Penny Serenade (DVD)
In one of his rare departures from the realm of comedy, Cary Grant stars along with Irene Dunne in this sentimental tale about the marriage of Roger and Julie Adams.Told in flashbacks by Julie as she considers divorce, the film limns the couple`s earlier years, when her reluctant journalist boyfriend finally proposes after being posted in Japan by the newspaper where he works. When Julie joins him after a three-month delay, she announces that she`s pregnant, and is greatly concerned by Roger`s rash spending habits. Shortly thereafter, their house is destroyed by an earthquake, which also ends Julie`s pregancy. The couple returns to San Francisco only to find that Julie will no longer be able to bear children. Hoping to cheer his wife, Roger floats the idea of buying a small-town newspaper, but she remains inconsolable. He goes ahead with his plan to buy the paper, and the twosome rent an apartment above its offices. Meanwhile, their friend Applejack (Edgar Buchanan) begins gently coaxing the couple to adopt a child. Although the film is awash in sentimentality, it remains curiously compelling, which can be attributed to Stevens restrained direction, the skillful interweaving of comic material, and excellent work by the two leads.NR"
Director: George Stevens
ACTORS: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Edgar Buchanan, Beulah Bondi, Ann Doran
Happy Birthday (DVD)
Texas filmmaker Yen Tan`s drama focuses on two days in the lives of five very different gay people (2 women and 3 men) who all share the same birthday. From self-esteem issues, to dealing with obsessions, to matters of openness, to affairs of the heart, HAPPY BIRTHDAY is an honest and frank look at the gay community and universal issues of love and acceptance.NR"
Director: Yen Tan
Ultimate Muscle - A Legend Reborn (DVD) Edited Based on a long-running Japanese manga, the anime television series Ultimate Muscle centers around a reluctant hero named Kid Muscle, who must overcome his extreme cowardice to become a intergalactic wrestler and save the world ...
Based on a long-running Japanese manga, the anime television series Ultimate Muscle centers around a reluctant hero named Kid Muscle, who must overcome his extreme cowardice to become a intergalactic wrestler and save the world from evil. The series features plenty of action as Kid competes against the universe`s most powerful superwrestlers--with a healthy dose of goofy gags and flatulence jokes along the way.
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Latham Entertainment Presents (DVD)
Entertainment mogul Walter Latham rose from obscurity and hardship to become one of the most successful comedy promoters in the country. His roster of talent is a virtual who`s who of modern urban comedy--Chris Tucker, Bill Bellamy, Steve Harvey, Martin Lawrence, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac--and his comedy specials THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY and its follow-up THE QUEENS OF COMEDY were both huge hits that launched the careers of then-unknown comedians such as Cedric the Entertainer and Mo`Nique. Latham builds upon that success and introduces a batch of fresh talent with his new comedy special LATHAM ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS. Featuring familiar faces like Hughley and Sommore, as well as newcomers Bruce Bruce, J. Anthony Brown, Earthquake, and Rickey Smiley, this collection of outrageous standup comedy filmed live in Chicago is a welcome addition to the comic hilarity that is the Latham legacy.R"
Director: Chuck Vinson
ACTORS: D.L. Hughley, Sommore, Bruce Bruce, J. Anthony Brown, Earthquake
Deadly Weapon (DVD)
When a weapons designer invents a revolutionary new gun for the U.S. government, he suddenly finds himself at the center of an international network of criminals who want to get their hands on it.R"
Director: James Lloyd
