| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
The new video/DVD releases slated for September 21, 2004, include "Coffee and Cigarettes" and "Mean Girls." We'll also take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
September 21 , 2004 - Video and DVD Releases
"Coffee
and Cigarettes"
Length:
95 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language
Over a period of several years, Jim Jarmusch put together this offbeat little film, which consists of 11 vignettes. Each vignette typically involves two or three actors performing a short skit while meeting over coffee and cigarettes. For example, in one vignette Alfred Molina tries to convince Steve Coogan they are related. Other actors appearing include Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Iggy Pop.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Closed-Captioned
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Mean
Girls"
Tagline:
"Watch your back."
Length:
97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language and some
teen partying
Adapted from Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," this comedy observes high school social life. Cady (Lindsay Lohan) had been home-schooled in the African boondocks until she moved to an American suburb and enrolled in public school as a junior. She first befriends two misfits, but soon joins the three most popular girls in a group called the Plastics. It's up to Cady to figure out what's best for her in her new life.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen Editions
Formats
Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check
for availability on VHS.
