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<title>Commando (1985) BD25 / 1080p MPEG-2 </title>
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<![CDATA[John Matrix is a former Army Special Forces man who has been trying to live a normal life with his daughter, Jenny. But now, his former CO informs him that some of his men have been killed and like Matrix they to have been trying to live normal lives under new identities. Which that someone from Matrix's past is looking for him. After the General leaves some men attack his house and kidnap his daughter. He then learns that one of the men is one of his men, whom he thought was dead and who apparently has some kind of grudge against him. He learns that he is working for a South American dictator he helped overthrow and he wants Matrix to kill the President who succeeded him or else his daughter is dead. Matrix has no choice but to do what they say but when he is on the plane he kills the one with him and jumps out. And has 11 hours until the plane lands to find his daughter and save her. With the help of a woman he pulled into this, he goes after the dictator's men hoping one of them will tell him where she is. (IMDb)]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:54:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Blues Brothers (1980) DVD9 / NTSC The Collector's Edition</title>
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<![CDATA[After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church stopped its support and will sell the place to the education authority, and the only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their &amp;quot;mission from god&amp;quot; they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time? Written by Sami Al-Taher &amp;lt;staher2000@yahoo.com&amp;gt; ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:51:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Young Guns (1988) DVD9 / NTSC Special Edition</title>
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<![CDATA[1878 in New Mexico: John Tunstall picks up young gun men from the road to have them work on his ranch, but also to teach them reading and to civilize them. However he's a thorn in the side of the rich rancher Murphy, as he's a competitor in selling cattle. One day he's shot by Murphy's men. Judge Wilson can't do anything, since Sheriff Brady is one of Murphy's men. But attorney Alex persuades him to constitute Tunstall's young friends to Deputies and give them warrants of arrest for the murderers. Instead of arresting them, William Bonney just shoots them down. Soon the 5 guys become famous and William gets the name &amp;quot;Billie the Kid&amp;quot; - but they're also chased by dozens of Murphy's men and the army. The people however honor him as fighter for justice. Written by Tom Zoerner &amp;lt;Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de&amp;gt; ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:54:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Casshern Sins (2009) BD50 / AVC Part 2 Disk 1</title>
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<![CDATA[A revamp of the classic anime series, the world is plagued by a decay of all life both natural and robotic. The light of the world, it's sun called the moon, Luna, was kill by the cyborg Casshern; bringing with him the end of the world called the Ruin. Now Casshern wanders in the wasting lands he created in an immortal body and no memories of his past; searching for clues to who he was, meaning to his life, and redemption. Casshern continues to fight against bandits and those who do wrong, as well as himself and those who desperately cling to life; driven by the legend that one can gain new life by consuming Casshern. After the murder of Luna, the robot society that rules the planet starts to rust and decay. Death and despair spread through the land like wildfire. The only one unaffected by the affliction that becomes known as &amp;quot;The Ruin&amp;quot; is Luna's assassin, Casshern. Unable to remember if he really triggered this capital sin against the entire mechanized civilization, Casshern embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery that connects him, Luna, and the plague.
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<category>High Quality</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:42:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Micmacs (2009) DVD5 / NTSC </title>
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<![CDATA[Avid movie-watcher and video store clerk Bazil has had his life all but ruined by weapons of war. His father was killed by a landmine in Morocco and one fateful night a stray bullet from a nearby shootout embeds itself in his skull, leaving him on the verge of instantaneous death. Losing his job and his home, Bazil wanders the streets until he meets Slammer, a pardoned convict who introduces him to a band of eccentric junkyard dealers including Calculator, a math expert and statistician, Buster, a record-holder in human cannonball feats, Tiny Pete, an artistic craftsman of automatons, and Elastic Girl, a sassy contortionist. When chance reveals to Bazil the two weapons manufacturers responsible for building the instruments of his destruction, he constructs a complex scheme for revenge that his newfound family is all too happy to help set in motion.]]>
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<category>DVD-R/Foreign Films</category>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:18:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Simpsons Season 4 (1989) DVD9 X 4 / NTSC </title>
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<![CDATA[
By its fourth season, The Simpsons had come far enough where Lisa could make a self-referential joke about Dustin Hoffman 
and Michael Jackson's pseudonymous guest voice appearances in seasons 2 and 3, respectively. In this season, no less than 
Elizabeth Taylor (in two episodes), Bette Midler, and even the reclusive Johnny Carson blessed The Simpsons with their 
iconic presences. Awhile back, Entertainment Weekly ranked The Simpsons' Top 25 best episodes ever. Five gems from 
season 4 cracked the top 12, including the (debatable) choice for No. 1, &amp;quot;Last Exit to Springfield.&amp;quot; Other episodes that loom 
large in the Simpsons legend are Mr. Plow, Marge vs. the Monorail and A Streetcar Named Marge the episode that outraged 
New Orleans residents, who heard their fair metropolis referred to as &quot;a city that the damned call home.&quot;]]>
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<category>DVD-R/TV</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:59:56 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) DVD9 / PAL </title>
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<![CDATA[Plot Synopsis by Lucia Bozzola

Clint Eastwood's fifth film as a director and eighth Western as a star (ninth if you count Paint Your Wagon), The Outlaw Josey Wales chronicles the hero's violent journey westward after the Civil War. With fresh memories of his family's slaughter by Red Leg soldier Terrill (Bill McKinney), Confederate Josey Wales (Eastwood) refuses to join his captain Fletcher (John Vernon) and the rest of his comrades in surrender to a U.S. Army regiment. Deemed a dangerous outlaw after a bloody one-man battle with that regiment, Josey is pursued by U.S. cavalry soldiers led by the unwilling Fletcher and the murderous Terrill, as well as by bounty hunters who eventually learn how coolly lethal Wales can be. Despite his desire to remain a lone fugitive, Josey soon has a crew of travelling companions that includes Cherokee Lone Watie (Chief Dan George) and the pretty Laura Lee (Sondra Locke) and her vigorous Grandma Sarah (Paula Trueman), settlers on their way to a ranch near ghost town Santa Rio. The few Santa Rio residents welcome the group, but their peace and Josey's burgeoning romance with Laura Lee are soon interrupted by Terrill's arrival. A skillfully violent man of few, well-chosen words, Josey Wales resembles Eastwood's previous Western heroes in Sergio Leone's trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966). However, the emphasis on friends and family served notice that, in the words of one critic, &amp;quot;the Man With No Name doesn't live here anymore.&amp;quot; Indeed, Josey Wales would be Eastwood's last western before 1985's Pale Rider. Although it did not garner similar critical praise when it was released, Eastwood considers The Outlaw Josey Wales to be the equal of the Oscar-winning Unforgiven (1992).
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:09 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Rogue Force (1998) DVD5 / NTSC  [R1]</title>
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Length....................: 01h 30m
Source....................: DVDR(DVD5) NTSC R1 Retail
Menus.....................: Untouched
Extras....................: None
Stripped..................: N/A    
Format....................: ISO
Rip Date..................: 9/07/2010
IMDB Rating...............: 5.5/10 (390 votes)
IMDB Link.................: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126253/

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Format....................: NTSC
Source Aspect Ratio.......: 4 : 3

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Language..................: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:33:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mother of Mine/  Äideistä parhain [Film Movement Collection] (2005) DVD5  / NTSC  VIDEO TS </title>
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<![CDATA[ Äideistä parhain / Mother of Mine (2005) 

&amp;quot;….surely one of the best movies ever made.&amp;quot;



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More than 70,000 Finnish children were uprooted from their homes and sent to Sweden. For many, it was an adventure; for others, especially the very young, it was a tragedy. The latter returned to Finland after the war, not knowing their parents and speaking only Swedish.

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Eero (Esko Salminen), a Finn in his 60s, visits his aged mother, Kirsti (Aino-Maija Tikkanen). He tells her it's now time to have a proper talk about the war and what happened during and after Eero's stay in Sweden. In long flashbacks Eero's story unfolds.

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:16:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (1957) DVD9 / NTSC [Criterion Collection OOP]</title>
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<![CDATA[
Cabiria is a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor section of Rome where she owns her little house, has a bank account, and dreams of a miracle. We follow her nights (and days): a boyfriend steals 40,000 lire from her and nearly drowns her, a movie star on the Via Veneto takes her home with him, at a local shrine she seeks the Madonna's intercession, then she meets an accountant who's seen her, hypnotized on a vaudeville stage, acting out her heart's longings. He courts her. Is it fate that led to their meeting? Is this finally a man who appreciates her for who she is?



Giulietta Masina won Best Actress at Cannes as the title character of one of Fellini’s most haunting films. Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) is the tragic story of a naive prostitute searching for true love in the seediest sections of Rome. Criterion proudly presents the restored director’s cut in a breathtaking new transfer.]]>
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<category>1001 MYMSBYD</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:00:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Attack the Gas Station (1999) DVD9 / NTSC </title>
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<![CDATA[Four young thugs are bored one night, so they decide to rob a gas station, just for fun. When they find it has no money, however, they lock the employees up and stay there for the night, pumping gas. Once they get the hang of the equipment, the money starts to flow, and if customers give them any problems, they just take them hostage.

This comedy by Kim Sang-jin has taken Korea completely by surprise. Before it opened, it generated little interest, with no truly big-name stars and a director whose last movie, Two Cops 3, was considered a disappointment. Once it started playing in theaters, however, word of mouth together with a strong marketing campaign eventually turned this film into the hottest feature of the month.

Attack on the Gas Station derives its humor from a combination of slapstick violence and a tangled, shifting system of power relations. Most everyone in the film is nursing an ego, small or large, and the viewer's pleasure lies in watching them all slug it out, in a desperate attempt to avoid looking weak or ridiculous. However, it is when the characters do fail and expose their weaknesses that we begin to feel empathy for them.

The film features two up-and-coming actors in Lee Sung-jae (Art Museum by the Zoo) and Yoo Oh-sung (The Spy). Both actors are convincing as the young lawbreakers who eventually come to represent moral order and decency in the small corner of society that develops at the gas station.

This movie does perhaps have a hint of social criticism, with its digs at Korean high school and the local police force, but at its heart it delights in simple, throwaway humor where overreacting becomes the norm and Chinese takeout becomes a matter of life and death. ]]>
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<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38117</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:13:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Umberto D. (1952) DVD9 / NTSC [The Criterion Collection]</title>
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<![CDATA[Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece follows Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic boom. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization. Umberto’s simple quest to fulfill the most fundamental human needs—food, shelter, companionship—is one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed and an essential classic of world cinema.]]>
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<category>1001 MYMSBYD</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38116</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:56:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Kick-Ass (2010) DVD9 / NTSC  [1]</title>
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<![CDATA[Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers or training.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:20:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) DVD9 / PAL </title>
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<![CDATA[
Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Joe E. Brown, Pat O'Brien and Nehemiah Persoff. The film was adapted by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond from the story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. Logan had already written the story – but without the gangsters – for a German film, Fanfaren der Liebe (directed by Kurt Hoffmann, 1951), so Wilder's film is considered by some as a remake.

During 1981, after the worldwide success of the French comedy La Cage aux Folles, United Artists re-released Some Like It Hot to theatres. In 2000, the American Film Institute listed Some Like It Hot as the greatest American comedy film of all time.

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Joe and Jerry go to the garage where Nellie's car awaits. A group of shady looking men are playing cards in the corner, one of them is Toothpick Charlie. While the mechanic fills the car with gas, a large limo rolls into the garage and several gang members, armed with shotguns and Thompson machine guns get out. Joe and Jerry hide behind Nellie's car and everyone else is lined up against the wall. Spats Colombo steps from the limo. He has come to Charlie's garage seeking revenge for the speakeasy being busted. He gives the command and his men slaughter everyone against the wall (a reference to the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre perpetrated by Al Capone). The gas nozzle in Nellie's car suddenly pops out when the tank is full and clatters on the ground, drawing the attention of Spats' men, who see Joe and Jerry. Spats orders them to be killed too, while at the same time, Charlie, still alive, tries to reach a nearby phone. Spats grabs a Thompson and kills Charlie, temporarily forgetting Joe and Jerry, who escape. Spats shoots at them but only succeeds in hitting Jerry's bass. Joe and Jerry, now on the run, call Poliakoff's office, planning to fool their agent into thinking they're the women musicians needed for Sweet Sue's band.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:39:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Ermanno Olmi's L'Albero degli Zoccoli aka The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) DVD9 / PAL </title>
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<![CDATA[

Renowned director Ermanno Olmi’s award-winning drama is a poignant look at rural peasant life in Northern Italy at the turn of the century. This moving story brings to life the hardships and adversity facing a family struggling to survive under oppressive rule.
At a great sacrifice, a family sends their young son to school to learn in lieu of having him work on the farm. Relying on his precious pair of clogs, the little boy must walk the long distance to school every day. When they break, his father sneaks into a prized grove in their village to obtain the wood for a new pair. The callous, wealthy landlord catches him and he is punished severely for his infraction. Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Olmi’s breakthrough film is considered by many to be a masterpiece – a revealing, serious piece of filmmaking that exemplifies his mastery of movement, color and imagery and above all, depicting the humanity of his subjects. 
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[b]IMDb user reviews:[/b]

30 out of 39 people found the following review useful:
One of the Greats, 24 January 2001
10/10
Author: Jean-7 from Seattle

Very rarely, films transcend their medium and break through into some other dimension. These are not merely technically superb films with fine cinematography and wonderful performances. Rather, something else has been addressed; at the risk of seeming pompous, I'd call it &amp;quot;what it means to be human.&amp;quot; Maybe some of you know what I'm talking about. After the film is over, you walk out into the world and your life has changed in some fundamental way. You actually experience colors and shapes and smells afresh, as though you've re-emerged into a different universe.

I can think of several films that have had that effect on me. Eric Rohmer's &amp;quot;Summer (Le Rayon Vert)&amp;quot; and Kieslowski's &amp;quot;Decalogue&amp;quot; spring to mind. But &amp;quot;Tree of Wooden Clogs&amp;quot; approached the core. I'm not Catholic, would pronounce myself an atheist if that didn't suggest the arrogance of certainty, but this movie comes as close to touching the soul as any I've ever seen. It is one of the most shattering, delightful, and profound works of art ever created. After first seeing it, I sat in my car, clutched the steering wheel, and sobbed for half an hour.

Since that day, many years ago, moments from it continue to haunt me. I'll be walking down a street lined with trees and remember the boy walking home from school. Out of the blue, the looks on the faces of the just-married young couple as they adopt a child will come to me. And, of course, the image of the villagers watching the lone wagon disappear into the darkness is one which will live with me until I die.

In short, as I stumble my own way through life, this film is one of the touchstones that reminds me why I'm here. 

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25 out of 29 people found the following review useful:
How to film an epic., 9 May 2006
10/10
Author: anna-k-2 from United Kingdom

Yes, it lasts three hours. Yes, it is about a village community where nothing much happens. Not your typical man save-woman blow-up joint scenario, definitely. All this is said on the package, therefore I truly do not understand people who criticise this film for slowness. OF COURSE it is going to be slow, what do you expect? After this private note, some review. The film is excellent and highly recommendable for many reasons. First of all, the shooting: the use of non-professional actors,authentic settings and a real-life focus makes this film feel like a documentary, although it is set over a hundred years in the past. It therefore gives an unprecedented opportunity to peek into the life of rural Lombardy at the turn of the centuries. Secondly, the plot. Slow as it is, it sucks you in nonetheless, as you get emotionally involved with the beautifully depicted community of families. Full of small and big dramas, the film does not cease to surprise till the very end. Finally, perhaps the biggest asset of the movie is the loving, but realistic depiction of the times. There is dirt, hard work and cow dung, but there is also nature, family, and most importantly - love. If you speak some Italian, the additional perk is the beautiful dialect. Highly, highly recommend! 

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:46:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Feeling Minnesota (1996) DVD9 / NTSC  [R1]</title>
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<![CDATA[Freddie is a former stripper marrying Sam to repay a debt owed to nightclub owner Red. But Freddie is in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother. Jjaks and Freddie run off together, and Sam finds where they have been hiding and calls the cops. Meanwhile someone calls to blackmail Sam and Jjaks. In the end will it all work out?]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>French Kiss (1995) DVD9 / PAL  [R2]</title>
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<![CDATA[Kate and Charlie have a perfect life planned out before them: buying a house, marriage, kids, the whole works. Kate's fear of flying keeps her in Canada while Charlie goes to Paris for a medical convention. While there Charlie is smitten by the lovely Juliette. He calls off the wedding with Kate and she nervously boards a plane to get him back. She ends up sitting next to the petty French thief Luc Teyssier. He hides a stolen necklace and smuggled grape vine in her bag to get it through customs. Her bag is stolen, the necklace apparently lost, and Kate and Luc head to Cannes -- Luc to find the necklace and Kate get Charlie back. Along the way, Kate and Luc begin having feelings for each other -- which change the course of their lives.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:20:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gareth Evans' Merantau Warrior (2009) DVD5 / PAL </title>
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Indonesia
Action / Drama / Martial Arts
107 minutes

In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his &amp;quot;Merantau&amp;quot; a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta. After a series of setbacks leave Yuda homeless and uncertain about his new future, a chance encounter results in him defending the orphaned Astri from becoming the latest victim of a European human trafficking ring led by the wildly psychotic, Ratger and his right-hand man Lars. With Ratger injured in the mêlée and seeking both his &amp;quot;merchandise&amp;quot; and bloody retribution, Yuda's introduction to this bustling city is a baptism of fire as he is forced to go on the run with Astri and her younger brother Adit as all the pimps and gangsters that inhabit the night hound the streets chasing their every step. With escape seemingly beyond their grasp, Yuda has no choice but to face his attackers in an adrenaline charged, jaw-dropping finale.

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:20:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Black Orpheus (1959) [2010 2-Disc Restored Edition] / Criterion 2xDVD9 / NTSC </title>
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<![CDATA[Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its eye-popping photography and ravishing, epochal soundtrack, Black Orpheus was an international cultural event, and it kicked off the bossa nova craze that set hi-fis across America spinning.

  IMDb.............: [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053146/]User Rating of 7.4/10 (3,444 votes)[/url]

  Year.............: 1959
  Country..........: France
  Runtime..........: 107 Minutes
  Audio............: Portuguese DD2.0 | English DD2.0
  Subtitles........: optional English
  Video Format.....: NTSC
  Aspect Ratio.....: 1.33:1
  DVD Source.......: DVD9
  DVD Distributor..: [url=http://www.criterion.com/films/344-black-orpheus]Criterion[/url]
  DVD Release Date.: [b] August 17, 2010 [/b]


[b]Special Features:[/b]

# New, restored high-definition digital transfer.
# Archival interviews with director Marcel Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn.
# New video interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro.
# Looking for “Black Orpheus,” a French documentary about Black Orpheus’s cultural and musical roots and its resonance in Brazil today.
# Theatrical trailer.
# Optional English-dubbed soundtrack.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.


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<category>1001 MYMSBYD</category>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:10:27 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Karate Kid (2010) DVD9 / PAL </title>
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<![CDATA[12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts &amp;quot;the karate kid&amp;quot; on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.]]>
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<category>DVD-R/Movies</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38107</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:32:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] The Spirit of the Beehive - Criterion (1973) 2xDVD9 / NTSC </title>
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<![CDATA[In Castile c.1940, a travelling movie theatre brings James Whale's b/w film classic &amp;quot;Frankenstein&amp;quot; (1931) to a village. (Admission 1 peseta for adults, 2 reales for children.) Two young girls, Isabel and Ana, determine to find the Monster.  Written by Michael Crew &amp;lt;m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk&amp;gt;

In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Ana, a sensitive seven-year-old girl in a rural Spanish hamlet is traumatized after a traveling projectionist screens a print of James Whale's 1931 &amp;quot;Frankenstein&amp;quot; for the village. The youngster is profoundly disturbed by the scenes in which the monster murders the little girl and is later killed himself by the villagers. She questions her sister about the profundities of life and death and believes her older sibling when she tells her that the monster is not dead, but exists as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn. When a Loyalist soldier, a fugitive from Franco's victorious army, hides out in the barn, Ana crosses from reality into a fantasy world of her own. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
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<category>1001 MYMSBYD</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38106</link>
<guid>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38106</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:30:24 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>[1001MYMSBYD] Raise the Red Lantern (1991) DVD9 / NTSC </title>
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<![CDATA[[video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBVBQqZChhs]
                    Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert

[u]Review[/u]
Raise the Red Lantern is one of the more sublimely beautiful and openly disturbing films of the 1990s. It is also the best work to date turned in by the actress/director combination of Gong Li and Zhang Yimou -- and this includes other impressive films like Ju Dou and To Live. Raise the Red Lantern is one of those all-too-rare motion pictures capable of enthralling audience members while they're watching it, then haunting them for hours (or days) thereafter. With its simple story and complex themes and emotions, Raise the Red Lantern hints at the kind of film a great director like Ingmar Bergman might have made had he attempted a story set in mainland China.

The difference between Songlian (Gong Li), the fourth wife of a rich landowner, and the other three spouses, is that she is educated, and has been married (by her mother) against her will. Now, her whole world is reduced to one small compound, and the only people she sees are her husband, his family, and their servants. She is given a maid (Kong Lin) with whom she doesn't get along, and finds her new home to be a cheerless place, despite all the bright colors that adorn the inside walls.

It's the master's tradition to light lanterns outside the house of the wife he intends to join for the night. Since Songlian is new to the compound, it is expected that he will spend much of his time with her. However, on their first night together, the master is called away to soothe his pampered third wife (He Caifei), who complains of an ailment. From then on, Songlian realizes that she'll have to resort to deceit and manipulation to retain her husband's interest. And, while she doesn't necessarily appreciate his attentions, she realizes that her status in the household is directly proportional to how highly she is favored.

Within days of her arrival, Songlian's relationships with her &amp;quot;sisters&amp;quot; are established. The first wife (Jin Shuyuan), an aging woman with a grown son, does her best to ignore Songlian's presence. She is tolerant -- no more, no less. The third concubine, a beautiful ex-opera singer, is fiercely jealous of Songlian, worried that the master will find his new, educated bride more enticing. However, the second concubine (Cao Cuifen) offers friendship and kindness to the newest member of the family -- or so it initially seems.

The Chinese government didn't approve of Raise the Red Lantern, and, if you look just below the simple-yet-effective surface story, it's easy to understand why. As structured, this film can be seen as a parable for the corruption of modern society in China. Songlian is the individual, the master is the government, and the customs of the house are the laws of the country. It's an archaic system that rewards those who play within the rules and destroys those who violate them. And, when an atrocity occurs (as it did in Tiannamen Square), not only is culpability denied, but the entire incident is claimed not to have happened.

Looking beyond the political meaning, Raise the Red Lantern offers a view of life within a closed, dictatorial social community. Much of the film deals with the ever-shifting balance of power between the various concubines. Beauty and sexual appeal are secondary attributes in a battle of wits that demands guile and duplicity. Bearing a male child is more critical to each woman's standing than possessing a pleasing countenance. While the master's favor determines which of his wives commands the most power, Zhang illustrates how easily he can be manipulated.

The acting is effective enough to illuminate the multi-faceted personalities of the concubines. Gong Li shines as Songlian, who struggles to be as cold and calculating as her &amp;quot;sisters&amp;quot; in playing the &amp;quot;game&amp;quot; until a tragedy destroys her composure (and possibly her sanity). Gong's performance makes it easy to sympathize with Songlian; she is our guide through the strange, ritual-saturated world of Raise the Red Lantern.

The film is beautifully photographed using a process that captures the vividness of the many colors employed by the director. Raise the Red Lantern is visually stunning, and the appeal to the eye only heightens the movie's emotional power. The fullness of reds, oranges, and yellows is unlike anything that has been seen in an American film for years. Zhang clearly understands at least one of the fundamental rules of film making: that a great-looking picture will enhance a superior story.

Songlian's ultimate fate is wrenching, and the closing scene represents a sad epilogue to a unique motion picture experience. I don't think I've ever seen a movie quite like Raise the Red Lantern, and, since I consider it to be a defining example of Chinese movie-making and one of the best films of the '90s, I doubt that I ever will again.  -James Berardinelli

[u]Credits[/u]
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Screen Play by Zhen Ni based on a novel by Su Tong

[u]Cast[/u]
Gong Li — Songlian (fourth mistress)
He Caifei — Meishan (third mistress)
Cao Cuifen — Zhuoyun (second mistress)
Qi Zhao — Housekeeper
Lin Kong — Yan'er (Songlian's young servant)
Jin Shuyuan — Yuru (first wife)
Ma Jingwu — Master Chen
Cui Zhihgang — Doctor Gao
Xiao Chu — Feipu (the master's eldest son)]]>
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<category>1001 MYMSBYD</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38105</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:23:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Kiss Them For Me (1957) DVD9 / NTSC </title>
<description>
<![CDATA[Three decorated Navy pilots finagle a four-day leave in San Francisco. They land a posh suite at a hotel where Commander Andy Crewson, a master of procurement, arranges to populate it with wine, women and song.

Blonde bombshell Alice Kratzner is one of these women, lured to the suite under the false pretense that Crewson has a stash of nylon stockings. Once there, she is naturally attracted to Crewson, but later turns her attention to Lieutenant McCann, a married man who also is in the process of running for a Congressional seat back home in Connecticut. If he is elected, McCann can leave the Navy immediately and return to civilian life.

Lieutenant Wallace tries to get the three pilots, including &amp;quot;Mississip,&amp;quot; to make morale-raising speeches at the plants of shipyard magnate Eddie Turnbill, so that Turnbill will vouch for the men with the Navy and also to grease a popular job for himself upon leaving the service. Crewson and his cohorts, however, are physically and mentally exhausted from the war and simply want to enjoy a few days away from it.

Suffering from combat stress and confronted with a number of reminders of the horrors of war, Crewson tries to amuse himself by making a play for Turnbill's attractive fiancée, Gwinneth Livingston. She resists his advances at first, but ultimately throws her engagement ring in Turnbill's face. Crewson declares his love for her shortly before he and his mates board a plane leaving San Francisco to return to duty.]]>
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<category>DVD-R/Movies</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38104</link>
<guid>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38104</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:05:32 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999) DVD5 / NTSC  [R1]</title>
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<![CDATA[[Movie]
Name......................: Journey.to.the.Center.of.the.Earth.1999.FS.NTSC.DVDR-pms
Length....................: 03h 07m
Source....................: DVDR(DVD5) NTSC R1 Retail
Menus.....................: Untouched
Extras....................: None
Stripped..................: N/A    
Format....................: ISO
Rip Date..................: 9/06/2010
IMDB Rating...............: 5.5/10 (1,139 votes)
IMDB Link.................: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200755/

[Video]
Format....................: NTSC
Source Aspect Ratio.......: 4 : 3

[Audio]
Language..................: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

[Subtitles]
Language(s)...............: None
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<category>DVD-R/Movies</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38103</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:22:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Jazz Icons: Count Basie - Live in '62  (1962) DVD5  / NTSC  VIDEO TS </title>
<description>
<![CDATA[
&amp;quot;Jazz Icons is doing for jazz what the Criterion Collection has done for classic and important films&amp;quot; -- Jazz Times


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This collector's item features one of the greatest big band orchestras captured at the height of their considerable powers. Billed frequently as the “most explosive force in jazz,” this recently discovered 60-minute concert, taped in Sweden in 1962, highlights the legendary musical talents of this 18-piece band which included such luminaries as Marshal Royal, Freddie Green, Quentin “Butter” Jackson, Frank Wess and sensational drummer Sonny Payne. This is the earliest known complete concert of Count Basie and his orchestra to be released on DVD. Stellar performances include “Corner Pocket,” “Old Man River,” and “One O’Clock Jump.”

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[IMG]http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae128/LADA8687/December/fbf99805.png[/IMG]]]>
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<category>DVD-R/Music</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38102</link>
<guid>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38102</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:26:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Jazz Legends Live! 3 (2004) DVD5  / NTSC  VIDEO TS </title>
<description>
<![CDATA[[IMG]http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae128/LADA8687/December/635a4ef8.png[/IMG]

On The Live Side From Around The World….some of the best-kept secrets of the genre displaying pure musical genius while performing live onstage. Footage includes Koinonia performing &amp;quot;My Love&amp;quot;; Steps Ahead keeping apace with &amp;quot;Charlayne&amp;quot;; Sumo, Ahmad Jamal and Gary Burton heading to &amp;quot;Bogata&amp;quot;; Ron Carter jangling some &amp;quot;Loose Change&amp;quot;; and McCoy Tyner sharing &amp;quot;Habana Sol.&amp;quot; Extras include biographies and discographies.
Cast:Koinonia, Steps Ahead, Ahmad Jamal, Gary Burton, Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner

[IMG]http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae128/LADA8687/December/1c20452c.jpg[/IMG]

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<category>DVD-R/Music</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38101</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:20:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Signs (2002) DVD9 / PAL / RoSubbed</title>
<description>
<![CDATA[
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles 
in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come. 

Cast
	Mel Gibson	... 	Rev. Graham Hess
	Joaquin Phoenix	... 	Merrill Hess
	Rory Culkin	... 	Morgan Hess
	Abigail Breslin	... 	Bo Hess
	Cherry Jones	... 	Officer Paski
	M. Night Shyamalan	... 	Ray Reddy
	Patricia Kalember	... 	Colleen Hess
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<category>DVD-R/Movies</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38100</link>
<guid>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38100</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:47:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Signs (2002) DVD9 / PAL </title>
<description>
<![CDATA[
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles 
in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come. 

Cast
	Mel Gibson	... 	Rev. Graham Hess
	Joaquin Phoenix	... 	Merrill Hess
	Rory Culkin	... 	Morgan Hess
	Abigail Breslin	... 	Bo Hess
	Cherry Jones	... 	Officer Paski
	M. Night Shyamalan	... 	Ray Reddy
	Patricia Kalember	... 	Colleen Hess
]]>
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<category>DVD-R/Movies</category>
<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38099</link>
<guid>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38099</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:32:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ed Wood (1994) DVD9 / NTSC </title>
<description>
<![CDATA[Edward D. Wood Jr. was an actor writer-director-producer, occasionally in drag, who combined meager bursts of talent with an undying optimism to create some of the most bizarrely memorable &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; movies to ever come out of Tinseltown. Though Wood died in obscurity as an alcoholic in 1978, his films have been considered cult classics for years. He is consistently voted the worst director who ever lived. You would think this an odd subject, but director Tim Burton harnesses the undying hopefulness that made Wood such a character. Shot in black and white, just like Wood's creations, this stylized, witty production captures the poetic absurdity of Wood's films and his unconventional life. Burton's recreation of Wood's wonderfully awful Plan 9 from Outer Space looks much better than the original low-budget quickie. Burton tackled an extremely strange subject matter for a biopic, but Wood is presented as naive almost to the point of delusion, so the story works. The pace sags in the middle, as the weirdness starts to wear thin, but Depp proves himself an adroit actor, even while wearing angora and a blonde wig. Wood's unconventional repertoire company is faithfully reproduced, including an Academy Award-winning Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi. Landau is pathetic, droll, and charismatic as the elderly junkie who made his last screen appearances in Wood's films.]]>
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<link>http://www.bithq.org/details.php?id=38098</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:37:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Hunted (1995) DVD9 / PAL </title>
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<![CDATA[


[img]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3093/snoopyteamcropsy.png[/img]




One night of passion. Centuries of hate. The battle has begun.

Christopher Lambert stars as Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan. Racine is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo.

To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai and together they will fight the force of evil in an awesome battle rooted in centuries of brutal conflict. 




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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:48:44 -0400</pubDate>
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