Wayne Mariah

Rudy - The Rudy Giuliani Story
$12.98
I recall meeting Rudy Giuliani at a book signing. The bookstore employees warned us several times that Giuliani will be unable to speak with us or personalize the signatures because the turnout was much greater than expected. When we got there, he very pleasantly asked us how we were, what our names were, gave us a personalized signature and wished us a good day. He struck me as someone who, generally, would be a decent person to work with. I realize he is a politician and politicians know its wise to be pleasant in public, but this side of Giuliani was missing from this documentary. The Giuliani of this documentary is an egomaniac who's abrasive 100% of the time. This documentary definitely gives you the feeling that you have to be obnoxious to get ahead.The flashbacks between September 11 and the chronological depiction of his life were done unskillfully, at best.Among the "special features" is a documentary on September 11 from the perspective of the photographers that was created with much more skill.I can imagine some reasons to buy this DVD, certainly for a school library or as audiovisual material for a current events class. May be worth watching once. However, I doubt anyone would watch this more than once.

Hotel for Dogs

this show is a cute teener-type show:definitely one for the kids.there are a lot of well trained dogs(for those of us who love dogs,a plus).the actors do a credible job with a weak script,the old hotel ,however,steals the show.that's not easy with cute kids and dogs!

Parents
$9.99
This is a unique film. Not everyone is going to appreciate it, but there really are few films like it. It is one of those movies that fail with mainstream audiences when they first hit theaters only to finally gain some recognition many years later.

What I really liked about it was the ambiguity of the subject matter. Though it seems that the parents are indeed cannibals, because much of the film is from the point of view of a young boy with an over active imagination, that point is never entirely settled (at least in my mind). This aspect also explains the slightly hallucinatory feel of the picture.

And while the film truly captures what it is like to be suspicious of, and confused by, the adult world, really it works best as as an allegory for a young vegetarian who is repulsed by meat and can't understand why his parents insist on feeding it to him. This is particularly obvious when you pay attention to how vegetables are inserted into the film and the role (or lack thereof) that they play.

I eat meat, but I know people who grew up repulsed by meat. By associating animal meat with human, it puts you in the shoes of a child who feels that repulsion....and makes you take a second glance at the roast beef sandwich on your kitchen table.