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This amusing but uncomfortable story about preparations and rituals for a Bronx wedding, from the engagement party to the big day itself, is a patchwork quilt of comedy and drama from director Nancy Savoca (Dogfight). At the heart of the story is the suspicion that perhaps the two people getting hitched aren't right for each other, but the engine of a family wedding has raced ahead of other considerations. Ron Eldard is very good as the boy-man groom-to-be, and Annabella Sciorra is also strong as his more mature fiancée. The script is by Savoca and her own husband, Richard Guay. --Tom Keogh
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True Lies
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Jamie Lee Curtis , Tom Arnold , Bill Paxton , and Charlton Heston Director: James Cameron Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305364648 Release Date: 1999-05-25 |
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From The Terminator to Titanic, you can always rely on writer-director James Cameron to show you something you've never seen on the big screen before. The guy may not consistently pen the most scintillating dialogue in the world (and, especially in this movie, he doesn't seem to have a particularly high regard for women), but as a director of kinetic, push-the-envelope action sequences, he is in a class by himself. In True Lies, the highlight is a breathtaking third-act jet and car chase through the Florida Keys. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a covert intelligence agent whose wife of 15 years (Jamie Lee Curtis) finally finds out that he's not really a computer salesman and who becomes mixed up in a case involving nuclear arms smuggling. Tom Arnold is surprisingly funny and engaging as Schwarzenegger's longtime spy partner, and Bill Paxton is a smarmy used-car salesman (is that redundant?) whom Arnold thinks is having an affair with his wife. Purely in terms of spectacular action and high-tech hardware, True Lies is a blast. --Jim EmersonDescription
Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker, a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector who also dances a mean tango- although to his neglected wife, Helen, (Jamie Lee Curtis) he's just a dull computer salesman. But while Harry's been busy fighting terrorists, Helen's been gathering secrets of her own. And when their two secret lives unexpectedly collide, Harry and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists, fighting to save not only their marriage but their lives as well. Packed with non-stop action, spectacular special effects and unprecedented stunts, this "domestic epic" from director James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day) is a rollicking `90's twist on the super spy genre.
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Embrace of the Vampire
Starring: Martin Kemp , Rebecca Ferratti , Glori Gold , Seana Ryan , and Sabrina Allen Director: Anne Goursaud Manufacturer: New Line Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 0780627806 Release Date: 1999-11-02 |
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A sensuous but innocent college freshman is seduced by a most obsessive lover.
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The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
Starring: Laurel Holloman , Maggie Moore , Kate Stafford , Sabrina Artel , and Toby Poser Director: Maria Maggenti Manufacturer: New Line Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001HAGSI Release Date: 2004-05-04 |
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This warm romantic comedy by newcomer Maria Maggenti is a gay coming-of-age story framed by Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Randy (Laurel Hillman) is a stoner, lesbian teenager who happens to be failing math and dating a married woman. One day, fellow student Evie (Nicole Parker) drives up to Randy's gas station in a Range Rover and flips her world upside down. Evie is privileged and popular. Randy is poor, impulsive, and according to the other students, a freak. Opposites attract when the two girls kick off their friendship in detention. The flirtation blossoms after Evie introduces tomboyish Randy to the joys of Whitman and opera. Randy returns the favor by acquainting the sheltered Evie with the problems and delights of mature, taboo love. There is a beautiful scene where the two consummate their courtship on Evie's birthday while Mom is out of town. The true test of their relationship occurs during the hilarious climax when angry families and friends chase the troubled girls into hiding. --Margaret GriffisDescription
Two teenagers experience the excitement of first love. Written and directed by Maria Maggenti. Year: 1995 Starring: Laurel Holloman, Nicole Parker
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Singles
Starring: Matt Dillon , Bridget Fonda , Camilo Gallardo , Peter Horton , and Sheila Kelley Manufacturer: Warner Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305283516 Release Date: 1999-02-23 |
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A romantic comedy set against the background of the Seattle grunge scene of the late '80s and early '90s, Singles contains music and/or cameo appearances by the music groups who defined the movement, including Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Mother Love Bone, and others. (For a definitive documentary treatment of the same pop-music phenomenon, see Hype!) The plot is really a series of interconnected stories about various Seattle singles--some of who are part of a couple, at least temporarily. Matt Dillon plays a longhaired rocker whose girlfriend (Bridget Fonda) is considering breast enlargement surgery. As Steve and Linda, Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick are going through the awkward stages of a relationship--that point when quirky little traits that may have seemed attractive initially can evolve into major annoyances. It's a funny, sweet, enjoyable picture that captures some of the flavor of the Northwest, where writer-director Cameron Crowe relocated after marrying Seattle native Nancy Wilson of Heart. (The Wilson sisters also appear on the soundtrack as members of The Lovemongers.) Ten years before the release of Singles in 1992, Crowe was the "boy wonder" reporter for Rolling Stone magazine who went back to high school in order to research and write what became Fast Times at Ridgemont High. His other work includes Jerry Maguire (1996) and Say Anything (1989). --Jim EmersonDescription
Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Kyra Sedgwick and Campbell Scott in an "exuberant romantic comedy" (Rolling Stone) about Seattle twenty-somethings searching for-and running from-love. Bonus: Two outake scenes. Year: 1992
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Carole Lombard - The Glamour Collection (Hands Across the Table/ Love Before Breakfast/ Man of the World/ The Princess Comes Across/ True Confession/ We're Not Dressing)
Starring: Carole Lombard , Preston Foster , Cesar Romero , Janet Beecher , and Betty Lawford Director: Walter Lang , Mitchell Leisen , and Norman Taurog Manufacturer: Universal Studios ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E6ESWG Release Date: 2006-04-04 |
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A queen of the silver screen, Hollywood star Carole Lombard carved a place for herself in film history with her roles in the six films gathered here: MAN OF THE WORLD, WE'RE NOT DRESSING, HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE, LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST, THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS, and TRUE CONFESSION. See individual descriptions for details.Amazon.com
In the 1930s, nobody combined glamour, romantic comedy, and drama better than Carole Lombard. Having entered show-biz at the age of 12, the former Jane Alice Peters (b. Oct. 6, 1908, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) distinguished herself from equally stellar contemporaries like Katharine Hepburn, Claudette Colbert, and Jean Arthur by establishing her versatility as a fashion icon whose beauty was matched by playful intelligence and a bright, independent persona (on screen and off) that predated feminism by 40 years and made her an appealing foil for admiring male costars. As this delightful half-dozen of her lesser-known features makes abundantly clear, her meteoric success was entirely well-deserved, and The Glamour Collection shows her as a star on the rise, gaining confidence and adoring fans with each new picture. As one of Paramount's most valued contract players, she starred in five of the six films included here (Love Before Breakfast was a loan-out to Universal), beginning with 1931's Man of the World, a Parisian romance written by Herman J. Mankiewicz (10 years before Citizen Kane) and headlined by future Thin Man star William Powell as an expatriate con artist who falls for Lombard's spoiled heiress--a romantic pairing made all the more believable by the stars' real-life marriage later that year.A loose adaptation of The Admirable Crichton, We're Not Dressing (1934) is Depression-era entertainment at its most diverting, employing a full stable of Paramount players (including George Burns and Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, and a young "Raymond" Milland) in a shipwreck romance between socialite Lombard and singing sailor Bing Crosby, who croons songs aplenty (including "Stormy Weather") and shares equal screen-time with an affectionate bear! Directed by Norman Taurog (best known for his later work with Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley), it's every bit as fun as the Marx Brothers hits from the same period. Arguably the best film in this set, Hands Across the Table is noteworthy for the typically stylish direction of Mitchell Leisen, who brings his reliable sophistication to the tale of a New York manicurist (Lombard) who must choose between potential suitors Fred McMurray (as a would-be heir to a fortune) and disabled ex-pilot Ralph Bellamy. (This being 1934, Norman Krasna's otherwise excellent script restricts Bellamy to the romantic sidelines with outdated feel-good sentiment.) Love Before Breakfast (1936) is a similarly enjoyable but typically chauvinistic dose of '30s high-society love-play, in which Lombard bounces between boyfriend Cesar Romero and a Wall Street tycoon (Preston Foster) who knows what's best for her and bosses her around accordingly. In the mystery/comedy The Princess Comes Across (1936), McMurray returns as a lovestruck bandleader, falling for Lombard's radiant Swedish princess (played as a playful nod to Greta Garbo) on a cruiser bound for Hollywood.
After completing the classic Nothing Sacred, Lombard (who married Clark Gable in 1939) teamed with McMurray yet again in True Confession (1937), a black screwball thriller/comedy elevated by the presence of comedy stalwarts John Barrymore, Edgar Kennedy and Una Merkel. It rounds out The Glamour Collection in fine form (Lucille Ball is said to have modeled her TV persona after Lombard's character), and leads the way to such later classics as Made for Each Other (1939) and To Be or Not to Be (1942). Tragically, Lombard's outstanding career was cut short when she perished (along with her mother and 20 other passengers) in a 1942 plane crash. Fortunately for DVD collectors, these six films (all remarkably well-preserved with clear image and sound) serve as a fitting tribute to Lombard's unique talent, allowing movie lovers of all ages to rediscover one of the most alluring queens of the silver screen. --Jeff Shannon
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Normal Life
Starring: Ashley Judd , Luke Perry , Bruce A. Young , Jim True-Frost , and Edmund Wyson Director: John McNaughton Manufacturer: New Line Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006Q948M Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
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Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Starring: Mariam Bernstein , Cara Bisiak , Eric Blais , Chad Bruce , and Ernesto Griffith Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006IUFV Release Date: 2002-10-22 |
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Viewers may find some marginal entertainment in the Wishmaster series' fourth entry, which attempts to cast its perverse anti-hero, the Djinn, in a sympathetic light. However, silly plot developments and childish splatter effects undo whatever interest is generated by the premise. This time around, the Djinn is summoned by a woman whose boyfriend was crippled in an accident. He assumes the form of her lawyer and offers her the standard three wishes, two of which bring her a healthy settlement and a boost to her sex life. However, the Djinn¹s generosity comes with a price: when he grants the third wish, more Djinn will be released from Hell to bring destruction to Earth. But in order to do this, he must make the woman love his true form (a horned demon). This nominally intriguing idea is bungled at every turn by hamfisted scripting and performances, making Wishmaster 4 a must-see for series completists only. --Paul Gaita
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True Love
Starring: Cameron Lee , Alex Wyatt , Ryan Thomas (IV) , Carolyn Standish , and Brett A. Newton Director: Michael J. Saul Manufacturer: Water Bearer Films, Inc ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007WFXH6 Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
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One Love: True Ballin' 2
Starring: One Love 2-True Ballin' Manufacturer: Image Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BZN1R8 Release Date: 2006-02-14 |
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Rim rockin' dunks, jaw droppin' dimes, and the illest handles you've ever seen! One Love: True Ballin' dishes out a new serving of rare and never-before-released high school highlights featuring the league's biggest stars. Packed with mad footage, hot streetball action, and a poppin' soundtrack, this DVD will make you hungry for seconds. Come and get it! Hosted by streetball guru and hip-hop legend, Bobbito Garcia (Where'd You Get Those?, NBA Street Vol. 2 & 3) Featuring Iverson, LeBron, Amare, Shaq, Melo, Garnett, NBA MVP Steve Nash, Rasheed Wallace, Dwayne Wade, Jermaine O'Neal, Emeka Okafor, Hakim Warrick, Sean May, J.J. Reddick and many more! Music by Supastition, One Be Lo, Triple Threat DJ's, Hezekiah, Tribeca, Libretto, Shyan Selah, Starving Artists CrewCustomer Reviews:
Love this DVD.......2006-04-09
The Best Hoop Mix Tape Ever.......2006-03-09
this sucks like crap.......2006-03-08
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True Love (Sub)
Starring: Annabella Sciorra , Ron Eldard , Aida Turturro , Roger Rignack , and Star Jasper Director: Nancy Savoca Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000714C6 Release Date: 2003-01-07 |
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This amusing but uncomfortable story about preparations and rituals for a Bronx wedding, from the engagement party to the big day itself, is a patchwork quilt of comedy and drama from director Nancy Savoca (Dogfight). At the heart of the story is the suspicion that perhaps the two people getting hitched aren't right for each other, but the engine of a family wedding has raced ahead of other considerations. Ron Eldard is very good as the boy-man groom-to-be, and Annabella Sciorra is also strong as his more mature fiancée. The script is by Savoca and her own husband, Richard Guay. --Tom KeoghDescription
A Moonstruck by, for and about real people, [this] raucously funny film (The New York Times) stars Annabella Sciorra ('the Sopranos ) and Ron Eldard (Black Hawk Down) as a young, hot-tempered couple whose disagreements over their upcoming wedding could very well land them in divorce court! A delightful spoof (The Hollywood Reporter) on the don'ts of saying I do, True Love is both funny and fascinating (Los Angeles Times)! Donna (Sciorra) and Michael (Eldard) are newlyweds-to-beor not to bewhen their big decision to marry is undermined by all the small decisions about the wedding! From the color of his tuxedo to the color of her mashedpotatoes, this once-romantic twosome has lost the love that brought them to the brink of matrimony and found that their differences could take them to the brink of insanity!Customer Reviews:
The Bronx She Knew.......2004-05-23
Not the Bronx I know.......2004-03-14
So for me this movie did not ring true. I did not see one black person in it. Not in the bars, or on the streets. I also could not understand why the bride didn't see her groom-to-be was a boy-man. He certainly showed that in his many promises to her to come back in an hour or so and then go out and get drunk with his friends.
The acting was good. The music was terrific. However, because I felt the movie portrayed a Bronx that no longer exists, I wouldn't recommend it.
True Love.......2003-08-23
A great movie to show to your friends when they are about to get married, to scare the ... out of them. The thing that really hits home in this film is how 2 people in love begin to discover things about each other which seem like roadblocks, that they either weren't expecting or thought they would have no problem managing. And isn't it how many relationships start out - bliss and no problems. It's only when it comes to that settling down concept, that i believe as "Mike" says in the film, "Everything becomes very very complicated".
There were several strong performances in this movie, and some of the bit players nearly stole the show, like the dude working in the deli who played your classic nightmare employee.
I had a chance to meet Aida Tuturro during filming of The Wright Verdicts and told her how much I liked this film. I had also met Ron Shapiro at a closed door audition, who is the brother of Rick Shapiro(who plays "Kevin"). Ron and Rick are practically identical, except Ron has some height. I'm surprised that the two haven't managed to do work that has gotten any attention.
Overall, I think this film is a must see for people of all ages. I think it's one of the most naturally funny movies without trying too hard that I've ever seen. And at the same time, it can be scary for people contemplating marriage.
Thumbs, and fingers, up - to make this film a "10".
Will marriage change him?.......2002-06-03
A stunning debut for Nancy Savoca!.......1999-05-20
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