Gay Rights is an issue heard around the world, including Cuba. Free Havana paints a vivid picture of what it has been like to be gay in Cuba through the candid stories of six gay and lesbian individuals. From the Batista era to the Revolution to the Mariel Boatlift to present-day Cuba, Free Havana exposes the evolution of gay life from a time when homosexuality was considered a punishable crime to current efforts to promote a greater acceptance of freedom of sexual orientation. Honest in approach and poignant in content, the stories of the six Cubans will inform and inspire as they touch your heart. In 2006, a shorter version of Free Havana became the first documentary of its kind to be screened at Havana s International Festival of New Latin Cinema, a milestone for lgbt cinema given the strict censorship in Cuba.

Gay Rights is an issue heard around the world, including Cuba. Free Havana paints a vivid picture of what it has been like to be gay in Cuba through the candid stories of six gay and lesbian individuals. From the Batista era to the Revolution to the Mariel Boatlift to present-day Cuba, Free Havana exposes the evolution of gay life from a time when homosexuality was considered a punishable crime to current efforts to promote a greater acceptance of freedom of sexual orientation. Honest in approach and poignant in content, the stories of the six Cubans will inform and inspire as they touch your heart. In 2006, a shorter version of Free Havana became the first documentary of its kind to be screened at Havana s International Festival of New Latin Cinema, a milestone for lgbt cinema given the strict censorship in Cuba.

Nathan is convinced his partner Lucia is cheating on him; Lucia is having an affair with Lorenzo, a man half her age; Lorenzo is sleeping with his friend, Tom; Tom is kicked out of home and seduces Walter to get free shelter; Walter is no longer in love with Marilyn; Marilyn cannot accept rejection. Six interconnected people are interviewed about their most intimate secrets and opinions of love for a university research project. Everything is recorded on camera. Suspicion about the research's underlying intentions for the recordings is aroused when one of the lovers commits suicide and Lucia becomes pregnant. With the recordings acting as a catalyst, the lovers question whether the information they first gave freely is now controlling them. Set in Melbourne, Australia, this is writer-director Laurent Boulanger's first feature length film.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Title: LOVERS OF 6 YEARS (DVD) 2009 Starring: Kim Ha neul, Yoon Kye sang, Sin Seong rok, Cha Hyeon jeong DVD Region: Region 0 (Free) Languages: Korean Subtitles: English, Chinese DVD Audio: Dolby Digital Running Time: 110 minutes Format: NTSC (Please ensure your DVD player is compatible) Synopsis Da-jin and Jae-yeong are very much in love and have been for the past six years. Everything about their relationship seems perfect and both of these young lovers have developed blossoming careers in this supportive environment. But, can the relationship continue to survive without change? And if it changes, will it be for the better?

Adapted by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen from their own off-Broadway play, The Exonerated dramatizes the real-life stories of six innocent citizens who spent anywhere from three to 20 years on death row until DNA testing proved that they had all been falsely convicted. Each of the six stories is related in the first person, using free-flowing flashbacks to highlight selected events. Some critics felt that, by using such A-list actors as Susan Sarandon, Aidan Quinn, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, and Delroy Lindo to play the unfairly condemned protagonists, the text of the original play was thrown off balance; this may be the reason why the relatively unknown David Brown Jr., cast as the sixth main character, received some of the best reviews. In the tradition of Schindler's List, the actual people whose experiences are enacted in the film show up on camera for the final scene. Directed by veteran Broadway and Hollywood actor Bob Balaban (Seinfeld, A Mighty Wind), The Exonerated was produced for the Court TV cable channel, and was first broadcast on January 27, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Amlie Poulain Audrey Tautou is a young woman who glides through the streets of Paris as quietly as a mouse. With wide eyes and a tiny grin she sees the world in a magical light discovering minor miracles every day. A shy and reserved person whose favorite moments are spent alone skimming stones into the water Amlie was raised by a pair of eccentrics who falsely diagnosed her with a heart problem at the age of six and so limited her exposure to the outside world. Now a free and independent woman Amlie wears a bob that curls in every direction and dresses in red. With a job in a caf and an aptitude for spying on her neighbors Amlie entertains herself by enacting a series of homemade kindhearted practical jokes. She returns a long-forgotten box of childhood knickknacks to its proper owner she sends her father's garden troll on a trip around the world and she creates a love connection at the caf between the hypochondriac druggist and a beer-drinking old grouch. But when the day is done Amlie finds one stone unturned and decides to work her magic on the quirky object of her affections Nino Quincampoix Matthieu Kassovitz whom she has never met. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet who codirected DELICATESSEN and THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN with Marc Caro presents AMLIE an aesthetically gorgeous and inventive film. The rich glowing color scheme is offset by flashbacks in black and white archival footage that give short biographies of each character. A soft-spoken narrator guides viewers through this enlightening fairy tale which sometimes speeds through the streets and other times drifts in slow motion. AMLIE is humorous questioning and strange and it will change the lives of all who watch it if only for a short while after leaving Amlie's world.

A tall tale turns out to have long-term consequences in this dark comedy-drama. Lonnie (Joshua Leonard) used to dream of being a musician, but reality stepped in and now he's working a dreary day job and married to Clover (Jess Weixler), who is finishing her law degree. Lonnie and Clover are also the parents of a six-month-old daughter, and between work, school and looking after the baby, their free time has all but disappeared, which means Lonnie never gets to jam with his loser buddy Tank (Mark Webber). One day, Lonnie decides he just can't bear another day at work so he tells his boss that the baby is sick and he can't come in. Lonnie enjoys his day off so much that he chooses to skip work again the next morning, but this time his excuse ups the ante and leads him down a path that he won't be able to easily explain to his employers, his co-workers or Clover. Adapted from a story by T.C. Boyle, THE LIE was the first feature film from director Joshua Leonard, who also plays Lonnie. The film received its worl

Inspired by real events, writer/director Larysa Kondracki's intense docudrama tells the tale of an American policewoman who uncovers evidence of human trafficking while assisting a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Nebraska cop Kathy Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) is caught in the middle of a vicious custody battle with her ex-husband when she seizes the opportunity to make a quick 100,000 dollars tax-free by spending six months in Bosnia as a U.N. peacekeeper. Shortly after Kathy arrives in Bosnia, Human Rights Commission head Madeleine Rees (Vanessa Redgrave) promotes her to the U.N.'s Gender Office, where she begins studying sexual-assault cases. But when Kathy discovers that her fellow peacekeepers are involved in a human-trafficking ring, the ensuing controversy makes her the target of some very powerful -- and incredibly ruthless -- people.

This video is volume 4 of the six-part DVD 20th Anniversary Series which also includes: The Fundamental Purpose of Existence, The Commitment to Real-God-Realization, The Great Secret, The Process of Spiritual Transmission, and The Lesson of Life. This series is a collection of excerpts from question-and-answer occasions with Avatar Adi Da Samraj that took place between 1988 and 1991. The series was originally released in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Avatar Adi Da's Teaching-Work, which began in 1972. Avatar Adi Da speaks of the practices and disciplines of the Way of Adidam. To be effective, these disciplines are done in direct, devotional response to the Guru, and not as a part of a search for self-improvement.Transcendental spiritual life is the great process of human transformation and realization. It has real requirements. And there are many pitfalls for aspiring practitioners. How is this process effectively engaged so that free and consistent growth is assured? In this talk from 1988 given at the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary in northern California, Avatar Adi Da Samraj describes the foundation of true spiritual life and how to effectively engage the disciplines of the Guru-devotee relationship.Being undisciplined is another way of seeking to be in control. After all, when you abandon discipline, you do something undisciplined. And why do you do it? Because you want to feel good-right? You want to be in control of feeling good. You want to be able to deliberately, intentionally, by some act in the body-mind, feel good right then. So being undisciplined is an effort to be in control. But That which makes life intelligible and auspicious ultimately has to do not with relinquishment of discipline, but with the relinquishment of control. --Avatar Adi Da Samraj

Deborah Peagler was just fifteen years old when she met Oliver Wilson, a charming man several years her senior. They began dating, and Peagler learned that Wilson was a pimp when he asked her to turn tricks for him. When she said no, he responded with violence, and thus began an ugly and abusive relationship that went on for years. After Peagler learned that Wilson had molested their six-year-old daughter, she turned to two men she knew in hopes they would help free her from Wilson. However, their confrontation turned violent and Wilson ended up dead. Peagler was charged with first-degree murder for her role in Wilson's death, even though she only witnessed the beating and the killing was not premeditated; incorrectly told she was facing the death penalty, Peagler pled guilty on the advice on a public defender who never asked her about the abuse that led to the crime. Peagler was sentenced to twenty-five years to life, but in 2000, after seventeen years behind bars, California passed a law that offered consideration in cases of battered women who killed their abusers. The law would seem tailor-made for a case like Peagler's, but when a pair of attorneys volunteered to take on her case, they were soon trapped in a labyrinth of broken promises, legal double-talk and official corruption as they dealt with the California court system and the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. Filmmaker Yoav Potash chronicles the true story of Deborah Peagler and the battle to win her freedom in the documentary Crime After Crime. The film received its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, several months prior to its television debut on Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable network. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

GAMMERA THE INVINCIBLE! After a nuclear blast over the Artic awakens Gammera from his million-year hibernation, the giant prehistoric turtle rampages towards Japan on a path of destruction! Can anyone stop this fire-breathing flying monster? WAR OF THE MONSTERS Gammera battles for the fate of Japan with the powerful Barugon, a huge lizard-like monster that can freeze foes with its long tongue or disintegrate them with its devastating rainbow ray! RETURN OF THE GIANT MONSTERS A reign of terror is unleashed after a volcanic eruption frees Gyaos, a giant vampire-like bat that can shoot laser beams from his mouth and a fireretardant fog from his chest! Can Gamera stop this nocturnal beast s insatiable lust for blood? DESTROY ALL PLANETS Wickedly cunning aliens from planet Viras attempt to conquer Earth! When Gamera destroys their spacecraft the invaders merge into one massive squidlike monster with a sharp spear-like head and six powerful tentacles. Can the giant flying turtle defend Earth against this superior intelligent fiend? ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS Two school kids are lured into a flying saucer and whisked off to planet Terra, guarded by the knife-headed monster, Guiron! Can Gamera rescue the boys before a pair of space chicks feast on their brains and breed an army of Earth Invaders? GAMERA VS. MONSTER X Has Gamera finally met his match when archaeologists accidentally release Jiger from her island tomb? This ancient devil-beast can split a flesh-stripping laser beam from her mouth and inject parasitic larva into her victims from a stinger on her tail! Bonus Feature: The Monster Files: the origins of Gamera and the monsters he battles are explained!

This drama examines the personal, political, and racial dilemmas facing a group of college freshmen as they begin their first semester at Columbus University. Malik (Omar Epps) is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge (Ice Cube), a professional student who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America, while Professor Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), a black man who teaches political science, firmly tells Malik that he will not be graded on a different standard either because of his race or his ability to run quickly. With Deja (Tyra Banks), Malik finds a girlfriend, a tutor, and a training partner all rolled into one. Meanwhile, Kristen (Kristy Swanson), a somewhat naive young woman from California, meets a boy named Billy (Jay R. Ferguson) after both have had too much to drink at a beer blast; Kristen soon becomes a victim of date rape and becomes involved with a campus feminist group to deal with the painful experience. While working with the women's group, Kristen gets to know Taryn (Jennifer Connelly), a strong but understanding woman who is also a lesbian, and she finds herself becoming attracted to her. And Remy (Michael Rappaport) is a confused young man from the Midwest who feels lost in the multi-cultural atmosphere of Columbus. He is approached by Scott (Cole Hauser), a member of a group of racist skinheads, who believe that Remy is a perfect candidate to help carry out his group's violent goals. Keep an eye peeled for Gwyneth Paltrow, who has a bit part as a student; rap stars Busta Rhymes, D-Knowledge and Mista Grimm also appear in supporting roles. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

This video is volume 4 of the six-part DVD 20th Anniversary Series which also includes: The Fundamental Purpose of Existence, The Commitment to Real-God-Realization, The Great Secret, The Process of Spiritual Transmission, and The Lesson of Life. This series is a collection of excerpts from question-and-answer occasions with Avatar Adi Da Samraj that took place between 1988 and 1991. The series was originally released in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Avatar Adi Da's Teaching-Work, which began in 1972. Avatar Adi Da speaks of the practices and disciplines of the Way of Adidam. To be effective, these disciplines are done in direct, devotional response to the Guru, and not as a part of a search for self-improvement.Transcendental spiritual life is the great process of human transformation and realization. It has real requirements. And there are many pitfalls for aspiring practitioners. How is this process effectively engaged so that free and consistent growth is assured? In this talk from 1988 given at the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary in northern California, Avatar Adi Da Samraj describes the foundation of true spiritual life and how to effectively engage the disciplines of the Guru-devotee relationship.Being undisciplined is another way of seeking to be in control. After all, when you abandon discipline, you do something undisciplined. And why do you do it? Because you want to feel good-right? You want to be in control of feeling good. You want to be able to deliberately, intentionally, by some act in the body-mind, feel good right then. So being undisciplined is an effort to be in control. But That which makes life intelligible and auspicious ultimately has to do not with relinquishment of discipline, but with the relinquishment of control. --Avatar Adi Da Samraj

Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) is a young woman who glides through the streets of Paris as quietly as a mouse. With wide eyes and a tiny grin, she sees the world in a magical light, discovering minor miracles every day. A shy and reserved person whose favorite moments are spent alone skimming stones into the water, Amélie was raised by a pair of eccentrics who falsely diagnosed her with a heart problem at the age of six and so limited her exposure to the outside world. Now a free and independent woman, Amélie wears a bob that curls in every direction and dresses in red. With a job in a café and an aptitude for spying on her neighbors, Amélie entertains herself by enacting a series of homemade, kindhearted practical jokes. She returns a long-forgotten box of childhood knickknacks to its proper owner, she sends her father's garden troll on a trip around the world, and she creates a love connection at the café between the hypochondriac druggist and a beer-drinking old grouch. But when the day is done, Amélie fin

Synopsis Police know very well Ha is behind the crime syndicate smuggling and trafficking in drugs. Police also know Ha keeps every detail of his criminal transactions in a book which is kept by his mistress. Plainclothesmen Beethoven and Achioo are ordered to investigate and crack Ha's crime empire. They get around to the mistress's hideout but find she is dead, plus that they eliminate all fingerprints by six-thumbing around. Luckily, they are helped along by beautiful woman Inspector Anna, who has a secret crush on Achioo. Finally the two make their arrests and become instant heroes.

Learning spoken Japanese? Try your listening skills on a real-life challenge. Here are six unscripted, spontaneous conversations in everyday settings, recorded during the filming of MPG's acclaimed documentary Can't Go Native? Listening skill starts once you can understand spoken words. Mastery begins when you can supply the words you were not able to hear clearly in the clatter of normal background noise. Each conversation is given first in Japanese only, then repeated with English subtitles.A teachers guide, with transcripts, is available for free downloading from the project website www.cantgonative.com. From the website you may order DVD copies of the Can't Go Native? program, with a bonus chapter on how the musical score was created. A second DVD, More About Mizusawa offers five additional chapters that expand the panorama of Mizusawa life by taking up topics including local history, everyday Buddhism, and the samurai heritage.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

A tall tale turns out to have long-term consequences in this dark comedy-drama. Lonnie (Joshua Leonard) used to dream of being a musician, but reality stepped in and now he's working a dreary day job and married to Clover (Jess Weixler), who is finishing her law degree. Lonnie and Clover are also the parents of a six-month-old daughter, and between work, school and looking after the baby, their free time has all but disappeared, which means Lonnie never gets to jam with his loser buddy Tank (Mark Webber). One day, Lonnie decides he just can't bear another day at work so he tells his boss that the baby is sick and he can't come in. Lonnie enjoys his day off so much that he chooses to skip work again the next morning, but this time his excuse ups the ante and leads him down a path that he won't be able to easily explain to his employers, his co-workers or Clover. Adapted from a story by T.C. Boyle, The Lie was the first feature film from director Joshua Leonard, who also plays Lonnie. The film received its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi