Another 9 1/2 Weeks
by Anne Goursaud
from Lions Gate
Played to surly, snarly imperfection, Mickey Rourke's character (John) in 9-1/2 Weeks helped raise the bar on how much to reveal in mainstream soft porn. Whether erotic tension was raised by his relationship with Elizabeth (Kim Basinger) is another matter, and may well reflect whether one is aroused by the idea of abusive sex with--well, someone like Mickey Rourke.
Regardless, Another 9-1/2 Weeks was released direct to video, so perhaps this tells us something about the confidence of loosing a sequel into an unsuspecting theater market. Of course, the central question raised by the sequel is: Whatever happened to John? After all, when Kim Basinger won an Oscar in L.A. Confidential, we lost any chance of seeing what happened to Elizabeth. Well, true to his burly macho sensitivity, John's been yearning for the glory days, when he could take a casual stroll from his Wall Street job and pick up someone like Elizabeth for three months of increasingly scumbag treatment. We can practically hear him thinking, "Where are those closet-sub, art gallery dealers when you really need them?"
Try Paris. That's the home of Lea (Angie Everhart), Elizabeth's best friend. Aha--will she be John's new obsession, or the catalyst for a deeper, more profound change in his character? See if you can tell from his thoughtful, yet fashionably brooding expression as he gazes toward the Seine at the end. --Stephan Magcosta
The Substitute 4 - Failure Is Not an Option
by Robert Radler
from Lions Gate
When a clandestine gang of Neo-Nazi students threatens an elite military school, undercover cop Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams) poses as a teacher and plunges into a deadly cat-and-mouse game of shifting alliances and murderous treachery in a one-man war to prevent an academic apocalypse!
Something About Sex
from Allumination
A comedic roller coaster ride through the love, sex, trust monogamy and cheating rituals of three seemingly happy couples, all observed by one cynical bachelor played by Jason Alexander.
Mad Dog Time (aka Trigger Happy)
from MGM (Video & DVD)
(Synopsis): Richard Dreyfuss heads an all-star cast in this wickedly funny gangster spoof that explodes with rapid-fire wit and deadly double crosses. An irresistibly nuts (Rolling Stone) glimpse of the criminal underworld Mad Dog Time is a comedy masterwork (American Urban Radio Networks)! Mob boss Vic (Dreyfuss) is coming home from his most recent stay at a mental hospital and before you can say bada-bing his ambitious friends rivals and underlings are looking to put him and each other six feet under. Seems like the only one still loyal is Vic s hired gun Mickey Holliday (Jeff Goldblum) except that while Vic was away Mickey was getting very friendly with his boss girlfriend (Diane Lane). So who ll be left standing when the bullets start to fly? All bets are off!System Requirements: Running Time 93 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 027616902924 Manufacturer No: 1006069
Jade
by William Friedkin
from Paramount
Neither director William Friedkin nor star David Caruso could redeem this vulgar, nasty script by Joe Eszterhas. Caruso is a politically ambitious assistant D.A. investigating the gruesome murder of a San Francisco bigwig. Too many clues point in the direction of his former girlfriend (Linda Fiorentino), a shrink who has a secret sideline as call girl to the rich and kinky. For good measure, she's now married to Caruso's best friend, Chazz Palminteri. Friedkin has done much better work in other places; even he can't perform much magic here, though he tries, with a solid car chase (that suffers in comparison to those he staged in French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A.). --Marshall Fine
Bugs
by Joseph Conti
from IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
A cop tracking a ruthless criminal finds himself in the midst of an unfinished subway tunnel, when his flashlight reveals a startling discovery: a three-meter-long, scorpion-like bug who devours him after one slice of its massive tail. FBI agent Matt Pollack (Antonio Sabato, Jr.) is brought in to investigate, and when forensics reveal the source of the problem, he turns to his friend, insect specialist Emily Foster (Angie Everhart), for help... with chilling results. Now Matt and a team of crack SWAT commandos must go underground to battle these evil predators, but when the humans find themselves trapped inside a massive tunnel, they're forced to race against time and exterminate this menace before chaos and destruction consume the world above!
The Cradle Will Fall
by Rob King
from Allumination
The day after County Prosecutor Katie De Maio (Angie Everhart ) undergoes medical tests at Westlake Hospital with renowned gynecologist Dr. Edgar Highley she's called on to investigate the suicide of a pregnant woman. When the suicide begins to look like murder the suspects lead her right back to Westlake Hospital! But when the suspects themselves become victims Katie fears a serial killer is on the loose. Meanwhile Katie books herself into Highley's fertility clinic for a routine surgical procedure just as forensic examiner Richard Carroll (John Ralston) uncovers evidence that Dr. Highley has a secret: His medical practices are not only unorthodox; they're often deadly and Katie is his next "patient."System Requirements:Running Time 95 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 783722733721 Manufacturer No: ARD27337
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