Blood Memory
A woman finds a link between a present-day murderer and unresolved issues from her own troubled past in this psychological thriller from the author of THE FOOTPRINTS OF GOD. A serial killer who targets white family men over 40 and leaves their bodies covered with human bite marks is prowling the streets of New Orleans. The cops call in Dr. Cat Ferry, an expert forensic odontologist (specialist in human teeth and bites) who with equal expertise hides her alcoholism, her depression, and her affair with a married detective from her colleagues. But the repeated panic attacks she mysteriously suffers during her examinations of the bodies gets her dumped from the case. Hoping to regain some control over her rapidly destabilizing life, Cat goes home to her family's estate in Natchez, Mississippi, where she inadvertently finds evidence that calls into question the accepted explanation for her father's long-unsolved murder--and where traumatic memories resurface.
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Akira Kurosawa's highly acclaimed film, set in feudal Japan, presents an intriguing tale of violent crime in the woods, told from the perspective of four different characters--a bandit (Toshiro Mifune), a woman (Machiko Kyo), her husband (Masayuki Mori), and a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura). Only two things about the incident seem to be clear--the woman was raped and her husband is now dead. However, the other elements radically differ as the four participants and/or witnesses relate their own stories (with the dead man, eerily enough, speaking through a medium). As each account is revealed, what seemed black and white turns to various hues of gray, leading to surprising--and confounding--relevations.A landmark of international cinema, RASHOMON won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, bringing both Kurosawa--and Japanese film in general--to the attention of Western audiences. From the rain-soaked opening sequence to its moving conclusion, the film is a stunning examination of truth and human nature. The entire cast is pitch-perfect, with regular Kurosawa lead actors Mifune and Shimura giving typically outstanding performances. While critics and cinephiles debate over exactly how many masterpieces Kurosawa directed, RASHOMON stands as one of the revered filmmaker's indisputably brilliant motion pictures. In fact, the film's influence is so pervasive that it has inspired everything from a high profile Hollywood remake (THE OUTRAGE starring Paul Newman) to numerous tributes in movies such as COURAGE UNDER FIRE and THE USUAL SUSPECTS.
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The Best Picture of 1931 chronicles one family`s experiences in the restless days of settling the American West. Adapted from Edna Ferber`s sweeping novel, the story tracks the growth of an Oklahoma town and the homesteaders who came there from the 1890s through the 1920s. Remade in 1960.
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An imaginative Disney version of the Robin Hood legend.
Fun and romance abounds as the swashbuckling hero of Sherwood Forest, and his valiant sidekick plot one daring adventure after another to outwit the greedy prince and his partner as they put the tax squeeze on the poor. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song (Love).DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Oo-de-Lally Sing-alongInteractive Trivia GameYe Olden Days Animated FeaturetteDolby Digital 1.0 SoundFrench and Spanish Audio TracksAnamorphic Widescreen
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