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11.17.02 by Widge @ 5:01 pm   Film: Written by: David Mamet, based on his play Features:
Released by: Artisan My Advice: Own it. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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11.17.02 by ScottC @ 4:59 pm  Film: Written and Directed by: John Sayles Features:
Released by: Sony Pictures My Advice: Rent it. Florida is a favorite daydream for those stuck in the dead of winter in boring dead-end jobs. The promise of warm sunny days, tropical beaches and easy living tempts many to move to our fair state. But I live here and I can tell you, it's a load of crap. Not that Florida is the Ninth Level of Hell, but with hurricanes, West Nile Virus, massive overpopulation, humidity of 150%, and the constant fear that Disney will acquire the rest of the state in a coup, it's not the Garden of Eden either. From the beginning, when Ponce de Leon sought eternal youth and only found festering swamps and alligators with a taste for conquistador tartar, people have seen their dreams die a quick death of heat exhaustion. But if you leave those wild dreams gasping for water, you find that life can be halfway decent here in the Sunshine State. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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11.06.02 by ScottC @ 6:16 pm  Film: Written by: Richard Curtis Features: Released by: Miramax My Advice: Rent it. Dexter King's (Goldblum) life is at a low point. He's been the suffering barely-noticed straight man to the egomaniacal comic Ron Anderson (Atkinson) for over six years; he's been dating a succession of increasing insane women, and his hay fever has reached Category 5 strength. The cure is a series of injections, and his fear of needles is overcome by his fascination with the lovely nurse Kate Lemmon (Thompson) administering them. Because of or despite his inept and idiotic attempts to get a date, Kate takes pity on him and decides to give him a go. After having the most destructive sex they've ever experienced, they become a couple. With romantic success comes professional success: he's just been cast as the lead in the new musical based on the life of John Merrick, the "Elephant Man." Will Dexter screw up his big chance, will Kate forgive him if he does, and what is with the singing underwear? Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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11.05.02 by Widge @ 1:47 am  Film: Written by: John Dighton & Robert Hamer, based on the novel Israel Rank by Roy Horniman Features:
Released by: Anchor Bay My Advice: Own it. Louis Mazzini (Price) has had a pretty hard life. As he sits in prison, waiting to be executed, he puts down his tale for posterity. It's a story of his mother (Fildes), who married beneath her sphere for the sake of love--and who hoped that one day her son would be accepted by her family, the D'Ascoynes (Guinness--yes, that's right, all eight of them). You see, the D'Ascoyne family has a dukedom--and Louis' mama married a singer. However, fate and the elitist nature of the D'Ascoynes leads to tragedy...and to Louis' solemn vow: despite the sheer number of family members standing between him and the title of Duke--he'll just kill all of them one by one till he gets what he feels is rightfully his. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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10.31.02 by Widge @ 5:57 am  Film: Written by: William Rose Features:
Released by: Anchor Bay My Advice: Own it. Meet Mrs. Wilberforce (Johnson). She's a kindly old lady who lives alone in a house at the end of a line by some train tracks. Nicest woman you'd ever want to meet--but she does get some rather crazy ideas, though...you know, about extraterrestrials and whatnot. She's very easy to unsettle. Be that as it may, she's leasing one of her rooms--and this draws the attention of Professor Marcus (Guinness), an intellectual who just so happens to be the leader of a string quintet. At least...that's what Marcus tells Mrs. Wilberforce. He's really a demented criminal mastermind who's going to perform a daring heist--and use Mrs. Wilberforce as an integral part of his plan. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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