Shaft (DVD) Sensormatic Samuel L. Jackson stars as detective John Shaft, a new-generation black private dick who`s a sex machine with all the chicks in this stylish, action-packed update of the classic blaxploitation trilogy (SHAFT, SHAFT`S BIG ...
Samuel L. Jackson stars as detective John Shaft, a new-generation black private dick who`s a sex machine with all the chicks in this stylish, action-packed update of the classic blaxploitation trilogy (SHAFT, SHAFT`S BIG SCORE!, and SHAFT IN AFRICA) from the early 1970s. Shaft`s nemesis this time around is Walter Wade Jr. (Christian Bale), a cocky, blue-blooded white kid who commits a violent hate crime but still manages to skirt the system. When Wade forms an unholy alliance with powerful Dominican drug lord Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright) along with two dirty cops from Shaft`s own precinct, Shaft turns in his badge to dispense justice on his own terms. Luckily for him, the original Shaft (Richard Roundtree, who is this Shaft`s uncle) is around to help out, along with Vanessa Williams as a trustworthy cop, Toni Colette as an eyewitness to Wade`s crime, and rapper Busta Rhymes as Shaft`s man-on-the-street Rasaan. Director John Singleton (BOYZ N THE HOOD, HIGHER LEARNING) appears in a brief cameo, as does original SHAFT director Gordon Parks; the only creator missing is Ernest Tidyman, who wrote the novel that started it all. And SHAFT fans, take comfort--Isaac Hayes`s remake of his classic theme is as funky as ever.
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Director: John Singleton
ACTORS: Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Busta Rhymes
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (DVD)
Socrates Fortlow tries to avoid trouble, but trouble comes looking for him. Running a killer out of town, falling in love with his best friend`s wife, trying to save the life of a murder witness. When it comes to trouble, people look for the man who is still standing. From the best-selling author Walter Mosley.R"
Director: Michael Apted
ACTORS: Laurence Fishburne
13 Days (DVD)
A series of beautiful but devastating atomic explosions provides a vision of gorgeous, appalling destruction that hangs ominously over the political drama of THIRTEEN DAYS. It`s October 16, 1962 and, it is not just another day at the office for Kenneth O`Donnell (Kevin Costner), the Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood). O`Donnell soon discovers the President has just been handed a series of photographs taken from a U-2 spy plane over Cuba. They show deployed Soviet missile launchers capable of firing medium-range ballistic missiles that could hit all major US cities--except Seattle--within minutes.
THIRTEEN DAYS is a vivid dramatization of what happened in the Kennedy White House during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Seen through the eyes of O`Donnell, it is a close-up view of President Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (Steven Culp), as they try to negotiate through a crisis which has many of their closest advisors ready to wage what all feared might have been the ultimate war. The script, by David Self, is based on interviews, CIA documents, and White House tapes. Director Roger Donaldson captures the extraordinary tension in the White House as he brings to life every heart-stopping moment.PG-13"
Director: Roger Donaldson
ACTORS: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp
Ever After/Never Been Kissed (DVD) 2-Pack, Side-by-Side EVER AFTER and NEVER BEEN KISSED are two charming flicks starring one of Hollywood`s most charming stars, Drew Barrymore. See individual titles for synopses.
EVER AFTER and NEVER BEEN KISSED are two charming flicks starring one of Hollywood`s most charming stars, Drew Barrymore. See individual titles for synopses.
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Director: Andy Tennant|Raja Gosnell
ACTORS: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, David Arquette
I Love My Day School (VHS)
A video designed to encourage youngsters to enjoy going to school by following a group of children going through their usual classroom routine while singing along to fun-filled tunes by Mary Lafleur. For toddlers up to age 7.NR"
