A family fleeing from the despotic regime of Napoleon is chased off course by a band of pirates. They are then shipwrecked on a tropical island where they begin a new and adventurous life. Based on the book by Johann Wyss.
Irvin Kershner's stylish, violent cult thriller from an original screenplay by John Carpenter stars iconic star Faye Dunaway as glamorous fashion photographer Laura Mars, who begins to experience horrific visions when she ˜sees' a series of brutal murders as they happen. Extras: High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with director Irvin Kershner The Eyes Have It (2017, 14 mins): an appreciation by critic Kat Ellinger Visions (1978, 7 mins): original 'making of' documentary Eyes on Laura Mars (1999, 8 mins): on-set photography with commentary Original theatrical trailer David DeCoteau trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
The Eyes of Laura Mars put an original spin on the "women in peril" plot staple by giving us Faye Dunaway as a fashion photographer disturbed by visions of real violence echoed in her flashy, S&M-influenced work. The visions start coming closer to home as her woman friends are butchered and their copies of her work vandalised. Good-looking cop Neville (Tommy Lee Jones) argues that her art is responsible, but nonetheless starts an affair with her. Hints are dropped that the killer might be someone close to her, like obsessive ex-con driver Tommy (Brad Dourif) or her possessive ex-husband Michael (Raul Julia). Evocative scenes of 70s' New York nightclub excess, and the strikingly perverse photographs of Helmut Newton, now create a period 70s' flavour to this flawed psychic thriller. Dunaway's performance is suitably overwrought and the young, slimline Jones is at once attractive and off-key. On the DVD: The DVD comes with subtitles, director's commentary, a publicity short made at the time and an interesting lecturette illustrated with yet more photographs. --Roz Kaveney
Missile to the Moon: An expedition to the moon arrives to find a sinister female presiding over a race of moon-women. A remake of 'Cat Women of the Moon'. Earth Vs The Flying Saucers: Aliens travel to Earth to seek help for their dying planet. However when they arrive at a U.S Army base the Army mistakenly greet them with gunfire... Planet Outlaws (aka Destination Saturn): The re-edited version of the 1939 Universal serial 'Buck Rogers'. Buck and his comrade Buddy are released from suspended animation after 500 years on ice. The world which they once knew is now under the control of Killer Kane a terrifying mobster. Needless to say the duo quickly get onboard a plan to take down the criminal mastermind and his band of futuristic assasins.
The Disney touch is all over this grand, colourful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family setting off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multi-level tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck it's pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film: even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and non-lethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully shot film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire co-stars as the proper, worry-prone mother. --Sean Axmaker
Eric Johnson is on the short list of all-time guitar heroes. For the past twenty-five years his peers have viewed his unique purity of tone and technical brilliance as the stuff of legend something that must be experienced live to be believed. Among his many accolades are a GRAMMY'' for Cliffs Of Dover a track from his Platinum certified Ah Via Musicom lifetime induction into the Guitar Player Gallery of Greats his listing among the 100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century by Musician Magazine and again and again readers of the Austin Chronicle have voted Johnson the city's Best Electric Guitarist and Best Acoustic Guitarist in their yearly poll - they also named him Electric Guitarist of the Decade and one of the top five Musicians of the Decade in 2000. The DVD contains an exciting performance shot in concert at The Grove in Anaheim California on May 3 2006 plus 2 songs from a 2004 Acoustic performance at The Galaxie Theater in Santa Ana California. Tracklisting: 1. Summer Jam 2. My Back Pages 3. Trademark 4. Manic Depression 5. On The Way To Love 6. Rocktopus 7. S.R.V 8. Little Bit Mme Little Bit You 9. Cliffs Of Dover Acoustic Show 10. Song For George 11. Wind Cries Mary 12. Interview
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