Sea of Love (DVD)
New York cop Frank Keller is on the trail of a serial killer who murders men answering personal ads in the classifieds. The ads, written in poetic couplets, are quite romantic, but those who meet their mysterious author end up dead in their own apartments with a 45rpm copy of the `50s single Sea of Love on their turntables. Keller, suspecting the murderer is a woman, places his own advertisement in the paper and sets up dinner dates (one every half-hour) with the respondents; he lifts their fingerprints from their wine glasses and matches them against those of the murderer, taken from the crime scene. But Keller`s scheme fails when he falls in love with one of the suspects and refuses to check her prints. With each passing day their romance grows hotter... and the growing evidence keeps pointing more strongly to her guilt.R"
Director: Harold Becker
ACTORS: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey
The Boxer (DVD) Collector`s Edition; Widescreen Daniel Day-Lewis stars in this searing portrait of 1990s Belfast ripped apart by 20 years of religious conflict and IRA violence. Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis), a repentant IRA operative seasoned by a 14-year...
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in this searing portrait of 1990s Belfast ripped apart by 20 years of religious conflict and IRA violence. Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis), a repentant IRA operative seasoned by a 14-year prison term, returns to the neighborhood of his childhood to try to rebuild his life. A prizefighter in his youth, he teams up with his old trainer (Ken Stott) to reopen a nonsectarian boxing gym in a bombed-out community center. Meanwhile, Danny finds himself undeniably drawn to his old girlfriend Maggie (Emily Watson), who is now married to his former best friend, an imprisoned IRA member. Maggie`s father, Joe Hamil (Brian Cox), the head of the local IRA chapter, is attempting to negotiate an IRA cease-fire, causing extreme tension between IRA factions with opposing views. Danny and Maggie`s rekindled love, which defies the IRA rule promising death for anyone having an affair with an imprisoned operative`s wife, thrusts Danny straight into the center of the erupting tensions. Irish director Jim Sheridan and British actor Daniel Day-Lewis (who worked together on IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER and MY LEFT FOOT) once again team up with wondrous results, creating a vivid and captivating portrait of an Ireland intimately torn by ancient religious strife.
R"
Director: Jim Sheridan
ACTORS: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley
Spongebob Squarepants - Tide and Seek (DVD)
Nickelodeon`s popular animated series chronicles the wacky adventures of good- hearted, enthusiastic sea sponge Spongebob and his undersea pals Squidward, Patrick the Starfish, and Sandy the Squirrel in the town of Bikini Bottom. TIDE AND SEEK (which includes the contents of the VHS releases LAUGH YOUR PANTS OFF and SPONGE-A-RAMA) includes ten episodes: Mermaidman and Barnacleboy III, Big Pink Loser, Opposite Day, Squirrel Jokes, Rock-A-Bye Bivalve, Dumped, Bossy Boots, The Bully, Sleepy Time, and Squidville. NR"
A Good Baby (DVD)
Director Katherine Dieckmann`s modern fable about a fight over the custody of an abandoned baby enjoyed both popular and critical success on the indie film circuit. Set in rural North Carolina, GOOD BABY begins as Raymond finds an abandoned baby while walking through the woods. He takes it home and quickly develops great affection for the child. However, when a vaguely menacing traveling salesman (Strathairn, in a superb performance) shows up looking for his lost child, Raymond is instantly protective of the child, and he begins to suspect that this salesman is even more sinister than he appears.NR"
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
ACTORS: Henry Thomas, David Strathairn, Danny Nelson, Cara Seymour
American Pie 2 (DVD) Unrated Version; Widescreen; Collector`s Edition Bringing back the entire ensemble from the original hit comedy, AMERICAN PIE 2 finds Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Oz (Chris Klein), and Stif...
Bringing back the entire ensemble from the original hit comedy, AMERICAN PIE 2 finds Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Oz (Chris Klein), and Stifler (Seann William Scott) reunited for the summer after their first year at college. When the boys rent a beach house, even more familiar faces--such as Vicky (Tara Reid), Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), and the Sherminator (Chris Owen)--begin to appear. Soon Jim discovers that the gorgeous exchange student Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth) will be making a romantic visit, and, in a panic, he heads for band camp to seek sex advice from the flute-playing Michelle (Alyson Hannigan).
A worthy follow-up to AMERICAN PIE, this outrageous and entertaining sequel flaunts even more absurd antics and unlikely couplings. Erotic attempts continue to go awry, and musical instruments still find their way into the most inappropriate places. And once again, Eugene Levy brings down the house as Jim`s nerdy yet understanding father. Fans of the first film will not be disappointed.
Unrated"
Director: J.B. Rogers
