Superstar
by Bruce McCulloch
from Paramount Home Video
Molly Shannon, the latest Saturday Night Live comic to have a movie built around her, isn't exactly funny--in fact, she's a little unsettling. Her creation, the neurotic Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher, invites laughter because she's a little too close to the bone for anyone who grew up feeling ugly and unloved, which is a lot of people. Mary lives with her grandmother (Glynis Johns), who insists that Mary study business. Mary herself yearns to be famous and admired, though for what isn't exactly clear; she envisions some vague combination of singing, dancing, and acting that will make her a superstar. A talent show promises to be her ticket to stardom (the winning prize is a role in "a movie with positive moral values"), and she won't let her loser status or any hostile cheerleaders stand in her way. Meanwhile, Mary acts out dating fantasies with trees and signposts, envisions the school lunch room bursting into a Fame-like dance number, and longs for the biggest jock in school. What makes Superstar more than just a collection of bad high school memories is that, though the formulaic plot redeems Mary, the movie as a whole isn't so sure. Mary completely loses herself in her obsessive fantasies--many inspired by cheesy made-for-TV movies--but there's always someone watching, aghast, as Mary acts out her inner thoughts. Is she misunderstood or freakish? Superstar never commits to one side or the other, which makes it both comic and uncomfortable. --Bret Fetzer
Last Call
by Henry Bromell
from Showtime Ent.
F. Scott Fitzgerald spent a lifetime battling demons - alcohol and a schizophrenic wife - and yet, wrote some of the greatest novels in American Literature. Despite a tumultuous relationship with his mistress, his ailing wife, declining health, and his daily drinking binges, Fitzgerald secretly wrote a scathing novel about the film industry which some call his best novel. It was his final triumph. Last Call is based on a true story about this troubled genius, starring Oscar, Emmy, and golden globe winner Jeremy Irons, Neve Campbell, and Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek.
JFK - Reckless Youth
by Harry Winer
from Mpi Home Video
Danielle Steel's Remembrance
by Bethany Rooney
from Starz / Anchor Bay
To overcome the emotional scars of her own past, Vanessa Fullerton recounts her mother Serena's extraordinary life- a tragic death. Serena marries a dashing U.S. colonel, relinquishing her family's fortune. When her husband dies, an impoverished Serena struggles to care for her young daughter until noted photographer Vasili catapults Serena to fame. But Vasili hides a dangerous secret, a secret that leaves a painful legacy.
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
from Velocity / Thinkfilm
He s a poet he s a picker he s a prophet and he s a pusher. He s a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he s stoned. He s a walking contradiction partly truth mostly fiction. Taking every wrong direction on that lonely road back home. -Kris Kristofferson (The Pilgrim: Chapter 33)When Kris Kristofferson wrote these words about country music legend Guy Terrifico in 1971 Guy was at the zenith of his career. What seemed like moments later in a blaze of whiskey pills canceled shows and gun shots his career was over and so allegedly was his life. One of the brightest stars of 70 s country-rock left behind only fond memories and outrageous stories. At least so everyone thought until something truly weird happened; 30 years after his death a new Guy Terrifico album is released. Naturally this has raised some questions because as Merle Haggard observes It s real hard to sing when you re dead. System Requirements:Running Time: 86 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 821575552752 Manufacturer No: TF-55275
Agent Red
by Damian Lee
from Fox Home Entertainment
Superstar
by Bruce McCulloch
from Paramount
Molly Shannon, the latest Saturday Night Live comic to have a movie built around her, isn't exactly funny--in fact, she's a little unsettling. Her creation, the neurotic Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher, invites laughter because she's a little too close to the bone for anyone who grew up feeling ugly and unloved, which is a lot of people. Mary lives with her grandmother (Glynis Johns), who insists that Mary study business. Mary herself yearns to be famous and admired, though for what isn't exactly clear; she envisions some vague combination of singing, dancing, and acting that will make her a superstar. A talent show promises to be her ticket to stardom (the winning prize is a role in "a movie with positive moral values"), and she won't let her loser status or any hostile cheerleaders stand in her way. Meanwhile, Mary acts out dating fantasies with trees and signposts, envisions the school lunch room bursting into a Fame-like dance number, and longs for the biggest jock in school. What makes Superstar more than just a collection of bad high school memories is that, though the formulaic plot redeems Mary, the movie as a whole isn't so sure. Mary completely loses herself in her obsessive fantasies--many inspired by cheesy made-for-TV movies--but there's always someone watching, aghast, as Mary acts out her inner thoughts. Is she misunderstood or freakish? Superstar never commits to one side or the other, which makes it both comic and uncomfortable. --Bret Fetzer
Kate's Addiction
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