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3:10 to Yuma @ Amazon

Starring: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda

Theatrical: 2007
Genre: Action & Adventure
Director: James Mangold
Studio: Lions Gate

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 (Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby
Duration: 122	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English
Region: 1	Media: Blu-ray	Subtitles: English, Spanish

Comments: Time waits for one man

Summary: Here's hoping James Mangold's big, raucous, and ultrabloody remake of 3:10 to Yuma leads some moviegoers to check out Delmer Daves's beautifully lean, half-century-old original. That classic Western spun a tale of captured outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford)--deadly but disarmingly affable--and the small-time rancher and family man, Dan Evans (Van Heflin), desperate enough to accept the job of helping escort the badman to Yuma prison. Wade, knowing that his gang will be along at any moment to spring him, works at persuading the ultimately lone deputy to accept a bribe, turn his back on "duty," and go home safe and rich to his family. That the outlaw has come to admire his captor intriguingly complicates the suspense. All of the above applies in the new 3:10, but it takes a lot more huffing and puffing to get Wade (Russell Crowe this time) and Evans (Christian Bale) into position for the showdown. Mostly, more is less. To Mangold's credit, his movie doesn't traffic in facile irony or postmodern detachment; it aims to be a straight-up Western and deliver the excitement and charisma the genre's fans are starved for. But recognizing that contemporary viewers might be out of touch with the bedrock simplicity and strength of the genre--not to mention its code of honor--Mangold has supplied both Evans and Wade with a plethora of backstory and "motivations." At the overblown action climax, the crossfire of personal agendas is almost as frenetic as the copious gunplay. (By that point the movie has killed more people than the Lincoln County War.) Best thing about the remake is Russell Crowe's Ben Wade, a Scripture-quoting career villain with an artist's eye and a curiously principled sense of whom and when to murder. As his second-in-command, Ben Foster fairly pirouettes at every opportunity to commit mayhem, and Peter Fonda contributes a fierce portrait of an old Wade adversary turned bounty hunter for the Pinkerton detective agency. --Richard T. Jameson

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The 4th Man @ Amazon

Starring: Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Dolf de Vries, Geert de Jong

Theatrical: 1983
Genre: Other
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertain

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs:	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen (Letterbox)	Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Duration: 105	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: Dutch
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: English

Comments: Box Set

Summary: Only two years separate The Fourth Man (1983), Verhoeven's final Dutch language movie, and the explosive commencement of his Hollywood career. This savage comedy shocker could well be seen as a trial run for Basic Instinct, since it features an ice-cold seductress (Renée Soutendijk) with mysterious motivations and sexual preferences. The hallucinatory tale follows a novelist (Jeroen Krabbé) first falling for her, and then feverishly investigating whether she's a serial husband killer. The film is full of what would soon be recognized as Verhoeven trademarks: a little blasphemy, a lot of nudity, dispassionate characters, and hidden agendas.

8 Mile @ Amazon

Starring: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones

Theatrical: 2002
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Studio: Universal Studios

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs:	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration: 110	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, Spanish, French
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments: Find Your Voice

Summary: Rap star Eminem makes a strong movie debut in 8 Mile, an urban drama that makes a fairly standard plot fly through its gritty attention to detail. Jimmy Smith (Eminem), nicknamed B Rabbit, can't pull himself together to take the next step with his career--or with his life. Angry about his alcoholic mother (Kim Basinger) and worried about his little sister, Rabbit lets out his feelings with twisting, clever raps admired by his friends, who keep pushing him to enter a weekly rap face-off. But Rabbit resists--until he meets a girl (Brittany Murphy) who might offer him support and a little hope that his life could get better. Under the smart and ambitious direction of Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential, Wonder Boys) and ably supported by the excellent cast and the burnt-out environment of Detroit slums, Eminem reveals a surprising vulnerability that makes 8 Mile vivid and compelling. --Bret Fetzer

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama @ Amazon

Starring: The Dalai Lama, Rick Ray

Theatrical: 2006
Genre: Documentary
Director:
Studio: MONTEREY VIDEO

My Rating:

Rated: Unrated

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 ()	Sound:
Duration: 85	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments:

Summary: How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader. This is his story, as told and filmed by Rick Ray during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months. Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet. Part biography, part philosophy, part adventure and part politics, "10 Questions for The Dalai Lama" conveys more than history and more than answers - it opens a window into the heart of an inspiring man. If you had only one hour, what would you ask?

10th & Wolf @ Amazon

Starring: James Marsden, Brian Dennehy, Leo Rossi, Dennis Hopper, Tony Luke Jr.

Theatrical: 2006
Genre: Action & Adventure
Director: Robert Moresco
Studio: Lions Gate

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby
Duration: 107	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: Spanish

Comments: The intersection where family, honor and betrayal collide.

Summary: Where family, honor and betrayal collide. Inspired by a true story from the real life FBI agent known as Donnie Brasco.

21 Grams @ Amazon

Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, Carly Nahon, Claire Pakis

Theatrical: 2003
Genre: Drama
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Studio: Universal Studios

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs:	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration: 124	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, French
Region: 4	Media: DVD	Subtitles: Spanish, French

Comments: How much does life weigh?

Summary: A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician (Penn), a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro).

24 Nights @ Amazon

Starring: Kevin Isola, Aida Turturro, Stephen Mailer, David Burtka, Rob Bogue

Theatrical: 1999
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kieran Turner
Studio: First Run Features

My Rating:

Rated: Unrated

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Duration: 97	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments: He knows who you've been sleeping with.

Summary: Jonathan (Kevin Isola) has always believed in Santa, even despite his exasperated sister Marie's (Aida Turturro, "The Sopranos") "lies" to the contrary. Now in his early twenties working in a New York gay bookstore, Jonathan knows that despite a string of failed affairs, he can, with a little help from Santa, still find that perfect man! He thinks he's found his present from Santa when he meets new co-worker Toby (David Burtka), a cute southerner and winner of the local "wet underwear" championship. But if Toby really is his gift from Santa, why is he exploding like a party animal all over the New York scene and why has he brought his older childhood sweetheart Keith (Stephen Mailer) along with him? As the shopping days count down to Christmas, Jobathan discovers that Santa doesn't always deliver what sexy gay boys want, he delivers what they deserve.

The 24th Day @ Amazon

Starring: James Marsden, Scott Speedman, Sofía Vergara, Barry Papick, Charlie Corrado

Theatrical: 2004
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Piccirillo
Studio: Mca Home Video

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Duration: 92	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: Spanish

Comments: Your next lie may be your last.

Summary: This is another film I purchased without knowing a thing about it, and wound up being quite glad I did. The premise of this film had me on the edge of my seat from the very first gut-wrenching conflict, in a film that was filled to the brim with gut-wrenching conflicts. The acting of both principals in this essentially two-character piece was first rate, and helped to elevate it high above most standard gay-themed fare. But what really made this picture superior to 90% of the gay titles I've purchased in the past year was the confrontation of real issues that gay men should be discussing, but frequently shy away from. Without giving away the plot, let me say that almost every minute of the taught, carefully crafted script is imbued with thoughtful discussion on issues that are all to frequently ignored by sexually active gay men. I didn't see the ending coming at all, and the ultimate, positive and healthy message - that everyone is responsible for their own conduct, and the consequences thereof - is one that too many people don't seem to get, in my observation. In a world where the madness of barebacking and substance abuse is decimating the gay urban male population, the lesson of this film is one that every gay man needs to consider, if not embrace wholeheartedly. Good god! A gay drama that dares to address and discuss sexual responsibility in an adult manner! What will they think of next?

40 Days and 40 Nights @ Amazon

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo, Adam Trese, Emmanuelle Vaugier

Theatrical: 2002
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Lehmann
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs:	Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration: 96	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, French,
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: Spanish

Comments: One man is about to do the unthinkable. No sex. Whatsoever. For... 40 Days and 40 Nights

Summary: After being brutally dumped by his knockout ex-girlfriend, Matt (Josh Hartnett, Pearl Harbor) is so torn up inside that he vows to give up sexual activity--including masturbation--for Lent. His friends and coworkers start betting on how soon he'll crack. Their skepticism is given fuel when Matt meets Erica (Shannyn Sossamon, A Knight's Tale) at a laundromat. They're immediately smitten with each other, but Matt struggles to stay true to his vow, even though it threatens to founder his potential relationship with Erica. Based on this description, you might think that 40 Days and 40 Nights is religious educational video--however, the barrage of sex gags and frequent nudity would quickly dispel this notion. Almost nothing in this movie remotely resembles human behavior. Some movies are so deeply stupid that they're depressing to watch; this is one of them. --Bret Fetzer

2012 @ Amazon

Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt

Theatrical: 2009
Genre: Action & Adventure
Director: Roland Emmerich
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

My Rating:

Rated: PG-13

Discs: 3	Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 (Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby
Duration: 158	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, French
Region: 1	Media: Blu-ray	Subtitles: English, French

Comments: We Were Warned.

Summary: Now this is how you destroy the world. Roland Emmerich's 2012 pounces on a Nostradamus-style loophole in the Mayan calendar and rams the apocalypse through it, gleefully conjuring up an enormous amount of Saturday-matinee fun in the process. A scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor) detects shifting continental plates and sun flares and realizes that this foretells the imminent destruction of the planet. Just as the molten lava is about to hit the fan, a novelist (John Cusack) takes his kids on a trip to Yellowstone; later he'll hook up with his ex (Amanda Peet) and her new boyfriend (Tom McCarthy) in a global journey toward safety. If there is any safety. The suitably hair-raising plot lines are punctuated--frequently, people, frequently--by visions of mayhem around the globe: the Vatican falls over, the White House is clobbered (Emmerich's Independence Day was not enough on that score), and the California coastline dives into the Pacific Ocean. Unlike other action directors we could name, Emmerich actually understands how to let you see and drink in these vast special-effects vistas--and they are incredible. He also honors the old Irwin Allen disaster-movie tradition by actually shelling out for good actors. Cusack and Ejiofor are convincing even in the cheesiest material; toss in Danny Glover (the U.S. president), Woody Harrelson (a nut-bar conspiracy-theorizing radio host), Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt, and you've got a very watchable batch of people. Emmerich hasn't developed an ear for dialogue, even at this stage in his career, and the final act goes on a bit too long. This is a very silly movie, but if you've got a weakness for B-movie energy and hairbreadth escapes, 2012 delivers quite a bit of both. --Robert Horton

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The 4400 - The Complete First Season @ Amazon

Starring: George Kennedy, Jeffrey Reeves

Theatrical: 2004
Genre: Television
Director: Tim Hunter, Nick Gomez, Yves Simoneau
Studio: Paramount Home Video

My Rating:

Rated: NR

Discs: 2	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen ()	Sound:
Duration:	Video Format: NTSC	Languages:
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments:

Summary: The 4400, which began as a five-week miniseries on the USA Network, is built around a deceptively simple, dramatically rich premise. What if all the people, who had ever been abducted by aliens, were suddenly returned to Earth? What would happen? Although they look exactly as they did when they left, they have no knowledge of where they were or why they were taken. Now some even have special powers, like clairvoyance. As with ABC's Lost, which centers on the survivors of a plane crash, The 4400 features a large cast of characters and a host of mysteries to be solved. If the special effects, which are kept to a minimum, can be a little cheesy at times, the concept--and the skillful execution of the concept--easily makes up for it. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope and created by Scott Peters (The Outer Limits), The 4400 is set in Seattle, where the 4400 are returned. The principal characters include Dennis Ryland (Peter Coyote of E.T.), the local supervisor of Homeland Security. He's joined by agents Tom Baldwin (Joel Gretsch of Taken), whose nephew was one of the returnees, and Diana Skouris (Jacqueline McKenzie of Romper Stomper), who takes in one of the youngest returnees. Guest stars include Michael Moriarty (Law and Order) in "Pilot" and Lee Tergeson (Oz) in "Becoming." Billy Campbell (Once and Again) also appears in several episodes as Jordan Collier, a real-estate magnate and returnee who becomes an advocate for others like himself, many of whom are having problems adjusting to a changed world. Like Lost, one of the biggest success stories of 2004, The 4400 debuted to strong ratings and was renewed for a full season. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

The 4400 - The Complete Second Season @ Amazon

Starring: Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Laura Allen (II), Patrick Flueger

Theatrical: 2004
Genre: Television
Director: Morgan Beggs, Milan Cheylov, John Behring, Scott Peters
Studio: Paramount Home Video

My Rating:

Rated: NR

Discs: 4	Aspect Ratio: ()	Sound:
Duration:	Video Format: NTSC	Languages:
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments: Box set

Summary: A year has passed since 4400 abductees were returned to Earth (and six months since the original series ended). Richard (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali), Lily (Laura Allen), and Isabelle are on the run from Jordan Collier (Billy Campbell) and others who would attempt to harm their child. Shawn (Patrick Flueger) has moved into Collier's cult-like 4400 Center. Then there are NTAC (National Threat Assessment Command) agents Diana (Jacqueline McKenzie) and Tom (Joel Gretsch). The former has officially adopted Maia (Conchita Campbell), while the latter is reunited with formerly comatose son Kyle (Chad Faust), Shawn's best friend. Almost everyone, returnees and otherwise, is changing. Jordan, for instance, is having more seizures (as a result of his first encounter with the eerie Isabelle), while Kyle is having blackouts. Along the way, new characters are introduced, like mute mental patient Kevin (Jeffrey Combs, "Re-Animator"), who regains the ability to talk, thanks to Tess (Summer Glau, "Serenity"), the only returnee who can recall what happened to her. Others include Diana's sister April (Natasha Gregson Wagner), Jordan's pal Matthew (Garret Dillahunt, "Deadwood"), and former NTAC supervisor Dennis Ryland (Peter Coyote), who returns to the fold. Guest stars include "E.R."'s Sharif Atkins ("Voices Carry"), "Star Trek: Voyager"'s Robert Picardo ("Weight of the World"), and "Twin Peaks"' Sherilyn Fenn ("Carrier"). The season will end much as the miniseries began, with the 4400 being released from another quarantine, setting the scene for the next year. Although the first set was a barebones release, the second features commentary from McKenzie, Gretsch, writer Craig Sweeny, and writer/producer Ira Steven Behr. "--Kathleen C Fennessy"

A.I. Artificial Intelligence @ Amazon

Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Robards

Theatrical: 2001
Genre: Action & Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Studio: Universal Studios

My Rating:

Rated: PG-13

Discs: 2	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration: 146	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: German, English, Spanish
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Turkish, Hungarian

Comments: David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.

Summary: History will place an asterisk next to A.I. as the film Stanley Kubrick might have directed. But let the record also show that Kubrick--after developing this project for some 15 years--wanted Steven Spielberg to helm this astonishing sci-fi rendition of Pinocchio, claiming (with good reason) that it veered closer to Spielberg's kinder, gentler sensibilities. Spielberg inherited the project (based on the Brian Aldiss short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long") after Kubrick's death in 1999, and the result is an astounding directorial hybrid. A flawed masterpiece of sorts, in which Spielberg's gift for wondrous enchantment often clashes (and sometimes melds) with Kubrick's harsher vision of humanity, the film spans near and distant futures with the fairy-tale adventures of an artificial boy named David (Haley Joel Osment), a marvel of cybernetic progress who wants only to be a real boy, loved by his mother in that happy place called home. Echoes of Spielberg's Empire of the Sun are clearly heard as young David, shunned by his trial parents and tossed into an unfriendly world, is joined by fellow "mecha" Gigolo Joe (played with a dancer's agility by Jude Law) in his quest for a mother-and-child reunion. Parallels to Pinocchio intensify as David reaches "the end of the world" (a Manhattan flooded by melted polar ice caps), and a far-future epilogue propels A.I. into even deeper realms of wonder, even as it pulls Spielberg back to his comfort zone of sweetness and soothing sentiment. Some may lament the diffusion of Kubrick's original vision, but this is Spielberg's A.I. (complete with one of John Williams's finest scores), a film of astonishing technical wizardry that spans the spectrum of human emotions and offers just enough Kubrick to suggest that humanity's future is anything but guaranteed. --Jeff Shannon

Adam and Steve @ Amazon

Starring: Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, , Parker Posey

Theatrical: 2005
Genre: Comedy
Director: Craig Chester
Studio: Tla

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby
Duration: 99	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, Dolby Digital 5.1; English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments: the tempting new comedy from the producers of 'Latter Days'

Summary: Raucously funny and sweetly romantic, Adam & Steve is a twisted, tender comedy that would surely make "John Waters cackle with glee" (L.A. Weekly). In the 1980s, Adam (writer/director Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcolm Gets, TV's "Caroline in the City") had a horrifically embarrassing one night stand. When they meet again years later, they fail to recognize each other and fall in love - as do their wisecracking best friends (Parker Posey, Superman Returns, Best in Show and Chris Kattan, TV's "Saturday Night Live"). Honest, irreverent and a whole lot of fun, Adam & Steve is all about making love work - whatever the odds.

Adventureland @ Amazon

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Kelsey Ford, Michael Zegen

Theatrical: 2009
Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Mottola
Studio: Miramax

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs: 2	Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Widescreen)	Sound: AC-3
Duration: 107	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, French
Region: 1	Media: Blu-ray	Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Comments: It was the worst job they ever imagined... and the best time of their lives. more

Summary: A sweet and slap-happy mix of indie coming-of-age drama and Judd Apatow’s scatological but heartfelt manchild comedies, Greg Mottola’s Adventureland is a winning look at the pleasures and frustrations of dead-end jobs and teenage kicks as viewed through a filter of mid-‘80s pop culture. The underutilized and always watchable Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale) is a sheltered, introspective New York college grad who discovers that his parents’ financial woes will not only quash his dream of a summer in Europe (to enjoy its more “sexually permissive” nations) but require a move to Pittsburgh, where he lands a job at a dilapidated amusement park. There, he’s thrown in with a motley crew of eccentrics, small-town types and a few genuine free spirits, most notably co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), whose complicated past proves irresistible to his repressed psyche. Mottola, who directed Superbad and episodes of the well-loved Freaks and Geeks, and who once worked in a similar park as a teen, doesn’t shy from the crude laughs that make Apatow’s features so popular, but he tempers it with a wistful tone and layered characters that hew closer to his earliest work, The Daytrippers. Though ill-matched at first, Eisenberg and Stewart make a likable on-screen couple, and they’re well-supported by a terrific cast that includes such die-hard scene-stealers as Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig as the park’s offbeat owners, Martin Starr as a Russian lit aficionado, and Ryan Reynolds as a former town tamer, now reduced to working as the park’s handyman. A soundtrack performed by underground faves Yo La Tengo and filled with a smart mix of hip cuts (Hüsker Dü, the New York Dolls, the Replacements) and period faves (Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus”) underscores the film’s blend of tentative emotions and broad laughs. -- Paul Gaita

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Alexander @ Amazon

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, David Bedella, Jessie Kamm, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer

Theatrical: 2004
Genre: Action & Adventure
Director: Oliver Stone
Studio: Warner Home Video

My Rating:

Rated: Unrated

Discs: 2	Aspect Ratio: (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby
Duration: 175	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, French,
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: Spanish, French

Comments: Fortune favors the bold

Summary: If you're determined to spend three hours with Oliver Stone's take on the personal and military struggles of ancient Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great, you should know that Alexander (Colin Farrell, in blonde disarray) is not half so much fun as mom Olympias (Angelina Jolie) or his future wild bride Roxane (Rosario Dawson). Indeed, it's the women in Alex's life who provide the movie's most satisfying action: Jolie, sporting some kind of Russian accent, wraps herself in snakes while hissing promises of Farrell's destiny; Dawson disrobes and threatens to cut Farrell's throat before shtupping his brains out. The rest is leaden history, supposedly novel because it showcases epic battle sequences and addresses Alexander's great love for his buddy Hephaistion (Jared Leto). But the man-on-man romance is limited to teary hugs, and the battles are indecipherable messes-you have to wait for Anthony Hopkins' narration to tell you what happened (in fact, you have to wait for Hopkins' narration to tell you "everything" that happens). There's some spectacle on display but, alas, not much that is truly spectacular. "--Steve Wiecking"

All Over the Guy @ Amazon

Starring: Dan Bucatinsky, Richard Ruccolo, Sasha Alexander, Adam Goldberg, Andrea Martin

Theatrical: 2001
Genre: Comedy
Director: Julie Davis
Studio: Lions Gate Films

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration: 95	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments: 4 friends, 2 couples. Twice as much to lie about in the morning.

Summary: "Oh, I hate that movie!" The outburst of contempt the characters feel toward the clichés of "In and Out" announces "All Over the Guy" as a gay romantic comedy with a difference. That difference, apparently, is that gay men can suffer the same neurotic commitment problems and kooky conflicts on the way to true love as straight couples. Prissy control freak Dan Bucatinsky (who also scripted) and macho alcoholic Richard Ruccolo recover from a train wreck of a blind date to find common ground in traumatic childhood stories, and spend the rest of the film breaking up between smart remarks. There's a snap to Bucatinsky's dialogue and an entertaining lilt to Julie Davis's direction, but the characters never become more than caricatures. Token straight couple Sasha Alexander and Adam Goldberg are far more fun, and Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow make memorable cameos. "--Sean Axmaker"

All the Right Moves @ Amazon

Starring: Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Charles Cioffi, Gary Graham

Theatrical: 1983
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Chapman
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video

My Rating:

Rated: R

Discs:	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen (Anamorphic Widescreen)	Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Duration: 91	Video Format: NTSC	Languages: English, French
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles: English, Spanish

Comments: He has everything at stake. He can't afford to lose. He's got to make all the right moves.

Summary: Most films about high school football players usually fall into one of two categories: glossy jock romance or locker-room sex farce. This one defies the odds and scores both as decent character study and decidedly unsentimental sports melodrama. It's not only a helluva coming-of-age yarn, but also, like Paul Newman's Slapshot, it's a bracing look at the hopes and dreams of blue-collar survivors. Tom Cruise plays a mill-town football star determined to escape the same traps that ensnared his parents. Craig T. Nelson, in a terrific villain role, is the coach who takes revenge when Cruise's ambitions drift a little too close to home. Michael Chapman, Martin Scorsese's favorite cinematographer, made his directorial debut with this gritty little winner, which benefits from being shot on location in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and which is set to a great Jennifer Warnes-Chris Thompson theme song. Lea Thompson and Christopher Penn co-star. In 1983, another Cruise vehicle had even better moves: Risky Business. --Glenn Lovell

Almost Normal @ Amazon

Starring: John Brennan, J. Andrew Keitch, Kehry Anson Lane, Peg Sheldrick

Theatrical: 2005
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marc Moody
Studio: Wolfe Video

My Rating:

Rated:

Discs: 1	Aspect Ratio: ()	Sound:
Duration: 90	Video Format: NTSC	Languages:
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments: Sometimes to be normal, you have to be a little different

Summary: Brad Jenkins (newcomer Andrew Keitch) is a gay man who's just turned 40 and feels very single. He confides his wish to "be normal" to his lifelong best friend Julie (Joan Lauckner), who is urging him to attend his family reunion. Brad ends up going, but feels even worse being with his relatives, who are content with the suburban married pleasures of barbecue and scrabble. A bit tipsy after the party, Brad crashes his car driving home on a back road. When he comes to, he finds himself magically transported back in time. He's a teenager at his old high school, but to Brad's surprise, things have changed radically. Everyone is gay!

American Pie - Unrated Version @ Amazon

Starring: Ruby Wax

Theatrical: 1999
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Studio: Universal/MCA

My Rating:

Rated: Unrated

Discs:	Aspect Ratio: WideScreen ()	Sound: Dolby
Duration: 30	Video Format: NTSC	Languages:
Region: 1	Media: DVD	Subtitles:

Comments:

Summary: Anyone who's watched just about any teenage film knows that the greatest evil in this world isn't chemical warfare, ethnic cleansing, or even the nuclear bomb. The worst crime known to man? Why, virginity, of course. As we've learned from countless films--from Summer of '42 to Risky Business--virginity is a criminal burden that one must shed oneself of as quickly as possible. And while many of these films have given the topic a bad name, American Pie quietly sweeps in and gives sex some of its dignity back. Dignity, you may say? How can a film that highlights intercourse with fruit pies, premature ejaculation broadcasted across the Internet, and the gratuitous "gross-out" shots restore the dignity of a genre that's been encumbered with such heavyweights as Porky's and Losin' It? The plot may be typical, with four high school friends swearing to "score" by prom, yet the film rises above the muck with its superior cast, successful and sweet humor, and some actually rather retro values about the meaning and importance of sex. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, and Eddie Kaye Thomas make up the odd quartet of pals determined to woo, lie, and beg their way to manhood. The young women they pursue are wary girlfriend Vicky (Tara Reid), choir girl Heather (Mena Suvari), band geek Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), and just about any other female who is willing and able. Natasha Lyonne as Jessica, playing a similar role as in Slums of Beverly Hills, is the general adviser to the crowd (when Vicky tells her "I want it to be the right time, the right place," Jessica responds, "It's not a space shuttle launch, it's sex"). The comedic timing hits the mark--especially in the deliberately awkward scenes between Jim (Biggs) and his father (Eugene Levy). And, of course, lessons are learned in this genuinely funny film, which will probably please the adult crowd even more than it will the teenage one. --Jenny Brown

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