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The
Boys of St. Vincent
(1994)
VHS
Based on a true case that scandalized
Canada, this film takes place in two halves. The first, set in the mid-1970s,
deals with a Catholic orphanage, run by Brother Lavin (Henry Czerny), who
doesn't have the boys' best interest at heart. Rather, he uses them to
fuel his own sick sexual desires, becoming a predator in a priest's collar,
making an indelible mark on 10-year-old boys. And he's not the only one
(just the most vicious). Cut to 1990: One of the now-grown boys comes forward
to accuse Lavin and face him in court. But Lavin is now married and the
father of two boys -- and the church continues to deny that any impropriety
occurred. This is strong stuff, with the emotional pain almost harder to
take than the shadowy scenes of sexual abuse--but the latter are upsetting
as well. Originally made for Canadian TV but released in American theaters.
--Marshall Fine |
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| Last
Night (1998) DVD |
| The
Boys (1998) DVD |
| Whiskers
(1997) VHS |
| Screamers
(1996) DVD |
| Screamers
(1996) VHS |
| First
Degree (1995) DVD |
| Outer
Limits, The - Sandkings |
| Exotica
(1994) DVD |
| Johnny
Mnemonic (1995) DVD |
| Snake
Eater (1989) VHS |
| Joshua
Then and Now VHS |
| Videodrome
(1983) DVD |
| Videodrome
(1983) VHS |
| Quest
for Fire (1982) VHS |
| Rubberface
(1981) VHS |
| The
Changeling (1979) VHS |
| Dan
Candy's Law (1973) VHS |
| Curse
of the Lost Gold Mine |
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The
Boys Club (1997) DVD
A trio of 13 year-old boys are
taken hostage when a gun-wielding psycho turns their clubhouse into a prison.
Great movie with true friendship on test and a movie you can relate to.
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The
Sweet Hereafter
(1997)
DVD
A small British Columbia Community
comes to grips with a devastating school bus crash that kills most of the
town's children. A metropolitan attorney (Ian Holm) travels to town where
14 children have been killed to prepare a class-action suit. With sensitivity
and empathy, he approaches relatives with promises that the suit will give
focus and closure to their grief. And as he investigates the circumstances
of the accident, he not only uncovers a few local secrets, but dredges
up some painful pieces of his own past.
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The
Peacekeeper
(1997)
DVD
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Roy Scheider.
An Air Force hero must act fast to stop a rogue ex-marine who is
threatening to nuke Washington if the U.S. President doesn't kill himself
on live TV!
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