My husband had a neat name for this film. He called it a spaghetti eastern. You know how they have western films made in Italy in the 70s, well this film has a feel like those. Very Asian with an interesting dub job. If you can do subtitles, have a watch that way. It may prove even more interesting.
Members of a mob chase down a a man trying to start a new life with his wife and child. There's a firefight but the man survives and the assassins fix up the place and leave with him. I'm not quite sure how this happened, but seeing them repair the bullet holes and stuff was very surreal.
Have a look at this inventive creation. If you can figure out what's going on, write me and enlighten me. ;) Do read the Amazon page with other people's reviews. They give a more complete picture of the film that I can.
Library: Bandon.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796212/
Amazon: Exiled
Now THIS film felt like live action Anime. A married woman tries to get her memory back and figures out she's being held prisoner by her "husband." Turns out she's a kick ass chick trying to defy being turned into a drug mule. She finds herself being manipulated by the government.
It goes so many twisted unexpected directions it held a ton of edge of your seat action. Who can she trust and who will betray her? Are we ever sure?
Check out the French dialog but the dub job worked well for me.
Library: Myrtle Point.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402158/
Amazon: Empire of the Wolves
This mini-series stars Ed Harris as a put upon everyman just trying to take care of his family. He works for the matriarch "owner" of the town played by veteran actress Joanne Woodward. Her real life husband, Paul Newman gets in on the act as Ed's troublemaker father.
We see Philip Seymour Hoffman in flashbacks as the wealthy husband of Woodward. He supposedly ran off with his secretary. Helen Hunt, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright Penn round out the cast. Marriages, divorces and unexpected turns make this a very interesting HBO series to watch.
Library: Bandon & Coos Bay.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376591/
Amazon: Empire Falls
Kevin Kline stars as an outstanding professor who teaches wealthy young men. Every year he has a contest where one boy wins special recognition. A new student comes along and he tries valiantly to teach him but ultimately the boy cheats and disappoints his mentor.
Cut to years later and the now men have a rematch for the contest. The cheater vows that he was influenced by his obnoxious pushy father into misbehaving and tells Kline he'll prove himself worthy. Do leopards change their spots and grow into wise honorable lions? Check it out and find out.
Library: Coquille, Lakeside & North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283530/
Amazon: The Emperor's Club (Widescreen Edition)
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