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Known for his stylized, true-to-life chronicles of the Japanese yakuza, cult director Kinji Fukasaku (BATTLE ROYALE, TORA! TORA! TORA!) offers a brutal indictment of the soul-numbing yakuza lifestyle in his 1975 classic GRAVEYARD OF HONOR. Following the violent exploits of amoral gangster Rikio Ishikawa (Tetsuya Watari) as he deals in the sordid underworlds of drugs, murder, and prostitution, Fukasaku charts the yakuza's daily brush with dehumanizing criminal activities that inexorably strip him of honor and drive him toward spiritual madness. Remade by bad-boy auteur Takashi Miike in 2002.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 2.35Additional Release Material: Featurette - 1. A PORTRAIT OF RAGE








2. ON SET WITH FUKASAKU Original Theatrical TrailersText/Photo Galleries: Kinji Fukasaku Filmography Liner Notes By Tom Mes
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Shot in stark, grainy black and white, BOLIVIA chronicles two days in the life of Freddy (Freddy Waldo Flores), a Bolivian immigrant in Buenos Aires who works in a job that pays him 15 pesos a day, under the table, as cook in a small, rundown cafi. Ten of those pesos go to make a telephone call to his family back in Bolivia; another peso buys a cup of coffee. At night he endures hassles from the police; by day he must silently suffer the anti-immigrant sentiment of the cafi`s down-and-out Argentine clientele. Director Adrian Caetano drew inspiration from his own experiences as an outcast in Buenos Aires to make this concise low-budget film. His trust in the naturalistic performances of his actors pays off, and the film manages to be stylish, entertaining, and meaningful without resorting to any political or intellectual hand-wringing to make its points. Star Flores is masterful at holding audience attention in a role that allows for minimal dialogue; Rosa Sanchez (in her film debut) is equally captivating as the Paraguayan waitress who becomes his lover.
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Andy and Tomas have earned a reputation abroad as two of the top young publicists to hail from Argentina. They return to Buenos Aires with bloated egos and open an agency of their own. Their good fortune continues as they win a coveted industry award. The celebrated publicists are now ready to throw their first party. Their guest list is full of important media figures and the wealthy elite, but Andy and Tomas also add some spice to the mix inviting prostitutes, a drug kingpin, and a pair of pickpockets. This eclectic mix is unable to be controlled by two moronic undercover cops and the soiree becomes far more than simply good publicity.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen
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A serious collision forces a maverick race car driver competing on the underground circuit to reassess his priorities, including his relationship with his long-suffering girlfriend.DVD Features:Region 0 (All Regions)Keep CaseLetterboxed
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In 1938, in the midst of the Spanish Civil War, Germany invites a group of Spanish filmmakers to Berlin in order to make two film versions of the hit Andalusian musical production The Girl of Your Dreams, one in German and one in Spanish. The German Minister of Propaganda under Hitler welcomes them with open arms, if only to get in the good graces of Spanish leading lady Macarena Granada (Penelope Cruz). Their situation becomes even more uncomfortable when the only Andalusian-looking extras they can find for their film are the prisoners in a neighboring concentration camp. When Macarena befriends a prisoner and attempt to help him escape, the filmmakers find that they may have trouble getting out of Germany alive.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital - SpanishAdditional Release Material: Featurette - 1. Behind the Scenes Trailers OuttakesText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies
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