Topic: Another DVD Care Package?

[Achim]

Wow, that is quite some tough riddles right there

[Tom]

"one is a rom-com made from a play and stars the original cast"
- if you added two words onto the title, you'd get the title of a book by H. G. Wells

"The Shape of Things". The H.G. Wells novel would be "The Shape of Things to Come".

[addicted2dvd]

Thank You Tom... Sending in the guess now.

[addicted2dvd]

Clue:
"one is a rom-com made from a play and stars the original cast"
- if you added two words onto the title, you'd get the title of a book by H. G. Wells

Answer:

The Shape of Things Writer/director Neil LaBute ('Possession, Your Friends & Neighbors') has created another boldly original movie that is as fascinating as it is unsettling. When nerdy Adam (Paul Rudd), meets Evelyn, (Rachel Weisz) a sexy and confrontational art student, his predictable life seems to change overnight. But when Adam's brash best friend Phil (Fred Weller) and his fiancée Jenny (Gretchen Mol) meet Evelyn, the sparks begin to fly. Phil doesn't like the new Adam, while Jenny seems a little too interested in Adam's new look. Soon everyone is caught in a circle of passion, temptation and betrayal that is oddly funny and totally unexpected.

[addicted2dvd]

I now know everything coming in this package.... in a large part thanks to a few friends here and at Invelos that helped with the clues!

I am also getting....

	Trading Spaces: They Hated It! Watch the calamity unfold as designers clash with carpenters, teams pursue their own agendas and homeowners deal with disappointment. Plus, learn how-to (and how-not-to) do some designing of your own. In the first episode, romance and warmth are on the minds of two Maryland couples. But will designer Doug Wilson's "Strip Stripe” bedroom and designer Genevieve Gorder's romantic Asian theme put them in the mood for love, or leave them feeling cold?Then in Seattle, nothing seems to be going right for designers Laurie Smith and Vern Yip. Laurie's team is convinced she's chosen the wrong colors, Vern catches carpenter Ty Pennington sleeping on the job, and homeowners see red when their bedroom doesn't turn out the way they had hoped.
	One Man's Hero "Beautifully photographed" ('Boxoffice'), this "intriguing film" ('The Hollywood Reporter') tells the powerful true tale of the Saint Patrick Battalion, a group of soldiers enlisted from Ireland to fight a brutal war between the U.S. and Mexico. Solid performances from Tom Berenger ('Platoon'), Joaquim De Almeida ('Clear and Present Danger') and Patrick Bergin ('Sleeping with the Enemy'), drive home this film's universal story about standing up for one's beliefs in the face of adversity. When a small group of Irish soldiers - fighting for the U.S. during the Mexican-American War - are treated harshly for their religious convictions, fellow compatriot and career soldier Sergeant John Riley (Berenger) takes up their cause and leads them in a desperate escape across the border into the enemy territory of Mexico. Now, they must convince a Mexican rebel leader (De Almeida) to let them fight against the U.S. so they can protect their beliefs... and save their own lives from the punishment for treason!
	Love Lies Bleeding Money changes everything, at least that's what Duke and Amber would like to believe - especially after Duke, a hapless Iraq War vet (Brian Geraghty - I Know Who Killed Me), stumbles onto a drug deal turned deadly and finds a duffel bag stuffed with dirty money.  After stopping for a quickie wedding, Duke abd Amber (Jenna Dewan - Take The Lead) hit the road to start the life they've always dreamed about.  The dream quickly turns into a nightmare when Polen (Christian Slater - Bobby), a corrupt DEA agent, comes to reclaim what he believes is rightfully his.  The chase begins with non-stop, hair-raising action as Duke and Amber are forced to outwit the increacingly crazed Pollen - and fight for their very lives.

That means... in all... this package contains:
1. Bloodthirsty Butchers/The Rats are  Coming! The Werewolves are Here!
2. Benji: The Ultimate 4-Movie Collection
3. 50 Sinister Crime Classics
4. Sci-Fi Serials
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
6. Pan's Labyrinth
7. Bite the Bullet
8. Margot at the Wedding
9. Leon
10. Abraxas
11. Megafault
12. Sunshine
13. Death Note I
14. Death Note II
15. Roy Rogers: Under California Stars & My Pal Trigger
16. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
17. Hottest State
18. Dragon Wars
19. One Man's Hero
20. Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
21. Trailer Park of Terror
22. The Shape of Things
23. Trading Spaces: They Hated It!
24. Love Lies Bleeding
25. All-Star Superman

It shipped out yesterday... they told my friend should be here on Thursday. Though I expect it a little sooner then that. Everything they sent me before got here in only 2 days. But they could have went with a slower shipping this time.

[addicted2dvd]

I just found out about a few more titles my friend will be sending me. 

	The Apprentice: The Complete First Season You're Fired! You haven't seen 'The Apprentice' until you see it on DVD! Donald Trump, one of America's most successful businessmen, teams up with Executive Producer Mark Burnett ('Survivor') to create a thrilling, no holds barred game where the ultimate prize is the dream job of a lifetime. Now experience the phenomenon like never before with all the best moments you didn't see on TV, including an exclusive sneak peak at 'The Apprentice 2'!
	El Chupacabra After his capture in the wilderness, the legendary, bloodthirsty creature "Chupacabra" escapes into the city creating mayhem and panic. As they pursue the deadly beast, an animal control officer (Eric Alegria) and scientist (Elina Madison) realize that a vigilante with his own suspicious motive is also tracking the elusive killer for a mysterious research facility run by the diabolical Dr. Goodspped (Anthony "Treach" Criss).
	Campfire Stories Two teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car trouble (Jamie-Lynn Sigler - The Sopranos). Their search for help leads them deep into the woods getting more and more lost with every step they take. Then their luck changes when they come across a Forest Ranger. But does their luck change for the better? Ranger Bill (David Johhansen - Buster Poindexter, Oz) has something special in store for the troubled teens - Campfire Stories. They gather round the fire and listen. Insane doctors, Indian ghosts, bad drugs, a deranged handyman with shiny new shears. And what would a campfire story be without a game of Truth or Dare? All that and more awaits anyone brave enough to stay until sunrise...if you live that long!

[Jimmy]

Donald Trump, one of America's most successful businessmen

He just did two bankruptcies with casinos... How bad bussinessman you have to be to do so? A casino is a money printing machine

[addicted2dvd]

  No idea Jimmy.... no idea!

[Dragonfire]

Donald Trump, one of America's most successful businessmen

He just did two bankruptcies with casinos... How bad bussinessman you have to be to do so? A casino is a money printing machine

That has made me wonder too.  How the heck can you go bankrupt with a casino?  And he wants control of the country.  *Shudder*

[Blair]

Smaller casinos (and even some larger ones) are being bought out more regularly in the last 10 years for just that reason: they aren't making nearly what they used to.

Yes, you'd think your general casino would be making a killing, but the more casinos, the wider the money spent is being spread. The smaller ones in some places like Las Vegas have issues because it's primarily locals that go to the casinos that are not on The Strip, and locals aren't spending as much. There are also some huge casinos who make as much as 5%-15% of their yearly profit just from super-high rollers who see nothing wrong with losing $1,000,000 on a single throw of the dice. If they stop coming, that's a huge bite out of the apple. Two different casinos have been in planning/production on the Gulf Coast (which used to be the second largest gambling area in the world before Hurricane Katrina) but have halted due to loss of funding.

And, of course, there are other factors. One may make $1,000,000 a month (just an example) but may also have a $300,000 light bill... then add general electricity for machines, cost of wages, etc. Sure that can still leave a huge chunk for profit (in the eyes of something not in the business), but the point is that it's not all profit nor a guarantee that just because you open a casino (or keep one open) that it will stay in business.

[Jimmy]

Sorry but even the small one like the one we have here in La Malbaie is a money printing machine for the Provincial governement (I don't talk about the one at Montreal who is an huge one). Owning a casino and loosing money with it make the owner a loosy bussinessman (whatever it is in Vegas, Monaco, Montreal, an Indian reservation or Atlantic City), the money cost to make it works isn't relevent. A good bussinessman even a not so good one know that you must make more money than what you spend...

[addicted2dvd]

A few more horror movies coming in the next package...

	The Ghost Of Spoon River Based on the international best seller, "The Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters, The Ghost Of Spoon River is an intriguing tale of murder, paranoia and fear set against the backdrop of seemingly quiet-dead quiet Spoon River.  Farmer Jesse Henson (Brian McNamara) is drawn into a harrowing trap after he becomes the FBI's prime suspect in the heinous murder of a local game warden.  Enter his sister-in-law Emma (Lauren Sinclair), a resourceful big city attorney, who returns to defend him despite a flood of painful memories and brutal interrogation.  But when the murders increase, Emma is unwillingly lead down a twisting path of dark secrets that ultimately lead to the explosive truth.  Just how far must a woman go to seek justice?  The answer will keep you on the edge of your seat until its explosive finale.
	From the Grave When Emma catches her husband, Martin, with another woman, she files for divorce. As she begins her new life, Martin stalks her, his anger turning to madness when she looks to their friend John for comfort. After a brutal fight with John, Martin is killed in a car crash as he races away from the scene. But now Emma’s true nightmare begins as the ghost of her dead husband haunts her from the grave.
	Frightmare Hide And Shriek… A group of Sugar hill high school seniors put on a haunted house to raise money for their senior trip. But when a young girl is savagely murdered and two more teenagers are brutally killed, the hunt is on for a deadly serial killer and the haunted house is shut down. The only lead police have is that this may be the work of the gruesome "Conscience Killer." Now, the lives of all the students are in grave danger, and no one ever knows where the killer may be lurking.

[addicted2dvd]

I just found out I will be getting the following...

	Personal Velocity Three very different women. One daring leap of faith. Kyra Sedgwick (Something to Talk About), Parker Posey (Best in Show) and Fairuza Balk (Almost Famous) star in this "completely compelling" (The Hollywood Reporter) drama about three women who set out to change their lives. Winner of the 2002 Sundance Festival’s Grand Jury Prize, this passionate, poignant and bracing film delivers "a muscular punch" (Screen International)! Delia (Sedgwick) escapes from an abusive husband. Greta (Posey) risks everything for a new career. And Paula (Balk) takes flight after a tragic accident. These women must overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles that confine them. But are they really on their way to new lives - or are they just making new versions of old mistakes?
	Happy Endings 'Happy Endings' weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
	Man About Town With a marriage in shambles and a shaky client roster, slick Hollywood agent Jack Giamoro has lost his killer instinct. To make matters worse, his personal journal has been stolen by a reporter threatening to write a career-ending exposé. Now with everything on the line, Jack is forced to take a hard look at himself and step up to close the deal on what's most important in his life—after he decides exactly what it is...
	Maniac Cop Maniac Cop is an action-suspense thriller about a series of brutal mutilation murders that terrorize New York City. Chaos reigns as armed and scared citizens slaughter innocent policemen after it is revealed that the blood thirsty killer on the loose...is a cop! Police officer Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) is arrested as a convenient sacrifice to the public, but his incarceration is based on extremely flimsy evidence. Jacks adoring mistress, Teresa Mallory (Laurie Landon), a beautiful undercover policewoman, tries frantically to prove his innocence...
	Billy the Kid Billy the Kid in Fugitive of the Plains Hoping to expose an imposter and clear his name, Billy and his part­ner Fuzzy Jones join up with the band of outlaws committing the crimes in order to expose them from within. Star: Buster Crabbe (1943) B&W 49 Minutes Unrated Billy the Kid in Texas Billy the Kid arrives in a small Texas town to look up his friend Fuzzy and finds the town in chaos, so he takes on the job of sheriff to clean things up. Star: Bob Steele (1940) B&W 52 Minutes Unrated Billy the Kid Trapped Outlaw gang leader Stanton stages a jailbreak for Billy the Kid and his sidekicks Fuzzy and Jeff in order to frame them for a planned crime spree. Star: Buster Crabbe (1942) B&W 59 Minutes Unrated Billy the Kid Wanted Billy the Kid, Fuzzy and Jeff find themselves In Paradise Valley, . where a pair of unscrupulous land developers is cheating the local homesteaders of their property. Star: Buster Crabbe (1941) B&W 63 Minutes Unrated Billy the Kid's Gun Justice Billy the Kid and his pals stumble across a water rights squabble be­tween some recent homesteaders and the crooked man who sold them their land. Star: Bob Steele (1940) B&W 57 Minutes Unrated Billy the Kid's Range War Billy the Kid and his pal Fuzzy discover a criminal Is attempting to prevent the completion of a stagecoach road being built by a female stage line operator. Star: Bob Steele (1941) B&W 57 Minutes Unrated Blazing Frontier    Billy the Kid and Fuzzy Jones are called In by a rancher to help with a situation between the local ranchers and the railroad detectives. Star: Buster Crabbe (1943) B&W 59 Minutes Unrated Cattle Stampede Our heroes, Billy the Kid and Fuzzy Jones, find themselves In the middle of a range war when they try to help a rancher drive his cattle to a rail junction. Star: Buster Crabbe (1943) B&W 58 Minutes Unrated Devil Riders Billy and Fuzzy find a stage company is being forced out of business due to the robberies of their coaches on Pony Express runs. Star: Buster Crabbe (1943) B&W 57 Minutes Unrated Frontier Outlaws Billy the Kid and his pal Fuzzy are searching for rustlers when Billy is forced to kill a man in a gun fight, forcing him to take sides in a and dispute. Star: Buster Crabbe (1944) B&W 58 Minutes Unrated Gangster's Den Billy the Kid and Fuzzy are partners in a gold mine and Fuzzy uses the proceeds from the mine to buy a saloon, which puts them at odds with a man behind the recent attacks on a local ranch. Star: Buster Crabbe (1945) B&W 55 Minutes Unrated His Brother's Ghost When crooks kill Fuzzy's brother Andy, Billy decides to enlist Fuzzy as the ghost of his brother in order to frighten the bandits off. Star: Buster Crabbe (1945) B&W 53 Minutes Unrated The Kid Rides Again Escaping jail and meeting up with his pal Fuzzy, Billy sets off to track down the men responsible for framing him for a train robbery. Star: Buster Crabbe (1943) B&W 55 Minutes Unrated Oath of Vengeance Billy the Kid's pal Fuzzy opens a general store but finds times are tough when the customers are buying on credit due to a range war between ranchers and homesteaders. Star: Buster Crabbe (1944) B&W 57 Minutes Unrated Panhandle Trail While on the run from the Marshal, Billy the Kid and Fuzzy Jones stumble into a ghost town, where a brother and sister are searching for their missing prospector father who was mining the town. Star: Buster Crabbe (1942) B&W 57 Minutes Unrated Rustler's Hideout Billy the Kid and his partner Fuzzy are helping their friend Dave Crockett drive his cattle to market so Dave can pay off his bank note, when some ne'er-do-wells set sights on his ranch. Star: Buster Crabbe (1945) B&W 60 Minutes Unrated Shadows of Death An unscrupulous hotel owner murders a railroad agent carrying the plans for a train line, putting him at odds with Billy the Kid and his pal Fuzzy. Star: Buster Crabbe (1945) B&W 59 Minutes Unrated Sheriff of Sage Valley While looking for a sale place to hide from the law, Billy the Kid and his pals Fuzzy and Jeff make it to Sage Valley, where Billy's double has been causing some trouble. Star: Buster Crabbe (1942) B&W 57 Minutes Unrated Western Cyclone The leader of an outlaw gang, with aspirations to be state governor through impeaching the current one, frames Billy the Kid for murder, knowing the Governor will help his wrongly-accused friend. Star: Buster Crabbe (1943) B&W 62 Minutes Unrated Wild Horse Phantom Billy the Kid and his pal Fuzzy Jones are hoping to stop a banker from foreclosing on some ranches after his bank was robbed and the money goes missing. Star: Buster Crabbe (1944) B&W 56 Minutes Unrated
	Picture Claire In only a few hours, Claire’s life will be turned upside-down. Escaping a group of vengeful drug dealers, Claire flees to Toronto hoping to find Billy, the man of her dreams. But he’s not everything he appears to be, and Claire is about to fall into a web of secrets. Fighting against time and a case of mistaken identity, Claire must race to clear her name and get out alive. Juliette Lewis (‘Natural Born Killers’, ‘Enough’) and Gina Gershon (‘Bound’, ‘The Insider’) star in this stylish, high energy thriller that will have you guessing until the final scenes.

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Hey Roger... looks like I have a Billy the Kid weekend to look forward to before too long.

[Rogmeister]

Yes, it sure does.  I guess you can pretend this is a Billy the Kid TV series since each "episode" is about an hour long.  I note you list one as starring Bob Steele.  Are you sure Buster Crabbe isn't in that one?  He's in every other one of the Billy the Kid movies!  Never mind, I looked it up and Crabbe isn't in it.  Hmmm... 

[addicted2dvd]

Yeah... I noticed that too... He seems to be in all but 3...

- Billy the Kid in Texas
- Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
- Billy the Kid's Range War

all 3 of which stars Bob Steele.