenberry/Don Red
·         Lights, Camera, Action!/James Parriott/Adam Hamburger, David Hamburger
·         Dead Man Floating/Larry Shaw/Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein; COMMENTARY: writers Jim Vallely, Don Reo, Ron Zimmerman, Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein; actor Jarrad Paul
·         One Easy Piece/Don Red/Will Forte; COMMENTARY: writers Jim Vallely, Don Reo, Ron Zimmerman, Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein; actor Jarrad Paul
·         Last Ride of the Elephant Princess/Vahan Moosekian/Jim Vallely, Ron Zimmerman
OTHER FEATURES: Getting into Action (26m6), Trust Me: Useful Words and Phrases Every Producer Must Know, Previews (An Evening with Kevin Smith, Laurel Canyon, Living in Oblivion, News Radio, Spaceballs, Stripes)
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1999, 299/4h59, 14A Can

ACTIUM MAXIMUS: WAR OF THE ALIEN DINOSAURS
VERSION: Troma; Fullscreen
CAST: Johnathan Daniel McCuin, Mark Hicks, Jennifer Hamil, David Matt Duncan, Selwyn Findlay, Thurlo T. Cobb, Butler Yates
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Mark Hicks
GENRE: Science Fiction
NOTES: The dictator of a planet’s weakening government runs a carnival; a group of poachers are sent to retrieve creatures for the carnival
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); no sub-titles
FEATURES: Trailer (this, Star Worms II, Citizen Toxie, Tales from the Crapper), Introduction (Lloyd Kaufman, Scene: Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell, Interview (Mark Hicks), Star Worms II: Attack of the Pleasure Pods, Make Your Own Damn Movie Lesson, Webmonkey’s Bananas, Radiation March, Troma’s Aliens
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2005, 78/1h18, about PG
Star Worms II: Attack of the Pleasure Pods
CAST: Taylor Gilbert, Jeff Munson, David O’Hara, Orly Oh, David Jacobsen, Doug Burch, Robert Seals
DIRECTOR: Lin Stein
GENRE: Science Fiction
NOTES: A man tries to escape from a prison planet
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1985, 90/1h30, about PG

ACTS OF DEATH
AKA: The Final Curtain
VERSION: Lionsdate; Widescreen
CAST: Nathaniel Nose, Niki Huey, Finn Wrisley, James Ohngren, Monica Percich, Derek Dubuque, Erin Scheiner, Jason Carter, Bill Vincent, Reggie Bannister
DIRECTOR: Jeff Burton
WRITERS: Jeff Burton, Bill Vincent, Erik F. Hill
GENRE: Horror
NOTES: After an initiation gone wrong, people in a theatre group starting getting killed
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); Englishx2, Spanish (sub-titles)
FEATURES: Trailers
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2007, 103/1h43, R US

ADAM & EVIL
VERSION: Velocity; Fullscreen
CAST: Sean Arnifson, Lynsey Brothers, Erica Cerra, Clayton Champagne, Jeffrey Fisher, Jodie Graham, Brody Harms, Barbara Kottmeier
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrew Van Slee
GENRE: Horror
NOTES: High school graduates at a remote campground are pursued by someone with a grudge; screener footer sometimes appears on screen
LANGUAGES: English (spoken/subtitles)
COMMENTARY: Director Andrew Van Slee
OTHER FEATURES: Trailers (Asylum Days, Hallow’s End, Contagion)
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2004, 90/1h30, about R

“ADAM AND SIX EYES”
VERSION: Something Weird; Fullscreen
CAST: Randy Brent, Gabrielle Bennett, Marianne Bennett, Shelly Forbes
DIRECTOR: John Wallis
WRITER: Lawrence Donner
GENRE: Softcore comedy
NOTES: A gold prospector ets lost and encounters nude women
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); no sub-titles
FEATURES: None
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1962, 60/1h, R Can

ADAM & STEVE
VERSION: TLA, Funnboy; Widescreen
CAST: Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Melinda Dillon, Paul Sand, Sally Kirkland, Julie Hagerty
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Craig Chester
GENRE: Comedy
NOTES: Two men who had a one-night stand years earlier meet and fall in love, not recalling their previous encounter
LANGUAGES: English (spokenx2/sub-titles)
COMMENTARY: Writer/Director/Actor Craig Chester (also in Deleted Scenes), Actor Malcolm Gets, Producer George Bendele
OTHER FEATURES: Making of Adam & Steve, Deleted Scenes, Learn the Battle Dance, Gag Reel
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2005, 99/1h39, R US

ADAM RESURRECTED
VERSION: Mongrel; Widescreen
CAST: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer, Moritz Bleibtreu
DIRECTOR: Paul Schraeder
WRITER: Noah Stullman (screenplay); Yuram Kaniuk (novel)
GENRE: Drama
NOTES: A former magician/circus impresario struggles with his Holocaust survivor past
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); English, Spanish (sub-titles)
COMMENTARY: Director Paul Schraeder
OTHER FEATURES: Behind the Scenes, Deleted Scenes, Haifa International Film Festival Q&A, Theatrical Trailer
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2008, 106/1h46, R US/18A Can

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