Infanti, Angelo

Le Mans

Almost in breadth and depth of a documentary, this movie depicts an auto race during the 70s on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France. The race goes over 24 hours on 14.5 kilometers of cordoned country road. Every few hours the two drivers per car alternate - but it's still a challenge for concentration and material. In the focus is the duel between the German Stahler in Ferrari 512LM and the American Delaney in Gulf Team Porsche 917. Delaney is under extraordinary pressure, because the year before he caused a severe accident, in which his friend Lisa's husband was killed.

A classic auto-racing movie starring Steve McQueen, Le Mans puts the audience in the driver's seat for what is often called the most grueling race in the world. The French auto race Le Mans is a 24-hour affair through the French countryside, a demanding ordeal for any driver. McQueen (Bullitt, The Great Escape) plays the American driver, locked in an intense grudge match with his German counterpart even as he wrestles with the guilt over causing an accident that cost the life of a close friend. McQueen is his usual stoic magnetic self, and the racing sequences are among the best ever committed to film. A solid character-driven story combines with raw visceral power to make Le Mans a rich tapestry of action and thrills. --Robert Lane

The Scarlet and the Black

The Black Stallion Returns

A rare sequel that can stand alone, 1983's The Black Stallion Returns is both a fun follow-up to the 1979 Carroll Ballard/Francis Ford Coppola film and a fine adventure in its own right. Kelly Reno returns as the now adolescent, deceptively ordinary Alec Ramsay, who stows away on a plane for Casablanca after the titular horse is kidnapped by Arabs. Getting him back pitches Alec into the middle of tribal rivalries and all sorts of complicated, dangerous intrigue. The cast includes Teri Garr, Vincent Spano, and Woody Strode, but the real star here may be cinematographer Carlo Di Palma, a veteran of several Woody Allen films and a master of color, light, and framing. Director Robert Dalva edited the previous film and happily executes countless ideas he appears to have stored up from his first stallion outing. But it's Reno's resourceful hero--his anti-Harry Potter normalcy--that finally takes hold of viewers. --Tom Keogh

The Valachi Papers

Sentenced to 15 years in prison, former mob "button man" Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) turns informant when he learns top Mafia capo Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura) has put a $100,000 contract out on his life. From thievery and extortion to vengeance and murder, Valachi spills the innermost workings of the Cosa Nostra, culminating in his riveting testimony before a Senate subcommittee on organized crime. Based on Peter Maa's best-selling book, THE VALACHI PAPERS is gripping, shocking and absolutely true, "a hard-hitting, violence-ridden documented melodrama of the underworld" (Variety).

The Black Stallion/The Black Stallion Returns

The Black Stallion
Adapted from the beloved novel by Walter Farley, the 1979 family classic The Black Stallion was hailed by no less than hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael, who wrote that "it may be the greatest children's movie ever made." A visual feast from start to finish, the timeless tale plays out on almost mythic terms. A young boy survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a deserted island with a graceful black stallion, with whom the boy develops an almost empathic friendship. After being rescued and returning home, the two make a winning team as jockey and lightning-fast racehorse under the tutelage of a passionate trainer, played by Mickey Rooney in an Oscar-nominated role. From its serenely hypnotic island sequence to the breathtaking race scenes, this delightful film is guaranteed to enthrall any viewer, regardless of age. The Black Stallion is a genuine masterpiece of family entertainment. --Jeff Shannon

The Black Stallion Returns
A rare sequel that can stand alone, 1983's The Black Stallion Returns is both a fun follow-up and a fine adventure in its own right. Kelly Reno returns as the now adolescent, deceptively ordinary Alec Ramsay, who stows away on a plane for Casablanca after the titular horse is kidnapped by Arabs. Getting him back pitches Alec into the middle of tribal rivalries and all sorts of complicated, dangerous intrigue. The cast includes Teri Garr, Vincent Spano, and Woody Strode, but the real star here may be cinematographer Carlo Di Palma, a veteran of several Woody Allen films and a master of color, light, and framing. Director Robert Dalva edited the previous film and happily executes countless ideas he appears to have stored up from his first stallion outing. But it's Reno's resourceful hero--with his anti-Harry Potter normalcy--that finally takes hold of viewers. --Tom Keogh

Toute Une Vie (And Now My Love)

Internationally renowned director Claude Lelouch intimately explores destiny and true love in this romantic delight. Admired by movie lovers around the world, this fascinating film encompasses a variety of filmmaking styles and illustrates the 20th century through the intertwined lives and destinies of three generations. Marthe Keller (Marathon Man) is magnificent in multiple roles, and André Dussollier (Amélie) shines as her soul mate. A film that can be enjoyed again and again, Toute une Vie is fated to be one of your favorites. Academy Award® Nomination: Best Original Screenplay, 1975.

La Scorta

In the Sicilian town of Trapani the Mafia owns just about everyone except for four loyal bodyguards who are assigned to protect a newly-appointed honest judge marked for death. Based on a true story.System Requirements:Running Time 95 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 827058109291 Manufacturer No: BU1092

Emanuelle: Queen of the Desert

In this seductive action thriller based on the novel The Time of The Wild Beast by Bruno Fontana the sex goddess Emanuelle finds herself trapped in the middle of a brutal war between guerrilla factions in a mysterious desert. Just when you think it s hot enough it gets hotter and hotter! This hypnotic beauty becomes the main focus of the war as both sex-starved sides want to claim her as their Helen of Troy. But Emmanuelle is no bubble-headed sex object. She turns the tables and uses her feminine charms to seduce the soldiers and gain the advantage! - Sex-starved soldiers want to claim her as their own!System Requirements:Running Time: 94 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MATURE/ADULT UPC: 827421000835 Manufacturer No: 07-004

Black Emanuelle

A beautiful young American journalist, Emanuelle, is sent to Africa on an assignment by her editor. While there she enjoys a multitude of sexual partners, including Gianni, a rich Italian farmer, and his wife Ann, who tempts our heroine into a lesbian encounter. Drama ensues, as Emanuelle finds herself in the middle of a tribal orgy, but at the conclusion she is unable to relinquish the freedom she enjoys, rejecting Giannis declaration of love. This bonafide softcore classic from 1975 was the first of eight movies starring the beautiful Laura Gemser as the sex-loving Emanuelle.

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