Beautiful Joe (DVD)
Having left the Big Apple after a string of startling personal revelations, Joe (Billy Connolly) washes up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he happens upon a sultry ex-stripper named Hush (Sharon Stone) who is in serious debt to local crime czar George the Geek. Soon enough, Joe`s fallen in love, and he and Hush are on the lam in Vegas, staying just one step ahead of George`s henchmen. But is Hush really to be trusted?R"
ACTORS: Sharon Stone, Billy Connolly, Gil Bellows, Jurnee Smollett, Ian Holm
Bastard Out of Carolina (DVD)
In post-WWII South Carolina, a young woman named Anney gives birth to an illegitimate child, nicknamed Bone. A few years later, Anney marries the seemingly decent Glen, who does not get along with Bone. Annie`s miscarriage of a boy enrages her husband, who, behind his wife`s back, begins to physically abuse Bone on a regular basis. After Anney discovers what her husband has been doing, she leaves Glen. But her need for a man`s love eventually compels her to return to Glen, setting the stage for a heinous incident between Glen and his stepdaughter. As a result, a rift forms between mother and daughter -- that may never be healed. A made-for-cable adaptation of Dorothy Allison`s best-selling novel. Anjelica Huston makes her directorial debut.R"
Director: Anjelica Huston
ACTORS: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett, Christina Ricci
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (DVD)
An all-star cast reenacts the classic fairy tale of SNOW WHITE in this 2000 production, originally filmed for The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. Starring the award-winning actress Miranda Richardson (SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE CRYING GAME) as the evil witch, and Neutrogena spokesmodel Kristin Kreuk (also a star of TV`s SMALLVILLE) as the lovely and kind Snow White, THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL will bring joy to children and parents alike. Warwick Davis of LEPRECHAUN and WILLOW fame also stars.NR"
ACTORS: Miranda Richardson, Tom Irwin, Vera Farmiga, Vincent Schiavelli, Warwick Davis
Immediate Family (DVD)
Michael (James Woods) and Linda (Glenn Close) Spector are a mature, successful couple who have everything it takes to be parents--except a baby. Enter Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Sam (Kevin Dillon), a teenage couple who have a baby on the way, but aren`t ready to be parents. As Michael and Linda await the birth of Lucy`s child so that they can adopt it, they become unexpectedly parental toward Lucy and Michael, making the experience even more enriching--and complicated--than they expected.PG"
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
ACTORS: Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Mimi Kennedy
Walking on Water (DVD)
This Australian feature takes place in the aftermath of the tragic death of a young man named Gavin due to leukemia. His best friend, Charlie, can barely deal with the grief and guilt thrust upon him after watching a doctor administering euthanasia to Gavin, feelings that are complicated by the arrival of Gavin`s mother and the near tyrannical behavior of his business partner, Anna. As Charlie responds by ignoring his boyfriend and losing himself in drugs, it becomes clear that this tight knit group of friends must find each other again if they are to recover.NR"
Director: Tony Ayres
ACTORS: Vince Colosimo, Maria Theodorakis, David Bonney
