Victor Victoria/Cabaret (DVD)
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Victor Victoria/Cabaret (DVD)
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.
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1& 2 (DVD)
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1& 2 (DVD)
The Griswolds and kin ring in the holidays with trademark comic lunacy in this double feature of NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989) and its made-for-television sequel CHRISTMAS VACATION 2: COUSIN EDDIE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE (2003). See individual titles for plot synopses.DVD Features:Disc 1- CHRISTMAS VACATION:Region 1Snap CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo - English Mono - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1.Griswold FamilyDisc 2 - CHRISTMAS VACATION 2:Region 1Amaray CaseSingle Side - Single LayerAnamorphic Widescreen - 16.9Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Trailer Featurettes - 1. OuttakesInteractive Features: Scene Access
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Starsky& Hutch/The Big Bounce (DVD)
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Starsky& Hutch/The Big Bounce (DVD)
STARSKY& HUTCH: Coming off the heels of his hilarious college romp OLD SCHOOL, director Todd Phillips returns with a film that mocks the television cop dramas of the 1970s. Based on the crime-fighting television series of the same name, STARSKY& HUTCH follows the exploits of two west coast detectives. David Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a by-the-books officer who would like nothing more than to expose his partner Hutch's bouts of inconsistency. Ken Hutch Hutchinson (Owen Wilson) is a far more open-minded spirit with a tendency for meandering. Added to the mix is the world's coolest informant, Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg), who wears an endless parade of stylish outfits. Starsky and Hutch's rival is the charming yet brutal Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), a maniacal drug lord with an absurd moustache who is prone to dramatic outbursts. Phillips uses freeze frames and slow-motion to up the comic ante, while Stiller and Wilson prove that they are a truly compatible duo, and, finally, Will Ferrell makes yet another scene-stealing cameo--all factors that ensure a long shelf life for this raucous spoof.THE BIG BOUNCE: Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet another run-in with the law. But when he meets the mistress of his former boss, Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinese), all bets are off. Nancy (newcomer Sara Foster) is hot, mischievous, and up to no good, but Jack is too smitten to use his better judgment. It isn't long before he's agreed to help her steal $200,000 from Ray. Along the way, he must contend with a series of potentially shady characters, who might not be what they seem (Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, and Bebe Neuwirth).Directed with an easygoing approach that fits perfectly with the laid back Hawaiian locales, T
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Starsky& Hutch/The Big Bounce (DVD)
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Starsky& Hutch/The Big Bounce (DVD)
STARSKY& HUTCH: Coming off the heels of his hilarious college romp OLD SCHOOL, director Todd Phillips returns with a film that mocks the television cop dramas of the 1970s. Based on the crime-fighting television series of the same name, STARSKY& HUTCH follows the exploits of two west coast detectives. David Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a by-the-books officer who would like nothing more than to expose his partner Hutch's bouts of inconsistency. Ken Hutch Hutchinson (Owen Wilson) is a far more open-minded spirit with a tendency for meandering. Added to the mix is the world's coolest informant, Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg), who wears an endless parade of stylish outfits. Starsky and Hutch's rival is the charming yet brutal Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), a maniacal drug lord with an absurd moustache who is prone to dramatic outbursts. Phillips uses freeze frames and slow-motion to up the comic ante, while Stiller and Wilson prove that they are a truly compatible duo, and, finally, Will Ferrell makes yet another scene-stealing cameo--all factors that ensure a long shelf life for this raucous spoof.THE BIG BOUNCE: Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet another run-in with the law. But when he meets the mistress of his former boss, Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinese), all bets are off. Nancy (newcomer Sara Foster) is hot, mischievous, and up to no good, but Jack is too smitten to use his better judgment. It isn't long before he's agreed to help her steal $200,000 from Ray. Along the way, he must contend with a series of potentially shady characters, who might not be what they seem (Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, and Bebe Neuwirth).Directed with an easygoing approach that fits perfectly with the laid back Hawaiian locales, T
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Nobody's Baby (DVD)
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Nobody's Baby (DVD)
A cast of acclaimed actors sparkle in this quirky comedy. Taking its cue from the movies of the Coen Brothers, NOBODY'S BABY tells the story of two convicts, recently escaped from prison, who choose to settle into domesticity after finding an orphaned baby on the road. Gary Oldman (SID AND NANCY), Skeet Ulrich (the SCREAM movies), Matthew Modine (MARRIED TO THE MOB), and Ed O'Neill (television's MARRIED WITH CHILDREN) are all hysterical in their offbeat roles.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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No Vacancy (DVD)
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No Vacancy (DVD)
Christina Ricci stars in this comedy set within the walls of LA's seedy Pink Motel, home to a parade of down-and-out, eccentric characters; as Lillian, she encounters all of them in a string of comic vignettes. Though engaged to her disreputable boyfriend, Lillian wakes up next to a man she doesn't recognize, and while she tries to work things out, the guy next door won't stop playing his violin. One by one, she has to deal with the New Age guru down the hall, a couple of drug addicts and the women they've hired, the prostitutes' pimp (Robert Wagner), and the other sundry characters who've found their way there. This surreal romp through the underbelly of America is an exploration of the unseen desperation and hilarity that exists on the fringes of society.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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100 Women (DVD)
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100 Women (DVD)
Sam (Chad Donella),a questionably talented art student, is sketching outdoors when a gust of wind comes and blows his drawing away. He thinks his work was all for naught when, all of a sudden, his artwork is brought back to him by Hope, a beautiful young woman with whom he seems to have an instant connection. He writes her phone number on his hand, but a rainstorm renders it illegible. Some time later, Sam does get reunited with Hope, but this time, she is clinically depressed. Convinced that Hope is the woman of his dreams, he sets out to make her happy again. Director Michael Davis continues in the vein of his previous works EIGHT DAYS A WEEK and 100 GIRLS with this charming, occasionally outrageous, romantic comedy.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: TrailerInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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The Last Man (DVD)
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The Last Man (DVD)
Alan Gould (David Arnott) is an anthropologist specializing in a Brazilian tribe called the Shitabi, in this film that poses the question, What would you do if you were the last man on earth? After every creature perishes (except flying insects and birds), Alan videos himself enacting various Shitabi rituals and social practices based on the Shitabi belief that human suffering is created by feelings of jealousy and competition. One day, the last woman on earth, Sarah, (Jeri Ryan, Seven of Nine on Star Trek Voyager), happens upon him as he smothers himself in mud and performs a crass ritual designed to alleviate guilt. They shack up and attempt domestic bliss when dimpled, crunchy Raphael (Dan Montgomery) shows up armed with a bandana. He's been camping and doesn't realize that the whole world's been blitzed. Problems arise when it's obvious that Sarah is willing to trade Alan, a gorilla clad in tightie-whiteys, for Raphael, a god, rippled and hemp-adorned. THE LAST MAN was made in tandem with another film starring Jeri Ryan called MEN CRY BULLETS. Director Harry Ralston and producer Tamara Hernandez decided to make two films with one budget to get double the return.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull ScreenAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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Women In Film (DVD)
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Women In Film (DVD)
Writer/Director Bruce Wagner's (I'M LOSING YOU, TV's Wild Palms) cutting comedy takes a look at three women trying to get ahead in the film industry. Sara (Marianne Jean-Baptiste, SECRETS& LIES) is a casting agent who has just given birth to a blind child. Masseuse Gina (Portia De Rossi, TV's Ally McBeal) hopes to channel her famous clients' energy to get her film career rolling. Phyllis (Beverly D'Angelo) is an independent producer who mothers her films in the same way she does her children. Raw and funny, Wagner's film isn't afraid to expose the ridiculousness of Tinseltown.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull ScreenAudio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: TrailerInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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Seven Girlfriends (DVD)
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Seven Girlfriends (DVD)
An all-star cast comes together for this thirtysomething romantic comedy. Jesse (Daly) struggles to understand why he can't seem to maintain a healthy relationship. With the hopes of finding some answers and straightening himself out once and for all, he goes on a mission to track down his past SEVEN GIRLFRIENDS. The resulting encounters provide him with more than he bargained for. Television director Lazarus makes his feature film debut with this tender and funny tale.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual LayerAudio: Dolby Digital - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1.Paul Lazarus
2.Tim Daly
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According to Spencer (DVD)
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According to Spencer (DVD)
Spencer (Jesse Bradford) moves to L.A. and takes a job in the mailroom of a large company, where he encounters Melora (Mia Kirshner), whom he has been in love with since elementary school. As aspiring writer, Melora is already involved in a relationship, so Spencer decides to be content to be her friend and hope that she will eventually come around. While waiting, he moves in with two film makers who are actually shooting a porn film, giving him a series of strange adventures.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 2.35Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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Men With Brooms (DVD)
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Men With Brooms (DVD)
No serious sports fan could possibly take a sport played with brooms seriously, so this comedy about Curling is prime Leslie Nielsen material. Join him and his band of dysfunctional curlers on a quest to win the greatest prize in the sport: The Golden Broom. Fans of bobsled comedy COOL RUNNINGS should enjoy further winter-sport related pranks with this laugh-riot.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
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