Captives (DVD)
Recovering from a broken marriage, a beautiful prison dentist succumbs to the advances of a charming patient, launching an ill-advised love affair. Able to see each other once a week while he`s on a day pass, the relationship ultimately turns dangerous when fellow prisoners coerce them into aiding their drug-dealing. Inspired by a true story.R"
Director: Angela Pope
ACTORS: Tim Roth, Julia Ormond, Keith Allen, Siobhan Redmond, Peter Capaldi
A Star Is Born (DVD)
The beautifully shot A STAR IS BORN recounts a tragic Hollywood tale of fame and misfortune. As young Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) rises to stardom, her husband, former leading man Norman Maine (Fredric March), is in the midst of a heartbreakingly rapid decline. Gaynor is both genuine and funny as the small-town girl who loses her one great love while she pursues another, and March is perfect as the passi alcoholic has-been. The film received six Academy Award nominations and won a special award for its color cinematography.NR"
Director: William Wellman
ACTORS: Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine
Proof Positive (DVD)
An urban romantic comedy with a twist, PROOF POSITIVE tells the story of an unlikely love triangle. Zoe and Lara are a happy, stable lesbian couple who yearn for a child. To become pregnant, they hatch a scheme that involves tricking a handsome young man, Lameck, into Zoe`s bedroom by convincing him that she is straight. Once the act takes place, love blossoms where it`s not supposed to and a complicated web of heartbreak and dishonesty is woven.R"
Broadway Theatre Archive - Enemies (DVD)
The Broadway Theatre Archive presents another program in its series of televised plays from the 60s to the 80s. Arkady Leokum`s play is a short comedic piece that takes place at a Catskills resort where a long-suffering waiter attempts to deal with an impossible customer.NR"
ACTORS: Sam Jaffe, Ned Glass
Double Feature - My Man Godfrey/ His Girl Friday (DVD)
Two of the most adored and acclaimed Hollywood romantic comedies of all time make up this excellent double feature. Both are wacky, chaotic yet sophisticated forays into the screwball comedy genre. The male-female teams of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in HIS GIRL FRIDAY and William Powell and Carole Lombard in MY MAN GODFREY served as the blueprint for predecessors like Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.NR"
ACTORS: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, William Powell, Carole Lombard
