Most people have heard the story of the woman who ordered a cup of coffee from McDonalds spilled it on her lap and sued the fast food chain for millions of dollars. The case is often used as an example of the abuse of the tort system in America but not everyone knows the truth about the case. Stella Liebeck received third-degree burns that required skin grafts after she spilled the coffee on herself while seated in her parked car and after racking up over 10000 in hospital bills McDonalds offered her a settlement of only 800. Liebeck took the matter to court and it was the jury that found in her favor and bumped the settlement up to 2.9 million though she asked for significantly less; a judge later reduced the penalty to 480000. While the facts of the case seem reasonable public relations... Less

Release Date: 2002-03-08

Jim Jarmusch broadens his scope with this episodic tale of a night in the life of several Memphis Tennessee inhabitants who unknowingly find themselves lodging at the same hotel. The first episode "Far from Yokohama" is about two Japanese teenagers Youki Kudoh and Masatoshe Nagase on a pilgrimage to the birthplace of rock and roll Sun Studios where Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins got their start. In the second story "A Ghost" two strangers meet and become friends. One is an Italian tourist Luisa Nicoletta Braschi who is on the way back to Rome in order to bury her husband; the other Dee Dee Elizabeth Bracco has just dumped her British boyfriend Johnny Joe Strummer. During the middle of the night Luisa is visited by the ghost of Elvis. "Lost in Space" the final segment brings all the... Less

There was a time when cigarette smoking was considered healthy, endorsed by Doctors, an accepted social occurrence and cigarette commercials were everywhere. This compilation of classic commercials from the 50s and 60s covers all the bases...Doctor endorsements, comedy, social events & smoking in the workplace. The commercials represent an era this is seen weekly on 'Mad Men' and given what is now known, the commercials provide cautionary insights into how people will buy into anything and how pervasive peer pressure can be.

The history of the hard sell and not always truthful advertising flashes before your eyes in this remarkable collection of politically incorrect cigarette commercials from the 1950s and 60s. Doctors, famous actors, sports heroes and beautiful women light up and extol the virtues of a smooth flavorful smoke, oblivious to the health issues that would arise in subsequent decades.

You may think you know the case of the woman who sued McDonald's over spilled coffee. Or do you? More than 15 years after making international news, the case continues to be cited as an example of citizens who use frivolous lawsuits to take unfair advantage of the American legal system. But is that an accurate portrayal of the facts? An eye-opening documentary with jaw-dropping revelations, Hot Coffee exposes how corporations spend millions on propaganda campaigns to distort Americans' views of lawsuits - forever changing the civil justice system. By examining the impact of tort reform on the lives of ordinary citizens, the film shows how Americans give up their Constitutional rights in many ways without knowing it...for example, by voting for caps on damages or signing away their rights... Less

Chris Qualm has a phobia. He's afraid of leaving the house. After undergoing therapy, he finally takes the first step to come to terms with the outside world. With that first step he falls into a chain of events that he can't seem to escape. His worse fear is realized. The human race is insane!Coffee Run is a silly satire from the same studio that gave you, "My Mouth Lies Screaming."With a crazy story, a fun cast of characters and the technical know-how to put a film together that neither drags nor becomes tedious, Michael Legge's Coffee Run is another great film from this talented actor and director that can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone who has an appreciation for the absurd and a silly sense of humor".ROGUE CINEMA“Coffee Run” is a constantly surprising mix of slapstick and wry... Less

Release Date: 2011-10-24

Release Date: 2009-02-02

Cigarette smoke and laughter... The hollow clink of martini glasses and biting one-liners... This was the famed lunch scene at the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table of the 1920's, home to a circle of mutually supportive young artists that defined the heyday of New York sophistication and a literate era of wit and intellect. At the heart of the round table sat Mrs. Dorothy Parker (Jennifer Jason Leigh), one of the sharpest, most biting wits of the past century. But beneath the raucous laughter is a darker and richer tale filled with passionate affairs, friendship and tragedy, all captured in this striking masterpiece of unrequited love and self-destructive impulses from acclaimed director Alan Rudolph (The Secret Life of Dentists, Choose Me). All-Star Cast! Featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh... Less