The Road Home (DVD)
A man returns to the village where he was raised to help his mother arrange his father`s funeral in this romantic drama about the courtship of his parents and the value of tradition and devotion. Upon his return to the village of Sanheutun, Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei) finds his aging mother seized with grief over the death of her husband. She insists that her son help her arrange a traditional funeral for his father in which the villagers carry his casket by foot many miles from the hospital back to the village. In an attempt to assess the importance of his mother`s wishes, Luo contemplates his parents`s marriage. The grainy black and white footage of Luo`s China bursts into vibrant color as the story of the courtship of Luo`s parents unfolds in a flashback. Zhao Di, (Zhang Ziyi), the most beautiful girl in the village, falls in love at first sight with Changyu (Zheng Hao), a primary-schoolteacher. As their feelings for each other deepen so does the symbolism of the only road that leads from the village to the city.G"
Director: Zhang Yimou
ACTORS: Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei, Zheng Hao, Zhao Yuelin
The Long Kiss Goodnight (DVD)
Stricken with amnesia eight years earlier, a small-town schoolteacher and mother hires a private eye to help her uncover her past. When it`s discovered she`s a former CIA operative--and that her accident was actually an assassination attempt--she and the detective are thrown into an automatic weapons-fueled, life-and-death struggle with the bad guys.R"
Director: Renny Harlin
ACTORS: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, Brian Cox
Behind Enemy Lines (DVD) Includes Spanish Dubbed Version On a reconnaissance flight over eastern Europe, disillusioned naval pilot Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) and his partner, Stackhouse (Gabriel Macht), photograph a scene they were not meant to see. When thei...
On a reconnaissance flight over eastern Europe, disillusioned naval pilot Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) and his partner, Stackhouse (Gabriel Macht), photograph a scene they were not meant to see. When their plane is shot down and Stackhouse is quickly captured and executed, Burnett must struggle to survive in unfamiliar hostile territory with a cold-blooded assassin and hundreds of enemy troops on his heels. Meanwhile, on an American battleship in the Adriatic Sea, Burnett`s commanding officer, Admiral Reigart (Gene Hackman), attempts to negotiate his soldier`s return amidst tense political and military maneuvers. Soon Burnett discovers exactly why he`s being hunted, making his situation--and Reigert`s actions--even more perilous.
Benefiting from Wilson`s straightforward performance and Hackman`s typically engaging presence, BEHIND ENEMY LINES proves itself with a solid story (loosely based on real-life events) and excellent action sequences. Shot in a cold, icy light, John Moore`s film features a nail-biting aerial chase, a tense race across a grenade-filled wasteland, and a stunningly explosive final battle. Wilson, typically cast in quirky comedic roles, is an unlikely action hero who turns out to be the movie`s secret weapon. By avoiding excessive macho posturing, BEHIND ENEMY LINES is smarter, more exciting, and better looking than most Hollywood military thrillers.
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Director: John Moore
ACTORS: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield, Joaquim de Almeida
Because of You (DVD)
A twenty-one year old Japanese woman named Kyoko (Takaoka) goes to New York to visit a Cuban-American ex-soldier named Jose (Osorio) who once taught her how to Salsa dance. Upon her arrival, she finds the old man lonely and dying from AIDS. To repay him for the lessons, Kyoko offers to drive Jose to Florida to see his family one last time. A moving drama from the director of TOKYO DECADENCE, Ryu Murakami.R"
Director: Ryu Murakami
ACTORS: Saki Takaoka, Carlos Osorio
Princess and the Barrio Boy (DVD)
The fetching Marisol Nichols stars in this touching romantic drama as Sirena, the privileged daughter of a wealthy L.A. contractor, which Sirena somewhat resents. A devoted swimmer, Sirena meets an attractive young man, Sol, at swimming practice one day who comes from East L.A., a much less prosperous part of the city. As Sirena and Sol`s relationship gradually deepens, she begins to learn the importance of what she had taken for granted.NR"
Director: Tony Plana
ACTORS: Marisol Nichols, Edward James Olmos, Maria Conchita Alonso, Pauly Shore
