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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 "Bloody Sunday," "The Crime of Padre Amaro," "Real Women Have Curves," and "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.
April 22 - Video and DVD Releases
"Bloody Sunday" (2002)
Length: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
This drama, which is done in the style of a documentary, recreates the events of January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, which resulted in the deaths of 14 people. On that day thousands participated in a march protesting what they saw as discrimination against Irish Catholics, particularly the British policy of internment without trial. While the overwhelming majority of marchers were Catholic, the principal leader of the political demonstration was Ivan Cooper (James Nesbitt), a Protestant Member of Parliament. But the march was illegal, and Major General Robert Ford (Tim Piggott-Smith) was determined that troublemakers would be arrested. When some of the marchers confronted British military troops, the soldiers opened fire, killing 14 civilians and wounding 13 others.
Selected Special DVD Features:- Widescreen
- Closed-Captioned
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"The Crime of Padre Amaro" (2002)
Tagline: "One of the most controversial films ever made."
Length: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some disturbing images
This Spanish-language drama is about the downfall of a young Roman Catholic priest called Father Amaro (Gael García Bernal). The naïve Father Amaro is sent to a place named Los Reyes to assist Father Benito (Sancho Gracia). But Father Amaro quickly discovers that the Los Reyes church is involved in laundering money for drug lords and Father Benito has had a longtime sexual relationship with a woman named Sanjuanera. Soon Father Amaro is having a torrid affair with Sanjuanera's comely 16-year-old daughter Amelia (Ana Claudia Talancón), and at one point he drapes her in a blue cloak, making her look like the Virgin Mary. Eventually Father Amaro gets Amelia pregnant and must deal with that. But Father Amaro's biggest sin may be how far he is willing to go to try to hang on to his career.
Selected Special DVD Features:- Featurette
- Photo Gallery
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline: "Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life ... "
Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and some language
Set in Los Angeles, this crowd-pleasing drama centers around an overweight Mexican-American teenage girl named Ana (America Ferrera). The main conflict in the movie is between Ana and her mother (Lupe Ontiveros). When Ana graduates high school, she wants to go away to college, but her mother insists on her going to work in the small dressmaking factory run by her older sister (Ingrid Oliu). Also, Ana's mother rides her about being overweight and not having a boyfriend, while Ana conceals from her mom her sexual relationship with a nice Anglo boy (Brian Sites) who accepts her weight. As Ana continues working in the sweltering dressmaking factory and battles her strong-willed mother, she still dreams of going to college and must decide what to do.
Selected Special DVD Features:- Widescreen
- Closed-Captioned
- Dolby
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Standing in the Shadows of Motown" (2002)
Tagline: "The best kept secret in the history of pop music.."
Length: 116 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for language and thematic elements
This documentary pays tribute to the musicians who played behind the likes of the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye during the 1960s and early 1970s. The recordings made with these famous singers in Detroit enjoyed enormous popularity, and the style became immediately recognizable to any pop music fan as the Motown Sound. Yet the dozen or so backup musicians, collectively known as the Funk Brothers, who played a crucial part in creating the sound heard on these records never got much recognition. This documentary provides interviews with the surviving Funk Brothers, recreates some events from Motown history, and presents the Funk Brothers playing behind different vocalists in new performances of some of the classic Motown hits.
Selected Special DVD Features:- Featurettes
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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