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The Wedding Gift (DVD)
A witty and spirited middle-aged British couple try to cope with the wife`s mysterious illness. When their son announces his upcoming wedding, they find themselves more determined than ever to live life to the fullest in this uplifting, bittersweet drama.NR"
Director: Richard Loncraine
ACTORS: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Thora Hird, Sian Thomas
House of Sand and Fog (VHS)
Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly star in the powerful drama HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG as two people fighting over the same house. Connelly is Kathy, a troubled young woman struggling with addiction and her husband`s departure. Lost in her funk, she fails to check her mail, which includes letters threatening to evict her. After she is thrown out of the house she grew up in--wrongly, it turns out, so she seeks legal representation--Massoud Amir Behrani (Kingsley) buys the property at auction with the goal of selling it at a huge profit so his family can live a better life. Behrani, a former colonel in the Iranian army, is determined to make his family`s move to the United States a successful one--nothing matters more to him than his wife and son`s well-being. But when he sees Kathy sleeping in a car outside his fence, he knows he is in for a fight. Based on the book by Andre Dubus III, Vadim Perelman`s directorial debut is a fascinating study of family in the United States. Kathy has no one to turn to--her father is dead, her husband has abandoned her, and she`s too frightened to seek help from her mother or brother. She falls for Lester (Ron Eldard), a deputy sheriff who claims to no longer love his wife. And Behrani is so dedicated to his wife (Shohreh Aghidashloo in a riveting performance) and son (Jonahtan Ahdout) that he blinds himself to Kathy`s dire situation. HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG is a relentless, thought-provoking work that will linger with audiences long after the film ends.R"
Director: Vadim Perelman
ACTORS: Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Jonathan Ahdout, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Speed of Life (DVD)
Drew (Scott Caan) is an independent twentysomething dealing with the ordinary problems of young manhood. But things get all the more complicated for him when wild, risk-taking Sarah (Mia Kirshner) enters his life. His life spins even further out of control, though, when Drew allows an old neighborhood buddy to talk him into pulling a dangerous scam.R"
ACTORS: Scott Caan, Mia Kirshner, Leo Burmester, Anthony Michael Ruivivar
The Temp (DVD)
Peter Derns (Timothy Hutton), a recently divorced junior executive at a successful cookie company, decides to hire a temp when things at the office get too hairy. Enter Kris (Lara Flynn Boyle), the new secretary who seems to do no wrong. Peter is extremely grateful when Kris rescues him from some potential office disasters, but he begins to feel that he`s in danger when it appears that her fierce loyalty to him is leading her to do away with some of his superiors in strangely bloody fashion. This dark satire veers recklessly between nasty horror and knowing office comedy, doling out laughs and shocks in equal measure.R"
Director: Tom Holland
The Kudzu Christmas (DVD)
Recently divorced Nina (Chrystale Wilson) and her young son Mason move to a small Georgia town to start a new life. As the holiday season approaches, Mason befriends Gaitus, a recently divorced older gentleman and the two of them try to save several puppies who were left to die in a kudzu bush. This Christmas-themed family film deals with issues of loss, faith, and determination.NR"
ACTORS: Bill Nunn, Chrystale Wilson, Thomas Jefferson Byrd
