Shakti (DVD)
The long-lasting chains of cultural and family violence are explored in this powerful tale of Indian culture and emigration to America. Nandini is an Indian woman living in Los Angeles who returns to India to help her husband with a family problem and finds herself widowed and fleeing for her life with her son when she gets involved in a long-standing feud.NR"
Director: Krishna Wamsi
ACTORS: Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (DVD)
After having conquered cable television as the world`s most hyperactive, animated animal wrangler, Steve Irwin--aka THE CROCODILE HUNTER--takes his hilarious schtick to the big screen. With the help of wife Terri and dog Sue, Irwin embarks on another series of dangerous missions--rescuing snakes, spiders, and baby kangaroos from their current locations and transferring them to safer spots in the Australian Outback. Since this is a feature film, director John Stainton and screenwriter Holly Goldberg Sloan concoct a fictional story to give Irwin`s adventure an added kick in the tail. Their concept, a sufficiently outlandish one concerning a shotgun-wielding cattle rancher (Magda Szubanski), CIA operatives, and a missing U.S. government satellite, does the trick quite nicely. The point of this picture, and in fact, the point of anything Steve Irwin-related, is Steve Irwin himself. And with COLLISION COURSE, Irwin proves that his cartoon-like presence is a supremely engaging one, no matter the venue. But Irwin is neither a sensationalist or an exhibitionist. He`s a lover of animals as well as nature, and it is this childlike fascination with the earth`s deadliest creatures that makes him such a wonder to behold. Crikey!PG"
Director: John Stainton
ACTORS: Terry Irwin, Magda Szubanski, David Wenham
Pokemon Vol. 44: The Johto Journeys - Fire Power (DVD)
On this leg of the JOHTO JOURNEYS, Ash and friends face off against Team Rocket once again, only this time they find themselves going up against a rather dastardly invention: an Arbo-Tank piloted by a rogue Togepi. Meanwhile, Misty begins baby sitting for a whiny baby Marill whose cry proves also to be a dangerous attack. Finally, Ash and company visit the ancient home of the Charizard, where Ash realizes he might have to part company with his own Charizard.NR"
Bad Movie Police: Case #2 - Chickboxer (DVD)
How low can it go? These partners in crime present the worst in movies ever made. According to Sgt. Elke Mantooth and Lt. Drucilla Dread, CHICK BOXER is considered one of the bottom of the barrel. The BAD MOVIE POLICE put together amusing and entertaining evidence such as making-of featurettes and still gallery to support their claim.Unrated"
The Journey of Natty Gann (DVD)
Set in Chicago during the Great Depression, this inspirational story is about a young girl`s search for her father after he is forced to suddenly travel west to take on a job. Along the way, she is befriended by a young drifter with whom she develops a romantic attachment. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design.G"
Director: Jeremy Paul Kagan
ACTORS: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Barry Miller, Scatman Crothers, Verna Bloom
