Gorgeous (DVD) Closed Captioned International superstar Chan (RUMBLE IN THE BRONX) strikes again with an effervescent, screwball comedy that combines a sweet romantic plot with his trademark action sequences and wit. When hopeless romantic Ah Bu (ube...
International superstar Chan (RUMBLE IN THE BRONX) strikes again with an effervescent, screwball comedy that combines a sweet romantic plot with his trademark action sequences and wit. When hopeless romantic Ah Bu (uber-pixie Shu - SEX AND ZEN II) finds a glass bottle with a love letter stuffed inside it, she decides to leave her provincial fishing village in Taiwan for Hong Kong in search of its author. However, when she catches up with her would-be Prince Charming (Leung - HAPPY TOGETHER), he admits that he`s not exactly searching for a princess. Dismayed, Ah feels she`ll never find love, but quickly changes her mind when she meets the millionaire playboy C.N. Chan (Chan). With her faith in romance restored, Ah unfurls an outrageous plan to win his undivided affection.
PG-13"
Director: Vincent Kok
ACTORS: Jackie Chan, Qi Shu, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Hsien-Chi Jen, Elaine Jin
Dangerous Liaisons (VHS) English Language Edition Based on the infamous novel LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Choderlos de Laclos, a cunning Marquise (Catherine Deneuve) and a seductive Vicomte (Rupert Everett) mastermind a cruel and complicated game of romantic m...
Based on the infamous novel LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Choderlos de Laclos, a cunning Marquise (Catherine Deneuve) and a seductive Vicomte (Rupert Everett) mastermind a cruel and complicated game of romantic manipulation. Set against the backdrop of high--society baroque boudoirs, filled with deceitful lovers and cunning sexual gamesmanship the Marquise and the Vicomte agree to a competition involving a virginal young bride (LeeLee Sobieski) and a faithful wife (Nastassja Kinski). When the Vicomte successfully seduces the virtuous and faithful wife they unexpectantly fall in love, breaking the rules of the inhuman Marquise`s clever parlor game with vengeful results.
NR"
Director: Josie Dayan
The Horse Whisperer (DVD) Widescreen Robert Redford directs this compelling story of 14-year-old Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson), who is emotionally and physically scarred after suffering a terrible accident while riding her prized horse, Pilgrim. Desperate ...
Robert Redford directs this compelling story of 14-year-old Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson), who is emotionally and physically scarred after suffering a terrible accident while riding her prized horse, Pilgrim. Desperate to help her daughter, Grace`s mother, Annie (Kristin Scott Thomas), a high-powered magazine editor, launches an all-out campaign to find a horse whisperer, someone with a unique gift for curing troubled horses. She learns of Tom Booker (Redford), who works to rebuild all the lives shattered by the accident. Love blossoms between the horseman and the uprooted sophisticate, resulting in unexpected consequences. The film was based on the popular novel by Nicholas Evans.
PG-13"
Director: Robert Redford
ACTORS: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson, Dianne Wiest
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (DVD)
Bea Asher (Maureen Stapleton) is having a difficult time dealing with the recent death of her husband. What lies in the future for her is suddenly unclear now that she is a widow. Once she is convinced to visit the Stardust Ballroom to get her mind off of things she meets a charming man (Charles Durning) who eventually shows her how important love is and why she shouldn`t give up life just yet.NR"
Director: Sam O`Steen
ACTORS: Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning, Michael Brandon, Michael Strong, Charlotte Rae
Down by Law (DVD) 2-Discs;Criterion Collection Jim Jarmusch`s quirky follow-up to his groundbreaking 1984 debut, STRANGER THAN PARADISE, is a comic fable about finding the American dream in the most unlikely of places. After being thrown out of the hous...
Jim Jarmusch`s quirky follow-up to his groundbreaking 1984 debut, STRANGER THAN PARADISE, is a comic fable about finding the American dream in the most unlikely of places. After being thrown out of the house by his girlfriend, Zack (Tom Waits), an out-of-work DJ, takes a job driving a stolen car with a body in the trunk across the state line. He is arrested and put into a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who`s been busted for recruiting a minor. The trio is completed when Roberto (the always hysterical Roberto Benigni), an Italian tourist who is arrested for killing a man while playing cards, joins them in their cell. Eventually, Roberto succeeds in convincing Zack and Jack to break out of jail with him. But when they do, the escapees find themselves lost in the bayou with no salvation in sight. It isnt until they land at the small home of an Italian immigrant (Nicoletta Braschi) that Zack, Jack, and Roberto learn to appreciate the beauty the world has to offer. Robby Mullers gorgeously contrasted black-and-white photography adds an artistic dimension to Jarmuschs film, which only heightens the performances by the three leads.
R"
Director: Jim Jarmusch
ACTORS: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Barkin, Nicoletta Braschi
