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| Part 3: A Sneak Peek at Next Week's Releases on Video/DVD |
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including "Below," "I Spy," "Moonlight Mile," "Swimfan," and "White Oleander." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.
March 11 - Video and DVD Releases
"Below"
(2002)
Tagline:
"Six hundred feet beneath the surface terror runs deep."
Length:
105 minutes
MPAA Rating:
Rated R for language and some violence
Directed by David Twohy ("The Arrival," "Pitch Black"), this horror movie is set during World War II on an American submarine in the Atlantic. The acting commander of the sub is Brice (Bruce Greenwood), and another officer on board is Odell (Matt Davis). The captain has already gone mysteriously missing by the time the sub picks up three survivors from a hospital ship that was attacked. One of the people rescued is a badly wounded man, and another is a female nurse (Olivia Williams). Soon the Germans drop depth charges near the sub. Then the boat has mechanical problems, and the oxygen runs low. Brice's behavior seems suspicious, and eerie things start happening on board. As the sub tries to make its way back to the United States, many crew members believe their boat may be haunted.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"I
Spy" (2002)
Tagline: "Attitude meets espionage."
Length:
96 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for action violence, some sexual content and language
Starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson, this action comedy is based loosely on the 1960s television series of the same name. In the movie, Kelly Robinson (Murphy) is a professional boxer who is slated for a title bout in Budapest. Alex Scott (Wilson) is a U.S. government agent who is trying to recover an advanced American military jet stolen by an arms dealer named Gundars (Malcolm McDowell). Since Gundars is throwing a big party in Budapest the night before the championship fight, Kelly is recruited by the U.S. government to get Alex into Gundars' party. The improbable duo of the boxing champ and the special agent then team up to try to penetrate Gundars' operation and locate the airplane without getting killed along the way. Also, Alex tries to hook up with another spy (Famke Janssen).
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Moonlight
Mile" (2002)
Tagline:
"In life and love, expect the unexpected."
Length:
117 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some sensuality and brief strong language
Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, Holly Hunter, and newcomer Ellen Pompeo star in this hard-hitting drama about dealing with grief. In 1970s Massachusetts, Joe Nast (Gyllenhaal) is a young man whose fiancée is murdered. After the funeral, Joe continues living with his fiancée's parents, Ben (Hoffman) and JoJo (Sarandon). Then it eases Ben's pain when he brings Joe into his commercial real estate business. But soon Joe meets an attractive young woman named Bertie (Pompeo) whose boyfriend has been missing in action in Vietnam for three years. Even as they grieve, Joe, Bertie, Ben, and JoJo must come to grips with getting on with their lives. Meanwhile, a prosecutor (Hunter) proceeds with the case against the murderer, and this raises other issues that must be dealt with.
Selected Special DVD Features:
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"Swimfan"
(2002)
Tagline:
"Obsession. Betrayal. Revenge. Some girls have all the fun."
Length:
85 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, disturbing images and
language
This thriller is a high school version of "Fatal Attraction." Ben (Jesse Bradford) is the star of the swim team at his suburban high school, where he is a senior. Although he has had problems with drugs and stealing in the past, Ben has settled down. He has a nice girlfriend who likes him a lot, and his prospects for winning a swimming scholarship at a big-time college are excellent. Then Madison (Erika Christensen), a seductive new girl in school, throws herself at Ben, and he can't resist having sex with her one time. But when he tries to avoid having anything further to do with Madison, she obsessively bombards him with phone calls and emails and stalks him. As Ben's athletic performance and his relationship with his girlfriend deteriorate, he tries to rid himself of Madison, leading to tragedy.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"White
Oleander" (2002)
Tagline:
"Where does a mother end and a daughter begin?"
Length:
110 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug
content, language, sexuality and violence
Adapted from Janet Fitch's novel, this drama is about a teenage girl who lives in a series of foster homes after her mother commits murder. Astrid (Alison Lohman) is the daughter of an artist (Michelle Pfeiffer) who falls for a man, then murders him. With her mother in prison, Astrid is sent to a trailer park foster home, where her foster mother is a born-again former stripper (Robin Wright Penn). Astrid's next foster home is a Malibu beach house, where her foster mother is a former minor actress (Renée Zellweger) who needs a friend. Astrid's third foster home is with a Russian émigrée (Svetlana Efremova) who puts her foster kids to work finding and picking up junk for resale. As Astrid works her way through the foster homes, she periodically visits her mother in prison and tries to find her own identity.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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