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Home Video Releases: September Release Calendar
DVD Releases
Movies are rated on a scale of one to five, with five
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- September 2
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Identity
Trapped by a violent Nevada rainstorm, 10 travelers are
forced to seek refuge at a strange desert motel. They soon realize they've found
anything but shelter. There's a killer among them and, one by one, they are
brutally murdered. As the storm rages on and the corpses pile up, the survivors
begin to turn on one another, and as accusations fly, one things becomes clear:
Each of them was mysteriously drawn to the motel, not by accident or
circumstance, but by forces beyond imagination. So they must fight to uncover
the identity of the killer, before they're all eventually eliminated. Mildly
exciting thriller -- with plenty of twists and turns -- owes much to Agatha
Christie.
Director: James Mangold. Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Rebecca
DeMornay, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, John C. McGinley, Jake Busey. 2003,
CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $51.475 million,
Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Man Apart, A
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and his partner Demetrius
Hicks (Larenz Tate) came up
on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting
a seven-year war to stem the virulent drug pipeline along the U.S./Mexico
border. Dubbed "the gunslingers" for their tough street tactics, their
perseverance pays off when they take down notorious Baja Cartel kingpin Memo
Lucero (Geno Silva). With Lucero locked away in a maximum security prison,
Vetter is finally able to go home to his wife, Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors). But
in the wake of Lucero's arrest, a mysterious figure, known only as Diablo,
emerges to violently claim the Baja Cartel. And when Vetter and Hicks set their
sights on identifying and stopping this dangerous and elusive new player, Diablo
makes the fight personal by murdering Stacy. With nothing to lose, Vetter pulls
out every hidden resource at his disposal to bring Diablo down -- including an
unlikely alliance with the jailed Cartel boss Lucero. He will stop at nothing to
avenge his wife's murder, edging dangerously close to the line between justice
and lawlessness, even if it sets him at odds with the police unit to which he
has dedicated his life.
Director: F. Gary Gray. Stars: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant,
Jacqueline Obradors, Geno Silva, Juan Fernadez, Steve Eastin. 2003, CC, MPAA
rating: R, 105 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $26.183 million, New Line,
$22.99 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Endurance, The
Documentary that retells Sir Ernest Shackleton's
ill-fated expedition to Antarctica. Honored by the Chicago Film Critics
Association, National Board of Review and the Seattle International Film
Festival as "Best Documentary" along with a special Grand Jury Prize nomination
at the Sundance Film Festival. Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 28-man crew set
sail in August of 1914 -- they would not be heard from again for nearly two
years. The brave group survived sub-zero temperatures and unimaginable
conditions after their ship sank and they became stranded on an ice floe. Their
desperate attempts to reach land were miraculously captured on film by the
ship's photographer. A powerful and gripping true story retelling of
Shackleton's
harrowing expedition to the South Pole, the film features new footage of the
actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition
members. The film is also highlighted by archived audio interviews with
expedition members along with rare motion footage and breathtaking still photos
shot during the expedition, which bring to life one of the most courageous
survival stories of all time.
Director: George Butler. Narrated by Liam Neeson. 2002, CC, MPAA
rating: G, 97 min., Documentary, Box office gross: $2.452 million, Columbia
TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
- September 9
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Malibu's Most Wanted
Jamie Kennedy plays B-Rad, a white, Jewish
wannabe rapper living in Malibu, California. B-Rad and his friends are an
embarrassment to his dad, Bill Gluckman (Ryan O'Neal), who is making a run for
the governorship of the Golden State. To make sure that the kid's behavior
doesn't affect Gluckman's standing in the polls, campaign manager Tom Gibbons
(Blair Underwood) hires a pair of black actors (Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson)
to pose as "gangstas" and "scare the black" out of B-Rad. But things don't go
exactly as planned. For teens and fans of Kennedy only.
Director: John Whitesell. Stars: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson,
Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, Snoop Dogg, Bo Derek.
2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 86 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $34.134
million, Warner, $19.96 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Bulletproof Monk
Chow Yun-fat stars in this moderately thrilling
martial arts actioner dosed with spirituality. Chow plays one in a long line of
Buddhist monks entrusted with protecting a powerful ancient scroll from the evil
of the world. But the time has come to pass the job to the next in line, and he
travels to the United States where prophecy says the next protector lives. It
turns out to be an unlikely candidate -- petty thief and street tough Kar (Seann
William Scott). It's now up to the Monk to bring enlightenment to his unwilling
pupil while fighting off gangs and an old Nazi stalwart who wants the scroll for
the obvious nefarious reasons. It's your typical yin-yang pairing of heroes,
heightened by Chow's (always) majestic performance and some very neat fight
sequences choreographed by Stephen Tung.
Director: Paul Hunter. Stars: Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jamie King,
Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit, Mako. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 104 min.,
Thriller, Box office gross: $23.020 million, MGM, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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View From the Top
Below average romantic comedy has Gwyneth
Paltrow starring as Donna, a young woman who escapes her Nevada trailer park
home to grab a job as a flight attendant for a small commuter airline and her
subsequent attempts to upgrade her career by getting a job with the prestigious
Royalty Airlines. Along the way she meets a couple of mentors (Kelly Preston and
Candice Bergen), a backstabbing rival (Christina Applegate) and the film's love
interest, Ted (Mark Ruffalo). At the end Donna has to choose between love and
career. Air sickness bag, anyone?
Director: Bruno Barreto. Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark
Ruffalo, Candice Bergin, Kelly Preston, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe.. 2003, CC,
MPAA rating: PG-13, 87 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $15.589 million, Miramax,
No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Core, The
Slick sci-fi fantasy film about a team of scientists
who travel to the center of the Earth to save the world from destruction,
basically a 1950s 'B' film spruced up with tight acting and a modicum of spiffy
special effects. Strange events around the world -- pacemakers suddenly quit and
kill hundreds in Boston, birds lose their sense of navigation and create a
Hitchcockian "Birds" panic in London -- lead scientists to discover that the
Earth's core has mysteriously stopped rotating, causing the planet's magnetic
field to deteriorate and auguring annihilation for the planet as cosmic rays and
electrical storms will inundate all living matter. The U.S. government assembles
a team of "terranauts" -- geophysicists Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) and Conrad
Zimsky (Stanley Tucci), astronauts Rebecca Childs (Hilary Swank) and Robert
Iverson (Bruce Greenwood), weapons expert Sergei Leveque (Tcheky Karyo) -- to
pilot a laser-powered earth burrower created by maverick inventor Dr. Brazzelton
(Delroy Lindo) to the core of the Earth to detonate nuclear devices to restore
the planet's spin. Along the way there's death, madness, rivalry, destruction,
love -- and a lot of improbable situations to test your willing suspension of
disbelief.
Director: Jon Amiel. Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley
Tucci, DJ Qualls, Richard Jenkins, Tcheky Karyo, Bruce Greenwood, Alfre Woodard.
2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 134 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross:
$31.093 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
George Clooney's first
directorial outing is an adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario
Chuck Barris, in which Barris purported to have been a CIA hitman. Clooney does
double-duty as Jim Byrd, an all-knowing CIA agent and recruiter of assassins who
approaches the game-show producer (Sam Rockwell) to become a trained killer.
Barris is best remembered for his TV shows, "The Newlywed Game " "The Dating
Game" and "The Gong Show " and his CIA revelations are a bizarre sidelight to
his weird brand of TV entertainment. Drew Barrymore plays Barris' sweetheart
Penny and Julia Roberts plays a sexy, wild CIA agent.
Director: George Clooney. Stars: Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney,
Julia Roberts, Rutger Hauer, Kristen Wilson. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 113
min., Drama-Comedy, Box office gross: $15.938 million, Miramax, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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DysFUNKtional Family
Comedy concert film of comedian Eddie
Griffin's family reunion. Griffin goes home to Kansas City for a
"behind-the-scenes" look at his own life. Documentary material of his wild and
crazy family members intercut with concert performance based on those
characters.
Director: George Gallo. Stars: Eddie Griffin. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 84
min., Concert film, Box office gross: $2.223 million, Miramax, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
- September 16
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Anger Management
After a misunderstanding aboard an airplane
that escalates out of control, mild-mannered Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is
remanded to attend anger management sessions run by Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack
Nicholson), which are filled with highly eccentric and volatile patients.
Buddy's unorthodox approach to therapy is confrontational and abrasive, and Dave
is bewildered by it. Then, after yet another mishap, the judge orders Dave to
step up his therapy or wind up in jail. So, Buddy moves in with Dave to help him
battle his inner demons -- but who here really needs the help? Dr. Buddy acts
out at every opportunity, including making lewd comments about Dave's girlfriend
Linda (Marisa Tomei) and goading Dave into confronting every slight, past or
present, head-on. An at-times uproarious comedy with Sandler more restrained
than usual (which makes us like him even more and makes us sure that his
delicately acted roles in "The Wedding Singer" and "Punch-Drunk Love" were not
flukes) and Nicholson is ... well, Nicholson. Features cameos by Woody Harrelson
and Heather Graham.
Director: Peter Segal. Stars: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis
Guzman, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen, Kurt Fuller, Jonathan Loughran, Krista
Allen, John Turturro. 2003, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 106 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $133.756 million, Columbia
TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Confidence
Flashy con thriller about a sharp grifter, Jake Vig
(Edward Burns), who inadvertently swindles the accountant for an eccentric crime
boss, Winston King (Dustin Hoffman). When a couple of Jake's partners turn up
dead, he strikes a bargain with King to save his life: pull off a bigger con and
cut King in on the take. The new, elaborate con involves a shady blonde (Rachel
Weisz) and a scheme reminiscent of a high-tech "Sting."
Director: James Foley. Stars: Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Morris Chestnut,
Leland Orser, Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R,
Thriller, Box office gross: $12.212 million, Lions Gate, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Run Ronnie Run!
Feature-length film based on the popular
character from HBO's "Mr. Show" series
tells the story of Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross), an unemployed, mullet-haired
slacker who spends his days drinking beer with his buddies and terrorizing the
local residents in his small town of Doraville. His one talent -- he can't seem
to keep himself from getting arrested. In fact, he's been arrested so many times
and under such colorful circumstances that he has become a scene-stealing
regular on "Fuzz," a national reality-based TV show. Recognizing a media star
when he sees one, Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), a late-night pitchman with
big dreams, springs Ronnie from his latest jail stint and persuades him to go to
Hollywood to star in his very own TV show -- a show that will make the most of
Ronnie's talent for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Ronnie heads to
Hollywood and an adventure of high speed chases, brawls and handcuffs caught on
tape. Not released theatrically.
Director: Troy Miller. Stars: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Nikki Cox, EJ De La
Pena, R. Lee Ermey, M.C. Gainey, Thomas J. Kenny, David M. Koechner, Jill
Talley. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 87 min., Comedy, New Line, $22.99 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
- September 23
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Daddy Day Care
Old-fashioned family comedy that tickled
audience's funny bones. Two fathers (Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin) join the
ranks of the unemployed and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive
Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on
the horizon, the two dads decide to open their own day care facility, "Daddy Day
Care," which boasts some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of
tending the kids. As "Daddy Day Care" starts to catch on, it launches them into
a hilarious competition with Chapman Academy's tough-as-nails director
(Anjelica Huston) for the hearts and minds of the children.
Director: Steve Carr. Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King,
Anjelica Huston, Kevin Nealon, Lacey Chabert. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 93
min., Comedy, Box office gross: $100.000 million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Holes
Based on the award-winning book by Louis Sachar, "Holes"
poignant coming-of-age adventure. It tells the story of Stanley Yelnats (Shia
LaBeouf), an unusual young hero, dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient
family curse. Perpetually in the wrong place at the wrong time, Stanley is
unfairly sentenced to months of detention at Camp Green Lake for a crime he
didn't commit. There, he and his campmates -- Squid, Armpit, ZigZag, Magnet,
XRay, and Zero -- are forced by the menacing warden (Sigourney Weaver) and her
right-hand men Mr. Sir (Jon Voight) and Mr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson) to dig
holes in order to build character. Nobody knows the real reason they're digging
all those holes, but Stanley soon begins to question why the Warden is so
interested in anything "special" the boys find. Stanley and his campmates must
stick together and keep one step ahead of the Warden and her henchmen as they
plot a daring escape from the camp to solve the mystery and break the Yelnats
family curse.
Director: Andrew Davis. Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette,
Tim Blake Nelson, Shia LaBeouf. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 111 min.,
Adventure, Box office gross: $61.781 million, Disney, 24.99 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Mighty Wind, A
Christopher Guest and his talented ensemble have
reunited to create another comedic masterpiece. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara,
Fred Willard, and Parker Posey -- all who starred along with Guest in both his
"Best in Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" join Guest here to create witty,
satirical dialogue as well some rather hilarious song parodies in this
mockumentary spoof of the 1960's folk song movement. When one of the founding
fathers of 1960s folk music suddenly dies, his family decides to honor him with
a one-night-only memorial concert featuring the acts that helped make him a
legend in his time. Returning to the stage for this reunion appearance are The
Folksmen (Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean), The New Main Street Singers
(including Posey, John Michael Higgins and Jane Lynch) and folk legends Mitch
and Mickey (Levy and O'Hara). It's a great satire of music, stardom and the
power of the acoustic guitar -- a kind of "Spinal Tap" for the hippies.
Director: Christopher Guest. Stars: Michael McKean, Eugene Levy, Catherine
O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer
Coolidge, Larry Miller, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Paul Dooley, John Michael
Higgins, Jane Lynch. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 92 min., Mock
documentary, Box office gross: $17.336 million, Warner, $22.98 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Dancer Upstairs, The
Based on the 1995 novel by Nicholas
Shakespeare that loosely follows the search for the leader of Sendero Luminoso
(Shining Path), a revolutionary group that terrorized Peru in the 1980s and
'90s. As a latin American nation nears collapse under a highly organized
terrorist movement, idealistic policeman Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) faces the
greatest challenge of his career: to catch the mysterious guerilla leader
Ezequiel who is as elusive as Rejas' superiors are corrupt. As the terrorist
attacks and the military response become more and more ferocious, mass panic
sets in and Rejas finds himself drawn to Yolanda (Laura Morante), his daughter's
ballet teacher, who offers solace from the chaos. As his search comes ever
nearer to Ezequiel, he and the dancer he now loves are forced to choose between
love, country and self. John Malkovich's directorial debut.
Director: John Malkovich. Stars: Javier Bardem, Laura Morante, Juan Diego Botto.
2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 113 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $2.317
million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Big Girls Don't Cry
German teen outing revolves around best
friends Kati and Steffi. Now that their love lives are heating up, they're
hitting the books less and going out to nightclubs more. But when Steffi sees
her father out with another woman, her life begins to spiral out of control, and
she hatches an outrageous revenge plan against her father's mistress. Meanwhile,
Kati begins a fun romance, and as the two girls begin to grow apart, they
realize they need each other more than ever.
Director: Maria Von Heland. Stars: Anna Maria Muhe, Karoline Herfurth. 2002,
CC, MPAA rating: NR, 92 min., Drama, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
- September 30
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2 Fast 2 Furious
The adrenaline-fueled thrill ride that began
with "The Fast and the Furious" takes an explosive new turn in here. Now an
ex-cop on the run, Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) hooks into outlaw street racing.
When the feds strong-arm him back, O'Connor's no rules, win-or-die skills are
unleashed against to bring down murderous Miami import-export dealer Carter
Verone (Cole Hauser). O'Connor convinces the Feds to let him partner with his
ex-con pal and fellow street-racer Roman Pearce (Tyrese) to go undercover,
transporting a shipment of 'dirty' money. With his velocity-added buddy riding
shotgun, and drop-dead gorgeous undercover agent (Eva Mendes) dialing up the
heat, this sequel accelerates the action into a desperate race for survival,
justice ... and mind-blowing, jaw-dropping speed.
Director: John Singleton. Stars: Paul Walker, Tyrese, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser,
Thom Barry, James Remar, Devon Aoki. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 107 min.,
Thriller, Box office gross: $124.800 million, Universal, $22.98 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Bend It Like Beckham
Sometimes, to follow your dreams, you've go
to bend the rules. Audiences and critics alike loved this terrific comedy about
a young girl who is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining
stardom on the soccer field. Parminder Nagra plays Jess, a young English girl
who loves to play soccer and who's hero is soccer icon David Beckham. Her
parents want her to be a conventional Indian girl, like her older sister who is
about to be married. When she's "discovered" by Jules (Keira Knightley) and
recruited to play on a local woman's team, Jess has to lie to her parents about
her new activities. Soon she's the star of the team, and falls for the team's
coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), which complicates things because Jules also
is sweet on him. Matters get worse when Jess' parents -- who by now think their
daughter is a Lesbian because she wears pants and doesn't have a boyfriend --
find out about the soccer and forbid her from playing, forcing her to prepare
for her sister's wedding -- on the same day as an all-important soccer final,
setting up the film for its sweet and positive ending. Fabulous acting all
around -- particularly Nagra and Anupam Kher as Jess' caring and laid-back dad.
Director: Gurinder Chadha. Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Juliet
Stevenson, Shaheen Khan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi,
Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 112 min., Comedy,
Box office gross: $30.000 million, Fox, $19.98 VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Kids Are Alright, The
Long-overdue release to DVD of the classic
rock documentary on The Who, with live performances, interviews. Painstakingly
restored and remastered. In DTS and Dolby 5.1. Two editions: A double-disc
Special Edition with a "Won't Get Filmed Again" bonus disc with five hours of
original material including new interviews, interactive features (including a
virtual tour of The Who's London), trivia games, extra performances and
restoration features; $29.98. A single-disc edition of the film includes
commentary by director Stein and rock historian Martin Lewis and onscreen
historical notes; $22.98.
Director: Jeff Stein. Stars: The Who. 1979, CC, MPAA rating: , min.,
Documentary, Pioneer Entertainment.
DVD: DVD only.
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Nowhere in Africa
A remarkable true tale of a Jewish family who
flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a new existence on a remote farm in Kenya.
Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich, his wife
Jettel (Juliane Kohler) and their five-year-old daughter Regina relocate to
Africa, where they each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in
different ways. Attorney Walter is resigned to working the farm as caretaker;
pampered Jettel resists adjustment at every turn; while the shy yet curious
Regina immediately embraces the country -- learning the local language and
customs and finding a new friend in Owuor, the farm's cook. As the war rages on
the other side of the world, the trio's relationships to their strange
environment become increasingly complicated as Jettel grows more self-assured
and Walter more haunted by the life they left behind. As they eventually learn
to cherish their life in Africa, they also endeavor to find a way back to each
other. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film 2002.
Director: Caroline Link. Stars: Juliane Kohler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo,
Matthias Habich, Lea Kurka, Karoline Eckertz. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 141
min., Drama, Box office gross: $5.582 million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Better Luck Tomorrow
Stylish -- and scary -- look at high school
life through the trials and tribulations of four middle-class Asian-American
teens in Orange County, Calif., who slip from studies to scams in the blink of
an eye. The film revolves around academic achiever Ben (Parry Shen), brilliant
but socially inept Virgil (Jason Tobin), politically smooth Daric (Roger Fan)
and Han (Sung Kang), a lost soul with more brawn than brains, as they turn away
from their normal teenage lives in a downward spiral to a darker side of
society. In Ben's attempt to gain social acceptance, his focus on Ivy League
acceptance letters drifts into petty crime.The four resort to scamming,
trashing, drugging and assorted ugly crimes as they gain a reputation as
members of the Chinese Mafia. A disturbing and fascinating film.
Director: Justin Lin. Stars: Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, John
Cho, Karin Anna Cheung. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 99 min., Drama, Box office
gross: $3.770 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Dreamcatcher
After four friends perform a heroic act as children
and gain psychic powers in return, they reunite every winter in Maine to hunt,
drink and celebrate the special bond they share. However, this year's reunion is
ruined when a lost and disoriented hunter stumbles upon their camp mumbling
about strange lights in the sky. Soon after, horrific alien creatures begin to
emerge and a heavily armed government operatives, led by the psychotic Colonel
Curtis (Morgan Freeman), attempts to take over the area. Challenged to stop this
alien force, the friends must confront grisly horror while they take part in an
all-out battle to rescue the fate of humanity. Adaptation of a Stephen King
novel.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan. Stars: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian
Lewis, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg. 2003, CC, MPAA
rating: R, 134 min., Horror, Box office gross: $33.623 million, Warner, $19.96
VHS SRP.
DVD: Day & Date.
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Boat Trip
Lowbrow comedy about a young man who embarks on a ship
cruise to get out of his funk over an unrequited love affair. Hoping to get his
mind off his ex-girlfriend, Felicia (Vivaca A. Fox), Jerry (Cuba Gooding Jr.)
joins his best friend Nick (Horatio Sanz) on a tropical singles cruise. But
when they realize they've been booked on a gay cruise, they're ready to jump
ship -- until things start going their way. Jerry falls for gorgeous dance
instructor Gabriella (Roselyn Sanchez) and Nick's dream boat literally docks
when the Swedish Bikini Tanning Team boards. Plenty of gay, bathroom and
gross-out jokes.
Director: Mort Nathan. Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Vivaca A. Fox,
Roselyn Sanchez. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $8.856 million, Artisan, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.
All DVDs are screened on a reference system consisting of a
Rotel RDV-1080 DVD Audio/Video Player, a
Rotel RSX-972 Surround Sound Receiver, and Phase Technology 1.1 (front), 33.1 (center),
and 50 (rear) speakers and Power 10 subwoofer.
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