Snapshots (DVD)
An ex-hippie, Larry (Burt Reynolds) has become a craggy middle-aged bookstore owner. Running his little store in Amsterdam, he keeps to himself other than the occasional tossing out of a one-liner. His truly romantic nature is revived, though, when Aisha (Carmen Chaplin) enters his store one day. Bringing back to his days of greater vitality, Larry is ecstatic to attend a party thrown by Aisha`s mother. At the party, a romance blooms ushering Aisha into womanhood and bringing Larry back to his younger self. This romantic drama also features Julie Christie and is directed by Rudolf Van Den Berg (THE JOHNSONS).PG-13"
Director: Rudolf Van Den Berg
ACTORS: Burt Reynolds, Carmen Chaplin, Julie Christie
Gaudi Afternoon (DVD)
Barcelona has not turned out to be the romantic dreamland that Cassandra Reilly (Judy Davis) thought it would be. Nearly broke from her fledgling career as a translator, she is prepared to return to her American homeland when the beautiful and mysterious Frankie Stevens (Marcia Gay Harden) offers her an abnormally large sum of money. The cash will come to the disgruntled translator if she can help find Frankie`s missing husband. What Cassandra does find is herself, caught up in a kidnapping case full of double crosses and lesbian femmes fatales. Susan Seidelman (SUBURBIA) directed this artfully designed mystery.NR"
Director: Susan Seidelman
Powder (DVD)
An abused albino boy is cursed as different when he is integrated with teens his own age at school. His classmates, teachers, and others around him are both inspired and terrified by the strange-looking boy who apparently possesses certain inexplicable powers.PG-13"
Director: Victor Salva
ACTORS: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, Missy Crider
Billy Bathgate (DVD)
E.L. Doctorow`s acclaimed novel forms the basis of BILLY BATHGATE, which stars Loren Dean as the title character. In the New York of 1935, the naive Bronx-born teenager wangles his way into the gang of his hero, crime boss Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman), as a gofer. Although the boy doesn`t know it, Schultz is approaching the end of his storied career and the Feds are closing in, hoping to put him behind bars for income-tax evasion. The youth quickly learns about the endless violence, treachery, and double-crossing that characterize mob life, such as Schultz`s cold-blooded execution of his former enforcer, Bo Weinberg (Bruce Willis). After Billy tips Dutch off about some traitorous activity in his organization, he moves up a couple of rungs and is soon entrusted with guarding the gangster`s girlfriend, Drew Preston (Nicole Kidman). This proves to be something of a problem, since the beauty has a mind of her own and doesn`t take anything from anybody, including Dutch. Worse still, Billy finds himself falling in love with her. Dean`s pivotal performance strikes just the right balance between street-smart toughness and wide-eyed wonder, and the protean Hoffman adds his explosive portrait of the ruthless, beleaguered Schultz to his long list of unforgettable roles. Steven Hill also shines as Schultz`s kindly, razor-sharp business adviser. The film features handsome, period-specific sets by Patrizia von Brandenstein and characteristically brilliant photography by legendary cinematographer Nestor Almendros (DAYS OF HEAVEN), in his last film.R"
Director: Robert Benton
ACTORS: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis, Danny Zorn, Loren Dean
Rage and Honor (DVD)
Witnessing a drug deal involving local gang members and cops, an Australian police officer feels he can no longer be just an observer. He joins forces with a local teacher who just happens to be a karate expert and together they try to take back the streets.R"
Director: Terence H. Winkless
