Jacked (DVD)
Three childhood friends rob a drug dealer, only to find that the money strains their friendship and the furious dealer is seeking revenge.NR"
ACTORS: Marcella Lowry, Michael Lamb
Hoffman (DVD)
Peter Sellers stars in this quirky drama as Benjamin Hoffman, a nebbish office worker who has been in love with his company`s secretary, Janet Smith, for years. When Hoffman happens onto some unsavory information about her fiance, he hatches a disturbing blackmail scheme. Presenting Janet with the information, Hoffman tells her that in return for spending a week with him, he will destroy the information. She agrees and proceeds to spend the week with the quietly psychotic Hoffman, who behaves like a perfect gentleman, never betraying his obsessive love. Disturbing and oddly moving, HOFFMAN is a powerful love story that features an unforgettable dramatic performance by Mr. Sellers.NR"
Director: Alvin Rakoff
ACTORS: Peter Sellers, Sinead Cusack
About a Boy (DVD) Widescreen ABOUT A BOY, directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, stars Hugh Grant as Will Freeman, a proudly self-absorbed 38-year-old Londoner. Living lavishly off the royalties from a hit Christmas song penned by his father, Will excels at ...
ABOUT A BOY, directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, stars Hugh Grant as Will Freeman, a proudly self-absorbed 38-year-old Londoner. Living lavishly off the royalties from a hit Christmas song penned by his father, Will excels at nothing except doing nothing, which, in his case, includes shopping for CDs and having his hair professionally disheveled. When Will makes a guilt-free exit from a brief fling with a single mom, he decides to crash a meeting of S.P.A.T. (Single Parents, Alone Together) in pursuit of more single mothers. This scheme leads to meeting Suzie (Victoria Smurfit) and Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the socially awkward 12-year-old son of her flaky best friend, Fiona (Toni Collette). A series of odd situations leads to Will and Marcus becoming unlikely friends, and gradually both of their lives start to change for the better. However, when Will falls for the lovely Rachel (Rachel Weisz) and attempts to pass Marcus off as his son, things go awry. In order to win the heart of Rachel and make amends with Marcus, Will must finally grow up--and completely embarrass himself in front of hundreds of people.
Reveling in its characters` quirks and flaws, ABOUT A BOY is a smart, funny, and fast-paced comedy, meticulously crafted by the Weitz brothers. Grant, in possibly the best performance of his career, wisely covers his patented charm with a shallow facade, and Hoult avoids being too cute or precocious; instead, the two actors develop believable characters that grudgingly warm up to each other. Collette is suitably bizarre as a depressed hippie mother, and Weisz provides excellent support in her relatively small role. However, it`s clear from the title that this film is about the boys. And that includes Badly Drawn Boy (aka Damon Gough) who contributes an outstanding soundtrack that recalls Simon and Garfunkel`s work on THE GRADUATE. Given Nick Hornby`s excellent source material, ABOUT A BOY could have easily been an enjoyable movie, but in the hands of its ta
PG-13"
Director: Chris Weitz|Paul Weitz
ACTORS: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Victoria Smurfit
The Trial of Billy Jack (DVD)
Third in the BILLY JACK saga, this one has the half Indian philosophizing crusader going on trial.PG"
Director: Tom Laughlin
ACTORS: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Victor Izay, William Wellman
The Doors (DVD) Special Edition Covers the period from 1965-1971; Produced and released in 1991.
Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone`s electrifying profile of the Doors, which takes the group from its inception to its demise with t...
Covers the period from 1965-1971; Produced and released in 1991.
Val Kilmer stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone`s electrifying profile of the Doors, which takes the group from its inception to its demise with the death of the Lizard King in a Paris hotel room in 1971. In the early days of the group`s formation, Morrison is at his most benign; he`s just a guy hanging out at the beach writing poetry. But soon the Doors` fame begins to spread--with Morrison as the focus of attention. Capable of an eerily correct vocal imitation of Morrison, Kilmer makes manifest the talent and charisma, as well as the confusion and despair, of the complex man who was the focal point of the group. As Morrisson`s drug consumption and erratic behavior increase exponentially, the rest of the band--Ray Manzarek (Kyle McLachalan), John Densmore (Kevin Dillon), and Robby Krieger (Frank Whaley)--begins to grow tired of his late arrivals, the increasing number of cancellations, and the drunken recording sessions requiring infinite retakes. But no one can help Morrison as he spirals downward into an inferno of drugs, alcohol, public obscenity, and depression, bringing the music to an untimely close.
Stone`s intimate familiarity with SoCal in the 1960s provides the film with a high degree of surface verisimilitude, though the film is as much a tribute to the enduring power of the Doors` music as it is a cautionary tale about the perils of both celebrity and substance abuse.
R"
Director: Oliver Stone
ACTORS: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen
