A Jesuit missionary (Jeremy Irons) who establishes a church in the hostile jungles of Brazil and then finds his work threatened by greed and political forces among his superiors. Robert De Niro is briefly effective as a callous soldier who kills his own brother and then turns to Irons’s character to oversee his penance and conversion to the clergy.
Beyond Vanilla explores the kinkier aspects of sex on the other side of vanilla. With interviews, demonstrations, and a good dose of how-to instructions, this documentary covers the gamut of fetishes and S&M practices. For the curious, the voyeur, or the enthusiast, this is a fascinating journey into the world of high performance sexual athletes, where the boundaries of straight, bi, gay or transgender seem almost irrelevant. Open your mind and the rest will follow . . .
Storytelling through dance is an effective way to make dance accessible and exciting to young children. In The Toy Castle collections, members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet comprise a brightly costumed cast of girl and boy storybook characters including Ballerina, Soldier, China Doll and Rag Doll who live in a toy dollhouse and come to life at night when the children are sleeping. Nutcracker Sweet presents twelve short dance stories that include themes from famous classical ballets like the “Nutcracker Suite,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Petrouchka” and holiday motifs such as “Twelve Days of Christmas,” “Waiting for Santa,” and “I Believe.” As the characters spring to life, they combine dance, narration, music and mime in 12 separate performances that explore subjects like cooperation, self-esteem, attitude, and belief while highlighting specific dance segments from classical ballets. In watching, young viewers gain an appreciation for dance and a sense of the importance of creativity, inclusiveness and artistic license in both dance and play.
Workaholic attorney, Alex [Winstead] is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. Now faced with the humdrum and sometimes catastrophic events that permeate the fabric of our lives, Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped all while trying to hold together her broken family.
Ina Montecilio (Ai-Ai de las Alas) has had a full life – more than most of us can achieve even in multiple lifetimes. She has had four husbands – all of whom have died and left children for her to take care off. She has had a successful run being the President of the Philippines and is now a fledging grandmother to some of her children’s children. A freak accident at her friend’s wedding throws her perfect life off as her x-ray results reveal that she has a “brain tumor”, with only a few months to live. Ina struggles to accept that her life will be cut short – with her children yet to show maturity in their lives and towards each other.
Philip Bloom is a busy fellow. His 5D Mark II DVD was released barely a month ago and already out with a 7D DVD. Philip gave us access to the video content of the 7D DVD so we could review it without delay. As such this review is based on that footage, not a final shipping DVD.
Squidgy, Blop, and Esmeralda are weird creatures that pose as puppets on a TV show against their will by the show’s host, Cap’n Mike. Tommy and Susie are their only hope for freedom, but a powerful being has evil plans for the supernatural stars!
The second series of the most awesome interactive tutorial for Adobe Photoshop from Joel L – Sessions with Joey L ! TECHNIQUES 19 YEARS IN THE MAKING!
Joey shares his unique approach to lighting and Photoshop, and also provides a window into the business of the current photography industry that he broke into at the age of 16. Sessions With Joey L is more than just a tutorial DVD, it is a complete thought process. With educational material spanning nearly 4 hours in length, Joey provides insights into what it’s like having gone from the bottom to the top of an exclusive trade, and explains both the technical and personal skills one must develop to arrive there. Contents on next page.
Young novelist returning home to Salem’s Lot after many years is disturbed by the strange behaviour of its people. He begins to believe that the source of the trouble may be the eerie old Marsten House that overlooks the town.
May Oster, played by Athena Lebessis, is a beautiful, pensive, somber woman in her mid twenties; a beautiful woman that discovers her boyfriend’s bloody scarf in her apartment following a black-out episode. This unearthed white scarf covered in crimson drives May to attempt suicide. May is taken to a psychiatric ward under the care and influence of Dr. Ballard, a fifty-eight year old psychiatrist/acclaimed author, played by Eric Roberts. May is immediately thrown into seclusion. Detective James Harding, played by Jake Busey, appears to question May about a horrific murder. This questioning thrusts May into narrating an in-depth story about an unnamed woman’s involvement with unsavory characters leading to multiple murders. Will May regain her sanity, restore her normal life and unravel the mystery of her true love? Only time will tell.
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
