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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) [VHS]

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas , Jessica Biel , Adam LaVorgna , Gary Cole , Eve Gordon
Director: Arlene Sanford
Jonathan Taylor Thomas stars as Jake, a shallow huckster attending college in Los Angeles who finds troubles aplenty and, eventually, redemption on a road trip home in this youth-oriented Christmas vehicle. The action begins with Jake dumped in the desert dressed in full Kris Kringle regalia as payback for a scheme gone wrong, making Taylor Thomas the second Home Improvement cast member to don a Santa suit for film. (The first, of course, was his TV dad Tim Allen in The Santa Clause, for those of you who snoozed through recent Christmases.) With Jake stuck in the dunes, his stranded girlfriend (Jessica Biel from TV's Seventh Heaven) accepts a ride from his rival and thus begin the cross-country shenanigans that lead to a Christmas sleigh ride in their shared New York hometown. Look for Gary Cole (a.k.a. Mike Brady in the movie version of The Brady Bunch) playing another wise father. Although it may be hard for adults to buy the diminutive Taylor Thomas as a college student (and what's with the high school lockers at the so-called college?), Taylor Thomas and Biel have plenty of swoon appeal for young fans 10 and up. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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The Mambo Kings [VHS]

The Mambo Kings [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Armand Assante , Antonio Banderas , Cathy Moriarty , Maruschka Detmers , Pablo Calogero
Director: Arne Glimcher
This period drama is hot, hot, hot. Stylish and sexy, it is adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, by Oscar Hijuelos, the story of two brothers who flee from Cuba in the early 1950s, heading for New York. Hoping to make a name for themselves as famous musicians, the duo face hardships and painful discoveries along the way. Armand Assante is the older of the two, with a smoldering Antonio Banderas as his younger, more impetuous brother. (In his first English-speaking role, Banderas delivered all of his lines phonetically.) The pulsating, sweaty energy of the first half of the film is not sustained throughout. Partly this is because a movie about the rise and fall of minor celebrities has been done to death. Even when the action slows down, however, the story does not bore. There is too much sensuality and vitality exuded by both Assante and Banderas. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Salsa [VHS]

Salsa [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Robby Rosa , Rodney Harvey , Magali Alvarado , Miranda Garrison , Moon Orona
Director: Boaz Davidson

List Price: $14.95
The Perez Family [VHS]

The Perez Family [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Marisa Tomei , Anjelica Huston , Alfred Molina , Chazz Palminteri , Trini Alvarado
Director: Mira Nair
Marisa Tomei releases her inner spitfire in The Perez Family. Dottie Perez (Tomei) comes to the U.S. from Cuba, along with a mixed lot of criminals, lunatics, and political prisoners--including Juan Perez (Alfred Molina), who hopes to be reunited with his wife after 20 years. To work around the bureaucratic politics of the refugee camps, Dottie persuades Juan to pretend that they're married, and drafts a few other Perezes to create a family. Meanwhile, Juan's wife Carmella believes that Juan never arrived and is finally letting go of his memory, helped by the attentions of a Miami police detective (Chazz Palmintieri). Tomei's sexy passion sometimes spills over into silliness and the story unfolds erratically, but the examination of how love grows and how love fades is sincere and affecting. The actors are charismatic, the music's fantastic, and Tomei wears many skimpy outfits. Directed by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). --Bret Fetzer
The Golden Age of Salsa Music with Larry Harlow [VHS]

The Golden Age of Salsa Music with Larry Harlow [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Ismael Miranda , Larry Harlow , Fania All-Stars , Celia Cruz , Santos Colon
Director: Ismael Miranda

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Mambo Kings [VHS]

Mambo Kings [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Armand Assante , Antonio Banderas , Cathy Moriarty , Maruschka Detmers , Pablo Calogero
Director: Arne Glimcher
This period drama is hot, hot, hot. Stylish and sexy, it is adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, by Oscar Hijuelos, the story of two brothers who flee from Cuba in the early 1950s, heading for New York. Hoping to make a name for themselves as famous musicians, the duo face hardships and painful discoveries along the way. Armand Assante is the older of the two, with a smoldering Antonio Banderas as his younger, more impetuous brother. (In his first English-speaking role, Banderas delivered all of his lines phonetically.) The pulsating, sweaty energy of the first half of the film is not sustained throughout. Partly this is because a movie about the rise and fall of minor celebrities has been done to death. Even when the action slows down, however, the story does not bore. There is too much sensuality and vitality exuded by both Assante and Banderas. --Rochelle O'Gorman
List Price: $4.98 Our Price: $3.88
Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa [VHS]

Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa [VHS]

Rated: Unrated
Staring: Celia Cruz , Isidro Infante , India , Pedro Knight , Johnny Pacheco
Director: Jay Whitsett
SALSA! It's hot! If you love Latino music you're going to love the sounds of the "Royal Family of Salsa" - The Queen, Celia Cruz, the King of Timbales, Tito Puente and the new Princess of Salsa, La India. Get into this sizzling, sexy beat as these smashing artists heat up your evening with classic Caribbean music and new Salsa rhythms. Move and groove to a little Merengue, too, as you witness a colorful performance that includes such songs as Mi Vida es Cantar, Carnival, Babalu Medley, Quimbara and many others.
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Latino Session [VHS]

Latino Session [VHS]

Staring: Celia Cruz , Poncho Sanchez , Jerry Garcia , Carlos Santana , Ruben Blades

List Price: $14.98
Salsa (1988) [VHS]

Salsa (1988) [VHS]

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Staring: Robby Rosa , Rodney Harvey , Magali Alvarado , Miranda Garrison , Moon Orona
Director: Boaz Davidson

List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $14.99
Mambo Kings [VHS]

Mambo Kings [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Armand Assante , Antonio Banderas , Cathy Moriarty , Maruschka Detmers , Pablo Calogero
Director: Arne Glimcher
This period drama is hot, hot, hot. Stylish and sexy, it is adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, by Oscar Hijuelos, the story of two brothers who flee from Cuba in the early 1950s, heading for New York. Hoping to make a name for themselves as famous musicians, the duo face hardships and painful discoveries along the way. Armand Assante is the older of the two, with a smoldering Antonio Banderas as his younger, more impetuous brother. (In his first English-speaking role, Banderas delivered all of his lines phonetically.) The pulsating, sweaty energy of the first half of the film is not sustained throughout. Partly this is because a movie about the rise and fall of minor celebrities has been done to death. Even when the action slows down, however, the story does not bore. There is too much sensuality and vitality exuded by both Assante and Banderas. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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