Directors' Showcase: Take Two: Prince of the City 2-Disc Set, Steelyard Blues, Straight Time, Whose Life Is It Anyway?Debut on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. May 22 from Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. BURBANK, Calif. -- On May 22, Warner Home Video (WHV) will showcase a second group of films honoring the powers behind the camera with first-time DVD releases of Prince of the City 2-Disc Set, Steelyard steelyard: see balance. Blues, Straight Time and Whose Life Is It Anyway? Featured directors are Sidney Lumet, John Badham, Ulu Grosbard, Lee Grant, Daryl Duke and Alan Myerson. The films have all-new transfers and include bonus features such as commentaries, featurettes and vintage interviews. Each title will sell individually for $19.97 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . Prince of the City 2-Disc Set (1981) From Robert Daley's riveting book about New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. police corruption investigations, director/co-writer Sidney Lumet's film portrays a squad that pays a terrible price when one in its ranks does just that. Treat Williams (as Ciello, inspired by real-life undercover narcotics cop Robert Leuci) leads a terrific ensemble cast which includes Jerry Orbach, Bob Balaban and Lindsay Crouse in a standout performance as Leuci's wife. Steelyard Blues (1972) Alan Myerson directs Jane Fonda as Iris, a good-natured hooker whose clientele includes a Who's Who of City Hall. But she's faithful to free-spirited parolee Jesse Veldini (Donald Sutherland), who's itching to resume his career as a demolition derby driver. Veldini's return could ruin the reelection campaign of his ambitious DA brother (Howard Hesseman) -- so steps are taken to make the ex-jailbird toe the line Verb 1. toe the line - do what is expected abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" . Straight Time (1978) Dustin Hoffman plays Max, a freed con trapped by an indifferent criminal system and his self-destructive bent. Before and during production, Hoffman apprenticed himself to Edward Bunker, the ex-con whose book No Beast So Fierce inspired the movie. The resulting experience is intensely real and superbly acted by Hoffman and a terrific ensemble (Theresa Russell, Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American character actor. Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky to Ersel and Sheridan Harry Stanton, who divorced when Stanton was in high school; they later re-married. He had two younger brothers, Archie and Ralph. , Gary Busey, M. Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates). Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) Richard Dreyfuss plays gifted sculptor Ken Harrison -- a hospitalized quadriplegic, jousting with physicians, teasing nurses and striving to persuade hospital authorities and the justice system that he can't be denied one of the few choices he has left. John Badham directs. |
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