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Millennium Actress (DVD)
MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, director Satoshi Kon`s follow up to 1995`s PERFECT BLUE, is the story of Chiyoko Fujiwara, an actress who was one of Japan`s most popular movie stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, when she went into virtual seclusion. When a documentary filmmaker named Genya discovers that her old studio is set to be destroyed, he decides to try and interview the reclusive actress. His pursuit of Chiyoko provides a jumping off point for director Kon to reveal Chiyoko`s fascinating life through a series of flashbacks as Genya discovers his idol`s life was far more adventurous than her art.PG"
Director: Satoshi Kon
Films of Michael Sporn, The: Volume 2 (DVD)
The second volume in this celebrated collection presents two award-winning animated films from acclaimed director Michael Sporn. Featuring the voices of James Earl Jones and Danny Glover, The Hunting of the Snark and The Talking Eggs are two classic folk tales that will inspire, educate, and enlighten children of every age.NR"
Director: Michael Sporn
Founding Fathers - Box Set (DVD)
This four-tape collection comes from A&E`s outstanding FOUNDING FATHERS series. The program attempts to humanize the signatures on the U.S. Constitution--tracing the steps of America`s architects--from dissatisfaction with the English government to revolution to the formation of a brave new society. Episodes included in the set are REBELS...WITH A CAUSE, TAKING LIBERTIES, YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION, and A HEALTHY CONSTITUTION.NR"
Save the Last Dance (DVD) Widescreen - Sensormatic With her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina decimated by the accidental death of her mother, Sara Johnson (Stiles) is forced to move from her quiet Midwestern town to her father`s ghetto apartment on t...
With her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina decimated by the accidental death of her mother, Sara Johnson (Stiles) is forced to move from her quiet Midwestern town to her father`s ghetto apartment on the south side of Chicago. The stark urban environment`s contrast of race and class compound Sara`s loss and her misplaced guilt, which are both exacerbated by the fact that her mother had been en route to her dance performance at the time of her death. But when she meets Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), a popular black student with a passion for hip hop and a future brighter than his troubled past, her repressed ambition and sorrow are released through a revitalized interest in the cathartic and expressive power of dance. Their friendship and mutual interest in dancing inexorably lead to a passionate romance that raises the sadly typical, bigoted resistance from Sara`s white father and Derek`s black friends. Widely hailed by critics for being as sophisticated and intelligent as it is viscerally passionate, SAVE THE LAST DANCE enjoyed the top of the American box office in its first weekend in release, playing to sold out shows across the country, a landslide affirmation that Sara and Derek are not as alone as they think.
PG-13"
Director: Thomas Carter
ACTORS: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Terry Kinney, Fredro Starr, Kerry Washington
The Score (DVD) Sensormatic Every thief dreams of the big heist that will allow him to leave the business of crime behind. Every thief except Nick (Robert De Niro), a cool, methodical safecracker who never takes on long-shot jobs until his longtime pa...
Every thief dreams of the big heist that will allow him to leave the business of crime behind. Every thief except Nick (Robert De Niro), a cool, methodical safecracker who never takes on long-shot jobs until his longtime partner, Max (Marlon Brando), offers him the big score--to filch a priceless scepter from the Montreal customs house. Wary about the job, Nick and the hotheaded customs house insider, Jackie (Edward Norton), begin to dissect the elaborate details of entering the building, avoiding the security measures, blowing the safe, and escaping with the scepter. But as in every thrilling crime caper, plans go awry.
Skilled comic director Frank Oz is clearly comfortable working with the best method actors from the past three generations. Brando`s Max bursts with joyful cynicism, while De Niro is Brando`s perfect foil, so collected that every smile seems like a revelation. Norton`s Jackie is far more expressive, but it is Norton`s smallest movements--holding a gaze a half beat too long--that hint at the secret motives pulsing beneath his skin. Smooth like the scotch Nick likes to drink, and swirling with tension, THE SCORE provides the real payoff to the audience.
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Director: Frank Oz
ACTORS: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Jamie Harrold, Angela Bassett
