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In this goofy comedy, Mark Ruffalo (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) stars as Alex, a struggling painter going through a particularly bad patch. Dumped by his girlfriend and unable to get work, Alex finds his life taking a rare upswing when he moves into a new apartment and falls for his neighbor, Lori (Beth Ulrich). But when things start to go wrong between Alex and Lori, their close proximity to each another proves to have an enormous downside, leading to further amusing antics as Ruffalo proves his comedic chops.

A queen of the silver screen, Hollywood star Carole Lombard carved a place for herself in film history with her roles in the six films gathered here: MAN OF THE WORLD, WE`RE NOT DRESSING, HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE, LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST, THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS, and TRUE CONFESSION. See individual descriptions for details.

It's 1996. Russian president Boris Yeltsin is attempting to pull his country through rough economic times and his approval rating is very low. Enter George Gorton (Jeff Goldblum), Dick Dresner (Anthony Lapaglia), and Joe Shumate (Liev Shreiber), three American political consultants who are contacted by some mysterious Russian business to go to Russia and try to help Yeltsin win the upcoming election. They consent, but when they get there, it's chilly in every sense of the word and they have no access to the man they're supposed to help. They set out to win over Yeltsin's daughter as a means of ingratiating themselves to Yeltsin himself, and set out to bring Western methods to an election that could possibly be undermined by Yeltsin's own staff.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseWidescreenDolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Featurette - 1. THE UNSPUN TRUTH

Barnaby (Richard Dreyfus) and Maxine Pierce (Judy Davis) are driving from Connecticut to Los Angeles to attend their son's wedding. Years ago, however, the death of a child placed an unshakeable burden on them and, as a result, they are now considering divorce. But the long drive will give them plenty of time to talk about things, and they will meet indubitable meet plenty of familiar and unusual characters along the way. Richard Dreyfus and Judy Davis bring their usual acting fireworks to the screen in this touching comedy/drama from director Paul Mazursky. Selma Blair and Fred Ward co-star.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Paul Mazursky - Director Trailers Behind The ScenesText/Photo Galleries: Filmographies

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VICTOR VICTORIA: Blake Edwards tones down the broadly farcical style that is his signature with this sly musical comedy starring Julie Andrews as British entertainer Victoria Grant. She and an older friend, gay impresario Toddy (Robert Preston), are close to starvation in 1930s Paris. Desperate for work, he changes her image, introducing her to the cabaret world as female impersonator Victor/Victoria. Victoria, now a woman pretending to be a man in drag, becomes a huge success in the nightclub world. Chicago gangster King Marchan (James Garner) becomes especially intrigued by Victor/Victoria while visiting Paris with his dim-witted girlfriend, Norma (Lesley Anne Warren), and his ever-faithful bodyguard, Squash (Alex Karras), who`s more than a little concerned by his boss`s interest in a transvestite. As Marchan tries to get to the source of his attraction to the entertainer, trying to uncover the truth behind the rhinestone headdress, the farce commences, and the meaning of gender and sexual preference comes into question for all the characters. A director who often shows a willingness to let the seams in his work show for comic effect, Edwards has opted for stylish smoothness here while opening himself to questions of gender that his earlier films had anxiously mocked. Robert Preston steals the film as Victoria`s graceful Svengali.CABARET: Hit musical film of decadent, pre-war Berlin, based on the Kander-Ebb musical from John van Druten`s play
I Am a Camera,
which, in turn, was based on Christopher Isherwood`s novel
Goodbye to Berlin.
Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Picture, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
Academy Awards: 8, including Best Director, Best Actress--Liza Minnelli, Best Supporting Actor--Joel Grey, Best (Adapted) Song Score.

A pair of 2004`s successful romantic comedies are collected here together: IN GOOD COMPANY and WIMBLEDON.In his previous effort, ABOUT A BOY, writer-director Paul Weitz managed to smoothly blend elements of dark comedy with heartwarming drama to deftly undercut both of the genre`s undesirable excesses. IN GOOD COMPANY is Weitz`s solo directorial debut sans his brother Chris, with whom he co-helmed the aforementioned BOY and the wildly successful AMERICAN PIE series. Here, he perfects his gift for the so-called
dramedy,
softening the jagged, sometimes ugly edges of corporate satire with warmth and sentiment. Dennis Quaid is perfectly cast as Dan Foreman, a slightly weary yet still dashing advertising boss and dedicated family man. He seems to have it all as a wholesome and admirable father, an existence which smacks of the archetypical mid-century sitcom dad that he so brilliantly portrayed as the secretly homosexual husband-father in Todd Haynes` FAR FROM HEAVEN. Enter Carter Duryea (THAT 70s SHOW`s Topher Grace), a cocky young upstart hired to replace him. Before long, Dan is forced to be deferential to his new baby-faced boss, not only in the office but also at his own dinner table when Dan begins dating his lovely daughter Alex (Scarlett Johanssen). This old-fashioned, slightly soap-operatic twist is the perfect catalyst for the integration of humanity into an environment (and cinematic genre) that is so often devoid of it, and the film simultaneously lightens in spirit and deepens in emotion as a slow-yet-sure, father-and-son bond develops between the former adversaries.Richard Loncraine`s WIMBLEDON is a lighthearted romantic comedy set in the high-pressure world of professional tennis. Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) is a 31-year-old Englishman who was once ranked 11th in the world, but has now dropped to a pathetic 119th. Realizing that his days are numbered, Peter intends to retire from the game after playing in one final Wimbledon. But when he ac
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