High Crimes (DVD)
Based on the novel by Joseph Finder, HIGH CRIMES is an engaging courtroom thriller that features standout lead performances by Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. Judd is Claire Kubik, or is she? A successful defense attorney with a seemingly perfect life, Claire is shocked to discover that her husband, Tom (Jim Caviezal), has been arrested by the United States Marine Corp. for slaughtering innocent civilians in El Salvador many years before. Not knowing who to believe, Claire eventually accepts her husband`s pleas of innocence and sets out to defend him. With the help of wild-card ex-Marine lawyer Charlie Grimes (Freeman) and wet-behind-the-ears Lt. Terrence Embry (Adam Scott), Claire attempts to set the record straight once and for all. But as she uncovers new information that reveals a cover up even she could never have imagined, the stakes are raised, threatening her own life in the process. Acclaimed director Carl Franklin (ONE FALSE MOVE, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS) embraces his material like a true professional, employing tension-mounting camera movements and clever flashback sequences to turn a potentially standard, by-the-books courtroom drama into an entertaining thriller. Playing another self-reliant, tough character, Judd proves she is one of Hollywoods most dependable stars.PG-13"
Director: Carl Franklin
ACTORS: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet
Destrampados En Los Angeles (DVD)
A sexy Mexican comedy where anything can happen, and it most likely will. An excellent ensemble cast of comedians rounds out this laugh fest and, in this case, the laughs are found at the wake of a Greek magnate.NR"
Director: Victor Manuel Castro
ACTORS: Alberto Rojas, Lucila Mariscal, Manuel Ibanez, Angelica Chain
Oswald - On-the-Go Oswald (VHS)
Nickelodeon`s popular animated children`s series chronicles the adventures of a gentle blue octopus named Oswald as he navigates the world around him with the help of his pet dog Weenie and his friends Henry the penguin and Daisy the flower. The VHS contains 4 fun-filled episodes: Daisy and the Duckling, The Double Date, Chasing the Ice Cream Truck, and The Camping Trip. The DVD features 4 additional episodes: Henry Needs a Haircut, Flippy the Fish, A Sticky Situation, and Tutti-Frutti Pie. NR"
No Good Deed (DVD)
While pursuing a runaway teenager, Jack (Samuel L. Jackson), a cop, stumbles across a gang of crooks trying to pull off a heist. When they are alerted to his presence, Jack is taken hostage, and left in the custody of Erin (Milla Jovovich), the gang leader`s girlfriend. While they are left alone, Jack and Erin form a bond, which creates complications for the rest of her crew. Based on a story by Dashiell Hammett.R"
Director: Bob Rafelson
ACTORS: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgaard, Doug Hutchison, Grace Zabriskie
Little Women (DVD)
The first motion picture based on Louisa May Alcott`s gently humorous 1869 classic of four sisters who learn moral lessons and grow from children to adults in Civil War-era Massachusetts, this film chronicles the lives of the teenage March sisters Jo (Katharine Hepburn), Meg (Frances Dee), Amy (Joan Bennett), and Beth (Jean Parker), who, in the company of their mother, try to maintain positive attitudes in the face of hardship. Hepburn infuses her role with a raw, awkward energy, revealing a vividness and buoyancy beneath her Victorian reserve. The movie, like the novel, is unapologetically sentimental, playing skillfully at the heart strings; based on an Oscar-winning adaptation by Victor Heerman and Sarah Mason and able direction by George Cukor, it is careful to avoid clichis, developing into an authentically moving story.NR"
Director: George Cukor
ACTORS: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, Jean Parker, Edna May Oliver
