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| Part 2: Additional Releases - This Week's Releases on Video/DVD |
"The Man From Elysian Fields" (2001)
Tagline: "Pleasure is his business ... Call him old-fashioned."
Length: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content
The cast of this sophisticated, elegant film, which features sparkling dialogue, includes Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, Olivia Williams, James Coburn, and Anjelica Huston. Byron Tiller (Garcia) is a struggling novelist who's trying to support a devoted wife Dena (Margulies) and child. Then he meets Luther Fox (Jagger), who runs an upscale escort service called Elysian Fields. Desperate for money, Byron accepts an assignment escorting Andrea Alcott (Williams) and meets her ailing old husband Tobias (Coburn). But Tobias is a famous novelist, and he enlists Byron's help in writing a new novel. Meanwhile, Luther falls in love with a longtime client, the wealthy Jennifer Adler (Huston). The movie has half a dozen major characters, and it explores the interrelationships among them.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Music Video
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Personal Velocity" (2001)
Length: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for brief violence, some strong sexuality and language
Rebecca Miller, daughter of playwright Arthur Miller, wrote a collection of short stories that were published under the title "Personal Velocity." Later Ms. Miller wrote and directed this digital video movie, which contains three of the stories. In the first story, Delia (Kyra Sedgwick) is a working-class woman who once used sex to manipulate guys, then married an abusive husband. She flees and uses her sexuality again to get what she needs. In the second story, Greta (Parker Posey) is a married cookbook editor who's coasting. But when she works with a literary figure, she gets her ambition back. In the final story, Paula (Fairuza Balk) is a pregnant woman who's unenthusiastic about her boyfriend. But after a tragic accident, she picks up a troubled hitchhiker and gains greater self-knowledge.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen
- Dolby
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Pokémon 4Ever" (2002)
Tagline: "Best friends. Better heroes."
Length: 75 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
This children's animated film is the fourth in a series about the Pokémon, short for Pocket Monsters. In Pokémon stories, school-age kids interact with the Pocket Monsters, which are small animated creatures that come in many different varieties. Recurring characters include the boy Ash, his friends Misty and Brock, and Ash's Pokémon called Pikachu. In "Pokémon 4Ever" Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu encounter a boy named Sam and a Pokémon called Celebi, who have time-traveled from 40-something years in the past. The main story is that Celebi, the Voice of the Forest, must be protected from a diabolical Pokémon hunter who has the capability of turning good Pokémon into evil ones. As always in a Pokémon movie, the little critters get into many ferocious battles.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- DVD-ROM Features
- Animated
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Roger Dodger" (2002)
Tagline: "Sex is everywhere."
Length: R for sexual content and language
MPAA Rating: 104 minutes
Most critics liked this character-driven indie comedy-drama. Roger Swanson (Campbell Scott) is a glib Manhattan advertising copywriter who was nicknamed "Roger Dodger" because of his ability to talk his way out of jams. A Lothario, the cynical Roger is always searching for women he can bed. But when the movie opens, Roger's lover (Isabella Rossellini) is in the process of dumping him. Then Roger's innocent 16-year-old nephew Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) shows up unexpectedly from Ohio, and the young man is eager to get some experience with women. Roger takes Nick on an after-dark adventure, during which they encounter two attractive young women (Elizabeth Berkley and Jennifer Beals). Over the course of their outing, things happen that cause both Nick and Roger to grow up a little.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Welcome to Collinwood" (2002)
Tagline: "Five guys. One safe. No brains."
Length: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language
Set in the Cleveland neighborhood of Collinwood, this heist comedy is an American remake of the Italian-language "Big Deal on Madonna Street" (1958). The complicated plot is set in motion when a petty thief named Cosimo (Luis Guzman) hears about a jewelry store with $300,000 in its safe, and he passes the story on to a down-on-his-luck boxer named Pero (Sam Rockwell). While Cosimo serves time behind bars, word of the $300,000 reaches other small-time crooks. Soon a motley, bumbling group of second-rate criminals, consisting of Pero, Toto (Michael Jeter), Riley (William H. Macy), Leon (Isaiah Washington), and Basil (Andrew Davoli), are proceeding with an elaborate plan to break into the jewelry store safe. Co-producer George Clooney makes a brief appearance in the movie.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Other Releases of Interest Coming to Video and DVD March 18, 2003
"Akira Kurosawa's Dreams" (1990)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"NYPD Blue - Season One" (1993)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Six-Disc DVD Set
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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