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11.19.02 by ScottC @ 9:48 pm   Film: Written by: Blake Edwards Features:
Released by: Turner Home Entertainment My Advice: Rent it. Victor/Victoria tells the story of singer Victoria Grant (Andrews) who pretends to be Count Victor Grezhinski who pretends to be a woman on stage. Confused yet? Her friend Carroll 'Toddy' Todd (Preston), who is gay in both attitude and orientation, instigates this bit of sexual misdirection to give Victoria her big break...and then let her talent do the rest. Everything is going smoothly until she meets King Marchand (Garner), a Chicago nightclub owner who seems to be a mobster by association. Both are attracted to each other, but she is worried about revealing her secret and jeopardizing her success and her new-found freedom--while he's worried about how his relationship with 'the Count' will affect how people see him and how he sees himself. Confused yet? Don't worry, there's plenty of singing, dancing, and general silliness to make the confusion more enjoyable. 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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10.30.02 by ScottC @ 6:12 pm  Film: Written by: Allen Scott, based on a story by Daphne du Maurier Features:
Released by: Paramount My Advice: Rent It if you want an artsy movie, Skip It if you want a fun movie. The movie Don't Look Now starts with tragedy. John Baxter (Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Christie) experience the worst event parents can have: the death of their child. The couple tries to move on from their daughter's drowning by working to restore a church in Venice, a city that is slowly drowning as well. Laura received unexpected solace from two sisters, one who is blind but has the second sight. She tells Laura her daughter is still with her in spirit as it were. While Laura feels relief, John feels anxiety over the sisters' motives. Adding to his unease are a near-fatal accident, a serial killer on the loose, and the mist-laden, mysterious, twisting city of Venice itself. Can John and Laura trust what they see through the haze and confusion before it's too late? Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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10.24.02 by ScottC @ 6:50 pm  Film: Written and Directed by: Marty Callaghan Features:
Released by: MPI Home Video My Advice: Rent it if you’re a big history buff who can speak Russian, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, and Swedish; otherwise Borrow It. Before CNN, before 60 Minutes, even before the six o'clock network news, if people wanted to see the news they went to the movies and watched the newsreels. One of the first major producers of newsreels was British Pathe. Starting with the bi-weekly newsreel Pathe Gazette in 1910, their archives have over 3,500 hours of history captured on film. These newsreels and 'cinemagazines' are the primary source of material for Archives of War. The six programs cover the campaigns of WWI, the leaders and battles of WWII, the events and attitudes during the Cold War, and the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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10.17.02 by ScottC @ 4:41 pm  Film: Written by: Stacy Peralta and Craig Stecyk Features:
Released by: Sony Pictures My Advice: Rent it. Skateboarding was having its second growth spurt after being consigned to the fad trash pile along with hula-hoops and flagpole sitting. With the introduction of polyurethane wheels, the improved speed and performance gave the sport a much-needed shot in the arm. The peak was the Del Mar Nationals in California in 1975, the first national competition held in a decade. At the Nationals was the Zephyr Skate Team. Their skating style was aggressive, unrestrained, and unorthodox. Their attitude was in your face and sure of themselves and their skills. Their story is the focus of Dogtown and Z-Boys. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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