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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 2 Hours 28 Minutes | Dullea, Keir | Lockwood, Gary | Sylvester, William | | | | | | | | Kubrick, Stanley | | | | | | | 012569553927 | DVD - Classic Collection | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 6/12/2001 | G (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Science Fiction/Fantasy - Outer-Space Adventure : Classics | N | $11.98 | Barnes & Noble
Dubbed the "ultimate trip" in its day, Stanley Kubrick's influential masterpiece remains true to both senses of the phrase. A controlled kaleidoscope of images and ideas, 2001: A Space Odyssey is both a space-travel adventure and, with its explosive climactic sequence, a hallucinogenic voyage of the mind. Based on the Arthur C. Clarke story "The Sentinel," 2001 initially bewildered many viewers with its lengthy, wordless opening sequence involving prehistoric protohumans and a mysterious black monolith. Jumping four million years into the future, two robotic astronauts (Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood) and a supercomputer named HAL, who seems more human than they are, head to Jupiter aboard the space-ship Discovery. This doomed mission produces such iconic scenes as the homicidal HAL's attack on the astronauts and the legendarily enigmatic "star child" birth set to Richard Strauss's "Thus Spake Zarathustra." 2001's unconventional approach to narrative thrilled adventurous '60s audiences, and fans still ponder the questions this landmark science-fiction film raises. Is the monolith God or the work of aliens? Only God and the late Stanley Kubrick know for sure. Frank Lovece
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This limited-edition collector's classic box set of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey includes the restored digital transfer on DVD, the original soundtrack on CD, a 16-page behind-the-scenes booklet, a 70mm film frame matted and suitable for framing, and a free poster offer.
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A mind-bending sci-fi symphony, Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1968 epic pushed the limits of narrative and special effects toward a meditation on technology and humanity. Based on Arthur C. Clarke's story The Sentinel, Kubrick and Clarke's screenplay is structured in four movements. At the Dawn of Man, a group of hominids encounters a mysterious black monolith alien to their surroundings. To the strains of Strauss' "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," a hominid discovers the first weapon, using a bone to kill prey. As the hominid tosses the bone in the air, Kubrick cuts to a 21st century spacecraft hovering over the Earth, skipping ahead millions of years in technological development only to imply that man hasn't advanced very far at all psychologically. U.S. scientist Dr. Heywood Floyd (William Sylvester) travels to the moon to check out the discovery of a strange object on the moon's surface: a black monolith. As Floyd touches the mass, however, a piercing sound emitted by the object stops his fellow investigators in their path. Cutting ahead 18 months, impassive astronauts David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) head toward Jupiter on the space ship Discovery, their only company three hibernating astronauts and the vocal, man-made HAL 9000 computer running the entire ship. When the all-too-human HAL malfunctions, however, he tries to murder the astronauts to cover his error, forcing Bowman to defend himself the only way he can. Free of HAL, and finally informed of the voyage's purpose by a recording from Floyd, Bowman journeys to "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite," through the psychedelic slit-scan star-gate to an 18th century room, and the completion of the monolith's evolutionary mission. With assistance from special effects expert Douglas Trumbull, Kubrick spent over two years meticulously creating the most "realistic" depictions of outer space ever seen, greatly advancing cinematic technology for a story expressing grave doubts about technology itself. Despite some initial critical reservations that it was too long and too dull, 2001 became one of the most popular films of 1968, underlining the generation gap between young moviegoers who wanted to see something new and challenging and oldsters who "didn't get it." Provocatively billed as "the ultimate trip," 2001 quickly caught on with a counterculture youth audience open to a contemplative (i.e. chemically enhanced) viewing experience of a film suggesting that the way to enlightenment was to free one's mind of the U.S. military-industrial-technological complex. Lucia | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| 2010 | 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Scheider, Roy | Lithgow, John | Mirren, Helen | | | | | | | | Hyams, Peter | | | | | | | 012569505322 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 9/19/2000 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Outer-Space Adventure : Space Adventure : Mystery : Science Fiction - general | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
This belated sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is directed by Peter Hyams. Roy Scheider plays the astronaut/skipper of a U.S.-Soviet space mission, sent to find out what happened to the missing Discovery flight that carried Keir Dullea into the beyond in the original 2001. Scheider's polyglot crew includes Americans John Lithgow and Bob Balaban (the latter a computer whiz, responsible for the notorious HAL 9000) and Russians Helen Mirren, Elya Baskin and Natasha Schneider. The reason for this international mixture is that the world is on the brink of nuclear war, and it is hoped that the space mission will assure east-west solidarity (in this respect, 2010 dates far more than 2001, given the collapse of the Iron Curtain). When the astronauts catch up with Dullea, still in orbit around Jupiter, producer/director/writer Hyams attempts to demystify the enigmatic climax of 2001. Arthur C. Clarke, author of the story upon which 2001 was based, appears in 2010 as a man on a park bench. Incidentally, the voice-over credited to Olga Mallsnerd is actually Candice Bergen. (The name Mallsnerd is a play on the name of one of the characters created by her ventriloquist father Edgar.) Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Behind-the-scenes documentary: "2010: The Odyssey Continues"; Interactive menus; Scene access; Languages: English and Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| 3 Days Of The Condor | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Dunaway, Faye | Houseman, John | Redford, Robert | Robertson, Cliff | sydow, Max Von | | | | | | Pollack, Sydney / Pollack, Sydney | | | | | | | 097360880373 | DVD-Video | Paramount Pictures | | 8-17-1999 | R | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.48 | Robert Redford stars as a CIA agent (code name Condor) on the run from a mass slaughter in his CIA research office. Reporting the massacre to his superior (Cliff Robertson), Redford suddenly finds himself the target of both his employers and the unknown killers of his associates. Faye Dunaway portrays a lonely photographer who is abducted by Redford and seduced into helping him.
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| 3:10 to Yuma | 2 Hours 2 Minutes | Wade, Ben | Evans, Dan | Evans, William | Butterfield, Grayson | Prince, Charlie | McElroy, Byron | Nelson, Emmy | Potter, Doc | Weathers, Marshal | Evans, Alice | Mangold, James | | Welles, Halsted / Brandt, Michael / more / more / trailer, view / Crime / D | | | | | 031398221852 | DVD | Fox | USA | | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS | Color | 1 | 8.1/10 (IMDB) | | Crime : Drama : Western | N | | A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| 3:10 to Yuma | 1 Hour 32 Minutes | Wade, Ben | Evans, Dan | Emmy | Evans, Mrs. Alice | Jones, Henry | Prince, Charlie | Owner, Mr. Butterfield, Stage Line | Comerate, Sheridan | Mitchell, George | Ellenstein, Robert | Daves, Delmer | Leonard, Elmore | Welles, Halsted | | | | | 043396077607 | DVD | Columbia TriStar | USA | | Approved (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Black and White | 1 | 7.7/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Adventure : Drama : Thriller : Western | N | | After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time... | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| 48 Hrs. | 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Nolte, Nick | Murphy, Eddie | O'Toole, Annette | | | | | | | | Hill, Walter | | | | | | | 097360113976 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 1/26/1999 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Action Comedy : Detective Film : Police Detective Film | N | $12.98 | Barnes & Noble
While this dark, often violent, and hilarious film from director Walter Hill will always be remembered as the one that launched Eddie Murphy's movie career, it may be even more significant as the prototype for visceral, R-rated buddy comedies. After a hair-raising opening shoot-out scene that leaves two cops dead, Hill sets his oddball pairing off and running. In order to track down the shooters, grizzled detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) springs their ex-partner from prison on a 48-hour pass. The wisecracking con, Reggie Hammond (Murphy), is less than enthused about the assignment, and Nolte and Murphy's razor-edged verbal (and physical) friction during the investigation quickly becomes the picture's centerpiece. Murphy's angry glower, street-smart swagger, and machine-gun delivery -- witness the now-legendary redneck bar scene -- is undeniably some of his most effective screen work. Still, it is the strategically fleshed-out juxtaposition of Nolte and Murphy's characters that gives their improbable partnership its explosive comedic punch. Of all the cop-buddy shoot-'em-ups that have followed, such as the various Lethal Weapon and Rush Hour films, none has so effectively bottled the spark that Hill managed to capture between his two leads in this definitive action/comedy. Matthew Grimm
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A variation on the "buddy-cop" hybridized genre, 48 HRS. greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Eddie Murphy a bonafide box-office sensation. When a pair of reckless cop-killers break out of prison, grizzled detective Jack Cates (Nolte) is left no alternative but to spring fast-talking hustler Reggie Hammond (Murphy) from the penitentiary in order to find the criminals. The catch: the pair only have 48 hours to complete their assignment before Hammond must return to prison. Naturally, the two despise each other and even engage in fisticuffs, but eventually the danger facing them proves a strong enough common bond for them to play on the same team, and even achieve a little mutual admiration. Jeremy Beday
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Closed captions; Movie trailer
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| A Bridge Too Far | 2 Hours 56 Minutes | Bogarde, Dirk | Caan, James | Caine, Michael | Micklewhite Jr., Maurice Joseph | Connery, Sean | Connery, Thomas | Fox, Edward | Gould, Elliott | Hackman, Gene | Alder, Eugene | Attenborough, Richard / Attenborough, Sir Richard | | Goldman, William | | | | | 027616675729 | 1 DVD | MGM | | October 1998 | Rated PG | Y | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video > DVD > Action/ Adventure Video | N | $14.99 | VideoHound Golden Movie Retriever 2000: A meticulous recreation of one of the most disastrous battles of WWII, the Allied defeat at Arnhem in 1944. Misinformation, adverse conditions, and overconfidence combined to prevent the Allies from capturing six bridges that connected Holland to the German border. | Borders | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| A Clockwork Orange | 2 Hours 17 Minutes | McDowell, Malcolm | Magee, Patrick | Bates, Michael | | | | | | | | Kubrick, Stanley | | | | | | | 085392115020 | DVD - Classic Collection | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 6/12/2001 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Comedy - Black : Classics - Comedy : Classics - General : Classics - Sci-Fi : Future Dystopias : Literary Adaptation : UK | N | $16.98 | Barnes & Noble
A splendidly cynical adaptation of Anthony Burgess's controversial novel, Stanley Kubrick's cult classic initially revolted moviegoers with its savage violence and apocalyptic view of a not-too-distant future. Three decades later, this bravura film, perhaps Kubrick's greatest, retains the ability to shock; moreover, its message seems more timely than ever. Malcolm McDowell is brilliant as the ringleader of a small band of thugs who roam the city streets by night seeking thrills, preying upon hapless citizens. Finally apprehended by the authorities, he is subjected to reconditioning in a government-implemented aversion-therapy program and returned to a dystopian society. Kubrick presents the depredations of McDowell and his "droogs" in a manner that is unremitting yet highly stylized; with his signature elegance and control, the director manages to suggest much more than he shows, and the effect is chilling. While differing from the Burgess novel in minor narrative details, Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange captures the book's essence much more completely than most literary adaptations. Although Kubrick leavens the stomach-churning violence with satire, he hews closely to the message set down in Burgess's book: Free will must be preserved, whatever the consequences, because attempts at governmental control of thought and behavior pose a far greater danger. Ed Hulse
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Stanley Kubrick dissects the nature of violence in this darkly ironic, near-future satire, adapted from Anthony Burgess' novel, complete with "Nadsat" slang. Classical music-loving proto-punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence," such as terrorizing a writer, Mr. Alexander (Patrick Magee), and raping his wife while jauntily warbling "Singin' in the Rain." After Alex is jailed for bludgeoning the Cat Lady (Miriam Karlin) to death with one of her phallic sculptures, Alex submits to the Ludovico behavior modification technique to earn his freedom; he's conditioned to abhor violence through watching gory movies, and even his adored Beethoven is turned against him. Returned to the world defenseless, Alex becomes the victim of his prior victims, with Mr. Alexander using Beethoven's "Ninth" to inflict the greatest pain of all. When society sees what the state has done to Alex, however, the politically expedient move is made. Casting a coldly pessimistic view on the then-future of the late '70s-early '80s, Kubrick and production designer John Barry created a world of high-tech cultural decay, mixing old details like bowler hats with bizarrely alienating "new" environments like the Milkbar. Alex's violence is horrific, yet it is an aesthetically calculated fact of his existence; his charisma makes the icily clinical Ludovico treatment seem more negatively abusive than positively therapeutic. Alex may be a sadist, but the state's autocratic control is another violent act, rather than a solution. Released in late 1971 (within weeks of Sam Peckinpah's brutally violent Straw Dogs), the film sparked considerable controversy in the U.S. with its X-rated violence; after copycat crimes in England, Kubrick withdrew the film from British distribution until after his death. Opinion was divided on the meaning of Kubrick's detached view of this shocking future, but, whether the discord drew the curious or Kubrick's scathing diagnosis spoke to the chaotic cultural moment, A Clockwork Orange became a hit. On the heels of New York Film Critics Circle awards as Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, Kubrick received Oscar nominations in all three categories. Lucia Bozzola
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Remixed and remastered Dolby 5.1 audio.
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais
Time: 2 Hours 17 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| A Fistful of Dollars | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Eastwood, Clint | Koch, Marianne | Volonté, Gian Maria | | | | | | | | Leone, Sergio | | | | | | | 027616785824 | DVD | MGM (VIDEO & DVD) | | 10/5/1999 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Classics - General : Cult - Spaghetti Westerns : Classics - Westerns : West Germany : Italy : Spaghetti Western : Spain | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
By the time Sergio Leone made this film, Italians had already produced about 20 films ironically labelled "spaghetti westerns." Leone approached the genre with great love and humor. Although the plot was admittedly borrowed from Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961), Leone managed to create a work of his own that would serve as a model for many films to come. Clint Eastwood plays a cynical gunfighter who comes to a small border town and offers his services to two rivaling gangs. Neither gang is aware of his double play, and each thinks it is using him, but the stranger will outwit them both. The picture was the first installment in a cycle commonly known as the "Dollars" trilogy. Later, United Artists, who distributed it in the U.S., coined another term for it: the "Man With No Name" trilogy. While not as impressive as its follow-ups For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), A Fistful of Dollars contains all of Leone's eventual trademarks: taciturn characters, precise framing, extreme close-ups, and the haunting music of Ennio Morricone. Not released in the U.S. until 1967 due to copyright problems, the film was decisive in both Clint Eastwood's career and the recognition of the Italian western. Yuri German
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Behind-the-scenes booklet; Original theatrical trailer
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| A Force of One | 1 Hour 31 Minutes | O'Neill, Jennifer | Norris, Chuck | Gulager, Clu | | | | | | | | Aaron, Paul | | | | | | | 692865127338 | DVD | TRINITY HOME ENT | | 8/17/2004 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Cult - Martial Arts : Martial Arts : Police Detective Film : Action Thriller | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
To say that Chuck Norris is the star of Force of One may smack of redundancy. Norris is cast as Vietnam vet Matt Logan, assigned to instruct a big-city narcotics squad in the intricacies of martial arts. His star pupil turns out to be Detective Mandy Rust (Jennifer O'Neill). Initially disinterested in law enforcement, Logan is galvanized into action when his adopted son is killed by the villains. Force of One was designed as a follow-up of (though not a sequel to) the money-spinning Norris vehicle Good Guys Wear Black. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Features: Fullscreen presentation; Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital) English 2.0, French 2.0, Spanish 2.0; "The Making Of" documentary; "How American Cinema Changed Hollywood Forever"; Biographies; Theatrical trailer; TV commercial
Language: English
Time: 1 Hour 31 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | Yes | | | |
| A League of Their Own | 2 Hours 7 Minutes | Davis, Geena | Hanks, Tom | Petty, Lori | | | | | | | | Marshall, Penny | | | | | | | 043396512290 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 6/4/2002 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Surround | Color | 1 | | | Sports - Baseball : Sports Drama : Comedy - general : Comedy Drama : Period Drama | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, when most of the men of baseball-playing age were far away in Europe and Asia fighting World War II. The league flourished until after World War II, when, with the men's return, the league was consigned to oblivion. Director Penny Marshall and screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel re-create the wartime era when women's baseball looked to stand a good chance of sweeping the country. The story begins as a candy-bar tycoon enlists agents to scour the country to find women who could play ball. In the backwoods of Oregon, two sisters -- Dottie (Geena Davis) and Kit (Lori Petty) -- are discovered. Dottie can hit and catch, while Kit can throw a mean fastball. The girls come to Chicago to try out for the team with other prospects that include their soon-to-be-teammates Mae Mordabito (Madonna), Doris Murphy (Rosie O'Donnell), and Marla Hooch (Megan Cavanagh). The team's owner, Walter Harvey (Gary Marshall) needs someone to coach his team and he picks one-time home-run champion Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), who is now a broken-down alcoholic. After a few weeks of training, as Dugan sobers up, the team begins to show some promise. By the end of the season, the team has improved to the point where they are competing in the World Series (which is no big deal, since there are only four teams in the league). Paul Brenner
Rolling Stone
Lots of laughs, lots of heart and very little sermonizing. Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie has a real bittersweet charm. Roger Ebert
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Surround
Features: [None specified]
Language: English, Español, Français
SubTitles: English, Español, Korean
Time: 2 Hours 7 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| A Perfect Day | 1 Hour 27 Minutes | Adams, Julia | Adams, Michele | Arata, Michael | Balentine, Barbara | Bentley, Tony | Bernard, Aimee | Brewster, Paget | Brooks, Candi | Burgard, Peggy | Caiado, Edward D. | Levin, Peter | | Eliason, Joyce / Evans, Richard Paul | | | | | 043396225060 | DVD | Sony | USA | | Singapore:PG | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 5.4/10 (IMDB) | | Drama | N | | A family man and suddenly-successful author encounters a mystic stranger who warns him he has only 40 more days to live. Based on a novel by Richard Paul Evans. | IMDb | | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| A Perfect World | 2 Hours 18 Minutes | Costner, Kevin | Dern, Laura | Lowther, T.J. | | | | | | | | Eastwood, Clint | | | | | | | 085391299028 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 10/1/2002 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Crime Drama | N | | All Movie Guide
Clint Eastwood, hot off of his Academy Award win for Unforgiven, directed this small character study, appearing in the guise of a cops-and-robbers action picture. The film takes place during the fall of 1963. Eight-year old Phillip Perry (T.J. Lowther), the son of a devout Jehovah's Witness mother, is staying home while all the other children are out trick-or-treating. But then prison escapee Butch Haynes (Kevin Costner) appears in his kitchen. Needing a hostage to aid him in his escape from jail, he grabs Phillip. Phillip curiously looks up to Butch and willingly accompanies him. Butch gets rid of his fellow escapee after he tries to molest the child, and Butch and Phillip take to the Texas highway, on the run from the cops. The cop in pursuit in this instance is Police Chief Red Garnett (Clint Eastwood), riding in his sleek Populux Airglide trailer -- his "mobile command headquarters." On the road with Garnett is Sally Gerber (Laura Dern), a pushy pre-feminist criminologist, along with a creepy federal agent who is an expert sharpshooter. Butch is not particularly anxious to make it to the Texas borderline, and neither is Garnett in any particular hurry to catch Butch. As Butch and Phillip form a father-son attachment, the paths of Butch and Garnett gradually come together, in time for a final confrontation, after which Garnett confesses, "I don't know nothing. I don't know a damn thing." Paul Brenner
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: All-new digital transfer; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Cast/writer film highlights; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours 18 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| A River Runs Through It | 2 Hours 4 Minutes | Sheffer, Craig | Pitt, Brad | Skerritt, Tom | | | | | | | | Redford, Robert | | | | | | | 043396039339 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 11/23/1999 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Family : Action/Adventure - Family : Drama - general : Literary Adaptation | N | $13.48 | All Movie Guide
Robert Redford's lyrical direction sets the tone for this evocative adaptation of author Norman MacLean's memoir of his idyllic Montana youth. The MacLean family is presided over by the strict but encouraging Rev. MacLean (Tom Skerritt) and his loving wife (Brenda Blethyn). Craig Sheffer stars as the young Norman, the older son in his family, who takes his school work and writing a bit too seriously for Paul (Brad Pitt), the impetuous younger son, to take much stock in. Paul would rather have a good time, drink and play cards than get involved with academic study. Where Norman wants to be a college literature professor, Paul would prefer to stay in Montana all his life and wrangle some kind of job writing for a local newspaper. But, ironically, Paul is the better fly fisherman and in this way attains a sense of perfection. The film also details the MacLean boys' involvement with a colorful group of town's people -- including a young Indian woman Paul decides to date and the defiant Jessie (Emily Lloyd), whom Norman later marries. Paul Brenner
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Features: Digitally remastered audio & anamorphic video; Production notes; Interactive menus; Languages: English and French 2-channel [Dolby surround], Spanish [stereo], Portuguese [mono]; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese; Theatrical trailers; Talent files; Scene selections
Language: English, Français, Español, Portugais
SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais
Time: 2 Hours 4 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Above the Law | 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Seagal, Steven | Grier, Pam | Silva, Henry | | | | | | | | Davis, Andrew | | | | | | | 085391178620 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 1/28/1998 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Cult - Martial Arts : Police : Thriller : Action - general : Martial Arts | N | | All Movie Guide
Martial arts hero Steven Seagal developed, co-wrote, co-produced, choreographed, and debuted in this thrill ride -- a cop film with more attitude, and more plot, than its star had duties on the set. Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing. When the FBI orders his squad to ignore the mysterious shipment of military explosives they seized from a notorious narcotics dealer, Nico defiantly pursues his own investigation. With the help of his partner Jax (Pam Grier), he sifts through a tangled web of Catholic priests, illegal immigrants, and trained assassins to uncover a drug cartel run directly out of the CIA by an official named Zagon Henry Silva. Nico remembers the man from his CIA days in Vietnam, when Zagon used the agency (and the war) as a front for smuggling opium. At the time, Nico was too outranked to thwart him, but he will no longer let Zagon abuse his position to remain immune from prosecution -- especially now that the official has plans to murder a U.S. senator. Zagon may be above the law of most men, but he is certainly not above Nico's. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Production notes; 8 theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages: English and Español; Subtitles: English, Français, and Español
Language: English, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Absence of Malice | 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Newman, Paul | Field, Sally | Balaban, Bob | | | | | | | | Pollack, Sydney | | | | | | | 043396269590 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 4/15/1998 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | monaural | Color | 1 | | | Courtroom Drama : Message Movie | N | $19.98 | All Movie Guide
In this legal drama from director Sydney Pollack, Sally Field stars as Megan, an ambitious newpaper reporter who, based on information from FBI investigator Rosen, played by Bob Balaban, writes a scathing article that implicates Gallagher, a reclusive business-owner played by Paul Newman, in the recent disappearance of a labor leader. When Gallagher confronts Megan and sets her straight, the two team together to prove his innocence and have a few romantic interludes along the way. Wilford Brimley and Melinda Dillon also star. Matthew Tobey
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: monaural
Features: Languages: English, Spanish, French; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; Theatrical trailer; Scene selections; Widescreen and full screen formats
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Abyss, The | 2 Hours 51 Minutes | Biehn, Michael | Harris, Ed | Mastrantonio, Mary | | | | | | | | Cameron, James | | Cameron, James | | | | | 024543036739 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 3-5-2002 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.28 | "Heart stopping? white knuckle? deep sea thrills." -David Ansen, Newsweek
In this thrilling, underwater action adventure from writer-director James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Aliens), a civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search-and-rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn co-star.
Includes Both the Special Edition, with 28 Minutes of Additional Footage, PLUS the Original Theatrical Version
Commentary Option for Both Versions (Text Only)
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| Across the Line | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Johnson, Brad | Erez, Sigal | Barbeau, Adrienne | Bloom, Brian | Quinn, J.C. | Teague, Marshall R. | | | | | Spottl, Martin | | | | | | | 057373146064 | DVD | Lions Gate | | September 12, 2000 | R | N | N | Stereo | Color | 1 | 4.5 Stars | | Drama : Thriller | N | $23.99 | Plot Outline
A small-town sheriff falls in love with a Latina illegal immigrant who witnessed a murder on the Texas border. | Amazon | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Air America | 1 Hour 53 Minutes | Jr., Robert Downey | Gibson, Mel | Grant, David Marshall | Smith, Lane | Travis, Nancy | | | | | | Spottiswoode, Roger | | Eskow, John / Rush, Richard | | | | | 012236114260 | DVD-Video | Artisan | | 3-17-1998 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | | N | | The Few.
The Proud.
The Totally Insane.
Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr. are two renegade pilots ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Loas during the Vietnam conflict. They lead a crew of Air America, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnam countryside. Join Mel, Robert and the crazy crew of wartime flyers in the funniest action-comedy since "Lethal Weapon 2" and "Good Morning Vietnam."
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| Air Force One | 2 Hours 5 Minutes | Close, Glenn | Crewson, Wendy | Ford, Harrison | Guilfoyle, Paul | Macy, William H. | Matthews, Liesel | Oldman, Gary | Stockwell, Dean | | | Petersen, Wolfgang | | Marlowe, Andrew W. | | | | | 043396718890 | DVD-Video | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | 2-10-1998 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $11.96 | Harrison Ford is the President of the United States.
The President of the USA goes to Moscow and gives a stirring speech outlining the USA's new "Zero-tolerance" policy with respect to terrorism. On the flight home, terrorists take over Air Force One (the President's official plane) and take the passengers (including his wife and daughter) hostage. The terrorists plan to execute one hostage every half-hour unless/until their demands are met. However, the President is a former Medal of Honor winner, so the terrorists may be in for a surprise...
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| Akeelah and the Bee | 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Fishburne, Laurence | Bassett, Angela | Palmer, Keke | Armstrong, Curtis | Ma, Tzi | Young, Lee Thompson | Villareal, J.R. | Garey, Sahara | Afable, Sean Michael | Hubbard, Erica | Atchison, Doug | | | Mullen, M. David | Zigman, Aaron | Czyzewski, Mark | | 031398195962 | DVD | LIONS GATE | | 08/29/2006 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | | Color | 1 | | | Childhood Drama : Urban Drama | N | $23.18 | Reviews
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A sober, heartwarming, and inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee employs intelligent writing and unusually sensitive performances, especially from young African-American actress Keke Palmer in the title role. Eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson, who lives in south central Los Angeles with her working mother (Angela Bassett), is an extremely bright girl whose grades are slipping due to unwelcome, outside influences. To get her back on track, the school principal has her enter the national spelling bee. Akeelah's coach for the event is Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), a college professor on a leave of absence following the death of his daughter. Writer-director Doug Atchison draws his characters sharply, giving clearly definable traits to each but leaving a certain amount of room for interpretation by the actors, who rise to the challenge magnificently. Larabee keenly understands that Akeelah's love for words links her to the father she lost as a small girl, and she realizes on some level that she has become a surrogate for the daughter Larabee lost. Fishburne's demonstrative passion is perfectly balanced by Palmer's quiet strength, and their scenes together are pure, unadulterated movie magic. The climactic spelling bee doesn't unfold along predictable lines, and it demonstrates that Akeelah has learned things she can't get out of a dictionary or thesaurus. Ed Hulse
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A young girl learns to believe in herself and value her intelligence in this critically-acclaimed, family-friendly drama. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an 11-year-old being raised by her mother, Tanya (Angela Bassett), who was left on her own after the death of her husband. While Akeelah is a very bright girl, she's hardly a star student and seems afraid of acting like a bookworm around her friends and classmates. However, Akeelah's teacher sees genuine potential in her student and encourages her to enter the school's spelling bee, convinced Akeelah has the brains and the talent to win. Akeelah applies herself and emerges victorious in the local competition, but discovers the going gets tougher when she goes to a statewide bee, studying for the regionals under the aegis of strict English teacher Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), who consents to act as her coach A college professor who was a spelling-bee champ as a child, Larabee is a stubborn taskmaster who questions Akeelah's ability and commitment, but in time he develops a respect for his pupil and helps her prove her talent as she climbs the ladder to the National Spelling Bee. Meanwhile, Tanya feels intimidated when she finds the contests are dominated by children from wealthy families and privileged backgrounds, and argues that the competition may not be in Akeelah's best interest, believing instead that homework should be the one and only priority in Akeelah's life. It soon becomes apparent that if Akeelah has any intention of entering the national spelling bee championships in Washington, D.C., she will not do so with Tanya's permission or blessing. This marks the first onscreen reunion of Bassett and Fishburne since their Academy Award-nommed performances as Ike Turner and Tina Turner in Brian Gibson's 1993 biopic, What's Love Got to Do with It.
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| Alexander | 2 Hours 47 minutes | Farrell, Colin | Jolie, Angelina | Kilmer, Val | Dawson, Rosario | Leto, Jared | Hopkins, Anthony | | | | | Stone, Oliver | | Stone, Oliver / Kyle, Christopher / Kalogridis, Laeta | Prieto, Rodrigo | Vangelis | | | 012569704565 | 2 DVD - Director's Cut | Warner Home Video | | August 2005 | Rated R (MPAA) | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video
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Description: Director Oliver Stone chalks up an ambitious entry on his biopic resume (past entries include films about Jim Morrison, Richard Nixon, and JFK among others) with this cinematic treatise on the life of the mighty Alexander the Great. Despite his young death at 32, Alexander packed some unimaginable conquests into his limited years by ruling over a huge chunk of the globe. Stone draws on a voice-over narration provided by Anthony Hopkins, whose character is named Ptolemy, to aurally depict some of the battles. Thus, Stone shifts the weight of the film to focus on the personality of Alexander (Colin Farrell), a man who is stricken by overwhelming personal insecurities that come in direct contrast to his bold achievements. Complex dealings with his mother (Angelina Jolie) and father (Val Kilmer) plague him, as does his turbulent relationship with his wife, Roxane (Rosario Dawson). His connection with his best friend, Hephaestion (Jared Leto), is ambiguous, with Stone touching on their vaunted homosexuality via some shared tender moments. As these personal battles are played out, Ptolemy fills the historic gaps in the narrative by charting the incredible conflicts that raged at Alexander's behest. Eventually, Stone lets loose with an epic on-screen battle, which sees Alexander's troops rumble across India in another country-conquering quest. But while his minions struggle, and Alexander demands success, it becomes clear that he is his own worst enemy. With the only real threat to Alexander coming from a tempestuous struggle with his own ego, Stone's summation of the great historical leader paints a picture of an embittered and solitary figure who was able to rule everyone apart from himself.
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Documentaries:
1. "Resurrecting Alexander"
2. "Perfect is the Enemy of God"
3. "The Death of Alexander"
Featurete - "Vangelis Scores Alexander" | Borders | | Yes | | | | |
| Ali | 2 Hours 37 Minutes | Smith, Will | Foxx, Jamie | Peebles, Mario Van | Rodriguez, Paul | Silver, Ron | Voight, Jon | Williamson, Mykelti | | | | Mann, Michael | | Mann, Michael / Rivele, Stephen J. / Roth, Eric / Wilkinson, Christopher | | | | | 043396066892 | DVD-Video | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | 4-30-2002 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $11.96 | "Michael Mann and Will Smith punch their way to the bruised heart of a hero." -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Superstar Will Smith (Men In Black) gives the performance of his career as boxing legend Muhammad Ali in an amazing epic drama from Academy Award®-nominated director Michael Mann (Best Director, The Insider, 1999).
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| Alien | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Cartwright, Veronica | Holm, Ian | Hurt, John | Kotto, Yaphet | Skerritt, Tom | Stanton, Harry Dean | Weaver, Sigourney | | | | Scott, Ridley | | O'Bannon, Dan | | | | | 024543098508 | DVD - Collector's Edition | 20th Century Fox | | 1-6-2004 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $19.70 | In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
The first chapter in the terrifying Alien sci-fi saga!
Contains the classic 1979 theatrical version and the all-new 2003 director's cut, digitally restored and recut by Ridley Scott!
When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo answers a distress signal from a desolate planet, they discover a deadly life form that breeds within a human host. And so the horror begins - a horror which will end the lives of six crewmembers and alter the life of the seventh forever. Sigourney Weaver stars as Ellen Ripley in one of the most suspenseful and powerful science fiction films of all time.
Disc 1
Full-Length Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O'Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editior Terry Rawlings, Actors Sigourney Weaber, Tom Skerrit, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt (for both versions
1979 Theatrical Version
2003 Director's Cut
Introduction by Ridley Scott
Disc 2
Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes, Including - "Star Beast: Developing the Story," "The Visualists: Direction and Design," "Truckers in Space: Casting." "The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design, Sigourney Weaver Screen Test, "The Chestbuster: Creature Design
Multi-Angle Scene Studies
Still Photo Galleries
Deleted and Extended Scenes, and More! | DVD Empire | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Alien Resurrection | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Ryder, Winona | Weaver, Sigourney | Dourif, Brad | Freeman, J.E. | Hedaya, Dan | Perlman, Ron | Wincott, Michael | | | | Jeunet, Jean-Pierre | | | | | | | 086162000768 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 6-1-1999 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.28 | Sigouney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in this terrifying, highly-anticipated sci-fi action thriller!
Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her-along with the alien queen inside of her-hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her creators, as are the aliens. And soon, a lot more than all hell breaks loose! To combat the creatures, Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a mechanic named Call, who holds more than a few surprises of her own.
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| Alien Vs. Predator | 1 Hour 41 Minutes | Bova, Raoul | Bremmer, Ewen | Henriksen, Lance | Lathan, Sanaa | | | | | | | Anderson, Paul W.S. | | Anderson, Paul W.S. / O'Bannon, Dan / Shusett, Ronald | | | | | 024543157090 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 1-25-2005 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $19.34 | With an alternate beginning never shown in theaters!
It may be our planet, but it's their war! The deadliest creatures from the scariest sci-fi movies ever made face off for the first time on film. The incredible adventure begins when the discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. Whoever wins...we lose.
Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson, Lance Henriksen and Sanaa Lathan
Commentary by Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., and John Bruno
Alternate Opening Version of Feature
AVP Making of Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Trailers and Promos
Darkhorse AVP Comic Covers Gallery
DVD-Rom Features:
Darkhorse's First Edition of the AVP Comic Book
Making Of the AVP Comic Books (From First to Final Sketches)
Exclusive Look at the First 16 Pages of the Up-Coming AVP Graphic Novel | DVD Empire | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Alien ³ | 4 Hours 18 Minutes | Weaver, Sigourney | Dutton, Charles S. | Dance, Charles | | | | | | | | Fincher, David | | | | | | | 024543098584 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 1/6/2004 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Aliens : Science Fiction/Fantasy - Sci-Fi Action : Thriller : Horror - general : Sci-Fi Action : UK | N | $26.98 | All Movie Guide
Acclaimed director David Fincher's promising career was lucky to survive this astonishingly wrong-headed, almost universally-despised second sequel to Alien (1979). The film careens into oblivion virtually from the beginning, as Lt. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor of a crash-landing on a hellish, God-forsaken prison planet. Not only does the crash kill little Newt, completely obviating the entire point of the superior Aliens (1986), but Fincher then compounds his betrayal of that film's fans by having Ripley attend the girl's gruesome autopsy and barely bat an eye as the child's chest is bloodily ripped open with a steel bonesaw. Things just go downhill from there, as the rather unthreatening rapists and murderers harass Ripley and curse a great deal before being torn apart by large fans, having their heads crushed by the unconvincing CGI alien, and finally volunteering to be murdered by the beast rather than letting the evil Company get hold of it. Fincher does the best he can with a terrible script, and there are some nice supporting turns by Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, and Brian Glover, but nothing could redeem the film's first 15 minutes. By the time Ripley takes a suicidal swan-dive into a vat of molten lead, cradling a baby alien as it explodes from her chest, many viewers will not know whether to reach for the remote control or a warm bath and a razorblade. A loathsome experience by any standard, Alien 3 still made enough money for Weaver to return as a Ripley clone in Alien Resurrection (1997). Robert Firsching
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Features: Includes both the 1992 theatrical version and the 2003 Special Edition; Full-length commentary by cinematographer Alex Thomson, B.S.C., editor Terry Rawlings, alien effects designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., visual effects producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., and actor Paul McGann (for both versions); "Developments: Concluding the Story"; "Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's Redesign"; "Optical Fury: Visual Effects"; "Adaptive Organism: Creature Design"; E.E.V. Scan Multi-Angle Study; Still photo galleries; Storyboards
Language: English, Español
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 4 Hours 18 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Aliens | 2 Hours 34 Minutes | Henn, Carrie | Biehn, Michael | Reiser, Paul | Henriksen, Lance | Paxton, Bill | Rolston, Mark | Matthews, Al | Goldstein, Jenette | Hiller, Colette | Ross, Ricco | Cameron, James | | Cameron, James | Biddle, Adrian | Horner, James | Lovejoy, Ray | | 024543098546 | DVD - Collector's Edition | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | | Jan 6, 2004 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Science-Fiction/Fantasy | N | $22.99 | Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien's planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen), and a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivors can be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival. Considered by many to be the best of the series, ALIENS is a fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films and cemented director James Cameron's status as one of Hollywood's leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her strong, sensitive performance as the survivor Ripley, while costars Reiser, Henriksen, and Bill Paxton all give career-making performances in this landmark sci-fi extravaganza.
In this cathartic sequel to ALIEN, Ripley is rescued after years of hibernation in space and reluctantly drawn into a second encounter with the deadly xenomorphs, this time as part of a gung-ho platoon of narines. James Cameron's film is truly one of the greatest action movies of all time.
"What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?"--Frost (Ricco Ross) after Gorman has ordered the troops to unload their weapons
"They mostly come at night. Mostly"--Newt (Carrie Henn) on the aliens
"Game over, man! Game over!"--Hudson (Bill Paxton)
"Get away from her, you bitch!"--Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) to the queen alien as she attacks Newt | Tower Records | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Alison Krauss & Union Station Live | | Alison Krauss & Union Station | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Krauss, Alison | | | 011661053595 | DVD | Rounder Home Video | | July 2003 | | N | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Multimedia Department > Bluegrass Music > Bluegrass | N | $24.99 | Description: Alison Krauss + Union Station Live comes to DVD on this special edition two-disc set from Universal. The image is presented with an anamorphic widescreen transfer enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs with audio available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS Surround, and PCM Stereo. Disc one contains a two-hour concert recorded live in Louisville, KT, in April of 2002. The concert consists of 23 tracks, including "When You Say Nothing At All" and "Oh, Atlanta." Disc two contains all the extra features: photo gallery, home videos, exclusive interviews, and a discography. Also contains the segment "On the Road," a music video for "New Favorite," and a tribute to road manager and sound engineer Frank Edmonson. This is an excellent release for bluegrass fans. | Borders | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| All the President's Men | 2 Hours 19 Minutes | Hoffman, Dustin | Redford, Robert | Warden, Jack | | | | | | | | Pakula, Alan J. | | | | | | | 012569734012 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 2/21/2006 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Docudrama : Political Drama | N | $26.98 | Barnes & Noble
Hollywood customarily takes its time to plumb history, waiting decades -- or even centuries -- to explore the real-life drama of, say, the Vietnam War. But in the case of All the President's Men, director Alan J. Pakula set a particularly high bar for himself, depicting a complex chapter of American political history only two years after the actual events had transpired. Based on the prize-winning book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the story details the step-by-step investigation of the Watergate scandal that led to the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon. In preparing for their roles, Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman did formidable legwork researching the intrepid journalists, and their efforts paid off -- Redford conjuring to perfection Woodward's fastidious, almost irksome, penchant for exactitude; Hoffman painting Bernstein as a charming (if a bit reckless) go-getter with an eye for good copy and attractive women. And Jason Robards brings the right blend of grumpiness and grit to the role of Post editor Ben Bradlee. The story has a tragic inevitability -- from an absurdly bungled break-in at an office building to the systematic crumbling of a presidential administration -- which Pakula captures vividly in this edge-of-your-seat political thriller. Bruce Kluger
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Conspiracy film specialist Alan J. Pakula turned journalists Bob Woodward's and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their Watergate investigation into one of the hit films of Bicentennial year 1976. While researching a story about a botched 1972 burglary of Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex, green Washington Post reporters/rivals Woodward (Robert Redford, who also exec produced) and Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) stumble on a possible connection between the burglars and a White House staffer. With the circumspect approval of executive editor Ben Bradlee (Jason Robards), the pair digs deeper. Aided by a guilt-ridden turncoat bookkeeper (Jane Alexander) and the vital if cryptic guidance of Woodward's mystery source Deep Throat (Hal Holbrook), Woodward and Bernstein "follow the money" all the way to the top of the Nixon Administration. Despite Deep Throat's warnings that their lives are in danger, and the reluctance of older Post editors, Woodward and Bernstein are determined to get out the story of the crime and its Presidential cover-up. Once Bradlee is convinced, the final teletype impassively taps out the historically explosive results. Lucia Bozzola
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Commentary by Robert Redford ; Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of All the President's Men ; Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire ; Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat ; Vintage Featurette Pressure and the Press: The Making of All the President's Men ; Vintage Jason Robards interview excerpt from Dinah!, hosted by Dinah Shore ; Alan J. Pakula thrillers trailer gallery
SubTitles: English, Français, Español | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Always | 2 Hours 2 Minutes | Dreyfuss, Richard | Goodman, John | Hepburn, Audrey | Hunter, Holly | Johnson, Brad | | | | | | Spielberg, Steven | | Belson, Jerry | | | | | 025192055621 | DVD-Video | Universal Studios | | 3-25-2003 | PG | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 4.0 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.50 | They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him . . . Even after he was gone.
Steven Spielberg directs this heartwarming romantic adventure USA Today calls "a winner." Pete Sandich (Richard Dreyfuss) is a legendary pilot with a passion for daredevil firefighting. However Dorinda (Holly Hunter), the woman he loves, and Al (John Goodman), Pete's best friend, know that legends can't take risks forever.
After sacrificing himself to save Al, the ace pilot faces his most challenging mission: helping Dorinda move on with her life.
Breathtaking cinematography and exhilarating aerial choreography highlight this compelling adventure that co-stars Brad Johnson and features a special appearance by Audrey Hepburn.
Production Notes
Cast & Filmmakers' Bios
Film Highlights
Theatrical Trailer
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| Ambush Bay | 1 Hour 50 Minutes | O'Brian, Hugh | Rooney, Mickey | Mitchum, James | Masterson, Peter | Lauter, Harry | Amsterdam, Gregg | Anauo, Jim | Smith, Tony | Stadler, Clem | Abello, Amado | Winston, Ron | | Feinberg, Marve / Melchior, Ib | Rojas, Emmanuel I. | LaSalle, Richard | Schreyer, John F. | | 027616921659 | DVD | Fox | USA | | Singapore:PG | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 5.1/10 (IMDB) | | War : Drama | N | | | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| American Graffiti | 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Dreyfuss, Richard | Howard, Ron | Mat, Paul Le | | | | | | | | Lucas, George | | | | | | | 025192027222 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 9/16/1998 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Coming of Age : Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Message Movie : Drama - general : Period Drama : Teenage Drama | N | $13.48 | Barnes & Noble
Before jetting across the universe in Star Wars, George Lucas set his sights on mapping a more modest locale: American Graffiti follows four friends on the streets of Modesto, California one late summer night in 1962. With DJ Wolfman Jack (as himself) spinning rock 'n' roll classics (he's almost like a Greek chorus), the tunes blare from the hot rods cruising the main strip and set the tone for the evening's misadventures. Curt (Richard Dreyfuss) and his best friend Steve (Ron Howard) are about to leave for college in the east, but Curt's having a change of heart -- and searching for a blonde in a white Thunderbird (Suzanne Somers) -- while Steve and his girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams) try to say goodbye for the year. John Milner (Paul Le Mat), the aging king of the strip in his neon yellow hot rod, is unwittingly shackled with annoying street urchin Carol (Mackenzie Philips) and dogged by eager street racer Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford). Compared to Lucas's Star Wars trilogy -- to a degree, the protracted coming-of-age tale of Luke Skywalker -- American Graffiti exists much more within the moment. It savors youth's bittersweet last fandango, when looming maturity seems to make each moment more precious than the last.
Matthew Johnson
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It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. Among them are Steve (Ron Howard) and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), college-bound with mixed feelings about leaving home; nerdy Terry "The Toad" (Charles Martin Smith), who scores a dream date with blonde Debbie (Candy Clark); and John (Paul Le Mat ), a 22-year-old drag racer who wonders how much longer he can stay champion and how he got stuck with 13-year-old Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) in his deuce coupe. As D. J. Wolfman Jack spins 41 vintage tunes on the radio throughout the night, Steve ponders a future with girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams), Curt chases a mystery blonde, Terry tries to act cool, and Paul prepares for a race against Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford), but nothing can stop the next day from coming, and with it the vastly different future ushered in by the 1960s. Fresh off The Godfather (1972), producer Francis Ford Coppola had the clout to get his friend George Lucas's project made, but only for $750,000 on a 28-day shooting schedule. Despite technical obstacles, and having to shoot at night, cinematographer Haskell Wexler gave the film the neon-lit aura that Lucas wanted, evoking the authentic look of a suburban strip to go with the authentic sound of rock-n-roll. Universal, which wanted to call the film Another Slow Night in Modesto, thought it was unreleasable. But Lucas' period detail, co-writers Willard Huyck's and Gloria Katz's realistic dialogue, and the film's nostalgia for the pre-Vietnam years apparently appealed to a 1973 audience embroiled in cultural chaos: American Graffiti became the third most popular movie of 1973 (after The Exorcist and The Sting), establishing the reputations of Lucas (whose next film would be Star Wars) and his young cast, and furthering the onset of soundtrack-driven, youth-oriented movies. Although the film helped spark 1970s nostalgia for the 1950s, nothing else would capture the flavor of the era with the same humorous candor and latent sense of foreboding. Lucia Bozzola
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Features: "The Making of American Graffiti," original documentary featuring interviews with director George Lucas, executive producer Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Harrison Ford, and Suzanne Somers; Never-before-seen screen tests of the cast; Production photographs; Theatrical trailer
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: Español, English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| An Evening with Scott Hamilton & Friends | 90 minutes | Gordeeva, Ekaterina | Hamilton, Scott | Feinstein, Michael | Cousins, Steven | Orser, Brian | Sabovcik, Jozef | Sato, Yuka | Burghart, Rory Flack | Meno, Jenni | Sand, Todd | | | | | Feinstein, Michael | | | 013431701699 | 1 DVD | Innovative Distribution Network | | January 2004 | | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video
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> Pop/Big Band | N | $19.99 | Description: Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton and a few of his famous friends perform to some of the most beloved American songs on this release. In addition to Hamilton, viewers can enjoy appearances by Canadian Brian Orser, Steven Cousins, and Yuka Sato. Along with the skating performances are interviews with the athletes and intimate footage of them backstage.
Description: Join figure skater Scott Hamilton and a collection of close friends as they take to the ice in a performance so moving it will have you applauding in your living room. Accompanied by the music of pianist Micheal Feinstein and the vocals of singer Darlene Love, Hamilton skates alongside Brian Orser, Steven Cousins, and Yuka Sato to such timeless ballads as "Cry Me a River," "Someone to Watch Over Me" and more.
Description: Four-time U.S. National Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton leads an all-star cast of Olympic, National, and World Champion skaters -- featuring Brian Orser, Jozef Sabovcik, Steven Cousins, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Yuka Sato, Rory Flack Burghart, Jenni Meno, Todd Sand, Jason Dungjien, Renee Roca, and Gorsha Sur -- in a dazzling display of figure skating artistry. Choreographed to the timeless sounds of pianist-singer Michael Feinstein performing a spellbinding mix of American Songbook classics, live, on the ice (with special guest vocalist Darlene Love) -- An Evening With Scott Hamilton & Friends is the ultimate, exhilarating combination of spectacular world-class figure skating and passionate live music. | Borders | | Yes | | | Philips 8701 | |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | 2 Hours 4 Minutes | Gere, Richard | Winger, Debra | Jr., Louis Gossett | | | | | | | | Hackford, Taylor | | | | | | | 097360146745 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 12/12/2000 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | monaural | Color | 1 | | | Romantic Drama | N | | All Movie Guide
Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he's arrived at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill sergeant Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.). Mayo --or "Mayonnaise," as he is dubbed by the irascible Foley -- is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart. Foley rides Mayo mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with working girl Paula Pokrifi (Debra Winger) is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself. Only after Mayo's best friend Sid Worsley (David Keith) commits suicide over an unhappy romance does Zack come out of his shell and mature into a real human being. Take away the R-rated dialogue and the sex scenes, and Officer and a Gentleman could have been a 1937 MGM flick, maybe with Robert Taylor as Zack, Wallace Beery as Foley, and Jimmy Stewart as Sid. An Officer and a Gentleman was nominated for 7 Oscars, with wins to Gossett and to the hit song "Up Where We Belong." The closing scene has surely become a classic of movie romance. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: monaural
Features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby Digital: English mono; French mono; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer; Commentary by director Taylor Hackford
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 4 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Anaconda | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Voight, Jon | Lopez, Jennifer | Stoltz, Eric | Cube, Ice | Castellanos, Vincent | Hyde, Jonathan | Wuhrer, Kari | Wilson, Owen | Trejo, Danny | | Llosa, Luis | | Bauer, Hans / Cash, Jim / Epps Jr., Jack | Butler, Bill | Edelman, Randy | Miller, Michael R. | | 043396817555 | 1 DVD | Pioneer Entertainment | | January 1998 | Rated PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | Y | Stereo Sound | Color | 1 | | | DVD Action : Adventure : Animals : Horror : Horror/Suspense : Jungle : Killer : Thriller | N | N/A | Description: "...A trashily entertaining reptilian version of JAWS..."
Description: A big-budget B-movie thrill ride, ANACONDA stars Jon Voight as Sarone, a hardened, crusty river man riding the Amazon who is rescued by a film crew when the propeller on his boat malfunctions. The crew, led by director Terri Flores (Jennifer Lopez), hopes to make a documentary about the Amazon tribe known as The People of the Mist. She is joined by her cinematographer (Ice Cube) and a scientist (Eric Stoltz), among others. Unfortunately for all of them, a monstrous, 40-foot anaconda--which habitually swallows its prey whole--is on the rampage. The snake, which is a marvel of effects technology achieved through a seamless combination of animatronics and computer animation, helped make this one of the box office success stories of 1997.
Description: An above-average schlock horror/adventure yarn with a credible enough collection of characters, "Anaconda" benefits from a colorful cast and setting, good pacing and an unpretentious delivery. Set on the Amazon River where a group of documentary film makers are out to capture a rarely seen tribe of South American people, the film moves along on a strong if languid current. Rescuing a stranded snake hunter, played with infectious hamminess by Jon Voigt, the motley crew is soon led by the crafty mercenary off course and unwittingly into a nest of giant Anacondas that have seemingly taken over a tributary of the mighty river. The effects are impressive and not too excessive, and most importantly the film never takes itself too seriously -- a good thing since it never really rises above the "Creature From the Black Lagoon" level.
Description: A film crew on assignment the Amazon tangle with a big snake when they rescue a shipwrecked big game hunter. A fun mindless romp which is 80% animatronic and 20% computer generated.
Description: "...It's a slick, scary, funny Creature Feature, beautifully photographed and splendidly acted in high adventure style..."
Description: "...An enjoyably cast, superbly shot, jolt-generating device..." -- 3 out of 4 stars | Borders | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber: Royal Albert Hall Celebration | 2 Hours 8 Minutes | Sarah Brightman | Glenn Close | Michael Ball | Kiri Te Kanawa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 025192093128 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 10/30/2001 | NR (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Music & Musicals - Music Performance | N | | All Movie Guide
Andrew Lloyd Webber has written a multitude of musicals during his more-than-30-year career, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, and Sunset Boulevard. Now, you can join PBS Home Video for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday celebration. Share in the enjoyment and hear Webber's compositions sung by stars including Sarah Brightman, Glenn Close, Michael Ball, and Kiri Te Kanawa. ~ Madeline Cavalieri, All Movie Guide
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber; Celebration trailer; Andrew Lloyd Webber spotlight collection trailer
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 8 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Andromeda Strain | 2 Hours 11 Minutes | Hill, Arthur | Wayne, David | Olson, James | | | | | | | | Wise, Robert | | | | | | | 025192123924 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 4/1/2003 | G (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - General : Classics - Mystery/Suspense : Classics - Sci-Fi : Science Fiction/Fantasy - S | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
Based on the novel by best-selling science-fiction alarmist Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain (1971) combines nuclear fears with space-age technophobia and early-'70s paranoia. Though the action occasionally flags, director Robert Wise documents a diverse group of scientists' efforts to identify a mysterious killer organism and vanquish it with clinical precision, making the most of split-screen editing to show the complexity of the work and ratchet up the suspense. Mostly shot on an elaborate set with a cast of unknowns, The Andromeda Strain also showcases the power and allure of technology, reaching a visually trippy climax as a young doctor scales the core of the multi-level, underground "Wildfire" lab and dodges lasers to avert a nuclear holocaust. One of the period's many dire cautionary tales about the perils of overreaching and the potential nefarious motives of the government, The Andromeda Strain still earned attention for its sleek look, garnering Oscar nominations for art direction and editing. Lucia Bozzola
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Features: Making of "The Andromeda Strain"; A portrait of Michael Crichton; Theatrical trailer
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Español, Français
Time: 2 Hours 11 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Annie | 2 Hours 7 Minutes | Finney, Albert | Burnett, Carol | Quinn, Aileen | | | | | | | | Huston, John | | | | | | | 043396095328 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 1/13/2004 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Children - Comedy : Children - Drama : Children - Musicals : Children : Musical Comedy : Period Drama : Musical | N | | Barnes & Noble
Annie -- the sunny, syrupy 1977 Broadway musical wherein such optimistic anthems as "Tomorrow" and "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" originated -- found a surprising onscreen shepherd in director John Huston. The man's man behind such classics as The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Prizzi's Honor, it's fair to say, had to stretch a bit for sweet. Perhaps the grittier elements Huston brought to the film didn't hurt, though, as Annie ultimately overcame its critical drubbing and lackluster box-office performance to become a home-video favorite. Aileen Quinn, as the titular indefatigable carrot-topped moppet, is plucked from an orphanage to live for one week with wealthy Daddy Warbucks (a robust Albert Finney), who is desperately seeking an image upgrade. Carol Burnett is a hoot as Annie's besotted nemesis, Miss Hannigan, the tyrannical, child-hating orphanage owner who schemes to spoil Annie's happiness. The film also benefits from scene-stealing Broadway veterans Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, and Ann Reinking. A karaoke feature on this disc allows you to sing along with the hit-and-miss score's three most beloved songs, "Tomorrow," "Maybe," and "It's the Hard-Knock Life." Even more irresistible than Annie herself is an "act-along" feature that offers starstruck viewers the opportunity to step in for Quinn in selected dramatic scenes. Donald Liebenson
All Movie Guide
This family classic is adapted from the Broadway musical, which was based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. During the Great Depression in New York City, a plucky red-haired scrapper named Annie (Aileen Quinn) is the voice of hope for her fellow orphans who live under the supervision of drunken floozy Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). Annie's spirit is fueled by the belief that her real parents dropped her off at the orphanage with a half of a locket, promising to return for her with the other half. One day, the dingy orphanage is visited by the sophisticated Grace Farrell (Ann Reinking), personal secretary to conservative politician Oliver Warbucks (Albert Finney). In order to improve his image, Grace brings Annie to the Warbucks estate for a weeklong visit. Annie quickly wins the hearts of servants and politicians alike, eventually even bringing her song of hope, "Tomorrow," to President Roosevelt in Washington. Warbucks and Grace even go so far as to perform a public search for Annie's parents, creating an opportunity for Miss Hannigan, Rooster (Tim Curry), and Lily (Bernadette Peters) to scam their way to the reward money. Andrea LeVasseur
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Musical performance of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" by the band Play; "Act-Along with Annie;" "Sing-Along with Annie;" "My Hollywood Adventure" with Aileen Quinn.
Editions: Special Edition
Time: 2 Hours 7 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Antwone Fisher | 2 Hours | Luke, Derek | Bryant, Joy | Richardson, Salli | | | | | | | | Washington, Denzel | | | | | | | 024543077060 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 5/20/2003 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Biographical Feature : Psychological Drama | N | $14.98 | Barnes & Noble
Denzel Washington's powerful directorial debut offers a tale that is at once familiar and wholly original. Written by the real Antwone Fisher and based on his own life, the film opens at a Southern California naval base, where a young seaman's hair-trigger temper has just landed him in trouble, and not for the first time. Fisher is placed in the care of a Navy psychotherapist, played with great warmth and depth by Washington, who guides him through a process of wrenching self-discovery, helping him identify and conquer the demons of his horrific childhood and guiding him toward the healing powers of home and family. Washington's directing, like his acting, is rock-solid and unpretentious. He deftly avoids showiness and sentimentality in favor of straightforward storytelling that is all the more powerful for its directness and emotional honesty. The film treads well-worn ground, calling to mind Finding Forrester and Good Will Hunting, and usually in good ways. Yet the details of Fisher's screenplay and the mesmerizing performances help make it a uniquely inspiring experience. Washington elicits wonderful work from his cast, particularly newcomers Derek Luke as the innately intelligent Fisher, Joy Bryant as his tender love interest, and veterans like Novella Nelson, who makes Fisher's foster mother seem especially terrifying. In addition to a running commentary by Washington, the DVD features a fascinating interview with Fisher among other featurettes. David Sobel
All Movie Guide
The directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama written by the real-life Antwone Fisher. Played by newcomer Derek Luke, Antwone is a volatile young sailor in the Navy, getting into trouble for his constant fighting. When he gets appointed to see naval psychiatrist Dr. Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington), he begins to reveal the emotional problems behind his rage. Through an introduction to anger management, Antwone is able to confront some secrets of his past and eventually search out his family for a confrontation. Also starring model-turned-actress Joy Bryant as Antwone's girlfriend, Cheryl, and Salli Richardson as Davenport's wife. Antwone Fisher's memoir, Finding Fish, was released to book stores right before the film's theatrical release. Andrea LeVasseur
New York Times
Induces the sort of catharsis that leaves you feeling released, enlightened and in deeper touch with humanity. Stephen Holden
Chicago Sun-Times
1/2
A film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in San Diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times I saw the film. Roger Ebert
New York Observer
A fine film that proves the past is never too bleak -- or the future too hopeless -- to discover a productive new life, and a home and family to share it. Rex Reed
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Director commentary by Denzel Washington; "Meeting Antwone Fisher" featurette; "The Making of Antwone Fisher" behind-the-scenes documentary, "Hollywood & The Navy" featurette; theatrical trailers; more.
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 2 Hours | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Anzio | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Mitchum, Robert | Falk, Peter | Holliman, Earl | | | | | | | | Dmytryk, Edward | | | | | | | 043396065451 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 11/6/2001 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Art House - Classic - General : Classics - Drama : International - French : Classics - General : C | N | $13.48 | All Movie Guide
This Dino De Laurentiis-produced re-creation of the decisive Italian military operation top-bills Robert Mitchum as a battle-weary war correspondent. Robert Ryan and Arthur Kennedy play generals, Peter Falk is the lovable Brooklynese corporal, and Earl Holliman is the country-boy sergeant. Anzio was based on the book by Wynford Vaughan Thomas. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video; Widescreen and full-screen presentations; Audio: English [mono], French; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; Theatrical trailers; Interactive menus; Scene selections
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais, Korean, Thai
Time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Apocalypse Now | 2 Hour 33 Minutes | Brando, Marlon | Sheen, Martin | Duvall, Robert | Forrest, Frederic | Bottoms, Sam | Fishburne, Laurence | Hall, Albert | Ford, Harrison | Hopper, Dennis | Spradlin, G.D. | Coppola, Francis Ford | | Milius, John / Coppola, Francis Ford / more / more / Action / Adventure / D | Storaro, Vittorio | Coppola, Carmine | Fruchtman, Lisa | | 097360230642 | DVD | Paramount | USA | | Canada:AA | Y | N | DTS | Color | 1 | 8.6/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Adventure : Drama : War | N | | Inspired by Joseph Conrad's 1902 novella Heart of Darkness (about a steamer journey up a river into the Congo and African jungle - and into the darkest reaches of the human psyche). The film tells about US Army assassin Cpt. Willard's mission, both a mental and physical journey, to 'terminate' dangerously-lawless warlord and former Colonel Kurtz who has gone AWOL, become a self-appointed god, and rules a band of native warriors in the jungle. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Apollo 13 | 2 Hours 20 Minutes | Hanks, Tom | Paxton, Bill | | | | | | | | | Howard, Ron | | | | | | | 25192724824 | DVD | Universal Studios | | December 2002 | PG | Y | Y | Dolby | Color | 1 | 4.5 Stars | | Books, Music & More : DVDs for Babies and Toddlers : Adapted from Books | N | $8.50 | Amazon.com essential video
NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon | Amazon | Yes | Yes | | Steve | | |
| Armageddon | 2 Hours 31 Minutes | Willis, Bruce | Thornton, Billy Bob | Tyler, Liv | | | | | | | | Bay, Michael | | | | | | | 717951000842 | DVD | WALT DISNEY VIDEO | | 1/5/1999 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Sci-Fi Action : Sci-Fi Disaster Film : Adventure - general : Action - general : Sci-Fi Action : Action | N | | All Movie Guide
Michael Bay directed this $150 million science fiction action thriller about an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, sending fireballs down on Manhattan, prompting a plan to split the asteroid into two sections before it arrives and causes human extinction. NASA executive director Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) brings in the world's number-one oil driller, Harry S. Stamper (Bruce Willis), who assembles his team that is trained for the task. The group includes top crew hand A.J. Frost (Ben Affleck), who is involved in a relationship with Stamper's daughter Grace (Liv Tyler). With only days remaining, two shuttles head into space to drill 800 feet into the asteroid and nuke the rock. Back on Earth, as mini-asteroids pelt Paris and Shanghai, humanity hopes and prays for a successful mission. Bhob Stewart
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; French-language track; Theatrical trailer; Teaser trailer; Aerosmith music video, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"; Chapter search
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 31 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Atlantis 2: Milo's Return | 1 Hour 20 Minutes | Shelton, Toby | Stones, Tad | Barr, Stephen | | | | | | | | Cook, Victor A. | | | | | | | 786936180145 | DVD | WALT DISNEY VIDEO | | 5/20/2003 | G (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Animation | N | | Barnes & Noble
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire was a rousing, old-fashioned adventure. This produced-for-video sequel is more pedestrian, but it should excite younger thrill seekers. Bespectacled cartographer Milo Thatch (voiced by James Arnold Taylor in place of Michael J. Fox) and Queen Kida are restoring the underwater kingdom of Atlantis to its former glory. There is trouble on the surface, though, and before you can say "Hail Atlantis," Milo, Kida, and the intrepid crew from the first film venture back to terra firma to solve a series of supernatural mysteries involving a devil fish, vengeful Native American spirits, and the mythical, missing "Spear of Destiny." Along the way, Kida wrestles with whether or not to share the awesome power of Atlantis's enchanted crystals with the outside world. As with Disney's previous produced-for-video sequels, this is more kid-friendly and less intense than the original (it plays like the pilot for a possible TV series). After the muscle-bound Hercules and Tarzan, it is refreshing to see geek-hero Milo rise to the occasion using more brains than brawn. Comic relief is ably provided by the colorful crew, each voiced by the original cast members, including Don Novello as demolitions expert Vinny, Corey Burton as Mole, and Florence Stanley as the hilariously deadpan Mrs. Packard. While not as spectacular as its forerunner, this sequel does deliver fantastic moments -- including encounters with a tentacled sea monster and a pack of cantankerous sand coyotes -- that make this return to Atlantis a welcome one indeed. Donald Liebenson
All Movie Guide
Atlantis: Milo's Return is a direct-to-video animated sequel made up of three episodes. In the first episode, Milo (voice of James Arnold Taylor) and Queen Kida (voice of Cree Summer) find a town called Krakenstad, lead by Magistrate Edgar Volgud (voice of Clancy Brown). In the second story, the team of adventurers heads to the American Southwest to investigate a sandstorm and meet land prospector Sam McKeane (voice of Jeff Bennett). In the third episode, Whitmore (voice of John Mahoney) fights his old adversary Erik Hellstrom (voice of Morgan Sheppard). Andrea LeVasseur
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Vistavision (1.66:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: Search for the Spear of destiny game- Race your sub through the underwater corridors of atlantis to find the legendary spear. along the way, uncover facts about real lost cities; Deleted scene ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound ; DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Sound ; Family-friendly widescreen (1.66:1)-enhanced for 16x9 televisions ; French language track
Language: English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Wise, Kirk | Fox, Michael J. | Garner, James | | | | | | | | Trousdale, Gary | | | | | | | 786936163872 | DVD | WALT DISNEY VIDEO | | 1/29/2002 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Fantasy Adventure : Sea Adventure : Animation | N | | Barnes & Noble
Disney takes another plunge under the sea for its most exciting animated extravaganza in years. No pop-fueled soundtrack. No cute animal sidekicks. No Broadway-bound song-and-dance showstoppers. Instead, Disney's 40th animated feature is a thrilling throwback to the studio's grand tradition of live-action adventures such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It is also another awesome leap into uncharted realms of the imagination and state-of-the-art animation. (Disney recruited the services of famed comic book artist Mike Mignola to help design the production.) Michael J. Fox heads the voice cast as Milo Thatch, who repairs boilers in a museum basement while yearning to continue his grandfather's quest to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. He gets his chance when one of his grandfather's long-lost journals surfaces. An eccentric benefactor (voiced by Frasier's John Mahoney) funds an expedition crewed by a rogues' gallery of colorful characters serving under the imposing Commander Rourke (James Garner). The story may become a bit hard to follow for youngsters once Milo and company reach Atlantis (something to do with an ancient energy source); but they'll get the big picture when Rourke's true nature surfaces, Atlantis is threatened, and mild-mannered Milo gets in touch with his inner Indiana Jones. Atlantis earned a PG rating for its explosive action set-pieces, mildly risqué humor, and provocative character designs (most notably the bombshell Helga, Rourke's right-hand woman). As folksinger Donovan once sang, "Hail, Atlantis!"
All Movie Guide
The first Disney cartoon to be produced in the 70 mm format since The Black Cauldron (1985), this blend of traditional animation with computer-generated imagery is a straight adventure tale of the Jules Verne school, eschewing the studio's typical formula of cute critters mixed with song-and-dance routines. Michael J. Fox is the voice of Milo Thatch, a lowly museum employee and linguist in the early 20th century who's determined to continue his late grandfather's search for the lost, sunken empire of Atlantis. Bankrolled by eccentric millionaire Preston Whitmore (John Mahoney), Milo teams up with a diverse crew of mercenaries led by submarine commander Rourke (James Garner). After a sea battle with a giant denizen of the deep, the explorers locate the submerged civilization. Milo falls in love with Princess Kida (Cree Summer), the daughter of Atlantis' aged ruler (Leonard Nimoy), and must choose sides when it's revealed that some of his fellow expedition members intend to steal a mystical energy source from their hosts. Claudia Christian, Mark Hamill, David Ogden Stiers, Don Novello, and the late Jim Varney co-star. Although considered a shoo-in for a nomination in the debut year of the new Oscar category of Best Animated Feature, Atlantis: The Lost Empire faced stiff competition from other non-live-action entertainment in the summer of 2001, including Shrek, Final Fantasy, and Monsters Inc.. Karl Williams
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Disc 1: Audio and visual commentary with the Producer and directors; "DisneyPedia Atlantis" collection of facts and theories. Disc 2: Deleted scene (a Viking prologue); "How to Speak Atlantean" featurette; 3D interactive tour of the Ulysses submarine; production featurettes; making-of history notes; abandoned sequences; character, music, and sound design and development.
Editions: Special Edition
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Atonement | 2 Hours 10 Minutes | Ronan, Saoirse | Mackay, Ailidh | Blethyn, Brenda | West, Julia | McAvoy, James | Walter, Harriet | Knightley, Keira | Temple, Juno | Simson, Felix von | Simson, Charlie von | Wright, Joe | | Hampton, Christopher | McGarvey, Seamus | Marianelli, Dario | Tothill, Paul | | 025193328526 | DVD | Universal | UK | | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS | Color | 1 | 7.9/10 (IMDB) | | Drama : Romance : War | N | | Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Attack Force | 1 Hour 32 Minutes | Seagal, Steven | Lovbrand, Lisa | Kennedy, David | Chambers, Matthew | Webb, Danny | Bicknell, Andrew | Croasdell, Adam | Dymond, Mark | Synnott, Del | Ko, Cheryl | Keusch, Michael | | Seagal, Steven / Halpin, Joe / more / more / trailer, view / Action / Horro | Rom, Sonja | Taylor, Barry | Brayley, Jonathan | Steven Seagal | 043396147911 | DVD | Sony | Romania | | | N | N | more | Color | 1 | 2.6/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Horror : Sci-Fi | N | | | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| August Rush | 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Highmore, Freddie | Russell, Keri | Meyers, Jonathan Rhys | Howard, Terrence | Williams, Robin | Sadler, William | Seldes, Marian | III, Leon G. Thomas | Williamson, Mykelti | Staton, Aaron | Sheridan, Kirsten | | Castle, Nick / Hart, James V. / more / more / trailer, view / Drama / Music | Mathieson, John | Mancina, Mark | Steinkamp, William | | 012569763685 | DVD | Warner | USA | | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | 7.4/10 (IMDB) | | Drama : Music | N | | A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Back to Bataan | 1 Hour 35 Minutes | Wayne, John | Quinn, Anthony | Bondi, Beulah | | | | | | | | Dmytryk, Edward | | | | | | | 053939677522 | DVD | TURNER HOME ENT | | 5/4/2004 | NR (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Mono | B&W | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Classics - War : War Drama : Combat Films | N | $11.68 | All Movie Guide
Edward Dmytryk's Back to Bataan stars John Wayne as Colonel Joe Madden. After General MacArthur decides to leave the Philippians, Madden agrees to stay behind and organize an underground resistance movement. Anthony Quinn plays Andres Bonifacio, a captain who falls in love with a local woman (Fely Franquelli) who helps the army keep their rag-tag forces as organized as possible. Bonifacio must also deal with the pressure of being the grandson of a beloved Filipino leader. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: B&W
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: [None specified]
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Back to the Future | 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Fox, Michael J. | Lloyd, Christopher | Thompson, Lea | Glover, Crispin | Wilson, Thomas F. | Wells, Claudia | McClure, Marc | Sperber, Wendie Jo | DiCenzo, George | McCain, Frances Lee | Zemeckis, Robert | | Zemeckis, Robert / Gale, Bob / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi / #133, | | | | | 25192213120 | DVD | | USA | | PG | N | N | Dolby | Color | 1 | 8.1/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Adventure : Comedy : Sci-Fi | N | | Eccentric Doc Brown invents time travel; young Marty McFly goes back in time, stops his parents from meeting; they must, or he won't be born. | IMDb | | Yes | | | | |
| Back to the Future Part II | 1 Hour 48 inutes | Fox, Michael J. | Lloyd, Christopher | Thompson, Lea | Wilson, Thomas F. | Shue, Elisabeth | Tolkan, James | Weissman, Jeffrey | Siemaszko, Casey | Zane, Billy | Cohen, J.J. | Zemeckis, Robert | | Zemeckis, Robert / Gale, Bob / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Fox, | | | | | 25192213120 | DVD | | USA | | PG | N | N | 70 mm 6-Track | Color | 1 | 7.0/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Adventure : Comedy : Sci-Fi | N | | After visiting 2015, Marty must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip. | IMDb | | Yes | | | | |
| Back to the Future Part III | 1 Hour 58 Minutes | Fox, Michael J. | Lloyd, Christopher | Steenburgen, Mary | Wilson, Thomas F. | Thompson, Lea | Shue, Elisabeth | Tolkan, James | Clark, Matt | Taylor, Dub | Jr., Harry Carey | Zemeckis, Robert | | Zemeckis, Robert / Gale, Bob / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Weste | | | | | 25192213120 | DVD | | USA | | PG | N | N | 70 mm 6-Track | Color | 1 | 6.7/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Adventure : Comedy : Sci-Fi : Western | N | | Doctor Emmet Brown was living in peace in 1885 until he was killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Marty McFly travels back in time to save his friend. | IMDb | | Yes | | | | |
| Band of Brothers | 11 Hours 45 Minutes | Lewis, Damian | Livingston, Ron | Schwimmer, David | Wahlberg, Donnie | Taylor, Shane | Dye, Dale | McDonough, Neal | Blair, David | Fenton, Simon | Graham, Stephen | | | Yost, Graham / McKenna, Bruce C. / Jendresen, Erik | | Kamen, Michael | | | 026359920523 | 5 DVD | HBO Home Video | | November 2002 | Not Rated | N | N | Surround Sound | Color and B&W | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video > DVD > TV - Adventure/ Science Fiction | N | $79.99 | Description: Produced in part by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Band Of Brothers was an elaborately mounted mini-series produced for the premium cable network HBO based on the book by historian Stephen E. Ambrose, which followed the true-life exploits of a group of paratroopers during World War II. The Band Of Brothers set features the entire eleven-episode run of the series: Band of Brothers: Bagstogne, Band of Brothers: Carentan, Band of Brothers: Crossroads, Band of Brothers: Currahee, Band of Brothers: Day of Days, Band of Brothers: Points, Band of Brothers: Replacements, Band of Brothers: The Breaking Point, Band of Brothers: The Last Patrol, Band of Brothers: We Stand Alone Together, and Band of Brothers: Why We Fight. | Borders | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Bang the Drum Slowly | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Moriarty, Michael | Niro, Robert De | Gardenia, Vincent | Foster, Phil | Wedgeworth, Ann | MacRae, Heather | Diamond, Selma | Babcock, Barbara | Rosenfield, Maurice | Ligon, Tom | Hancock, John D. | | Harris, Mark | Shore, Richard | Lawrence, Stephen | Marks, Richard | | 097360873245 | DVD | Paramount | USA | | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 7.0/10 (IMDB) | | Drama : Sport | N | | The story of the friendship between a star pitcher, wise to the world, and a half-wit catcher, as they... | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Battle Cry | 2 Hours 28 Minutes | Heflin, Van | Ray, Aldo | Freeman, Mona | | | | | | | | Walsh, Raoul | | | | | | | 085392432820 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 5/13/2003 | NR (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Art House - Classic - General : Classics - General : Classics - Romance : Classics - War : Romance | N | $11.68 | All Movie Guide
Adapted by Leon Uris from his own novel, the film follows a group of World War II marines, from Basic Training to Battlefield. Major Van Heflin knows that his men are spoiling for a real fight, but must make do with the desultory skirmishes assigned them by the Brass. All this changes with an onslaught of heavy-duty battling in the South Pacific. Aldo Ray plays a tough leatherneck who falls in love with demure Nancy Olson, while James Whitmore, Tab Hunter, Dorothy Malone and Raymond Massey costar. And watch for young Justus McQueen, cast as private L.Q. Jones; McQueen liked his character name so much that he adopted it as his professional cognomen. Composer Max Steiner's musical score earned him an Oscar nomination. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: All-new digital transfer; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Raoul Walsh profile; Scene access; Subtitles: English, Français, Español, Português, Chinese, Thai, & Korean
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais, Thai, Korean
Time: 2 Hours 28 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Battle of the Bulge | 2 Hours 50 Minutes | Fonda, Henry | Shaw, Robert | Ryan, Robert | | | | | | | | Annakin, Ken | | | | | | | 085391108627 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 5/3/2005 | NR (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Classics - War : War Epic : Action - general : Historical | N | $16.98 | All Movie Guide
In December of 1944, the Allied high command is convinced that German forces in Belgium are in a low state of readiness, and perhaps even about to withdraw. Only one officer on the front lines, intelligence specialist Lt. Col. Kiley (Henry Fonda), believes otherwise -- that the Germans are actually planning an attack. His opinion is rejected by his immediate superior (Dana Andrews) and his commanding general (Robert Ryan). Kiley spots several suspicious signs of German activity behind enemy lines on a reconnaissance flight, and he is at the front looking for evidence when the German counter-offensive starts. Taking advantage of Allied unpreparedness and a weather front that grounds all aircraft, their heavy tank units, supported by infantry, roll over the American forces, assaulting the lines at five different points in an attempt to ultimately divide the Allied forces in the west. The German top tank officer, Colonel Hessler (Robert Shaw), has planned his operation perfectly, but he is in a race against time, to take as much territory as possible before the weather front moves out and American aircraft can fly again, and to capture the American fuel supplies so that the offensive can continue right to the port of Antwerp. He has the total dedication of his men, but engenders doubts from his aide, Conrad (Hans Christian Blech), who is weary of the fighting and wonders what it is all for. Meanwhile, Kiley is trying to uncover the weak spot in the German offensive, and he crosses paths with several other key players in this drama: Charles Bronson as a combat officer charged with the defense of the collapsing American position, James MacArthur as a neophyte lieutenant who becomes a leader, and Telly Savalas as a conniving sergeant in command of a tank who unexpectedly finds a nobler, less mercenary side of himself. Bruce Eder
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
Features: New digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements; Two vintage featurettes: "The Filming of Battle of the Bulge" and "History Recreated"; Theatrical trailer
Language: English, English
SubTitles: Français, Español
Editions: Subtitled
Time: 2 Hours 50 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Behind Enemy Lines | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Hackman, Gene | Wilson, Owen | Macht, Gabriel | | | | | | | | Moore, John | | | | | | | 024543038023 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 4/23/2002 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Escape Film : War Adventure | N | $14.98 | Barnes & Noble
A realistically staged war drama that provides rousing entertainment without falling back on stock characters or jingoistic platitudes, Behind Enemy Lines is both gritty and suspenseful. It's also a showcase for Owen Wilson, heretofore associated primarily with comedies. He's unexpectedly sympathetic as Chris Burnett, a cocky naval aviator bored with uneventful reconnaissance missions. One such foray over war-torn Bosnia ends with Chris being shot down and pursued by enemy soldiers, and he's left to fend for himself in hostile territory while his tough-as-nails commanding officer, Reigert (Gene Hackman), mounts a rescue effort. The script allows tensions to escalate along parallel lines: Wilson's attempt to stay ahead of his pursuers becomes increasingly desperate, and Hackman is frustrated by the necessity of securing clearance for his politically sensitive incursion. Director John Moore (He Shoots, He Scores) limns the Bosnian conflict in harrowing detail, and the atrocities he pictures will certainly unsettle some viewers. But what makes Behind Enemy Lines so entertaining is the story's underlying reinforcement of the American military's dedication and resolve. In a commentary for the DVD, Moore and producers John Davis and Wick Godfrey explain the challenges they faced in getting the film made. The disc also includes a behind-the-scenes featurette and three deleted scenes.
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A television commercial for a SEGA game system that aired during the 1999 MTV Music Video Awards landed debut director John Moore a gig behind the camera of this military action thriller. Owen Wilson stars as Lt. Chris Burnett, a naval aviator aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson who's frustrated with the strict "hands-off" political policies that prevent him from experiencing combat against hostile Bosnian forces in his F/A-18 Superhornet jet. Burnett's commander, Admiral Reigert (Gene Hackman), thinks that the brash pilot doesn't have what it takes to be in the millitary, but the eager young officer soon gets the chance to prove his mettle. While conducting a routine photographic reconnaissance over a remote area of the Balkans, Burnett captures grisly images that serve as proof of genocidal crimes, but his plane is blown out of the sky. He's soon pursued on the ground by the forces of Lokar (Olek Krupa), a Serbian paramilitary leader intent on covering up unthinkable crimes, while Reigert defies the NATO orders of his superior (Joaquim de Almeida) and risks his career to mount a covert rescue mission. Behind Enemy Lines (2001), the first of two back-to-back releases starring Wilson and Hackman (the other being The Royal Tenenbaums), also stars David Keith, Gabriel Macht, and Charles Malik Whitfield. Karl Williams
New York Times
Provides about as intense an immersion in military ambience as a Hollywood movie could hope to provide in just over 90 minutes. Stephen Holden
New York Post
A slickly entertaining war movie that's sometimes striking, sometimes silly -- but never, ever boring. Lou Lumenick
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: Commentary by director John Moore, editor Martin Smith, and producers John Davis and Wick Godfrey; extended/deleted scenes with optional commentary; behind-the-scenes featurette
Language: English, Español
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Belly of the Beast | 1 Hour 31 Minutes | Seagal, Steven | | | | | | | | | | Tung, Ching Siu | | | | | | | 043396007246 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 12/30/2003 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Action - general | N | | All Movie Guide
Ching Siu Tung directs the straight-to-video action thriller Belly of the Beast. Steven Seagal stars as ex-CIA agent Jake Hopper. He wants to retire peacefully, but is pulled back into the action when his daughter Jessica (Sarah Malakul Lane) is kidnapped by a terrorist group called Abu Karaf. While the rest of the CIA starts a routine investigation, Jake goes out on his own to find her. Seagal also co-wrote and co-produced. Andrea LeVasseur
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: [None specified]
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 31 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Beverly Hills Cop | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Murphy, Eddie | Ashton, John | Pinchot, Bronson | Reinhold, Judge | Reiser, Paul | | | | | | Brest, Martin | | Jr., Daniel Petrie, | | | | | 097360113440 | DVD - Special Collector's Edition | Paramount Pictures | | 1-29-2002 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $6.07 | The heat is on in this fast paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street smart Detroit cop tracing down his best friend's killer in Beverly Hills. Axel quickly learns that his wild style doesn't fit in with the Beverly Hills Police Department, which assigns two officers (Judge Reinhold & John Ashton) to make sure things don't get out of hand.
Dragging the stuffy detectives along for the ride, Axel smashes through a huge culture clash in his hilarious, high-speed pursuit of justice.
Featuring cameos by Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot and Damon Wayans, Beverly Hills Cops is an exhilarating sidesplitting adventure!
Interactive Menus
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Casting Beverly Hills Cop
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| Big | 1 Hour 44 Minutes | Hanks, Tom | Heard, John | Loggia, Robert | Lovitz, Jon | Perkins, Elizabeth | | | | | | Marshall, Penny | | Ross, Gary / Spielberg, Anne | | | | | 086162126086 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 10-5-1999 | PG | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.28 | Have You Ever Had A Really Big Secret?
Tom Hanks won raves for his Oscar nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a twelve-year-old boy trapped inside a thirty year old body in director Penny Marshall's winning comedy.
At a carnival, young Josh Baskin (Hanks) wishes he was big - only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton), Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naïve Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder-climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.
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| Big Jake | 1 Hour 49 Minutes | Wayne, John | Boone, Richard | O'Hara, Maureen | | | | | | | | Sherman, George | | | | | | | 097363711544 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 4/29/2003 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - General : Classics - Westerns : Action - general : Western - general | N | $11.03 | Barnes & Noble
This suspenseful, action-packed 1971 western was a real nostalgia trip for John Wayne. Not only was it directed by George Sherman -- the man behind the camera on several of the Duke's B-western quickies back in the '30s -- but it also teamed him (for the last time) with perennial leading lady Maureen O'Hara. The Wayne of Big Jake is the iconic figure familiar to most baby-boom moviegoers: gravelly voiced, craggy, larger than life, taciturn, and yet oddly avuncular. He plays one of his typically rugged individualists, a long-gone husband who returns to abandoned wife O'Hara when their eight-year-old grandson (played by John Ethan Wayne, in real life the Duke's youngest son) is abducted. Big Jake hits the vengeance trail, hell-bent for leather and in hot pursuit of the kidnappers led by Richard Boone. There's plenty of hard riding and gunslinging before the score is settled, with nary a dull moment. Sherman's direction is facile, his job undoubtedly made easier by a well-developed script with surprisingly tart dialogue. Wayne is pretty much the same as he was in most of his '60s and '70s films, revealing his tender side in scenes with O'Hara but reverting to his hard-boiled persona in the clashes with Boone, who delivers one of his best big-screen performances. Not exactly a formula western, Big Jake nonetheless hews closely to the basic pattern of Wayne's latter-day horse operas. Slick and fast moving, it shows the legendary star still shining brightly in his twilight years. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
When his grandson (played by real-life son Ethan Wayne) is kidnapped by scurrilous baddie Richard Boone, Big Jake (John Wayne) sets out to deliver the $1 million ransom. On the off-chance that there'll be gunplay, Jake brings along his sons Patrick Wayne and Chris Mitchum. Maureen O'Hara plays Jake's estranged wife and Bruce Cabot provides comedy relief as a scraggly Indian Scout. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 tvs ; English subtitles ; Dolby Digital ; English 5.1 Surround ; English Stereo Surround ; French Mono
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Bill Maher: I'm Swiss | 1 Hour 43 Minues | Maher, Bill | | | | | | | | | | Drumm, Michael | | | | | | Bill Maher | 014381246322 | DVD | Image Entertainment | USA | | TV-MA (MPAA) | N | N | Stereo - English | Color | 1 | 7.4/10 (IMDB) | | Comedy | N | | | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home | 1 Hour | Maher, Bill | | | | | | | | | | Moffitt, John | | Maher, Bill | | | | | 026359227226 | DVD | Warner | USA | | Australia:M | N | N | Stereo - English | Color | 1 | 7.3/10 (IMDB) | | Comedy | N | | Bill Maher stars in his sixth HBO stand-up special, premiering LIVE from the Hudson Theater in New York! | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Bird on a Wire | 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Gibson, Mel | Hawn, Goldie | Carradine, David | | | | | | | | Badham, John | | | | | | | 025192031823 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 7/22/1998 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Action Comedy : Chase Movie | N | | All Movie Guide
The can't-miss teaming of Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn is squandered on a clumsy, illogical romantic melodrama. Running across her old boyfriend Gibson at a Wisconsin gas station, Hawn is astounded that he seems not to recognize her. How could she have known that Gibson was put into the Witness Relocation Program after testifying against a homicidal mob boss (say, don't they usually alter your appearance when they put you in that program?) Curious over Gibson's furtive behavior, Hawn unknowingly sets herself up as a target for the bad guys. The whole affairs culminates in an after-hours showdown at a zoo (a plot device vastly improved upon in the 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle Eraser). While Bird on a Wire admittedly has its moments of enjoyment, most of the film is on a par with Gibson's embarrassing, homophobic scene with a pair of epicine hairdressers. And whoever heard of the Chinatown section of Racine, Wisconsin? Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: [None specified]
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: Español, English
Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Black Dawn | 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Seagal, Steven | Carhart, Timothy | Davies, Tamara | | | | | | | | Gruszynski, Alexander | | Wheeler, Martin | | | | | 043396128156 | DVD-Video | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | 12-26-2005 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $19.82 | It's Always Darkest Before Dawn.
Ex-CIA Agent Jonathan Gold (Steven Seagal Under Siege, Half Past Dead) mysteriously surfaces on the agency's radar when he springs a dangerous arms dealer from prison and sets out to help a band of terrorists obtain a nuclear weapon - to be used in an attack on the US> Cold is supposed to be dead, so why would he suddenly appear - and how could he possibly be aiding the terrorists? The CIA is tracking the plot, until the terrorists blow their investigation, leaving the country defenseless. In a breathtaking climax, the safety of millions rests on finding the answer to one impossible question...whose side is Cold on?
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| Blade | 2 Hours | Snipes, Wesley | Dorff, Stephen | Kristofferson, Kris | | | | | | | | Norrington, Steve | | | | | | | 794043470929 | DVD | NEW LINE HOME VIDEO | | 12/22/1998 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Cult - Martial Arts : Action/Adventure - Superhero : Cult - Vampire : Horror - Vampire : Fantasy - general : Action - general : | N | | All Movie Guide
British director Stephen Norrington helmed this David S. Goyer adaptation of the Marvel Comics character created in 1973 by scripter Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan. In the Tomb of Dracula comic book origin, just before Blade's mother gave birth to Blade, she was bitten by a vampire, which made Blade immune to vampires. Now a vampire hunter, Blade, joined by vampire detective Hannibal King and Dracula-descendent Frank Drake, stalks vampires. In the 1990s (in Marvel's Nightstalkers), Blade teamed with Drake and King in an agency created to fight a variety of supernatural beings. The Marvel origin is retold in this 1998 Norrington film, with Blade's mother dying as he is born. Thirty-some years later, Blade now exists somewhere between the two worlds, not human but not fully vampire. He has become a relentless and superhuman vampire hunter, out to avenge the death of his mother and protect the rest of humankind from the evil vampire race. In this pursuit, Blade storms a notorious vampire nightclub and in a virtual bloodbath manages to wipe out most of the blood-lusting denizens. But the burnt corpse of vampire Quinn (Donal Logue) is reanimated at the hospital morgue and bites hematologist Karen Jenson (N'Bushe Wright). Blade magically appears at the hospital just in time to whisk Karen to his hideaway, a machine-shop run by his mentor Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), who once rescued Blade and who now produces a antidote to keep Blade from turning into a full-fledged vampire and who builds custom weapons for Blade to use against his evil foes. Meanwhile, Blade's vampire arch-nemesis Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) uses computers to translate the Book of Erebus, with the ultimate aim of bringing down the old-guard vampire council, headed by Dragonetti (Udo Kier), and triggering the Blood Tide -- an event in which everyone in the world becomes a vampire. Bhob Stewart
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Widescreen version of the feature; Audio commentary by: Wesley Snipes - Blade star and producer; Stephen Dorff - Frost; David S. Goyer - writer; Theo Van De Sande - director of photography; Kirk M. Petruccelli - production designer; Peter Frankfurt - producer; Isolated score with commentary by composer Mark Isham; Featurettes: 1. La Magra; 2. Designing Blade; 3. The Origins of Blade; 4. The Blood Tide; Pencil to Post: pencil sketches through production designs; House of Erebus: uncover the heritage of the twelve tribes in this ancient vampire ruling council; Cast and crew biographies and filmographies; Original theatrical trailer; PC features:; Original screenplay: 1. access any scene in the movie directly from this early draft of the script; 2. print any section, or the entire screenplay; Blade highlights from the 1998 ComiCon convention; Web access links and more
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Blade II | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Snipes, Wesley | Kristofferson, Kris | Perlman, Ron | | | | | | | | Toro, Guillermo del | | | | | | | 794043555428 | DVD | NEW LINE HOME VIDEO | | 9/3/2002 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure - Superhero : Cult - Vampire : Horror - Vampire : Action Thriller | N | | Barnes & Noble
A ruthless new breed of vampires threatens both the dead and the undead in Blade II, the high-speed sequel to 1998's adaptation of the action-horror comic book. Wesley Snipes returns as the titular half-vampire, a "daywalker" sworn to eliminate all bloodsuckers in the coolest possible way. After reviving his captured mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), Blade finds himself enlisted by his own enemies to help defeat the "Reapers," an evolved form of vampire that poses a serious threat to regular vamps and, quite possibly, humans. Reluctant yet cool, Blade teams with those he cannot trust, a crackerjack squad of vamps (which includes a menacing Ron Perlman) that prove to be as adversarial as the Reapers. The gore is intense, the action is fast-paced, and Snipes keeps up every step of the way, once again flying through the role of vampire hunter -- often literally. With so many faces returning from the first movie, the freshest aspect here is Mexican genre whiz Guillermo Del Toro (Mimic) in the director's chair. While maintaining the kinetic style of the original, Del Toro milks the film's Prague locale for some atmosphere and style, an approach that enhances the film's flair and makes it much more fun than your average horror sequel. Tony Nigro
All Movie Guide
Four years after scoring a box-office touchdown with Blade (1998), actor Wesley Snipes returns to portray the Marvel Comics character again in this sequel that teams him with Mexican horror director Guillermo del Toro. A half-vampire, half-human hybrid, Blade (Snipes) is a merciless vampire hunter bent on destroying the bloodsuckers that feed on humanity. The keys to Blade's success are a serum that allows him to resist the urge for blood and an array of inventive, deadly weapons, both of which were once supplied by his mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson). Since Whistler's death, Blade has relocated to Prague and recruited the pot-smoking slacker Scud (Norman Reedus) to take the place of his father figure, but then he discovers that Whistler's not dead after all: He's been infected with the vampire virus. Reunited with Whistler, Blade is dealt an even bigger surprise: His greatest enemy, vampire leader Damaskinos (Thomas Kretschmann), wants to make peace with him. It seems that the vampires are facing a greater threat than Blade and hope to persuade him to fight the Reapers, a mutated super-race of vampires on a rampage of murder, indiscriminately killing both humans and their fellow bloodsuckers while sucking their victims dry. Blade agrees to a truce and joins the Bloodpack, an elite squad of commandos originally formed to fight Blade himself. Soon, the vampire soldiers discover that the virus responsible for creating their enemies is spreading rapidly and can be traced back to a mysterious "Patient Zero." Blade 2 (2002) co-stars Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela, Donnie Yen, and Matt Schulze. Karl Williams
Chicago Sun-Times
1/2
You can sense the difference between a movie that's a technical exercise (Resident Evil) and one steamed in the dread cauldrons of the filmmaker's imagination. Roger Ebert
Los Angeles Times
Like the original, Blade II has superior production values and visual and special effects. Snipes and Kristofferson build on the resonance of their original portrayals. Kevin Thomas
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Widescreen version of the film; Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound; DTS ES 6.1 surround sound; Commentary by director Guillermo Del Toro and producer Peter Frankfurt; Commentary by writer David Goyer and Wesley Snipes; 5.1 isolated score; English subtitles and closed captioned; Deleted/Alternate scenes with director commentary; A Pact in Blood - interactive collection of documentaries; Director's notebook: Interactive reproduction of director's notes with an intro by Del Toro; Art Gallery; Theatrical trailers; Music video - Cypress Hill and Roni Sizer "Child of the Wild West"; Blade 2 video game survival guide; Script- | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Blade Trinity | 2 Hours 3 Minutes | Snipes, Wesley | Kristofferson, Kris | Biel, Jessica | | | | | | | | Goyer, David S. | | | | | | | 794043781926 | DVD | NEW LINE HOME VIDEO | | 4/26/2005 | NR (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure - Superhero : Cult - Vampire : Horror - Vampire : Action Thriller | N | | Barnes & Noble
After writing the first two Blade movies -- which were quite successful -- David S. Goyer was rewarded with the director's chair for this sequel, which continues in the same, er, vein as the earlier series entries. Blade (Wesley Snipes) is still carrying on his war against vampires with the help of Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson). The bloodsucking baddies have something big planned, though, and they'll need to distract him. So Danica Talos (Parker Posey) lets the FBI know that Blade is responsible for some 1,182 murders -- and the feds immediately go after our boy, leaving the way clear for Dracula himself (Dominic Purcell) to implement the scheme that will permanently subjugate humanity to the vampires. Attempting to keep the vamp hunter out of the hands of law enforcement are Abe's daughter, Abigail (Jessica Biel), and wisecracking hotshot Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds). Hey, what did you expect -- Tolstoy? This is a movie adapted from a Marvel comic book, after all. It's supercharged with ultra-violent action, and once the plot (such as it is) has been established, Goyer keeps it racing toward an explosive climax. Don't look for any gothic atmosphere in this film; there's nothing old-school about Blade: Trinity. We're talking hard-core, heavy-metal, splatter-punk stuff here. Anyone who liked the first two installments in the franchise is bound to find favor with this one, because it's got everything they had, and more of it, especially in the DVD-only, unrated edition. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
Wesley Snipes returns as legendary vampire hunter Blade in this, the third film inspired by the popular Marvel Comics character. A fearless warrior immune to vampires, Blade (Snipes) has become a hated enemy of the bloodsucking community, and as they gather in their desert compound, a group of vampires is plotting to eliminate Blade once and for all by turning the mortal community against him. The vampires have concocted a misinformation campaign that paints a picture of Blade as a ruthless murderer and has sent the FBI on the vampire hunter's trail, led by the relentless agent Cumberland (James Remar). At the same time, the vampires have brought their founding father, Dracula, back to his undead state, renaming him Drake (Dominic Purcell) and investing him with special powers that allow him to walk unharmed in daylight. After a dangerous encounter with Cumberland, Blade and his ally, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), form an uneasy alliance with a scruffy team of human vampire slayers, the Nighstalkers, led by Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds), and Whistler's daughter, Abigail (Jessica Biel. While Sommerfield (Natasha Lyonne), a biologist working with the Nightstalkers, researches a scientific answer to the vampire problem, Blade and his comrades take a more hands-on approach against Drake and his minions, including Danica Talos (Parker Posey), Asher (Callum Keith Rennie), and Grimwood (Triple H). Blade: Trinity was directed by David Goyer, who also wrote the screenplay for this film, as well as the first two movies in the series. Mark Deming
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Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
Features: Unrated version of the film -- 10 minutes of more action; Blooper reel; Alternate ending; "Daywalkers, Nightstalkers & Familiars: Inside the World of Blade: Trinity" 16-part behind-the-scenes documentary; Two commentaries including director David Goyer, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, producers, and crew; Also includes R-rated version of the film; And more
Language: English, English
SubTitles: Español
Editions: Subtitled
Time: 2 Hours 3 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Blast From The Past | 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Fraser, Brendan | Silverstone, Alicia | Spacek, Sissy | Walken, Christopher | | | | | | | Wilson, Hugh | | | | | | | 794043475122 | DVD-Video | New Line Home Entertainment | | 7-27-1999 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $11.38 | After 35 Years In A Bomb Shelter, Adam Webber Is Finally Going Outside To Play.
Meet Adam Webber, born and raised in a bomb shelter with his mad scientist father and his sherry swilling mother. Adam's simple childhood has been filled with Perry Como records, The Honeymooners re-runs and good old-fashioned family values. Now 35 years later, Adam is about to emerge into a bewildering modern word in search of supplies and a simple girl from Pasadena. Instead, Adam meets Eve a modern LA woman, jaded about life and burned by love.
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| Blood Alley | 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Wayne, John | Bacall, Lauren | Fix, Paul | Kim, Joy | Kroeger, Berry | Mazurki, Mike | Ekberg, Anita | | | | Wellman, William A. | | Fleischman, Albert Sidney | Clothier, William H. | Webb, Roy | MacDowell, Fred | John Wayne | 012569692275 | DVD | Warner | USA | | Approved (MPAA) | Y | N | 4-Track Stereo | Color | 1 | 6.1/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Adventure | N | | A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, is "shanghaied" into... | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Bounce | 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Affleck, Ben | Paltrow, Gwyneth | Morton, Joe | | | | | | | | Roos, Don | | | | | | | 786936144765 | DVD | MIRAMAX | | 4/10/2001 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Romantic Drama | N | | Barnes & Noble
An old-fashioned movie romance dressed up with contemporary attitudes and an ironic twist, Bounce is a pleasant starring vehicle for its glamorous young stars, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck. She's a recently widowed mom, toiling in the commercial real-estate market to put bread on the table. He's a brash, callow salesman who purchases a property from her and uses the business transaction as an excuse to date her. But Ben has a guilty secret: He switched airline tickets with Gwyneth's husband, who died in Ben's assigned seat when the plane crashed. Trying to put a fresh spin on that rather hoary plot complication might've undone a lesser filmmaker, but writer-director Don Roos (The Opposite of Sex) reveals himself more than equal to the challenge. He handles hokey situations in a disarmingly offhanded way and is further aided by Paltrow and Affleck, former off-screen lovers, whose obvious chemistry coats the whole enterprise with a patina of believability. As a result, Bounce is almost guaranteed to draw tears from all but the most cynical viewers. The DVD adds audio commentaries by Roos, Paltrow, Affleck, and producer Bobby Cohen; it also includes deleted scenes and bloopers. Ed Hulse
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In this romantic comedy-drama, two people whose lives were touched by the same tragedy find love. Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) is a successful L.A. advertising executive who has a way with the ladies, but inside he longs for a meaningful long-term relationship. One day Buddy sells his seat on a sold-out airline flight to a stranger; he's shocked when the jet crashes and the man is killed. A year later, still haunted by the incident, Buddy looks up Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow), the victim's widow, who is now selling real estate to support her children. Buddy soon finds himself attracted to Abby, and the feeling is mutual, but while he's interested in marriage, he isn't sure how (or if) he should tell her that he was indirectly responsible for her husband's death. Bounce was written and directed by Don Roos, who made a splash with his independent debut The Opposite of Sex; supporting Affleck and Paltrow are Natasha Henstridge, Jennifer Grey, David Paymer, and Joe Morton. Mark Deming
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Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: DVD includes audio commentary with director Don Roos, producer Bobby Cohen, and stars Gwenyth Paltrow and Ben Affleck; deleted scenes with commentary; and gag reel.
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Brannigan | 1 Hour 51 Minute | Wayne, John | Attenborough, Richard | Geeson, Judy | Ferrer, Mel | | | | | | | Hickox, Douglas | | | | | | | 027616867698 | DVD | MGM Home Entertainment | | Oct 2, 2001 | PG (MPAA) | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Mono - English | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure | N | $11.24 | An Irish Chicago cop (John Wayne) goes to London in search of an American racketeer who fled the states to avoid a grand jury. As the search develops, so does an interesting conflict between the Chicago detective and his Scotland Yard counterpart.
Veteran Chicago detective Jim Brannigan heads to London to join forces with Scotland Yard. His objective: to extradite a mobster on the lam from a grand jury inquiry back home.
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| Braveheart | 2 Hours 57 Minutes | Marceau, Sophie | McGoohan, Patrick | McCormack, Catherine | | | | | | | | Gibson, Mel | | | | | | | 097361558448 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 8/29/2000 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Biographical Feature : Epic : Adventure Drama : Historical Epic : Historical Film | N | $15.98 | Barnes & Noble
A massively mounted historical epic starring and directed by Mel Gibson, Braveheart celebrates our natural yearning for freedom and the ability of one heroic man to define an entire revolution. It's the amazing story of William Wallace (Gibson), a 13th-century Scottish warrior who rallies his countrymen to combat the tyranny of England's King Edward (Patrick McGoohan). By virtue of his charismatic leadership, Wallace turns a ragtag army of peasants into a formidable fighting unit that battles the British army to a standstill. As played by Gibson, he's a dedicated patriot who leads his people toward freedom with messianic fervor. The battle scenes are presented in uncompromising, graphic detail; Gibson won't let his viewers forget that liberty is achieved only at great personal cost. Sprawling, passionate, and very much in the tradition of Spartacus, Braveheart fully deserved its many Oscars (including Best Picture and Best Director) and has taken its place in the firmament of classic movie spectacles. Ed Hulse
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Mel Gibson, long-time heartthrob of the silver screen, came into his own as a director with Braveheart, an account of the life and times of medieval Scottish patriot William Wallace and, to a lesser degree, Robert the Bruce's struggle to unify his nation against its English oppressors. The story begins with young Wallace, whose father and brother have been killed fighting the English, being taken into the custody of his uncle, a nationalist and pre-Renaissance renaissance man. He returns twenty years later, a man educated both in the classics and in the art of war. There he finds his childhood sweetheart Murron (Catherine McCormack), and the two quickly fall in love. There are murmurs of revolt against the English throughout the village, but Wallace remains aloof, wishing simply to tend to his crops and live in peace. However, when his love is killed by English soldiers the day after their secret marriage (held secretly so as to prevent the local English lord from exercising the repulsive right of prima noctae, the privilege of sleeping with the bride on the first night of the marriage), he springs into action and single-handedly slays an entire platoon of foot soldiers. The other villagers join him in destroying the English garrison, and thus begins the revolt against the English in what will eventually become full-fledged war. Wallace eventually leads his fellow Scots in a series of bloody battles that prove a serious threat to English domination and, along the way, has a hushed affair with the Princess of Wales (the breathtaking Sophie Marceau) before his imminent demise. For his efforts, Gibson won the honor of Best Director from the Academy; the movie also took home statuettes for Best Picture, Cinematography, Makeup, and Sound Effects. Jeremy Beday
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Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Widescreeen version enhanced for 16x9 ; Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround; English Dolby Surround; French Dolby Surround; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Two theatrical trailers; Commentary by director Mel Gibson; "A Filmmaker's Passion: The Making of Braveheart"
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 57 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Breakdown | 1 Hour 35 Minutes | Russell, Kurt | Walsh, J.T. | Quinlan, Kathleen | Gainey, M.C. | Noseworthy, Jack | Linn, Rex | Brinkley, Ritch | Harris, Moira | Robillard, Kim | Kopache, Thomas | Mostow, Jonathan | Mostow, Jonathan | Mostow, Jonathan / more / more / Action / Drama / Thriller / more / more / | Milsome, Douglas | Poledouris, Basil | Brechin, Derek | | 097363345473 | DVD | Paramount | USA | | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | 6.7/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Drama : Thriller | N | | A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Breakheart Pass | 1 Hour 35 Minutes | Bronson, Charles | Crenna, Richard | Durning, Charles | Huddleston, David | Ireland, Jill | Johnson, Ben | Lauter, Ed | | | | Gries, Tom | | Maclean, Alistair | | | | | 027616855541 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 12-5-2000 | PG | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.12 | "Fast-Paced And Breath-Baiting With A Slam-Bang Conclusion!" -Judith Crist
Charles Bronson (The Magnificent Seven, Death Wish) is at his dynamic, heroic best in this suspenseful, action-packed mystery/western based on the best-selling novel by Alistair MacLean (Where Eagles Dare). With a powerful cast that includes Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show), Richard Crenna (First Blood), Jill Ireland (Death Wish II) and Charles Durning (Tootsie), Breakheart Pass throws open the throttle for runaway excitement!
At the height of the frontier era, a locomotive races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote Army post. But one by one, the passengers are being murdered! Their only hope is John Deakin (Bronson), a mysterious prisoner-in-transit who must fight for his life - and the lives of everyone on the train - as he uncovers a deadly secret that explodes in a torrent of shocking revelations, explosive brawls and blazing gun battles.
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| Breakout | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Bronson, Charles | Duvall, Robert | Ireland, Jill | | | | | | | | Gries, Tom | | | | | | | 043396048621 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 4/2/2002 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Escape Film | N | $15.00 | All Movie Guide
The star-director team of Charles Bronson and Tom Gries (Breakheart Pass) combine their efforts again on Breakout. Bronson plays Nick Colton, a reckless pilot who heads to an unnamed South American country, in hopes of rescuing imprisoned Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall). Villain Harris Wagner (John Huston), who has framed Jay, has an unlimited supply of henchmen at his disposal, but they're no match for the dauntless Colton. Jill Ireland, Bronson's real-life wife, costars as Duvall's missus. Hal Erickson
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Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video; Widescreen presentation; remastered in high definition; audio: english (mono), french ; Subtitles: english, french, spanish, portuguese, chinese, korean, thai; Interactive menus; Scene selections
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais, Korean, Thai
Time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Philips 8701 | |
| Brokeback Mountain | 2 Hours 15 Minutes | Ledger, Heath | Gyllenhaal, Jake | Williams, Michelle | | | | | | | | Lee, Ang | | | | | | | 025192631528 | DVD | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS | | 4/4/2006 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Art House - Gay/Lesbian : Romantic Drama : Modern Western | N | $23.98 | Barnes & Noble
For all the fuss whipped up by the media about this "gay cowboy movie," the fact is, Brokeback Mountain is nothing more or less than a star-crossed romance -- a romance that just happens to involve two men. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal play young cowboys Ennis and Jack, who meet in the summer of 1963 while tending sheep in a remote Wyoming mountain range. Their initially awkward relationship blossoms into a torrid physical affair, and while the job comes to an end, their romance perseveres. Both men marry and raise families, but at periodic intervals over the next 20 years they slip away to join each other in fleeting attempts to recapture the bliss they felt all those years ago on Brokeback Mountain. The basis of this yarn is Annie Proulx's wistful short story, which has been brilliantly adapted by screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana and translated to celluloid with unusual sensitivity by director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), who won this year's Best Director Oscar for his marvelous work. Contrary to the hoopla generated by the film's attackers and defenders alike, Brokeback is neither a deconstruction of the "macho cowboy" myth nor an endorsement of the gay lifestyle. It does dwell on the secret sorrow that all too often accompanies closeted same-sex romances, and it doesn't shy away from depicting the damage done to the lovers' families. Michelle Williams, Ledger's real-life significant other, delivers a tightly controlled, heartbreakingly poignant portrayal as Ennis's wife, who is devastated by her accidental discovery of her husband's secret love life. Anne Hathaway is nearly as good as the pampered, willful daddy's girl who marries down-and-out rodeo rider Jack and takes him into the family business. In fact, there isn't a weak performance in the film, and even such supporting players as Randy Quaid and Anna Faris make significant contributions in their limited screen time. An insightful drama that never descends to the tawdry or sensational, Brokeback Mountain richly deserves the plaudits it has received. Ed Hulse
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Ang Lee's adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's story Brokeback Mountain stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as young cowboys named Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar. Each of them is hired to corral sheep on the title location and they soon bond very closely. Their platonic relationship explodes into a physical one, but eventually the two are separated when their job comes to an end. Although the two follow different life paths -- one becoming a father of two and the other marrying into a successful business -- they have a reunion years later. Each is affected profoundly by the rekindling of their old feelings for each other. Those feelings lead each to consider what continuing their hidden relationship would cost them. The screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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Features: Directing from the heart: Ang Lee; Sharing the story: the making of Brokeback Mountain; From script to screen: interviews with Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana; And more!
Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Broken Arrow | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Travolta, John | Slater, Christian | Mathis, Samantha | | | | | | | | Woo, John | | | | | | | 086162104206 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 3/9/1999 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Chase Movie : Spy Film : Action Thriller | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
Hong Kong director John Woo's second U.S. film (his first was Hard Target) delivers a number of exciting action sequences but is let down by a credibility-straining plot. John Travolta plays Vic Deakins, an Air Force pilot on what is supposed to be a routine night flight mission with his co-pilot, the younger Riley Hale (Christian Slater), whom Deakins constantly kids for lacking the "will to win." Deakins is actually a traitor who crashlands their Stealth Bomber in Death Valley so that he can steal two nuclear warheads onboard and sell them to terrorists who plan to blackmail the government. Deakins meets up with his cohorts, who have been waiting in the park, while Hale survives and teams up with a young, attractive park ranger (Samantha Mathis) to foil Deakins's plans. Plenty of action ensues, with car chases, collapsing mine shafts, fights on burning trains, and even the underground detonation of a nuclear device. Despite the script's implausibilities and inconsistencies, Woo amply displays the expertise with action sequences and man-to-man conflict that has made his Hong Kong films cult favorites. Don Kaye
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Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Letterbox
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Widescreen format [aspect ratio 2.35:1]; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Original theatrical trailer; Languages: English 5.1 surround; English Dolby Surround; French Dolby surround; Subtitles: English; Spanish
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Time: 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Bull Durham | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Costner, Kevin | Robbins, Tim | Sarandon, Susan | Wilson, Trey | Wuhl, Robert | | | | | | Shelton, Ron | | Shelton, Ron | | | | | 027616874801 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 4-2-2002 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.12 | Baseball season gets off to a rocky start when the Durham Bulls' new catcher, "Crash" Davis (Kevin Costner), punches out the cocky young pitcher, "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), he's just been hired to train. Then sexy Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) informs both men that each season she chooses one player to share her bed - and Nuke and Crash are this year's "draft picks." After Crash passes on the offer, Nuke eagerly enlists as Annie's summer fling? until Crash jealously takes over and convinces Nuke that sex with Annie will jinx the Bulls' newfound winning streak!
Costner "strikes sparks" (Time) and Sarandon "gives one of the juiciest performances in all of American comedy" (Rolling Stone) in this "treasure of a movie" (Roger Ebert) about America's other favorite pastime!
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| Bullitt | 1 Hour 54 Minutes | McQueen, Steve | Vaughn, Robert | Bisset, Jacqueline | | | | | | | | Yates, Peter | | | | | | | 012569102927 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 11/19/1997 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - General : Classics - Mystery/Suspense : Police : Chase Movie : Detective Film : Thrille | N | $11.98 | All Movie Guide
Robert L. Pike's crime novel Mute Witness makes a sparkling transition to the screen -- thanks to crisp and taut direction by Peter Yates and an archetypal role by Steve McQueen as the laid-back police detective Frank Bullitt. Bullitt is assigned to protect Johnny Ross from Chicago who is scheduled to testify against his Mob cronies in San Francisco, appearing before a Senate subcommittee headed by the unctuous senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn). But after Ross is attacked and fatally wounded, Bullitt begins to investigate the case himself, sensing something suspicious. Paul Brenner
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Robert L. Pike's crime novel Mute Witness makes the transition to the big screen in this film from director Peter Yates. In one of his most famous roles, Steve McQueen stars as tough-guy police detective Frank Bullitt. The story begins with Bullitt assigned to a seemingly routine detail, protecting mafia informant Johnny Ross (Pat Renella), who is scheduled to testify against his Mob cronies before a Senate subcommittee in San Francisco. But when a pair of hitmen ambush their secret location, fatally wounding Ross, things don't add up for Bullitt, so he decides to investigate the case on his own. Unfortunately for him, ambitious senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), the head of the aforementioned subcommittee, wants to shut his investigation down, hindering Bullitt's plan to not only bring the killers to justice but discover who leaked the location of the hideout. Matthew Tobey
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1968's surprisingly influential Bullitt is a precursor to the hyper-explosive action movies that ruled the box-office in the 1980s and 1990s. More immediately, it made car chases de rigueur for nearly every police film of the 1970s. Bullitt's chase scene, a roaring ten minutes up and down seemingly every hill in San Francisco, took about three weeks to shoot; along with the two in The French Connection and the more protracted one in The Road Warrior, the scene is still regarded as one of the best pursuits ever filmed. Apart from this rather dubious legacy, Bullitt is also significant for recharging the crime-thriller genre with its snappy, faux-naturalistic look. Finely stylized by director Peter Yates and editor Frank Keller (who won an Oscar for his work), the film wears its gritty, urban feel on its sleeve; such an attitude would become a major hallmark of American films in the 1970s. Bullitt also elevated Steve McQueen from the status of mere star to that of worldwide superstar. The actor delivers perhaps the most consequential performance of his career as the fashionably icy title character. Brendon Hanley
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Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Interactive menus; Production notes; Scene access; Theatrical trailer; Languages and subtitles: English, Français, and Español
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Time: 1 Hour 54 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid: Special Edition | 1 Hour 50 Minutes | Newman, Paul | Redford, Robert | Ross, Katharine | Corey, Jeff | Jones, Henry | Martin, Strother | | | | | Hill, George Roy | | Goldman, William | | | | | 024543000433 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 5-20-2004 | PG | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.87 | One of the most popular screen westerns ever made, this Academy Award winning classic blends adventure, romance and comedy to tell the true story of the West's most likeable outlaws. No one is quicker than Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) when it comes to get rich quick schemes, and his sidekick Sundance (Robert Redford) is a wizard with a gun. When these two bungling bank and train robbers tire of running from the law, they set out for Bolivia with Sundance's girlfriend (Katharine Ross). Though they can barely speak enough Spanish to communicate 'This is a stick-up', that's only a minor detail to the two nicest "bad-guys" who ever rode the West.
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| Capricorn One | 2 Hours 3 Minutes | Brolin, James | Gould, Elliott | Holbrook, Hal | Simpson, O.J. | Vaccaro, Brenda | Waterson, Sam | | | | | Hyams, Peter | | Hyams, Peter | | | | | 012236047506 | DVD-Video | Artisan | | 2-17-1998 | PG | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $5.56 | The mission was sham. The murders were real.
What if one of the greatest space adventures was really a hoax? The whole world is watching the first manned flight to Mars prepare. Suddenly, its astronauts are taken from the craft to an abandoned desert hanger where NASA's director tells them their life support systems have failed. Because of the mission's success is crucial to future space programs, he orders them to take part in a simulated Martian landing as cameras roll. If they refuse, their families will be harmed.
The phony flight goes well until an uninformed NASA technician spots a computer discrepency. He mentions it to a reporter friend who smells a story and starts to investigate. When their rocket disintegrates and the world thinks them dead, the astronauts realize their lives are in danger. They escape and separate- hoping one of them will survive to expose the sensational fraud.
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| Casablanca | 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Bogart, Humphrey | Bergman, Ingrid | Henreid, Paul | | | | | | | | Curtiz, Michael | | | | | | | 012569568129 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 8/5/2003 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Mono | B&W | 1 | | | Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Classics - Romance : Classics - War : Drama - general : Period Drama : War Romance : War | N | | Barnes & Noble
Star-crossed lovers meet during wartime under the Moorish arches of Rick's Café Americain in Casablanca. This legendary melodrama is one of the most perfectly realized movies to come out of the Hollywood studio system. Directed by Hungarian émigré Michael Curtiz, it stars Humphrey Bogart in his iconic role as the fiercely independent but ultimately honorable Rick, an American expatriate running a swanky nightclub on the French North African coast. An embittered romantic, Rick has never forgotten the beautiful and enigmatic Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), who left him waiting at the train station in Paris as Nazi tanks rolled in. Their secret love, unexpectedly rekindled at Rick's, drives a charged narrative set against an exotic backdrop. Bogart and Bergman supply enormous star power, to be sure. But Casablanca's witty script, brisk pacing, lush atmosphere, and bittersweet romance -- not to mention a splendid performance by Claude Rains as the morally flexible French official, Inspector Renault -- all help make it the classic that it is. Monica McIntyre
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One of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz defies standard categorization. Simply put, it is the story of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a world-weary ex-freedom fighter who runs a nightclub in Casablanca during the early part of WWII. Despite pressure from the local authorities, notably the crafty Capt. Renault (Claude Rains), Rick's café has become a haven for refugees looking to purchase illicit letters of transit which will allow them to escape to America. One day, to Rick's great surprise, he is approached by the famed rebel Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), Rick's true love who deserted him when the Nazis invaded Paris. She still wants Victor to escape to America, but now that she's renewed her love for Rick, she wants to stay behind in Casablanca. "You must do the thinking for both of us," she says to Rick. He does, and his plan brings the story to its satisfyingly logical, if not entirely happy, conclusion. Robert Firsching
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Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: B&W
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: All-new digital transfer; 2 feature-length audio commentaries: one by film critic Roger Ebert, the other by film historian Rudy Behlmer; Introduction by Lauren Bacall; Interactive menus; Original and reissue theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español; Lauren Bacall hosts You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca, a spellbinding backstage tour; Bacall on Bogart features the award-winning actress's candid and moving reminiscences about her husband's life and career; Newly discovered additional scenes and outtakes; Homage cartoon Carrotblanca, starring Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang; Premiere episode Who Holds Tomorrow? from the 1955 TV series adaptation of Casablanca; Screen Guild Players radio production of Casablanca featuring the film's 3 top-billed stars; Scoring session outtakes gallery; Production history gallery includes photos, press materials, studio correspondence, memorabilia and more; Enhanced features for your DVD-ROM PC: script to screen, website links and more
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Cast Away | 2 Hours 23 Minutes | Hunt, Helen | Lewis, Jennifer | Hanks, Tom | Wildman, Valerie | Blake, Geoffrey | Searcy, Nick | | | | | Robert Zemeckis / Zemeckis, Robert | | Broyles, William , Jr. | Burgess, Don | Silvestri, Alan | Arthur Jr Schmidt / Schmidt, Arthur | | 024543036630 | 1 DVD | FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT | | March 2002 | Rated PG13 | Y | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video
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> Drama | N | $12.99 | Description: Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in DTS ES Surround, DD-EX Surround, and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Zemeckis with other members of the crew. This is a very strong disc from 20th Century Fox, although there is another edition that comes loaded with extras.
Description: The reunion of the Oscar-winning actor-director team behind Forrest Gump (1994) results in another excellent drama, and one that's far less cloying and more mature than the duo's previous film. Although hailed by critics for gaining and then losing an enormous amount of weight for his role, the more subtly compelling half of Tom Hanks' laudable performance is not his physical transformation. The actor's commitment to crafting an autocratic, obsessive character is a singularly surprising one, given modern-day stars' strong proclivity for playing only heroic, noble leads. The taut script from William Broyles is top-notch, with a flawless traditional structure, an inventive supporting "character" and an ending that, while leaving some audience members dissatisfied, is a realistic and intelligently wrought finale that doesn't cop out with the typically delusional, lame-brained, upbeat conclusion. The director's creative choices, ranging from the staging of a gripping airplane crash to an hour of screen time with no musical score, put Zemeckis back on track as one of the cinema's most talented mainstream talents after some phoned-in hackwork on What Lies Beneath (2000). One of the year's best films, Cast Away represents several of Hollywood's top artists at the peak of their careers.
Description: Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is a FedEx troubleshooter, whose charter flight crashes near the South Pacific, and leaves him stranded alone on an island for four years. While his fianceé and co-workers assume he's dead, he must give up everything that he once took for granted and learn how to survive both physically and emotionally. From director Robert Zemeckis, Cast Away is a story of adventure and discovery surrounding one man's will to stay alive. | Borders | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Cats - The Musical | 2 Hours | Paige, Elaine | Mills, John | | | | | | | | | Mallet, David | | | | | | | 25192111624 | DVD - Ultimate Edition | Universal Studios | | March 4, 2003 | NR | Y | Y | Stereo | Color | 1 | 4.5 Stars | | Styles : Broadway & Vocalists : Musicals : General | N | $14.99 | Amazon.com essential video
This pop-cultural phenomenon has been performed on stage for more than 50 million patrons in 26 countries for almost 18 years, churning more than $2 billion in ticket sales. Now that Cats has finally made it to the small screen, attention must be paid not just by fans of this critic-proof show, but also by those entertainment mavens who have somehow avoided Cats until now. The video version has been restaged but, alas, not really reconceived for its new medium.
The video cast, assembled from London, Amsterdam, and New York productions, is competent. Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy, Jacob Brent as Mr. Mistoffelees, and Elaine Paige--the original London Grizabella, the Glamour Cat well past her prime--are a great deal more than that. Paige has toned down her theatrical belting of her big number, "Memory," and allowed the faded ruin of her character's soul to prevail in close-up. For all the "covers" of her signature song, Paige's version remains definitive. The video is, by definition, more intimate, not always a good thing: costumes are even more Halloweeny in garish close-up, the cats less cuddly without that all-important interaction, the stage's appropriately midnight lighting transmuted to a Las Vegas neon. And the chorus of cats in production numbers is even clunkier and more amorphous in two- and three-shots.
The one complete newcomer to the cast is the 90-year-old icon among English actors John Mills, a delight as Gus the Theatrical Cat. Sir John and his character show the youngsters how it's done in close-up, largely behind the eyes, abetted by a heart-tugging delivery of his one song. Yet virtually all of the songs are lip-synched, further robbing the video Cats of its onstage seeming spontaneity. It's clearer than ever that Lloyd Webber's music is mostly twaddle, with the important exception of "Memory," which instantly and rightly became one of the genuine theater standards not dependent on context, in the vein of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns." On the plus side, most of the Cats characters and lyrics, from T.S. Eliot's 14-poem Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, are far better defined and understood from the video version. --Robert Windeler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
DVD features
Ailurophiles will love the Ultimate Edition DVD of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. This two-DVD set offers substantially more content than the 2000 Commemorative Edition, including over 100 minutes of interviews with Lloyd Webber, producer Cameron Mackintosh, stage director Trevor Nunn, director-choreographer Gillian Lynne, designer John Napier, and Gerry Schoenfeld, who helped bring the show to Broadway. (Nunn's segment lasts over half an hour, while Lloyd Webber's and Schoenfeld's are the... read more | Amazon | | Yes | | | | |
| Celtic Woman: A New Journey - Live at Slane Castle, Ireland | EMI MUSIC & MARKETING | Woman, Celtic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 094637510698 | 1 DVD | DTS Stereo | | January 2007 | | N | N | Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | DVD
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| Chain Reaction | 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Reeves, Keanu | Freeman, Morgan | Weisz, Rachel | | | | | | | | Davis, Andrew | | | | | | | 024543014355 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 5/22/2001 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Chase Movie : Thriller : Action Thriller | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
Just as the university research team is about to prove that their new technique will permit water to be used as a fuel, their laboratory is sabotaged and the lab manager is killed. Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves) stumbles onto the scene and manages not only to witness the sabotage, but to escape from it. When he tries to talk about it to authorities, he discovers that they think he and the other project survivors committed the crime. In reality, a group of energy companies have conspired with interested parties in the government to completely erase all notion of the existence of a way to use water as fuel. The project sponsor (Morgan Freeman) wants Eddie to turn himself in, but before he can do that, he must find enough evidence to clear himself and his friends. But in order to succeed, Eddie must avoid assassination attempts by the real perpetrators. Clarke Fountain
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: Anamorphic widescreen (aspect ratio: 1.85:1); Interactive menus; Scene selection; Original theatrical trailer & TV spots; Audio: DTS English, English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Charlie Wilson's War | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Hanks, Tom | Adams, Amy | Roberts, Julia | Hoffman, Philip Seymour | Bozeman, Terry | Markinson, Brian | Tylor, Jud | Angelo, Hilary | Batten, Cyia | Mitchell, Kirby | Nichols, Mike | | Sorkin, Aaron / Crile, George | Goldblatt, Stephen | Howard, James Newton | Bloom, John | | 025195004848 | DVD | Universal | USA | | Finland:K-11 | Y | N | SDDS | Color | 1 | 7.5/10 (IMDB) | | Biography : Drama | N | | A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Chato's Land | 1 Hour 50 Minutes | Bronson, Charles | Palance, Jack | Basehart, Richard | Whitmore, James | Oakland, Simon | Waite, Ralph | Jordan, Richard | French, Victor | Rangan, Sonia | Watson, William | Winner, Michael | | | | | | | 027616865786 | DVD | Fox | USA | | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Surround Sound | Color | 1 | 6.3/10 (IMDB) | | Western | N | | After Pardon Chato, a mestizo, killed a US marshal in self-defense, a posse pursues him, but as the... | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Chato's Land | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Bronson, Charles | Palance, Jack | Basehart, Richard | | | | | | | | Winner, Michael | | | | | | | 027616865786 | DVD | MGM (VIDEO & DVD) | | 9/4/2001 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Classics - General : Classics - Westerns : Crime - general : Western - general | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
Charles Bronson stars in this revisionist western directed by Michael Winner. The film concerns an Apache half-breed, Pardon Chato (Charles Bronson), who finds himself pursued by a relentless posse, headed by Joshua Everette (Jack Palance), after Chato has killed a white sheriff. But when members of Everette's posse rape Chato's wife, Chato stops running. Instead, Chato reverses course and begins to hunt down the posse, seeking vengeful retribution for the rape. Paul Brenner
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Original theatrical trailer; English: mono; French and Spanish language subtitles
Language: English, Español
SubTitles: Español, Français, English
Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Cheap Detective, The | 1 Hour 32 Minutes | Falk, Peter | Ann-Margret | Brennan, Eileen | Caesar, Sid | Channing, Stockard | Coco, James | DeLuise, Dom | Vigoda, Abe | Williams, Paul | Williamson, Nicol | Moore, Robert | | Simon, Neil | | | | | 043396903999 | DVD-Video | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | 11-13-2001 | PG | N | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.57 | The Cheap Detective is a hilarious Humphrey Bogart send-up, blending the plots of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon with the comedic vision of Neil Simon. Peter Falk is Lou Peckingpaugh, the worldly, cynical gumshoe who takes on thugs, crooks, Nazis, femme fatales and the Golden Gate Bridge in this terrific tribute to Bogie and the Hammett/Chandler school of hard-boiled detectives. An incredible ensemble cast does take-offs of characters made famous by Mary Astor (Madeline Kahn), Sidney Greenstreet (John Houseman), Lauren Bacall (Ann-Margret), Peter Lorre (Dom DeLuise), Ingrid Bergman (Louis Fletcher), and Paul Henreid (Fernando Lamas). Want more? How about Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, Nicol Williamson, James Coco, and Scatman Crothers - just a few of the many cast members who add to the merriment. The Cheap Detective is the perfect entertainment for anyone who loves Bogart, films of the forties, or a good healthy laugh.
Exclusive Featurette - "A Conversation With Neil Simon"
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| Chicago | 1 Hour 53 Minutes | Zeta-Jones, Catherine | Zellweger, Renée | Gere, Richard | | | | | | | | Marshall, Rob | | | | | | | 786936219197 | DVD | MIRAMAX | | 8/19/2003 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Musical Drama : Women in Prison : Musical | N | | Barnes & Noble
The once-moribund movie musical has been rather spectacularly revived in recent years, but nothing has matched the success of Chicago, Rob Marshall's eye-popping (and Best Picture-winning) adaptation of the classic Broadway musical originally brought to the stage by Bob Fosse. Adapted by Fosse, Fred Ebb, and John Kander from an earlier play (previously filmed twice, once starring Ginger Rogers), Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger), a marginally talented Jazz Era wannabe who becomes a Windy City sensation by murdering the duplicitous lover with whom she'd been maintaining an adulterous relationship. While in the Cook County Jail, Roxie grabs more publicity by hiring flamboyant defense lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), who's also representing Roxie's rival, stage star Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Both women expect to be acquitted in their respective murder trials, thereby gleaning enough publicity to further their show-business careers. Director Marshall, a screen newcomer, pulls off the not-inconsiderable feat of making the Fosse stage play cinematic without sacrificing the stylized artificiality of a theatrical presentation. He does this by juxtaposing narrative material -- shot with all due attention paid to accurately replicating period costuming, hairstyles, and settings -- with expressionistic musical numbers performed on smoky, shadowy, sparsely furnished sets. The legendary Kander-Ebb score receives spirited interpretation by the principal players, all of whom do their own singing and dancing. Virtually every number is a delight, beginning with Velma's signature tune, "All That Jazz," and including the rollicking "When You're Good to Mama" (sung lustily by Queen Latifah, who's brilliant as a cheerfully corrupt prison matron), the poignant "Mister Cellophane" (done to a turn by John C. Reilly, playing Roxie's dimwitted, cuckolded husband), and the showstopping "Cell Block Tango," "We Both Reached for the Gun," and "Razzle Dazzle." Zeta-Jones, known primarily for her dramatic work, sparkles as Velma; her athletic dancing is a joy to behold. Zellweger is appropriately pert and sassy as the amoral Roxie, and she, too, exhibits a hitherto unsuspected flair for Terpsichore. Chicago is a delight from first frame to last. It's just like the Roaring '20s during which it is set -- loud, flashy, occasionally vulgar, but joyously uninhibited. We guarantee that one viewing won't be enough; you'll want to revisit this movie again and again.
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A starry-eyed would-be star discovers just how far the notion that "there's no such thing as bad publicity" can go in this screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Chicago, originally directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. In the mid-'20s, Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos (John C. Reilly). Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley (Dominic West), a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a sexy vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron "Mama" Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie's story -- or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxy's story -- all over the gutter press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines. A project that had been moving from studio to studio since the musical opened on Broadway in 1973, Chicago also fe | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Chisum | 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Wayne, John | Tucker, Forrest | George, Christopher | | | | | | | | McLaglen, Andrew V. | | | | | | | 085391108924 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 6/3/2003 | G (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Classics - Westerns : Biographical Feature : Traditional Western | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
John Wayne toplines this biography of the cattle owner John Simpson Chisum, a controversial figure who was the most powerful man in New Mexico during the Wild West era. A founder and prominent citizen in the town of Lincoln, Chisum is slow to act when ruthless land baron Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) moves in on several local businesses and takes them over. By the time Chisum and his ally, fellow rancher Henry Tunstall (Patrick Knowles), decide to go to the law, Murphy's already bought and paid for influence there, as well. The only recourse left to the cattlemen is to take Murphy on in all-out range war that embroils everyone in the county, including Tunstall's hand Billy the Kid Bonney (Geoffrey Deuel) and his comrade Pat Garrett (Glenn Corbett). Screenwriter and producer Andrew J. Fenady based the script for Chisum (1970) on his own short story, a very loosely fact-based account of Chisum, Billy the Kid and their involvement in the Lincoln County wars. Karl Williams
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Feature-length audio commentary by director Andrew V. McLaglen; Making-of documentary "John Wayne and Chisum"; Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Japanese
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Japanese
Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Chris LeDoux Video Hits | 22 Minutes | Chris LeDoux | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 724359950792 | DVD | CAPITOL | | 5/4/2004 | NR (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Music & Musicals - Music Videos | N | | All Movie Guide
Contemporary country singer Chris LeDoux offers up a handful of his modern-day cowboy tunes on this video collection, which features promotion clips for for five of his best known songs. Includes the songs "Life Is A Highway," "Five Dollar Fine," "Honky Tonk World," "This Cowboy's Hat," and "For Your Love"; LeDoux also provides introductions in which he discusses the songs and their videos. Mark Deming
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Features: [None specified]
Language: English
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| Cinderella Man | 2 Hours 24 Minutes | Crowe, Russell | Zellweger, Renée | Giamatti, Paul | | | | | | | | Howard, Ron | | | | | | | 025192211928 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 12/6/2005 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Biographical Feature : Sports Drama : Period Drama | N | $20.98 | Barnes & Noble
Despite exemplary reviews and more-than-ample media coverage, this Depression-era drama failed to achieve the box-office success predicted for it -- an inexplicable circumstance, because Cinderella Man stands head and shoulders above most of 2005's films. It's the inspiring story of New Jersey-born boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe in yet another Oscar-worthy performance), a once promising heavyweight reduced to working as a dockhand after a broken hand takes him out of contention for the title. Down but never out, Braddock and his loyal wife, Mae (Renée Zellweger), manage to keep their family intact. With help from his manager (Paul Giamatti), Braddock eventually gets back in the ring -- and starts winning. His unlikely ascent captures the attention of the newspapers and the fans, and it soon becomes apparent that this family man is headed for a title match with reigning champ Max Baer (Craig Bierko), a formidable fighter whose punching power has already caused the death of one opponent. Braddock's rags-to-riches story teems with the kind of incidents that would appear to be the invention of studio screenwriters, but in this case they actually happened. When Braddock began winning again, for example, he did repay government welfare funds he had earlier accepted. However, there's at least one unfortunate deviation from reality: director Ron Howard and writer Cliff Hollingsworth's portrayal of Baer as a bloodthirsty brute. Baer's heirs justifiably protested the demonization; but it works to the film's advantage, enhancing the suspense surrounding the Big Fight, which is one of the most technically convincing and emotionally satisfying bouts ever committed to celluloid. Boasting exemplary work from all involved, Cinderella Man is Hollywood entertainment in the best possible sense of the term. Ed Hulse
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The true story of an athlete who achieved his greatest success against the most daunting odds of his life is brought to the screen in this historical drama. In the 1920s, James Braddock (Russell Crowe) from Bergen, NJ, was a promising contender in professional boxing; he had strength, spirit, and tenacity, but the combination of a serious hand injury and a 1929 defeat in a bout with light heavyweight champ Tommy Loughran sent his career into a serious tailspin. As Braddock's career in the ring dried up, the Great Depression put a stake through the heart of America's economy, and Braddock found himself working at the New York docks for pitiful wages as he tried to support his wife, Mae (Renée Zellweger), and three children. Desperate for money, Braddock turned to his former trainer and manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti), who was unexpectedly able to scare up a bout for him, battling John Griffin at Madison Square Garden. While conventional wisdom had it that Braddock was too old, out of shape, and out of practice to have any chance of winning, he defeated Griffin, and continued beating his opponents with a powerful left hook that had been intensified by years of punishing dock work. In a nation desperate for good news, Braddock's surprising comeback became a tonic to struggling workers and unemployed people, and all eyes were on Braddock when in 1935 he took on powerful heavyweight champion Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in what was both literally and figuratively the fight of his life. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
Features: Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard; Feature Commentary with Writer Akiva Goldsman; Feature Commentary with Writer Cliff Hollingsworth; Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Ron Howard; The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man; The Man, The Movie, The Legend: A Filmmaking Journey; For the Record: A History in Boxing; Ringside Seats; Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind the Legend; Kodak Cinderella Man Gallery; DVD-ROM Features
Language: Français
Editions: Subtitled
Time: 2 Hours 24 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| City of Angels | 1 Hour 54 Minutes | Cage, Nicolas | Ryan, Meg | Braugher, Andre | | | | | | | | Silberling, Brad | | | | | | | 085391632023 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 9/29/1998 | PG-13 (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Romantic Fantasy : Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies : Melodrama | N | | All Movie Guide
An angel must decide if love is more important than eternal peace in this Americanized adaptation of Wim Wenders' modern classic Wings of Desire. Seth (Nicholas Cage) is an angel who hovers over the city of Los Angeles, listening to people's thoughts, observing their lives, and guiding them to the next world when they die. While Seth and his fellow angels try to offer comfort to people as they can, they are discouraged from direct contact with humans and are usually invisible to them. While at a hospital, Seth sees Maggie (Meg Ryan), a dedicated heart surgeon who attempts to save the life of a patient Seth was to call upon. Maggie is distraught after the patient passes, and her agony touches something inside the reserved Seth; he finds himself falling in love with her, and he decides to make himself visible so he can communicate with her. As Maggie gets to know the strange visitor in black who has suddenly appeared in her life, she finds herself torn between her new feelings for Seth and her attachment to her fiancé Jordan (Colm Feore), a fellow doctor. Seth, on the other hand, has a serious choice to make -- between immortality and giving it up in order to know both the pleasures and pains of being a human being. City of Angels also stars Dennis Franz as Messinger, a patient at the hospital who has some important advice for Seth. The film's soundtrack featured two Top Ten hits, "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: 2 documentaries: "Making of" the film and an inside look at the visual effects; Deleted scenes with commentaries; Cinemagrapher commentary with John Seale; Production design commentary with Lilly Kilvert; Interviews with Alanis Morissette and Peter Gabriel; Alternate music-only track with Gabriel Yard commentary; 2 feature-length audio commentaries with director Brad Silberling, producer Charles Roven, and screenwriter Dana Stevens; Music videos by the Goo Goo Dolls and U2; Interactive menus; Production notes; 5 theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages and subtitles: English, Français
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 54 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| City Slickers | 1 Hour 54 Minutes | Crystal, Billy | Stern, Daniel | Jr., Bruce "Bruno" Kirby | | | | | | | | Underwood, Ron | | | | | | | 027616860958 | DVD | MGM (VIDEO & DVD) | | 5/8/2001 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Action Comedy : Comedy Adventure | N | $8.98 | All Movie Guide
City Slickers blends sight gags, one-liners, and sincerity, with both humor and drama arising from the characters and their situations. Mitch (Billy Crystal) is a radio station sales executive who finds himself in the throes of a mid-life crisis; accompanied by two friends, Phil (Daniel Stern) and Ed (Bruno Kirby) in the grip of similar problems, he heads to New Mexico for his birthday to participate in a two-week "vacation" cattle drive to Colorado. The three friends and the rest of their group, including an attractive, newly single young woman and two African-American dentists, are all urbanites lost when it comes to herding cattle and surviving on the prairie; it's up to authentic, almost mythic cowboy Curly (Jack Palance, who won an Oscar for the role), to whip them into shape. As various adventures occur along the way, including run-ins with outlaw cattlehands, treacherous natural mishaps, and Mitch's delivery of a newborn calf, the three "city slickers" open up to each other, learn to appreciate Curly's Old West values, and begin to resolve their midlife dilemmas. When Curly dies, it's left to Mitch, Phil, and Ed to bring in the herd. Don Kaye
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: stereo
Features: Original theatrical trailer; English: stereo Surround; French: mono; French & Spanish subtitles
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 54 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Clan Of The Cave Bear | 1 Hour 38 Minutes | Hannah, Daryl | Reed, Pamela | Remar, James | | | | | | | | Chapman, Michael | | | | | | | 085391375326 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 11/23/1999 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Prehistoric Fantasy : Action - general : Adventure Drama : Drama - general : Literary Adaptation | N | | All Movie Guide
Cinematographer Michael Chapman directed this John Sayles adaptation of Jean M. Auel's best-selling ode to Cro-Magnon women. The story begins at the moment in pre-history when the last of the Neanderthal men were becoming extinct and the superior race of Cro-Magnons were starting to supersede them. Focusing on a tribe of wandering Neanderthals who adopt a young girl named, Ayla (played a an adult by Daryl Hannah). She grows tall, lithe, and smart. The Neanderthals quickly accept her into their tribe, but once a tribal member, Ayla begins to question the tribe's male chauvinistic presumptions. Unable to conceive of why only men are given weapons, she takes it upon herself to learn how to use a slingshot. She then questions the tribe's assumptions concerning sexual politics. She learns math and become the medicine man's assistant. As the seasons wear on, the tribe utilizes Ayla's knowledge for their own good while Ayla's continues to try the patience of the tribe with her unspeakable feminist demands. Paul Brenner
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Interactive menus; Scene access; Subtitles: English & Français
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 38 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Clear and Present Danger | 2 Hours 21 Minutes | Ford, Harrison | Dafoe, Willem | Archer, Anne | | | | | | | | Noyce, Phillip | | | | | | | 097360564143 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 5/6/2003 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Thriller : Action - general : Literary Adaptation : Political Thriller : Action Thriller | N | | All Movie Guide
This is the third film based on Tom Clancy's high-tech espionage potboilers starring CIA deputy director Jack Ryan. Harrison Ford, returning to the Ryan role after his first go-round in 1992's Patriot Games, is assigned to a delicate anti-drug investigation after a close friend of the President (a Reaganesque Donald Moffat) is murdered by a Colombian drug cartel. When Ryan discovers that the President's wealthy friend was in league with the cartel, the President's devious national security adviser (Harris Yulin) and an ambitious CIA deputy director (Henry Czerny) send a secret paramilitary force into Colombia to wipe out the drug lords. The force is captured and then abandoned by the President's lackeys. It falls to Ryan to enter Colombia and rescue them, aided only by a renegade operative named Clark (Willem Dafoe), with both his life and career on the line. Don Kaye
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Alternate Wide Screen (1.78:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: Cast and crew interviews; "Behind the Danger" featurette ; Theatrical trailers; Widescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs; Dolby Digital 5.1 English Surround soundtrack ; DTS English Surround soundtrack ; French stereo soundtrack ; English and Spanish subtitles
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 2 Hours 21 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 2 Hours 17 Minutes | Dreyfuss, Richard | Truffaut, François | Garr, Teri | | | | | | | | Spielberg, Steven | | | | | | | 043396094307 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 8/27/2002 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Adventure Drama : Science Fiction - general | N | $13.48 | All Movie Guide
Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Neary's wife and children are at first skeptical, then concerned, and eventually fearful, as Roy refuses to accept a "logical" explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his job, his home, and his family to pursue the "truth" about UFOs. Neary's obsession eventually puts him in contact with others who've had close encounters with alien spacecraft, including Jillian (Melinda Dillon), a single mother whose son disappeared during her UFO experience, and Claude Lacombe (celebrated French filmmaker François Truffaut), a French researcher who believes that we can use a musical language to communicate with alien visitors. Lacombe's theory is put to the test when a band of government researchers and underground UFO enthusiasts (including Neary) join for an exchange with alien visitors near Devil's Tower, Wyoming. In 1980, a "Special Edition" was released. While its primary selling point was the addition of scenes inside the alien spaceship, Spielberg claimed that he also cleaned up some choppy editing in the second act. Mark Deming
All Movie Guide
Several years in the making and, like Jaws, millions over budget, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) became Steven Spielberg's second blockbuster, confirming his skills at creating visually spectacular popular entertainment. Blending his reverence for the power of movies with a science fiction UFO tale, Spielberg turns an average man's "close encounter" with an extra-terrestrial into an uplifting excursion into fantastic sights. Unlike in Cold War 1950s UFO stories that posit a threat from outside, Spielberg turns the unknown from an initially menacing force that imperils normality into a universal ambassador of transcendent goodwill, providing an escapist note of cinematic hope during the late '70s cultural malaise. Still, 2001 F/X master Douglas Trumbull's pre-digital age visual effects were an even stronger draw, as Close Encounters moves from initial appearances of space pod lights towards the climactic appearance of the enormous and stunningly rendered "mother ship." Praised for Spielberg and company's dazzling craft, amid reservations over the cardboard characters, Close Encounters became one of the biggest hits of the 1970s, helping financially teetering Columbia Pictures and strengthening the late '70s turn towards youth-oriented blockbusters. Beginning with a 1980 "Special Edition," Spielberg re-edited Close Encounters several times after 1977. Lucia Bozzola
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Features: This single-disc edition affords Steven Spielberg's "Collector's Edition" cut of the film, without extras. It is letterboxed (2.35:1); 16x9 enhanced; THX-certified DTS 5.1 audio; subtitled in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai; language tracks include English (Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 and DTS 5.1), Spanish, and French Dolby Digital 2.0); Closed Captioned. For the feature-packed two-disc edition, please click "DVD - Wide Screen / Dolby 5.1" above.
Editions: Special Edition
Time: 2 Hours 17 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Closer | 1 Hour 44 Minutes | Roberts, Julia | Law, Jude | Portman, Natalie | | | | | | | | Nichols, Mike | | | | | | | 043396048478 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 3/29/2005 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Erotic Drama : Romantic Drama | N | $19.98 | Barnes & Noble
Those who enjoy movies that reflect real life and don't pander to their audiences with contrived happy endings will welcome this Mike Nichols-directed adaptation of Patrick Marber's biting play. Nobody can accuse Nichols of turning out conventional Hollywood pap -- not this time, anyway. The plot revolves around the passions, repressions, and infidelities of four people in London. Newspaper obituary writer and aspiring novelist Dan (Jude Law) falls in love with Alice (Natalie Portman), an enigmatic American girl with a checkered past. While involved with her he becomes smitten with prominent photographer Anna (Julia Roberts), who brushes him off in favor of lusty dermatologist Larry (Clive Owen), an Internet chat buddy of Dan's. When the dynamics of their respective relationships change, novelist and photographer find themselves together again, little realizing how drastically their affair will affect the lives of all four people. Marber's screenplay teems with terse, brittle dialogue that is brilliantly delivered by a superb cast. Each of the principal players brings something special to his or her characterization, and the added dimension makes them all the more compelling, though maybe not sympathetic. None of them are blameless in the debacle resulting from their various dalliances -- Nichols and Marber aren't interested in giving us morally pure protagonists. Real-life romances are often messy, and the resolution of the conflict presented in this movie is believable precisely because the actors and filmmakers work hard to make the situation authentic. Closer is definitely a must-see film, even if, to use an old phrase, it's a little cold around the heart. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
Patrick Marber's acclaimed stage drama about the romantic interactions of four people has been given a reverent screen adaptation by director and producer Mike Nichols. Dan (Jude Law) is a writer in London who wants to finish a novel, but in the meantime supports himself by writing obituaries. One day he chances upon Alice (Natalie Portman), a beautiful young American expatriate, when he sees her get hit by a car. Alice immediately falls for Dan, and gives him her love without reservation. Dan is initially enchanted with Alice, and returns her affection, but while she inspires him to write his novel (based on her life), her neediness begins to wear on him. Anna (Julia Roberts) is a photographer who is hired to take a portrait of Dan for the dust jacket of his book; Dan is attracted to her easy confidence, and while the two of them flirt, Anna soon (inadvertently through Dan's playful machinations) meets Larry (Clive Owen), a dermatologist, and marries him. Dan can't get Anna out of his mind even though she's married, and the two become lovers, but Dan is frustrated by the fact that Anna is reluctant to leave Larry for him. Patrick Marber wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of Closer; it was the playwright's first feature-film credit. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: Music video: Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter"
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 44 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Coach Carter | 2 Hours 16 Minutes | Jackson, Samuel L. | Ri'chard, Robert | Brown, Rob | | | | | | | | Carter, Thomas | | | | | | | 097363412649 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 6/21/2005 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Docudrama : Message Movie : Sports Drama | N | | Barnes & Noble
Samuel L. Jackson is one of the hardest-working actors in movies, and it seems that nary a month goes by that he doesn't turn up in either a starring or supporting role. Like most professionals, he occasionally takes a job just for the paycheck, and he's been in his share of schlocky films. The inspirational-by-Hollywood-design drama Coach Carter might easily have fallen into that category, but it escapes the designation thanks to Jackson's earnest, passionate portrayal of a real-life California basketball coach who put his players' grade-point averages above their game stats. Ken Carter, himself a former sports star, has already distinguished himself in the military and as a successful small-business owner when he volunteers to become a high-school basketball coach. His players are loud, arrogant, and disrespectful; they disdain education and believe their futures lie in NBA stardom. Carter commands their attention and forces them to sign a "contract" promising to maintain a decent GPA or be benched. The body of the movie deals with his efforts to make these unruly charges into disciplined players and, more important, good students. Director Thomas Carter (Save the Last Dance) is saddled with a script that, while based on facts, teems with clichéd characters and situations: the rocky beginning of the season, the troubled star player (played by Rob Brown), the crisis of confidence, and, of course, the climactic Big Game. Thus hampered, he relies mightily upon his cast to give the film credibility -- and he's not let down. Jackson makes Carter an indomitable, fiercely intense figure, and the passion he brings to familiar scenes makes them seem less hackneyed. Also impressive in her role as the star player's pregnant girlfriend -- who sees the coach's insistence on college over possible NBA tryouts as a threat to her future -- is pop singer Ashanti. The case is persuasively made that young black men have other options than rap music and sports stardom, and this important truth buttresses what would otherwise be a very formulaic movie. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
The true-life story of a coach who tries to teach his players that there's more to life than basketball is brought to the screen in this sports drama. Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) was once a star player on the Richmond High School basketball team in Richmond, CA, and years later, after establishing himself in publishing and marketing, he returns to the school and to the team as the new basketball coach. Carter quickly sees that his work is cut out for him -- the team is having an awful season, and their fights off the court are more decisive than their play on the court. While Carter wants to make the Richmond cagers into a winning team, he also wants a lot more -- to teach the boys to respect themselves and one another, and that they must excel in the classroom as well as in the gymnasium. Under Carter's guidance, the team turns their losing season around, with the state title a genuine possibility. However, when Carter learns that a number of his players have let their grade point averages slip below 2.3, as mandated in a contract he entered into with the students, he decides to lock the team out of the gym and send them into study hall until their marks improve. Carter's plan quickly becomes a subject of controversy among parents and team boosters, and their objections are soon picked up by the local news media, many of whom are not sympathetic to Carter's belief that his players must have goals beyond college ball or the NBA. Coach Carter also features Rob Brown and Rick Gonzalez as members of the team, and R&B diva Ashanti in her film debut as the girlfriend of one of Carter's players. Mark Deming
Chicago Sun-Times
Jackson has the usual big speeches assigned to all coaches in all sports movies, and delivers on them, big time. His passion makes familiar scenes feel new. Roger Ebert
New York
Jackson's wonderfully nuanced, witty performance, and a few unexpected plot turns, give Coach Carter a subtext that helps complicate such knee-jerk overs | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Coal Miner's Daughter | 2 Hours 5 Minutes | Spacek, Sissy | Jones, Tommy Lee | D'Angelo, Beverly | | | | | | | | Apted, Michael | | | | | | | 025192042621 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 9/13/2005 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Biographical Feature : Musical Drama | N | $17.98 | Barnes & Noble
Film biographies can be treacherous ground -- especially when the film depicts a legend who remains among the living. Yet director Michael Apted's dramatically satisfying portrayal of country music queen Loretta Lynn succeeds on every possible level, avoiding TV-movie schmaltz and delivering a totally believable Lynn in Sissy Spacek, who won an Oscar for the role. Based on Lynn's autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter traces the singer's life from her impoverished Kentucky childhood, to her marriage at age 13 to Dolittle Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones) and subsequent years as a wife and mother, finally charting her rise to music superstardom. Spacek does all her own singing here, and she does Loretta Lynn proud, completely capturing Lynn's potent combination of naivete and self-assurance. Jones, meanwhile, brings real charm and charisma to his portrayal of Lynn's brash, exuberant husband. Beverly D'Angelo is also superb as Lynn's real-life friend and colleague, the equally legendary Patsy Cline. (D'Angelo does her own singing, too.) Levon Helm (drummer for the great '60s rock group The Band) doesn't sing in Coal Miner's Daughter, but his surprisingly effective portrayal of Lynn's taciturn father provides the story with a powerful emotional anchor. There's plenty of music in the film, including a few scenes at the Grand Ole Opry. But whether or not you're a fan of country music, the remarkable chemistry between Spacek and Jones makes Coal Miner's Daughter a Hollywood classic not to be missed. Gregory Baird
All Movie Guide
Loretta Lynn was one of the first female superstars in country music and remains a defining presence within the genre; with her strong, clear, hard-country voice and tough, no-nonsense songs about husbands who cheat and wives who weren't about to be pushed around, Lynn introduced a feminist mindset to Nashville years before the phrase "women's liberation" became common currency. Coal Miner's Daughter is a screen adaptation of Lynn's autobiography, starring Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn. One of eight children born to Ted Webb (Levon Helm), a coal miner raising a family despite grinding poverty in Butcher Hollow, KY, Loretta married Dolittle "Mooney" Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones) when she was only 13 years old. A mother of four by the time she was 20, Lynn began singing the occasional song at local honky-tonks on weekends, and at 25, she cut (at Mooney's suggestion) a demo tape that earned her a deal with an independent record label. Loretta and Mooney's tireless promotion of the record (including a long road trip through the south in which they stopped at every country radio station they could find) paid off -- Loretta's first single, "Honky Tonk Girl," hit the charts and earned her a spot on the Grand Ole Opry. Stardom called and Loretta never looked back, but success brought with it both joy (a long string of hit records and sold-out concerts and a close friendship with Patsy Cline) and sorrow (a nervous breakdown brought on by overwork and a great deal of stress to a marriage that endured -- but just barely). Sissy Spacek won an Academy award for her vivid, thoroughly natural performance as Loretta (she also did her own singing), and Levon Helm (drummer for the legendary rock group the Band) made an impressive screen debut as her father. Ernest Tubb makes a cameo appearance as himself. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Completely restored audio with enhanced 5.1 track; Limited edition photo journal inside; Feature commentary with Sissy Spacek and director Michael Apted; Tommy Lee Jones remembers Coal Miner's Daughter; An exclusive interview with Loretta Lynn and director Michael Apted; President George Bush Sr. salutes AFI and Coal Miner's Daughter
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: Français, Español, English
Time: 2 Hours 5 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8701 | |
| Cobra | 1 Hour 27 Minutes | Stallone, Sylvester | Nielsen, Brigitte | Santoni, Reni | | | | | | | | Cosmatos, George Pan | | | | | | | 085391159421 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 2/24/1998 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Surround | Color | 1 | | | Chase Movie : Action - general : Action Thriller | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
Crime is the disease and Sylvester Stallone is the cure in Cobra, a high-octane rehash of the Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry films, burnished to a 1980s action sheen. Stallone is Marion Cobretti, a cop called in when regular police methods have failed. Cobra is sent to get a cult of Charles Manson-like serial killers and to protect Ingrid (Brigitte Nielsen), a beautiful, statuesque witness who is set to testify against them. Cobra deposits Ingrid in an out-of-the-way town for safe-keeping, but a mole in the police department tips off the killers. The gang comes racing into town to get Ingrid, but Cobra is there waiting for them, ready to spring into action. Paul Brenner
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Surround
Features: Feature-length commentary by director George P. Cosmatos; Behind-the-scenes documentary; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus ; Production notes ; 7 theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages & subtitles : English, Français & Español
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 27 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Cocoon | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Ameche, Don | Brimley, Wilford | Cronyn, Hume | | | | | | | | Howard, Ron | | | | | | | 024543115878 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 6/1/2004 | PG-13 (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Sci-Fi Comedy | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
Cocoon is a warm-hearted science-fiction fable that avoids becoming overly corny thanks to the performances of its mostly senior cast. Wilford Brimley, Don Ameche, and Hume Cronyn are three old-timers who sneak out of their retirement home a few days a week to swim in the large pool on an abandoned estate next door. When the threesome begins to feel curiously younger, they discover strange pods on the floor of the pool. These pods are alien cocoons, which are being pulled from the ocean by a team of extra-terrestrials in human form led by Walter (Brian Dennehy), who has hired a local charter operator (Steve Guttenberg) to assist him. Walter explains to the seniors that energy from the cocoons is restoring youth and vigor to the older men every time they go for a dip. The aliens agree to let the men continue to swim in secret, but of course they can't keep their discovery to themselves. Soon the pool is swarming with retirees, with the notable exception of Bernie (Jack Gilford), who has no interest in prolonging life any longer than necessary. The aliens ultimately prepare to return home and offer the retirees eternal life if they leave Earth behind as well. Director Ron Howard treats his old-timers with care and dignity, and they respond with deeply sympathetic performances (Ameche won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar); the film's science-fiction trappings ably sustain the story's all-too-human ruminations on youth, aging, life, and death. Don Kaye
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Letterbox
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Commentary by director Ron Howard; Five featurettes; Trailers; TV spots and more
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Code Of Silence | 1 Hour 41 Minutes | Norris, Chuck | Remsen, Bert | Silva, Henry | | | | | | | | Davis, Andrew | | Butler, Michael / Gray, Mike / Shryack, Dennis | | | | | 027616854766 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 11-21-2000 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.12 | From the director of The Fugitive comes a riveting, turbo-charged crime thriller starring international action star Chuck Norris ("Walker, Texas Ranger"). Exploding with heart-stopping chases and lethal martial arts confrontations, it's a "daring" (Washington Post) and "suspenseful" (Box Office) adventure that pits an honest cop against two vicious crime lords - and his own department.
Eddie Cusack (Norris) is a Chicago detective who plays by his own rules - a dangerous habit, especially when he breaks the force's "code of silence" to blow the lid off a deadly police cover-up. Now an outcast, he receives little help from his embittered fellow officers when he's hurled into a blistering battle against rival drug kingpins. But Cusack is a one man army, waging war on the criminals with his razor-sharp wits, lightning-fast Karate moves and a special surprise: "Prowler," a remote-controlled, rocket-equipped tank!
Original Theatrical Trailer | DVD Empire | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Cold Mountain | 2 Hours 34 Minutes | Law, Jude | Kidman, Nicole | Zellweger, Renée | | | | | | | | Minghella, Anthony | | | | | | | 786936242164 | DVD | MIRAMAX | | 6/29/2004 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Epic : Period Drama : War Romance : War Drama : Anti-War Film | N | $15.98 | Barnes & Noble
Eyebrows were raised when the acclaimed Charles Frazier novel -- set in North Carolina during the Civil War -- wound up in the hands of British director Anthony Minghella, with Australian actress Nicole Kidman and British actor Jude Law cast as the film's romantic leads, two American Southerners. But as with Minghella's deft adaptation of The English Patient, his take on Cold Mountain is a deeply satisfying cinematic experience. The film opens in the closing days of the bloody conflict, where the wounded Confederate soldier Inman (Law) begins a dogged odyssey home to North Carolina's Cold Mountain, where he hopes to resume his romance with preacher's daughter Ada Monroe (Kidman). Since the death of her father, Ada's been struggling to farm her land and is relying on the help of Ruby Thewes (Renée Zellweger), a resourceful drifter with whom she forms a pragmatic but increasingly fond relationship. Employing lengthy flashbacks, extraordinary settings (the film was shot in Romania), and evocative roots music, Minghella does a remarkable job of retaining the book's multifarious characters and situations -- so much so that, even at 150 minutes, the film seems packed with incident enough for three movies. At times the pace flags, but the rich production and superb characterizations trump the occasional ponderousness. Law and Kidman are equally convincing, and Zellweger richly deserved the Oscar she won for her supporting role. The rest of the large cast is also distinguished, with plum roles going to Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eileen Atkins, Natalie Portman, Donald Sutherland, Kathy Baker, Brendan Gleeson, and Ray Winstone, among others. What's more, the period is re-created with scrupulous attention to detail, making it easy for viewers to lose themselves in this epic drama. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil War. Jude Law stars as Inman, a young soldier who, despite an injury, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada (Nicole Kidman) awaits. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby (Renée Zellweger), who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting folks. Also starring Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Philip Seymore Hoffman, Cold Mountain features original music by Jack White of the White Stripes. Matthew Tobey
Time Magazine
A grand and poignant movie epic about what is lost in war and what's worth saving in life. It is also a rare blend of purity and maturity -- the year's most rapturous love story. Richard Corliss
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Deleted scenes; "Words & Music of Cold Mountain": Royce Hall special; "Climbing Cold Mountain" documentary; "A Journey to Cold Mountain": Making-of special; Feature commentary with writer/director Anthony Minghella and editor Walter Murch; Sacred Harp history; Storyboard comparisons
Time: 2 Hours 34 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Collateral | 2 Hours | Cruise, Tom | Foxx, Jamie | Smith, Jada Pinkett | | | | | | | | Mann, Michael | | | | | | | 678149173420 | DVD | DREAMWORKS VIDEO | | 12/14/2004 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Crime Thriller : Thriller | N | $17.98 | Barnes & Noble
Writer-director Michael Mann redefined the TV cop show with his groundbreaking series Miami Vice, introduced moviegoers to Hannibal Lecter with 1986's Manhunter, and even turned Will Smith into a dramatic actor with the 2001 biographical film Ali. In Collateral he has crafted an unusually gripping thriller that employs a simple premise, and by casting costars Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx against type he has defied audience expectations and thus rendered the film less predictable than it might otherwise have been. Foxx, heretofore best known for his portrayals of brash, arrogant young men, plays Max, a softspoken, intelligent underachiever driving a cab driver on the night shift in Los Angeles. One of his fares, a calm, quiet man who identifies himself as Vincent (Cruise), turns out to be a contract killer in the process of eliminating witnesses about to testify against a narco-terrorist. Mann puts viewers inside the cab with these two men, contrasting Foxx's mounting panic (as he realizes he's implicated in Vincent's crimes) with Cruise's self-assurance and resolve. A peculiar relationship develops between the two, and in between shootings Vincent becomes an almost avuncular figure to Max, dispensing advice on business and personal matters and even allowing the cabbie to make his nightly visit to his ailing mother. Irma P. Hall plays the mom, and she's one of a handful of exceptionally fine actors Mann casts in relatively small roles. Mark Ruffalo plays an LAPD detective assigned to the first murder, Peter Berg is his partner, Bruce McGill is a by-the-book FBI agent, and Javier Bardem is Vincent's contractor. Nominal leading lady Jada Pinkett Smith has a small but pivotal role as the federal prosecutor Max delivers to work in the film's opening sequence. Through onscreen a relatively short time, these accomplished players add a great deal to the proceedings; by utilizing such top-flight talent, Mann achieves a dramatic texture that would have been missed had the parts been assigned to competent but less colorful supporting actors. What's more, the conviction they bring to their roles helps dissipate the fog of incredulity that wafts through the picture; some of the situations are absurd, but you'd never know that from the way they are described or enacted by the cast. Like all Mann films, Collateral looks spectacular. Shot with high-definition video cameras instead of film, nighttime Los Angeles takes on an alluring, ethereal glow that makes the city as much a presence in this story as the actors. Even more impressive is Mann's obvious determination to avoid the hackneyed. Collateral may be incredible, but it's never predictable -- which is a whole lot more than you can say for most thrillers these days. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
A taxi driver is unexpectedly taken on the ride of his life in this stylish thriller from acclaimed director Michael Mann. Max (Jamie Foxx) is a cab driver who hopes to some day open his own limo company; one night behind the wheel begins promisingly when he picks up Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith), an attorney working with the federal government who is attractive, friendly, and gives him her business card after paying her fare. Max thinks his luck is getting even better when his next fare, Vincent (Tom Cruise), offers him several hundred dollars in cash if he'll be willing to drop him off, wait, and pick him up at five different spots over the course of the evening. Max agrees, but he soon realizes Vincent isn't just another guy with errands to run -- Vincent is an assassin who has been paid to murder five people who could put the leaders of a powerful drug trafficking ring behind bars in an upcoming trial. As circumstances force Max to do Vincent's bidding, the cabbie has to find a way to prevent Vincent from killing again and save his own skin, a task that becomes especially crucial when he discovers Annie is one of the names on Vincent's hit list. Collateral also stars Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, and Bruce McGill as police detectives hot on Vincent's trail. Mark Deming
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| Collateral Damage | 1 Hour 49 Minutes | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Curtis, Cliff | Koteas, Elias | Leguizamo, John | Neri, Francesca | Turturro, John | | | | | Davis, Andrew | | Griffiths, David / Griffiths, Peter | | | | | 085392132423 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 7-30-2002 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $11.51 | Officials investigating a terrorist bombing warn Gordy Brewer not to get involved, but events have already involved him in the most horrible way. His wife and child are among the victims claimed by the blast.
Surging excitement and one-man heroics fuel the powerful action thriller Collateral Damage. Superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger plays that one man. He's Brewer, a Los Angeles fireman who sets out to find the terrorist called El Lobo. Andrew Davis (The Fugitive) directs, deftly pacing the action as Brewer stalks his prey from L.A. to Colombia to Washington D.C. Brewer knows El Lobo will strike there. But how? When? And precisely where? In the scramble for answers, one thing is clear: Collateral Damage is a ticking time bomb of suspense.
Feature Length Audio Commentary by Director Andrew Davis
Documentaries: Behind The Scenes and The Hero In A New Era
Additional Scenes
Interactive Menus
Cast/Director Film Highlights
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Access
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Web Events
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| Comes a Horseman | 1 Hour 58 Minutes | Caan, James | Fonda, Jane | Jr., Jason Robards | | | | | | | | Pakula, Alan J. | | | | | | | 027616865793 | DVD | MGM (VIDEO & DVD) | | 9/4/2001 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Drama - general : Western - general | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
Old man Ewing (Jason Robards) owns a ranch right next to the ranch of Ella (Jane Fonda). This is a source of two problems: Ewing wants to gobble up most of the land around the two ranches and also wants Ella's ranch; secondly, when Ella was too young to know better, she went to bed with the man, which, many years later, she considers to have been a grievous error on her part. A third problem arises when oil companies begin pressuring both of them to allow drilling on their land, and Ewing won't allow it -- on his or anyone else's land. Before long, war-veteran Frank (James Caan) enters Ella's life and helps her fight to save her land and her sanity, with added assistance from Dodger (Richard Farnsworth), an old local who knows the score. Clarke Fountain
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Original theatrical trailer; English: mono; French: mono; Spanish: mono; French & Spanish language subtitles
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 58 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Commando | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Chong, Rae Dawn | | | | | | | | | Lester, Mark | | | | | | | 086162104244 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 5-25-1999 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.87 | In this early action classic that features his unique blend of thrills and offbeat humor, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as retires Colonel John Matrix. The ex-head of a special commando strike team, he's forced back into action when his daughter is kidnapped. With the help of a fiesty stewardess, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge--finding his daughter before she is killed.
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| Conagher | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Elliott, Sam | Ross, Katharine | Corbin, Barry | | | | | | | | Villalobos, Reynaldo | | | | | | | 053939676525 | DVD | TURNER HOME ENT | | 5/17/2005 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure - Romance : Made for Cable : Made for TV : Traditional Western | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
This well-wrought made-for-cable television western is faithfully adapted from a Louis L'Amour novel and centers on the budding relationship between brave but lonely widow (Katharine Ross) who runs a remote stagecoach way station and the handsome cowpoke (Sam Elliot) who comes to help her out. Sandra Brennan
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Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: [None specified]
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Conspiracy Theory | 2 Hours 15 Minutes | Gibson, Mel | Roberts, Julia | Stewart, Patrick | | | | | | | | Donner, Richard | | | | | | | 085391509127 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 12/30/1997 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Chase Movie : Thriller : Action Thriller | N | | All Movie Guide
Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) is a New York City cab driver who seems to have absorbed every bit of crackpot information passed along as "suppressed news" that's surfaced on talk radio or the Internet in the past 20 years. Anti-United Nations militia men who are actually U.N. operatives? NASA scientists engineering earthquakes? Oliver Stone's secret life as a government agent discrediting conspiracy theorists? Jerry's heard 'em all and believes most of them, and even publishes his own journal of forbidden information, with a subscription list that now totals five people. In short, Jerry seems like just another New York City lunatic, and while he spends a fair amount of his spare time following Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts), a government attorney, Alice regards him as harmless; he once intervened while she was being mugged, and he's been acting like her benign if whacked-out protector ever since. However, one day Jerry is kidnapped and worked over by CIA operatives; he is convinced that one of the theories he uncovered must be for real -- but he has no idea which one. He tries to get Alice to help him, and before long both are drawn into a dangerous web that leads to a startling revelation of just how Jerry got this way. Mel Gibson gives a fine comic performance, and those with a taste for alternative media will have fun dissecting which of the theories Jerry spouts are "real" (or at least appeared before this film was made) and which were the invention of the screenwriters. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Features: Interactive menus; Production notes; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages: English, Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Contact | 2 Hours 30 Minutes | Foster, Jodie | McConaughey, Matthew | Woods, James | | | | | | | | Zemeckis, Robert | | | | | | | 085391504122 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 12/30/1997 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Computer Animation : Political Drama : Psychological Drama : Science Fiction - general | N | | All Movie Guide
The search for life outside our solar system becomes a personal and spiritual quest for a young researcher. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) is a scientist who lost her faith in God after her parents died when she was a child. However, Ellie has learned to develop a different sort of faith in the seemingly unknowable: working with a group that monitors radio waves from space, Ellie hopes that some day she will receive a coherent message from another world that will prove that there is a world beyond our own. Ellie's hard work is rewarded when her team picks up a signal that does not appear to be of earthly origin. Ellie decodes the message, which turns out to be plans for a space craft, which she takes as an invitation for a meeting with the aliens. Ellie and her fellow researchers soon run into interference from a White House scientific advisor, David Drumlin (Tom Skerritt), who cuts off their funding and tries to take credit for their achievements. However, Ellie receives moral support from Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey), a spiritual teacher who advises President Clinton and tries to persuade her to accept the existence of a higher power, and financial backing from S.R. Hadden (John Hurt), a multi-millionaire willing to fund her attempts to contact the source of the message. Contact was based on a novel by Carl Sagan, who advised director Robert Zemeckis during the film's production until his death in 1996. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Interactive menus; Production notes; Theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages: English, Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8701 | |
| Cool Hand Luke | 2 Hours 7 Minutes | Newman, Paul | Kennedy, George | Cannon, J.D. | Antonio, Lou | Drivas, Robert | Martin, Strother | Fleet, Jo Van | James, Clifton | Woodward, Morgan | Askew, Luke | Rosenberg, Stuart | | Pearce, Donn | Hall, Conrad L. | Schifrin, Lalo | O'Steen, Sam | | 085391103721 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 06/25/1997 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Drama - general : Barnes & Noble Fundamentals - Comedy : Classics - Comedy : Classics - General : Barnes & Noble Fundamentals - | N | $11.03 | Reviews
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Paul Newman was nominated for an Oscar and George Kennedy received one for his work in this allegorical prison drama. Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to a stretch on a southern chain gang after he's arrested for drunkenly decapitating parking meters. While the avowed ambition of the captain (Strother Martin) is for each prisoner to "get their mind right," it soon becomes obvious that Luke is not about to kowtow to anybody. When challenged to a fistfight by fellow inmate Dragline (George Kennedy), Luke simply refuses to give up, even though he's brutally beaten. Luke knows how to win at poker, even with bad cards, by using his smarts and playing it cool. Luke also figures out a way for the men to get their work done in half the usual time, giving them the afternoon off. Finally, when Luke finds out his mother has died, he plots his escape; when he's caught, he simply escapes again. Soon, Luke becomes a symbol of hope and resilience to the other men in the prison camp -- and a symbol of rebelliousness that must be stamped out to the guards and the captain. Along with stellar performances by Newman, Kennedy, and Martin, Cool Hand Luke features a superb supporting cast, including Ralph Waite, Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper, Wayne Rogers, and Joe Don Baker as members of the chain gang. Mark Deming | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Coronado | 1 Hour 24 Minutes | Dattilo, Kristin | | | | | | | | | | Fäh, Claudio | | | | | | | 012569494121 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 12/28/2004 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Action - general : Germany : Action Thriller | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
A naïve woman is drawn into a powder keg of political intrigue in this ambitious adventure drama. Claire Winslow (Kristin Dattilo) lives under comfortable circumstances in Beverly Hills, where she's engaged to marry a successful businessman Will (Michael Lowry). Will travels to Switzerland on business, and Claire impulsively decides to follow him there, but she soon discovers his real plans were a bit different --he's actually gone to El Coronado, a politically unstable country in Latin America. Concerned for Will's safety, she catches a flight to El Coronado, only to learn that he may have been abducted by members of a revolutionary faction led by Rafael (Byron Quiros), who are desperate to overthrow Presidente Ramos (John Rhys-Davies). Unsure how to find her fiancé, Claire teams up with journalist Arnet McClure (Clayton Rohner) in a desperate effort to locate Will before it's too late. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Features: The Making of Coronado; Producer & director commentary; Deleted & extended scenes; Digital Effects: Before & After
Language: English
Time: 1 Hour 24 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Corrina, Corrina | 1 Hour 55 Minutes | Goldberg, Whoopi | Liotta, Ray | Majorino, Tina | | | | | | | | Nelson, Jessie | | | | | | | 794043489228 | DVD | NEW LINE HOME VIDEO | | 12/21/1999 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Comedy - general : Drama - general : Romantic Drama | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
In this comedy-drama set in the late 1950s, Manny Singer (Ray Liotta) is a songwriter who makes his living penning jingles for radio and television commercials. Manny's wife has recently died, leaving him an emotionally broken man; Manny buries himself in his work rather than deal with his grief. His young daughter Molly (Tina Majorino) is taking it even harder; since her mother's passing, Molly has refused to speak. Manny realizes that he needs help taking care of the house and looking after Molly, so he places an ad looking for a maid who can double as a nanny. After a long series of unsuitable applicants, Manny meets Corrina Washington (Whoopi Goldberg), who isn't much on cooking, cleaning, or domestic chores -- but who strikes an immediate chord with Molly. Corrina gets the job, and her vivacious, unconventional personality brings the joy of living back to the Singer home. A romance also begins to bloom between Manny and Corrina, though Manny quickly discovers that being in an interracial relationship in 1959 is not always easy or pleasant. Joan Cusack and Don Ameche highlight the supporting cast. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Widescreen and full-screen versions of the film; Original theatrical trailer; English subtitles; Cast and crew filmographies
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Crimson Tide | 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Washington, Denzel | Hackman, Gene | Dzundza, George | | | | | | | | Scott, Tony | | | | | | | 717951000149 | DVD | WALT DISNEY VIDEO | | 2/4/1998 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Sea Adventure : Literary Adaptation : Action Thriller | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
Two leaders with different philosophies about battle and leadership wage war with each other in this tense military thriller. Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) is the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine, the U.S.S. Alabama. Ramsey is a distinguished veteran near the end of his career, and he leads his men with an iron hand; as he puts it, "We're here to preserve democracy, not to practice it." Ramsey is assigned a new second-in-command, Lt. Cmmdr. Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington); Hunter is much younger than Ramsey, Harvard educated, and believes the goal of the military in the nuclear age is to prevent war, not fight it. While at sea, word reaches the Alabama that a splinter group of Russian forces have seized missile silos, and the ship is put on red alert. The Alabama has orders to fire, but as it is receiving a new incoming order the radio malfunctions. It's Ramsey's contention that an order is an order and they are to move forward with the attack, while Hunter feels if there is any question at all about their mission, they should wait until they can receive further instruction, with Hunter going so far as to threaten mutiny against Ramsey if the missile strike is carried out. Quentin Tarantino and Robert Towne both contributed to the screenplay without credit. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: stereo
Features: French-language track; Spanish subtitles; Chapter search
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Crocodile Dundee | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Hogan, Paul | Kozlowski, Linda | Meillon, John | | | | | | | | Faiman, Peter | | | | | | | 097363202943 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 9/18/2001 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure - Romance : Comedy - Urban : Australia : Comedy Adventure | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
Accustomed to a simple life in the Australian Outback, a legendary crocodile hunter has trouble adjusting to his new surroundings when an American journalist brings him to New York City. This Australian comedy delivers exactly what one would expect: plenty of fish-out-of-water gags about the hunter's reactions to the absurdity of modern urban life. Though he initially seems rather naive, Paul Hogan's "Crocodile" Dundee soon demonstrates that his natural ways are rather quite well-suited to city life, proving himself equally adept at defeating muggers and charming members of high society. Along the way, as one might expect, a romance develops between the rugged hunter and the hardened journalist, who finds herself enchanted by his down-to-earth behavior. The story is not particularly original, but the film's good-natured humor proved extremely palatable to audiences, as indicated by its worldwide box office success. Judd Blaise
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital: English Dolby surround; French mono; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Crocodile Dundee II | 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Hogan, Paul | Kozlowski, Linda | Dutton, Charles S. | | | | | | | | Cornell, John | | | | | | | 097363214748 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 9/18/2001 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure - Romance : Comedy - Urban : Australia : Comedy Adventure | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
An evil drug baron rears his ugly head in this sequel to the blockbuster Crocodile Dundee, kidnapping Sue so that Dundee will butt out of the Baron's affairs. Using outback strategy, Dundee attempts to rescue his girlfriend. Reversing the procedure of the first film, the story later takes the hero and heroine from America back to Australia, making Sue the fish out of water. In the interim between the two films, stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski became husband and wife. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround Sound; English Dolby Surround; French stereo; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer; Behind-the-scenes featurette
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Crossfire Trail | 1 Hour 35 Minutes | Selleck, Tom | Harmon, Mark | Corbin, Barry | | | | | | | | Wincer, Simon | | | | | | | 053939662221 | DVD | TURNER HOME ENT | | 7/10/2001 | NR (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Television - Drama : Television : Made for TV : Romantic Drama : Western - general | N | $12.73 | Barnes & Noble
Based on the novel by western legend Louis L'Amour, TNT's Crossfire Trail is another labor of love for Tom Selleck, who met L'Amour while working on The Sacketts in 1979 and remains passionate about the author's work. The story of Crossfire Trail opens in 1880 off the coast of California, where Rafe Covington (Selleck) watches his best friend, Charles Rodney, die. Covington promises his friend that he will return to his home turf of Wyoming to take care of his ranch and his wife. Arriving in the small town, Rafe meets the gorgeous Ann Rodney (Virginia Madsen), who is being wooed by the town's most powerful landowner, Bruce Barkow (Mark Harmon). Rafe chooses to settle on Rodney's farm, enlisting the aid of his friends (David O'Hara and Christian Kane) and a wise ranch hand, Joe Gill (Wilford Brimley). When it becomes clear that Barkow is simply gunning for the Rodney ranch, Rafe stands up for his departed friend's good name and professes to maintain control of it -- that is, until hired gunman Bo Dorn (Brad Johnson) gets in the way. Also credited as an executive producer, Selleck shows his unflinching reverence for the author with this stellar adaptation, directed by Simon Wincer with the same sensitivity and compassion he brought to Larry McMurtry's western masterpiece Lonesome Dove. Chas Turner
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Tom Selleck plays the drifter Rafe Covington in this respectful adaptation of the Louis L'Amour novel Crossfire Trail, presented by Turner Network Television. A romantic Western, Crossfire Trail follows Rafe as he struggles to honor his vow to a dying friend to protect his wife and daughter and their Wyoming homestead. Virginia Madsen plays the widow who questions Rafe's intentions and unwittingly sides with the bad guys headed by land owner Bruce Barkow (Mark Harmon). The producers went to great lengths to find historic buildings and props to lend an authentic air to the production. The film was directed by Simon Wincer, who also paired with Selleck on 1990's Quigley Down Under. The film also stars Wilford Brimley, Brad Johnson, Patrick Kilpartrick, and Barry Corbin. ~ Jessica Frost, All Movie Guide
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Interactive menus; Cast profiles; Scene access; Subtitles: English and Français
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français
Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| CSI - Season 2 | 17 Hours 5 Minutes | Petersen, William | Helgenberger, Marg | Eads, George | Guilfoyle, Paul | Dourdan, Gary | Fox, Jorja | | | | | | | | | | | | 097368752849 | 6 DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 09/02/2003 | NR | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digi | Color | 1 | | | | N | $44.99 | Reviews
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Four monks are shot point-blank while chanting. The corpse of a scuba diver is discovered dangling from a charred tree. A body found in a trash bag has dissolved into human soup. These are not run-of-the-mill murders. Then again, C.S.I. is not your average cop show. The crack team of forensic scientists who helped make this series a surprise hit in its premiere season return with an even flashier array of high-tech tools in Season 2 to give viewers a ringside seat at the autopsy slab. Led by postmortem guru Gus Grissom (William Petersen) and savvy stunner Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger), the sleuths maintain their trademark tight-lipped detachment as they probe dead bodies for clues to bizarre Las Vegas killings like those mentioned above. But a few cracks appear in the characters' façades this season, when we learn more about Catherine's former life as a stripper and Warrick's (Gary Dourdan) recovery from his gambling addiction. Even Grissom faces a personal trial: a hearing loss, possibly hereditary, that could threaten his career. Not everyone hailed this trend toward melodrama; one critic feared it might turn C.S.I. into "Dragnet goes Six Feet Under." Instead, the series spawned another monster hit (C.S.I.: Miami) and supplanted NBC's venerable E.R. as the dominant drama of the day. Laying the groundwork for next season, the spin-off is introduced in a late episode, along with C.S.I.: Miami's head honcho, Horatio Caine (David Caruso). Cree McCree | Barnes & Noble | | | | | | |
| CSI: The Complete First Season | 17 Hours 5 Minutes | Helgenberger, Marg | Petersen, William L. | Eads, George | Guilfoyle, Paul | Dourdan, Gary | Fox, Jorja | | | | | | | | | | | | 097368716544 | 6 DVD | Paramount Home Entertainment | | | Not Rated | N | Y | Dolby Digital Stereo - English | Color | 1 | | | | N | $44.99 | A smash hit from the moment of its 2000 debut, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION has continued to remain one of the most popular, innovative, and critically acclaimed crime dramas in television history. Created by Anthony Zuiker and executive produced by movie maven Jerry Bruckheimer, the thrilling series centers on the Las Vegas Police Department's night-shift forensics unit, which utilizes cutting-edge technology to solve the often grisly crimes of a glamorous city whose constant influx of visitors makes it rife with criminal elements. Quickwitted detective Gil Grissom (William Petersen) leads the highly-skilled investigative team that includes his single-mother partner, Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger); hair and fiber expert, Nick Stokes (George Eads); former gambling addict, Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan); and fresh-faced newbie, Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) with the help of tough-as-nails police captain, Jim Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) and efficient lab coroner Dr. Al Robbins (Robert David Hall). Heavy on science, creative camerawork, and uncomfortably graphic depictions of violence, CSI is revered by fans and critics alike for its consistently gripping and well-written storylines, often inspired by real-life cases. This collection presents all 23 episodes from the series' first season. | Tower Records | | Yes | | | Sony 501A | |
| Daddy's Little Girls | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Union, Gabrielle | Elba, Idris | Jr., Louis Gossett | Smith, Tasha | Ross, Tracee Ellis | Williams, Malinda | Vaughn, Terri J. | Sturgis, Gary Anthony | Davis, Cassi | McClain, Sierra Aylina | Perry, Tyler | | Perry, Tyler | Kurita, Toyomichi | McKnight, Brian | Hoy, Maysie | | 013131096736 | DVD | | USA | | Singapore:PG | Y | N | DTS | Color | 1 | 3.3/10 (IMDB) | | Drama : Romance | N | | | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Dances With Wolves | 3 Hours and 56 Minutes | Greene, Graham | Costner, Kevin | McDonnell, Mary | Grant, Rodney A. | Westerman, Floyd Red Crow | Pastorelli, Robert | Studi, Wes | | | | Kevin Costner / Costner, Kevin | | Blake, Michael | | | Neil Travis / William Hoy / Stephen Potter | | 027616880598 | 2 DVD - Special Edition | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT | | May 2003 | Rated PG13 | Y | Y | Dolby Surround - English | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video
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> Western | N | $25.99 | Description: The film that elevated actor-turned-director Kevin Costner to the status of premier Hollywood talent arrives on DVD in a feature-packed edition that truly takes the viewer behind the scenes of this modern-day classic thanks to MGM/UA Home Video. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and accompanied by audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1, this release also offers optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Of course a fantastic presentation of the extended version of the film itself is only the beginning, and in addition to offering the definitive release of Dances With Wolves this disc also offers such bonus materials as "The Creation of an Epic" retrospective documentary, an original making-of featurette, audio commentary with director/star Costner and producer Jim Wilson, an original music video, a photo montage with narration by Ben Glass, a poster gallery, television spots, and an original theatrical trailer.
Description: A historical drama about the relationship between a Civil War soldier and a band of Sioux Indians, Kevin Costner's directorial debut was also a surprisingly popular hit, considering its length, period setting, and often somber tone. The film opens on a particularly dark note, as melancholy Union lieutenant John W. Dunbar attempts to kill himself on a suicide mission, but instead becomes an unintentional hero. His actions lead to his reassignment to a remote post in remote South Dakota, where he encounters the Sioux. Attracted by the natural simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his former life behind to join them, taking on the name Dances with Wolves. Soon, Dances with Wolves has become a welcome member of the tribe and fallen in love with a white woman who has been raised amongst the tribe. His peaceful existence is threatened, however, when Union soldiers arrive with designs on the Sioux land. Some detractors have criticized the film's depiction of the tribes as simplistic; such objections did not dissuade audiences or the Hollywood establishment, however, which awarded the film seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Description: In 1865, Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar asks to be reassigned to the western frontier before it disappears. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with the peaceful Lakota Sioux and a white woman who lives among them, finding greater kinship with them than with his own people. This Special Edition runs at just under four hours, almost an hour longer than the theatrical release.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Audio Commentary:
1. Kevin Costner - Star/Director, Jim Wilson - Producer
2. Dean Semler - Director of Photography, Neil Travis - Editor
Featurettes:
1. Creation of an Epic
2. Making of Featurette
Music Video
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Text/Galleries:
Poster Gallery
Stills/Photos (with Introduction) | Borders | | Yes | | | Sony 510 A | |
| Dante's Peak | 1 Hour 49 Minutes | Brosnan, Pierce | Hamilton, Linda | Hallahan, Charles | | | | | | | | Donaldson, Roger | | | | | | | 025192014925 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 2/10/1998 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Disaster Film : Action Thriller | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
Old Smokey develops a bad temper in this volcanic disaster spectacle. Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) is a volcano expert whose interest became more than academic after he lost the woman he loved in a volcanic emergency. When he is sent to investigate unusual seismic activity in the quiet Pacific Northwest community of Dante's Peak, he discovers people boiled to death in the local hot spring and plant and animal life dying or displaying unusual illnesses near the city's supposedly dormant volcano. Harry becomes convinced that a major volcanic catastrophe is in the cards. Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), the town's mayor, is a single mother who also runs the local cafe, and now that Dante's Peak has been named one of the most desirable small towns in America, tourists have been flocking to the diner and other local businesses. While concerned with the safety of her community, Rachel takes a cynical view of Harry's warnings about the volcano; she has no desire to alarm either the town's residents or the wealthy visitors lining the city's pockets. Nevertheless, Harry tries to convince Rachel of the potential danger, as they begin to develop feelings for each other that are not strictly professional. The summer of 1997 was a big season for killer volcanoes at the movies, as Dante's Peak and Volcano opened within a few months of each other. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: [None specified]
Language: English
Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Day After, The | 2 Hours 7 Minutes | Cullum, John | Guttenberg, Steve | Lithgow, John | Robards, Jason | Williams, JoBeth | | | | | | Meyer, Nicholas | | Hume, Edward | | | | | 027616911254 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 5-18-2004 | NR | N | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.25 | "Provocative! Apocalyptic! Gut-wrenching!" - The Hollywood Reporter
The countdown has begun! Against the real-life backdrop of the US deployment of WMDs in Europe during the escalating cold war, this "dramatically involving [and] agonizingly graphic film" (The Hollywood Reporter) about nuclear holocaust detonated a direct hit into the heartland of America. Starring Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steven Guttenberg, John Cullum and John Lithgow, this controversial, potent drama" (Leonard Maltin) remains "one of the most talked-about programs in history" (Newsweek)!
When cold-war tensions reach the ultimate boiling point, the inhabitants of a small town in Kansas learn - along with the rest of America - that they have less than 30 minutes before 300 Soviet warheads begin to appear overhead! Can anyone survive this ultimate nightmare... or the nuclear winter that is sure to follow?
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| Day Earth Stood Still | 1 Hour 32 Minutes | Rennie, Michael | Neal, Patricia | Marlowe, Hugh | | | | | | | | Wise, Robert | | | | | | | 024543050056 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 3/4/2003 | G (MPAA) | N | N | Stereo | B&W | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Aliens : Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Classics - Sci-Fi : Message Movie : Science Fiction - | N | $13.48 | Barnes & Noble
"Klaatu, Barada, Nikto." This phrase rings bells for all fans of American science fiction, as it is so crucial to salvation in the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. A landmark in 20th-century sci-fi, the film follows an alien named Klaatu (Michael Rennie) who travels millions of miles to earth to deliver a message of universal peace. Paranoia breeds irony, however, and the ignorant humans are so frightened by the alien that they aim to capture him, that is until Klaatu arranges for a worldwide shutdown of electricity, or a "stand still." Costarring Sam Jaffe (Ben-Hur) and Patricia Neal (Hud) as Klaatu's benevolent human conspirators, the film benefits from intelligent direction by Oscar-winner Robert Wise (The Sound of Music), who helped to establish the social mores of '50s sci-fi -- atomic consciousness, cold war anxiety, and theremin music. The Day is still a thoroughly influential film 50 years later, and prime evidence is Sam Rami's Army of Darkness, which features Bruce Campbell's hilarious send-up, "Klaatu, Barada, Nikkhuharshenhar." Greg Kalleres
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All of Washington DC is thrown into a panic when an extraterrestrial spacecraft lands near the White House. Out steps Klaatu (Michael Rennie, in a role intended for Claude Rains), a handsome and soft-spoken interplanetary traveller, whose "bodyguard" is Gort (Lock Martin), a huge robot who spews forth laser-like death rays when danger threatens. After being wounded by an over-zealous soldier, Klaatu announces that he has a message of the gravest importance for all Mankind, which he will deliver only when all the leaders of all nations will agree to meet with him. World politics being what they are in 1951, Klaatu's demands are turned down and he is ordered to remain in the hospital where his wounds are being tended. Klaatu escapes, taking refuge in a boarding house, where he poses as one "Mr. Carpenter" (one of the film's many parallels between Klaatu and Christ). Here the benign alien gains the confidence of a lovely widow (Patricia Neal) and her son (Billy Gray), neither of whom tumble to his other-worldly origins, and seeks out the gentleman whom Billy regards as "the smartest man in the world"--an Einstein-like scientist, Dr. Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe). The next day, at precisely 12 o'clock, Klaatu arranges for the world to "stand still"--he shuts down all electrical power in the world, with the exception of essentials like hospitals and planes in flight. Directed by Robert Wise, who edited Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) for director Orson Welles before going on to direct such major 1960s musicals as West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), The Day the Earth Stood Still was based on the story Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates. Hal Erickson
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Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: B&W
Sound: stereo
Features: Audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicholas Meyer; 70-minute "Making of The Day The Earth Stood Still" featurette; original MOVIETONE NEWS footage; a restoration comparison
and trailers for Journey To The Center Of The Earth and One Million Years
BC; English Stereo Sound, English Mono, French Mono, Spanish Mono; Spanish and English subtitles.
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 1 Hour 32 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Dead Pool, The | 1 Hour 31 Minutes | Eastwood, Clint | Carrey, Jim | Clarkson, Patricia | Kim, Evan | Neeson, Liam | | | | | | Horn, Patrick Van | | Sharon, Steve | | | | | 085391859024 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 9-1-2003 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $10.02 | Fame isn't detective Harry Callahan's style. He dislikes being grouped with a rock star, a film critic and a TV host, all slain celebrities in a macabre betting pool called the Dead Pool. Another name just got added and it's his.
Clint Eastwood returns for his fifth Callahan caper and this time his new partner is a Karate whiz, mafia goons have sworn to snuff him. And in the most amazing San Francisco chase since Bullitt, Harry puts the pedal to the metal to outrun a bomb carrying, Radio controlled toy car.
It's also a great showcase for future stars Jim Carrey, playing an ill-fated rock musician, and Liam Neeson as a power-tripping Director. For hard-hitting action, dive into this cool pool!
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| Deadwood: The Complete First Season | 12 Hours | Bullock, Seth | Swearengen, Al | Garret, Alma | Cochran, Doc | Dority, Dan | Star, Sol | Trixie | Utter, Charlie | Nuttall, Tom | Farnum, E.B. | | | | | | | | 026359243028 | 6 DVD | Warner | USA | | TV-MA (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | 9.3/10 (IMDB) | | Adventure : Crime : Drama : History : Western | N | | A show set in the late 1800's, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Dear Frankie | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Butler, Gerard | Mortimer, Emily | McElhone, Jack | Small, Sharon | | | | | | | Auerbach, Shoner | | | | | | | 786936270938 | DVD-Video | Disney / Buena Vista | | 7-5-2005 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $20.99 | The Acclaimed Romance About Getting A Second Chance.
This touching and humorous movie has earned the raves of critics and won the hearts of audiences everywhere! To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer - Disney's The Kid) secretly authors letters from his illusion forever. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie gets more than anyone bargained for when she hires a handsome stranger (Gerard Butler - The Phantom of the Opera, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) to play the role of a lifetime! Winner at both the Heartland Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival, this entertaining motion picture is sure to touch your heart!
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| Death Wish | 1 Hour 31 Minutes | Kersey, Paul | Lange, Hope | Ochoa, Frank | Keats, Steven | Kreutzer, Sam | Margolin, Stuart | Elliott, Stephen | Tolan, Kathleen | Wallace, Jack | Scollay, Fred J. | Winner, Michael | | Mayes, Wendell | | | | | 097360877441 | DVD | Paramount | USA | | R (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 6.9/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Crime : Drama | N | | A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be muggers on the mean streets after dark. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Death Wish 3 | 1 Hour 32 Minutes | Bronson, Charles | Raffin, Deborah | Lauter, Ed | Balsam, Martin | O'Herlihy, Gavan | Taylor, Kirk | Winter, Alex | Spiridakis, Tony | Ross, Ricco | Britts, Tony | Winner, Michael | | Garfield, Brian / Jakoby, Don | Stanier, John | Page, Jimmy | Winner, Michael | | 027616872968 | DVD | Fox | USA | | R (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 5.5/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Crime : Drama | N | | Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police detective to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Bronson, Charles | Lenz, Kay | Ryan, John P. | Lopez, Perry | Dickerson, George | Oh, Soon-Tek | Barron, Dana | Dabson, Jesse | Sherayko, Peter | Purcell, James | Thompson, J. Lee | | Garfield, Brian / Hickman, Gail Morgan | Porath, Gideon | Bisharat, John | Lee-Thompson, Peter | | 027616902153 | DVD | Fox | USA | | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby | Color | 1 | 4.3/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Thriller | N | | Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after a friend's daughter dies from an overdose. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Death Wish II | 1 Hour 29 Minutes | Kersey, Paul | Ireland, Jill | Ochoa, Det. Frank | Cannon, J.D. | Franciosa, Anthony | Frank, Ben | Sherwood, Robin | Gallardo, Silvana | Lyons, Robert F. | Prince, Michael | Winner, Michael | | Engelbach, David / Garfield, Brian | | | | | 027616902092 | DVD | Fox | USA | | R (MPAA) | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 5.6/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Drama | N | | Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Death Wish V: The Face of Death | 95 min | Bronson, Charles | Down, Lesley-Anne | Parks, Michael | Shamata, Chuck | Lund, Kevin | Joy, Robert | Rubinek, Saul | Sandoval, Miguel | Welsh, Kenneth | Inouye, Lisa | Goldstein, Allan A. | Colleary, Michael | Garfield, Brian / more / more / Drama / Action / Thriller / more / more / m | Petersen, Curtis | Plumeri, Terry | Rand, Patrick | | 031398691938 | DVD | Fox | USA | | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Ultra Stereo | Color | 1 | 3.5/10 (IMDB) | | Drama : Action : Thriller | N | | Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| December Boys | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Maps | Cormie, Lee | Byers, Christian | Fraser, James | Thompson, Jack | Lucy | Stapleton, Sullivan | Hill, Victoria | Cullen, Max | McQuade, Kris | Hardy, Rod | | Rosenberg, Marc | Connell, David | Giacco, Carlo | Cooper, Dany | | 085391189589 | DVD | Warner | Australia | | | Y | N | more | Color | 1 | 6.9/10 (IMDB) | | Drama : Romance | N | | One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Deep Blue Sea | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Jane, Thomas | Burrows, Saffron | Jackson, Samuel L. | | | | | | | | Harlin, Renny | | | | | | | 085391724223 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 12/7/1999 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Sci-Fi Action : Sea Adventure : Thriller : Natural Horror : Literary Adaptation : Sci-Fi Action : Acti | N | $14.98 | Barnes & Noble
A super high-tech version Jaws guaranteed to get your heart pounding, Deep Blue Sea starts building suspense in the first reel and never lets up. Tension begins to develop at a multimillion-dollar underwater lab with the arrival of pharmaceutical executive Samuel L. Jackson, assigned to oversee an experimental program financed by his company. Scientist Saffron Burrows has been genetically engineering mako sharks with giant brains (and bodies to match), from which chemicals can be extracted to produce life-saving drugs. But the preternaturally intelligent sharks, understandably annoyed by their exploitation, team up to attack the lab. The actors vividly convey the claustrophobic terror felt by their characters, trapped under the ocean in the confines of the increasingly vulnerable lab and surrounded by bloodthirsty man-eaters with enhanced brain power. And director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) jolts his audience by defying expectations, particularly with regard to which characters survive; that alone distinguishes Deep Blue Sea from most monster movies. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
Although mako sharks are among the fastest and deadliest predators in the ocean, they're not as smart as humans -- at least, they weren't. However, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) has been using mako sharks as her test subjects for research on the regeneration of human brain tissues. McAlester has altered the DNA of several sharks, raising them close to the level of human intelligence; the sharks have also become faster and stronger in the process. While these DNA experiments have yielded fascinating results, they're also of questionable ethics and legality, earning her the distrust of several members of her crew, including shark authority Carter Blake (Thomas Jane and cook "Preacher" Dudley (LL Cool J). The financial backers of these experiments have also expressed skepticism, so when McAlester is ready to perform some major tests, financier Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives for the occasion. McAlester and her team are delicately extracting brain tissue from one of the altered makos when the animal regains consciousness - and becomes very angry. The shark not only attacks the researchers but also damages the floating lab, leaving the crew aboard a literally sinking ship, with the makos eager to go a few rounds - in an arena that favors sharks. Deep Blue Sea was directed by Renny Harlin, and filmed in Mexico at Fox Studios Baja in the underwater filming facilities created for James Cameron's Titanic. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Documentaries; Star/director commentary; Deleted scenes; Stills gallery; Interactive menus; Filmographies; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; English subtitles
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Deep Impact | 2 Hours 1 Minute | Duvall, Robert | Freeman, Morgan | Leoni, Tea | Redgrave, Vanessa | Schell, Maximillian | Wood, Elijah | | | | | Leder, Mimi | | Rubin, Bruce Loel / Tolkin, Michael | | | | | 097363308270 | DVD-Video | Paramount Pictures | | 12-15-1998 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $4.99 | Oceans Rise. Cities Fall. Hope Survives.
Fourteen-year-old Leo Beiderman (Elijah Wood) did not expect to make an earth-shattering discovery when he joined his high school astronomy club. He didn't expect to make any discoveries at all; he simply hoped that classmate Sarah Hotchner (Leelee Sobieski) would discover him. Yet a photograph he takes through his small telescope makes him co-discoverer of Comet Wolf-Beiderman ... a comet that scientists determine is on a fatal collision course with the Earth.
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| Deep Rising | 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Flemyng, Jason | Heald, Anthony | Hounsou, Djimon | Janssen, Famke | O'Connor, Derrick | O'Connor, Kevin J. | Studi, Wes | Williams, Treat | | | Sommers, Stephen | | Sommers, Stephen | | | | | 717951000651 | DVD-Video | Disney / Buena Vista | | 4-29-2003 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.89 | They've Seized The World's Richest Ship...But No One's Onboard!
A band of ruthless hijackers seize the most luxurious cruise in the world only to find that all the passengers have mysteriously disappeared, but they are not alone. Something is lurking behind every deck and passageway, snatching the intruders one by one!
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| Die Hard | 2 Hours 12 Minutes | Willis, Bruce | Rickman, Alan | Godunov, Alexander | Bedelia, Bonnie | Veljohnson, Reginald | Gleason, Paul | Davi, Robert | Trainor, Mary Ellen | White, De'voreaux | Bochner, Hart | McTiernan, John | | Stuart, Jeb / De Souza, Steven E. | de Bont, Jan | Kamen, Michael | Urioste, Frank J. / Link, John F. / Link II, John F. | | 086162103995 | 1 DVD | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | March 1999 | Rated R | Y | Y | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video > DVD > Action/ Adventure Video | N | N/A | Description: One of the greatest action movies of the late eighties, DIE HARD, ushered in a new standard for action films. With the dissolution of the Cold War, both the stereotypical Russian threat (TOP GUN, RED DAWN) and the destructive egoist (OCTOPUSSY) became less fearful. With DIE HARD, director John McTiernan introduced Hollywood to a new type of villain: the terrorist entrepreneur. Alan Rickman stars as Hans Gruber, an relentless businessman whose lethal tactics achieve his goals. Unlike most 1980s film villains who committed globally dangerous acts for liberty, genocide, or megalomania, DIE HARD's Gruber uses guns, explosives and cunning to storm the Takagi Corporation's Christmas party and heist millions of dollars form the company. In addition, DIE HARD also saw the development of the clumsy or bad luck hero, John McClane (Bruce Willis) a man in the wrong place at the wrong time who chooses to intervene. McClane overcomes incredible odds in attempting to foil Gruber's plot. Action fans would see this misfit hero archetype again in UNDER SIEGE (Steven Segal) and THE PHANTOM MENACE (Jar Jar Binks). Although DIE HARD contains many action movie cliches (one-liners, pyrotechnics), it also broke new ground in its genre.
Description: Color by DeLuxe; shot in Panavision.
Estimated budget $28 million. Bruce Willis was reportedly paid $5 million to appear in the film.
Began shooting November 2, 1987; shot on location in Los Angeles, California.
Released theatrically in the USA July 20, 1988.
Shown at the London Film Festival November 27, 1988.
Film debut for British stage actor Alan Rickman.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Description: "Nice suit, it would be a shame to ruin it." -- Hans to Mr. Takagi (Alan Rickman to James Shigeta)
"When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer. Benefits of a classical education." -- Hans to Mr. Takagi (Alan Rickman to James Shigeta)
Description: A New York City policeman, John McClane, visiting his estranged wife and two daughters on Christmas Eve, joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon the cop realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him.
Description: "...A triumph of well-oiled mechanical precision that performs miracles of destruction. As a grand flourish of cinematic technique, it is awesome..."
Description: Rating: A-
Description: "...It works....Relentless energy and smashing special-effects extravagance..."
Description: "A seductive mix of machismo and humility, Willis reinvented the reluctant hero for the action age."
Description: "...DIE HARD is still the definitive action thriller. Alan Rickman delivers a deliciously ruthless Hollywood debut at the eloquent villain..." | Borders | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Die Hard 2 | 2 Hours 4 Minutes | Willis, Bruce | Bedelia, Bonnie | Sadler, Bill | | | | | | | | Harlin, Renny | | | | | | | 024543021483 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 7/10/2001 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Police : Master Criminal Films : Disaster Film : Action - general : Action Thriller | N | | All Movie Guide
"Another basement, another elevator...how can the same thing happen to the same guy twice?" asks John McClane (Bruce Willis), in what is doubtless the key question of this film. A year after foiling the terrorist takeover of a high-rise office building in the first movie, McClane is waiting to pick up his wife, Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), at Dulles International Airport just outside Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve. Scheduled to arrive the same evening is Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero), a South American political figure who is being brought to the United States to stand trial for his role in a drug-smuggling ring. However, a group of terrorists, led by renegade American military officer Col. Stuart (William Sadler), take control of the airport, scuttling radio transmissions and placing their own men in the control tower. Stuart and his men ensure that Esperanza's plane lands safely, and then demand that Stuart and his men be given a fully-fueled 747 and free passage wherever they choose to go. Otherwise, they will guide the many circling jets waiting for landing instructions into definite crash landings, killing the many passengers on board. Not willing to stand aside as terrorists once again threaten his wife's life, the wise-cracking McClane once again leaps into action to foil Stuart's plans and bring the passenger jets safely to the ground. William Atherton, John Amos, Dennis Franz, and John Leguizamo highlight the supporting cast. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: THX-certified; Commentary by director Renny Harlin; "Die Harder: The Making of Die Hard 2" documentary; Making-of featurette; "Villian's Profile" featurette; Four deleted scenes; Interview with Renny Harlin
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 2 Hours 4 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Die Hard With a Vengeance | 2 Hours 11 Minutes | Willis, Bruce | Irons, Jeremy | Jackson, Samuel L. | | | | | | | | McTiernan, John | | | | | | | 024543147794 | DVD | 20TH CENTURY FOX | | 2/1/2005 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Police : Master Criminal Films : Disaster Film : Action - general : Action Thriller | N | $14.98 | Barnes & Noble
Bruce Willis and John McTiernan -- the star-director team that established an often imitated action-movie blueprint with 1988's Die Hard -- reunited for this explosive, thrill-a-minute 1995 sequel. Willis reprises the role of tough, taciturn cop John McClane, playing cat-and-mouse yet again with a vicious terrorist. In a nod to the original film, the sadistic madman tormenting McClane is Simon Gruber (Jeremy Irons), brother to the character played by Alan Rickman in Die Hard, who's out to avenge his sibling's death at the cop's hands. With bombs planted in schools all over New York, Gruber sends McClane on a succession of fool's errands before implementing the plan calculated to ensure his revenge. Although the Willis character fought alone in the first two Die Hard films, McTiernan gives him a reluctant sidekick in the ubiquitous Samuel L. Jackson, here playing a Harlem shopkeeper caught up in the terrorist's game. The Willis-Jackson bickering gives Vengeance a Lethal Weapon feel and offers viewers a few seconds to catch their breath between suspenseful action set pieces. The episodic plotline and driving pace is reminiscent of an old cliff-hanger serial, and like those continued-next-week thrillers of yore, Die Hard with a Vengeance will keep you perched on the edge of your chair. The new two-disc Five-Star Edition offers a commentary by McTiernan, an interview with Willis, two TV specials about the film, a making-of featurette, behind-the-scenes vignettes, a sequence shown in storyboard form, and special-effects breakdowns, plus various trailers and TV spots. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
Bruce Willis returns as misfit cop John McClane in the third film in the Die Hard series. McClane has fallen on hard times; after moving to New York City and breaking up with his wife, he's developed a drinking problem and has been suspended from the NYPD. However, his past comes back to haunt him in the form of Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist bomber who has been using McClane as his contact as he plants a series of bombs in public places and gives McClane inane "clues" to their whereabouts in the form of riddles and bizarre games. McClane soon discovers he's been involved in Simon's scheme as part of a personal grudge; while associated with an international terrorist group, Simon is also the brother of the man McClane threw off the side of a skyscraper several years back (in the original Die Hard). Now McClane, with the help of a Harlem shopkeeper named Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson), has to find out where Simon has planted the bombs, guess where he'll strike next, and try to find his base of operations before more bombs go off and thousands of people die. The supporting cast features Graham Greene and Colleen Camp; singer Sam Phillips made her acting debut as a member of Simon's terrorist group (Phillips never speaks, so as to not to reveal her Texas accent). Mark Deming
Chicago Sun-Times
Die Hard With a Vengeance is basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance.
Roger Ebert
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: [None specified]
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 2 Hours 11 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Dirty Dancing | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Swayze, Patrick | Grey, Jennifer | Orbach, Jerry | | | | | | | | Ardolino, Emile | | | | | | | 012236146995 | DVD | LIVE / ARTISAN | | 12/9/2003 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Coming of Age : Message Movie : Musical Drama : Musical Romance : Romantic Drama : Teenage Drama | N | | All Movie Guide
A teenage girl learns about love, adult responsibility, and how to do The Dirty Boogie in this romantic drama. In 1963, "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills; she plans on being in the Peace Corps next summer, so this is expected to be her last summer as a carefree adolescent. Baby doesn't get along with her older sister, Lisa (Jane Brucker), and she's bored to tears by most of the older guests at the resort. However, one night Baby hears what sounds like a party going on in the employee's dormitory, and she pokes her head in to discover most of the hotel staff enjoying the sort of close dancing that would get you kicked out of the senior prom in no time flat. Baby is particularly struck by handsome Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), a dancer in the resort's floor show, and falls head over heels in love, wanting to be near him. When Johnny's dance partner, Penny (Cynthia Rhodes), finds herself pregnant after a fling with one of the waiters, Baby volunteers to learn her steps and take her place; however, Baby's father, Dr. Jake Houseman (Jerry Orbach), will have none of it, convinced that Johnny is a low life and that his daughter is too young to understand her own feelings. Dirty Dancing was a surprise box-office hit, and the soundtrack album was an even bigger success, spawning several hit singles and inspiring a top-drawing concert tour featuring several of its artists. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Alternate Wide Screen (1.78:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Features: Newly remastered 16 x 9 feature; 6.1 DTS-ES digital discrete surround; 5.1 Dolby-EX Digital surround audio; 2.0 Dolby Digital audio; Jennifer Grey DVD introduction; Commentary track with writer/co-producer Eleanor Bergstein; Jennifer Grey screen test; Multivoice commentary with Kenny Ortega (choreographer), Miranda Garrison (assistant choreographer and actress Vivian Pressman in the film), Jeff Jur (director of photography), Hilary Rosenfeld (costume design), and David Chapman (production designer); Jennifer Grey interview; Miranda Garrison interview; Kenny Ortega interview; Eleanor Bergstein interview; Emile Ardolino tribute; Dirty Dancing Live in Concert; "Hungry Eyes" music video; "She's Like the Wind" music video; "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" music video; Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Trailer gallery; Trivia track; Scene selections; Spanish and English subtitles; Closed captions
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Español
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| Dirty Harry | 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Eastwood, Clint | Guardino, Harry | Santoni, Reni | | | | | | | | Siegel, Don | | | | | | | 085392151622 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 11/20/2001 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - General : Classics - Mystery/Suspense : Crime Thriller : Police : Action - general | N | $17.98 | Barnes & Noble
The police drama was spun on its head in 1971 by the violent, glib, and anarchic Dirty Harry, a Nixon-era hit that continues to influence films as varied as Lethal Weapon and Seven. Clint Eastwood, in one of his most iconic roles, stars as Harry Callahan, a rebellious member of the San Francisco Police Department assigned to pursue the gruesome Zodiac Killer. In his investigation of the long-haired serial killer, this hard-boiled hero stands by his individualistic code of honor, even when it comes violently in conflict with the modern legal system. Director Don Siegel transfers this detective out of 1940s noir to a realistic modern city, illuminating the urban nightmare in all its decayed perversity. There is a simplicity to Siegel's clean, direct style that belies the deep emotional core of the film; and the action scenes, while as exciting as they come, are staged on a human scale. Dirty Harry makes the perfect introduction to the work of one of America's best action directors, working with the screen giant who helped forge his legend. Ben Wolf
All Movie Guide
"You've got to ask yourself a question: do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" Dirty Harry provoked a critical uproar in 1971 for its "fascist" message about the power of one, as it also elevated Clint Eastwood to superstar status through his most enduring screen persona. Harry Callahan (Eastwood, in a role meant for Frank Sinatra) is a sardonic, hard-working San Francisco cop who can't finish his lunch without having to foil a bank robbery with his 44 Magnum, "the most powerful handgun in the world." When hippie-esque psycho Scorpio (Andy Robinson) goes on a killing spree, Harry and new partner Chico (Reni Santoni) are assigned to hunt him down, but not before the Mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino) admonish Callahan about his heavy-handed tactics. Racing against a deadline to save a kidnap victim from suffocating to death, and unbothered by the niceties of Miranda rights and search warrants, Callahan brings in Scorpio, only to see him released on technicalities. "The law's crazy," opines Harry in disgust, before taking it upon himself to ensure that Scorpio doesn't kill again. Directed in violent and efficient fashion by Don Siegel, with a propulsive score by Lalo Schifrin, Dirty Harry was the fourth Siegel-Eastwood collaboration after Coogan's Bluff (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), and The Beguiled (1970). Critics at the time strongly objected to the heroic image of a cop's violations of a suspect's Miranda rights, forcing Siegel and Eastwood to deny that they were right-wing reactionaries. All the same, Dirty Harry proved to be highly popular and spawned four sequels: Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), and The Dead Pool (1988). Lucia Bozzola
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Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
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| Donovan's Reef | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Wayne, John | Allan, Elizabeth | Foran, Dick | Lamour, Dorothy | Marvin, Lee | Romero, Cesar | Warden, Jack | | | | Ford, John | | Beloin, Edmund / Grant, James Edward / Nugent, Frank | | | | | 097360622041 | DVD-Video | Paramount Pictures | | 6-5-2001 | NR | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.36 | Producer-director John Ford once again demonstrates his successful formula for rambunctious, combative comedy and romance in this action-packed John Wayne classic. Life on a South Pacific island for two ex-Navy buddies (John Wayne and Lee Marvin) is just about perfect - they spend most of their time in Donovan's Reef, the local saloon where they brawl and feud and somehow manage to stave off the sameness of tropical living. Then, into this mayhem arrives Elizabeth Allen, a straight-laced Bostonian in search of her father.
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| Doors | 2 Hours 18 Minutes | Kilmer, Val | Ryan, Meg | MacLachlan, Kyle | | | | | | | | Stone, Oliver | | | | | | | 012236115816 | DVD | LIVE / ARTISAN | | 8/14/2001 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Music & Musicals - Music Performance : Biographical Feature : Musical Drama : Showbiz Drama | N | $13.48 | All Movie Guide
Val Kilmer delivers what was considered one of 1991's best performances as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's hallucinatory bio-pic of the seminal 1960s rock group The Doors. Stone cuts a jagged swath through Morrison's life, starting with a childhood memory where Morrison sees an elderly Indian dying by the roadside. It picks up with Morrison's arrival in California and his assimilation into the Venice Beach culture, followed by his film school days at UCLA; his introduction to his girlfriend Pamela Courson (Meg Ryan); his first encounters with Ray Manzarek (Kyle MacLachlan); and the origin of The Doors -- made up of Manzarek, Robby Kreiger (Frank Whaley), and John Densmore (Kevin Dillon). As the fame of The Doors grows, Morrison's obsession with death increases. The band grows weary of Morrison's missed recording sessions and no-shows at concerts. Morrison, meanwhile, sinks deeper into a drug-induced haze, having mystical sexual encounters with Patricia Kennealy (Kathleen Quinlan), an older rock journalist involved with sadomasochism and witchcraft. Paul Brenner
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Features: Commentary by director Oliver Stone; Widescreen version; 5.1 Dolby Digital audio; "The Road of Excess" documentary: Includes behind-the-scenes footage; original concert footage; interviews with Val Kilmer, Frank Whaley, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Kevin Dillon, Kathleen Quinlan, Oliver Stone, Robby Krieger, Patricia Kennealy-Morrison; 43 minutes of additional footage; Cinematographic moments; Featurette; Theatrical trailer and teaser; Cast and crew information; Production notes; Digitally mastered; Scene access; Interactive menus
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| Double Jeopardy | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Jones, Tommy Lee | Judd, Ashley | Gish, Annabeth | Greenwood, Bruce | | | | | | | Beresford, Bruce | | Cook, Douglas S. / Weisberg, David | | | | | 097363331544 | DVD-Video | Paramount Pictures | | 2-22-2000 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $5.99 | Murder isn't always a crime.
The chase is on! Ashley Judd shines in this unstoppable, untoppable box-office smash that co-stars Tommy Lee Jones in his "best performance since The Fugitive."
Judd plays Libby Parsons, who discovers that the husband she's convicted of murdering staged his own "death" and framed her for the crime. Released on parole, she skips town to find him - and that puts parole officer Travis Lehman (Jones) on her trail. Packed with more crowd-pleasing excitement than several movies put together, Double Jeopardy delivers "lots of action and spine-tingling suspense from start to finish."
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| Dragonfly (Widescreen) | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Costner, Kevin | Bates, Kathy | Hunt, Linda | Morton, Joe | Rifkin, Ron | | | | | | Shadyac, Tom | | Camp, Brandon / Seltzer, David / Thompson, Mike | | | | | 025192197826 | DVD-Video | Universal Studios | | 7-30-2002 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.50 | "A Supernatural Shocker!" -Entertainment Forecast
Dragonfly is an electrifying supernatural thriller full of surprises that will keep you guessing and a knockout ending will blow you away!
Dr. Joe Darrow is a man distraught over the violent death of his wife. But is she really dead? Suddenly, Joe is confronted by a series of haunting messages, impossible coincidences and unsettling encounters. With each supernatural event, Joe becomes more desperate, until he begins to suspect the shocking truth. Now, in a final shattering revelation, he will make the most astonishing discovery of all.
Starring Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner and featuring Oscar winners Kathy Bates and Linda Hunt, it's a heart-stopping unearthly thriller BBC's Jeffrey Lyons applauds as "Stunning."
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| Dreamer - Inspired by a True Story | | Russell, Kurt | Fanning, Dakota | Shue, Elisabeth | Kristofferson, Kris | Fehr, Oded | Guzman, Luis | Rodriguez, Freddy | Morse, David | Howard, Ken | Albadran, Antonio | Gatins, John | | | Murphy, Fred | Debney, John | Rosenbloom, David | | 678149197624 | DVD | DREAMWORKS VIDEO | | 03/21/2006 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | | N | $25.48 | Reviews
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It's pretty tough these days to find movies that are suitable for viewing by the whole family without being puerile or saccharine. But Dreamer is just that, a skillfully assembled film that takes familiar elements and puts a fresh spin on them. Veteran trainer Ben Crane (Kurt Russell), working for a wealthy but obnoxious racehorse owner (David Morse), quits his job and accepts as part of his severance agreement a once-promising filly named Sonador, who has been sidetracked by a broken leg. Ben's daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning), has taken a fancy to the animal and believes Sonador (Spanish for "Dreamer") can regain her form and resume racing. Ben isn't so sure, but as a lark he makes Cale the filly's legal owner, a responsibility she takes very seriously. Based on the real-life story of Mariah's Storm, winner of the 1995 Turfway Breeders' Cup, Dreamer is everything you might expect from such movies; it shamelessly tugs on the heartstrings and builds to a predictable climax. But the script has a little more bite than most of this type, and the actors bring more personality and spirit to their characterizations than the plot demands. Elisabeth Shue, playing the supportive wife and mother, is underused, and Kris Kristofferson growls a bit too much as Ben's crusty father -- but overall the cast really shines in this picture. It's a film that consistently exceeds expectations, like Sonador herself. Ed Hulse
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A man and his young daughter face almost impossible odds as they struggle to help an injured horse return to the racetrack in this family-friendly drama. Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is a horse trainer whose career has gone into a bit of a slump, and after years as his own boss, he's signed on to work for Palmer (David Morse), a breeder whose wealth and success has given him a certain degree of arrogance. While Ben has learned to keep his mouth shut around his boss, he forgets himself when one of his favorite horses, Sonador, breaks its leg during an important race. Palmer insists that the horse should be put down on the spot, but Ben doesn't have the heart to kill the animal, especially since his young daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning), is in the stands watching. Ben and Palmer have harsh words with one another, and Ben is fired, but is allowed to take Sonador with him when he leaves. Ben has a hard time convincing anyone that the injured horse has any potential, especially his father, Pop (Kris Kristofferson), a fellow trainer who rarely sees eye to eye with his son. But Cale loves the horse, and Ben believes that Sonador can make a comeback with the right care, and together with stable men Balon (Luis Guzman) and Manolin (Freddy Rodriguez), he sets out to put the filly on the road to recovery. As its subtitle suggests, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story was based on the story of Mariah's Storm, a filly who broke a leg during a race in 1993, but a year later came back to win the Arlington Heights Oaks, and in 1995 won the Turfway Breeder's Cup. Mark Deming | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Driving Miss Daisy | 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Aykroyd, Dan | Freeman, Morgan | LuPone, Patti | Rolle, Esther | Tandy, Jessica | | | | | | Beresford, Bruce | | Uhry, Alfred | | | | | 085391193128 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 9-3-1997 | PG | N | Y | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | | N | | Hoke Colburn sits in the front seat with his hands on the steering wheel, but the driver's seat is behind him. That's where Miss Daisy sits. She doesn't want a chauffeur and she won't give in. And neither will Hoke. For two people so different, they have a lot in common. And the bumpy road they travel ultimately leads to the friendship of a lifetime.
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| Drop Zone | 1 Hour 41 Minutes | Snipes, Wesley | Busey, Gary | Butler, Yancy | Jeeter, Michael | | | | | | | Badham, John | | | | | | | 097363273479 | DVD-Video | Paramount Pictures | | 5-25-1999 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.51 | Jailbreak. . . At 38,000 feet! U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip's prisoner parachutes out of a 747 and floats safely into the night with his daring, deadly cohorts. Nessip does his best to stop the bold escape. What does he get in return? Suspended. But being off the force doesn't mean Nessip is out of the action. When it comes to stopping killer, he's taking the plunge.
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| El Dorado | 2 Hours 6 Minutes | Wayne, John | Mitchum, Robert | | | | | | | | | Hawks, Howard | | | | | | | 09736066254 | DVD | Paramount Studio | | May 21, 2002 | NR | Y | Y | Stereo | Color | 1 | 4.5 Stars | | Westerns : General | N | $7.99 | Amazon.com essential video
El Dorado doesn't quite have the scope or ambition of Howard Hawks's greatest Westerns, Red River and Rio Bravo. But this relaxed picture, made near the end of Hawks's marvelous career, still shows the steady, sure hand of a master. Hawks reunites with John Wayne, playing a hired gun mixed up in a range war; Robert Mitchum is Wayne's old pal, now a sheriff in the midst of a hopeless drunken bender. James Caan, in one of his first sizable roles, plays a kid who can't shoot straight and wears a funny hat (every character in the movie makes fun of this hat). As the plot moves along, it begins to resemble Rio Bravo rather closely ("I steal from myself all the time," Hawks was fond of admitting). But in El Dorado the heroes are a bit older, their powers a bit weaker; at the end Wayne must revert to a bit of subterfuge in order to get the drop on the steely gunslinger (ice-cold Christopher George) he needs to put down. As relaxed as the movie is, Hawks and Wayne and company are in good spirits, with plenty of broad humor and easy camaraderie on display. Hawks and Wayne would make just one more film, the disappointing Rio Lobo, before ending their fruitful partnership. --Robert Horton --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition. | Amazon | | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Elizabethtown | 2 Hours 3 Minutes | Bloom, Orlando | Dunst, Kirsten | Sarandon, Susan | | | | | | | | Crowe, Cameron | | | | | | | 097363433620 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 2/7/2006 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Family : Comedy Drama : Romantic Comedy | N | $25.48 | Barnes & Noble
Cameron Crowe's latest, while not nearly as captivating as his Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, is a pleasantly offbeat and diverting romantic drama with a standout performance from Kirsten Dunst. Elizabethtown's star, Orlando Bloom, is slightly miscast as industrial engineer Drew Baylor, who loses his job when his latest tennis shoe design turns out to be an expensive flop. Adding insult to injury, Drew's girlfriend (Jessica Biel) walks out on him just before he learns about the death of his father, the patriarch of an eccentric Kentucky clan. Nearly catatonic with shock and grief, Drew makes the trip home and is befriended by Claire Colburn (Dunst), an almost unbearably upbeat flight attendant who sees him through this rough patch. Crowe's script has one basic problem: Although Drew is ostensibly the film's protagonist, he actually does very little but react to the craziness around him -- until the latter reels, when his budding romance with Claire supersedes the family drama. In some ways Drew is like Alice in Wonderland, drawn back into a world that hardly seems real and surrounded by eccentrics whom he either barely knows or has deliberately minimized contact with. Among the outstanding supporting cast are Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer, and Gaylord Sartain; Sarandon, especially, is in top form as the mother who engages in a series of whirligig activities in a mad attempt to fend off her grief. Bloom is okay as the shell-shocked son, but for our money the picture's real star is Dunst, who is positively effervescent as the garrulous flight attendant. Ed Hulse
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A young man in need of a fresh start gets one under highly unexpected circumstances in this emotionally resonant comedy drama from writer and director Cameron Crowe. Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is considered the big success story in his family, having moved away from the small Kentucky town where he was born to California, where he works as a designer for Mercury, the nation's biggest athletic shoe company. But success has begun to elude Drew -- his most recent design was a resounding flop that has cost him his job, and his girlfriend, Ellen (Jessica Biel), has given him his walking papers. Drew is contemplating suicide when he gets word that his father has died, and that he's needed back home in Elizabethtown, KY, to help organize the funeral. With his mother, Hollie (Susan Sarandon), deep in denial about her husband's passing, Drew comes home to discover no one knows about his recent poor fortune, and he's greeted like a conquering hero. As Drew reconnects with his family and helps his sister, Heather (Judy Greer), look after Hollie, Drew gets a new lease on life and is reminded about what's really important to him. Helping him learn these valuable lessons is Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst), a pretty and optimistic flight attendant Drew meets on his flight home who has her own philosophies about positive thinking and the curative powers of travel. Elizabethtown also stars Alec Baldwin, Paul Schneider, Bruce McGill, Loudon Wainwright III, and Paula Deen. Mark Deming
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Presentation: Wide Screen
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Features: Training wheels; Meet the crew; Extended scenes: "Rusty's Learning to Listen Part 8" and "Hanging with Russell in Memphis"; Photo gallery; 2 theatrical trailers: "Bad Day" and "Drew"; Widescreen version; Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, English 2.0 Surround and French 5.1 Surround; English subtitles; Spanish subtitles
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Time: 2 Hours 3 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Philips 8701 | |
| Enchanted | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Andrews, Julie | Adams, Amy | Dempsey, Patrick | Marsden, James | Sarandon, Susan | Spall, Timothy | Menzel, Idina | Covey, Rachel | Bennett, Jeff | Lima, Kevin | Lima, Kevin | | Kelly, Bill | Burgess, Don | Menken, Alan | Perler, Gregory | | 786936716061 | DVD | Buene Vista | USA | | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS | Color | 1 | 7.8/10 (IMDB) | | Animation : Adventure : Comedy : Family : Fantasy : Romance | N | | A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world? | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| End of Days | 2 Hours 3 Minutes | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Byrne, Gabriel | | | | | | | | | Hyams, Peter | | | | | | | 096898524032 | DVD | Universal Studios | | April 18, 2000 | R | Y | Y | Dolby | Color | 1 | 3.0 Stars | | Action & Adventure | N | $9.09 | Amazon.com
After a two-year hiatus that included recovery from heart surgery, Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the big screen in November 1999 with End of Days, a Thanksgiving turkey if ever there was one. Overcooked and bloated with stuffing, this ludicrous thriller attached itself to the end-of-the-millennium furor that kicked in a year too early. A prologue begins in 1979 with panic in the Vatican when a comet signals the birth of a child who will, 20 years later, become the chosen bride of Satan, destined to conceive the devil's spawn between 11 p.m. and midnight on December 31, 1999. It's hard to decide who has the more thankless role--Robin Tunney as Satan's would-be bride, or Schwarzenegger as Jericho Cane, the burned-out alcoholic bodyguard assigned to protect the girl from Satan, billed as "The Man" and played with cheesy menace (and an inconsistent variety of metaphysical manifestations) by Gabriel Byrne.
With kitschy character names like Jericho and Chicago (Arnie's partner, played by Kevin Pollack) and lapses in logic that any 5-year-old could spot, End of Days is a loud, aggravating movie that would be entertaining if it were intended as comedy. But Schwarzenegger and director Peter Hyams approach the story as an earnest tale of redemption and tested faith, delivering a ridiculous climax full of special effects and devoid of dramatic impact. You're left instead to savor the verbal and physical sparring between Satan and Jericho, resulting in the most thorough pummeling Schwarzenegger's ever endured onscreen. Of course he eventually gets his payback, just in time for New Year's Eve. Perhaps he was touched by an angel. --Jeff Shannon | Amazon | | Yes | | | | |
| Enemy of the State | 132 minutes | Smith, Will | Hackman, Gene | Alder, Eugene | Voight, Jon | King, Regina | Bonet, Lisa | Dean, Loren | Busey, Jake | Lee, Jason | Pepper, Barry | Tony Scott | | Marconi, David | Mindel, Daniel | Rabin, Trevor / Gregson-Williams, Harry | Chris Lebenzon | | 717951001634 | 1 DVD | BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT | | June 1999 | Rated R | Y | Y | Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video > DVD > Action/ Adventure Video | N | $14.99 | Description: Tony Scott's cyber-conspiracy thriller Enemy of the State comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, and a few bonus features, including a "making of" featurette, a featurette on Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and the theatrical trailer. Though full-length commentaries from Scott, Gene Hackman, or Will Smith would have added to the disc's merits, Enemy of the State's nonstop action and humor still make the DVD worthwhile.
Description: Mounted with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott's usual big budget flash, Enemy of the State (1998) is The Conversation (1974), action blockbuster-style. Updating 1970s paranoia for the late 1990s computer/short attention span age, Enemy of the State transforms a story about an innocent man caught in a web of government conspiracy into a prolonged high tech chase through Washington D.C., complete with an eclectic cast of up-and-comers, including Jack Black, Jamie Kennedy and Barry Pepper, as assorted amoral government operatives. With aerial shots and visuals mimicking sophisticated radar, Scott reveals unwitting victim Will Smith's plight with customary flair, eschewing psychological depth in favor of relentless action. While crotchety surveillance expert Brill could be an older version of The Conversation's Harry Caul (especially since they're both played by Gene Hackman), the intrinsic uncertainty permeating that film (as well as The Parallax View (1974) and Three Days of the Condor (1975)) is transformed into a more clear-cut case of evil bureaucrats vs. the wrong man. Still, anchored by Smith's and Hackman's assured performances, Enemy of the State managed to be a notch more thought provoking than the usual Bruckheimer fare and became a respectable holiday season hit. | Borders | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Equilibrium | 1 Hour 47 Minutes | Bale, Christian | Watson, Emily | Diggs, Taye | | | | | | | | Wimmer, Kurt | | | | | | | 786936181081 | DVD | DIMENSION | | 5/13/2003 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Sci-Fi Action : Future Dystopias : Sci-Fi Action | N | $16.98 | All Movie Guide
A man who dares to feel finds his life in danger in this cautionary science fiction drama. In the future, after a Third World War has decimated much of the Earth's population, a new nation known as Libria rises up under the unquestioned leadership of The Father (Angus MacFadyen). Believing human emotions and their expression were to blame for the failings of past societies, The Father has decreed that all citizens must take a daily dose of Prozia II, a drug which levels out the emotional landscape, and that all forms of creative expression are against the law; violating either regulation can be punished by death. Clerick John Preston (Christian Bale) is a Grammaton, an elite law enforcement officer who tracks down and punishes "sense offenders." One day, Preston accidentally fails to take his Prozia II, and for the first time begins experiencing emotions himself. Preston becomes aware of an underground of rebels who refuse to take their medication and have embraced art and literature, and he finds himself becoming infatuated with one of their number, Mary O'Brian (Emily Watson). Equilibrium is the second feature-length directorial effort from Kurt Wimmer, whose screenwriting credits include The Thomas Crown Affair and Sphere. Mark Deming
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Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Feature commentary with director Kurt Wimmer; Feature commentary with director Kurt Wimmer and producer Lucas Foster; "Finding Equilibrium"; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions
Language: English
Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Eraser | 1 Hour 55 Minutes | Caan, James | Coburn, James | Pastorelli, Robert | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Williams, Vanessa | | | | | | Russell, Charles | | Green, Walton / Puryear, Tony | | | | | 085391420224 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 9-1-2003 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $7.20 | He will erase your past to protect your future.
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays John Kruger, a U.S. Marshal who "erases" the lives and identities of people entering the Witness Protection Program. Kruger must protect an executive (Vanessa Williams) who's uncovered a deal to put a new superweapon in the wrong hands. It's a do-or-die assignment. So Kruger makes sure he does in a nonstop action spree that includes plunging from an airplane after his parachute, turning ravenous alligators into instant luggage, outbraining ultratech security and outbrawning killers with hypervelocity weapons. For power-packed excitement, Eraser is unstoppable.
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| Erin Brockovich | 2 Hours 12 Minutes | Kennedy, Mimi | Ferrell, Conchata | Finney, Albert | Roberts, Julia | Helgenberger, Marg | Harrold, Jamie | Eckhart, Aaron | | | | Steven Soderbergh / Soderbergh, Steven | | Grant, Susannah | Lachman, Ed | Newman, Thomas | Anne V. Coates | | 025192078323 | 1 DVD | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENT. | | August 2000 | Rated R | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Movies & Non Theatrical Video > DVD > Drama | N | $12.99 | VideoHound Golden Movie Retriever 2000: Erin Brockovich (Roberts) is a divorced mom desperate for a job. She bullies her way into a file clerk position at the small law office of Ed Masry (Finney) where her salty language, take-no-prisoners attitude, and scanty attire unnerve her co-workers. But that's just the appeal that Erin needs when she uncovers and investigates some shady corporate dealings that eventually lead to a multimillion dollar settlement against a public utility over contaminated water. Standout role for Roberts who's ably backed-up by the rumpled Finney. Based on a true story and yes, the real Erin is a looker who dresses ever bit as provocatively as her screen counterpart | Borders | | Yes | | | | |
| Escape from Alcatraz | 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Eastwood, Clint | McGoohan, Patrick | Blossom, Roberts | | | | | | | | Siegel, Don | | | | | | | 097360125672 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 3/9/1999 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Action Thriller : Escape Film | N | $14.98 | All Movie Guide
No one can escape from Alcatraz, right? Try telling that to lifer Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood). This Donald Siegel-directed nailbiter is a reenactment of Frank Morris' 1962 attempt to bust himself and two other cons out of The Rock. Eastwood, as Morris, tilts with nasty warden Patrick McGoohan for a while, befriends several fellow prisoners, and picks the guys with whom he'll make his escape. Among his break-out buddies are the Anglin Brothers (Fred Ward and Jack Thibeau), with whom he'd served in other lockups, and several others who've got their own special reasons to despise the sadistic McGoohan. The film leaves open the possibility that Morris might just have made it. Filmed on location at the newly renovated Alcatraz, Escape From Alcatraz was another box-office winner for the Eastwood/Siegel combo. Hal Erickson
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Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Widescreen version; Dolby Digital: English mono; French mono; English captions; Interactive menus; Scene selection
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| Escape from New York | 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Russell, Kurt | Cleef, Lee Van | Borgnine, Ernest | | | | | | | | Carpenter, John | | | | | | | 027616899514 | DVD | MGM (VIDEO & DVD) | | 12/16/2003 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Science Fiction/Fantasy - Sci-Fi Action : Future Barbarians : Action - general : Sci-Fi Action : Science Fiction - general : Esc | N | | Barnes & Noble
Escape from New York was indifferently received by critics upon opening in 1981, but genre fans enthusiastically embraced the futuristic action thriller and made it a cult favorite. Director John Carpenter (Halloween) set the film in 1997, by which time -- according to the script -- Manhattan had become a maximum-security prison inhabited by violent criminals who roamed the streets in packs like wild dogs. Onetime war hero and convicted felon "Snake" Plissken (Kurt Russell) is offered a pardon, provided he can rescue the U.S. president (Donald Pleasance), whose plane has just crash-landed in the city. A suitably bleak Manhattan -- courtesy of production designer Joe Alves -- becomes Snake's personal battleground in a series of elaborate, violent set pieces distinguished by clever staging, bold stunt work, and staccato editing. Escape is also the pre-Chef highlight of the Isaac Hayes thespian ouvre, as well as a fine showcase for the considerable talents of Ernest Borgnine. Often imitated but never matched -- Carpenter's own "sequel," Escape from L.A, also fell short -- Escape from New York still merits the acclaim it won from sci-fi aficionados in '81. Ed Hulse
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The year is 1997: Manhattan Island is now a heavily guarded maximum-security prison, where the scum of the earth have converged. When Air Force One crash-lands in Manhattan, the President (Donald Pleasence) is held hostage by its denizens. One-eyed mercenary Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is strong-armed into rescuing the Chief Executive. He is aided, not always willingly, by a tough gal (Adrienne Barbeau) and a manic cab driver (Ernest Borgnine). Too long for its own good (especially in its expanded video version), Escape from New York is an otherwise excellent chunk of non-think entertainment. It was followed by a sequel of sorts in 1996, Escape From LA, again starring Kurt Russell. Hal Erickson
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Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Disc 1: Brand new high-definition transfer of the film; new 5.1 surround audio; feature-length audio commentary with director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell; additional feature-length commentary with producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves.
Disc 2: Deleted opening sequence -- the never-before-seen 10-minute bank robbery scene, including commentary by Carpenter and Russell; "Return to Escape from New York" documentary including interviews with Carpenter, Hill, Alves, writer Nick
Castle, director of photography Dean Cundy, actors Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes,
and Harry Dean Stanton; "The Making of 'John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles' Comic," including footage shot exclusively for the DVD; special printing of the first issue of 'John Carpenter¹s Snake Plisskin Chronicles;' photo gallery; trailers; embossed cover art.
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| Evita | 2 Hours 15 Minutes | Banderas, Antonio | Madonna | Nail, Jimmy | Pryce, Jonathan | | | | | | | Parker, Alan | | Parker, Alan / Stone, Oliver | | | | | 717951000200 | DVD-Video | Disney / Buena Vista | | 3-24-1998 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.49 | The Most Anticipated Motion Picture Event of The Year
Few times in the history of Hollywood has a film been released with the scope and daring of Evita! Now, experience this landmark achievement megastar Madonna- in the role of a lifetime- joins handsome Antonio Banderas for the year's most talked-about motion picture event!
Evita is the riveting true-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve unimaginable fortune and fame. Despite widespread controversy- her passion changed a nation forever! Winner of the coveted Academy Award for Best Song (1996) and 3 Golden Globe Awards (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Song)- critics nationwide hailed Evita as a triumphant must-see masterpiece- and so will you!
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| Executive Decision | 2 Hours 13 Minutes | Berry, Halle | Leguizamo, John | Morton, Joe | Platt, Oliver | Russell, Kurt | Seagal, Steven | Suchet, David | | | | Baird, Stuart | | thomas, Jim / Thomas, John | | | | | 085391421122 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 9-3-1997 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $7.57 | Five miles above the earth, an elite team of six men must make an air to air transfer, in order to save 400 lives on board a 747 and 40 million below.
The mission: board a hijacked 747 in midair. Avoid detection. Locate and disable a hair-triggered nerve-toxin bomb that could wipe out the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Execute a split-second attack that overwhelms the terrorists and safeguards the passengers. Do it all without air-to-ground radio. And do it before an increasingly jittery U.S. military blasts the airliner out of the sky.
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| Exit Wounds | 1 Hour 41 Minutes | DMX | Seagal, Steven | Anderson, Anthony | Duke, Bill | Hennessy, Jill | Washington, Isaiah | White, Michael Jai | | | | Bartkowiak, Andrzej | | D'Ovidio, Richard / Horowitz, Ed | | | | | 085392106929 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 2-2-2004 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.89 | They should name a street or building after Detroit detective Orin Boyd (Steven Seagal). Instead, days after single-handedly throttling an army of political assassins, he's busted to white-gloved traffic cop. Someone wants Boyd out of the way, someone who should follow this advice: call for backup.
Steven Seagal and DMX kick it up a notch in this searing action thriller from producer Joel Silver (The Matrix) that has them joining forces in a battle against police corruption. Andrzeg Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die) directs, fusing starpower (including Isaiah Washington, Jill Hennessy and Tom Arnold), firepower and road-burning horsepower into scenes that push the action tachometer into the red zone.
Behind-The-Scenes Documentary The Making Of Exit Wounds
DMX No Sunshine Music Video
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| F/X | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Brown, Bryan | Dennehy, Brian | DeYoung, Cliff | Venora, Diane | | | | | | | Mandel, Robert | | Fleeman, Gregory / Megginson, Robert T. | | | | | 027616850782 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 6-13-2000 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.12 | Murder By Illusion
Dare to be duped! The world of movie make-believe meets the gritty New York crime scene in this "taut and clever suspense movie" (The New York Times). Bryan Brown (Cocktail) and Brian Dennehy (Romeo & Juliet) command the heart-pounding action in "the first-class, crackling excitement of F/X" (Los Angeles Times).
Rollie Tyler (Brown) is the best special effects artist in showbiz. But this time it's not the studios seeking him out?it's the Justice Department. His assignment: to stage the assassination of an important underworld witness. And after he pulls the illusion off -- making the informant disappear -- Rollie is dumbfounded to learn that he's being pinned for the murder! Double-crossed and now hunted by those who hired him, Rollie quickly learns that he can trust no one?and that the only thing left that can save his life is his unequaled mastery of illusion!
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| F/X 2 | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | Brown, Bryan | Dennehy, Brian | Bosco, Philip | Gleason, Joanna | Mason, Tom | O'Connor, Kevin J. | Ticotin, Rachel | | | | Franklin, Richard | | Condon, Bill | | | | | 027616816924 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 6-13-2000 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.27 | The Deadly Art of Illusion
Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy are back for an all-new action-thriller that continues the F/X saga with stylish wit, unrelenting suspense and amazing high-tech action.
Five years after his first deadly adventure, Rollie Tyler (Brown) has left the special effects business and now designs sophisticated electronic toys for a living. But when his girlfriend's ex-husband (Tom Mason), a police detective, persuades him to devise an illusion to capture a serial killer, Rollie is once again lured into the lethal world of make-believe. And soon, he finds himself trapped in a murderous maze of deceit and treachery in which he must depend on his ingenious tricks -- and his friendship with detective Leo McCarthy (Dennehy) -- to expose a terrifying underworld conspiracy?but only if he can stay alive!
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| Fame | 2 Hours 13 Minutes | Cara, Irene | McCrane, Paul | Miller, Barry | | | | | | | | Parker, Alan | | | | | | | 012569514522 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 6/3/2003 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Musical Drama : Showbiz Drama : Rock Musical : Musical | N | $12.73 | All Movie Guide
Fame is set at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where talented teens train for show-business careers. The film concentrates on five of the most gifted students: singer Irene Cara, actors Paul McCrane and Barry Miller, dancer Gene Anthony Ray, and musician Lee Currieri. More so than the subsequent TV series Fame, the film emphasizes the importance of keeping up one's academic achievements in this specialized school. The faculty includes no-nonsense English teacher Ann Meara, erudite musical instructor Albert Hague, and martinet dance teacher Debbie Allen. Of the film's cast, Ray, Currieri, Allen and Hague were carried over to the TV version of Fame, which premiered in 1981. The score for the film version of Fame was honored with an Academy Award. Hal Erickson
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Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: All-new digital transfer; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Class reunion commentary with branching video featuring director Alan Parker and co-stars Lee Curreri, Lauren Dean, Gene Anthony Ray and Maureen Teefy; "On Location With Fame" making-of documentary; "Fame Field Trip" featurette; Interactive menus; Behind-the-scene notes; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; English and French soundtracks; English, Frensh and Spanish subtitles
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours 13 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Field of Dreams | 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Costner, Kevin | Madigan, Amy | Jones, James Earl | | | | | | | | Robinson, Phil Alden | | | | | | | 025192014024 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 3/31/1998 | PG (MPAA) | Y | N | DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound | Color | 1 | | | Sports - Baseball : Drama - Family : Sports Drama : Literary Adaptation : Romantic Drama | N | | All Movie Guide
"If you build it, he will come." That's the ethereal message that inspires Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) to construct a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. At first, "he" seems to be the ghost of disgraced ballplayer Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta), who materializes on the ballfield and plays a few games with the awestruck Ray. But as the weeks go by, Ray receives several other messages from a disembodied voice, one of which is "Ease his pain." He realizes that his ballfield has been divinely ordained to give a second chance to people who have sacrificed certain valuable aspects of their lives. One of these folks is Salingeresque writer Terence Mann (James Earl Jones), whom Ray kidnaps and takes to a ball game and then to his farm. Another is Doc Graham (Burt Lancaster), a beloved general practitioner who gave up a burgeoning baseball career in favor of medicine. The final "second-chancer" turns out to be much closer to Ray. That "magical" field in Dyersville, Iowa still draws thousands of baseball-happy tourists each year. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound
Features: Digitally remastered with all-new 5.1 Surround Sound; Deleted scenes: Newly discovered and never-before-seen; "From Father to Son: Passing Along the Pastime": The film's cast, director Phil Alden Robinson, producers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, current major league baseball players, and more share special father-son memories and discuss how the film has impacted their lives and dreams; Field of Dreams Roundtable: Kevin Costner, Bret Saberhagen, and other former major league players talk baseball, dreams, ambition, the film, and fathers and sons; "The Diamond in the Husks": A special visit to the "Field of Dreams," which still exists today; Bravo's "From Page to Screen: Field of Dreams": A 48-minute documentary on making W.P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe" into a film; "Galena, Illinois, Pinch Hits for Chisholm, Minnesota": An informative tour of the historic town that has stood the test of time; Feature commentary with director Phil Alden Robinson and director of photography John Lindley; America's stadium trivia: Little-known facts about baseball and each of the country's baseball stadiums
Language: Français
Editions: Anniversary Edition
Time: 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Fifth Element | 2 Hours 6 Minutes | Willis, Bruce | Meedin, Riz | Ezekiel, Jerry | Ove, Indra | Caron, Jean-Luc | Merry, Nicole | Willis, Rachel | Maylam, Genevieve | Perez, Josie | McKenzie, Stacey | Besson, Luc | | Besson, Luc | Arbogast, Thierry | Serra, Eric | Landra, Sylvie | | 04339682409 | DVD | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment | | | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | Color | 1 | | | Action/Adventure | N | | A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a prophesied Evil from destroying the Earth when a mysterious woman (Milla Jovovich) falls into the back seat of his cab. Pursued by both the government and a powerful magnate enlisted by the forces of Evil (Gary Oldman), the woman is the key to Earth's salvation, known only as the Fifth Element. This was French auteur Besson's first offering with Hollywood backing. Academy Award Nomination: Best Sound Effects Editing.
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| Finding Forrester | 2 Hours and 16 Minutes | Connery, Sean | Abraham, F. Murray | Brown, Rob | Paquin, Anna | Rhymes, Busta | | | | | | Sant, Gus Van | | Rich, Mike | | | | | 043396059894 | DVD-Video | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | 4-24-2001 | PG-13 | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.57 | In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
Academy Award®-winner Sean Connery stars in this powerful and unforgettable drama from acclaimed director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, To Die For). With a strong cast including Academy Award®-winners F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, Last Action Hero) and Anna Paquin (The Piano, X-Men), the film also features rap music superstar Busta Rhymes (Shaft) and an incredible performance from talented newcomer Rob Brown.
Jamal Wallace (Brown) is a talented 16-year-old basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester (Connery) is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young man's exceptional skills. Soon, Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life - and the importance of friendship.
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| Finding Nemo | 1 Hour 40 Minutes | Brooks, Albert | DeGeneres, Ellen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 786936215595 | DVD-Video | Disney / Buena Vista | | 11-4-2003 | G | Y | Y | DD-EX 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $20.99 | 2-Disc Collector's Edition
From the Academy Award-winning creators of Toy Story and Monsters, Inc., it's time to dive into Finding Nemo - a hilarious adventure that takes you into the breathtaking underwater world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
When Nemo, a young clownfish, is unexpectedly carried far from his home, his overprotective father, Marlin (Albert Brooks), and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, embark on an epic journey that leads to encounters with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish and hungry seagulls!
Finding Nemo's breakthrough computer animation is the ultimate viewing experience. This 2-Disc Collector's Edition overflows with something for everyone, including exclusive animation, deleted scenes, games, and more! "Unlike any movie you've ever seen! You could be 5 or 95 and you'll enjoy this film." - Leonard Maltin, Hot Ticket
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| Finding Neverland | 1 Hour 46 Minutes | Christie, Julie | Depp, Johnny | Hoffman, Dustin | Winslet, Kate | Mitchell, Radha | | | | | | Forster, Marc | | Magee, David | | | | | 786936261769 | DVD-Video | Disney / Buena Vista | | 3-22-2005 | PG | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $20.99 | Unlock Your Imagination.
Award winners Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie (Troy, Hamlet) star in this magical tale about one of the world's greatest storytellers and the people who inspired his masterwork, Peter Pan! Well-known playwright James M. Barrie (Depp) finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow (Winslet) and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work! An enchanting big-screen treat with an acclaimed cast of stars, Finding Neverland has been hailed as one of the year's best motion pictures!
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Feature Commentary with Filmmakers
The magic of Finding Neverland
Creating Neverland
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| Finian's Rainbow | | Astaire, Fred | Clark, Petula | Steele, Tommy | Francks, Don | Wynn, Keenan | Hancock, Barbara | Freeman Jr., Al | Colby, Ronald B. | Colby, Ronald | Sweet, Dolph | Coppola, Francis Ford | | Saidy, Fred | Lathrop, Philip H. | Lane, Burton | Shapiro, Melvin | | 085391120827 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 03/15/2005 | NR | Y | N | | Color | 1 | | | | N | $16.98 | Reviews
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Nearly 20 years after it opened on Broadway, the E.Y. Harburg/Fred Saidy musical Finian's Rainbow was committed to film. Set in the mythical southern state of Missitucky, the story involves the whimsical Irishman Finian (Fred Astaire) and his daughter Sharon (Petula Clark) arriving in the community carrying a crock of gold, which they've stolen in the Auld Sod from Ogg the Leprechaun (Tommy Steele). Finian believes that if he buries the crock on American soil, it will grow into an even larger treasure--just as Fort Knox did (or so he thinks). Sharon falls in love with sharecropper Woody Mahoney (Don Francks), who like everyone else in the community is being threatened by the perfidy of Judge Rawkins (Keenan Wynn). While Finian haggles over three wishes with the tricky Ogg, Sharon runs afoul of the racially bigoted Rawkins. She wishes that Rawkins would turn black so that he could walk in someone else's shoes for a change--and this, thanks to Ogg, is exactly what happens. To rescue Sharon and Woody from being burned as witches, Ogg grants a last wish, which turns him into a human being; this is not an altogether bad thing, for Ogg has fallen in love with mysterious mountain gal Susan the Silent (Barbara Hancock). The racial tolerance subtext of Finian's Rainbow, considered radical in 1948, seemed rather antiquated in 1969, though it did allow for a hilarious scene in which a white associate of Judge Rawkins attempts to instruct young black medical student Al Freeman Jr. on the proper way to "act Negro." As Finian, Fred Astaire requested that the role be expanded to allow him to dance a little (as written, the character barely even sings). Most of the original score remains intact, including the hit song "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" Francis Ford Coppola seemed a curious choice to direct a musical, and indeed the production was a troubled one due to Coppola's inexperience in the genre. Even so, Finian's Rainbow is a lot sprightlier than some of the lumbering big-budget musicals of the late 1960s; and besides, nothing with Fred Astaire in it is completely without merit--not even The Amazing Dobermans (1976). Hal Erickson | Barnes & Noble | | | | | | |
| Fire Down Below | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Seagal, Steven | Helgenberger, Marg | Stanton, Harry Dean | | | | | | | | Alcala, Felix Enriquez | | | | | | | 085391491422 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 1/7/1998 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Cult - Martial Arts : Action - general : Martial Arts : Action Thriller | N | | All Movie Guide
Martial arts star Steven Seagal stars in this action drama as Jack Taggart, an undercover agent working for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, Taggart is sent in -- posing as a handyman working with a Christian relief agency -- to find out what happened. Taggart discovers that Orin Hanner (Kris Kristofferson), a powerful local businessman, has been illegally dumping toxic waste which has been leading to serious health problems among children in the area; it seems that the murdered agent knew too much and was killed to keep him quiet, a scenario the unscrupulous Hanner would be all too willing to repeat. Taggart becomes involved with Sarah Kellogg (Marg Helgenberger), a woman whose father also died under circumstances that trace back to Hanner. Harry Dean Stanton co-stars as Cotton, former member of The Band Levon Helm plays a preacher, and country music stars Travis Tritt and Randy Travis appear as themselves. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Features: Interactive menus; Production notes; Eight theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages: English, Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | Steve | | |
| Firepower | 10 Hours | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | World War II | 030306774992 | 4 DVD | MPI HOME VIDEO | | April 2006 | NR | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | DVD
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| Firestorm | 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Amis, Suzy | Forsythe, William | Glenn, Scott | Long, Howie | | | | | | | Semler, Dean | | | | | | | 086162104275 | DVD-Video | 20th Century Fox | | 5-25-1999 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $7.31 | The Heat Is On. . .And Time Is Running Out!
The match is lit. These chilling words spark a deadly chain of events when a prison break pits fearless smokejumper Jesse Graves against two devastating, seemingly unstoppable forces of nature: A raging inferno and a cunning, psychotic killer. Packed with spectacular stunts, scorching suspense and a cast that'll blow you away.
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| Firewall | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Ford, Harrison | Bettany, Paul | Madsen, Virginia | | | | | | | | Loncraine, Richard | | | | | | | 012569594104 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 6/6/2006 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | Color | 1 | | | Crime Thriller : Thriller : Action Thriller | N | $23.18 | Barnes & Noble
At 63 years old, Harrison Ford still has plenty of Indiana Jones left in him. In fact, his energetic performance helps turn this slightly improbable nail-biter into a convincing, highly entertaining thriller. Ford plays Jack Stanfield, the security expert for a large financial institution that's been targeted for takedown by suave thief Bill Cox (Paul Bettany). To secure Stanfield's cooperation in this high-tech robbery, Cox's men invade Jack's home and hold his wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen) and two children hostage. Director Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) gives equal weight to the banker's twin challenges: facilitating the theft to save his family and buying time to apprehend the criminals before the police catch up with him. Ford does a crackerjack job of conveying Jack's resourcefulness under pressure, even performing most of his own stunts, including a climactic, bone-crunching fight with Bettany's villain. Ford easily commands the screen, but an unusually strong supporting cast including Robert Patrick, Robert Forster, and Alan Arkin also shine. Loncraine wastes little time on exposition, establishing a crackling pace from the first reel -- a pace sustained successfully throughout the film. Firewall may have the ring of familiarity, but it's solid proof that Ford can still deliver the goods. Ed Hulse
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A businessman becomes the last line of defense for his family and his business in this thriller. Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an upper-echelon technology executive at Landrock Pacific Bank, a leading financial institution based in Seattle. Stanfield oversees security for Landrock, and has made sure that their online banking services are the best-protected in the world, and that the bank's data is safe from hackers and other intruders. However, Stanfield finds out the hard way that his system does indeed have a flaw when he's visited by Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), a cold and calculating man who has spent months learning everything there is know about Stanfield and his family. Cox's underlings have taken Stanfield's wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen), and their two children hostage, and they inform Jack that they will be released only when he uses his knowledge of the bank's security systems to deposit 100 million dollars in Cox's account in an offshore bank. Stanfield is deeply wary but willing to go along to insure the safety of his family, but when he has reason to doubt that Cox and his cohorts will live up to their end of the bargain, he swings into action to exact justice against the criminals. Firewall also stars Alan Arkin, Robert Forster, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Letterbox
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Firewall Decoded: A conversation with Harrison Ford and Richard Loncraine; Firewall: Writing a Thriller; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English, Español & Français (Dubbed in Quebec); Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | HP HLDTST Light Scribe | |
| First Blood | 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Stallone, Sylvester | Crenna, Richard | Dennehy, Brian | | | | | | | | Kotcheff, Ted | | | | | | | 012236163565 | DVD | LIVE / ARTISAN | | 11/23/2004 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Mono | Color | 1 | | | Action - general : Action Thriller | N | | All Movie Guide
First Blood is the Sylvester Stallone film that unleashed "Rambo" onto an unsuspecting world. Wandering into a small, hostile town, ex-Green Beret John Rambo (Stallone) is targeted for persecution and abuse by potbellied Sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When he can stand no more, Rambo goes bonkers, killing a deputy and heading into the surrounding hills, armed to the teeth. Only after Rambo has picked off practically every law enforcement officer within a radius of 50 miles do the local authorities bring in his former commanding officer Trautman (Richard Crenna) for advise. Trautman's response, that the locals had better get a lot of body bags ready, is hardly encouraging. First Blood proved to be one of Stallone's biggest non-Rocky hits. Kirk Douglas had originally been cast as Trautman, but he ankled the project when the producers refused to cave in to Douglas' demand that Trautman kill Rambo in the finale. Hal Erickson
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Presentation: Wide Screen
Features: Groundbreaking military special operations features including: Survival Mode - enhance your Rambo experience with a suite of special ops playback upgrades; Early Warning System (EWS) - get advance notification of upcoming Survival Mode viewing enhancements; MetaBrief - access instant intelligence dossiers at critical moments in the film; MetaScope - scope out people, places, and events as they occur in the movie; MetaSight - acquire enemies and objectives via laser-guided targeting; MetaPoint - track action with a picture-in-picture radar sweep of topography and terrain; MetaMap - dial in a 3-D onscreen satellite positioning map; 16 x 9 widescreen version (2.35:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround; Sylvester Stallone commentary; Never-before-seen alternate ending
Language: English
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Flying Leathernecks | 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Wayne, John | Ryan, Robert | Taylor, Don | | | | | | | | Ray, Nicholas | | | | | | | 053939677621 | DVD | TURNER HOME ENT | | 5/4/2004 | NR (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Classics - Drama : Classics - General : Classics - War : Adventure Drama : Combat Films | N | $19.98 | All Movie Guide
The Technicolor adventure epic Flying Leathernecks offers two things that film cultists can never get enough of: star John Wayne and director Nicholas Ray. Filmed at the behest of RKO chieftain Howard R. Hughes, Leathernecks is a paean to the Marine Flying Corps of World War II. Wayne plays Major Dan Kirby, a squadron commander, whose no-nonsense attitude is sharply at odds with the easygoing approach of executive officer Captain Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan). Griffin eventually learns the value of discipline at all costs, while Kirby becomes more humanized as he gets to know his pilots. Jay C. Flippen steals the show as a supply sergeant who "borrows" from other companies to keep his men happy. Though not entirely cliché-free, Flying Leathernecks is one of the more solid war films of the 1950s, and one that has remained readily available in theaters, on TV and in video stores to the present day. Hal Erickson
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Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: [None specified]
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Flying Tigers | 1 Hour 41 Minutes | Wayne, John | Carroll, John | Lee, Anna | | | | | | | | Miller, David | | Gamet, Kenneth | | | | | 017153109986 | DVD-Video | Artisan | | 5-16-2000 | NR | N | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.32 | They were the terror of the sky, a small daring band of American mercenaries who soared into battle against the Japanese in defense of China's freedom. They were aces, adventurers and heros, America's hottest fighter pilots -- The Flying Tigers! Possessing unmatched skill and bravery, Jim Gordon (John Wayne), the Tigers' commander, is the top gun of China's skies. But he faces a battle on the ground when his good friend Woody Jason is suspected of recklessly causing the death of a fellow pilot and is accused of stealing Jim's fiancee. Jim's fight to retain his respect for Woody while maintaining the solidarity of his pilots is an explosive battle of courage and heroism that lights up the sky with action!
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| For A Few Dollars More | 2 Hours 11 Minutes | Eastwood, Clint | Cleef, Lee Van | Maria, Gian | Pistilli, Luigi | | | | | | | Leone, Sergio | | | | | | | 027616627124 | DVD-Video | MGM / UA | | 7-28-1998 | NR | Y | Y | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.25 | Eastwood is a keen-eyed, quick-witted bounty hunter on the bloody trail of Indio, the territory's most treacherous bandit. But his ruthless rival, Colonel Mortimer, is determined to bring Indio in first...dead or alive! Failing to capture their prey--or eliminate each other--the two are left with only one option: team up, or face certain death at the hands of Indio and his band of murderous outlaws.
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8 Page Booklet Featuring Trivia, Production Notes, and The Making Of | DVD Empire | | Yes | | | | |
| For Love of the Game | 2 Hours 18 Minutes | Costner, Kevin | Preston, Kelly | Reilly, John C. | | | | | | | | Raimi, Sam | | | | | | | 025192068423 | DVD | MCA HOME VIDEO | | 4/4/2000 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Sports - Baseball : Sports Drama : Romantic Drama | N | | All Movie Guide
Based on the novel by Michael Shaara, For Love of the Game brought Kevin Costner back to the world of baseball after his successes with Bull Durham (1988) and Field of Dreams (1989). Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) is a star pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, standing on the mound at Yankee Stadium and throwing what is shaping up to be a perfect game with the help of his best friend and catcher, Gus Osinski (John C. Reilly). However, Billy is having a hard time keeping his mind on the game; he's come to a crossroads in both his personal and professional lives, and he isn't sure what to do or where to go. He's learned that the Tigers are about to be sold, and the new owners intend to trade him at the end of the season, and that his girlfriend Jane (Kelly Preston) is planning to leave him. For Love of the Game represents a change of pace for director Sam Raimi, best-known for the Evil Dead trilogy and the acclaimed suspense drama A Simple Plan (1998) (although Raimi, a baseball fan born in Michigan, doubtless enjoyed making a film featuring the Detroit Tigers). Mark Deming
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Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Spotlight on location; Deleted scenes; The history of the perfect game; On the mound: a trivia game; Theatrical trailer; Special dvd-rom features
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 18 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| For the Love of a Dog | 1 Hour 26 Minutes | Hemsley, Sherman | Vassar, Phil | Lowell, John | Leigh, Rhonda | Summar, Lake | Mayes, Jules | Potts, Bridgette | Edwards, Maggie | Witherby, Tina | Fitzgerald, Willa | Mon, Sheree Le | | | | | | | 806807150012 | DVD | Triumph Markerting | USA | | | Y | N | Stereo - English | Color | 1 | (IMDB) | | Family | N | | When the family dog gets sick, the kids and their friends rally to earn the money to pay for the veterinarian. | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Forbidden Planet | 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Pidgeon, Walter | Francis, Anne | Nielsen, Leslie | | | | | | | | Wilcox, Fred | | | | | | | 012569505926 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 4/18/2000 | G (MPAA) | Y | N | Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Classics - Action/Adventure : Art House - Classic - General : Classics - General : Science Fiction/Horror - Outer-Space Adventur | N | $17.98 | All Movie Guide
MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet, combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J.J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) guides United Planets cruiser C-57-D on a rescue mission to faraway planet Altair-4. Twenty years earlier, Earth ship Bellerophon disappeared while en route to Altair-4. Only the ship's philologist, Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), survived; in the intervening decades, Morbius has created an Edenlike world of his own, for the benefit of himself and his nubile young daughter, Altaira (Anne Francis). His private paradise is zealously guarded by Robby the Robot, a piece of technology far in advance of anything on Earth. When Adams and his crew land on Altair-4, Morbius announces that he has no intention of being rescued and returned to Earth. When Adams attempts to contact home base, he finds that his radio equipment has been smashed by some unseen force. Holding Morbius responsible, Adams confronts the scientist, who decides to tell all. At one time, according to Morbius, Altair-4 was populated by the Krel, a wise, intellectually superior race. Using leftover Krel technology, Morbius has doubled his intellect and gained the ability to shape a new world to his own specifications. Forbidden Planet was a big influence on future sci-fi outer-space efforts, especially Star Trek. The letterboxed video version is the closest to the original. Hal Erickson
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Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: stereo
Features: Theatrical trailer
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 39 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Force 10 from Navarone | 4 Hours 4 Minutes | Shaw, Robert | Ford, Harrison | Fox, Edward | | | | | | | | Hamilton, Guy | | | | | | | 027616841827 | DVD | MGM (VIDEO & DVD) | | 3/28/2000 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | UK : War Adventure : Combat Films | N | $13.48 | All Movie Guide
Force 10 From Navarone was a sequel to the 1961 blockbuster The Guns of Navarone and tells the tale of ten widely divergent WW II troubleshooters who attempt to blow up a crucial bridge in Yugoslavia. As in the first Navarone film, one of the guerillas is a traitor: group leader Mallory (Robert Shaw) knows the identity of the turncoat, but can't prove it until it's almost too late. The beautiful female resistance leader is played by Barbara Bach, while Harrison Ford, fresh from his Star Wars success, is the romantic lead. Others in the cast include Edward Fox, Franco Nero and Alan Badel. Force 10 From Navarone is credited as being "inspired" by Alistair McLean's novel Guns of Navarone. Hal Erickson
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Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Collectible booklet; Original theatrical trailer
Language: English
SubTitles: Français, Español
Time: 4 Hours 4 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Forced Vengeance | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Norris, Chuck | Weller, Mary Louise | Cavanaugh, Michael | | | | | | | | Fargo, James | | | | | | | 012569519022 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 5/31/2005 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Mono | Color | 1 | | | Cult - Martial Arts : Martial Arts : Action Thriller | N | | All Movie Guide
In this martial-arts actioner, a pugnacious, taciturn Vietnam vet begins working for an honest casino owner to help keep the evil gangsters at bay. Sandra Brennan
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Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Foreigner, The | 1 Hour 36 Minutes | Seagal, Steven | Augustus, Sherman | Ryan, Max | | | | | | | | Oblowitz, Michael | | Campbell, Darren | | | | | 043396098626 | DVD-Video | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | 1-28-2003 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $9.42 | If they think they can stop him, they're dead wrong.
Steven Seagal is Jon Cold, a professional secret agent for hire who's as cunning as he is deadly. Enter his treacherous world as you might not come out alive. Political corruption, murder and a bounty of backstabbing bad guys swarm around a mysterious package that Cold is hired to deliver from France to Germany. Some very dangerous people will stop at nothing to make sure that Cold doesn't get the package to its rightful recipient, but they'll soon find out that getting in his way is a hazardous decision. Amid exotic locales and loads of explosive excitement, The Foreigner is a heart-pounding thriller from the king of action that'll keep you on the edge of your seat.
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| Forever Young | 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Gibson, Mel | Curtis, Jamie Lee | Wood, Elijah | | | | | | | | Miner, Steve | | | | | | | 085391257127 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 7/30/1997 | PG (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Romantic Fantasy : Drama - general : Romance - general | N | | All Movie Guide
A man undergoes a scientific experiment that causes him to wake up after 50 years without aging a day in this romantic science-fiction tale. In 1939, Daniel (Mel Gibson) is a test pilot who is brave in the air but lacks the nerve to ask his girlfriend Helen (Isabel Glasser) to marry him, even though he loves her deeply. When Helen is hit by a truck and is taken to the hospital in a coma, Daniel is despondent, and he approaches his best friend Harry (George Wendt). Harry is a scientific researcher working with the military who has been experimenting with cryogenic suspension; Daniel asks Harry to have him frozen for a year rather than go through the hell of waiting to see if Helen lives or dies. Harry reluctantly agrees, but after the pilot is put on ice, Harry's experiments are shut down, and Daniel is forgotten. In 1992, two young boys, Nat (Elijah Wood) and Felix (Robert Hy Gorman) are playing in an abandoned military warehouse and find a freezing unit. They open it and find Daniel, who before long is all thawed out and physically not much worse for wear. However, the world is a very different place than it was in 1939; the boys bring their discovery home, where their single mother Claire (Jamie Lee Curtis) looks after Daniel and helps him adjust to his new world. A friendship between them begins to grow into something deeper, until Daniel discovers that his beloved Helen is still alive. Forever Young also features Joe Morton, Rob Morrow, and Vanessa Williams. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Interactive menus; Production notes; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Languages & subtitles: English, Français & Español
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | Steve | | |
| Forrest Gump | 4 Hours 11 Minutes | Hanks, Tom | Wright, Robin | Sinise, Gary | | | | | | | | Zemeckis, Robert | | | | | | | 097361564449 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 8/28/2001 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | Comedy - general : Comedy Drama : Drama - general : Historical Film | N | | Barnes & Noble
A paean to the enduring values of faith, humility, and common decency, 1994's Forrest Gump remains a shining beacon that overlooks the sea of coarse, cynical, and violent movies currently proffered by Hollywood filmmakers. Tom Hanks won a much-deserved Academy Award for his portrayal of the eponymous protagonist, a dull-witted member of the baby-boom generation who overcomes adversity, survives war, enjoys success, and transforms the lives of all who come into contact with him. Robin Wright is unaccountably touching as the girl he loves; Gary Sinise offers a sharply limned portrayal as Forrest's scornful army buddy; and Sally Field is memorable as his devoted, long-suffering mother. Director Robert Zemeckis won an Oscar for his inspired directing, which partially blunts the satirical edge of Winston Groom's novel but creates an alternative reality that's much more soothing to audiences. Digital technology -- innovative for 1994, when the movie was produced -- places Forrest at the scene of decisive historical and cultural events recorded on film over several decades, which lends a comforting air of inevitability to his personal odyssey. Uplifting, warm, and sweet without being saccharine, Forrest Gump celebrates the human spirit with a sureness few contemporary films have ever achieved. The two-disc DVD Special Edition offers a whopping two hours of supplemental features, including a behind-the-scenes documentary on the film's production; separate featurettes demonstrating the creation of makeup, sound, and visual effects; and photo galleries, screen tests, and theatrical trailers. Additionally, Zemeckis, producers Steve Starkey and Wendy Finerman, and production designer Rick Carter provide commentaries to accompany the film itself. Ed Hulse
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"Stupid is as stupid does," says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying, Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance, becomes a football star, meets John F. Kennedy, serves with honor in Vietnam, meets Lyndon Johnson, speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, hangs out with the Yippies, defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis, meets Richard Nixon, discovers the break-in at the Watergate, opens a profitable shrimping business, becomes an original investor in Apple Computers, and decides to run back and forth across the country for several years. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny (Robin Wright Penn), the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s that is far more troubled than the path Forrest happens upon. Featured alongside Tom Hanks are Sally Field as Forrest's mother; Gary Sinise as his commanding officer in Vietnam; Mykelti Williamson as his ill-fated Army buddy who is familiar with every recipe that involves shrimp; and the special effects artists whose digital magic place Forrest amidst a remarkable array of historical events and people. Mark Deming
Washington Post
Forrest Gump is as poignant as it is romantic, for it is not only a love story but a war story featuring fine supporting performances from Gary Sinise, as a bitter amputee who becomes Forrest's first mate on the shrimp boat, and Mykelti Williamson, as the hero's equally guileless war buddy whom Forrest rescues during an ambush by the Viet Cong. Rita Kempley
Chicago Sun-Times
What a magical movie.
Roger Ebert
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Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Disc one: Widescreen version of the film, enhanced for 16x9 TVs; two audio commentary tracks, one by director Robert Zemeckis, producer Steve Starkey, and production designer Rick Carter, the other by producer Wendy Finerman
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| Fort Apache, the Bronx | 2 Hours | Newman, Paul | Asner, Ed | Wahl, Ken | | | | | | | | Petrie, Daniel | | | | | | | 026359061028 | DVD | HBO HOME VIDEO | | 2/13/2001 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | monaural | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Docudrama | N | $9.98 | All Movie Guide
Paul Newman stars as an essentially decent cop patrolling that decimated, drug-and-gang-ridden borough known on the city maps as the Bronx, but known to its denizens as "Fort Apache." While Newman tries to hold on to his basic humanity and to treat even the sorriest of the people on his beat with dignity, he can't do much to convince his superiors that blind brutality is not the answer to social blight. When he witnesses fellow-cop Danny Aiello cold-bloodedly murdering a crime suspect, Newman is advised to sweep the whole incident under the rug. He refuses to do so, and as a result becomes "persona non grata" to his former friends on the force. Ed Asner co-stars as the beleaguered captain who has given up trying to treat his job as anything but a necessary evil, while Rachel Ticotin is Newman's love interest. Hal Erickson
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: Letterbox
Sound: monaural
Features: Interactive menus; Chapter selections; Language/subtitles; Cast bios
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Founding Fathers: Men Who Shaped Our Nations | 3 Hours 20 Minutes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 733961710038 | DVD | A&E HOME VIDEO | | 1/30/2001 | NR (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | | N | | PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Interactive menus; Scene selection
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 3 Hours 20 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Friends: Best of Friends - Season 1 | 2 Hours 2 Minutes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 085392449521 | DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO | | 4/1/2003 | NR (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital | Color | 1 | | | | N | | Barnes & Noble
This compilation includes five of the finest episodes from the debut season of Friends: "The One With The Stoned Guy," in which one of Phoebe's clients (Jon Lovitz) auditions Monica for the new restaurant he wants to open, but shows up at her home stoned; "The One Where The Underdog Gets Away," wherein everyone's plans for Thanksgiving fall through one-by-one; "The One With The Birth," where a childish competition between Ross and Susan almost causes them to miss the birth of their child; "The One Where Rachel Finds Out," during which Joey lets it slip that he is in love with Rachel; and "The One With The East German Laundry Detergent," which sees Monica and Joey try to break up Joey's ex-girlfriend Angela's current relationship. For those fans whose appetites are still not sated, the complete Season One collection is also available.
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Sound: Dolby Digital
Features: Interactive menus; Subtitles: English, Français, and Español
Language: English
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1 Hour 16 Minutes | Harewood, Dorian | Baldwin, Adam | D'Onofrio, Vincent | Ermey, R. Lee | Howard, Arliss | Modine, Matthew | O'Ross, Ed | Howard, Kevyn Major | | | Stanley Kubrick / Kubrick, Stanley | | Hasford, Gustav / Herr, Michael / Kubrick, Stanley | | | Martin Hunter | | 085391737124 | 1 DVD | Warner Home Video | | June 1999 | Rated Rated R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | Color | 1 | | | DVD Action/Adventure : Disturbing : Drama : Military : Recommended : Satire : Vietnam : War : Anti-War Film : Combat Films : Fea | N | N/A | Description: Stanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a group of raw Marine volunteers. Based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film's first half details the volunteers' harrowing boot-camp training under the profane, power-saw guidance of drill instructor Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, a real-life drill instructor whose performance is one of the most terrifyingly realistic on record). Part two takes place in Nam, as seen through the eyes of the now thoroughly indoctrinated marines. Ironically, Full Metal Jacket was filmed almost entirely in England.
Description: For his first film since 1980's The Shining, legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick turned his attention to this adaptation of Gustav Hasford's The Short Timers, creating a harrowing Vietnam War picture that was one of the last of the slew of war films being made in this period in the late 1980s. Full Metal Jacket is widely described as a two-act film, the first being a gripping look at Marine basic training and madness, and the second covering more conventional battleground territory. As with any Kubrick film, though, it has more on its mind than typical war sentiments, as it is a vital addition to his body of work illustrating the poisoning of the human spirit and the cruelty that men are capable of. Shockingly, the film was shot in England (as virtually all of Kubrick's modern films have been), which doubles for both sections of the film quite convincingly. The film had the misfortune of debuting after Oliver Stone's Platoon had just swept the Oscars, and many felt it didn't resonate with the same emotional force as that more straightforward picture. In another bizarre footnote, the film contains a passage of dialogue that found its way into a smash hit for the notoriously lewd rap act 2 Live Crew titled "Me So Horny," an odd occurrence given Kubrick's infamously meticulous handling of his films and their content. | Borders | Yes | Yes | | | Sony 510A | |
| Gator | 1 Hour 56 Minutes | Reynolds, Burt | Weston, Jack | Hutton, Lauren | Reed, Jerry | Ghostley, Alice | Taylor, Dub | Douglas, Mike | Gilliam, Burton | Engesser, William | Steadman, John | Reynolds, Burt | | Norton, William W. / more / more / Action / Drama / Crime / more / synopsis | Fraker, William A. | Bernstein, Charles | Kress, Harold F. | | 027616889171 | DVD | Fox | USA | | Iceland:16 | Y | N | Stereo | Color | 1 | 5.4/10 (IMDB) | | Action : Drama : Crime | N | | | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Gauntlet, The | 1 Hour 51 Minutes | Corday, Mara | Eastwood, Clint | Hingle, Pat | Locke, Sondra | Prince, William | | | | | | Eastwood, Clint | | | | | | | 085391108320 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 3-30-1999 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $5.99 | Phoenix cop Ben Shockley's dream of breaking "the big case" has faded through the years. His assignment to escort from Las Vegas "a nothing witness for nothing trial" seems like just another meaningless exercise. Until the fireworks star. Clint Eastwood runs "The Gauntlet" into an explosive movie embodying its title with a vengeance. The witness is a hardened hooker whom everyone - including Vegas oddsmakers - wants dead. Trapped between both sides of the law, the two must survive an obstacle course of raging gunfire, blazing cars, swooping helicopters, murderous ambushes, crazed bikers and crooked police. Building to a ferocious finale that shoots an armored bus to smithereens with more than 8,000 bullets, "The Gauntlet" is a trip you can't miss. Leave the driving to Eastwood" sit back and enjoy the ride.
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| George Stevens: D-Day To Berlin | 46 Minutes | Stevens, George | | | | | | | | | | Stevens, George | | | | Davis, Carl | Shields, Catherine | | 012569589889 | DVD | NEW LINE HOME VIDEO | | 12/07/2004 | NR | N | N | | Color | 1 | | | | N | $19.98 | Reviews
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D-Day to Berlin is a WWII documentary that focuses on the reality of the journey of war. This video is enlivened by color footage. This approach creates an emotionally moving documentary, without being overly graphic. It is a vivid look at the devastating events and results of WWII. Viewers see the events that shaped the war and that brought about its conclusion. George Stevens Jr. narrates. There is a musical score for this program created by Carl Davis. D-Day to Berlin takes viewers to the front lines and through the horrors of the Holocaust, including the concentration camp at Dachau. This video dramatically relays the impact and devastation war has on human life. It is a memorial to all those who lived and died during the war.
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| Geronimo | 1 Hour 55 Minutes | Runningfox, Joseph | Ramus, Nick | John, Michelle St. | Greyeyes, Michael | Flower, Tailinh Forest | Guerrero, Kimberly | Herman, Jimmy | Schellenberg, August | Silva, Geno | Lowe, Harrison | Young, Roger | | Allen, J.T. | Morgan, Donald M. | Williams, Patrick | Moore, Millie | | 043396587090 | DVD | Columbia TriStar | USA | | Iceland:16 | N | N | Mono | Color | 1 | 6.1/10 (IMDB) | | Biography : Western | N | | | IMDb | Yes | Yes | | | Philips 8801 | |
| Get Carter (2000) | 1 Hour 43 Minutes | Stallone, Sylvester | Caine, Michael | Cook, Rachael Leigh | Cumming, Alan | Richardson, Miranda | Rourke, Mickey | | | | | Kay, Stephen | | McKenna, David | | | | | 085391858324 | DVD-Video | Warner Bros. | | 2-13-2001 | R | Y | Y | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Color | 1 | | | | N | $10.45 | He's taking action with attitude to the next level.
Ask Las Vegas resident Jack Carter what he does for a living, and he'll explain he's a "financial adjuster." Pay what you owe, or Carter will adjust your arm, nose or spleen.
Plenty of adjusting awaits, including a change in Carter's own sense of honor and family - when Sylvester Stallone plays hard-edged, Carter in this sleek action thriller, co-starring Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke and Michael Caine (who headlined the 1971 version of Get Carter). Vegas muscle and glitz meets dot-com, triple-latte Seattle, as Carter prowls to smoke out his brother's killer. Thugs and killers may see Carter coming. But it's already too late to get out of his way.
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| Gettysburg | 4 Hours 14 Minutes | Lang, Stephen | Berenger, Tom | Sheen, Martin | | | | | | | | Maxwell, Ronald F. | | | | | | | 053939613926 | DVD | TURNER HOME ENT | | 2/3/2004 | NR (MPAA) | Y | N | Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Epic : Historical Epic : Historical Film : Made for TV | N | | All Movie Guide
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara becomes this sprawling historical epic. As in Shaara's novel, director Ronald Maxwell focuses on a handful of major players to dramatize the events of July 1863, when the armies of the Union and Confederacy clash at the small Pennsylvania town of the title. Among them are Martin Sheen as General Robert E. Lee, who disagrees with his top advisor, General James Longstreet (Tom Berenger) over battle strategy, and Jeff Daniels as Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a college professor whose unorthodox techniques save the day (and possibly the war) for his beleaguered army. Other cast standouts include Richard Jordan in his final film appearance as the ill-fated General Lewis Armistead, and cameo roles for Civil War buff Ken Burns and media mogul producer Ted Turner. Filmed on-location at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg was shot as a television miniseries for Turner's TNT cable channel, but earned a limited theatrical release. Karl Williams
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: stereo
Features: Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.0; New digital transfer; "The Making of Gettysburg" documentary narrated by Martin Sheen; Vintage Oscar-nominated documentary: "The Battle of Gettysburg" narrated by Leslie Nielsen; Cast/crew interview gallery; Battlefield maps; Feature-length audio commentary by director/screenwriter Ronald F. Maxwell, cinematographer Kees Van Dostrum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson, and military historian Craig Symonds; Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; TV Spots; Cast/Director filmographies; Scene access; Languages and subtitles: English, Français
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Time: 4 Hours 14 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Ghost | 2 Hours 6 Minutes | Swayze, Patrick | Moore, Demi | Goldberg, Whoopi | | | | | | | | Zucker, Jerry | | | | | | | 097363200444 | DVD | PARAMOUNT | | 4/24/2001 | PG-13 (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Romantic Fantasy : Romantic Drama | N | | Barnes & Noble
A highly improbable but richly emotional love story that charmed moviegoers in 1990 and became -- to the surprise of its numerous detractors -- a blockbuster hit, Ghost still retains the romantic aura that first endeared it to audiences. The film certainly boosted the careers of its stars, Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, who portray Sam and Molly, well-to-do Manhattanites so passionately devoted to one another that not even death can rattle their bond. After a street thug shoots and kills Sam, his ghost communicates with the heartbroken Molly through medium Whoopi Goldberg, an amiable charlatan genuinely stunned by her newfound ability to converse with spirits. Director Jerry Zucker, previously known for his comedies (Airplane, Kentucky Fried Movie), made an effective transition to dreamier, dramatic fare with this multiple Oscar nominee, which briefly falters when a melodramatic subplot is dragged in but recovers handily just in time for a touching denouement. At times a bit somber but generally upbeat, Ghost shows its three principal players at their most appealing, and it can still be depended upon to induce a few sighs and tears in romantically inclined viewers. The DVD includes commentaries by Zucker and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin, and also features a newly made documentary looking back at the film's production. Ed Hulse
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An interesting hybrid of popular film genres, Ghost showcases the talents of its entire cast. While out on the town one evening, New York couple Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) are confronted by a mugger. After submitting to his demands, Sam is murdered anyway. He then finds himself a disembodied spirit, invisible to the living world, wandering without hope until he finds a spiteful spirit aboard the subway (Vincent Schiavelli) who gives him some helpful pointers on how to co-exist. Soon Sam comes back into contact with those he knew in life, and he begins to learn piece-by-piece of his close friend and co-worker Carl's (Tony Goldwyn) embezzling plot which caused his death; the apparent mugging was, in fact, a premeditated murder. In the meantime, Carl has designs on Molly, and Sam is determined to extract revenge. He contacts a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg), and together, the two set out to serve justice and stop the maniacal Carl from getting to Molly. Blending comedy, romance, action, and horror, Ghost was a box-office smash and managed to garner five Academy Award nominations, including "Best Picture," "Best Supporting Actress" (Goldberg), "Best Original Screenplay," "Best Editing," and "Best Score"; Goldberg won her first Oscar. Jeremy Beday
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Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: DVD includes a retrospective featurette entitled "Ghost: Remembering The Magic" and
commentary by director Jerry Zucker and writer Bruce Joel Rubin.
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 6 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Gladiator | 2 Hours 35 Minutes | Crowe, Russell | Phoenix, Joaquin | Nielsen, Connie | | | | | | | | Scott, Ridley | | | | | | | 678149066722 | DVD | DREAMWORKS VIDEO | | 8/19/2003 | R (MPAA) | Y | N | Dolby Digital Surround | Color | 1 | | | Epic : Sword & Sandal : Costume Adventure : Drama - general : Historical Epic : Historical Film | N | $17.98 | Barnes & Noble
Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) vividly recreates the waning days of the Roman Empire in this lavishly mounted epic directed in the grand manner of sword-and-sandal sagas such as Ben Hur and Spartacus. Gladiators' sweeping narrative focuses on battle-weary Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe), bent on returning to his family despite the urgings of aging emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) to remain in Rome's service. After his wife and son are executed by the ruthless Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who has also murdered Marcus and seized power, the recently enslaved Maximus becomes the empire's most celebrated gladiator -- and waits for an opportunity to avenge himself on the deranged usurper. Crowe's sullen demeanor and massive physique perfectly suit him to play this brooding, taciturn warrior, and Phoenix (equally convincing as the spoiled, petulant young tyrant), Harris, Connie Nielsen,and the late Oliver Reed provide able support. Richly atmospheric, Gladiator is shrouded in muted colors and dark tones, but Scott's penchant for moody lighting doesn't inhibit the film's dynamism at all. The brutal, chaotic battle scenes that regularly punctuate the episodic plot are truly spectacular. Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
A man robbed of his name and his dignity strives to win them back, and gain the freedom of his people, in this epic historical drama from director Ridley Scott. In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus (Russell Crowe) is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences. His battle skills serve him well, and he becomes one of the most famous and admired men to fight in the Colosseum. Determined to avenge himself against the man who took away his freedom and laid waste to his family, Maximus believes that he can use his fame and skill in the ring to avenge the loss of his family and former glory. As the gladiator begins to challenge his rule, Commodus decides to put his own fighting mettle to the test by squaring off with Maximus in a battle to the death. Gladiator also features Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, and Oliver Reed, who died of a heart attack midway through production. Mark Deming
PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Features: Insightful film commentary from award-winning director Ridley Scott; Deleted scenes, complete with director's commentary; Treasure Chest: A unique montage of additional footage cut to the powerful score; One-of-a-kind production diary written by young actor Spencer Treat Clark ("Lucius"); Special slide show featuring concept art and storyboards; Photo gallery from behind-the-scenes of The Gladiator set; In-depth production notes and detailed cast and filmmaker biographies
Language: English
SubTitles: English
Time: 2 Hours 35 Minutes | Barnes & Noble | | Yes | | | | |
| Glory | 1 Hour 57 Minutes | Broderick, Matthew | Washington, Denzel | Freeman, Morgan | | | | | | | | Zwick, Edward | | | | | | | 043396702899 | DVD | SONY PICTURES | | 1/20/1998 | R (MPAA) | N | N | Dolby Digital Stereo | Color | 1 | | | Drama - Docudrama : Biographical Feature : Message Movie : Military-Life Drama : Historical Film : Combat Films : War Drama | N | $13.48 | Barnes & Noble
This stirring, meticulously produced historical drama pays long-overdue tribute to the nation's first all-black infantry unit, organized to fight for the Union during the Civil War. It provides a great role for Matthew Broderick, who is letter-perfect as the idealistic but callow Colonel Shaw, charged with training an undisciplined group of former slaves that becomes the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Morgan Freeman is equally impressive as an intelligent, dignified soldier who clashes regularly with cynical malcontent Denzel Washington, whose dynamic portrayal earned him a richly deserved Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. All the acting is great, for that matter, but ultimately Glory's effectiveness is determined by director Edward Zwick (Courage Under Fire), who expertly balances the need for verisimilitude with the demands of cinematic storytelling. He recreates the era, the events, and the attitudes with remarkable fidelity -- in part by relying on the real-life Shaw's diaries -- and stages his harrowing battle scenes with both panoramic sweep and surgical precision. Brimming with emotion and grandeur, Glory documents a long-forgotten aspect of Civil War history in an immensely satisfying manner. The two-disc DVD Special Edition has a rich selection of extras, including from commentary from Zwick, Freeman, and Broderick; a documentary, "The True Story of Glory Continues," narrated by Freeman; and an exclusive featurette entitled "Voices Of Glory."
Ed Hulse
All Movie Guide
Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of |