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American Buffalo (DVD) Avant-Garde Cinema A plot to steal a potentially valuable buffalo-head nickel binds together two mistrusting, disaffected schlubs and their young, would-be accomplice. David Mamet adapted the screenplay from his hard-biting 1975 stage ...
A plot to steal a potentially valuable buffalo-head nickel binds together two mistrusting, disaffected schlubs and their young, would-be accomplice. David Mamet adapted the screenplay from his hard-biting 1975 stage play.
R"
Director: Michael Corrente
ACTORS: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson
His and Her Circumstances Vol. 1 (DVD) Box Set (Comes With Empty Collector`s Box for Other Vols.) This series, from Gainax and director Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION), garnered a huge following in its native Japan no doubt due to the series` high quality writing and animation. A...
This series, from Gainax and director Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION), garnered a huge following in its native Japan no doubt due to the series` high quality writing and animation. A high school drama/comedy, HIS AND HER CIRCUMSTANCES is the story of Yukino Miyazawa, the smartest, prettiest, most athletic and popular person at school. However, this golden girl persona masks her private tendencies toward sloth and malice, a side that is provoked when the school gets a new transfer student named Souichiro Arima. Handsome, brilliant, and athletic, Souichiro is everything Yukino tries to be and more. When the school immediately takes to him, Yukino`s jealousy is provoked, and she begins to plot against him.
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Director: Hideaki Anno
The Scarlet Letter (DVD)
Roland Joffi`s adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne`s seminal novel tells the story of an intolerant Puritan community in the early days of American settlement. In the 1660s, Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) makes the voyage to the New World in order to find religious freedom and a new home for her and her husband, Roger (Robert Duvall). However, Hester proves to be too free-spirited and strong-willed for most of the conservative Massachusetts Bay colony members. She abandons the laws of the colony and sets up a home far from the town square, living by her own rules and setting the townspeople`s morals on end. While waiting for her husband`s arrival from England, she befriends the town pastor, Arthur Dimmesdale (Gary Oldman), a liberal-minded and passionate man who instantly strikes Hester`s fancy. Although the married woman and pious pastor are strongly attracted to one another, the two refuse to give in to temptation--until Roger is reported dead in a violent Indian massacre. When the townfolk hear about the ensuing scandal, they force Hester to wear a shameful scarlet A (for adultery) on her clothing at all times--while living as a moral and social outcast.R"
Director: Roland Joffi
ACTORS: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Lisa Jolliff-Andoh, Edward Hardwicke
Matchstick Men (VHS) Spanish Subtitled Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage) is a con man and trickster who has had to overcome enormous problems with obsessive-compulsive disorder in order to stay on top of his game. His partner in crime, Frank Mercer (Sam Rockwell),...
Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage) is a con man and trickster who has had to overcome enormous problems with obsessive-compulsive disorder in order to stay on top of his game. His partner in crime, Frank Mercer (Sam Rockwell), helps him run a daily business conning housewives out of their money with telephone scams. Frank is frustrated with their small-fry clientele however, and urges Roy to look for bigger business ventures. Roy resists Frank`s urges, and instead leads a bizarre existence in which he is completely dominated by his compulsions to clean, eat canned tuna every night, and open his front door three times before he can walk through it. His world is turned upside down, however, when he starts seeing a shrink who helps Roy to get in touch with his missing 14-year-old daughter, Angela (Alison Lohman). Angela soon becomes embroiled in Roy and Frank`s scams, pushing Roy to take on a grandiose scheme that could give them financial security for the rest of their lives. Directed by Ridley Scott, this fast-paced crime drama takes several twists and turns as it works its way towards a surprising conclusion. Cage is perfectly cast as the con artist beset by neuroses and family problems, and has an excellent foil in the younger, more abrasive Rockwell. Weaving a tale of trust, family, friendship and deceit, director Scott utilizes the talents of his actors to delve into complex themes, resulting in a breathtaking film in which nothing can be taken for granted.
PG-13"
Director: Ridley Scott
ACTORS: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce McGill, Bruce Altman
The Rainmaker (DVD) Widescreen John Grishams novel comes to life in Francis Ford Coppolas courtroom drama pitting the little guy against a large corporation. Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), an inexperienced Memphis lawyer, and his legal sidekick, Deck Schiffl...
John Grishams novel comes to life in Francis Ford Coppolas courtroom drama pitting the little guy against a large corporation. Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), an inexperienced Memphis lawyer, and his legal sidekick, Deck Schifflet (Danny DeVito), defend a leukemia victim against an insurance company and its hotshot lawyer Leo Drummond (Jon Voight). Along the way Rudy befriends an abused woman (Claire Danes), helping her escape her husband (Andrew Shue). The courtroom scenes between Damon and Voight are the highlight of this legal yarn as Rudy learns the tough price of being a good lawyer.
PG-13"
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
ACTORS: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place
