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Cadfael Series 2: Boxed Set (DVD)
Based on Ellis Peter`s CADFAEL series of novels, this popular television series (which airs as part of PBS` MYSTERY! lineup in the US) stars Derek Jacobi as the eponymous clergyman. It follows Cadfael, a monk who, in his youth, was a crusader, sailor, and adventurer, but who has now settled down at Shrewsbury Abbey as its resident gardener, botanist, and herbalist. However, from time to time, there are mysteries to be solved around the Abbey, forcing Cadfael to put his startling sleuthing skills into use. Included here are all three episodes from the second season of the series: THE DEVIL`S NOVICE, THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE, and ST. PETER`S FAIR.NR"
Director: Malcolm Mowbray|Herbert Wise
ACTORS: Derek Jacobi
Sesame Street: Kids` Favorite Songs (DVD)
In producing a top-ten radio countdown, Elmo revisits some favorite musical numbers, and a sing-along is the result.NR"
Director: Ken Diego
ACTORS: Jerry Nelson
Lucas (DVD)
Sixteen-year-old Lucas is more interested in the wonders of science and the beauty of insects than football and parties. His problems begin when he falls in love with an attractive cheerleader during the summer, but when school begins again she completely forgets him.PG-13"
Director: David Seltzer
ACTORS: Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder, Courtney Thorne-Smith
The Weight of Water (DVD)
Two stories unravel simultaneously in this dark and suspenseful film. The first story, set in the present day, concerns a photographer, Jean (Catherine McCormack). She is working on an article for a magazine about a pair of bloody murders that happened 200 years before on the Isle of Shoals, just off the coast of New Hampshire. To get the pictures she needs she must visit the location of the murders, and so her husband, Thomas (Sean Penn), arranges a yachting trip with his brother, Rich (Josh Lucas), and Rich`s girlfriend, Adaline (Elizabeth Hurley). The foursome pal around, enjoying the sea and the sun, while Adaline shamelessly seduces Thomas. Meanwhile, Jean is reliving the Isle of Shoals murders in her head, which is where the second story comes in. Maren (Sarah Polley) is a Norwegian woman who has recently immigrated to America with her husband. When her sister (Katrin Cartlidge) and sister-in-law (Vinessa Shaw) are brutally bludgeoned to death with an axe, she is the sole survivor, and thus the only one who knows the truth about what happened. THE WEIGHT OF WATER draws a parallel between these two tense episodes, as the surf swirls menacingly, foretelling imminent disaster.R"
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
ACTORS: Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Anders W. Berthelsen
Gate Keepers Vol. 1: Open the Gate! (DVD)
Set in Japan, circa 1969, GATEKEEPERS finds unconventional guerilla tactics being used by an unknown group of soldiers, known only as the Invaders, who are apparently trying to slow Japan`s recovery from WWII. Unfortunately, these guerillas seem to be impervious to traditional means of fighting, panicking many army and government officials. However, soon a new type of hero is discovered among the teenage population of Japan who call themselves the Gate Keepers. Endowed with the ability to open gates to other dimensions, these teenage heroes are Japan`s only hope for defeating the guerilla menace.NR"
