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| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for June 3, 2003, including "About Schmidt," "Die Another Day," and "The Guru." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 3, 2003 - Video and DVD Releases
“About
Schmidt” (2002)
Tagline:
"Schmidt happens."
Length:
125 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief nudity
Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates are terrific in this entertaining movie aimed at grownups and people who hope they will grow up someday. "About Schmidt" provides big laughs, but the film's overall tone is bittersweet. Nicholson creates an unforgettable character in Warren Schmidt, an Omaha insurance actuary who retires in his mid-60s. Then Warren's wife dies and after thrashing around for a while, he sets out alone on an RV trip. He eventually ends up in Denver for his daughter's wedding, and there he gets acquainted with his strange future in-laws, particularly the free-spirited mother (Bates) of the groom-to-be. Meanwhile, Warren periodically writes letters to an impoverished Tanzanian boy named Ndugu. But as a result of Warren's experiences, he somehow regains the will to get on with his life.
Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
“Die Another
Day” (2002) Special Edition
Length:
132 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for action violence and sexuality
Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry star in this James Bond movie, the twentieth in the series, the fourth in which the British superspy is played by Brosnan. This time around Bond is on a mission to North Korea when he is captured and tortured. Released in a prisoner exchange for the evil Zao (Rick Yune), Bond ends up heading for Cuba, where he meets and teams up with Jinx (Berry), a beautiful American spy. Eventually, Bond travels to Iceland, where the villainous Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) is readying a space satellite capable of focusing enormous amounts of energy at specified locations on Earth. It's up to Bond to prevent Graves from achieving world domination. As always, Bond works with the latest in high-tech gadgetry. But "Die Another Day" has more action sequences than past Bond movies.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"The
Guru" (2003)
Tagline: "When he talks, women listen."
Length:
94 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language
This romantic comedy stars Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, and U.K. actor Jimi Mystry. Ramu (Mystry) leaves his native India and comes to the U.S., where he hopes to become a movie star. When he answers an ad for an actor, the role turns out to be in a pornographic film opposite veteran porn actress Sharonna (Graham). But Ramu is done in by performance anxiety, after which he begins receiving instruction in sex-related techniques from Sharonna. Then while working as a waiter at a party for a socialite named Lexi (Tomei), he is pressed into service as a substitute for a drunken swami. In the guise of the swami, Ramu dispenses to the guests teachings based on what he has learned from Sharonna, and he soon becomes a celebrated sex guru. Along the way, Ramu and Sharonna fall in love.
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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