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Ivana Redwine
Let's take a look at the best new movies on DVD for for October, 2004. October
5, 2004 "Aladdin"
This 1992 Disney animated film finally comes to DVD. An adaptation
of the classic fairy tale, the movie features the comedy of Robin Williams as
he supplies the voice of the blue genie. The title character is a boy who flies
about on a magic carpet. Aladdin meets the sultan's daughter, and he must save
her father from an evil adviser who has a pet bird (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried).
There are some good musical numbers, including "Friend Like Me." "Fahrenheit
9/11"
In this op-ed piece, Michael Moore takes a highly opinionated look
at the George W. Bush Administration and the Iraq War. People who keep up with
the news may not find any fresh material here, but Moore synthesizes everything
in his own sometimes amusing, sometimes irritating way. The filmmaker spends quite
a bit of time on his version of the relationship between the Bush family and the
Saudi elite. But Moore is at his best when he tells the story of an unforgettable
Flint, Michigan, woman named Lila Lipscomb. October
12, 2004 No
Recommendations October
19, 2004 "I'm
Not Scared"
Well-liked by critics, this 2003 Italian-language movie is a bit of
a thriller, but it's also a coming-of-age story told mostly from the point of
view of a 10-year-old boy named Michele. He discovers a pit containing a kidnapped
boy, and then Michele gradually comes to realize his own father is one of the
kidnappers. The tension mounts as Michele tries to decide what to do. The movie
is set in rural southern Italy and features stunning visuals. October
26, 2004 "Control
Room"
This documentary by Jehane Noujaim, an Arab-American woman, is about
the news coverage of the Iraq War from Qatar. Many scenes take place at CentCom,
the media center where the U.S. military interfaced with the world press. Of particular
interest is the documentary's coverage of Al Jazeera, the most widely viewed Arabic-language
news channel. Noujaim shows the journalists' attitudes and biases, as well as
the pressures they face. "Dawn
of the Dead"
This 2004 horror movie is a remake of the 1978 film. The new movie
takes place in Wisconsin, where some people have already turned into zombies who
bite people, making them into zombies too. A woman (Sarah Polley) narrowly escapes
a zombie attack and takes refuge with a cop (Ving Rhames) and others in a shopping
mall. As the number of zombies outside the mall grows ever larger, the people
inside try to figure out a way to survive. Free
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