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Black Book Paul Verhoeven After directing almost two decades' worth of campy genre fare in the states, Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven returns to the Netherlands a changed man. Set during the Nazi occupation of Holland, this slick, daring and grand WWII thriller follows the struggles of Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten), a Jewish seductress who joins the Dutch resistance after her family is killed by the Nazis. When she's charged with infiltrating a Gestapo stronghold, enchanting a debonair SS officer (Sebastian Koch, The Lives of Others) seems the quickest route. Rachel has her guarded disdain for him, he has his sneaking suspicions, but they share an inexplicable and excessive lust, as Verhoeven characters are wont to do. Winner of Best International Film at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. Also known as Zwartboek. In Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew with English subtitles. Netherlands/Germany/Great Britain/Belgium, 2006, 145 mins. DVD | $44.95
Business Is Business (Diary of a Hooker) Paul Verhoeven In his first feature-length film, Paul Verhoeven was already showing he wasn't one to shy away from sex or violence. The emphasis is mainly on the former in this risque drama about the peculiar sexual habits of the clients of two prostitutes. Also known as Any Special Way. Adults only. In Dutch with English subtitles. Netherlands, 1971, 89 mins. Videocassette | $44.95
Spetters Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven uses a motorcross championship to explore the sexual tensions among three young men and a beautiful, enigmatic hot dog stand owner. Verhoeven combines high melodrama with lurid sex sequences and a heightened visual style that's over-the-top romantic. With Hans van Tongeren, Rene Soutendijk, and a cameo appearance by Rutger Hauer. DVD is letterboxed, 16x9 widescreen, and includes director's audio commentary, optional French and Spanish subtitles, and theatrical trailer. Uncensored director's cut. In Dutch with English subtitles. Netherlands, 1980, 123 mins. DVD | $37.95
Basic Instinct Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven's highly controversial film about a burnt out homicide detective (Michael Douglas) investigating a string of ice pick murders. Falling for the prime suspect, a smart, beautiful and wealthy bi-sexual novelist (Sharon Stone) could prove fatal. Screenplay by Joe Eszterhas. In English. USA, 1992, 124 mins. DVD | $37.95
Hollow Man Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven updates the Invisible Man premise in this effects-heavy sci-fi thriller starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin and William Devane. A top-secret project funded by the Defense Department has brilliant but arrogant scientist Bacon volunteering to vanish. Of course, the serum has unexpected side effects, turning the subject into a psycho who is darn hard to keep track of. Plenty of eye-grabbing gore and one really good dirty joke. The DVD is letterboxed and includes audio commentary by Paul Verhoeven, Kevin Bacon and screenwriter Andrew Marlowe; isolated music score with Jerry Goldsmith's commentary; "making of" segment, deleted scenes and more. In English. USA, 2000, 113 mins. DVD | $37.95
Showgirls Paul Verhoeven Elizabeth Berkley stars as a young girl who goes off to Las Vegas with a dream. She hopes to be a dancer, but instead finds herself sidetracked into the world of lap-dancing. Slickly produced mainstream erotica that created a buzz when it became the first NC-17 rated film to get a wide theatrical release. In the years since, it has become something of a camp classic thanks to its shlocky script and melodramatic excesses. Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon co-star. USA, 1995, 131 mins. DVD | $37.95
Starship Troopers Paul Verhoeven Cult favorite Paul Verhoeven (Robocop) directs this highly entertaining futuristic satire of war epics. Giant extraterrestrial insects launch an invasion of the Earth, and it is up to new army recruit Johnny Rico to squash the alien attack. Amazing special effects and over-the-top camp separate this from your run-of-the-mill insect invasion flick. With Casper Van Dien and Doogie Hauser's Neil Patrick Harris. In English. USA, 1997, 130 mins. DVD | $44.95
Total Recall Paul Verhoeven In this sci-fi spectacle, loosely based on Phillip K. Dick's story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a man of the future who realizes his entire existence has been the result of a mind-control experiment. After discovering his true identity, he travels to Mars to confront the evil genius behind the plot. The innovative visual effects in this film were awarded with a Special Achievement Academy Award. With Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside. Paul Verhoeven was hired on as director after David Cronenberg dropped out of the project. USA, 1990, 109 mins. DVD | $37.95
