Frequency (New Line Platinum Series)

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Frequency is really two different--though inextricably linked--movies. First, the emotional drama of a father and son reunited after 30 years of separation. Then there's a science fiction thriller, in which a couple of chance solar storms, occurring exactly 30 years apart, can provide the agency through which the father and son can communicate using the very same ham radio in parallel time frames of 1969 and 1999. The son is John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), a cop, and his father is Frank (Dennis Quaid), a firefighter who died on the job when John was 6, which just happens to be tomorrow for Frank when he and his now-adult son begin talking across time. This is great for John, because now he can warn his dad about the upcoming fire and avert the catastrophe that left him fatherless for most of his life. Accomplishing this gives John new memories of his life with Dad, but unfortunately alters the course of a serial killer, with tragic effect on John's family history. Since John's a cop, and the case he's working on turns out to be the same unsolved case from 30 years before, he and his father work together over the ham radio to solve the case and hopefully avert the tragedy that befell their family.

Time-travel stories have always been problematic, demanding either an extra degree of credulity on the part of the audience or an extra level of explanation on the part of storytellers, which is invariably cumbersome. Frequency handles the troublesome time paradoxes by having John explain how, having altered his past, he now experiences both timelines, as if he's had two pasts that converge in his present. And as changes continue to be wrought in John's past, we see him becoming more and more confused. No doubt the audience can sympathize, at least those of us who try to follow the ramifications of the rapidly accruing time fractures. Luckily, the bond between father and son is so strongly realized in the deeply felt performances of both Caviezel and Quaid that you don't even need to consider the science fiction elements in order to enjoy the film. But if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to allow for the possibility of time shifts, you'll have a far richer experience. --Jim Gay

Description

A phenomenon allows police officer John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel) to save the life of his long-dead father (Dennis Quaid). But changing the past leads to a string of brutal, serial homicides. Now, they both must race across time to stop the killer.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Music Only Track
Photo gallery
Theatrical Trailer

Customer Reviews:

Fascinating Story.......2007-09-02

This is such an enjoyable movie on many levels: The time-warp aspect, the suspense of the story line and the importance of family ties.
Everyone I know who has seen this movie says it is a favorite of theirs. I have to say it ranks at the top of my favorite list. I would highly recommend it.

A Very Well Made Film.......2007-08-26

This is a very well made film. It is one of my favorites. Anyone with an interest in Ham Radio needs to see this. It is like a very well written Twilight Zone.

Absolutely phenomenal.......2007-08-26

I saw this movie when it first came out in the theaters, and I remember literally sitting on the edge of my seat. I promised myself I'd buy it the minute it because available.

Fast forward to 2007, and I finally got around to buying it in July. It's as good as I remembered! From the vivid imagery to the soul-stirring music, this film pulls you in from the start.

I know it's one I'll be watching again!

best movie love scene.......2007-07-25

This overlooked film was only in theaters for a very short time, and most professional reviewers don't think that highly of it. For me, "Frequency" is my favorite movie EVER. If you're a father or a son and are not moved by the "Catching Up" scene, you've lost your heart. "Frequency" also has THE most wholesome love scene in any movie, when Frank (the father) comes home after the opening rescue scene and dances with his wife Julia in the kitchen. I've found a lot of (perhaps unintentional) depth to the movie, too - it's obviously about redemption (redeeming the past), but it's also about restoration and resolution (the son reconnecting with his long-lost father) and repentance (in the son's shouted line of desperation, "If you'd just gone the other way..."). Another reviewer said the switching back and forth between 1969 and 1999 was confusing, but I thought the movie did a good job of making this switching very clear. As the movie unfolds, watch carefully how the face of actor Jim Caviezel's character is transformed from a deeply troubled young man into one who is confident and far more fully alive - this is a brilliant acting job by Caviezel, whose subtle facial expressions change dramatically and powerfully - yet almost imperceptibly - over the course of the film. On a personal level, this movie helped me change my life, as Caviezel's shouted line "If you'd just gone the other way..." reminded me that there were things that I needed to change in my life and go "the other way" on, in order to help ensure a better future for me and my family. I've watched this movie 30-40 times and have yet to grow tired of it, and I've got the poster of the movie framed in my family den. OF COURSE none of us can change the past, but this flick is a reminder that there will come a day when every tear will be wiped away, when all accounts will be settled, when every wrong will be righted in the greatest reunion of all. Until that day, may we remember that it is stories like "Frequency" that help us stay faithful along the way. Blessings to all who read this!

A Rare Gem.......2007-07-03

One of those "new idea" movies, in-which you have not seen the concept before. Part Sci-fi, mostly mystery, great entertainment. Keeps you on the edge of your seat with suspense. You root for the relationships between the characters! It is very heartwarming, should bring a few tears to your eyes!

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Monarch: The New Phoenix Program

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The Phoenix Program, assassinating suspected VC sympathizers in a systematic manner, worked well and is the blueprint for the current black op targeting thousands of loyal Americans using state of the art microwave (MW) and radio frequency radiation (RFR) weapons. The motivation to suppress domestic dissidents and to assassinate loyal American opposition stems from the perception of dissent against the war as treason. This philosophy is stated very clearly in the MindWar paper written by NSA General Aquino. The DOD has a huge stake in futuristic technology that kills by ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, leaving little or no trace. The indiscriminant killing of the Phoenix Program continues on American soil. The terms soft kill, slow kill and silent kill refer to the new way of killing the enemy in conflicts short of war and the small wars of the future. The counterinsurgency doctrine has now been applied to the home front, so that the perceived betrayal of the military in Vietnam will not be repeated. The generation of CIA and military intelligence led by Shackley, Helms, Casey, Abrams, Singlaub, Secord, John B. Alexander, Michael Aquino, Paul Vallely, and others have built the perfect beast, using selective assassination that leaves no trace. The ability to cull the human herd with Silent Kill technology allows a few personalities to remake the entire society in their own image. The new buzzwords at the Pentagon are silent kill, synthetic telepathy and psychotronics. Another means of attack on targets is the Smirnov patent that uses subliminal suggestion to manipulate human behavior. This patent was purchased by the remote viewing company Psi Tech Corporation. Military intelligence officers involved in developing these "non-lethal weapons" include Col. John B. Alexander, NSA General Michael Aquino, Harold Puthoff, and others, also control Psi Tech. Emotional manipulation is accomplished using Dr. Michael Persinger's work to remotely project emotional states that the brain entrains or locks onto and emulates. One can broadcast rage or fear at an individual target to manipulate and control them. As if these methods were not enough to torture and murder people, add to this nightmarish toolbox, active gang stalking. CIA created cults and other cause-oriented groups are used to induce further trauma in the target by actively harassing them in public in a neutralization technique described in counterintelligence operations manuals that are aimed at enemy agents. In the race to develop a new weapon system it has always been necessary to test it on human beings. Perfecting the latest weapons designed to kill slowly and silently as well as perfecting the process of controlling the human mind are no different. Once the weaponry has been perfected on these few thousand people the same techniques will be applied en mass to the general population, and then to humanity as a whole.

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So-so series doesn't take advantage of its talent
"DISCO INFERNO" IS HYSTERICAL!
MUSICAL MAYHEM
strange indeed
John Taylor Blitz

Strange Frequency
Starring: Martin Cummins , Christopher Masterson , Brandy Ledford , Danny Masterson , and Judd Nelson
Director: Mary Lambert , and Bryan Spicer
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B00008NV4L
Release Date: 2003-05-13

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DISCO INFERNO Heavy metal dudes Buck (Erik Palladino) and Randy (Danny Masterson) head-bang their car into a tree after a late night rock-fest. The only help for miles around is a freaky late night club that for them becomes 'disco hell'. MY GENERATION Eric Roberts takes a star turn as an aging hippie who cruises the rock festival circuit preying on unsuspecting 'grungers'. On picking up a streetwise hitcher, Roberts gets an indie education that he didn't bargain for and is forced into a 'beat-generation' showdown. ROOM SERVICE Duran Duran legend John Taylor plays dinosaur rocker Jimmy Blitz, still abusing TVs and trashing hotel rooms in a whirlwind rock lifestyle. When his cleaning lady's tidying abilities threaten to ruin his bad-boy reputation, a battle of wills ensues. What will win out, sledgehammer, guitar or feather-duster? MORE THAN A FEELING And finally the creepy story of a famous promoter (Judd Nelson) who literally has 'gut' instinct for talent-spotting. A skill his rivals would die for and, as he realizes with horror, something his prodigies are dying from...

Customer Reviews:

So-so series doesn't take advantage of its talent.......2007-03-20

I purchased this set for the "Soul Man" segment starring James Marsters and Roger Daltrey. None of the four stories, however is all that engaging despite having some notable actors taking part. The stories are somewhat predictable, the acting is uneven (Peter Strauss appears to be sleepwalking through his performance although his segment is perhaps the most interesting), and since each of them is rather brief you have little time to be engaged by the characters even when the actors have something to work with. Best rented rather than purchased, I doubt many will want to review these stories more than once.

"DISCO INFERNO" IS HYSTERICAL!.......2006-06-03

Erik Palladino ("OVER*THERE") fans, with a good sense of humor, will enjoy "DISCO INFERNO".

Best friends Buck (Erik Palladino) and Randy (Danny Masterson) are die-hard rockers, who crash their car into a pole late one night, after a Metallica concert. They seek help from the only place available, a nearby disco nightclub, which appears to be stuck in a time warp from the 70's. The owner of the disco enlists the help of "hot disco chicks" to try and persuade the rockers to succumb to the dark side, a/k/a disco!

Perfectly cast, cleverly written, and well acted, "STRANGE FREQUENCY" is worth buying for the "DISCO INFERNO" segment alone.

MUSICAL MAYHEM.......2004-12-06

STRANGE FREQUENCY, originally aired on VH-1, harkens back to the days of those wonderful anthologies like TALES FROM THE CRYPT, TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS, etc., and surprisingly, it works. One of the best anthologies of recent years, STRANGE FREQUENCY gives us four different tales, all with a musical theme. In DISCO INFERNO, we meet two hard core rock and rollers (Danny Masterson, Erik Palladino), who crash their car into a telephone pole and seek solace in a nightclub. The club turns out to be a disco club, right out of the seventies. The manager, Dante (Martin Cummins) is a John Travolta clone, and introduces the boys to some hot chicks. Of course our rockers belittle and berate the disco scene, and find out there's more to the club than meets the eye. Wonderfully performed, the ultimate resolution is obvious, but it has some nice twists, and lots of humor. You also get to hear "Disco Inferno," "Der Kommissar" and yes, "YMCA." Tongue in cheek, it's a winner. In "My Generation," we meet Eric Roberts, a dinosaur from the past who listens to people like Bob Dylan, The Who and others from that generation. He picks up hitchhikers heading for a rockfest in Seattle, and yes, he bumps them off because of their disrespect for his music. His latest hiker, Christopher Masterson, is just like the rest, but he has his own agenda. Marvelously played out, there are lots of laughs, and an ending that is appropriately fitting. "Room Service" features Duran Duran's John Taylor as Jimmy Blitz, a has been super rock star, who is as obnoxious as they get. Holland Taylor steals the show as the housekeeper who manages to get the room in shape after all of his wild parties. When she reveals to a reporter that she has housekept for such stars as Sinatra, Jagger and Little Richard, she gets the headline Blitz wanted to restart his career. To get revenge, he goes to outrageous lengths to destroy the room, each time finding it immaculately cleaned. When he attacks the lady's cleaning cart, however, disaster ensues. This is cleverly written and performed, and its ending is remarkably fun. The final story, "More than a Feeling" takes the mood a lot darker, and has a chilling denouement. Judd Nelson is very good as talent agent Martin Potter, who has this remarkable talent for picking out superstars, a true "gut" reaction that almost renders him incapacitated. He is worried, though, because every star he has made (except 2) have died. His latest is a female singer (Marla Sokoloff) who has gone multiplatinum, and now decides she's ready for a break. Her brutish manager/boyfriend (Nels Lennarson) goes through the roof and Martin is concerned for her welfare. His other discovery Dean (Adrian Holmes) is working as producer, as well. What happens in the end is chilling to say the least.
STRANGE FREQUENCY is a very entertaining, witty and original collection. I recommend it.

strange indeed.......2004-10-25

Strange Frequency tells the tale of 4 short stories. The first one being 2 rockers, Danny Mastersen (That 70's Show, Dracula 2000) and Erik Pallidino (U571, E.R.) who end up crashing their car in a street pole and end up in a disco club. Soon they find out that they are dead and in hell. The second one is Eric Roberts (The Specialist, Best Of The Best) who is a hippie psychopath and picks up teens who listen to the new age of music and he kills them. He picks upa kid, Christopher Mastersen (Malcolm In The Middle, Campfire Tales), who happens to do the same thing he does. The 3rd story is about a rock star played by Duran Druan's very own John Taylor..Jimmy Blitz is the character's name. Well, Taylor crashes the room and the maid, Holland Taylor (George Of The Jungle, The Practice) who gets sick and tired of Taylor and his band trashing the room and the 4th one is about a agent, Judd Nelson (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Breakfast Club) who gets headaches when he hears singing or something of that nature. It was a VH1 movie thing and I didnt really care for it that much, I only watched it for John Taylor, Judd Nelson and Danny Mastersen. Eric Roberts needs to find better quality work, he's getting too much into that region now where he makes bad choices in projects. Also starring Marla Skoloff (The Practice, Sugar and Spice). So all in all this wasnt for me. Sue me.

John Taylor Blitz.......2003-06-07

Four hip short films with a twist,the best of which is "Room Service",in which real life rock icon John Taylor plays Jimmy Blitz,a caricature of the seediest hotel trashing guitar heroes.

He pits his wits against the hotel maid in a totally wild performance,destroying her efforts to restore the place to sanity every morning-after-the-night-before.

In a typical Strange Frequency ending,he gets his just desserts in the end.

Customer Reviews:

15 Minutes/Frequency/Thirteen Days by Robert De Niro, Edward Burns .......2007-01-23

Three great movies. One low price. Great viewing at a good price. You will not regret this purchase.

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So-so series doesn't take advantage of its talent
"DISCO INFERNO" IS HYSTERICAL!
MUSICAL MAYHEM
strange indeed
John Taylor Blitz

Strange Frequency 2
Starring: Roger Daltrey , Jason Gedrick , John Hawkes , Patsy Kensit , and Wendie Malick
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B0006Q93AG
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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STRANGE FREQUENCY 2 stars Rock `N' Roll favorites Roger Daltrey and Sebastian Bach, along with Ally Sheedy, Frank Whaley, Jason Gedrick, Wendie Malick and more in four musical mythologies, including "Soul Man," "Instant Karma," "Cold Turkey" and "Don't Stop Believing."

Customer Reviews:

So-so series doesn't take advantage of its talent.......2007-03-20

"DISCO INFERNO" IS HYSTERICAL!.......2006-06-03

MUSICAL MAYHEM.......2004-12-06

strange indeed.......2004-10-25

John Taylor Blitz.......2003-06-07

Four hip short films with a twist,the best of which is "Room Service",in which real life rock icon John Taylor plays Jimmy Blitz,a caricature of the seediest hotel trashing guitar heroes.

He pits his wits against the hotel maid in a totally wild performance,destroying her efforts to restore the place to sanity every morning-after-the-night-before.

In a typical Strange Frequency ending,he gets his just desserts in the end.

The other three short films are about rock and pop also,and all of them will get you thinking,make you laugh and entertain you like no other.

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a carnival of Sight and Sound

Nat Pwe: Burma's Carnival of Spirit Soul
Starring: Sublime Frequencies
Director: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sublime Frequencies
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ASIN: B0000ZGZIQ
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Customer Reviews:

a carnival of Sight and Sound.......2004-01-28

Wow! another monster from the sublime frequencies label. A world as far removed from the conceptions of western tonalities as you could imagine. A burmese Crossdressing festival showcased in all of its ritualistic glory. This film will rearrange the way you think sound and sight are supposed to feel in your brain. Here is some more info from the liner notes

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THE ULTIMATE FATHER-SON REUNION..........2006-12-05

This is a wonderfully nuanced fantasy flick with a bravura performance by Dennis Quaid who plays the father and a compelling one by Jim Caviezel who plays the son.

Another reviewer hit the nail on the head when he claimed this film to be reminiscent of a Twilight Zone episode. It certainly has that feel to it. The premise here is a simple one. A son, haunted by the premature, though heroic, death of his fire fighter father thirty years earlier, is reunited with him through an old ham radio which had belonged to his father. He finds himself speaking to his father over the air waves, when an aurora borealis-like solar storm provides a conduit into the past.

This connection to the past allows the son to alter the one event which has so profoundly marred his life, that of his father's death. Over the airwaves he tells his father of the fire to which he will be dispatched and of his impending death. He also tells his father what he needs to do in order to avoid his premature demise. The father is dispatched to the fire about which his son has told him and acts upon his son's suggestion, forever altering the future.

This change, however, alters other events, and it results in his mother's premature death at the hands of a serial killer. Father and son now go to work in tandem, each in his own time and way, to try to alter this event, forever changing their respective lives. The son, who is a cop, finds that the case which he has been working on is now the unsolved serial killer case involving his mother.

As the father effects subtle changes in his respective reality, this causes shifts in his son's present day reality. While this may seem a little confusing, it is to be expected when you are dealing with time shifts and the ramificatins of altering past events through future information. Ultimately, this causes an interesting convergence of the past upon the present.

A nice touch to this film is the fact that it takes place in Queens, New York, home of the New York Mets, and both father and son are die hard Mets fans. More specifically, the father's death occurs in 1969, the year in which the New York Mets won the World Series. This will turn out to be a pivotal event in the movie for more reasons than the obvious one. Baseball fans and nostalgia buffs will love its inclusion in the film.

This is a wonderful movie which is sure to both fascinate and tug at your heart strings.

Jemaa El Fna: Morocco's Rendezvous of the Dead

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Not just "bad"......painful
ethnographic ecstasy
amazing and otherwordly.

Jemaa El Fna: Morocco's Rendezvous of the Dead
Starring: Sublime Frequencies
Director: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sublime Frequencies
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ASIN: B0000ZGZJ0
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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Not just "bad"......painful.......2005-06-27

If you gave uncle irwin a video camera before he went to maui, you would have a more interesting and realistic film about marrakech's Jemaa El Fena. Beyond boring, like a broken webcam.

ethnographic ecstasy.......2005-01-19

I had to watch this twice before I could absorb what I had seen.
it was like a dream, this bizarre world that you only think exists in your wildest dreams. Filmmaker Hisham Mayet, who has done a series of these on the sublime frequencies label creates a diffused world where time and space are interwoven inside this magical square in Marrakech. it feels like a lost in time scene that could and probably has been active for hundereds of years. sublimefrequencies.com is a place you should visit for a complete sense of the scope of this amazing catalog.

amazing and otherwordly........2004-01-28

Holy cow! this comes otta no where, filmed in Marrackesh 's Jemaa El Fna, this film is shot in a raw uncomprimising style that defies any parameters. the performances are ritualistic, cathartic, and brutally honest. It looks and feels like you are trasported into a timeless vacuum that trancends all barriers of time and space.

Filmed in Marrakech's legendary 'Jemaa El Fna', the central square of the final outpost before venturing into the great beyond of the western Sahara desert, this film is one of the most vivid documents ever presented capturing the raw folk stylings of Moroccan music. Shot at night, the performers manifest their passions right before your eyes, some drifting into extreme characters, others floating in dark, flowering breeze."

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GREAT MOVIE!!

Frequency / The Long Kiss Goodnight (Two-Pack)
Starring: Warner 2pak
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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ASIN: B0002WZS08
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Customer Reviews:

GREAT MOVIE!!.......2004-11-27

Frequency was an intense, exciting, and upsetting movie. The actors did a great job and you would never expect what happened. I watch it "FREQUANTLY" and its just as exciting every time. Its a very cool story line and very different. Every part of the movie was important because in order to get what was happening next you would have to watch every scene. Its defenitely a 5 star movie and i suggest it to everyone who likes action, horror, drama...pretty much everyone in the world. buy or rent the movie because it is worth it.
Eric Laskowski

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