Aberdeen
"Beautifully acted, ferociously observant!"
-New York Times
Kaise (Lena Headey), a beautiful and feisty Scottish woman, finally has her
life together… at least until her mother Charlotte Rampling) asks an enormous
favor: to bring back to her Kaisa's estranged, larger-than-life father (Stellan
Skarsgard). The two of them, father and daughter together, set out on a wild,
brutally funny yet heartbreaking journey, which takes them through their emotional
past before reaching their ultimate destination.
About A Boy
"Heartwarming andicaptivating" -Roger
Ebert, Ebert & Roper
Hugh Grant (Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary) is simply brilliant in
this comedy hit the critics are hailing as "Hilarious!" (Premiere).
Will Lightman (Grant) is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary
goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an
imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious
lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus.
Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches
Will that you're never too old to grow up. About A Boy is the
irresistible comedy smash that Richard Schickel of Time Magazine says is
"smart, funny and winsome."
About Schmidt
"Blisteringly funny andiequally
moving." -Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Warren Schmidt is about to experience a bittersweet slice of life. Newly
retired, he and his wife Helen have big plans to see America-but an unexpected
twist changes everything. Now Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter's
wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's
eccentric parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt sets off on
his mission...and gets lost along the road to self-discovery.
Several of the nation's leading experts on
drug and alcohol addiction, together with a group of accomplished filmmakers,
have assembled to create Addiction, an unprecedented documentary aimed at
helping Americans understand addiction as a treatable brain disease. It is a
subject that touches all our lives. One in four Americans has a family member
who is struggling with addiction. Currently, addiction affects over 22 million
Americans, yet under 10 percent of those individuals are receiving treatment.
The documentary addresses different aspects of the disease in order to shed
light on the most current, promising developments in the field. Through
personal stories from addicts and the loved ones who struggle to help them find
treatment, common misconceptions are replaced by insight into addiction's
complexity.
Affliction
James Coburn and Nick Nolte, along with Sissy Spacek and Willem Dafoe star in this emotionally captivating film. When events shatter the quiet of his small town, Wade Whitehouse (Nolte), with the aid of his new girlfriend (Spacek), is forced to confront his past and reexamine his life. Determined to fill the emptiness, he must either stand tall against his childhood demons or fall victim to his father's (Coburn) abusive ways. 'Already an American classic' hails the Village Voice.
"Engaging, Sharply Scripted. Perceptive,
Persuasive And Often Very Funny." - Tom Milne, Time Out Film Guide
Genius, poet and carpet cleaner Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) has writer's
block - and he can't bluster, clobber or curse it away. But just watch him take
Manhattan by storm trying in this whirlwind comedy!
It's a certifiable case of A Fine Madness, as nonconformist Samson and his
beleaguered wife (Joanne Woodward) plunge into a series of daffy disasters from
which he still comes up smiling. That is, until he dallies with the lovely wife
(Jean Seberg) of a scheming psychiatrist (Patrick O'Neal), who seeks revenge by
prescribing "brain surgery." Shillitoe will need the might of Samson
to face down his foes, but with Connery's full-tilt charisma and Irvin
Kershner's buoyant direction, it's flinty, funny entertainment.
After Life
What
memory would you takeito eternity?
From the award-winning director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Maborosi) comes a remarkably
touching film exploring the profound human need to discover meaning in everyday
life.
Many films have offered insight into the unexplainable realm of the after life.
In Kore-eda's thought-provoking vision, the newly deceased find themselves in a
way station somewhere between Heaven and Earth.
With the help of dedicated caseworkers, each soul is given three days to choose
one cherished memory from their life that they will relive for eternity. As the
film reveals, recognizing happiness and finding a life's worth of meaning in a
single event is no simple task. If Heaven is only a single memory from your
life, as Kore-eda suggests, which memory would you choose?
Of All The Animals, The Cruelest Is Man.
Bobby Platt (Christian Bale) is a sweet, mentally disturbed 24-year-old who has
spent his entire life at the mercy of an abusive stepfather (Daniel Benzali)
who plots to steal the family fortune. Terrified by the threat of psychiatric
commitment, Bobby runs away from home. He befriends a mysterious nomadic
stranger (John Hurt) whose life's work is to care for the little animals he
finds by the side of the road. Their unlikely alliance and wondrous new
adventure strengthen Bobby, and his spirit is reborn. He realizes that the
beauty of nature is also inside himself and vows to return to London to
confront his stepfather. But Bobby quickly learns another, more frightening
lesson -- the treacherous world of money and greed is still the most evil force
in nature.
American Beauty
Winner Of Five Academy Awards
Intelligent,
provocative and wickedly funny, American Beauty has struck a chord with
audiences around the world and become a defining achievement in cinematic
history. Led by brilliant
performances from Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as the indelible Lester and
Carolyn Burnham, a seemingly ordinary couple in an anonymous suburban
neighborhood whose marriage -- and lives -- are slowly unraveling.
From beginning to startling end, American Beauty has been deemed a "flat-out masterpiece" (Rod Dreher, New York Post) that will entertain and challenge audiences to …look closer for years to come. appeared on over 275 Top 10 lists and was named Best Picture of the Year by over 65 critics. In an extraordinary directorial debut, Sam Mendes (Directors Guild of America Award) teamed with screenwriter Alan Ball (Writers Guild of America Award) to capture unparalleled praise among critics and audiences alike.
American Splendor
Ordinary
Life isiPretty Complex Stuff
American Splendor is the story of a little-known working-class everyman,
and first-class curmudgeon, Harvey Pekar. Pekar finds love, family and a
creative voice through the underground comic books he creates, but still can't
manage to find the quicker supermarket checkout line. Ordinary life is pretty
complex stuff.
Pekar, played by Paul Giamatti, is a frustrated file clerk at a V.A. Hospital,
but also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and
is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life, entitled American
Splendor. Along the bumpy journey, he meets, marries and falls for Joyce,
an admiring comic book seller, played by Hope Davis.
Also appearing in the movie are the real Harvey and Joyce, comic book
renderings of the couple and cameos by some of Harvey's closest friends. In
this truly original, ultimately heartwarming film, you will find yourself
deeply immersed in a world of American Splendor.
Analyze This
New
York's Most Powerful Gangster Is About To Get In Touch With His Feelings. YOU
Try Telling Him His 50 Minutes Are Up.
Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal team with Lisa Kudrow, Chaz Palminteri and
director/co-writer Harold Ramis to make you a comedy offer you can't refuse in
this laugh-out-loud mob hit. De Niro, deftly spoofing the wiseguy roles that
have been a staple of his estimable career, plays powerful New York crime
family racketeer Paul Vitti. Crystal, always one joke ahead of sleeping with
the fishes, is shrink, Ben Sobel, who has just days to resolve Vitti's
emotional crisis and turn into a happy, well-adjusted gangster. Yes, Sobel is a
falmily pychiatrist.But surely this isn't the kind of family he had in mind.
An Angel at My Table
With An Angel at My Table, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion brings to the screen the harrowing true story of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, international literary fame. Beautifully capturing the color and power of the New Zealand landscape, the film earned Campion a sweep of her country’s film awards and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Anger Management
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik (Sandler) is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell (Nicholson). But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life in this hilarious hit comedy that will drive you mad with laughter!
"This isia film that can change people's
lives." -Joel Sigel, ABC TV
Denzel Washington makes his triumphant directorial debut and Derek Luke shines
in his first big-screen role in this gripping "story of survival and
triumph!" (Clay Smith, Access Hollywood).
Inspired by the true life experiences of its title character, Antwone Fisher
tells the compelling story of a troubled sailor (Luke) who is ordered to see a
naval psychiatrist (Washington) about his volatile temper. Little does he know
that his first step into the doctor's office will lead him on a remarkable
emotional journey to confront his painful past - and connect with the family
the never knew.
Ararat
A questifor truth... Among lies, Deception andiDenial.
From the Academy Award-nominated director Atom Egoyan (Best Director, Best
Adapted Screenplay, The Sweet Hereafter, 1997; Exotica, Felicia's
Journey) and featuring an all-star cast, Ararat is the acclaimed
cinematic masterpiece about a tragic historical event, a country in denial and
a people yearning for the truth! For the estranged members of a contemporary
family, the tangled relationships of their present are only complicated by
their catastrophic past. And what begins as a search for clues becomes a
determined quest for answers across a vast and ancient terrain of deception,
denial, fact and fears. This stunning and passionate motion picture explores
the pursuit of identity through the intimate moments shared by lovers,
families, enemies and strangers.
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When you’re hospital
isia war zone, you haveito fightito save lives.
Ray Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland star as doctors whose devotion to healing the
sick goes way beyond the call of duty in a film that's captivating, compelling
and "as vital and immediate as the evening news" (Associated Press).
When Dr. Peter Morgan (Sutherland) begins his medical internship at a Veteran's
Administration hospital, he expects to breeze through on his way to a cushy
practice. Instead, he's thrust into a bizarre bureaucratic maze where the health
of patients is secondary to politics. And the temperature really rises when he
teams up with some freewheeling physicians, led by Dr. Richard Sturgess
(Liotta), who think they've learned how to break the rules-and save
lives-without getting caught.
As Good As It Gets
A comedy from theiheart that goesifor
theithroat.
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, and Cuba Gooding Jr. star in this
James L. Brooks hit comedy, As Good As It Gets.
Nicholson gives a show-stopping performance as Melvin Udall, an
obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his
neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And
that unexpected act of kindness- along with waitress Carol Connelly- helps put
Melvin back in the human race.
Assisted Living
Todd worksiin mysterious ways.
Assisted Living chronicles a day in the life of a young nursing home
janitor, Todd, a pot-smoking custodian who takes pleasure in toying with the
senile residents of the retirement community. When one of the residents mistakes
Todd for her son, he finds himself becoming emotionally attached to his work
for the first time. In order to lend the film a realistic fly-on-the-wall
quality, it was shot in an actual nursing home, using real residents as many of
the actors, with mixed in footage from a documentary that was made at the
facility, blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
When Dr. Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at
the Dunmoor Asylum for The Incurably Insane, he expects to be interviewed for a
job by the asylum's director, Dr. Starr. Instead, he is met by Dr. Rutherford
(Patrick Magee), who explains that Dr. Starr has suffered a mental breakdown
and is now one of the patients. Dr. Rutherford states that if Martin can deduce
which patient is Dr. Starr, then he will be given the position.
Is it Bonnie (Barbara Parkins), whose affair with a married man results in
murder? Is it Bruno (Barry Morse), a hard luck tailor who is visited by a
mysterious stranger (Peter Cushing), carrying a blueprint and special fabric
for an unusual suit? Is it Barbara (Charlotte Rampling), accused of murdering
her brother and her nurse, but insisting that her friend Lucy (Britt Ekland) is
responsible? Or, is it Dr. Byron (Herbert Lom) who claims the ability to
transfer his lifeforce into a mechanical doll?
Avalon
"One
Of The Year's 10 Best." -National Board Of Review
From the Oscar -winning director of Good Morning, Vietnam (1998) and Rain
Man (1988) comes Avalon, Barry Levinson's critically-acclaimed,
semi-autobiographical masterpiece. Intensely personal and yet universally
appealing, Avalon follows immigrant Sam Krichinsky and his extended
family as they seek a dream called America in a place called Avalon. From
poverty through prosperity, the Krichinsky family faces a changing world with
enduring humor and abiding love. Whether squabbling over Thanksgiving turkey or
commiserating over a failed business, Levinson never fails to find the comedy
and immediacy of their immigrant experience. A superb cast led by Armin
Mueller-Stahl, Aidan Quinn and Elizabeth Perkins perfectly captures the vibrant
love and laughter of this quintessentially American family. The coming-of-age
story of an entire nation, Avalon is a "tapestry of American life
so rich and perfect it could hang in a museum." (Rex Reed)
Aviator, The
One of the 20th century's most compelling figures, Howard Hughes was a wily industrialist, glamorous movie producer and unstoppable American innovator - but he thought of himself first and foremost as an aviator. In this spectacular epic, director Martin Scorsese focuses on the most prolific period in the life of Hughes (played by Best Actor Golden Globe Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio): the mid-1920's through the 1940's. It was a time of brilliant aeronautical invention, turbulent love affairs (including one with Katherine Hepburn, played by Cate Blanchett) and savage corporate battles. Prepare yourself for the ride of the lifetime of this billionaire, genius, madman.
Awakenings
There isino
such thing asia simple miracle.
Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician who uses an
experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare
disease. DeNiro co-stars as Leonard, the first patient to receive the
controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves
a rebirth for Sayer, too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple--but
unutterably sweet--pleasures to the introverted doctor. Encouraged by Leonard's
stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to other patients. The story of
their friendship during this emotional journey is a testament to both the
tenderness of the human heart and the strength of the human soul.
A Walk To Remember
Love brings together what peer pressure and lifestyles seek to keep apart in this coming-of-age story based on a best seller by Nicholas Sparks (Message In A Bottle) and directed by Adam Shankman (The Wedding Planner). Multiplatinum recording star Mandy Moore plays Jamie, a preacher's daughter whose self-confidence doesn't depend on the opinions of others. Shane West (TV's Once And Again) play Landon, who's skating through high school on looks and bravado. But when events thrust him into Jamie's world, he begins an unexpected journey he'll never forget. Trust. Hope. Goals. Faith. Unconditional love. They're the remarkable steps to life changed - and of A Walk To Remember.Away From Her
Sometimes you haveito let go of what you can't live
without.
Married for almost 50 years, Grant's (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona's (Julie
Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering. Their daily life is
filled with tenderness and humor; yet this serenity is broken by Fiona's
increasingly evident memory loss - and her restrained references to a past
betrayal. For a while, the couple is able to casually dismiss these unwelcome
changes. But when neither Fiona nor her husband can deny any longer that she is
being consumed by Alzheimer's disease, the couple is forced to wrenchingly
redefine the limits of their love and loyalty - and face the complex,
inevitable transition from lovers to strangers.
A Woman Under The Influence
Pioneer Special Production
Woman Under The Influence is a tough-minded and moving film about a
working-class housewife's mental breakdown caused by imposed social rules. This
insightful study of sexual politics earned both Gena Rowlands and John
Cassavetes Oscar Nominations.
Be Here To Love Me: Townes Van Zandt
Benny & Joon
"Sensitive. Insightful. Hilarious."
-Entertainment Today
Johnny Depp (Sleepy Hollow), Mary Stuart Masterson (Bed of Roses)
and Aidan Quinn (Practical Magic) star in this wonderfully unique and
delightfully offbeat romantic comedy.
Joon (Masterson) is a little unbalanced. Sometimes, without warning, her sweet
nature gives way to odd behavior - including a penchant for setting fires! She
lives with her older brother Benny (Quinn), who has spent his life taking care
of her since their parents died. One night, while playing a poker game with
unusual stakes, Joon loses her hand...and wins Sam (Depp), a whimsical misfit
who soon charms his way into Joon's heart. Now if they can only find the
perfect mate for her overprotective brother...
With charm, humor and an outstanding supporting cast that includes Oliver Platt
(A Time To Kill) and Julianne Moore (Hannibal), Benny &
Joon is the perfect movie for everyone.
Best Boy
A Film By Ira Wohl
One of the most highly acclaimed documentaries of all time, the Academy
Award-winning Best Boy is a profoundly touching story of love,
overwhelming courage, and human dignity.
In a style that is both sensitive and engaging, Best Boy follows Philly
Wohl, a cheerful and lovable 52-year-old man who's been mentally handicapped
since birth and still lives with his parents. When his cousin, filmmaker Ira
Wohl, questions what will happen to Philly once his elderly parents can no
longer care for him, the family embarks on a mission to help Philly become more
independent. At once funny and heartbreaking, this inspirational record of
Philly's mental and personal development follows the Wohl family as they
prepare Philly for entrance into the wider world. And as they set about to
change his life, so changed are the lives and relationships of the entire
family, as their "Best Boy" ultimately proves that it is possible to
overcome any obstacle no matter how insurmountable it might seem.
Best Man
In this award-winning follow-up to Best Boy, Ira Wohl revisits Philly 20
years later after we last saw him. Now 70 years old and living in a group home,
Philly has progressed greatly in his ability to care for himself. He takes
classes, has found a beloved set of friends, visits Los Angeles to spend time
with Ira, and prepares for a new rite of passage: his Bar Mitzvah. Defying all
the odds and reaffirming our belief in the power of human determination, Philly
Wohl has truly evolved from "Best Boy" into "Best Man."
Best Of Youth, The
Passion And Adventure...Under The Italian Sun.
In the award-winning epic tradition of The Godfather and Cold
Mountain, The Best Of Youth has wowed critics and earned honors at numerous
film festivals worldwide. As Italy explodes in an era of social unrest, a
single ill-fated incident sends the lives of equally idealistic brothers Nicola
and Matteo Carati careening in opposite directions. Divided by politics but
bonded by blood, the next 40 years will find the brothers’ divergent paths
intersecting through some of the most tumultuous events in recent history! A
stunning cinematic achievement, you don’t want to miss this incredible motion
picture!
Beyond Silence
When You've gotia gift, use it.
Acclaimed by critics and audiences everywhere, Beyond Silence is the
powerful Academy Award-nominated story of a young woman's battle for
independence and her deaf parents' struggle to understand her gift for music.
Given a clarinet by her free-spirited aunt, Lara is immediately consumed by a
new passion her parents can not begin to fully comprehend. Determined to follow
her dreams, Lara's ongoing pursuit of music creates an ever-widening rift that
eventually threatens to tear apart her once close-knit family! An inspirational
and highly entertaining motion picture offering from Miramax Home
Entertainment-you'll be riveted as this family must somehow learn to reach
beyond differences, expectations...and beyond silence...to bring their two
worlds together once again!
Beyond Therapy
"Inspired Insanity! Altman makes lunacy seem almost
lyrical!" - Playboy Magazine
Neurotic New Yorker Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) is a manic bisexual who enjoys a good
cry. Equally insecure Prudence (Julie Hagerty of Airplane!) is the
uptight writer he meets through the personal ads. Bob Christopher (Christopher
Guest of Igby Goes Down, A Mighty Wind) is Bruce's roommate and former
lover who is insanely jealous of Prudence. Prudence is also sleeping with her
lecherous therapist Stuart (Tom Conti of Reuben, Reuben) , while Bruce's
therapist Charlotte (Oscar-winner Glenda Jackson of A Touch of Class and
Women in Love) may be crazier than any of her patients. Add an extremely
overprotective mother and a very odd French restaurant, and you have a
one-of-a-kind comedy about life, love and the happy endings that lay Beyond
Therapy
Genevieve Page (Belle De Jour) co-stars in this dysfunctional romantic
comedy directed by seven-time Oscar-nominee Robert Altman (Short Cuts,
Nashville) and co-written by Christopher Durang (Sister Mary Ignatius
Explains it All for You) based on his smash Broadway play.
Big Dig, The
He who laughs first laughs best.
Blaumlich (Yosef "Bomba" Tzur) is a lunatic with a hankering for
digging holes in all the wrong places. After a daring escape from an asylum,
Blaumlich's first and only stop is Tel Aviv's Mugrabi Sqaure, where, using a
stolen jackhammer, he begins drilling in the city's busiest intersection.
As traffic turns into a nightmare and the pavement a
godforsaken mess, city officials assume that Blaumlich is a licensed city
worker making heavy renovations.
And so Blaumlich continues to jackhammer away serenely
while his irreverent project becomes a city-wide saga that the mayor, the roads
department, and the police all endorse. Blaumlich's trench is rapidly snaking
toward the sea, soon to become the next Grand Canal of Venice!
Efraim Kishon, the master satirist, has done it again with a comedy that asks who's really crazy - the government or the governed?
Big Lebowski, The
The Dude. One cool guy. Who one day comes home to find two thugs have broken in and ruined his favorite carpet-the one that made the room "hang together". Thing is, they did it because he's got the same name as one of the richest men in town. Lebowski. But, hey, no problem. He'll get even. At least he'll get someone to pay for the carpet.
Billy Elliot
"A Sure-Fire Crowd Pleaser!" -New York Daily
News
"Two Thumbs Up!" rave Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, Ebert &
Roeper and the Movies. Billy Elliot is the heartwarming story of a
young boy from a working-class family who discovers a passion that will change
his life forever. Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to
boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the
class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand. Under the
guidance of his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson (Academy Award-nominee Julie Walters),
Billy's raw talent takes flight. But when his father discovers his son's
ambition, Billy must fight for his dreams and his destiny.
With Oscar®-worthy performances, Rex Reed (The New York Observer) calls
"a triumph!" Don't miss Billy Elliot - the triumphant tale of
one boy who reaches beyond his place in the world to follow his heart's desire.
Bird
A Film By Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood brings a lifelong love of jazz to and won a Best Director Best
Director Golden Globe Award for this gripping story of pioneering jazzman
Charlie "Yardbird" Parker. Like a spellbinding jazz riff, past and
future overlap as the movie explores Bird's soaring skill and destructive
excesses. In his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor performance, Forest Whitaker
in the title role is a candle ablaze at both ends. Diane Venora shares that
glorious light, the New York Film Critics Best Supporting Actress choice as
steadfast wife Chan Parker. Skillfully blending Parker solo recordings with
modern musicians, Bird comes alive most mightily on its soundtrack,
honored with a Best Sound Academy Award. In Eastwood's hands, Bird
truly, stunningly lives.
Birdy
"Two Thumbs Up!" - Siskel & Ebert
Soar to new heights in this spellbinding movie starring Matthew Modine and
Nicolas Cage. To escape an irrational world, Birdy (Modine), a Vietnam veteran,
sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital, where he has come to
believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an
effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Al Columbato (Cage),
Bird's loyal best friend of his youth. Al desperately tries to reach the
disturbed Birdy and bring him back to reality. The answer may lie in their
youth, where the eccentric Birdy first donned wings and the happy-go-lucky Al
helped him to fly.
Blue Sky
It was a time when blond bombshells splashed Life
Magazine covers and A-bomb tests mushroomed in the desert. The older generation
believed in their government, while younger people protested against it. And Blue
Sky captures it all! Politically charged and erotically explosive, this
highly combustible film features powerful performances by Jessica Lange (Rob
Roy) in an Academy Award-winning role, and dynamic Oscar-winner Tommy Lee
Jones (Men In Black).
Hard-working, mild-tempered Army scientist Hank Marshall (Jones) has his hands
full with explosive nuclear reactors and the equally-volatile Carly (Lange),
his beautifully spirited and emotionally vulnerable wife. While he's conducting
tests in Nevada, she succumbs to the advances of his superior officer! But her
infidelity is not the only dilemma the Marshalls have to face. When a deadly
military cover-up puts Hank in jeopardy, it's up to Carly to munster the
courage and strength to save the man she loves!
Bowling For Columbine
From theiwriter andidirector of Roger andiMe anditheiauthor
of Stupid White Men
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore (Roger & Me) takes aim at
America's love affair with guns and violence in this Oscar-winning film that
"demands attention" (People)! Mixing riveting footage, hilarious
animation and candid interviews with everyone from the NRA's Charlton Heston to
shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, Bowling for Columbine is a
"brilliant" (The Hollywood Reporter) tour de force of
filmmaking.
Boys Don't Cry
"The Best American Film of theiYear!"
- Janet Maslin, The New York Times
A true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself, Boys
Don't Cry is "One of the 10 Best Films of 1999" (National Board
of Review). Critically acclaimed and nominated for two Academy Awards and two
Golden Globe Awards, this four-star, "must-see" (People),
"riveting" (Entertainment Weekly) drama features incredible
performances by newcomers Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny.
Breakfast Club, The
Five strangers with nothingiin common, except each other.Breakfast On Pluto
Same World, Different Planet!
Set in the 1970s amidst the eruption of British-Irish conflicts, Breakfast
On Pluto is an "enchanting, poignant, picaresque" (Michael
Koresky, Interview Magazine) film from Oscar®-winning director Neil Jordan
(1993, The Crying Game, Best Writing; The End of an Affair) that stars 2006
Golden Globe®-nominee Cilian Murphy (Batman Begins) and Oscar®-nominee Liam
Neeson (1993 Best Actor, Schindler's List).
Patrick "Kitten" Braden (Murphy) is abandoned as a baby and left on
the doorstep of Father Bernard (Neeson). From a very young age, Patrick
realizes he is different from the other boys but steadfastly refuses to change.
When he grows up, Patrick decides to go in search of his real mother, who now
lives in London. Thus begins a touching and funny journey that will lead him to
the most unexpected place of all.
"Neil Jordan's colorful yarn...a wonderful roiling comedy...celebrates the
power of the imagination" (Stephen Holden, The New York Times).
Breaking Away
"A smashing movie… one of theimost
rapturously funny, totally unique andieccentric film experiences…"
-Rex Reed, Vogue
This charming, Academy Award® winner (1979, Best Screenplay) cycles high on
comedy as four friends come to terms with life after high school. When
top-notch cyclist Dave (Dennis Christopher) learns that the world's bicycling
champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian,
driving his parents (Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley) crazy. But everything changes
after he meets the Italian racing team - an encounter that ultimately leads him
and his friends (Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley) to challenge
the local college boys in the town's annual bike race.
Breaking The Waves
"An Amazing Film Of Oceanic Power!" -Chicago
Tribune
When Bess, a naïve young woman, marries Jan, a handsome oil-rig worker, she
experiences passion and physical pleasure that she never imagined. Their bliss
is cut short when an accident on the rig leaves Jan paralyzed. Believing he
will never make love to Bess again, he tells her to take other lovers, convincing
her that this will help his recovery. Bess is sent spiraling into a world of
dark emotions she cannot understand.
Remarkable performances by Emily Watson, Katrin Cartlidge and Stellan Skarsgard
leave an incredible impression on your heart.
Bringing Out The Dead
"A Great Film Filled With Fire And Passion."
-Roger Ebert & The Movies
From acclaimed director Martin Scorsese (Casino, Taxi Driver) comes one
of his most compelling and unforgettable movies. Nicolas Cage stars as Frank
Pierce, a paramedic on the brink of madness from too many years of saving and
losing lives. One fateful night, Frank meets Mary Burke (Patricia Arquette),
the daughter of a man Frank tried to save. Together, Frank and Mary confront
the ghosts of the past, and discover that redemption can be found among the
living.
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain is a sweeping epic that explores the lives of two young men, a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. The complications, joys and heartbreak they experience provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal deliver emotionally charged, remarkably moving performances in "a movie that is destined to become one of the great classics of our time" (Clay Smith, The Insider).
Broken Flowers
"Funny, Tender andiGenerous." -- A.O. Scott,
The New York Times
Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) stars in the comedic story of an aging
Don Juan who hits the road on a revealing and humorous cross-country journey.
When a mysterious pink letter informs Don Johnston (Murray) that he may have a
19-year-old son, he visits four former lovers, where he comes face to face with
the errors of his past and the possibilities of the future. From acclaimed
director Jim Jarmusch and co-starring Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica
Lange, Tilda Swinton, and Jeffrey Wright, Broken Flowers is the highly
original comedy that Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says is "filled
with wonderful mischief" and "brings out the best in Bill
Murray."
Brothers
"A tight, tense, extremely well-acted film." --
Richard Roeper
Brothers is the emotionally charged story of two brothers who struggle
to find their place within their family after one of them is sent to the war in
Afghanistan. When loyal family man and soldier Michael is presumed dead after
his helicopter crashes, his younger brother, Jannik, summons previously unseen
courage in order to care for Michael's wife, Sarah. Starring renowned actress Connie
Nielsen (Gladiator, Devil's Advocate), this is a riveting testament
to the resilience of the human spirit.
Buffalo '66
C.I.A. agent, Billy Brown brings his wife home to meet his absurdly dysfunctional family. Only Billy's not really in the C.I.A., and his "wife," Layla is actually a young tap dancer he just kidnapped to impress his ridiculous and unloving parents. In reality, Billy's whole life is an empty lie. He's fresh out of prison and now on a deadly mission to hunt down and kill the Buffalo Bills kicker whose botched field goal he believes ruined his life. However, Billy's new hostage may ruin everything. Their crazy attachment blossoms into a desperate and oddly beautiful romance that may or may not be a sweet enough substitute for revenge. Vincent Gallo composed and performed the original music and also wrote, directed and stars in the film that The New York Times calls a "deadpan original."
Butcher Boy, The
1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis casts a shadow over the
world. But if Earth explodes into a billion pieces, Francie won't be surprised
one bit. It's just like grownups to do something like that.
Funny, chilling and full of visual flair, The Butcher Boy, the tale of
how Irish lad Francie copes with cruel fate and a dysfunctional homelife,
"is Neil Jordan's best movie yet!" (Entertainment Weekly). The
Academy-Award winning director of The Crying Game and Interview With
The Vampire casts Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw and Sinead O'Connor as adults
inhabiting Francie's real or imagined worlds. And newcomer Eamonn Owens gives
"a spectacular, amazing performance that will take your breathe away"
(Rex Reed).
Caine Mutiny, The
Humphrey Bogart is Lt. Commander Queeg, the skipper of the
minesweeper Caine, who when involuntarily relieved of his command during a
violent typhoon, brings his officers up on charges for conspiring The Caine
Mutiny.
Nominated for seven 1954 Academy Awards.
Candy
Oscar-Nominee Heath Ledger stars as Dan, a charming but reckless young poet who falls in love with Candy (Abbie Cornish), a beautiful young art student from a comfortable middle-class family who is attracted to the bohemian lifestyle that Dan has long since embraced. In order to get closer to Dan, Candy, whose previous drug use has been casually experimental, starts shooting up. Their passionate relationship then alternates between bursts of ecstatic oblivion and bouts of despair and self-destruction. Hooked as much on heroin as on one another, their story becomes a love triangle - a boy, a girl, and a drug.
"Canvas" is a serious film about mental illness and a sentimental heartwarmer, and succeeds in both ways. It tells the story of a 10-year-old whose mother is schizophrenic, and whose father is loyal and loving but stretched almost beyond his endurance.
The portrayal of
schizophrenia in the film has been praised by mental health experts as
unusually accurate and sympathetic; the story of the boy and his dad is
a portrait of love under enormous stress. by Roger Ebert
Careful, He Might Hear You
"A promise isia
very sacred thing. If you break it, I shall know."
During the turmoil of the Depression, a young boy becomes a pawn in a bitter
family rivalry. Estranged from his father and orphaned by his bohemian novelist
mother after bequeathing her new born with the name PS, "a postscript to
her ridiculous life," six-year-old PS is caught in an elaborate web of
deceit and torn between his two feuding aunts - an average suburban housewife
and a wealthy socialite.
Based on Sumner Locke Elliott's dramatic novel , this award-winning Australian
film is a poignant tale of a young boy's coming of age. Heartrending and
compelling, Careful, He Might Hear You is a powerful story of how one
child's love and courage triumphs over his family's painful past.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
This isiMaggie
theiCat...
"I'm not living with you," Maggie snaps at Brick. "We occupy the
same cage, that's all." The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of
Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize play rumble like a thunderstorm in this
film version, whose fiery performances and grown-up themes made it one of
1958's top box-office hits. Paul Newman earned his first Oscar nomination as
troubled ex-sports hero Brick. In a performance that marked a transition to richer
adult roles, Elizabeth Taylor snagged her second. Her Maggie the Cat is a vivid
portrait of passionate loyalty. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best
Picture and also starring Burl Ives (repeating his Broadway triumph as
mendacity-loathing Big Daddy), Judith Anderson and Jack Carson, Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof sizzles.
Clean
And Sober
A
powerful drama which showcases Michael Keaton in a totally believable
performance as a young hustler who enrolls in a drug rehabilitation program in
order to hide out for awhile--refusing to admit that he's an addict.
Clean, Shaven
Lodge Kerrigan began his succession of utterly unique, visually and aurally dazzling character studies with the raw, ravaging Clean, Shaven. A compelling headfirst dive into the mindscape of a schizophrenic (played by the remarkable Peter Greene) as he tries to track down his birth daughter after he is released from an institution. Kerrigan's film brilliantly uses sound and image to lead audiences into a terrifying subjectivity. No one is left unscathed.
Clockmaker, The
"An Extraordinary Film" -Jack Kroll, Newsweek
Bertrand Tavernier's 1973 filmmaking debut, The Clockmaker, is a
strikingly sophisticated piece of cinema. Regarded by many as the most
important French director of his generation, ex-critic Tavernier (Sunday in
the Country, Coup de Torchon, 'Round Midnight, Capitaine Conan) enlisted
New Wave veterans Aurenche and Bost to collaborate on the screenplay (based on
the novel by Georges Simenon) about a tranquil man whose life is shattered when
he learns that his son is wanted for murder.
Philippe Noiret (Il Postine, Cinema Paradiso, Zazie Dans Le Metro) - a
regular in Tavernier's early work and often considered his on-screen
alter-ego-is superb as the eponymous watchmaker who struggles to emerge from
his self-willed solitude. Noiret's portrayal of restrained suffering is both
brutal and beautiful as he deals with the reality of events and attempts to
establish meaningful communication with his son. In the otherwise quiet town of
Lyons, the promptings of a sympathetic police commissioner (Jean Rochefort) and
a superficial media add to the burden on Noiret's shoulders.
The Clockmaker is Tavernier's first triumph, an exquisite exercise in
emotional and ambient authenticity, and a subtle study of the parallels between
parenting and government. Kino on Video is proud to present The Clockmaker
in its debut on DVD.
Closer
A witty, romantic, and very dangerous love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. CLOSER is director Mike Nichols' critically acclaimed look at four strangers - Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen - with one thing in common: each other.
Color Of Paradise, The
"Stunningly beautiful. A gem." -Stephen Holden,
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Academy Award-nominee Majid Majidi (Children Of Heaven, Best Foreign
Language Film, 1998) explores the world of a gifted blind boy at the mercy of
his father's crippling sense of shame in The Color Of Paradise.
Mohammad joyfully returns to his tiny village on summer vacation from the
Institute for the Blind, unaware of his widowed father's intentions to disown
him in order to win the hand -- and dowry -- of a local woman. With the wedding
swiftly approaching, Mohammad's future hangs precariously in the balance as his
father struggles against his destiny, unable to see the wonder of life and love
that's so clear to his son.
Coming Home
"Compelling andiAbsorbing. An Excellent
Film!" -Variety
Perhaps the most compelling picture ever made about the shattering aftermath of
the Vietnam War, Coming Home earned eight Academy Award nominations and
three Oscars®: Best Actress (Jane Fonda), Best Actor (Jon Voight) and Best
Screenplay. Hailed by critics as "dazzling" (Rex Reed),
"gripping" (Leonard Martin) and "unforgettable" (Judith
Crist), it is a heart- rending examination of a critical period in our nation's
history and "an uncompromising, extraordinarily moving film" (Roger
Ebert)>
When Marine Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) leaves for Vietnam, his wife Sally
(Fonda) volunteers at a local hospital. There she meets Luke Martin (Voight), a
former sergeant whose war injury has left him a paraplegic. Embittered with
rage and filled with frustration, Luke finds new hope and confidence through
his growing intimacy with Sally. The relationship transforms Sally's feeling
about life, love and the horrors of war. And when, wounded and disillusioned,
Sally's husband returns home, all three must grapple with the full impact of a
brutal , distant war that has changed their lives forever.
Corporation, The
In this acclaimed documentary from the co-director of Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 40 corporate insiders and critics - including Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, No Logo author Naomi Klein and Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman - explore the nature and spectacular rise of the most pervasive institution of our time. Combining analysis with footage from advertising, television news and industrial films, The Corporation is an entertaining and provocative look at the inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures of the modern global conglomerate.
Cosi
When chasing your dreams...It helpsito beia
little crazy!
Fun, fresh and thoroughly entertaining, Cosi is the acclaimed comedy
about a colorful circle of friends just crazy enough to follow an impossible
dream! A first-time director is thrilled to land a job with a small show...that
is, until he meets the outrageous "performers" he'll be working with!
An offbeat group with big-time ambition that far outweigh their talents, these
nutty friends are nonetheless determined to overcome the odds! Featuring stars
from the comedy hits Muriel's Wedding (Toni Collette-About A Boy,
Rachel Griffiths-HBO's Six Feet Under) and Strictly Ballroom
(Barry Otto), Cosi proves taking the wildest risk...can end up earning
the greatest reward!
Couch Trip, The
A comedy of truly loony proportions.
Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) is running the asylum - and ruling the
airwaves - as a mental patient turned talk-radio shrink in this comedy of loony
proportions co-starring Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon, Walter Matthau and Chevy
Chase.
When asylum inmate John Burns (Aykroyd) intercepts a call to his psychiatrist,
he brashly impersonates the good doctor. And he does such a good job that he's
given an offer to fill in for a stressed-out Beverly Hills celebrity
psychologist (Grodin) as the host of a call-in radio advice show. Escaping the
hospital, Burns is soon gleefully crossing swords with his predecessor's
beautiful colleague (Dixon), crossing paths with a crafty crackpot (Matthau)
and crossing the line into complete hilarity as his offbeat psychobabble takes
ultra-trendy La-La Land by storm!
Crumb
The life and times of Robert Crumb--controversial cartoonist and the creative genius behind such classices as "Keep on Truckin," "Fritz The Cat," and "Mr. Natural." A riveting, revealing portrait of the legendary cartoonist who, along with his brothers, treads the dangerous line between madness and genius. Funny, unsettling and always fascinating!
Dancer In The Dark
Inia world of shadows, she found theilight
of life.
Director Lars von Trier (Breaking The Waves) delivers a provocative mix
of drama and musical theater in this acclaimed movie that won both the Palme
d'Or for Best Picture and the Best Female Performance award (for lead actress
Bjork) at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Recording star Bjork is miraculous as Selma, a factory worker in rural America
and single mother who is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease.
Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving
her money to get him an operation.
In the evenings, Selma escapes into a world where "nothing dreadful ever
happens," rehearsing for a production of The Sound of Music with
her best friend, Kathy (Catherine Deneuve, Academy Award nominee for Indochine).
But when a neighbor (David Morse, Proof of Life, The Green Mile, The
Negotiator) betrays her trust, Selma spirals out of control. The lines
between reality and fantasy blur, and Selma begins to believe that her life has
actually become a Hollywood musical - as she inexorably heads toward the film's
unforgettable finale. Co-starring Joel Grey (Academy Award winner for Best
Supporting Actor in Cabaret) and featuring original music by Bjork.
"Stunning. A subtle portrayal of deadly
passion." -US Magazine
"Densely packed with social and psychological nuances" (Variety),
Dance With A Stranger is based on the true story of the last woman
hanged in England. Starring Miranda Richardson in her "spectacular movie
debut" (Vogue) along with Rupert Everett and Ian Holm, Dance
With A Stranger is the "stunning, powerful [and] fascinating" (Vogue)
winner of the 1985 Cannes Best Picture Award.
Ruth Ellis (Richardson) is a private dancer with a tough exterior. But her
armor begins to crack when she meets wealthy racecar driver David Blakely
(Everett). And despite warnings against the affair by her friend and would-be
lover Desmond Cussen (Ian Holm), Ellis is quickly seduced by Blakely's charms.
But when his passions turn cold, she is caught in a dark dance of obsession
which gives way to desperation and finally culminates in a deadly confrontation
that shatters the stillness one fateful night with a shocking act…that may
ultimately destroy them both.
Now available in a brand-new digital
transfer, this touching '60s classic about two emotionally disturbed teenagers
drawn to each other in a mental institution created a sensation among audiences
and critics when it was first released. Portrayed unforgettably by Janet
Margolin (Annie Hall) and Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey), the painfully
shy Lisa can communicate only through rhyme, and David cannot bear being
touched. Strongly attracted to each other, they develop a deep bond that
changes both of their lives. Directed by Frank Perry (Diary Of A Mad Housewife,
TV's A Christmas Memory) with a strong supporting performance by Howard Da
Silva as the compassionate psychiatrist, this powerful film will leave its mark
on you forever.
Devil And Daniel Johnston, The
His drawings and sketches are exhibited and sold worldwide. Beck, Wilco, Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam have recorded his songs. But beneath Daniel Johnston's success as an artist and musician is an incredible story of genius touched by madness: diagnosed as manic-depressive, Johnston has spent the last three decades of his life in-and-out of mental institutions. Told through a compelling combination of interviews, home movies and performance footage, The Devil And Daniel Johnston is 'a harrowing, hilarious and ultimately moving new documentary film'
Seven mentally ill women are profiled in this
powerful documentary. Each of the disparate women are in the process of
"recovering" from their diverse illnesses. They seem to lead fairly
normal lives. Their pasts tell a different story. Despite racial,
socio-economic, and differing sexual preferences, many of the women
came from abusive, alcoholic parents. Many were victims of incest. The
two women of color describe their feelings of alienation which made
their illnesses worse. Almost all of them had bad experiences with
psychiatrists, doctors, therapeutic drugs, and institutions. In
addition to standard interviews, the film also contains illustrations
and vignettes depicting hallucinations, important events, artwork, and
photographs from the subjects' lives.
Doctor, The
He wasia doctor who thought he knew it all, until he
becameia patient.
Reunited for the first time since their Academy Award nominated hit Children of
a Lesser God, screen favorite William Hurt and director Randa Haines team up
for another successful collaboration in The Doctor. Now, the talented Oscar
winning Hurt (1985, Best Actor - Kiss of the Spider Woman) joins Christine
Lahti (Running on Empty), Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride) and Elizabeth
Perkins (Big) in the hit release that's been hailed as one of the must-see
films of the year. It's the uplifting story of a man who becomes an
extraordinary surgeon, as well as an extraordinary person, once he experiences
firsthand what it's like being an ordinary patient. Touching hearts of critics
and audiences alike, The Doctor promises to entertain and inspire you from
beginning to end.
Don Juan DeMarco
The story of theiman who thought he was theigreatest
loveriin theiworld... anditheipeople
who triedito cure him of it!
Two time Academy Award winner Marlon Brando, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway
and Johnny Depp deliver tour de force performances in this critically acclaimed
romantic comedy.
Door To Door
Meet Bill Porter. A man of remarkable spirit. He'll touch
your heart. He'll change your life.
Bill Porter knows he has little hope of landing a salesman job. To improve his
prospects, he offers to take a sales territory nobody wants. It's nothing
compared to what Bill faces every day. He has cerebral palsy.
William H. Macy portrays Bill, impaired in body but not in spirit as he makes
his door to door salesman rounds - and impacts the lives of customers during a
nearly 50 year career that often finds him a top his firm's sales charts. Kyra
Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, and Kathy Baker play women who loom large in Bill's
life. And others play the shoe shiners, waitresses, suburbanites, bus drivers
and more inspired by him. Door to door. Heart to heart. Bill connects with
people. So does this touching movie about his extraordinary life.
Doppelganger
What If Your Worst
Nightmare Turned Out To Be You?
What would you do if you ran into your perfect double-somebody who looks
exactly like you? That is just the starting point for this supernatural
thriller that explores the duality of nature, and the conflict that arises when
we cannot come to terms with both sides of our personalities. Shortly after
being told that if you encounter your exact counterpart your doppelganger, you
will die, meek scientist Michio Hayasaki (Koji Yakusho) comes face to face with
his own. At first he is able to ignore him, but the doppelganger becomes more
and more insistent, until he has no choice but to deal with him. Despite being
physically identical, they are frighteningly opposite in nature where Michio is
quiet and reserved, the new arrival is confident, aggressive, and unbound by
social conventions. The two learn to co-exist until Michio’s life starts
heading into a downward spiral that can have only one conclusion.
"Hypnotic andihaunting." -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Harlan (Norton) is a charismatic cowboy stuck in suburban San Fernando Valley,
who by a twist of fate, rides into the life of a rebellious young girl Tobe
(Wood). Their chance encounter explodes into a passionate romance-despite
evidence that a more sinister truth might be lurking beneath his country charm.
Wanting to protect his teenage daughter and young son from the man that is
clearly not who he is, Tobe's father prohibits the lovers to ever see each
other again. More alienated than ever down in the valley, Harlan gallops full
speed into a breakdown resulting in a desperate attempt to hold onto whatever,
or whomever, he can.
Dreamlife Of Angels, The
Two very different young women share the joy and heartbreak of
friendship in this internationally acclaimed award-winning drama.
Isa is an optimistc wanderer eking out an existence for herself working odd
jobs, while backpacking across the French countryside. She lands a job at a
dress factory where she befriends the pessimistic, rebelious Marie. The two
polar opposites become roommates and slowly develop a close friendship. But
when Marie falls into a passionate affair with a handsome, arrogant young man,
her all-consuming romance causes her friendship to suffer, with tragic
consequences. Featuring outstanding performances, writer /director Erick
Zonca's The Dreamlife of Angels is "a striking debut, full of charm, vigor
and humanity."
Nominated For 8
Academy Awards
In one of his most legendary films, director David Lynch chronicles the intense
emotional journey of a complex, lonely man and the dedicated surgeon who
changed his life. John Merrick (John Hurt) was born with a horribly disfiguring
congenital disease, and suffered the humiliation of being a sideshow freak.
Only when London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins, Silence of the
Lambs, Red Dragon) rescues him does Merrick begin to regain the life of dignity
and respect that everyone deserves.
Based on a true story, the critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film has
earned its place in cinematic history. Anne Bancroft, John Giegud and Wendy
Hiller lend moving performances to an already powerful story. Visually
fascinating and historically relevant, Lynch has created a haunting masterpiece
of compassion, beauty and ultimately, humanity.
Elling
They're packed andireadyifor theigreatest
adventure of their lives. All they haveito do isiget out
of theihouse.
Based on the best selling Norwegian novel by Ingvar Ambjornsen, Elling
is a slyly funny odd couple comedy about two misfits trying to find their place
in the world.
After a two-year stint in a state home in which the shy, neurotic Elling and
the loud, sex obsessed Kjell Bjarne become close friends, the pair are released
and forced to enter the real world. They find themselves placed in a state
funded apartment where a social worker tells them to behave responsible and act
like normal members of society. Initially, the simple act of going around the
corner for groceries is a challenge. In time, as they learn to adjust, the two
find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up unlikely friendships in the
strangest places. Now they're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of
their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house!
John Barth's famous novel is brought to the screen by director Aram Avakian as a protest against all wars. Jacob "Jack" Horner (Stacy Keach) finds himself in a mental institution run by the infamous Dr. D. (James Earl Jones). Under influence of bizarre therapy, Horner finds a job teaching at a local school where he has an affair with a colleague's wife.
Equus
Based onitheiplay byiPeter Shaffer
This Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play
erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original.
Richard Burton gives "one of his best performances ever" (Boxoffice)
in this "elegant and provocative" (Newsweek) take of myth and
madness.
What would drive Alan Stang (Peter Firth), a troubled adolescent stable boy, to
blind six horses with a metal spike? Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Burton)
investigates these unspeakable acts and delves deep into Alan's psyche,
confronting the mysteries of sexual passion and madness-as well as the dark
demons buried within his own soul.
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Over 50 Four-Star Rave Reviews!
From acclaimed writer Charlie Kaufman and visionary director Michel Gondry
comes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. An all-star ensemble cast
shines in this comical and poignant look at breakups, breakdowns and
breakthroughs. Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend,
Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had their tumultuous relationship erased from
her mind. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr.
Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to get the same treatment. But as his
memories of Clementine begin to fade, Joel suddenly realizes how much he still
loves her. Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood co-star in Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- a memorable film that The Wall Street
Journal calls "a romantic comedy unlike any other!"
Evelyn
"A near masterpiece,ia wonderful film!" -Larry King
From the director of Driving Miss Daisy comes this compelling,
heartwarming and inspiring true story of a father (Pierce Brosnan) who faces
impossible odds to keep his family together.
Times are touch in Dublin, Ireland. But no one has it tougher than Desmond
Doyle when his wife runs off and his beloved daughter Evelyn and two young sons
are sent to an orphanage by the government. Enlisting the help of loyal friends
(Julianna Margulies, Stephen Rea) and a feisty American lawyer (Aidan Quinn),
he takes his case to Ireland's Supreme Court in a history-making quest to
topple an ironclad law...and win back custody of his children.
A ticking time bomb insomniac and a slippery
soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of
therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs"
forming in every town- until a sensuous and mysterious woman comes between the
two men and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion. The New York
Times raved that Fight Club "just might require another viewing."
Here's your chance. Brace yourself.
First Do No Harm
She went lookingifor
help andifoundia
miracle.
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice, Kramer vs. Kramer, The
Bridges of Madison County, The River Wild, One True Thing) delivers a
powerful and uplifting performance in this story of one family's strength and
courage in a time of extreme crisis! Plunged into emotional and financial
hardship, a devoted mother (Streep), a hardworking father (Fred Ward - Enough,
Road Trip, Corky Romano) and the rest of this close knit family face a decision
that will changes their lives forever. As time and options begin to run out,
they must find the courage to overcome incredible odds. Widely praised by
critics - you'll find this compelling story of determination and hope both
entertaining and inspirational!
Reporter Frank Johnston (Andrew Elvis Miller)
is sent undercover by his boyfriend, psychotherapist Jonathan Baldwin (Paul
Provenza) to write an expose on Dr. Arthur Apsey (Dan Butler), a therapist who
claims he can successfully change gay men to straight men! Posing as a patient,
Frank eventually falls under Apsey's spell. As Frank's relationship with
Jonathan deteriorates, a fierce psychological tug of war erupts between the two
doctors over the heart and mind of Frank.
Fly Away Home
"Two thumbs up, way up!" -Siskel
& Ebert
The soaring adventure of a 13-year old girl and her estranged father, who learn
what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach
them to fly.
Forrest Gump is the movie triumph that became a
phenomenon. Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman
whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. The winner of six Academy
Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis) and Best Actor
(Tom Hanks)
Frances
Her Story Is Shocking, Disturbing, Compelling And True.
Jessica Lange delivers the performance of her career as Frances Farmer, the
notorious 1930's movie star whose impassioned opinions and outspoken behavior
created scandal throughout the industry. But when she was betrayed by the
studio system and committed to an insane asylum by her domineering mother,
Frances descended into a madness that revealed the most horrific abuses of
mental illness and exposed the cruelest consequences of Hollywood fame.
Kim Stanley and Sam Shepherd co-star in this tragic true story that shocked the
world. Frances is now presented in a stunning new transfer from original
film materials and is packed with startling new bonus features exclusive to
this edition.
Writer/Director Zach Braff delivers "an Oscar-worthy performance" (CBS-TV Chicago) in this quirky coming-of-age comedy that has been hailed as "the seminal film for today's generation" (USA Today). Twentysomething, emotionally detached Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) returns home to New Jersey after nine long years.. Now, as he tries to re-connect with his past, a series of chance encounters with Sam (Natalie Portman) - a free-spirited girl who's everything he isn't - sets the stage for a fateful, mind-blowing take on what his future might hold. Co-starring Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm and Method Man, Garden State is "hilarious" (Rolling Stone).
Georgia
The Toughest Act To Follow Was Their Dreams.Girl, Interrupted
"One Of The Best Films Of The Year!" -Paul Tatara, CNN.COMGin Game, The
This powerfully bittersweet comedy focusing on the relationship that develops between nursing home residents Fonsia Dorsey (Mary Tyler Moore) and Weller Martin (Dick Van Dyke) during a series of gin games. Though Weller is the more seasoned player, Fonsia consistently beats him and the more they, the more frustrated Weller becomes. As the games progress, their ailments, misfortunes and losses are exposed in funny, honest and increasingly heated moments. What begins as a tentative friendship quickly turns into a battle of wills, but their need for companionship keeps the game going until all their cards are laid on the table.God Memoirs, The
Inia moment of desperation how far will your faith take you?Good Will Hunting
A true motion picture phenomenon, this triumphant story was nominated for 9 Academy Awards--winning Oscars for Robin Williams and hot newcomers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student he's the kid who cleans the floors! Will Hunting (Damon) is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor (Williams), who might be the only man who can reach him! With acclaimed performances from Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver and Ben Affleck--you'll find Good Will Hunting a powerful a unforgettable movie experience.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Even A Hit Man Deserves A Second Shot!
Here's the killer comedy hit that's loaded with outrageous fun! For Martin
Blank, a hit man stuck in a career rut, attending his 10-year class reunion is
about the last thing he is in the mood for! But when the prospects of
rekindling an old flame and pulling off one final job convince him to go,
things are looking up that is, until Martin's arch rival shows up aiming to
blow the competition away! For hilarious comedy entertainment that's packed
with action, Grosse Point Blank is a surefire knockout! Grosse Point Blank is
an offbeat comedy with a very dark side about a hitman who decides to take a
break from his chosen profession to go to his high school reunion, only to find
that, he can not escape the violence in his life.
Happiness
The search for happiness connects lonely
lives in this subversively funny new film from Todd Solondz (Welcome to the
Dollhouse). Meet three sisters at the center of a struggle with the secret
demons of middle class perfection. There's Joy, who is rebounding from a
break-up with her latest loser boyfriend; Helen, a glamorous writer looking for
drama in a relationship with a slovenly obscene phone caller; and then there's
Trish, the housewife who appears to have it all, including a shrink husband who
has a secret obsession which he manages to hide from his family and friends.
Happy
Texas
They
need pros. They're getting cons.
Popular stars Steve Zahn (Forces Of Nature, You've Got Mail, Out Of Sight),
Jeremy Northam (An Ideal Husband, Mimic) and William H. Macy (Mystery
Men, A Civil Action, Fargo) enliven a hilarious comedy where a case of
mistaken identity leads to a beauty of a con game! When escaped convicts Harry
Sawyer (Northam) and Wayne Wayne Wayne, Jr. (Zahn) are pulled over in the town
of Happy, Texas while driving a stolen Winnebago they think they're being
arrested. Rather, they're immediately welcomed as the vehicle's owners: a gay
couple who've come to orchestrate the "Little Miss Fresh-Squeezed
Pre-Teen" beauty pageant! Not ones to let a good con pass them by, the
pair doesn't hesitate to adopt flamboyant new personalities and quickly meet
with outrageously unpredictable consequences! With a great cast of stars
playing an unusually offbeat collection of characters -- you'll be more than
happy you picked up this laugh-out-loud comedy treat!
Head-On
One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, Head-On follows two young Turkish-Germans who are forced into a marriage of convenience which ultimately blossoms into a bond of mutual admiration. Erotically charged, darkly funny, Head-On is a journey you won't forget.
Hearts In Atlantis
"Two big thumbs up!" -Ebert &
Roeper
Beware the low men. Bobby Garfield couldn't possibly know what that means. But
before the summer is over, he'll know and he'll summon depths of courage and
forgiveness he never imagined he had.
Anthony Hopkins headlines this nostalgically atmospheric film set in small-town
Connecticut in 1960. He portrays Ted Brautigan, a mysterious, psychically
gifted loner who becomes a mentor and father figure to Bobby (Anton Yelchin)
when he enlists the boy's help in eluding the shadowy figures who seek control
of Ted's powers. Directed by Scott Hicks (Shine) and based on the book
by Stephen King, Hearts In Atlantis is "a wonderful, wonderful
movie" (Joel Sigel, Good Morning America/ ABC-TV).
Heavy
Quietly
earthshaking eloquent, purposeful!" - Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Victor is the overweight, underappreciated cook at "Pete and Dolly's"
- a roadside diner where the regulars are even staler than the coffee, and just
as bitter. Callie the enchanting new waitress, is a breath of fresh air who
breezes her way right into Victor's heart.
Heavy has the critics smitten, calling it "outrageously enchanting"
and "altogether terrific." Pull up a seat at the counter because at
"Pete and Dolly's" diner, everything's special.
Hide and Seek
High Anxiety
In this outrageous homage to Hitchcock thrillers, Mel Brooks plays renowned
Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Richard Thorndyke, a nut-job with a paralyzing fear of
heights, who's just become head of the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very
Very Nervous.
Home For The Holidays
"A thoroughly entertaining slice of life!" -The Hollywood Reporter
Director Jodie
Foster dishes up a "heaping helping of holiday hilarity" (NBC-TV)
with this laugh-out-loud comedy from screenwriter W.D. Richter about family
food and finding acceptance with the people you love. Home For The Holidays
is a "wickedly funny" film that's "so true it hurts"
("Entertainment Today")!
In a span of 36 hours, Claudia Larson (Hunter) has managed to lose her job,
make out with her boss and learn that her daughter (Danes) is planning to go
all the way. But Claudia's fortunes actually take a turn for the worse
when she flies home to endure an even more grueling trial: The family
Thanksgiving! Beset by a neurotic mother (Bancroft), kooky father (Durning),
eccentric brother (Downey, Jr.) and compulsively "normal" sister
(Stevenson), Claudia struggles to maintain her calm. But as sparks fly, tempers
flare and turkeys go airborne, Claudia manages to recapture the zaniness of her
childhood and discover them most important things in life are the memories she
shares with family and for that, she can only be thankful!
Hours, The
Academy Award Winner.
The captivating story of three women from different eras whose lives are
transformed by the timeless power of a masterful novel.
"Seductive and brilliant! A hard-won celebration of life as it is meant to
be live. It may be set in 1923 or 1951 or 2001, but is is always vividly,
urgently, NOW." -- David Ansen , NEWSWEEK.
House Of Fools
"One Flew Over theiCuckoo's Nest reimagined byiFederico
Fellini!"-Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
The inmates are running the asylum...literally. As a war led by local rebels
surrounds their tranquil haven, the patients of a small psychiatric hospital
remain blissfully cut off from the raging conflict-safely confined in their own
small, restricted world. But problems ensue as the medical staff abandons the
hospital leaving the residents to fend for themselves. Janna (Julia Vysotsky),
a beautiful young patient, takes it upon herself to organize a hapless group as
best she can-entertaining them with her accordion and dreaming of the day when
her imaginary fiance, pop musician Bryan Adams, will arrive to whisk her off to
a better life. Directed by gifted filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky (Runaway
Train, Duet For One), House Of Fools captivated audiences at the
Venice Film Festival, where it won two coveted awards including the prestigious
Jury Grand Prize.
House Of Games
"Entertaining Good Fun." -Variety
It's the shrink vs. the shark in the ultimate mind game! Starring Oscar nominee
Lindsay Crouse (The Insider) and Joe Mantegna (Godfather III) as
an unlikely team of con artists, this "witty and devious" (Time)
psychological thriller is Oscar nominee David Mamet's directorial debut. It's
an "extraordinary" (Newsweek) and "thrilling
funhouse" (New York Post) of mental gamesmanship that will keep you
guessing until its exciting end!
When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of
his rope, dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Crouse) enters into the shadowy
underground world of gaming to help him out. At a seedy casino, she boldly
confronts Mike (Mantegna), the con man who holds her patients markers. Duped
into a high-stakes poker match, Margaret becomes intoxicated by Mike's mastery,
as he both cheats at the game and charms her. She quickly falls for him,
turning a blind eye to the fact that he's a swindler who can't be trusted. And
before long she finds herself sparring in a mental poker match of the
heart...with deadly consequences!
How To Get Ahead In Advertising
Two heads are not necessarily better than one in this
"highly entertaining" (The Hollywood Reporter),
"blistering" (Los Angeles Times) satire about a man brought to
the edge of insanity by a rival out for control of his career...and his body!
To hotshot ad exec Dennis Bagley (Richard E. Grant), people are pathetic sheep
to whom he can sell anything...except a brand-new pimple cream. Creatively
blocked, Dennis becomes so stressed that he sprouts a pimple of his own...a
pimple that eventually grows into a huge head...with a mind and a voice! Before
long, the sassy carbuncle takes over Dennis' life, revealing to him a
diabolical plan to control the masses. Now Dennis must find courage deep within
himself to save society - and himself - from the beastly blemish!
Love isiall you need
Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer give career-defining performances in this
humorous and heartwarming story about a mentally challenged father who enlists
the aid of a high-powered attorney to help him regain the custody of his
daughter. An all-star supporting cast and a spectacular soundtrack complete
this unforgettable story of life, love and laughter!
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
"While One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest offered a subversive and satirical look at psychiatric institution, Rose Garden delivered a dramatic, emotionally compelling portrait of the young woman's experience of psychiatric treatment. This Oscar-nominated screenplay was adapted from the best-selling novel by Hannah Green. It features a critically acclaimed performance by