When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy (Jenny Beck), thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. As luck would have it, the building conveniently rests on a crease in the time ...
Cowboy Jack Clement is one of the great behind-the-scenes figures in the history of country and rock and roll, as well as a legendary eccentric in a field full of outsized personalities. As Sam Phillips' second-in-command at Sun Records, Clement recorded some of Jerry Lee Lewis's biggest hits, and helped Johnny Cash and Charlie Rich refine their ...
Per its title, this performance release features a compilation of famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti's duets; the duettists consist not of classical mainstays as one might expect, but pop stars such as Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie and Elton John. Selections include Panis Angelicus with Sting, "I Hate You Then I Love You" with Celine Dion, ...
Forever interested in the kitsch built into past eras, director John Waters chooses the TV dance show craze of the early '60s for his playful focus in Hairspray. Ricki Lake plays Tracy Turnblad, just one of several alliteratively named characters coming of age in 1962 Baltimore, where "The Corny Collins Show" is the most popular American Bandstand ...
Author William Gibson created a revolution in popular culture with his books Neuromancer, Burning Chrome, and Mona Lisa Overdrive, in which he explored how the rise of digital technology in a socially and politically unstable time impacted people's lives (and vice versa); among other things, Gibson coined the phrase "cyberspace," and his work has ...
Breakdancing, hip-hop, rap, and a good time are the main stars of this standard teen movie about youths trying to raise money to save their community club from being razed for a shopping mall. Ozone (Adolfo Quiñones) and Turbo (Michael Chambers) are two master breakdancers who have started a community club to teach other teens how to manage the ...
This addition to the Music Box Biographical Collection series takes a look at the career of the rock band U2. Each episode in the series features candid footage of the stars interspersed with interview footage of those who knew them. This film charts the career and lives of each member in the band from their humble beginnings in Ireland to ...
Years after an extra-terrestrial whale is sent to planet Earth to explore just how well he would adapt to the atmosphere, his inter-stellar siblings return to discover that mankind has subjected their brother to a most cruel fate. The ocean water was the idea environment for his strangely familiar alien life-form named Keiko, but human need has ...
The Spanish language melodrama Prisioneras del Desco concerns Sara, a single mother who is having serious financial trouble. In order to make ends meat, she considers turning to prostitution to pay the bills. She must decide if the trouble these actions would bring to herself and her family would be worth the financial positives of such a career ...
Los Pelotones de Juan Camaney features some of the most beloved stars in Mexican comedy. The all-star cast plays opposing factions that execute a series of escalating practical jokes on each other. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Three friends are reunited as their lives become increasingly desperate and dysfunctional in this independent drama. Bill (Dylan Baker) is a lonely middle-aged man who works as a night janitor in a large office building; he keeps himself company at work by listening to opera, and as he tries to sleep through the day he obsessively listens to a ...
This profile of the epic rock band U2 traces the group's roots to the Belfast high school where the band's four members met in the early 80's, chronicling the band's musical, personal, and commercial ascent throughout the next three decades. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
A clumsy hipster gets more than he bargained for when he mistakenly picks up a bag full of drug money instead of his clean laundry in this comedy. Interestingly the film features Olympic champions Greg Louganis and Carl Lewis in major roles. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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