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Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story. In the early 1980's, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known as thrash! From the tape trading network to the clubs to the record stores and fanzines, director Adam Dubin reveals how the scene nurtured the music and the music spawned a movement. Murder In The Front Row is told through powerful first person testimony and stunning animation and photography. The film is a social study of a group of young people defying the odds and building something essential for themselves. Featuring interviews with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed and many more! Narrated by Brian Posehn.

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Taking a hauntingly intimate approach to an often sensationalized subject, the singular Testament depicts one family’s daily life in the wake of nuclear devastation. After an atomic attack near her small California town, Carol Wetherly (Jane Alexander, in a fearlessly vulnerable, Oscar-nominated performance) must find the strength to care for her three children as the family contend with radiation sickness and the realization that their close-knit community will never be the same. With a diaristic focus on the emotional toll of unimaginable events, director Lynne Littman puts forth a wrenchingly humane vision of what it means to go on living in a shattered world. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Lynne Littman and director of photography Steven Poster, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New conversation between Littman and author Sam Wasson Two documentaries by Littman, made in collaboration with anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff: Number Our Days (1976) and In Her Own Time (1985) “Testament” at 20 and Nuclear Thoughts, archival programs featuring interviews with cast and crew members and nuclear-science experts Audio recording of actor Jane Alexander reading the short story “The Last Testament,” on which the film is based Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author and film curator Michael Koresky Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Testament (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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Ba by moon (babe mo on) noun: is the unique vacation you take right before your first child is born. Taking time to get away from the daily grind, as a couple, has an almost therapeutic effect and this is what reality-star Trace McEvans is counting on. He takes his pregnant wife, Hanna, on a luxurious babymoon to the beautiful country of Cartegentina in an attempt to impress upon her his seriousness in becoming a good father. When Trace and Hanna arrive, there are hints that not everything is going well with the relationship, as well as in the country. Hollywood-types frequent the same vacation spots, and Trace happens upon producer Fabrice. Insecure about providing for his growing family, Trace's schmoozing upsets Hanna. The resulting argument spurs Trace into a group of rebels who kidnap him, and it is up to Hanna to save her husband amidst a community of colorful characters that include, disorganized rebels, a people-pleasing Sheriff, and overzealous Greepeace activists.