Mill Creek Entertainment offers drama fans four very acclaimed and intresting dramatic features for folks looking to save money. Sydney Pollack directs the 1977 film “Bobby Deerfield,” a film starring Al Pacino as a race car driver who finds himself falling for a mysterious and terminally ill young woman. Through the woman’s final days alive does Pacino’s daredevil character learn more about life. There’s also the 1965 “Baby, The Rain Must Fall” directed by Robert Mulligan starring theg reat Steve NcQuen. McQueen plays Henry Thomas, a young man who loves to sing in his band and is pressured by his mother to go back to school and get his educaiton.
When Thomas’ Wife and daughter come back in to town looking for a home, Thomas gets a new sense of priority. Though McQueen is far fetched as a rockabilly singer in a band, he has a good chemistry with co-star Lee Remick. Marlon Brando stars in the 1966 Arthur Penn directed “The Chase.” In it, Brando a sheriff named Calder known for being something of a puppet who finds a new mission when a local begins having an affair with a gangster Charlie “Bubber” Reeves’ wife.
In many ways, director A.T. Sayre’s “Whatever Makes You Happy” is an accomplished romantic drama that builds on interesting conflicts. And while it may be rough around the edges in many respects, beyond its flaws there is a really good movie here. Reminiscent of “About Last Night” in certain elements, “Whatever Makes You Happy” focuses primarily on the character of protagonist Anna who spends most of her time in the safe bosom of her apartment and books. One day during a date with her boyfriend she meets the more rugged and daring aspiring musician Alex.
Director Travis Betz, if anything, tries for originality and for the most part achieves it. Though “Lo” strives for simplicity and a downbeat nature, it’s a rather spectacular feat to comprise an entire film and story, as well as a horrific world, around one setting and one room only. Comprised very much like a stage play, “Lo” begins as a creepy trip in to the supernatural, and ends as a tragic love tale. “Lo” is about a man who simply can’t let his loved one go, and the trip he takes to ensure that he can re-claim the one he lost a long time ago.
