| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for June 15, 2004, including "50 First Dates," "Spartan," "The Station Agent," "Teacher's Pet," "Touching the Void," and "Tupac: Resurrection." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 15 , 2004 - DVD and Video Releases
"50
First Dates"
Tagline:
"The ultimate bachelor will face the ultimate challenge."
Length:
99 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for crude sexual humor and
drug references
This
romantic comedy pairs Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Henry (Sandler) meets Lucy
(Barrymore) and is smitten with her. But since receiving a head injury in an accident
a year earlier, she has suffered from short-term memory loss. Every morning she
wakes up believing she's just beginning the day of her accident. Henry's problem
then is how to woo Lucy when each day she awakens unable to remember even knowing
him.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Spartan"
DVD
Tagline:
"She's missing."
Length:
106 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for violence and language
Written and directed by David Mamet, this is a suspense thriller starring Val Kilmer. Robert Scott (Kilmer) is a veteran agent for some top-secret U.S. government organization. When the daughter of the American President is kidnapped, Scott is assigned to go anywhere and use any means necessary to get her back. He is assisted in that mission by a young agent played by Derek Luke. The movie has a labyrinthine plot and stylized Mamet dialogue.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"The
Station Agent" DVD
Length:
88 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for language and some drug content
This quirky independent film was a hit at Sundance and is well-liked by critics. The central character is a dwarf named Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) who inherits an abandoned train station in rural New Jersey. Fin moves into the station, and he meets a guy (Bobby Cannavale) who operates a coffee truck and a grieving artist (Patricia Clarkson). The intersections of the lives of these people turns out to be beneficial to all three of them.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Teacher's
Pet" DVD
Tagline:
"Be careful what you wish for."
Length:
74 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG for some mildly crude humor
Derived from a TV cartoon series, this is a Disney children's animated movie. Spot (voice of Nathan Lane), a dog who yearns to be a boy, goes to Dr. Krank (voice of Kelsey Grammer), a mad scientist who is experimenting with turning animals into humans. Krank transforms Spot, but because of the difference between dog years and human years, the canine becomes a middle-aged man. Other voices heard include Paul Reubens and Megan Mullally.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Touching
the Void" DVD
Tagline:
"The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive."
Length:
106 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for language
A harrowing real-life mountain climbing incident is at the center of this British semidocumentary film. In 1985 Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled a 21,000-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes. But Simpson broke his leg, and their battle for survival turned out to be an extreme ordeal. The movie shows actors and their climbing doubles recreating the incident, and there are interviews with the real Simpson and Yates years afterward.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Tupac:
Resurrection"
Tagline:
"In his own words."
Length:
90 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for strong language and images of drugs, violence and sex
This documentary is about the life of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down at age 25 in 1996. Documentarian Lauren Lazin uses sound recordings from Tupac's many interviews so that the story is narrated in the gangsta rapper's own voice. The film tells of Tupac's Black Panther mom, his attendance at a performing arts high school, his move to California, his multiple run-ins with the law, and his rise to fame and financial success.
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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