Diamonds (DVD)
Although often touted as a sequel to SHAFT, DIAMONDS actually has nothing to do with John Shaft, it only shares that film`s star, Richard Roundtree. Here, Mr. Roundtree plays Archie, a thief recruited by Charles Hodgson (Robert Shaw) to help him $100 million worth of cut diamonds from an Israeli skyscraper. The catch is that the building`s state of the art security system was designed by Mr. Hodgson`s twin brother, allowing him knowledge of the system that no one else in the world has. However, even if they do manage to get past the security system, Archie and Charles still must escape with the diamonds. This stylish 1970s crime drama features two excellent performances from Robert Shaw (JAWS), who plays a set of twins, as well as a stellar supporting turn from Mr. Roundtree.R"
Director: Menahem Golan
ACTORS: Richard Roundtree, Robert Shaw, Shelley Winters, Barbara Hershey
The Confession (DVD)
Baldwin plays a powerful New York litigator who is hired to defend a murderer who avenged his young son`s death. The ensuing moral battle - whether or not he should win the case and achieve success, or listen to his client and strive to tell the truth - threatens to break him. Which will he decide?R"
Director: David Jones
ACTORS: Alec Baldwin, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Conway
American Pie 2 & Beneath the Crust Vol. 2 (DVD) Rated Version; Full Frame This double feature contains two helpings of AMERICAN PIE: the 2001 sequel, AMERICAN PIE 2 and BENEATH THE CRUST VOL. 2, a new documentary that looks back at the first two movies with the cast of AMERICAN WEDD...
This double feature contains two helpings of AMERICAN PIE: the 2001 sequel, AMERICAN PIE 2 and BENEATH THE CRUST VOL. 2, a new documentary that looks back at the first two movies with the cast of AMERICAN WEDDING, the third film in the series. Featuring scenes from AMERICAN WEDDING as well as interviews with the film`s stars, this collection is a hilarious addition to the AMERICAN PIE library.
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Director: J.B. Rogers
Witness Protection (DVD)
From director Richard Pearce (A FAMILY THING, LEAP OF FAITH) comes a suspenseful, thrilling drama featuring Sizemore`s (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, WITNESS TO THE MOB) Golden Glob nominated performance as a mobster who must take his family into the Witness Protection Program after putting their life in jeopardy and testifying against his own mob boss. Whitaker (GHOST DOG: The Way of the Samurai) is an agent who helps the family cope with the psychological stress that comes with a life in hiding and the acquisition of a new identity. An HBO original presentation.R"
Director: Richard Pearce
ACTORS: Tom Sizemore, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Forest Whitaker, Shawn Hatosy, William Sadler
Just a Dream (DVD)
Danny Glover directs this Showtime original movie about a young boy`s coming of age during one memorable summer in the 1960s when a film crew visits his sleepy Nevada town. Twelve-year-old Henry Sturbuck (Jeremy Sumpter) is a shy and sheltered boy due to a strict upbringing at the hands of his doctor father (Robby Benson) and housewife mother (Ally Sheedy). But all that changes when Henry lands his first summer job at the local saloon, meeting and befriending people from all walks of life--most particularly, J.M. Hoagland (Carl Lumbly), an African American mechanic obsessed with movies and Marilyn Monroe. When Henry learns that Marilyn will be in town shooting a film called THE MISFITS, he attempts to arrange J.M.`s meeting with the starlet but instead triggers a series of events that result in tragedy and a loss of his childhood innocence.NR"
Director: Danny Glover
ACTORS: Carl Lumbly, Jeremy Sumpter, Robby Benson, Ally Sheedy, Rodney A. Grant
