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Area video stores tout variety
By Andrew Arnone
Special to the Kansan
For the discriminating videoenter eager to leave mainstream cinema behind, Liberty Hall Video, 646 Massachusetts St., specializes in independent, international and cult films, said Maribeth Bahr, Lawrence senior and Liberty Hall employee.
Not only mainstream films can be found in Lawrence
"And we have more Monty Python than anyone else," she said.
At first glance Lawrence's video stores may look similar, but several offer unusual features ranging from drive-in "B" movies to laser disc rentals and home delivery.
She said that Liberty Hall's videos "take more risks than most popular Hollywood films" and that the store carries many films such as NC-17 films and cult films that other stores will not carry.
For those interested in foreign films,
liberty Hall carries hundreds of inter-
views.
Bahr said British movies topped the quantity list of their foreign titles, and then French, Italian and German. The store also carries videos from Ireland, Japan, India, Brazil, Spain, Sweden, Poland and Russia.
Most are in their original language with subtitles.
Many films are organized by director, including Francois Truffaut, Ken Russell, Pedro Almodovar, Frederico Riman Polanski and Ingmar Bergman.
Besides the large selection of international and independent videos, many people say Liberty Hall is their video store choice because it is different from a coast-to-coast video store chain.
"I come here because it is locally owned, and I like to support local businesses," one Liberty Hall customer said.
can be more selective with the movies they carry.
And without corporate policy dictating what titles to buy, the owners
"All our movies are hand-picked," said Jeff Johnston, Liberty Hall film manager. "We carry all the main stream stuff, too, but not 25 copies."
He said that Liberty Hall tried to buy
him that haven't already been paid.
"You're not going to pay," he
The laser disc, like a compact music disc, uses a laser to read the sounds and images, eliminating the deteriorating effects of a video tape, said Tom Smith, a Miracle Video employee.
But if defect-free sounds and images are paramount, Miracle Video, 1910 Haskell St., is the only Lawrence video store to offer home video laser discs.
Smith said people with a critical film eye such as film and theater majors or those who like a picture without garbled images, regularly rent laser discs because of their distortion-proof
quality.
Smith said Miracle Video carried more than 300 laser disc titles, both new and classic titles, as well as hunted dives of video tapes. Both discs and tapes rent for $2 a day on weekdays and $3 a day on weekends.
Customers also may rent a laser disc
player for $5 the first day and $3 each
But for those who value convenience over advanced technology, RPM Pizza and Movie Express is a one-stop shop for a dinner-and-video evening.
RPM not only delivers videos — it offers more than 1,000 titles — but also has pizza and submarine sandwiches, said Robert Fowler, RPM employee.
First-time video renters receive a catalog of video titles, then all they have to do is call up and place their order, he said.
Video drop boxes at Lawrence-area Kwik Shops make video return as easy, he said.
Film scares with terrorizing roomie
The Associated Press
Allie Jones, played by Bridget Fonda, is attractive, smart, creative, young and has a man who loves her. She lives in a rambling rent-stabilized apartment in one of Manhattan's most historic buildings — the Ansonia. But one thing erodes her spirit and pushes her beyond the limits of panic: She's afraid to be alone.
That all-consuming fear sets up the story for Barb Scherboeer's chilling psychological drama, "Single White Female" — a first-class thriller that will strike a terrifying note with anyone who's ever met the roommate from hell.
Schroeder, who directs from a screenplay by Don Roos, based on John Lutz's novel "SWF Seeks Same," methodically sets the stage for this nailchewer, tweaking us along the way with delicious little snippets of insanity.
All is well in Allie's life until she finds out that her fiance Sam, played by Steven Weber, has been unafraid. She kicks him out and immediately looks for a roommate.
Hedy Carlson, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, shows up when Allie's at her lowest. A mousy, strange little thing with long stringy hair and clothed to the teeth in the gladiars uniform of the downtown set. Hedy immediately takes charge.
She goes about the business of making herself Allie's best friend. She brings her a puppy to take Sam's place, monitors Allie's phone calls and viciously tells off a client who has tried to sexually assault Allie.
Hedy's twin sister died when she was young, so she feeds on Allie. Heddy shares Allie's clothes and finally, in a chilling scene, emerges with her hair cut and colored like Allie's.
Indeed, it's eerie how much the two actresses
resemble one another. Allie is stunned, but her fear prevents her from dumping Hedy.
Later she's angered when she discovers how many of her clothes line Hedy's closet. And when she trails Hedy one night to a rough-trade bar, she discovers that Hedy has totally assumed her identi-
Allie and Sam get back together. That means Hedy has to go. And she takes them both on a journey of terror.
One must suspend a certain amount of disbelief to accept some of what happens in the movie. But why quibble? "Single White Female" is a treat and just the right confection to scare us into哭.
Fonda and Leigh give excellent performances. These two solid actresses definitely are on the ascendancy.
The Columbia Pictures release was produced by Schroeder and is rated R.
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