The thrilling and inspiring story of a brilliant and charismatic man ensnared by a mysterious conspiracy which takes his life and mind to places he never imagined. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/22/2008 Starring: Russell Crowe Jennifer Connelly Run time: 136 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Ron Howard

A recently deceased young couple obliged to haunt their beloved new england home for the next 125 years. Enlists a kooky bio-exorcist to scare away the obnoxious upscale family who have purchased and planned to redesign their beloved home. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/16/2007 Starring: Michael Keaton Alec Baldwin Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Tim Burton

Legendary silent film director Cecil B. DeMille didn't much alter the way he made movies after sound came in, and this 1956 biblical drama is proof of that. While graced with such 1950s niceties as VistaVision and Technicolor, The Ten Commandments (DeMille had already filmed an earlier version in 1923) has an anachronistic, impassioned style that finds lead actors Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner expressively posing while hundreds of extras writhe either in the presence of God's power or from orgiastic heat. DeMille, as always, plays both sides of the fence as far as sin goes, surrounding Heston's Moses with worshipful music and heavenly special effects while also making the sexy action around the cult of the Golden Calf look like fun. You have to see The Ten Commandments to understand its peculiar resonance as an old-new movie, complete with several still-impressive effects such as the parting of the Red Sea. —Tom Keogh

John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman and Dom DeLuise rocket into orbit in this side-splitting Mel Brooks excursion where good and evil forces grapple in an out-of-this-world galaxy.

IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE THE ALIEN-SEEKING AGENTS AVERTED AN INTERGALACTIC DISASTER OF EPIC PROPORTIONS, KAY HAS SINCE RETURNED TO THE COMFORTS OF CIVILIAN LIFE WHILE JAY CONTINUES TO WORK FOR THE MEN IN BLACK WHO FACE THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YET THE MIB'S UNTARNISHED MISSION STATEMENT.

Includes 16 episodes, vintage commercials, betty boop cartoon...& much more

Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 03/16/2004

Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 03/16/2004

7 Full-Length Episodes, Digitally Remastered and Sound Enhanced: Casper the Friendly Ghost first appeared in Izzy Sparber's 1945 cartoon of the same name (also known as The Friendly Ghost), based upon the book by Joseph Oriolo and Seymour Reit. These cartoon shorts combine humor with light-hearted horror, mixed with real feelings about relationships. Casper is a lonely ghost who gets into trouble when he tries to make friends with the non-ghost people he encounters.

Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 04/20/2004

From the Academy Award® winning creators of FINDING NEMO comes the action-packed animated adventure about the mundane and incredible lives of a house full of superheroes. Bob Parr and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction. Exploding with fun and featuring an all-new animated short film, this spectacular 2-disc collector's edition DVD is high-flying entertainment for everyone. "It's James Bond, Indiana Jones, and the X-Men all rolled into one." — Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

In one of the hidden corridors at united nation headquarters translator silvia broome overhears an explosive secret about a planned assassination attempt. But when federal agent tobin keller investigates & digs into her dangerous past he begins to question whether she is a victim - or a suspect. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/13/2008 Starring: Nicole Kidman Sean Penn Run time: 129 minutes Rating: Pg13

College sweethearts Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate (Bonnie Hunt) both dreamed of having a huge family and fulfilling careers. But after they had a few kids, Kate gave up her career as a sportswriter, Tom abandoned his hope of becoming the coach of their alma mater's football team, and they moved their brood from the city to the country. Now, after twelve children and a happy life in rural Illinois, Tom has been offered the chance to live his dream and coach the Stallions. No sooner does the family pack up and move to Chicago to pursue Tom's dream job then Kate's ship comes in as well; a publisher has picked up her manuscript based on her experiences raising twelve children. Of course, there's a hitch. Kate has to go to New York for a few days, leaving Tom as the primary care giver for his clan. Can Tom hold it together with his kids—who didn't want to move in the first place—pulling him one way and the university pulling him the other? Shawn Levy directs this likable update of the 1950 film of the same title which was based on a true story.

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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 9-OCT-2007
Media Type: DVD

Actors: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Hugo WeavingDirectors: Michael BayFormat: NTSC, Subtitled, WidescreenLanguage: English, SpanishRegion: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)Number of discs: 2RatingStudio: Dreamworks VideoDVD Release Date: October 16, 2007Run Time: 143 minutes

MAXWELL SMART, AGENT 86 FOR CONTROL, BATTLES THE FORCES OF KAOS WITH THE MORE COMPETENT AGENT 99 AT HIS SIDE.

For those who believe true love lasts beyond this physical plane, P.S. I Love You is a jewel in the romantic-movie crown. With elements of Ghost, Heaven Can Wait, and My Life, the film is an unabashed valentine to the notion of lasting (everlasting?) love. Hilary Swank is Holly, a deeply happy lass married to the most impossibly adorable Irishman on the planet, Gerry (Gerard Butler). When an illness takes him from her, Holly spirals into depression. Then, as if from beyond the grave, communications, gifts, and remembrances from Gerry begin to appear—gestures he'd planned knowing his death was coming. The "communications" with her dead husband could threatened to keep Holly in past, yet they begin to pave a path into her future.

Swank, not a traditional romantic actress, is quite moving as Holly, whose grief and confusion is palpable. Butler will win new continents of fans, largely female, as the yummiest honey one could wish for. Special kudos to the supporting cast, including Lisa Kudrow as a Holly pal, and James Marsters and Kathy Bates, always breaths of fresh air onscreen. Under the sure hand of director-writer Richard LaGravenese, P.S. I Love You is touching, sad (have tissues on hand), and heartbreakingly lovely. —A.T. Hurley

FACED WITH THE DECISION OF A LIFETIME, ARVILLA HOLDEN HIJACKS HER TWO BEST FRIENDS & SETS OFF IN A VINTAGE '66 BONNEVILLE CONVERTIBLE ACROSS THE GREAT AMERICAN WEST TO DELIVER HER DECEASED HUSBAND'S ASHES TO HER STEP-DAUGHTER. WHAT BEGINS AS A SIMPLE TRIP BECOMES A CHANCE TO REDISCOVER THEMSELVES.

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Pg13

A mumbai teen who grew up in the slums becomes a contestant on the indian version of who wants to be a millionaire?. He is arrested for cheating & while being interrogated events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers. 1/3 is in hindi with english subtitles-rest in english Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 03/31/2009 Starring: Dev Patel Run time: 120 minutes Rating: R Director: Danny Boyle/loveleen Tandan

A FADED PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER MUST RETIRE, BUT FINDS HIS QUEST FOR A NEW LIFE OUTSIDE THE RING A DISPIRITING STRUGGLE.

A FORMER SPY RELIES ON HIS OLD SKILLS TO SAVE HIS ESTRANGED DAUGHTER, WHO HAS BEEN FORCED INTO THE SLAVE TRADE.

Modern and mythical worlds collide in this thunderous fantasy-adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Kevin McKidd and Uma Thurman as you’ve never seen them before! Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager...he’s just learned he’s the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus’ ­lightning bolt – the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt and prevent a war amongst the gods that could destroy our world!

Andrew Adamson HAPPILY EVER AFTER NEVER SEEMED SO FAR AWAY WHEN A TRIP TO MEET THE IN-LAWS TURNS INTO ANOTHER HILARIOUSLY TWISTED ADVENTURE FOR SHREK & FIONA. WITH THE HELP OF HIS FAITHFUL DONKEY, SHREK TAKES ON A POTION-BREWING FAIRY GODMOTHER, THE POMPOUS PRINCE CHARMING & THE FAMED OGRE-KILLER, PUSS IN BOOTS.

Andrew Adamson Four young siblings discover a magical wardrobe and are transported to narnia an enchanted world ruled by the glacial powers of an evil white witch. With courage and heart-felt desire to save narnia the children must band together to fight the witch in a spectacular climatic battle. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 04/04/2006 Starring: Tilda Swinton Jim Broadbent Run time: 134 minutes Rating: Pg

Andrew Adamson CHRONICLES OF NARNIA THE-PRINCE CASPIAN (DVD MOVIE)

Lad Allen JOURNALIST LEE STROBEL INVESTIGATES TWO OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL OBJECTIONS TO CHRISTIANITY. BARRIERS TO FAITH CONFRONTED BY BELIEVERS & SKEPTICS ALIKE: 'WHY IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD?' 'AND HOW COULD A LOVING GOD EXIST IF THERE IS EVIL & SUFFERING IN THE WORLD?'

Stanton, Andrew From the Academy Award®-winning creators of TOY STORY and MONSTERS, INC. (2001, Best Animated Short Film, FOR THE BIRDS), it's FINDING NEMO, a hilarious adventure where you'll meet colorful characters that take you into the breathtaking underwater world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to Marlin (Albert Brooks), his worrisome father, and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, to make the epic journey to bring Nemo home. Their adventure brings them face-to-face with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more. Marlin discovers a bravery he never knew, but will he be able to find his son? FINDING NEMO's breakthrough computer animation takes you into a whole new world with this undersea adventure about family, courage, and challenges. Take the plunge into FINDING NEMO, a "spectacularly beautiful animated adventure for everyone" — David Sheehan, CBS-TV

David Anspaugh All his life, people have told Rudy he's not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame. From the time he's a young boy, Rudy (Sean Astin) is determined to join the Fighting

Michael Apted THE IDEALIST WILBERFORCE MANEUVERS HIS WAY THROUGH PARLIAMENT IN 19TH CENTURY ENGLAND, ENDEAVORING TO END THE BRITISH TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE.

Alfonso Arau

Gillian Armstrong ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S CIVIL WAR-ERA NOVEL ABOUT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE FOUR MARCH SISTERS. SPECIAL FEATURES: SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CHINESE, KOREAN AND THAI, DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY, TWO TRIVIA GAMES, TALENT FILES, HISTORICAL TIMELINE, DELETED SCENES AND MUCH MORE.

Bille August THE FILM VERSION OF HUGO'S EPIC TALE OF LOVE, HONOR, AND OBSESSION. LOCATION SHOOTING PROVIDES BEAUTIFUL SCENES OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE.

Jon Avnet Kathy Bates stars as an unhappy wife trying to get her husband's attention in this amusing and moving 1991 screen adaptation of Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. After befriending a lonely old woman (Jessica Tandy), Bates hears the story of a lifelong friendship between two other women (Mary Stuary Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker, seen in flashback) who once ran a cafe in town against many personal odds. The tale inspires Bates to take further command over her life, and there director Jon Avnet (Up Close and Personal), in his first feature, has fun with the film. Bates develops a real attitude toward her thickheaded spouse at home and some uppity girls in a parking lot, but dignity is generally the key to Avnet's approach with the story's crucial relationships. Tandy is a joy and clearly loves the element of mystery attached to her character, and Masterson and Parker are excellent in the historical sequences. —Tom Keogh

Michael Bay

Richard Benjamin A New York lawyer and his violinist girlfriend buy a mansion cheap, then find it needs extensive work.

Peter Berg A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional whos trying to repair his image. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/25/2008 Starring: Will Smith Charlize Theron Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Ur

Rob Letterman/ Vicky Jenson/ Bibo Bergeron OSCAR, A LOWLY TONGUE-SCRUBBER AT THE LOCAL WHALE WASH, BECOMES AN IMPROBABLE HERO WHEN HE TELLS A GREAT WHITE LIE. TO KEEP HIS SECRET, OSCAR TEAMS UP WITH AN OUTCAST VEGETARIAN SHARK, LENNY, AND THE 2 BECOME THE MOST UNLIKELY OF FRIENDS. WHEN THE LIE BEGINS TO UNRAVEL ITS UP TO OSCAR'S FRIENDS TO HELP HIM.

Barry Berman Studio: E1 Entertainment Release Date: 04/29/2008 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Pg13

Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

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Stephen Bridgewater

Clarence Brown This classic family film made a star of 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in the title role as spunky Velvet Brown, a girl who's determined to enter her horse, Pie, in the Grand National Steeplechase. Critic Pauline Kael called it "One of the most likeable movies of all time." Mickey Rooney costars as a young man who helps Velvet train Pie for the big race. At the last minute, Velvet herself has to ride Pie in the tournament and cuts her hair to pass for a jockey. Anne Revere won an Oscar as Velvet's mother, as did editor Robert J. Kern, who cut together a terrifically exciting horse race. Donald Crisp and Angela Lansbury are also featured as members of the Brown family. —Jim Emerson

Neil Burger Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 01/13/2009 Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Pg13

Tim Burton A MAGICAL JOURNEY THAT DELVES DEEP INTO A FABLED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DYING FATHER & HIS SON. THE SON RECREATES HIS FATHER'S ELUSIVE LIFE IN A SERIES OF LEGENDS & MYTHS INSPIRED BY THE FEW FACTS HE KNOWS, DISCOVERING BOTH HIS FATHER'S GREAT FEATS & HIS GREAT FAILURES.

Tim Burton

David S. Cass Sr. Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 02/14/2006

Nick Cassavetes Based on the celebrated novel by Nicholas Sparks, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of a young couple who overcome insurmountable odds to experience the true power of love. In a modern-day nursing home, a kindhearted man (James Garner) reads a tender story to another patient (Gena Rowlands). The story begins during one glorious summer in small-town South Carolina in the early 1940s. Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) is a blue-collar log-mill worker who courts the wealthy and sheltered Allie Nelson (Rachel McAdams). Before long, sparks are flying and the pair is in love. But eventually Allie's snobby parents force their separation, and when World War II arrives, Noah heads overseas to serve his country. In the meantime, Allie becomes a nurse and falls for another man (James Marsden), to Noah's dismay. Nonetheless, he buys and fixes up the mansion he promised Allie he would one day restore, and when he and Allie reunite just before her wedding, their love blossoms once again. Decades later, in the nursing home, the story reaches its heartfelt conclusion. Directed with extreme sensitivity by Nick Cassavetes (son of costar Gena Rowlands), THE NOTEBOOK is aided immensely by the naturalistic performances of Gosling and McAdams, whose chemistry is palpable.

Frederik Du Chau WHEN A BABY ZEBRA IS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT BEHIND BY A TRAVELING CIRCUS, A FARMER TAKES IT IN & GIVES IT TO HIS DAUGHTER TO RAISE. THE FARM BORDERS A PRESTIGIOUS HORSE RACING TRACK & THE ZEBRA GROWS UP WITH AN AMBITION TO RACE AT THE TRACK & CAPTURE THE PRESTIGIOUS KENTUCKY CROWN.

Peter Chelsom FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER, A MIDDLE-AGED WORKAHOLIC HAS LED AN INCREDIBLY DULL EXISTENCE. WHEN HE CATCHES A GLIMPSE OF A BEAUTIFUL DANCE INSTRUCTOR, THE PAINFULLY SHY MAN GETS UP THE NERVE TO SIGN UP FOR LESSONS BUT IS ASSIGNED TO AN OLDER WOMAN. HE STICKS TO HIS NEW HOBBY HOPING TO ATTRACT THE YOUNG BEAUTY.

Tom Cherones

Tom Cherones Nothing? Seinfeld is a show about everything! It's about the appeal of the posse and coma etiquette. It's about importing and exporting. It's about sneaking a peek, and seeing the baby. It's about this, that, and the other. TV Guide ranked Seinfeld the best TV series of all time. It has become the master of its syndication domain. Its most devoted fans can quote each episode chapter and verse; their absorption of each scene's minutiae anything but a trivial pursuit. With such fervent devotion to the show, and demand for its DVD release, series creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David could have easily just OK'd a bare-bones set containing nothing but the episodes. Not that there would have been anything wrong with that, but instead, the creative team came together to create extensive and encyclopedic features that make this four-disc set buy-worthy. The candid and revealing audio commentaries and interviews, deleted scenes and original episode promos, and optional "Notes About Nothing" pop-ups are as irresistible as a Drake's coffee cake.

It's always fun and instructive to return to the humble beginnings of a series that became a pop culture benchmark. Here are Kramer's first not-so-grand entrance, Jerry's first contemptuous "Hello, Newman," and Elaine's first "Get Out!" shove. But what is most revelatory about these episodes from the first two seasons is what Jason Alexander, during his commentary for the episode "The Revenge," calls a "sweet quality" that somehow redeems these characters' more base instincts. Consider the scene in which Jerry gives a freshly unemployed George some career guidance, or Jerry and Elaine's palpably affectionate banter throughout. The "Inside Look" episode intros offer fascinating insights into this singular show that subverted sitcom convention with such now-classic episodes as "The Chinese Restaurant," in which Jerry, George, and Elaine wait in vain for a table. We learn, for example, why movie tough guy Lawrence Tierney, who guest starred in "The Jacket," never reprised his role as Elaine's father. All of this, of course, is yadda yadda yadda to Seinfeld fans, whose patience for the show's DVD debut has been amply rewarded. As Elaine screams in the third-season episode, "The Subway," "It's not nothing, it's something!" —Donald Liebenson

Bob Clark (III) Young ralphie and his eccentric parents and experience a riotous series of comic disasters and triumphs during the summer months. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 08/01/2006 Starring: Charles Grodin Kieran Culkin Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Pg

Little, Cleavon, Wilder, Gene Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humor is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from the lunkheaded Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea. —Jeff Shannon

Nigel Cole CHRIS & ANNIE ARE BEST FRIENDS LIVING IN YORKSHIRE WHEN ANNIE'S HUSBAND DIES OR LEUKEMIA. CHRIS ENLISTS THE HELP OF THE WOMAN'S INSTITUTE IN A FUND-RAISER FOR THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. HER IDEA IS TO PRODUCE A CALENDAR WITH DIFFERENT WOMAN PHOTOGRAPED FOR EACH MONTH. THE RADICAL TWIST - THE WOMAN WILL BE IN THE NUDE!

Michael Kidd/ Bud Yorkin/ Norman Campbell/ Walter C. Miller/ Hal Cooper The more things change, the more they stay the same? When it comes to All in the Family, the answer is an unqualified yes… and no. Considering the show's tremendous popularity (this sixth season, spanning 1975 and '76, was the fifth straight year it held down the top spot in the Nielsen ratings), creator-producer Norman Lear was unlikely to make any drastic adjustments to the basic formula. And sure enough, in these 24 episodes (on three discs, sans bonus features), the four main characters—Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor, brilliant as ever), ditzy wife Edith (Jean Stapleton), daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and contentious son-in-law Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner)—and their relationships remain the obvious focal point. What's more, while it's true that various new developments, including Mike and Gloria's move next door (to the house once occupied by the Jeffersons), her pregnancy, and the birth of little Joey, are more than cosmetic and account for the lion's share of the storylines, All in the Family's basic dynamic remains one of the strongest and most instantly recognizable in TV sitcom history. Ditto the writers' penchant for the trenchant; social issues include tolerance and homophobia (Archie saves a woman's life with "mouth-to-mouth restitution," only to discover that "she" is a transvestite), women's rights (Gloria gets fired for being pregnant), vigilantism (Archie fends off a mugger with illegal tear gas), religion (Archie wants his grandson baptized and raised as a Christian, but Mike has other ideas), and so on. And now more than ever, some of the language will seem a little shocking, as Archie regularly uses a variant of the gay slur that got Grey's Anatomy cast member Isaiah Washington in very hot water more than three decades later.

Some changes, however, are a little more profound. The kinder, gentler Archie who began to appear a few seasons back is more in effect now; an extended and largely improvised scene in which he coddles his infant grandson is surprisingly tender, and when he hugs Mike after Joey is born, longtime viewers might wonder if what on earth has happened to TV's most unrepentant, close-minded bigot. But hey, even cavemen evolved, and the Archie Bunker we see in Season 6 bears an increasing resemblance to a character he most surely inspired, one who usually ends up removing his foot from his mouth long enough to do the right thing: Homer Simpson. —Sam Graham

Roger Corman Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 06/26/2001 Starring: Jack Nicholson

Cameron Crowe JUST AFTER HAVING BEEN FIRED FROM HIS JOB, DREW RECEIVES NEWS THAT HIS FATHER HAS JUST DIED & HE MUST VISIT HIS FAMILY IN HIS HOMETOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. ON HIS WAY TO PICK UP HIS FATHERS BODY HE MEETS AN EFFERVESCENT FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO, ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY, HELPS HIM DISCOVER THE TRUE MEANING OF HAPPINESS.

Michael Curtiz Casablanca: easy to enter but much harder to leave especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one - especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more - personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture Casablanca marks 60 years as a beloved favorite with a new digital transfer and so many bonuses that no matter how often you've seen it this Deluxe 2-Disc DVD looks like yet another beginning of a beautiful friendship with an unforgettable classic.Running Time: 102 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569568129 Manufacturer No: 65681

Joe Dante

Frank Darabont When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, some critics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, but as he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman), we realize there's reason to believe the banker's crime was justifiable. We also realize that Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker—a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. —Jeff Shannon

Howard Deutch When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restive in this raucous comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy., It's a vacationer's worst nightmare, as wheeler-dealer Aykroyd, his sexually repressed wife and eerie twin daughters join the easy-going Candy and his straight-laced clan for a season of fun in the sun. Unfortunately, the only thing these two in-laws have in common is their intense dislike for each other. Soon, it's brother-in-law against brother-in-law in an uproarious and hilarious fight to the finish to see which one really knows how to enjoy The Great Outdoors.

Howard Deutch THANKS TO FALSIFIED DENTAL RECORDS, RETIRED HIT MAN JIMMY 'THE TULIP' TUDESKI FAKED HIS OWN DEATH & IS NOW A HOMEMAKER FOR HIS WIFE, A NOVICE ASSASSIN WHO HAS YET TO PULL OFF A CLEAN HIT. SUDDENLY AN UNINVITED & UNWELCOME CONNECTION TO THEIR PAST APPEARS. IT'S THEIR FORMER NEIGHBOR OZ, WHO BEGS THEM FOR HELP.

Richard Donner Most critics couldn't get behind Bill Murray's modern retelling of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, finding it too unfocused at times and not nearly wicked enough. Still, if you're a Murray fan, you have to enjoy his deliciously nasty portrayal of the world's meanest TV executive, who has his cathartic moment one cold Christmas night in New York City. The various ghosts lead him on a ghost-town tour of Manhattan, with stops at holidays past, present, and future and a Kumbaya moment when Al Green and Annie Lennox sing "Put a Little Love in Your Heart." The effects are otherworldly, but one wishes the writing were as sharp as Murray's edgy portrayal. —Marshall Fine

Stan Dragoti An eccentric violinist is mistaken for a c. I. A. Agent. His life is turned upside down as he is being shot at chased mugged and even seduced. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 06/12/2007 Starring: Tom Hanks Dabney Coleman

Clint Eastwood Disgruntled Korean war vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

Robert Elfstrom Johnny Cash the legendary Man in Black telling the story of Jesus Christ as only he can tell it from the heart with no compromises!! Cash stars in sings and narrates this timeless tale of faith courage and one man's selfless acts of kindness and charity. Featuring original songs by Johnny Cash June Carter Cash and Kris Kristofferson and written and produced by Cash The Gospel Road is his most passionate labor of love. Join country music's greatest star on this inspirational journey. System Requirements:Running Time 84 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: G UPC: 024543228233 Manufacturer No: 2232823

Roland Emmerich From Roland Emmerich, director of THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and INDEPENDENCE DAY, comes the ultimate action-adventure film, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities collapse and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover.

Nora Ephron Martin is a nutty suicide hotline worker whose group is about to be evicted on Christmas Eve.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 1-JUN-2004
Media Type: DVD

Nora Ephron Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) is a good father and a successful architect. But he's also a lonely widower. One night his precocious 8-year-old son Jonah calls a late-night radio talk show seeking a cure for his father's despondency. When Sam hesitantly takes the phone and discloses the story of his magic-filled marriage, he proves to be a deeply feeling and gentle man. His plight profoundly moves the program's sympathetic female listeners, and thousands of women write in offering to help him `recover' from his mournful insomnia. Recently betrothed Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) is one of the many listeners touched by Sam's story. To complicate matters, she's afraid her upcoming marriage promises stability and security but no excitement. Although Annie's supposed to be driving to her future in-laws' house for the holidays, she knows that she's already fallen in love with Sam and is on the road to destiny. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Screenplay, Best Song ("A Wink and a Smile").

David M. Evans SCOTTY SMALLS MOVES TO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HIS MOM & STEPDAD & WANTS TO LEARN TO PLAY BASEBALL. THE NEIGHBORHOOD BASEBALL GURU RODRIQUEZ TAKES SMALLS UNDER HIS WING & SOON HE'S PART OF THE LOCAL BASEBALL BUDDIES. THEY FALL INTO ADVENTURES INVOLVING BASEBALL, TREEHOUSE SLEEP-INS & THE RAVELLING FAIR.

Gary Fleder Based on the bestseller by John Grisham, Runaway Jury is a slick thriller that's exciting enough to overcome the gaps in its plot. The ultimate target has been changed: Grisham's legal assault on the tobacco industry was switched to the hot-button issue of gun control (no doubt to avoid comparison to The Insider) in a riveting exposé of jury-tampering. Gene Hackman plays the ultra-cynical, utterly unscrupulous pawn of the gun-makers, using an expert staff and advanced electronics to hand-pick a New Orleans jury that will return a favorable verdict; Dustin Hoffman (making his first screen appearance with real-life former roommate Hackman) defends the grieving widow of a gun-shooting victim with idealistic zeal, while maverick juror John Cusack and accomplice Rachel Weisz play both ends against the middle in a personal quest to hold gun-makers accountable. It's riveting stuff, even when it's obvious that Grisham and director Gary Fleder have glossed over any details that would unravel the plot's intricate design. —Jeff Shannon

Marc Forster A Scottish playwright meets a recently widowed mother and her four sons in the park; the friendship with the children inspires the playwright while the relationship with the mother strains his marraige.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 13-DEC-2005
Media Type: DVD

Marc Forster QUANTUM OF SOLACE (DVD MOVIE)

John Gatins A DRAMA ABOUT A FATHER WHO, FOR THE LOVE OF HIS DAUGHTER, SACRIFICES ALMOST EVERYTHING TO SAVE THE LIFE OF AN INJURED RACEHORSE AND BRING THE PROMISING FILLY BACK TO HER FORMER GLORY. INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY.

William C. Goldenberg, P.J. Hogan Fall in love with the adorable Becky Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) in the hilarious romantic comedy Confessions Of A Shopaholic. Becky s desperate for a job writing for a high-fashion magazine in glamorous New York. She gets her stilettos in the door writing a personal finance column at a sister publication. Much to her surprise, her column, The Girl In The Green Scarf, becomes a hit, and she falls head over high heels for her handsome, overworked boss (Hugh Dancy). But Becky has a secret that leads to some hilarious high jinks that could unravel it all. From the best-selling novel, and featuring the perfect comedic cast, it s the feel-good romantic comedy you ll fall in love with over and over.

Bonus Features Include: Bloopers, deleted scenes, music video Stuck with Each Other.

Raja Gosnell A WIDOWED COAST GUARD ADMIRAL AND A WIDOWED HANDBAG DESIGNER FALL IN LOVE AND MARRY, MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF HER 10 AND HIS 8 CHILDREN.

Raja Gosnell WHILE ON VACATION IN MEXICO, CHLOE, A RITZY BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, FINDS HERSELF LOST AND IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET BACK HOME.

Mark Griffiths

Lasse Hallström This is the movie that Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar nomination for, five years before Titanic. And, in fact, this is the movie that should have made him a star, he's so good in it. Based on the novel by Peter Hedges (who adapted his own book) and directed by Lasse Hallström (My Life as a Dog), this is the funny, moody tale of a young man named Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) who lives at home in a small town with his 500-pound Momma (beautifully played by nonpro Darlene Cates), his mentally retarded younger brother Arnie (DiCaprio, utterly convincing), and his sisters. Not a lot happens—Arnie keeps climbing a water tower and getting stuck; Gilbert is involved with a married woman (Mary Steenburgen), then meets a nice new girl in town who's closer to his age (Juliette Lewis). And that's exactly what makes this movie so much more than your run-of-the-mill Hollywood product: it's not about some mechanical, formulaic plot; it's about these characters, and it allows you to spend some time with them and get to know them. Depp may have started out as a TV teen idol on 21 Jump Street, but his feature film choices since then—in such wonderfully offbeat and diverse movies as Cry-Baby, Edward Scissorhands, Benny & Joon, Donnie Brasco—have made him one of the most interesting, unpredictable, and risk-taking young actors in American movies. —Jim Emerson

Peter Hedges

Brian Helgeland A ROUSING STORY OF LOWBORN WILLIAM THATCHER'S QUEST TO CHANGE HIS STARS, WIN THE HEART OF AN EXCEEDINGLY FAIR MAIDEN AND ROCK HIS MEDIEVAL WORLD. FOLLOW THIS FEARLESS SQUIRE AND HIS BAND OF MEDIEVAL MISFITS AS THEY CAREEN THEIR WAY TOWARD IMPOSSIBLE GLORY THAT'S PART ROMANCE, PART ROAD TRIP & PART SWASHBUCKLER.

Simon J. Smith/ Steve Hickner There aren't a lot of choices in a bee's life: a bee attends a few days of school, graduates from college, and chooses a job in the hive that he'll labor at for the rest of his life. Barry (Jerry Seinfeld) is different from his best friend Adam (Matthew Broderick) and all the other bees: he wants to see the world outside the hive and can't begin to contemplate doing the same job for his entire life. Naturally, the life of the "pollen jock" bees appeals to Barry because it's the only job that takes a bee outside the hive and into the larger human world. Once outside the hive, Barry breaks the most sacred bee law and speaks to a human named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger) in order to thank her for saving his life. A relationship quickly blossoms and leads Barry to the discovery that humans are stealing honey from the bees and selling it for their own profit. Vowing to hurt the humans the one place they'll feel it, Barry brings a legal suit against the honey industry and the courtroom drama begins. There are some hysterical moments in the film, as one would expect from a Seinfeld production, and an abundance of one-liners, double-meanings, slapstick humor, and innuendo-laden dialogue that will keep adults guffawing throughout the show. Still, the whole concept of seeing the life of a common pest through non-human eyes is getting repetitive thanks to films like Ratatouille, Flushed Away, Open Season, and Over the Hedge. It should be noted, though, that this first foray into animation by Jerry Seinfeld was four years in production due to its collaborative nature, so its theme may actually have well predated all of the aforementioned films. Children ages 5 and older will love the bees' silly antics, though many of the jokes will go right over their heads and parents should be cautioned about some mildly suggestive humor. More than just a comical film about the life of one very different honeybee, Bee Movie is a social commentary that pokes fun at human behavior while stressing the importance of doing even the most menial job well and championing the power of working together toward a common goal. There's even a lesson to be learned from the bees about controlling one's temper. —Tami Horiuchi

Scott Hicks

Colin Higgins 'BEWARE OF THE DWARF' WHISPERS THE HITCHHIKER TO THE BEAUTIFUL LIBRARIAN AS HE DIES MIDWAY THROUGH A MOIVE. SUDDENLY SHE IS PROPELLED INTO A WORLD OF WILD CHASES, BIZARRE ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE & DEADLY ENCOUNTERS WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF WEIRD UNDERWORLD CHARACTERS.

Masakazu Higuchi Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 08/13/2002

Ron Howard A charming, sexy and funny mermaid tale with Tom Hanks as a successful, young businessman who has everything but love, that is until he meets up with the girl of his dreams, played by Daryl Hannah; however, unbeknownst to him, she is a mermaid targeted for capture by an obsessed oceanographer. Perfect performances and clever laughs make this a must see for fans of romantic comedy.

John Hughes GET SET FOR NONSTOP LAUGHS AS BUCK LEARNS A THING OR TWO ABOUT LIFE WHEN HE'S CALLED IN TO BABY-SIT HIS BROTHER'S SPOILED KIDS.

John Huston Charmless and dull, this adaptation of the Broadway hit stars Aileen Quinn as the depression-era moppet, Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks, Carol Burnett as the cruel headmistress at an orphanage, and Tim Curry as a villain. The film never gets its legs, and there is no sense of setting; it's almost as if the whole thing is happening in a void. John Huston nominally directed—no doubt to make money between his smaller, cheaper masterpieces—but one would have thought he would invest something of himself in here. —Tom Keogh

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Julian Jarrold

Julian Jarrold BASED ON EVELYN WAUGH'S 1945 CLASSIC BRITISH NOVEL, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED IS A POIGNANT STORY OF FORBIDDEN LOVE AND THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE SET IN ENGLAND PRIOR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Andrew Adamson/ Vicky Jenson William Steig's delightfully fractured fairy tale is the right stuff for this computer-animated adaptation full of verve and wit. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicts local fairy-tale creatures (including the now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and the Gingerbread Man), they settle in the ogre's swamp and Shrek wants answers from Farquaad. A quest of sorts starts for Shrek and his new pal, a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), where battles have to be won and a princess (Cameron Diaz) must be rescued from a dragon lair in a thrilling action sequence. The story is stronger than most animated fare, but it's the humor that makes Shrek a winner. The PG rating is stretched when Murphy and Myers hit their strides. The mild potty humor is fun enough for 10-year-olds but will never embarrass their parents. Shrek is never as warm and inspired as the Toy Story films, but the realistic computer animation and a rollicking soundtrack keep the entertainment in fine form. Produced by DreamWorks, the film also takes several delicious stabs at its crosstown rival, Disney. —Doug Thomas

Norman Jewison This rousing musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye (Topol), a milkman who is trying to keep his family's traditions in place while marrying off his three older daughters. Yet, times are changing and the daughters want to make their own matches, breaking free of many of the constricting customs required of them by Judaism. In the background of these events, Russia is on the brink of revolution and Jews are feeling increasingly unwelcome in their villages. Tevye—who expresses his desire for sameness in the opening number, "Tradition"—is trying to keep everyone, and everything, together. The movie is strongly allegorical—Tevye represents the common man—but it does it dexterously, and the resulting film is a stunning work of art. The music is excellent (it won Oscars for the scoring and the sound), with plenty of familiar songs such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "If I Were a Rich Man," which you'll be humming long after the movie is over. Isaac Stern's violin—he provides the music for the fiddler on the roof—is hauntingly beautiful. And despite the serious subject matter, the film is quite comedic in parts; it also well deserves the Oscar it won for cinematography. —Jenny Brown

Norman Jewison Screen legends Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall team up for this irresistible comedy gem from director Norman Jewison (Moonstruck). When he overhears a doctor discussing the imminent death of a patient, hypochondriac George (Hudson) believes the doc is referring to him. Convinced he's living on borrowed time, George enlists the aid of his best friend Arnold (Randall) to find a new husband for his soon-to-be-widowed wife Judy (Day). Already alarmed by her husband's increasingly strange behavior, Judy is even more bewildered when an old flame shows up—and George bends over backwards to encourage his advances! The third and final on-screen teaming of Rock Hudson and Doris Day, Send Me No Flowers positively sparkles with "top performers...in top form" (The Hollywood Reporter).

Van Johnson, Richard Brooks Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's book "Babylon Revisited", a romantic drama set during post WWII high society. Writer and war veteran Charles Wills returns to the Left Bank to reminisce about his life after the liberation of the City of Lights, gay Paris.

Joe Johnston Based on the memoir Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam Jr., October Sky emerged as one of the most delightful sleepers of 1999—a small miracle of good ol' fashioned movie-making in the cynical, often numbingly trendy Hollywood of the late 20th century. Hickam's true story begins in 1957 with Russia's historic launch of the Sputnik satellite, and while Homer (played with smart idealism by Jake Gyllenhaal) sees Sputnik as his cue to pursue a fascination with rocketry, his father (Chris Cooper) epitomizes the admirable yet sternly stubborn working-man's ethic of the West Virginia coal miner, casting fear and disdain on Homer's pursuit of science while urging his "errant" son to carry on the family business—a spirit-killing profession that Homer has no intention of joining.

As directed by Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer), this wonderful movie is occasionally guilty of overstating its case and sacrificing subtlety for predictable melodrama. But more often the film's tone is just right, and the spirit of adventure and invention is infectiously conveyed through Gyllenhaal and his well-cast fellow rocketeers, whose many failures gradually lead to triumph on their makeshift backwoods launching pad. Capturing time and place with impeccable detail and superbly developed characters (including Laura Dern as an inspiring schoolteacher), October Sky is a family film for the ages, encouraging the highest potential of the human spirit while giving viewers a clear view of a bygone era when "the final frontier" beckoned to the explorer in all of us. —Jeff Shannon

Kirk Jones (III) MR CEDRIC BROWN HAS JUST LOST HIS WIFE & IS NOW LEFT WITH HIS SEVEN CHILDREN WHO MISBEHAVE SO MUCH THAT ALL THE NANNIES HAVE RUN AWAY. NOW HE IS TOLD BY A MYSTERIOUS VOICE THAT HE SHOULD GET NANNY MCPHEE WHO IS A MAGICAL WOMAN WITH SPECIAL POWERS.

Gil Kenan EVEN FOR A 12 YEAR-OLD, DJ WALKER HAS AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION. HE IS CONVINCED THAT ANY TOY THAT TOUCHES HIS CRABBY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY PROMPTLY DISAPPEARS. DJ HAS SEEN IT WITH HIS OWN EYE! WHAT EVERYONE DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT DJ ISN'T IMAGINING THINGS. IT'S ALL TRUE & IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE THAN DJ IMAGINED.

Stanley Kramer Everyones making a mad dash to dig up buried looot in this all-star comedy riot. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 08/05/2008 Starring: Spencer Tracy Jonathan Winters Run time: 161 minutes Rating: G

John Landis Yet another bad movie in a lengthy string of losers for all three of the principals involved here: director John Landis and stars Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase. Chase and Aykroyd play a pair of bumbling would-be CIA agents who are spotted cheating on the entrance exam. So the CIA decides to use them as bait in a mission to flummox the Russians. Lots of pointless slapstick and mugging, but Landis hasn't made a genuinely funny film since Trading Places. Aykroyd and Chase seem smug and self-satisfied (don't they always?), as though they can rest forever on laurels earned during the 1975 season of Saturday Night Live. Look for a gaggle of film directors (Terry Gilliam, Joel Coen, Costa-Gavras) in cameo roles: that's the closest this film comes to cleverness. —Marshall Fine

Michael Landon Jr. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/02/2008

Michael Landon Jr. Michael Landon Jr. directed this installment of the adaptation of Janette Oke's fiction series, LOVE COMES SOFTLY. Entitled LOVE'S ABIDING JOY, the film follows the journey west of a young couple and their struggles to establish a home and and a family once they get there. Tragedy, faith, and love are threaded through this moving human story.

Peter Docter/ Silverman, David/ Unkrich, Lee The folks at Pixar can do no wrong with Monsters, Inc., the studio's fourth feature film, which stretches the computer animation format in terms of both technical complexity and emotional impact. The giant, blue-furred James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (wonderfully voiced by John Goodman) is a scare-monster extraordinaire in the hidden world of Monstropolis, where the scaring of kids is an imperative in order to keep the entire city running. Beyond the competition to be the best at the business, Sullivan and his assistant, the one-eyed Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a 2-year-old baby girl dubbed "Boo," who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley one night. Director Pete Doctor and codirectors David Silverman and Lee Unkrich follow the Pixar (Toy Story) blueprint with an imaginative scenario, fun characters, and ace comic timing. By the last heart-tugging shot, kids may never look at monsters the same, nor artists at what computer animation can do in the hands of magicians. —Doug Thomas

Michael Lehmann Talent scout sammy kamin insists his new discovery is the biggest thing to hit action films since well there hasnt been anyone this big. But is a chance to star opposite steven seagal what this gentle giant really wants? Studio: Castle Rock Hm Video Release Date: 09/07/2004 Starring: Billy Crystal Joanna Pacula Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Michael Lehmann

Brian Levant Ice Cube has turned his frown upside down with the family-friendly screwball road movie Are We There Yet? We know the actor/rapper can use his trademark scowl to be funny (the Friday and Barbershop series), or to be mean (Boyz in the Hood)—but can he use it to melt kids' hearts? That's the question Are We There Yet? answers with a resounding yes for youngsters in the audience (which will be the lions' share), but it'll probably be an emphatic shrug for the grownups. The contrived plot has Cube playing a wannabe-player (as in ladies' man) and ex-player (as in washed-up minor league baseball star) who now owns a sports memorabilia business. His partner, played by Jay Mohr is just a throwaway, as is the talented Nia Long, the single mom that Cube sets his blinged-out sights on. To try to get in her good graces, he offers to transport her two bratty kids in his pride-and-joy Lincoln Navigator for a joy ride to a distant city where she's attending an emergency business meeting so they can have a New Year's Eve celebration together. This kiddies version of Road Trip and Planes, Trains and Automobiles has its cute moments, but plenty more gross-out moments which will please the kids no end, especially as the Navigator gets more and more trashed. Suffice it to say they all learn about each others' good sides and hearts are suitably melted all around—until after the credits roll, then you'll probably forget about the whole thing.—Ted Fry

Ralph Levy Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/10/2003 Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Nr

Dennis C. Lewiston

Doug Liman AFTER 5 YEARS OF VANILLA-WEDDED BLISS, SUBURBANITES JOHN & JANE SMITH ARE STUCK IN A HUGE RUT UNTIL THE TRUTH COMES OUT. UNBEKNOWNST TO EACH OTHER, THEY ARE BOTH HIGHLY PAID ASSASSINS WORKING FOR RIVAL ORGANIZATIONS. WHEN THEY DISCOVER THEY ARE EACH OTHER'S NEXT TARGETS THEIR SECRET LIVES COLLIDE.

not listed IN LONDON FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S WEDDING, A RUMPLED MAN FINDS HIS ROMANTIC SIGHTS LIFTED BY A NEW WOMAN IN HIS LIFE.

Richard Loncraine The 1930s find great politician & orator winston churchill out of favor & struggling to make his voice heard by the english people. Wrestling with personal demons - depression the loss the loss of forutne & the temporary absence of his wife - a lonely & defiantchurchill attempts to warn the world of hitler. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Albert Finney Jim Broadbent Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Nr

George Lucas CONTAINS: THE MAKING OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI DOCUMENTARY FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTOR GEORGE LUCAS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, AND CAST MEMBERS PLUS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN SCREEN TESTS OF THE CAST AND THEATRICAL TRAILER.

Little Lulu, Tracey Ullman

Jonathan Lynn CHICAGO HIT MAN BRUCE WILLIS MOVES INTO A COMFY SUBURB AND SUDDENLY EVERYONE'S IN DANGER OF PUSHING UP DAISIES AND IT'S NOT ALL HIS DOING, EITHER. SPECIAL FEATURES: CAST/CREW INTERVIEW GALLERY AND GAG REEL, ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER, FEATURE LENGTH AUDIO COMMENTARY BY THE DIRECTOR, AND MUCH MORE.

James Mangold Joaquin Phoenix stars in this drama detailing early years in the life and career of music legend Johnny Cash whose work transcended musical boundaries to reach out to everyone. A testament to making art and music and being young the film explores the world he came from and his experiences beginning a career during the birth of rock and roll. It also is a love story detailing Cash's burgeoning relationship with June Carter.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 024543224228 Manufacturer No: 2232422

Armand Mastroianni Its 1951 & elizabeth leroy longs to escape her small town life & pursue a career but the promise of true love forces her to stay. But when her new love decides to go to korea to do gods work elizabeth is heartbroken. The events that follow alter her life forever & test her faith & resilience as well. Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 09/05/2006

Tim McCanlies If you can get past its thick layer of syrup and molasses, Secondhand Lions reveals itself as a thoroughly decent family film that anyone can enjoy. It gets a little sappy sometimes, but there's something to be said for a movie in which Michael Caine and Robert Duvall play eccentric old brothers who take the easy approach to fishing: instead of a peaceful rod and reel, they use 12-gauge shotguns. When 14-year-old Walter (Haley Joel Osment, teetering on puberty) spends an eventful summer with his great-uncles on their vast Texas farmland (he's been dumped there by his delinquent mom, played by Kyra Sedgwick), he soon discovers they've lived lives full of adventure, excitement, passion, and mystery. Either that or they're old-time bank robbers with a long criminal record, and writer-director Tim McCanlies (who invested similar warmth into The Iron Giant) does a nice job of concealing the truth until the very end. Full of enriching lessons and homespun humor, Secondhand Lions has more substance than most family films. If you enjoyed Holes, you'll probably enjoy this movie, too. —Jeff Shannon

Tom McGrath (VII) The penguins steal the show. In the sprightly Madagascar, a mid-life crisis inspires Marty the Zebra (voiced by Chris Rock) to escape from his lifelong home, a New York zoo. His equally pampered friends—Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer)—then escape to bring him back. Unfortunately, their attempt at damage control persuades zoo officials that the animals are unhappy, so all four get shipped to an animal preserve in Kenya...only a squad of maniacal penguins change the destination to Antarctica. The quartet end up on an island where, in addition to meeting some hedonistic lemurs, they learn about the food chain—and that Alex is a different link on the chain from the other three. Madagascar doesn't achieve the snappy perfection of a Pixar movie, but it tops most other computer-animated efforts; the collision of friendship and predator instincts makes for an unusually gripping conflict. The vocal performances of the central characters is serviceable, but Sacha Baron Cohen (Da Ali G Show) provides topnotch lunacy as the lemur king, and the penguins—voiced mostly by the animators themselves—are the best thing in the movie. —Bret Fetzer

Roger Michell A young couple's stormy romance scandalizes English society in this acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds of the Royal Shakespeare Company are the star-crossed lovers, Anne and Wentworth, whose passion is thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight yearslater, when Anne is considered an old maid and her once-rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, Wentworth returns. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own? Adding flirtatious fun to Austen's irresistible romance, PERSUASION takes your breathe away! A dazzling five-star feast.

Robert Mulligan CONTAINS: FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR ROBERT MULLIGAN, FEARFUL SYMMETRY FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH CAST MEMBERS PLUS HISTORIC STILLS OF THE TOWN OF MONROEVILLE, ORIGINAL LOCATION FOOTAGE AND INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS, AND THEATRICAL TRAILER.

Antonio Navarro Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/29/2006

Christopher Nolan Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are rival magicians whose epic obsessive battle to out-do one another's illusions conjures danger and destruction. Filled with unpredictable twists and turns, The Prestige is the riveting and uniquely twisted film that you can't watch just once. The exceptional cast also includes Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson and David Bowie.

Gavin O'Connor The miracle about Miracle is that it gets so many details right in telling its 24-year-old story about the historic victory of the U.S. hockey team at the 1980 Olympic Games. It's typical for Hollywood to compromise such period details as hairstyles and fashion when catering to a contemporary audience, but Miracle looks and feels right in every detail, capturing the downbeat mood of post-Watergate America while showing how obsessively determined Minnesota hockey coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) managed to assemble a once-in-a-lifetime team and whip them into a victorious frenzy over their Soviet champion opponents. With sharp support from Patricia Clarkson (as Brooks's wife) and Noah Emmerich (as his long-suffering assistant), Russell grounds the film with a well-balanced combination of aloofness, intimidation, and closely guarded strategy. No doubt the real Brooks (who died in a car accident shortly after filming completed) would have approved. Thanks to director Gavin O'Connor (Tumbleweeds) and the producers of the similarly laudable sports films Remember the Titans and The Rookie, Miracle brings plenty of heart—and historical accuracy—to an old, familiar formula. —Jeff Shannon

Frank Oz A SUCCESSFUL PSYCHIATRIST LOSES HIS MIND AFTER ONE OF HIS MOST DEPENDENT PATIENTS TRACKS HIM DOWN DURING HIS FAMILY VACATION.

Frank Oz AFTER MOVING WITH HER HUSBAND & CHILDREN TO THE WELL-MANICURED COMMUNITY OF STEPFORD, CT, FORMER NEW YORK TELEVISION EXECUTIVE JOANNA EBERHART IS BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT STEPFORD IS MORE THAN JUST THE 'PERFECT' PLACE TO LIVE - IT'S A LITTLE TOO PERFECT.

Sidney Poitier Skip and harry are framed for a bank robery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the inter-prison rodeo coming up. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/19/2005 Starring: Gene Wilder Richard Pryor Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R

Sydney Pollack A YOUNG LAWYER JOINS A MEMPHIS FIRM WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY, THE MONEY IS FANTASTIC AND NO ONE EVER LEAVES ALIVE. WHEN MITCH DISCOVERS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FIRM, HE BEGINS A DESPERATE RACE AGAINST TIME TO SURVIVE. SPECIAL FEATURES: ENGLISH SUBTITLES FOR THE DEAF, SCENE SELECTION AND MUCH MORE.

Sam Raimi A shy intelligent outcast teenager is accidentally bitten by a genetically engineered spider. Suddenly he is empowered with the speed strength and agility of a spider transforming him into an extaordinary hero. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/27/2005 Starring: Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst Run time: 121 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Sam Raimi

Harold Ramis Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell star in director Harold Ramis' brilliant comedy about a man who clones himself to save his marriage, and then almost loses his wife to himself! Overworked and over-scheduled, contractor Doug Kinney never has enough time for his wife and family. So when a helpful geneticist offers to "xerox" Doug, it seems like the perfect solution until the clones begin to take over his home, his job, and his bed. Keaton takes on four hilariously distinct roles as the comic possibilities quickly multiply in this genuinely funny, touching romantic comedy.

Brett Ratner High-powered Wall Street bachelor Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) gets the shock of a lifetime when he wakes up one morning in suburban New Jersey next to Kate (Téa Leoni) the girlfriend he left 13 years ago. Suddenly Jack's entire world is turned upside down. Can this once single-minded exec actually become The Family Man?System Requirements:Starring: Nicolas Cage Téa Leoni. Directed By: Brett Ratner. Running Time: 126 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Universal Distribution Corp.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 025192094125 Manufacturer No: 61020941

Rob Reiner Nora Ephron wrote the brisk screenplay for this 1989 romantic comedy, director Rob Reiner made a nicely glossy New York story (very much in a Woody Allen vein) out of it, and Billy Crystal's unstoppable charm made it something really special. Crystal and Meg Ryan play longtime platonic friends who keep dancing around their deeper feelings for one another, and Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher are their respective pals who fall in love and get married. Ryan doesn't get a lot of funny material, but her performance is typically alive and intuitive, and she more than holds her own with Crystal's comic motor mouth and sweet sentimentality. Reiner is on comfortable ground, liberated from the burden of making serious statements in the lead-footed manner of subsequent features. —Tom Keogh

On the DVD
The Collector's Edition offers seven new featurettes (the previous Special Edition only had one documentary), beginning with a sit-down between director Rob Reiner and writer Nora Ephron waxing nostalgic on how the movie originated: He, recently divorced from Penny Marshall, was a miserable single man, while she was the screenwriter who rejected his initial pitch over lunch ("It was a shame," she remembers, "because we hadn't even eaten yet."). It's easy to see that Reiner is clearly Harry, and Ephron is clearly Sally: He's the squawking chatterbox and she's constantly corrects his memory (Sally's meticulous method of ordering food is also a direct rip-off of Ephron herself). Other featurettes show Billy Crystal's attempts to play Harry (or Reiner, as it were); location filming in New York; the love stories that served as interludes between scenes (again, the counselors-at-camp story is from Ephron's parents); the significance of the film over time; and more discussion on the film's famous question: "Can men and women really be friends?" Most of the stories from the featurettes are recycled in the new film commentary by Reiner, Ephron, and Crystal (Reiner mentions that the "I'll have what she's having" line, spoken by his mother, is in the top 10 of AFI's top 100 movie lines no less than five times overall), but the inclusion of Crystal, who contributed many improvised lines in the movie, makes for a nice easygoing repartee. Fans may be interested to know that Reiner originally thought Harry and Sally shouldn't get together, until he himself fell in love with his future wife on the set, but the most hilarious tidbit involves Reiner storming the production offices and polling all the women on whether or not they "fake it" because didn't believe that really happened. Seven deleted scenes—which were also included in the previous version—and original theatrical trailer round out the set, but Harry Connick Jr.'s "It Had to Be You" music video is missing. Still, the special features are a great look into a romantic comedy that clearly remains a meaningful experience for cast, crew, and audience alike. —Ellen A. Kim

Ivan Reitman AN AMBITIOUS GENETIC EXPERIMENT TAKES A WRONG TURN WHEN TWINS, WHO LOOK NOTHING ALIKE, ARE BORN AND THEN SEPARATED. YEARS LATER, THE BROTHERS MEET TO FIND THEIR MOTHER ONLY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES.

Jason Reitman JUNO stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Bateman and Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (Simmons and Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.

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Kevin Reynolds Luscious cinematography and even more luscious stars make Tristan & Isolde a feast for the eyes. Adapted from the medieval love story, the movie begins with with young Tristan (played as a child by Thomas Sangster, Love Actually) as he sees his parents killed by the tyrannical Irish, who ruled over a fractured Britain after the Roman occupation. Taken in by Marke (Rufus Sewell, Dark City), who rules one of the British tribes, Tristan (James Franco, Spider-Man) grows up to be a young prince and a mighty warrior—and when he's believed slain in battle, he's given a royal funeral, which sends him out sea in a burning boat. But the fire goes out and Tristan washes ashore on Ireland, where Isolde (Sophia Myles, Art School Confidential), the daughter of the Irish king, nurses him back to health. Being a lovely pair of young folk bursting with hormones, they fall madly in love... and set in motion a tragic tale that's lasted for centuries in many variations. Some reviewers have criticized Tristan & Isolde for deviating from the most common classical version, but the movie's storyline—though certainly altered to appeal to modern audiences—is fairly strong. Myles and especially Sewell turn in strong performances; Franco, however, though surprisingly persuasive as a warrior, never burns as a lover. Nonetheless, the loving shots of Franco's muscular physique will make this a must-have for his fans. —Bret Fetzer

Tonino Ricci When a young boy's life is threatened by gold thieves White Fang must once again leap into action. Adapted from the Jack London story.System Requirements:Running Time: 100 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 733317800727 Manufacturer No: 80072

Phil Alden Robinson When the president of Russia suddenly dies and is succeeded by a man about whom little is known, tension increases as old fears ignite new paranoia. Director of Central Intelligence Bill Cabot (Freeman) recruits a young analyst from the Russia desk, Jack Ryan (Affleck), to supply insight and advice. Then the unthinkable happens: the capital of Chechnya is leveled by a nuclear bomb. America is quick to blame the Russians and mistrust escalates despite Ryan's certainty that other players are at work. He is right. Terrorists bent on provoking open war between the two nations are moving behind the scenes to manufacture and escalate a conflict. When they successfully detonate a second bomb outside Baltimore during the Super Bowl, the world is pushed inexorably towards war...unless Ryan can supply the needed proof to stem the tide of disaster in time.

Gary Ross THE TRUE STORY OF A LEGENDARY RACE HORSE THAT OVERCOME ALL THE ODDS TO WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN. THE OWNER, TRAINER AND JOCKEY WERE ALL UNDERDOGS THAT SHINED AT THE MOMENT OUR COUNTRY NEEDED IT THE MOST.

Herbert Ross A comedy about a government witness who gives suburbia a culture shock. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Steve Martin Joan Cusack Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Herbert Ross

Jay Russell This boy-and-his-dog movie, a nonpareil family film, is, as one of the characters so aptly puts it, "a heartbreak waiting to happen." Frankie Muniz, winning over audiences in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle, has competition in My Dog Skip—Skip himself (adorably played by a total of six Jack Russell terriers). Muniz, an inveterate charmer, stars as Willie Morris (from whose memoir the film is adapted), a gawky, awkward boy growing up during World War II under an overly protective father (Kevin Bacon). When his mom (Diane Lane) gives him Skip on his 9th birthday, his life is changed in every way for the better. Previously disinterested peers become pals, and he experiences puppy love with a girl named Rivers (Caitlin Wachs). There are plenty of high jinks and rah-rah touches of Americana, and the film also attempts to deal with sophisticated emotions—Willie—Willie's boyhood hero turns out to be less than heroic—but its devastating emotional core comes, simply and obviously, with Skip's eventual aging and demise. Dog lovers will be wiped out; those who don't care for canines shouldn't even be bothering to read this review. (Ages 8 and older) —David Kronke

Jay Russell WHEN HER PARENTS WANT TO SEND HER AWAY TO A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, WINNIE IS DISTRAUGHT. SHE WANDERS INTO THE WOODS AND BECOMES LOST. SHE'S TAKEN INTO THE HOUSE OF THE TUCKS, A SIMPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN EARTHY AND LOVING HOUSE - SO UNLIKE THE COLD, STRICT HOME SHE KNEW.

Mikael Salomon A true-life story of the events surrounding a fatal explosion aboard the u.S.S. Iowa battleship in 1989. After the navy blames the deaths of 47 sailors on a single despondent crew member a skeptical lieutenant risks his reputation and his career to discover the truth behind the tragedy. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 06/03/2003 Starring: James Caan Robert Sean Leonard Run time: 85 minutes Rating: R Director: Mikael Salomon

Joel Schumacher A YOUNG BOY IS TARGETED BY THE MOB AFTER HE LEARNS TOO MUCH INFORMATION FROM ONE OF ITS LAWYERS. FEATURES NOTES AND TRAILER.

Joel Schumacher Those who thought that smoke machines and cobwebbed candelabras were the stuff of Halloween parties and dance clubs need to think again. In Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera, these moody set devices—and countless others—make every scene an atmospheric vision of souped-up 19th-century Gothic bliss. Christine Daee (a luminescent Emmy Rossum) is a tortured young star who is haunted by the voice of the phantom (Gerard Butler—who also played the lead in DRACULA 2000), a musician who hides in the shadows to hide a facial disfigurement, yet sings to her obsessively. Dwelling in the dark, damp chambers beneath the Paris opera house, the phantom lords over the cast and management with artistic autocracy—he writes the shows, casts them, and threatens all who disobey his plans with dramatically violent outbursts. But when his young student Christine falls for the rich and dapper Raoul (Patrick Wilson), the phantom descends into madness. Webber's memorable songs are performed with aplomb by Rossum, whose background includes singing with the Metropolitan Opera, and Wilson and Butler provide ample accompaniment. One of the treats of the proceedings is Minnie Driver's deeply exaggerated portrayal of the jealous diva, giving this Phantom a very appropriate dose of comic relief.

Robert Schwentke WHILE KYLE PRATT AND HER DAUGHTER JULIA ARE TRAVELING ABOARD A FLIGHT FROM BERLIN TO NEW YORK, 6-YEAR OLD JULIA MYSERIOUSLY VANISHES. WHEN KYLE DISCOVERS THAT NONE OF THE CREW EVEN REMEMBERS HER DAUGHTER BEING ON THE PLANE, SHE MUST RELY ENTIRELY ON HERSELF TO FIND HER.

Ridley Scott A british investment broker inherits a vineyard in province from his late uncle. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 01/13/2009 Starring: Russell Crowe Run time: 114 minutes Rating: Pg13

Ridley Scott A BRITISH INVESTMENT BROKER INHERITS A VINEYARD IN PROVINCE, FROM HIS LATE UNCLE. HE DISCOVERS A NEW LAID-BACK LIFESTYLE AS HE TRIES TO RENOVATE THE ESTATE TO BE SOLD.

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Adam Shankman Tom baker & wife kate bring the clan together for a memorable summer getaway.But their dream vacation turns into an outrageous competition with the overachieving overzealous family of toms longtime rival jimmy murtaugh. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/16/2007 Starring: Steve Martin Bonnie Hunt Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg

Melville Shavelson When a widower with 10 children marries a widow with 8 can the 20 of them ever come together as one big happy family? Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 08/14/2007 Starring: Lucille Ball Tim Matheson Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Melville Shavelson

Jim Sheridan Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/26/2007 Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Pg13

Kirsten Sheridan CELLIST LYLA AND ROCK MUSICAN LOUIS MEET AT A PARTY SPEND THE NIGHT. LYLA LEARNS SHE IS PREGNANT. HER FATHER FORCES THEM APART SHE GETS PREGNANT. LYLA HAS AN ACCIDENT, HER FATHER TELLS HER THE BABY DIED, THE CHILD SURVIVES AND IS GIVE UP FOR ADOPTION THE CHILD(EVAN)11 NOW EMBARKS FINDING HIS PARENTS THROUGH MUSIC

Charles Lamont/ Lee Sholem Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/04/2004

Charles Shyer This '90s update of the Spencer Tracy-Elizabeth Taylor hit is a mix of the pleasant and the silly, a nice enough movie but a little too controlled to become particularly interesting. Steve Martin plays the aging patriarch who is threatened by his daughter's engagement and not-quite-willing to let her go. The writing-directing team of Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers provides Martin's character with a perhaps too-broad range of comic responsiveness to the situation, some of it gentle (a ritual game of basketball between dad and his little girl) and some of it slapstick (Martin sneaking around his prospective in-laws' house and encountering a guard dog). Martin Short turns up as a wedding coordinator—which has deliriously delicious possibilities—but his inventiveness doesn't quite strike the chord this time. —Tom Keogh

Brad Silberling AFTER VIOLET, KLAUS & SUNNY BAUDELAIRE'S PARENTS PERISH IN A TERRIBLE FIRE, THEY ARE PLACED IN THE CARE OF THEIR UNCLE, COUNT OLAF, AN EVIL FIEND WHO IS PLOTTING TO KILL THEM & SEIZE THEIR FORTUNE.

Iain Softley A YOUNG GIRL DISCOVERS HER FATHER HAS AN AMAZING TALENT TO BRING CHARACTERS OUT OF THEIR BOOKS AND MUST TRY TO STOP A FREED VILLAIN FROM DESTROYING THEM ALL, WITH THE HELP OF HER FATHER, HER AUNT, AND A STORYBOOK'S HERO.

Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg, proving he's one of the few modern filmmakers who has the visual fluency to be capable of making a great silent film, took a melodramatic, D.W. Griffith-inspired approach to filming Alice Walker's novel. His tactics made the film controversial, but also a popular hit. You can argue with the appropriateness of Spielberg's decision, but his astonishing facility with images is undeniable—from the exhilarating and eye-popping opening shots of children playing in paradisiacal purple fields to the way he conveys the brutality of a rape by showing hanging leather belts banging against the head of the shaking bed. In a way it's a shame that Whoopi Goldberg, a stage monologist who made her screen debut in this movie, went on to become so famous, because it was, in part, her unfamiliarity that made her understated performance as Celie so effective. (This may be the first and last time that the adjective understated can be applied to Goldberg.) Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including best picture and actress (supporting players Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery were also nominated), it was quite a scandal—and a crushing blow to Spielberg—when it won none. —Jim Emerson

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Joshua Michael Stern IN A REMARKABLE TURN-OF-EVENTS, THE RESULT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMES DOWN TO ONE MAN'S VOTE.

Dave Bossert/ Robert Stevenson When mary poppins floats out of the london sky and into the lives of two playful children she and a carefree chimney sweeps named bert make every chore a game and every day an adventure. Filled with dazzling special effects and award-winning music. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/14/2007 Starring: Julie Andrews David Tomlinson Run time: 139 minutes Rating: G

Robert Stevenson A distracted professor invents an anti-gravity goo called Flubber that makes anything it's applied to lighter-than-air, including the family flivver and the balls at the school's basketball game. MacMurray couldn't be better in patented Disney fare. Sequel is Son of Flubber. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography (though the film later was colorized).

Charles A. Nichols/ Iwao Takamoto This animated feature based on the popular E.B. White book for children—about the special relationships between Wilbur the pig, Charlotte the spider, and Templeton the rat—is a straight adaptation from the page, with songs added. Endearing, heartbreaking, and ultimately wise, it may not please all of those with a strong attachment to the book, but it works all the same. —Tom Keogh

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Caroline Thompson IT IS THE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHEN THE HORSE, BLACK BEAUTY, IS BORN ON AN ENGLISH ESTATE. FOLLOW THE HORSE THROUGH TWO DECADES AS HE ENCOUNTERS GOOD OWNERS AND BAD, TRUSTED FRIENDS AND CALLOUS ENEMIES, DISASTERS BOTH NATURAL AND MAN-MADE.

Norman Tokar Wilson Rawls's novel about an Oklahoma boy's devotion to two hunting dogs during the Great Depression was the basis for this appealing 1974 film made by a former Disney director, Norman Tokar. Stewart Peterson is very effective as a 12-year-old, hurtling down the path toward manhood with hounds at his side. (Though how he raised $50 to get the pooches in that economic climate is still a mystery....) —Tom Keogh

Norman Tokar Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/25/2004 Rating: Nr

Gore Verbinski ONCE AGAIN THROWN NTO THE WORLD OF THE SUPERNATURAL, CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW FINDS OUT THAT HE OWES A BLOODY DEBT TO THE LEGENDARY DAVEY JONES, CAPTAIN OF THE GHOSTLY FLYING DUTCHMAN'. WITH TIME RUNNING OUT, JACK MUST FIND A WAY OUT OF DEBT OR ELSE BE DOOMED TO ETERNAL DAMNATION & SERVITUDE IN THE AFTERLIFE.

Victor Fleming/ Mervyn LeRoy/ Richard Thorpe/ King Vidor When it was released during Hollywood's golden year of 1939, The Wizard of Oz didn't start out as the perennial classic it has since become. The film did respectable business, but it wasn't until its debut on television that this family favorite saw its popularity soar. And while Oz's TV broadcasts are now controlled by media mogul Ted Turner (who owns the rights), the advent of home video has made this lively musical a mainstay in the staple diet of great American films. Young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), her dog, Toto, and her three companions on the Yellow Brick Road to Oz—the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), and the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger)—have become pop-culture icons and central figures in the legacy of fantasy for children. As the Wicked Witch who covets Dorothy's enchanted ruby slippers, Margaret Hamilton has had the singular honor of scaring the wits out of children for more than six decades. The film's still as fresh, frightening, and funny as it was when first released. It may take some liberal detours from the original story by L. Frank Baum, but it's loyal to the Baum legacy while charting its own course as a spectacular film. Shot in glorious Technicolor, befitting its dynamic production design (Munchkinland alone is a psychedelic explosion of color and décor), The Wizard of Oz may not appeal to every taste as the years go by, but it's required viewing for kids of all ages. —Jeff Shannon

Mark Waters (VIII) ELIZABETH IS A WORKAHOLIC DOCTOR WHO IS WAY TOO BUSY FOR A LIFE. ONE NIGHT, SHE GETS INTO A CAR ACCIDENT & BECOMES STUCK BETWEEN HEAVEN & EARTH. DAVID IS A LONELY ARCHITECT WHO RENTS HER OLD APARTMENT & THINKS HE'S CRAZY WHEN HE STARTS SEEING HER SPIRIT. HE TRIES TO GET RID OF HER BUT SHE JUST WON'T GO AWAY.

Paul Weiland For Tom (Patrick Dempsey), life is good: he's sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and the one constant in his life. It's the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week business trip... and Tom is stunned to realize how empty his life is without her. He resolves that when she gets back, he'll ask Hannah to marry him — but is floored when he learns that she has become engaged to a handsome and wealthy Scotsman and plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees to fill the role... but only so he can attempt to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before it's too late.

Peter Weir In the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no other, impeccably authentic, dynamically cast, and thrilling enough to give any classic swashbuckler a run for its money. In adapting two of Patrick O'Brian's enormously popular novels about British naval hero Capt. Jack Aubrey, Weir and cowriter John Collee have changed the timeframe from the British/American war of 1812 to the British/French opposition of 1805, where the HMS Surprise, under Aubrey's confident command, is patrolling the South Atlantic in pursuit of the Acheron, a French warship with the strategic advantage of greater size, speed, and artillery. Russell Crowe is outstanding as Aubrey, firm and fiercely loyal, focused on his prey even if it means locking horns with his friend and ship's surgeon, played by Crowe's A Beautiful Mind costar Paul Bettany. Employing a seamless combination of carefully matched ocean footage, detailed models, full-scale ships, and CGI enhancements, Weir pays exacting attention to every nautical detail, while maintaining a very human story of honor, warfare, and survival under wretched conditions. Raging storms and hull-shattering battles provide pulse-pounding action, and a visit to the Galapagos Islands lends a note of otherworldly wonder, adding yet another layer of historical perspective to this splendidly epic adventure. —Jeff Shannon

Hugh Wilson BRENDA, ELISE AND ANNIE ARE THREE WELL-HEELED MANHATTAN WOMEN WHO WERE COLLEGE CHUMS. THEY ALL HELPED THEIR HUSBANDS BUILD UP SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND NOW THEY'RE REUNITED BY CATASTROPHE. EACH HAS JUST BEEN DUMPED BY HER HUSBAND FOR A YOUNG TROPHY WIFE THEY CONCOCT A PLAN TO EXACT BITTER VENGEANCE UPON THEIR EXES.

Jerome Robbins/ Robert Wise Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 12/06/2006 Run time: 152 minutes Rating: Nr

Joe Wright (IV) Literary adaptations just don't get any better than director Joe Wright's 2005 version of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. The key word here is adaptation, because Wright and gifted screenwriter Deborah Moggach have taken liberties with Austen's classic novel that purists may find objectionable, but in this exquisite film their artistic decisions are entirely justified and exceptionally well executed. It's a more rural England that we see here, circa 1790 (as opposed to Austen's early 19th century), in which Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is one of several sisters primed for marriage, with an anxious mother (Brenda Blethyn) only too desperate to see her daughters paired off with the finest, richest husbands available. Elizabeth is strong-willed and opinionated, but her head (not to mention her pride and prejudice) lead her heart astray when she meets the wealthy Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), whose own sense of decency and discretion (not to mention his pride and prejudice) prevent him from expressing his mutual affection. They're clearly meant for each other, and as Knightley's performance lights up the screen (still young enough to be girlishly impertinent, yet wise beyond her 20 years), Austen's timeless romance yields yet another timeless adaptation, easily on par with the beloved BBC miniseries that has been embraced by millions since originally broadcast in 1995. Individual tastes will vary as to which version should be considered "definitive," but with a stellar supporting cast including Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland, this impeccable production achieves its own kind of perfection. —Jeff Shannon

David Zucker The comedy spoof seires that knows no fear is at it again with its funniest installment yet spoofing theatrical blockbusters: the ring signs matrix reloaded 8 mile the others & more. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 08/10/2007 Starring: Charlie Sheen Queen Latifah Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg13

Jerry Zucker THE LAUGHS ROLL FROM START TO FINISH WHEN A GROUP OF CRAZED CONTESTANTS COMPETE FOR $2 MILLION IN A NO-RULES, WINNER-TAKES-ALL RACE.

Harald Zwart "Let me bring you up to speed. We know nothing. Now you are up to speed." Thus is the bumbling, deadpan persona of Inspector Clouseau, as re-invented by Steve Martin, best summed up. In this sequel to the 2006 remake of the classic Peter Sellers films, Martin gets crisper direction and a smarter script than he did the first time out. Martin, to his great credit, has never been afraid to make himself look foolish or to take pratfalls—and if the viewer finds these remakes to be less satirical than the original Sellers films, he will still be letting our great laughs and chuckles through the course of the film. And what a cast! Martin is joined by John Cleese, Jeremy Irons, Lily Tomlin, Jean Reno, Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai, Emily Mortimer, Alfred Molina, and Andy Garcia—all of whom seem to be having a delightful romp—a feeling that’s contagious. The story picks up where the last film ended, with Clouseau’s having saved the precious Pink Panther diamond in Paris. Since then, Clouseau has been reassigned to parking-ticket duty, to keep him off the frayed nerves of Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Cleese). But a band of international thieves is wreaking havoc on the world’s treasures, and, before you can say minkey, the priceless Pink Panther goes missing, again. If plot’s a bit predictable, it’s no matter, since the phun is in the haplessness of Clouseau and the rings of nuclear fallout that surround him. And you may never pronounce hamburger the same way. Evair!—A.T. Hurley

Joel Zwick When Toul Portokalos decides to change her life for the better, she starts by getting a new wardrobe, and ends up getting married! but can the quiet daughter in a loud Greek family meet and marry the all-American man of her dream without breaking a few plates?