her message to Obi-Wan Kenobi "Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars." Initially a simple offhand reference that would reveal Luke's past, the phrase captured fans' attentions for years, until Episode II: Attack of the Clones revealed just how the Clone Wars figured into the battle between Republic and Empire. The 2008 movie is full of familiar characters--Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Count Dooku--and a new one: Ahsoka Tano, a young girl who has been made Anakin's Padawan. Together, the two headstrong youths embark on a mission to rescue Jabba the Hutt's kidnapped child, battling each other as much as they battle the Separatist forces. There are some kind-of-cool sequences, including duels with Dooku and his assassin, Asajj Ventress, ...  (less)

engineer, continues his invaluable research on the female sexual response. Along with his sexually ambiguous sidekick Fritz, The Doctor conducts a series of experiments on three American female prisoners. Bonus Feature: WOMAN OF VENGEANCE (1971) starring RENE BOND For those who like their one-day-wonders in a less adulterated form, Woman of Vengeance is a tight little West Coast thriller typical of the myriad features pouring out of L. A. in the early 1970s. And who better to star in such a production than the First Couple of California Grindhouse, Rene Bond and Ric Lutze. Disc 1 Contents: - Slave Girls of the S.S. Feature Film - After Hours Preview Trailers Disc 2 Contents: - Woman of Vengeance Feature Film - After Hours Cinema...  (less)

workers toiling in war-ravaged Russia, Kaurismaki’s films are set in and around bleak working-class neighborhoods in Helsinki, and star characters who resort to lives of crime because it is impossible to make ends meet. However, similarities between the directors more or less stop there. Kaurismaki’s more modern social critiques mercifully employ deadpan humor to rescue the viewer from utter hopelessness and to shield one from the bitterness his characters suffer. Like Robert Bresson’s films, Kaurismaki’s rely upon understated acting and long scenes in which the camera hardly moves, to allow plot development that is slow, emotionally resonant, and ultimately realistic. His three films included here are ...  (less)

shines the spotlight on how queer this fun-filled sport truly was, as a half-dozen popular roller derby stars reminisce about being out and proud back in the late 60s and early 70s. 11 min. Peace Talk Directed by Jenifer Malmquist Official Selection: 2007 Sundance Film Festival Little Jonna and her friend Emilie like to play war together. But they also like to play love. This exquisite film deftly portrays the tender joy of a childhood crush, the pain of Mom's disapproval, and the wordless determination to follow your heart. 15 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. Private Life Directed by Abbe Robinson Grand Prize Winner: 2007 PlanetOut Short Movie Awards Rising British actress Lucy Lieman (The Bourne Ultimatum, MindFlesh) gives a stand-out perfo...  (less)

interviews with Johnni Cockstrong. In order to secure the position, she is then made to go through another interview of sorts with Dallas. This of course includes lots of very real spanking Over the knee hand, antique ebony hairbrush, leather tawse (in a very hot position whereby Eden is sitting straddling a straight back chair with her darling derriere thrust out, just over the edge) and then an in the dark scene right out of Star Wars with light up cane. If this wasnt enough to leave you breathless, Ms. Wells is told to change into a frilly 1950s apron, red bra and heels and sent into the kitchen where she is instructed on her cooking duties and then spanked with a leather belt. An awesome video for fans of pin up girls, burlesque, domes...  (less)

THE LOOP finds writer/director Armando Iannucci expanding his critically acclaimed satire THE THICK OF IT for the big screen and features a cast including Peter Capaldi (THE THICK OF IT, TORCHWOOD), James Gandolfini (THE SOPRANOS), Tom Hollander (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN), Steve Coogan (I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE) and former child star Anna Chlumsky (MY GIRL). The foul-mouthed comedy follows the US President and UK Prime Minister as they conspire to start a war and promote it as a 'good thing'. US General Miller (Gandolfini) disagrees, as does British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Hollander). When the mild-mannered minister appears on TV, is quoted out of context and made to look like he endorses the conflict, he sudden...  (less)

bureaucratic blunders, flubs, goofs and foul-ups, and peppered with scandals, deception, dirty tricks and outright villany -- the end of which is nowhere in sight." Next, World Report takes a look at the 'Dream Team,' a history-making science team from Buffalo -- the first all-girl, all African-American team to compete in the national science championships in Washington. We'll also take a look at a rocket launching from New Mexico with the remains of James 'Scotty' Doohan of Star Trek fame, along with others who want to take that final 'beam-up.' This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.  (less)

extraordinary man – Julian Mistral (Stacy Keach), the painter, the genius, the lover – whose passions seared them all… Maggy (Stephanie Powers) – the toast of Paris in the ‘20s. Her luminous flesh was immortalized in the paintings that made Mistral legendary… Teddy (Stephanie Dunnam) – Maggy’s daughter, the incomparable cover girl who lived fast and left as her legacy Mistral’s dazzling love child… Fauve (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) – Mistral’s daughter, whose one dark secret drove her to risk everything in a feverish search for love. From the ‘20s Paris of Chanel to the model wars of the ‘70s, this epic mini-series captures the scandal and explosive glamour of the worlds of art and high fa...  (less)

slow note with British Navy captain Michael Rennie ending a tryst with English girl Wendy Hiller; years later, the product of that union is British-Canadian sailor Jeffrey Hunter, whose ship is dispatched to intercept a powerful German warship by now-Admiral Rennie. The ensuing fight sinks Hunter's ship and damages the German boat, but Hunter evades capture and hunkers down on the island where the Nazi captain (Peter Van Eyck) has docked for repairs; there he wages a one-man assault against the ship using only a rifle and his own skills. Roy Boulting's direction is crisp and assured, and the cast, especially the underappreciated Hunter (in his first leading role), is uniformly fine, which should make Sailor of the King a worthwhile discovery for WW...  (less)

in her own right. In Royal Warriors , released in 1986, Yeoh plays a Hong Kong police officer who happens to be flying home from Japan on the same flight as a criminal being extradited. In a precursor to the spate of shootout-on-a-plane movies of the 1990s ( Air Force One , Executive Decision , Turbulence , Con Air ), an accomplice kills the police escorts and frees the criminal midflight. An impromptu team of Yeoh, an air security officer named Michael Wong (played by--hey! Michael Wong of Once a Thief ), and an about-to-retire Japanese Interpol officer (played by Henry Sanada) manages to wipe out the bad guys and save the plane. It turns out, though, that the two baddies were half of a quartet of war veterans who once vowed to stick toget...  (less)

of one of the most popular programmes on British TV. Five years have now passed since the end of the war and the Arden House medical team function with well-practiced efficiency, servicing the residents of Tannochbrae, who for the most part, have gradually come to trust their doctors and follow their advice. Even so, as the post-war era unfolds, Doctors Finlay, Cameron and Napier face many interesting dilemmas in their caseloads, while struggling to cope with the demanding challenges of their personal lives. Starring: David Rintoul ( Horatio Hornblower ) as Dr. John Finlay, Ian Bannen ( Waking Ned Devine ) as Dr. Alexander Cameron, Annette Crosbie ( Calendar Girls ) as Janet Livingstone...  (less)

the beautiful heroine, Roxanne, is the motivating force behind all the action in the play. With words from his own poet’s heart, Cyrano wins Roxanne for another man, the tongue-tied but handsome Christian. Stars Peter Donat (War of the Roses) and four-time Oscar® nominee Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl).  (less)