The Doe Boy (DVD)
James Duval stars in this coming of age drama as Hunter, a young Native American whose teen angst is compounded by his confusing cultural identity. Though his mother is a full Cherokee, his father Hank is not and, to make matters worse, Hunter has hemophilia, long considered a white man`s disease among Native Americans. Feeling himself to be an outsider even in his Cherokee community and unable to physically connect with others his age because of his hemophilia, Hunter begins to act out, further driving a wedge between himself, his family, and his community. Both a thoughtful coming of age drama and a meaningful look at the often contradictory and confusing notions of cultural identity in modern America, THE DOE BOY is both entertaining and thought provoking.NR"
Director: Randy Redroad
ACTORS: James Duval, Jeri Arredondo, Kevin Anderson, Gordon Tootoosis
Triumph of Love (DVD)
Mira Sorvino plays a cross-dressing princess who falls madly in love with a young, inexperienced scholar in this adaptation of the 18th Century Marivaux play. His rationalist philosopher guardian Hemocrates (Ben Kingsley) has raised handsome Agis (Jay Rodan) to hate women, so the princess disguises herself as a man and crashes their secluded villa. What follows is an all out assault of seduction, as she finds herself wooing both Hemocrates and his spinster sister Leontine (Fiona Shaw) in effort to pursue her true quarry Agis, who is also the true heir to her throne.
Sorvino is wonderful in the lead, changing genders and suitors with the agility of a classic screwball heroine while still conveying sensitivity and warmth. Shaw and Kingsley shine as the stodgy siblings who find their lives upheaved by her fervent wooing. Unusual touches, like fourth wall glimpses of an audience, jump cut editing, and electric guitar (courtesy of Pink Floyds David Gilmour), ensure the material transcends its art house-period piece roots. Director Clare Peploe adapted the script with her husband, Bernardo Bertolucci (LAST TANGO IN PARIS, STEALING BEAUTY), who also produced. It was filmed in Tuscany.NR"
Director: Clare Peploe
ACTORS: Mira Sorvino, Jay Rodan, Ben Kingsley, Fiona Shaw, Rachael Stirling
Dawson`s Creek: Series Finale (DVD)
DAWSON`S CREEK ends its five-year run with this two-part feature-length series finale in which Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Pacey (Joshua Jackson), Joey (Katie Holmes), Jen (Michelle Williams), and Jack (Kerr Smith) are reunited five years later for Dawson`s mother`s wedding. Things take a dramatic turn when some tragic news is revealed. Also, Joey must come to terms with her feelings for Dawson, Pacey, and her current boyfriend.NR"
ACTORS: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Michelle Williams, Kerr Smith
Urban Jungle (VHS/EP)
A deliberate exploitation comedy about a team of good-guy drug runners who play Robin Hood to a yuppy Sheriff of Nottingham out to evict everyone from a Harlem apartment building.NR"
Director: Daniel Matmor
ACTORS: Brian Paul Stuart, Dan Charlton, McKinley Winston
Take It to the Limit (DVD)
A troubled city-kid`s (Fitzpatrick, KIDS) parents try to straighten him out by sending him to live in the wilderness with his Uncle. Upon his arrival, he finds even more trouble when an attractive local girl (Roenfeldt) lures him into joining a team of death-defying rock climbers. An adventure for the entire family.PG-13"
Director: Sam Kieth
ACTORS: Leo Fitzpatrick, John Marlo, Gretel Rosenfeldt, Jason Bortz
