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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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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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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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