Happiness (DVD) Signature Series Building on the darkly comic angst of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Todd Solondz`s HAPPINESS conveys suburban desperation and frustration on a larger scale than his previous film. The ensemble cast of characters centers ar...
Building on the darkly comic angst of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Todd Solondz`s HAPPINESS conveys suburban desperation and frustration on a larger scale than his previous film. The ensemble cast of characters centers around the lives of three sisters: Joy (Jane Adams), an awkward, naive, and unlucky musician; Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle), a beautiful, self-obsessed writer; and Trish (Cynthia Stevenson), a conservative housewife who is married to Bill (Dylan Baker), a psychiatrist harboring an unhealthy fascination for young boys. Other dysfunctional characters include the sisters` unhappy parents, Lenny and Mona Jordan (Ben Gazzara and Louise Lasser), and the lonely, sex-obsessed Allen (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who lives next to Helen and goes to Bill for therapy.
At once both scathingly funny and shockingly bleak, HAPPINESS addresses subjects that most films are afraid to touch, including pedophilia and masturbation. Unapologetic and unflinching, Solondz`s film features bold performances from the entire cast and makes for uneasy but intriguing viewing as it peers behind the fragile facade of the American dream.
Unrated"
Director: Todd Solondz
ACTORS: Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Camryn Manheim
Talkin` Dirty After Dark (DVD) Widescreen and Full Frame Terry is an up-and-coming comedian who will do just about anything for the all-important late spot at Dukie`s Comedy Club. Anything includes reluctantly engaging in romantic interludes with the club owner`s wi...
Terry is an up-and-coming comedian who will do just about anything for the all-important late spot at Dukie`s Comedy Club. Anything includes reluctantly engaging in romantic interludes with the club owner`s wife, all the while wanting to be with Aretha, the club`s queen of comedy who only has eyes for someone else.
R"
Director: Topper Carew
ACTORS: Martin Lawrence, John Witherspoon, Phyllis Stickney, Jedda Jones, Darryl Sivad
Fourplay (DVD)
This romantic comedy deals with the fleeting attractions between men and women. When American Ben (Mike Binder) arrives in London to become a writer on a well-known sitcom, he never dreamed that he would end up in a complex love quadrangle. Sitcom star Carly (Mariel Hemingway) is married to show producer Allen (Colin Firth). French make-up artist Fiona (Irene Jacob) is single, as is Ben. Though Carly quickly develops a crush on Ben, she decides that Fiona would make him an ideal wife, and proceeds to push the two together. Ben falls for Fiona, but she and Allen are developing a deep, intellectual attachment. The question of the day is who will end up with whom!R"
Director: Mike Binder
ACTORS: Mike Binder, Colin Firth, Mariel Hemingway, Irhne Jacob, Jack Dee
Rocket Power - Island of the Menehune (VHS)
Nickelodeon`s popular animated children`s series Rocket Power gets its first full-length movie with ISLAND OF THE MENEHUNE, an extreme-sports adventure that finds pre-teens Otto Rocket, his sister Reggie, and their two pals Twister and Sam in Hawaii looking for some extreme surfing action. The DVD edition includes 3 bonus episodes.NR"
Powerpuff Girls, The - Down N` Dirty (DVD)
From the director`s of DEXTER`S LABORATORY comes Cartoon Network`s very own animated super-heroines Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup--collectively known as THE POWERPUFF GIRLS--in a collection of some of their most popular episodes. The DVD release contains three interactive games, a bonus cartoon, additional footage, and more!NR"
Director: John McIntyre|Craig McCracken
