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Phenomenon/ Mr. Destiny (DVD) Double Feature Pack PHENOMENON - A simple, small-town garage mechanic suddenly develops extraordinary intelligence--including telekinetic powers and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge--which affects his life in unexpected ways. The g...
PHENOMENON - A simple, small-town garage mechanic suddenly develops extraordinary intelligence--including telekinetic powers and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge--which affects his life in unexpected ways. The government wants to investigate him, scientists want to study him, and the townspeople become afraid of him, to the point of ostracism. With the love and support of a young single mother, he is finally able to accept his lot in life.
MR. DESTINY - A loser falls into a huge mansion, a beautiful wife, and great wealth after discovering a rich man`s filofax, but when it becomes too much for him to handle, he finds getting back his previous life won`t be easy.
PG-13"
Director: Jon Turteltaub|James Orr
ACTORS: John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, James Belushi, Michael Caine
8 Mile (DVD) Widescreen; Uncensored Bonus Materials Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urb...
Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn`t managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson`s stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it`s about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.
R"
Director: Curtis Hanson
ACTORS: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Eugene Byrd
Frankie and Hazel (DVD)
Frankie (Mischa Barton) and Hazel (Ingrid Uribe) are best friends in the small town of Percaucus, New Jersey. Frankie--called by some Francesca--is being raised by her grandmother, Phoebe (Joan Plowright); Frankie`s parents were killed in a car accident when she was just a baby. Frankie`s mother had been a famous ballerina, and Phoebe wants Francesca to follow in that path. But while Francesca does want to continue her ballet studies, Frankie has also joined the Percaucus Pups Little League team, without her grandmother`s knowledge. Meanwhile, Hazel has decided to clean up the town, running for mayor against the hapless incumbent who has been in office for 22 years.
FRANKIE AND HAZEL, directed by actress Jobeth Williams (TEACHERS, THE BIG CHILL), is a charming look at the struggles and desires of two girls on the brink of adulthood, trying to find their place in the world. This Showtime original is filled with famous classical music pieces and plenty of baseball, although there are a number of liberties taken with the games as filmed. But the true stars of the movie are the relationships between Frankie and Hazel and Francesca and Phoebe, which poignantly bring to life many of the problems that face teenagers every day.NR"
Director: JoBeth Williams
ACTORS: Joan Plowright, Mischa Barton, Ingrid Uribe, Addison Ridge, Neil Denis
That Darn Cat (DVD)
Twenty-two years after the original, Christina Ricci takes Hayley Mills` role as the smalltown teenager whose assertive tomcat D.C. unravels a kidnapping plot like a ball of yarn, much to the chagrin of the bungling kidnappers. Based on the novel Undercover Cat by The Gordons. After starring in the 1965 version, Dean Jones is still in great form in this somewhat more sinister update.PG"
Director: Bob Spiers
ACTORS: Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Dean Jones, Dyan Cannon, Peter Boyle
Bachelor, The - The Best of the Bachelor (DVD) 30 Additional Minutes Amidst a craze of reality television, particularly programming relating to mating, this mini-series appeared on American television. THE BACHELOR is an attractive, wealthy available heterosexual, a perfect catch f...
Amidst a craze of reality television, particularly programming relating to mating, this mini-series appeared on American television. THE BACHELOR is an attractive, wealthy available heterosexual, a perfect catch for any woman looking to find a life partner. So, many women are given the chance in an elimination competition, the winner of which gets hitched to the eligible single male of the title. This controversial program caused quite a stir during its television run in 2002.
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