Alcatraz and threatens to wage chemical warfare against nearby San Francisco unless the government publicly recognizes the men who were killed under Harris's top-secret command. Nicolas Cage plays the biochemist who teams up with the only man ever to have escaped from Alcatraz (Sean Connery) in an attempt to foil Harris's terrorist scheme. As one might expect, what follows is an action-packed barrage of bullets, bodies, and climactic confrontations, replete with enough plot contrivances to give even the most jaded action fan cause for alarm. It's a load of hooey, but the cast is obviously having a grand old time, and there's enough wit to make the recycled action sequences tolerable. If you're ordering this movie ...  (less)

they go straight for each other’s throats. Enter lowly Hibiki, a little guy with big dreams of adventure, who finds himself in the middle of a firefight after stowing away in a top secret mech designed to purge the galaxy of estrogen! But as the gender war rages on, a mysterious crystal weapon forever links their starships – and their destinies. Time is running out as men and women explore their sexual differences, struggle to suppress raging hormones, and fight to survive the threat of a deadly common foe! The Complete 26 Episode TV Series! Season 1 - Vandread 1.     Boy Meets Girl 2.     And… I’ve Lost My Way 3.     This is the Path I Choose to Live 4.     I Want to Know More About You 5.     Sweet Temptation 6.     What a Wonderfu...  (less)

means you're talking about James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart: unpretty but charismatic guys with lived-in faces, and bodies that always seemed cocked, ready to spring. When one of them entered a room, he owned it, no matter how many people were there already. Their most celebrated habitat was the gangster picture. The genre didn't originate with them, but they, more than anybody else, defined it, gave it a face and a silhouette and a heartbeat. The films in this set were produced half a decade and more after Little Caesar and The Public Enemy made stars of Robinson and Cagney, respectively, and after repeal had begun to lend Prohibition the patina of nostalgia. The studio's gangster franchise was evolving, and so were the careers of its top stars. When it came to toughness, the boys c...  (less)

lives. Ray, a tall, thin and handsome young man returns to live with his father after having grown up with grandfather. He is angry and disconnected over his father s middle class life style and hard line ways. Ray enrolls in art school where he makes a new friends and starts a relationship with a another student. One morning, Dad discovers the two young men naked in bed and, after being surprised, must begin to understand his own feelings toward homosexuality. Then Ray meets Bo, one of his dad s top employees. From the start, sparks fly and Ray falls in love. But Bo is to be married, how will the two connect and what will Ray s father think? Brilliantly shot, this art house film shows gay life in China in a different light than ever before.  (less)

remains. It proved so popular that it was later moved to Pay Per View and the winner was awarded the WWE Championship. Now one of the WWE’s biggest events, you can own the first 5 Royal Rumbles on DVD in their entirety. Vol. 1 winners include back-to-back champ Hulk Hogan, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Big John Studd and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.  (less)

can make the transition from rising star to superstar, she’ll have to steer clear of the pitfalls on the road to fame and fortune. Legions of screaming fans and a fabulous new wardrobe are just a few of the perks of living the good life, but it’s not a drama-free world by any stretch of the imagination. The cute boys in her band make her stomach do back flips, and the killer crush she has on her producer is driving her crazy. Despite all the distractions, Jude must get wise to the fact that the music business is more concerned with bottom lines than bass lines. And if she wants to stay on top, she’ll have to learn to play the game because there’s always another contestant ready to take her place as the next Instant Star! DVD Extras Include:Deleted Scenes, Bloopers, ...  (less)

they’re jumping out of their swimsuits to get his attention. Nerine wants a hands-on lesson in swimming even as Asa goes top-off in the waves, and Sia trumps them both when she and Rin get a little private time… Stranded! The beach is supposed to be relaxing, but the beauties surrounding Rin are keeping the poor boy’s blood pressure up. He can’t possibly keep all of them happy. There’s boy-crazy, then there’s Rin-crazy. Then there’s just plain crazy! Each Shuffle volume comes with a collectible pin-up poster  (less)

of songs. Working closely with a few of the UK’s hottest talents including Richard X, Rob Davis, former S Club collaborators Jewels & Stone, and, in something of an Alisha’s Attic reunion, both Karen and Shelley Poole, Rachel has made an album she’s really proud of. From the frenetic 'Crazy Boys' to the melodic tour de force of 'Nothing Good About This Goodbye' to the electro laced ballad 'I’ll Be There' and the sultry, dirty bassline of 'Je M'Appelle' and her forthcoming single, 'I Said Never Again', a sex-with-your-ex anthem whose pummelling glam beats conjure an image of Suzi Quatro duetting with Adam & The Ants. Come And Get It is an album for anyone who appreciates pop music at its best. Universal. 2005.  (less)

of pop combined with the greatest rhythm and blues musicians ever assembled. This was the new sound of young America...this was Motown. Founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in the late 1950s, Motown quickly became one of the hottest record labels producing the hottest hits from artists such as the Miracles, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Supremes, Diana Ross, Martha & The Vandellas, Lionel Richie, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, the Marvelettes, Rick James, Gladys Knight, Edwin Starr, the Four Tops, Thelma Houston, David Ruffin, Mary Wells, Boys II Men and many more. BONUS: 44-minute DVD with 12 rare live performances of Motown artists featured on The Ed Sullivan Show.  (less)

Bomp or New York s Ork. Located in fly-over country, Titan was forced to start their own scene, import their own skinny ties, and scour Missouri for their own talent. Their midwest AM bubblegum roots are apparent in the likes of Gary Charlson, the Secrets*, Arlis!, Gems, Millionaire At Midnight, the Boys, J.P. McClain & the Intruders, Bobby Sky, and Scott McCarl, but Titan was clearly influenced by the glam-punk spit being hocked from the 100 Club stage. 30 years since they meekly flopped out their first 7 single, Kansas City s Titan Records finally returns to record bins everywhere in a deluxe two-disc retrospective with comprehensive 40-page booklet.  (less)

cooperation with WQED/Pittsburgh by the same team that created the famed Doo Wop 50 special (the #1 PBS fundraiser of all time). This new box set contains sixty chartbusting hits, from the genesis of rock in the mid-Fifties, through doo-wop, surf music, Motown, Brill Building pop and the British Invasion. The track list is a Who’s Who of rock: Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Supremes, Roy Orbison and many, many more. With the PBS special airing throughout the holiday season, Rock ‘n’ Roll at 50 makes a perfect gift item for the last-minute shopper! Includes a 40-page booklet--chock-full of photos and track-by-track liner notes--and attractive digibook-style packaging. Every track was a Top 40 hit, and most wer...  (less)

vibrato, and the trademark "li-li-li-li-li" that he used to make his steel-edged baritone recognizable to the teen audience. These were techniques he adapted from singing in church as a boy in North Carolina and, later, touring in gospel groups. They served him well. "Don't Be Angry" reached the top of the R&B chart and became a No. 25 pop hit. But this is the eight-year story of how he became one of the great blues shouters of the 1950s, along with Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown. After tunes like disc one's "Goody Goody Gum Drop" threatened to turn his rubber-lipped fillips to self-parody, Brown matched his roots in spiritual singing to the corporal themes of the blues--much as Ray Charles did to ignite soul music. The result was hard-hitt...  (less)