Nicholas Nickleby (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Nicholas Nickleby (DVD)
Originally broadcast on the highbrow culture channel Bravo, this version of Charles Dickens` classic novel stars Charles Dance (THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN) and Sophia Myles (MANSFIELD PARK.) One of the most famous rags to riches stories, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY tracks the trials and triumphs of the title character (played by James D`arcy) an impoverished boy who works his way up to success and wealth.NR"
ACTORS: Charles Dance, James D`Arcy, Sophia Myles, Dominic West
Blood Guts Bullets and Octane (DVD)
Two used car dealers are quickly losing their business to debt and their unit-moving competitor, Mr. Woo, when they are offered $250,000 simply to keep a car on their lot. The car, a Pontiac Le Mans, has been traced by the FBI from South America to California and has seen a lot of people die. Incidentally, there is also a bomb in the trunk. Joe Carnahan`s (NARC) 1998 Tarantino-inspired debut was made in three weeks for less than $8,000.R"
Director: Joe Carnahan
ACTORS: Mark Allen, Dan Leis, Ken Rudolph, Joe Carnahan
Captain Corelli`s Mandolin (DVD)
In keeping with Hollywood`s time-honored tradition of turning celebrated novels into cinematic spectacles, director John Madden brings Louis de Berniere`s acclaimed 1994 work, CORELLI`S MANDOLIN, to life. Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia in 1940, the film tells the story of the beautiful Pelagia (Penelope Cruz), who lives with her father, Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and is engaged to local fisherman, Mandras (Christian Bale). When Mandras leaves the island to fight for his country, Pelagia is left behind to worry and wait for a letter, which never arrives. In the meantime, the Italian army occupies Cephalonia, and Pelagia and Dr. Iannis receive a new visitor into their home. Captain Antonio Corelli (Nicolas Cage), a romantic opera lover with a passion for playing the mandolin, annoys Pelagia with his free-spirited personality, but it is this exact charm that eventually wins her heart. Soon, the two are head-over-heels in love. Mandras`s return adds friction to the situation, but when the Germans sweep in and begin to senselessly murder the town`s locals, Captain Corelli and Mandras must place their differences aside in order to preserve the island. Exquisitely photographed by cinematographer John Toll, Madden`s film boasts impassioned performances by Hurt and legendary actress, Irene Papas.R"
Director: John Madden
ACTORS: Nicolas Cage, Penilope Cruz, Christian Bale, John Hurt, David Morrissey
Murder by Numbers (DVD) Widescreen When the dead body of a woman is found in the woods near the river, feisty homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) and her new partner, Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are assigned to the case. That`s the premise for...
When the dead body of a woman is found in the woods near the river, feisty homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) and her new partner, Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are assigned to the case. That`s the premise for MURDER BY NUMBERS, a psychological thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, SINGLE WHITE FEMALE). Determined to solve the crime, Mayweather follows her hunches and microscopic bits of evidence, focusing her investigation on two teens: Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt), a brilliant, misunderstood nerd, and Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling), a smooth talking, spoiled rich kid. From the beginning, the audience knows that this unlikely duo has formed a secret bond that pushes the boundaries of morality and the law in their attempt to commit the perfect murder and experience complete freedom. It`s up to Mayweather, who buries herself in her work in an attempt to forget her own tormented past, and Kennedy, a transfer from Vice who is working his first homicide case, to ignore the stereotypical profiles and see past the obvious in order to solve the crime. Slowly but surely, the truth comes out as Mayweather works on instinct while battling her own demons and being drawn into the boys` game of cat-and-mouse.
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Director: Barbet Schroeder
ACTORS: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin, Agnes Bruckner
Brimstone and Treacle (DVD)
This grand prize winner of the Montreal Film Festival tells the story of a strange young man who befriends a middle-aged couple and their crippled daughter. A taut, well-made thriller.R"
Director: Richard Loncraine
ACTORS: Sting, Joan Plowright, Denholm Elliott, Suzanna Hamilton
