In 1954, During The French Indochina War, An Eurasian Female Smuggler And A Group Of French Foreign Legion Mercenaries, Infiltrate The Enemy Territory In Order To Destroy An Arms Depot. An Early And Underrated Film From Maverick Director Samuel Fuller Starring Angie Dickinson In Her First Lead Role.New Audio Commentary By Film Historian Samm Deighan Peace Of Mind: A Personal Look At China Gate By Samantha Fuller And Christa Lang FullerNew Video Essay On The Career Of Angie Dickinson By Film Historian Kat EllingerTheatrical TrailerLimited Edition Slipcase On The First 2000 Copies With Unique Artwork.
An authoritarian rancher (Stanwyck) rules an Arizona county with a private posse of her hired guns. However when a new lawman arrives to settle the disturbances in the State the cattle queen finds her emotions interfering with her business for the first time...
The Organization was the second and final sequel to 1967's In the Heat of the Night and sees Sidney Poitier's homicide detective Virgil Tibbs called in to investigate the murder of a factory manager. In a lengthy, dialogue-free opening (the film's best sequence), it appears that we are witnessing the culprits in action. However, this group turns out to be a gang of idealistic young vigilantes who knew that the factory was a front for an international drugs cartel--the Organization of the title--and have made off with a haul of heroin secreted there. Suspected of the manager's murder, they meet Tibbs and seek his cooperation. He agrees to help them, pitting himself not only against the Organization but his own police department. Set in San Franscisco, The Organization invites invidious comparisons with Bullitt: its somewhat cheesy contemporary soundtrack, derived from Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, certainly marks it as a piece of its period, as do the occasionally less-than-convincing action sequences, risible acting and far-fetched plot. Poitier, as ever, lends the film a certain dignity and poise, worthy of better material to work with than this. The film is also notable for providing early showcases for two of Cop TV's most famous Captains: Daniel J Travanti (Hill Street Blues) and Bernie Hamilton (later Captain Dobey in Starsky & Hutch) are both assigned minor roles here. On the DVD: The Organization comes to disc in an adequate transfer, though still a little grainy. The sole extra is the original trailer. --David Stubbs
Widely considered to be the greatest Brazilian film of all time Black God White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol) influenced such major filmmakers as Martin Scorsese and Sergio Leone and is Glauber Rocha's finest and most moving work. An epic and moving work Black God White Devil
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