The Hitchhiker, Volume 1 (HBO TV Series)
by Mike Hodges
from Hbo Home Video
Page Fletcher is "The Hitchhiker" walking a lonely road where terror awaits around every curve. Walk with him and you'll find yourself in some very dark places...places you wouldn't want to visit alone. That's why he's there. That's why he's always there. He won't hold your hand - but he'll make sure the only ones who get hurt are those who deserve to.Running Time: 300 min.System Requirements:Running Time 300 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: NR UPC: 026359892028 Manufacturer No: 98920
Da Vinci's Inquest - Season 1
by Anne Wheeler
from ACORN MEDIA
The crackling Canadian police procedural Da Vinci's Inquest combines the best elements of popular U.S. police procedurals like CSI, Crossing Jordan, and Law & Order--with a little throwback to Quincy for good measure. What makes Da Vinci's Inquest so compelling is the performance of lead actor Nicholas Campbell, a cop turned coroner who tells anyone who'll listen, and lots of people who won't, that his job is to represent and look after the dead. Season 1, which debuted in 1998, follows Campbell's Dominic Da Vinci through the gritty side of Vancouver, navigating serial murders as well as extreme dysfunction in his own life. The focus on Da Vinci's personal life--his tumbles off the wagon, the torture of his ex-wife's involvement with a colleague--gives the series more heart than most blood-and-guts crime series. The show and Campbell have won several Gemini Awards (the Canadian Emmys) for the nuance and intellect that keep viewers engaged, even as they sense ominous turns of events about to unfold. Mystery fans can't ask for more. --A.T. Hurley
The realism of Law & Order. The science of CSI. A sensibility all its own.
"I'm not a policeman, OK? Y'know what I do? I look after the dead."
So says Dominic Da Vinci, a controversial, charismatic big city coroner. And in Da Vinci's job, the dead always cry out for justice.
A richly talented ensemble cast joins award-winning actor Nicholas Campbell in this critically acclaimed crime series. Working with police and pathologists while fighting bureaucratic resistance, coroner Da Vinci relies on high-tech forensic science and old-fashioned shoe leather to illuminate the murky world in which men and women commit murder. With this complete first season—comprising 13 thrilling episodes—you can savor the delicately nuanced drama of Da Vinci's Inquest from the very beginning.
DVD FEATURES INCLUDE trailer and cast filmographies.
My Bloody Valentine
by George Mihalka
from Paramount
This bizarre little horror movie is set in the mining town of Valentine Bluffs, which may be in Canada, though the odd, indeterminate accents of the cast are perhaps meant to suggest that it is truly a regionless everyland. In a cruel twist of fate, the Bluffers have not celebrated Valentine's Day in 20 years due to a terrible mining accident. This year is to be the first return of the Valentine's Dance--repeatedly described by adults as the biggest event of the year--but someone (or something?) is trying to put a stop to the fun by delivering heart-shaped candy boxes with real hearts in them. The dance is called off in the name of public safety, the young (well, youngish) people decide to hold a party inside the mine instead, and if you think we're getting out of this one without someone getting a pickax through the chest, you have no business watching slasher movies. --Ali Davis
The Hitchhiker, Vol. 3
by Mike Hodges
from Hbo Home Video
Page Fletcher is "The Hitchhiker," walking a lonely road where darkness is always by his side and terror lurks around every turn. Pick him up if you dare. He will guide you to your destination, where the good are spared and the wicked are damned. Actors: Guest stars including Bill Paxton, Kelly Lynch, Lauren Hutton, Michael Madsen, David James Elliott, Michael Ironside, Parker Stevenson, Alan Thicke and Gregg Henry
The Hitchhiker, Vol. 2
by Mike Hodges
from Hbo Home Video
Page Fletcher is "The Hitchhiker" walking a lonely road where darkness is always by his side and terror lurks around every turn. Pick him up if you dare. He will guide you to your destination where the good are spared and the wicked are damned.Running Time: 300 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 026359258121 Manufacturer No: 92581
Bullet to Beijing
by George Mihalka
from Greatest Sports Legends
Poor cold war spy Harry Palmer. After 20 years in exile, he's been resurrected in a lackluster Showtime cable movie. Michael Caine, as brittle and droll as ever, is the main reason to see this fourth flick based on Len Deighton's hapless, and now forcibly retired, secret agent. Harry's been made redundant, and is none too happy about it. When a freelance job falls in his lap, he gratefully accepts the work. The assignment involves a Russian millionaire, nuclear weapons, nasty North Koreans, and a fairly exciting train ride. There are a few decent gags about the spy business, and Jason Connery (Sean's son) shows some merit, but the overly complicated plot is cliché and lacks finesse. If you want to see Caine at his finest, check out The Ipcress File, the first and most exciting of the Harry Palmer espionage thrillers. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Cruel and Unusual
by George Mihalka
from Sony Pictures
Pick-up Summer
by George Mihalka
from Platinum Disc
The Hitchhiker - Volumes 1 & 2
by Mike Hodges
from Hbo Home Video
Page Fletcher is "The Hitchhiker" walking a lonely road where terror awaits around every curve. Walk with him and you'll find yourself in some very dark places...places you wouldn't want to visit alone. That's why he's there. That's why he's always there. He won't hold your hand - but he'll make sure the only ones who get hurt are those who deserve to.System Requirements:Running Time: 600 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: NR UPC: 026359862526 Manufacturer No: 98625
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