Lawless Heart (DVD)
Three men who have led very different lives are reunited by the funeral of a mutual friend in this second feature film from writing-directing team Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger (BOYFRIENDS). Stuart`s accidental death leads his brother-in-law, his boyfriend, and his best friend to reconsider some of the choices they have made in their lives and, in some cases, gives them the courage to try things they have never tried before. Stuart`s brother-in-law, Dan (Bill Nighy), is a loyal father and a faithful husband to Judy (Ellie Haddington) who is suddenly tempted by an exotic stranger (Clementine Celarie). Following the death of his lover Stuart, restaurateur Nick (Tom Hollander) is forced to confront his emotions when he is drawn to a woman (Sukie Smith). Carefree wanderer Tim (Douglas Henshall) faces adulthood for the first time when he falls in love with a local girl (Josephine Butler). Told in three sections from the perspective of each of the three main characters, this modern romance takes a remarkable look at how delicately lives can be intertwined and how the simplest action done by one person can affect so many others.R"
Director: Neil Hunter|Tom Hunsinger
ACTORS: Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Douglas Henshall, Clementine Celarie, Stuart Laing
Barney - Mad, Silly, Sad (DVD)
All kids love Barney the purple dinosaur, and this program is yet another episode that will both entertain and educate your child.NR"
ACTORS: Barney
Assassination Tango (DVD)
IN THEATRES: MARCH 28, 2003 (NY/LA)
Director Robert Duvall (THE APOSTLE) weaves the disparate worlds of murder and dance in this quirky and sometimes impressionistic comedy drama. John (Robert Duvall), an old-school Coney Island-area hit man, is offered a lucrative job in Argentina. He doesn`t really want to take it, and his reluctance to leave his beloved stepdaughter Jenny (Katherine Micheaux Miller) and miss her birthday party fuels his obstinacy. But, assured he will be back in time, he takes the job. Once in Buenos Aries, the assassination plot begins to unfold, then sputter, and finally falls apart as the target fails to show up. Needless to say, John misses Jenny`s big day, and to get his mind off of things, he catches a traditional Argentinean tango performance. With a reverence for American dance, John is totally blown away by this thrillingly expressive form, and infiltrates the tango circuit through Manuela (Luciana Pedraza), a glowing but modest partner. She and her sister escort John through the history and motion that is tango, while in the meantime the assassination plot picks back up as the target finally returns to Buenos Aries. Much like the dance it depicts, the film navigates between one world of murderous intrigue and conspiracy, and the other of sensual elegance and high-art aesthetics. Duvall also bridges the gulf between these worlds with an inimitable performance.
This film screened at the SXSW 2003 film festival in Austin, Texas.R"
Director: Robert Duvall
ACTORS: Ruben Blades, Kathy Baker, Luciana Pedraza, Katherine Micheaux Miller
Six Ways to Sunday (DVD)
Norman Reedus plays Harry, an 18-year-old Ohio boy with a very close relationship to his mother (Deborah Harry). When Harry gets in with the local mob, his mother stops at nothing to keep her son close to her. This dark, violent comedy is based on Charles Perry`s 1962 novel PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN DROWNING and features a topnotch cast that also includes Adrien Brody, Elina Lowensohn, and soul man Isaac Hayes.R"
Director: Adam Bernstein
ACTORS: Norman Reedus, Deborah Harry, Adrien Brody, Elina Lvwensohn, Isaac Hayes
The Man in the Moon (DVD) Contemporary Classics Robert Mulligan`s graceful coming-of-age drama, set in rural Louisiana in 1957, explores the relationship change two sisters experience when both fall for the handsome new boy next door, Court Foster (Jason London...
Robert Mulligan`s graceful coming-of-age drama, set in rural Louisiana in 1957, explores the relationship change two sisters experience when both fall for the handsome new boy next door, Court Foster (Jason London). The younger sister, 14-year-old Dani (Reese Witherspoon), gains Courts friendship and a brief kiss but not his romantic affections, which he delivers to college-bound Maureen (Emily Warfield). The once-close sisters turn into rivals while learning some painful lessons about growing up. But when a sudden tragedy strikes, they are forced to draw strength from their powerful familial bond. Witherspoon gives a moving performance in her film debut, and Mulligan demonstrates once again his graceful and tender knack (shown in previous films such as SUMMER OF `42 and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD) for capturing the bewilderment, awkwardness, and fresh excitement of adolescence.
PG-13"
Director: Robert Mulligan
ACTORS: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield
