New Videos Coming Out This Week
This week's new releases include films such as Antitrust, Best in Show, and Pay It Forward. But there are two releases that I am particularly excited about: Tora! Tora! Tora! and The Sand Pebbles. Let’s take a quick look at what the new releases scheduled for May 15, 2001, have to offer.
Antitrust
Tagline: "Truth Can Be Dangerous... Trust Can Be Deadly."
Length: 108 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and brief language
In this suspense thriller, Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe) is a young computer nerd who goes to work in the Pacific Northwest for a large software company, where he makes some unsettling discoveries. His new employer, which is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for antitrust violations, is headed up by personable billionaire Gary Winston (Tim Robbins). Soon Milo realizes that Gary is willing to kill to assure the dominance of his company, and the young man finds himself struggling just to stay alive.
Formats Available: DVD, VHSBest in Show
Tagline: "Some pets deserve a little more respect than others."
Length: 89 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and sex-related material
Directed and coscripted by Christopher Guest, Best in Show is a hilarious comedy about the owners of five dogs who compete in the Mayflower Kennel Club’s show in Philadelphia. The owners include (1) a contentious yuppie married couple from Illinois; (2) a middle-class Florida married couple; (3) a gay couple from New York; (4) the owner of a fly fishing shop in North Carolina; and (5) a wealthy old man and his young wife. But the funniest character in the movie is the wacky announcer (Fred Willard) who acts as color man during the broadcast of the dog show. The DVD version of this film includes commentary by director and co-writer Christopher Guest, along with deleted scenes.
Formats Available: DVD, VHSPay It Forward
Tagline: "When someone does you a big favor, don't pay it back... Pay It Forward."
Length: 123 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements including substance abuse/recovery, some sexual situations, language, and brief violence
When Las Vegas social studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) challenges his class to come up with an idea that will change the world, young Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) proposes the following: One person should help three other people improve their lives, and each of those three should help three more, and so on. Trevor also tries to arrange a romantic relationship between his mother (Helen Hunt) and Mr. Simonet, and the film traces the progress of Trevor’s scheme to make the world better and the results of his efforts as matchmaker.
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