Hull, Dianne

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The amazing freckle-faced Pippi Longstocking is back for fun laughter and of course a lot of mischief in her best adventure yet! When Pippi an extraordinary independent girl with a quick mind good sense of humor and magical powers is sailing with her sea captain father she is suddenly washed overboard and lost in a fierce storm. Holding on to a raft and her optimistic spirit. Pippi eventually drifts ashore to a small coastal town where she sets up house in the ancient vacated mansion Villa Villekulla. There with her horse Alphonso and monkey Mr. Neilson Pippi begins a new life without any adult supervision. The result is newfound friendship with young neighbors Annika and Tommy soaring the skies in a homemade flying machine enjoying a river barrel ride and escaping the conniving tactics of ruthless businessmen and an unhappy trip to a children's home. Great fun for the whole family the musical magical The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking is the first American live-action adaptation of the internationally popular books by Astrid Lindgren.System Requirements:Starring: Tami Erin Dick Van Patten John Schuck Branscombe Richmond David Seaman Jr. Cory Crow Eileen Brennan Dennis Dugan Dianne Hull George DiCenzo J.D. Dickinson and Chub Bailly. Directed By: Ken Annakin. Running Time: 102 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Standard" format. Copyright 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE

The Onion Field

One night in 1963, two plainclothes LAPD officers were abducted by armed small-time criminals after a routine traffic stop, then driven to a remote area where one was brutally executed. The other officer managed to escape and the perpetrators were captured and brought to trial. Despite overwhelming evidence, the slayers managed to drag the justice process on for years through appeals and delaying tactics, one of them making use of the prison law library to become a "jailhouse lawyer." Taken from the Joseph Wambaugh book, The Onion Field is a true story about a case that changed LAPD policies forever. More than a simple police procedural, though, the film is a character study that follows the aftermath of the murder for all involved. John Savage, as the surviving officer, is called on over and over to reenact the event in court, chided by his superiors and eventually fired from the force, with redemption a long way off. He does a great job in a harrowing role as frustration, guilt, and depression cause his life and career to disintegrate over time. There are impressive early performances by Ted Danson and James Woods (setting the tone for countless raw-nerve, psycho-lowlife roles that Woods would take on in the future). The compelling script, written by ex-cop Wambaugh (with no studio interference), is a reminder of why he's one of novelist James Ellroy's favorite writers. It's a story of tragedy and hope, dignity and pain, with a potent emotional payoff. --Jerry Renshaw

From a real-life American tragedy, this tale of thoughtless brutality, cold-blooded murder and hard-won justice is "a prowling, gripping, disturbing movie" (Newsweek). Starring John Savage and James Woods and featuring a stunning attention to detail and an unflinching emotional honesty, The Onion Field is "intriguing, absorbing, powerful, well-acted" (Film Journal) - and riveting from beginning to end. On March 9, 1963, LAPD officers Karl Hettinger (Savage) and Ian Campbell (Ted Danson) pull over a vehicle for making an illegal U-turn - and find themselves held at gunpoint by two seasoned armed robbers. Forced to give up their guns and drive to a deserted road, both officers face the horror of becoming victims in a mob-style execution...but only one is able to escape into the bleak darkness of an onion field.

Aloha, Bobby & Rose

Christmas Evil

Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggert) is obsessed with Christmas! In fact he wants to "be" the authentic Santa Claus, with a real suit, sleigh and reindeer. Ever since he learned the "truth" about Santa, he's tried to make Christmas a reality. Growing up a toy maker, Harry is met with naysayers and critics who mock him for his yuletide beliefs. but he wants people to get the presents they deserve, even if that means giving the gift of murder! Cynics and uptight hypocrites beware! Lewis Jackson's classic black comedy horror film, CHRISTMAS EVIL (aka YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!) is, according to cult film director/auteur John Waters, "the best seasonal film of all time. I wish I had kids. I'd make them watch it every year and, if they didn't like it, they'd be punished!"

Time to hang those stockings from the fireplace and get ready. the sadistic holiday chestnut CHRISTMAS EVIL is here in an all-new "Director's Cut" edition. Transferred from the director's own personal film elements, this version of CHRISTMAS EVIL is the original first cut of the film containing even more scenes and never-before-seen footage!

The Arrangement

Kirk Douglas and Faye Dunaway in master moviemaker Elia Kazan's hard-hitting story about an adman's attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown. Year: 1969 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Kirk Douglas Faye Dunaway Deborah KerrRunning Time: 125 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085391111986 Manufacturer No: 111198

During the grim, glum cacophony of images and sounds that constitutes the first few minutes of The Arrangement, a self-loathing advertising wizard (Kirk Douglas) with a stultifying marriage and a career focused on selling "Zephyr, The Clean Cigarette!" impulsively hits upon a spectacular method of committing suicide. Viewers would have been spared two hours of further flailing if he'd succeeded. Instead we get a combination psychodrama and Bildungsroman--at once crashingly obvious and fragmented to the point of incoherence--that attempts to frame the betrayal of the American Dream through the guilty/proud machismo, professional frustrations, and oppressive ethnic heritage of a very unappealing guy.

At least credit writer-director Elia Kazan, adapting his own bestselling novel, with honesty: the guy is, essentially, he himself. The once-great filmmaker hoped to reunite with Marlon Brando on the project; he wound up with Douglas, whose career-long image was the guy with the indomitable spirit no matter what ("I'm Spartacus!"). But dismay over Douglas's miscasting--which led to the miscasting of Faye Dunaway in a mistress role based on and intended for Barbara Loden--doesn't excuse the total mishmash. Scenes begin in the middle or break off without warning; some characters are introduced portentously, then abandoned or beaten as one-note Symbols. The technique is a mélange of ugly, puerile effects, including still photos absurdly sprung to life and a daydream sequence studded with BIFF! BAM! POW! comic-book titles. There's even a desperate dive into self-quotation, a snippet of Kazan's 1963 America America to establish that a character barely seen in The Arrangement is the aged version of the youthful protagonist of that exultant masterpiece.

For the record, the cast includes Deborah Kerr as Douglas's wife and Richard Boone as his terminally Old World dad. They didn't deserve to come off as badly as they do. --Richard T. Jameson

Christmas Evil

Christmas Evil Widely considered the greatest of the "killer Santa Clause" subgenre of seasonal shocks, Christmas Evil inspired a whole generation to quake in fear at the sound of those "slay" bells ringing. After the a boyhood trauma involving a tryst between Santa and Mama, a deranged man (played by pop star Fiona Apple's father) remains obsessed with the holiday for the rest of his life, becoming a toy maker and keeping track of which children are naughty and nice. After learning of his company's corporate greed, he snaps, dons a familiar red suit and white beard and gives the naughty something a bit heavier than coal! A unique holiday horror film.

Christmas Evil

The Onion Field [Region 2]

One night in 1963, two plainclothes LAPD officers were abducted by armed small-time criminals after a routine traffic stop, then driven to a remote area where one was brutally executed. The other officer managed to escape and the perpetrators were captured and brought to trial. Despite overwhelming evidence, the slayers managed to drag the justice process on for years through appeals and delaying tactics, one of them making use of the prison law library to become a "jailhouse lawyer." Taken from the Joseph Wambaugh book, The Onion Field is a true story about a case that changed LAPD policies forever. More than a simple police procedural, though, the film is a character study that follows the aftermath of the murder for all involved. John Savage, as the surviving officer, is called on over and over to reenact the event in court, chided by his superiors and eventually fired from the force, with redemption a long way off. He does a great job in a harrowing role as frustration, guilt, and depression cause his life and career to disintegrate over time. There are impressive early performances by Ted Danson and James Woods (setting the tone for countless raw-nerve, psycho-lowlife roles that Woods would take on in the future). The compelling script, written by ex-cop Wambaugh (with no studio interference), is a reminder of why he's one of novelist James Ellroy's favorite writers. It's a story of tragedy and hope, dignity and pain, with a potent emotional payoff. --Jerry Renshaw

Roots of Evil 4 Movie Pack

HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARKAlex a psychopathic mechanic rapes a woman in the park& Later a couple pulls into his shop needing car repair. They invite Alex and his mentally challenged buddy to join them at a decadent suburban party. Once there Alex amuses himself by tormenting and raping the guests never realizing the guests may have an agenda of their own!Runtime: 91 minutesMESSIAH OF EVILA woman's search for her father leads to far more than she expected in this chilling tale of undead horror. She arrives at his deserted beach house only to find that his paintings notes and tape recordings suggest he has lost his sanity. Before long the dark secret comes to light as packs of zombies emerge from the night and stalk their prey! Messiah of Evil is a horrific thriller created by American Graffiti and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom writer Willard Hyuck.Runtime: 90 minutes Rated RDEEP RED THE HATCHET MURDERSWhen a psychic mind reader picks up on the thoughts of a murder little does he know that he's soon to become a victim himself! An English pianist gets involved in solving the murders but finds many of his avenues of inquiry cut off by new murders and he begins to wonder how the murder can track his movements so closely.Runtime: 96 minutesCHRISTMAS EVILWidely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts Christmas Evil is the story of a boy who loves Christmas. He is scarred as a boy when he learns that Santa is not real. Throughout the rest of his life the boy turned toy maker tries to make the Christmas spirit a reality. He becomes obsessed with the behavior of children and the quality of the toys he makes. When he is met with hypocrisy and cynicism the resulting snap causes him to go on a Yuletide killing spree to complete this dark comedic horror!Runtime: 100 minutes Other Information: Copyright 2002 BCI Eclipse LLC.Format: DVD MOVIE