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A controversial political candidate is murdered. His deaf campaign manager is accused. Her trial becomes an event that will ruin lives and open old wounds. Revelation of a shocking past becomes the pivotal twist of the plot.
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Where the Truth Lies (Unrated Theatrical Edition)
Starring: Kevin Bacon , Colin Firth , Alison Lohman , David Hayman , and Rachel Blanchard Director: Atom Egoyan Manufacturer: Sony Pictures ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000DZ8540 Release Date: 2006-02-28 |
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Director Atom Egoyan's 2005 film Where the Truth Lies is laden with nudity, sex, violence, lies, blackmail, betrayal and really, what more could you want? Other than some genuine tension, a more compelling story, and better acting, that is. In adapting Rupert Holmes' novel, the Cairo-born Egoyan (Ararat, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter) has taken on a murder mystery with film noir elements that will leave many viewers wondering exactly "whodunit" until the final few scenes; and while that's surely a good thing, the ride itself simply isn't all that scintillating. Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth star as a (Dean) Martin & (Jerry) Lewis-style team whose principal talents seem to consist mainly of pill-popping, soulless sex with a stream of nubile young women, and hosting an annual polio telethon. Fifteen years after their '50s heyday, journalist Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman), who appeared on the telethon as a child, seeks out the pair to determine why they split up and, not coincidentally, what really happened to the dead girl with whom they had dallied the night before. Bacon is reasonably unctuous as the leering Lanny Morris; but Firth is uninspired as the more elusive Vince Collins, and although Lohman is game, she sometimes seems out of her depth in a role that calls for her to both seduce and be seduced, to manipulate and be manipulated. Egoyan, who also wrote the screenplay, has an eye for odd little details (much is made of Pan Am's first class dinner service, for instance) and an ear for great music (the soundtrack includes tunes by Charles Mingus, Louis Prima, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Funkadelic) and good dialogue ("Having to be a nice guy is the toughest job in the world when you're not"). But the film is curiously tepid; the sex is unconvincing, the mystery lacks a sense of danger, and the resolution is hardly shocking. One wishes that, having dipped into this genre, Egoyan had gone all out and made a film as delightfully sleazy as, say, Basic Instinct. --Sam GrahamAmazon.com
Starring Kevin Bacon (Beauty Shop, Mystic River), Colin Firth (Love Actually, Bridget Jones's Diary) and Alison Lohman (Big Fish, Matchstick Men), Where the Truth Lies is a suspenseful mystery from acclaimed director Atom Egoyan. In the '50s, Vince Collins (Firth) and Lanny Morris (Bacon) are the hottest showbiz duo in America. The combination of Lanny's brash American style and Vince's biting British wit is irresistible, especially to beautiful women. When a beautiful young woman, Maureen (Rachel Blanchard) is found dead in the bathtub of the duo's suite, their glittery world begins to crumble. They have rock solid alibis and are exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing; however, the scandal causes the once inseparable pair to part company. Fifteen years later, Karen O'Connor (Lohman), a young and ambitious journalist, is determined to uncover the secrets of the two men who, coincidentally, touched her life when she was a child. She persuades a publisher to offer a guarded Vince Collins one million dollars to collaborate with her on writing the untold story of his life with Lanny Morris. There is one condition: the truth must be told about the scandal that destroyed the duo. What really happened the night Maureen died? As Karen continues to search for many different truths-the truth about Vince and Lanny, the truth about Maureen's death, and even suppressed truths about herself- she becomes embroiled in a tense and bewildering game of cat-and-mouse.
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Where the Truth Lies
Starring: Marlee Matlin , Regina King , Philip Lester , Robert Blanche , and Linden Ashby Director: Nelson McCormick (II) Manufacturer: Starlight Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005NKT1 Release Date: 2001-09-11 |
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A controversial political candidate is murdered. His deaf campaign manager is accused. Her trial becomes an event that will ruin lives and open old wounds. Revelation of a shocking past becomes the pivotal twist of the plot.
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Where the Truth Lies (Rated Edition)
Starring: Kevin Bacon , Colin Firth , Alison Lohman , David Hayman , and Rachel Blanchard Director: Atom Egoyan Manufacturer: Sony Pictures ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000DZ853Q Release Date: 2006-02-28 |
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Director Atom Egoyan's 2005 film Where the Truth Lies is laden with nudity, sex, violence, lies, blackmail, betrayal and really, what more could you want? Other than some genuine tension, a more compelling story, and better acting, that is. In adapting Rupert Holmes' novel, the Cairo-born Egoyan (Ararat, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter) has taken on a murder mystery with film noir elements that will leave many viewers wondering exactly "whodunit" until the final few scenes; and while that's surely a good thing, the ride itself simply isn't all that scintillating. Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth star as a (Dean) Martin & (Jerry) Lewis-style team whose principal talents seem to consist mainly of pill-popping, soulless sex with a stream of nubile young women, and hosting an annual polio telethon. Fifteen years after their '50s heyday, journalist Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman), who appeared on the telethon as a child, seeks out the pair to determine why they split up and, not coincidentally, what really happened to the dead girl with whom they had dallied the night before. Bacon is reasonably unctuous as the leering Lanny Morris; but Firth is uninspired as the more elusive Vince Collins, and although Lohman is game, she sometimes seems out of her depth in a role that calls for her to both seduce and be seduced, to manipulate and be manipulated. Egoyan, who also wrote the screenplay, has an eye for odd little details (much is made of Pan Am's first class dinner service, for instance) and an ear for great music (the soundtrack includes tunes by Charles Mingus, Louis Prima, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Funkadelic) and good dialogue ("Having to be a nice guy is the toughest job in the world when you're not"). But the film is curiously tepid; the sex is unconvincing, the mystery lacks a sense of danger, and the resolution is hardly shocking. One wishes that, having dipped into this genre, Egoyan had gone all out and made a film as delightfully sleazy as, say, Basic Instinct. --Sam Graham
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Where Truth Lies
Director: William H. Molina Manufacturer: Vintage Home Ent. ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002KPILO Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
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After the tragic death of his first wife and the failure of his second marriage, Dr. Ian Lazarre (John Savage) turns to alcohol. Placed under the care of renowned psychiatrist Dr. Vernon Renquist (Malcom McDowell), with aid from "nurse" Racquel Chambers (Kim Cattrall from SEX IN THE CITY), he starts Ian on his radical and experimental rehabilitation program. Soon Ian begins to lose touch with the seperation between reality and dream.
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Charlie Rose with Paul Wolfowitz; Rupert Holmes (August 4, 2003)
Manufacturer: Charlie Rose, Inc. ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000HBL2PE Release Date: 2006-08-15 |
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A dialogue with Paul Wolfowitz, deputy secretary of defense and former dean of the school of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, about US policy in Iraq. Then, award-winning writer and composer Rupert Holmes talks about his first novel, a mystery titled Where the Truth Lies.
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Charlie Rose with Jeffrey Toobin; Benjamin Brafman & Gerald Lefcourt; Howard Kaminsky & Susan Kaminsky (August 6, 2006)
Manufacturer: Charlie Rose, Inc. ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000HBL2P4 Release Date: 2006-11-02 |
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Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for CNN, discusses the Kobe Bryant sexual harassment case. Then, prominent defense attorneys Benjamin Brafman and Gerald Lefcourt share their opinions on the accusations against Bryant and the beginning stages of his trial. Finally, the writing team of Howard and Susan Kaminsky talk about their novel, The Storyteller, published under the pen name Arthur Reid.
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Where Truth Lies [Region 2]
Starring: John Savage , Kim Cattrall , Malcolm McDowell , Candice Daly , and Eric Pierpoint Director: William H. Molina ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B0000BXBZI |
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