Quentin Tarantino
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"In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans--and all movie lovers--could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Experience the wild and wonderful untold story of 'Ozploitation' films as you take a journey through the Australian genre cinema of the late '70s and '80s - the years when Australia got into gear and blew the world away with what they had to offer.
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A stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive Daisy, race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, will bring Daisy to justice. Losing their lead on the blizzard, they seek refuge at Minnie's, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our travelers...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In this groundbreaking documentary from the Independent Film channel, filmmaker Isaac Julien takes us back to the early 70s and the explosion of blaxploitation films, today one of American cinema's most beloved cult genres. The original guilty pleasure, these fun and energetic films had all the action, comedy, sex and groovy music you could want in two hours worth of entertainment."--Container.
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A small town sheriffs' department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." Cherry Darling meets up again with her old lover, El Wray, just as their Texas town is being overrun by "sickos" with festering sores turning them into zombies. Cherry has El Wray's jacket, which she took with her when she left and he keeps trying to explain how he looked for it for two weeks and she keeps interrupting his story. Gun-legged...
7) Jackie Brown
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A stewardess, a street-tough gun runner, a lonely bail bondsman, a shifty ex-con, a stoned-out beach bunny and an earnest federal agent converge in a quest for a missing half million dollars.
8) Desperado
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A mysterious guitar player seeks vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend.
9) Pulp fiction
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Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema. Tarantino delivers an unforgettable cast of characters, including a pair of low-rent hitmen, their boss's sexy wife, and a desperate prizefighter, in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating blend of crime-thriller-drama-comedy that is completely original and entirely unforgettable.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During World War II, a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, become known as "The Basterds." They are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish woman who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. A plot is set in motion to kill the Nazis at the theater's movie premier, including Adolph...
11) Reservoir dogs
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They were strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect jewel heist. Then their simple robbery turns into a bloody ambush and they realize one of them is a police informant. But which one?
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The bride continues on her deadly pursuit of her former partners in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who, in a furious assault, attempted to murder her and her unborn child on her wedding day. As the bride faces off against allies-turned-nemeses Budd and Elle, she flashes back to the day of her deadly wedding. We learn how she was recruited and trained and about her relationship with Squad leader Bill.
Series
Publisher
Distributed in Canada by Alliance Atlantis
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From dusk till dawn: The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers and truckers who've wandered off the beaten path. Everything seems...