| New Video and DVD Releases |
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for July 16, 2002, including "Amelie," "John Q.," and "Storytelling." Let's take a look at these films, along with a few additional releases of interest, and take a sneak peek at what's coming next week to video and DVD.
"Amelie" (2001)
Tagline: "She'll change your life."
Length: 122 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content
Nominated for five Academy Awards, "Amelie" is a character-driven French-language romantic comedy. Amelie (Audrey Tautou), a shy young woman who works as a waitress in a small café in a romanticized Paris, has no friends and lives alone. But this changes when she stumbles across a long-forgotten box of boyhood mementos left in her apartment by a previous occupant. She tracks down the owner—now an adult—and gives him the box, bringing him happiness. This incident sends Amelie off on a series of imaginative acts of kindness intended to amuse herself and make others happy. Along the way, she is attracted to Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz) and expends a lot of effort in trying to approach him in her quirky, indirect way. Eighty-eight percent of the critics on Rotten Tomatoes liked "Amelie."
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
- Two-Disc Set
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"John Q." (2002) - Infinifilm Edition
Tagline: "Give a father no options and you leave him no choice."
Length: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, language and intense thematic elements
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Filmmaker's Commentary
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
- Deleted Scenes
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Storytelling"
(2001)
Length: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, language and some drug use
Written and directed by Todd Solondz, this unconventional movie is an unsettling exploration of certain aspects of storytelling. The film is made up of two separate parts of unequal length. "Fiction," the shorter part, revolves around a college creative writing class, where a female student (Selma Blair) has an unpleasant sexual experience with the male teacher (Robert Wisdom). "Nonfiction," the longer part, involves a struggling filmmaker named Toby (Paul Giamatti) making a documentary about a suburban family consisting of a father (John Goodman), a mother (Julie Hagerty), and their three sons. Toby chooses to focus his documentary on the oldest son Scooby (Mark Webber), who is a slacker. "Storytelling" addresses a number of sensitive subjects that many people would rather not contemplate.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Additional Releases of Interest:
"Better Off Dead" (1985)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Modesty Blaise" (1966)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Our Man Flint" (1966)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Red Beard" (1968) - Criterion Collection
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Commentary by Stephen Prince
- Notes by Donald Richie
- Theatrical Trailer
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Top Secret!"
(1984)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
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