City of Joy ( 1992)
Director: Roland Joffe
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 19.95
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Shabana Azmi (Kamla Pal), Santu Chowdury (), Pauline Collins (Joan Bethel), Ayesha Dharker (), Shyamanand Jalan (Godfather/Ghatakr), Art Malik (Ashoka), Om Puri (Hasari Pal), Patrick Swayze (Max Lowe), Sam Wanamaker ((uncredited)),

Misfire from Roland Joffe who did so well with The Killing Fields and The Mission.

Dresser (UK 1983)
Director: Peter Yates
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 19.95
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Eileen Atkins (Madge), Tom Courtenay (Norman), Albert Finney (Sir), Edward Fox (Oxenby), Michael Gough (Frank Carrington), Cathryn Harrison (Irene), Betty Marsden (Violet Manning), Sheila Reid (Lydia Gibson), Zena Walker (Her Ladyship), Donald Eccles (Mr Godstone), John Sharp (),

The life of mild mannered dresser, Norman, a kind of valet to obstinate and irrascible actor Sir

Father Hood (USA 1993)
Director:
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.99
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Adrienne Barbeau (Celeste), Halle Berry (), Brian Bonsall (), Kamar De Los Reyes (Drug Dealer #2), Gary Epper (Trucker), Bob Gunton (Lazzaro), Michael Ironside (Jerry), Georgann Johnson (Judge), Diane Ladd (Rita), David Pressman (Gambler #1), Patrick Swayze (Jack Charles),

Dad Swayze goes on the lam with his kid, ho hum

Half a Sixpence (UK 1967)
Director: George Sidney
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: NR
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Tommy Steele (Arthur Kipps), Julia Foster (Ann), Cyril Ritchard (Harry Chitterlow), Penelope Horner (Helen), Elaine Taylor (Victoria), Grover Dale (Pearce), Hilton Edwards (Shalford), Julia Sutton (Flo), Leslie Meadows (Buggins), Sheila Falconer (Kate), Pamela Brown (Mrs. Washington),

Relentlessy peppy musical, I'm afraid I've never been a Tommy Steele fan though...

Hello Again (USA 1987)
Director: Frank Perry
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 9.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Corbin Bernsen (), Gabriel Byrne (Kevin Scanlon), Thor Fields (), Judith Ivey (), Robert Lewis (), Shelley Long (Lucy Chadman), Carrie Nye (), Austin Pendleton (), Madeleine Potter (), Lynne Thigpen (), Sela Ward (),

Shelley Long worked very hard to destroy her fan base with movies like this

Jefferson in Paris (USA 1995)
Director: James Ivory
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 9.99
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Jean-Pierre Aumont (D'Hancarville), Humbert Balsan (mutilated officer), Simon Callow (Richard Cosway), Vernon Dobtcheff (King's Translator), Estelle Eonnet (Polly Jefferson), James Earl Jones (Madison Hemings), Michel Lonsdale (Louis XVI), Nancy Marchand (Abbesse), Thandie Newton (Sally Hemings), Nick Nolte (Thomas Jefferson), Gwyneth Paltrow (Patsy Jefferson),

Overly mannered in the Merchant-Ivory tradition, Madness of King George was much more fun

Little Monsters (USA 1989)
Director: Richard Alan Greenberg
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Rick Ducommun (Snik), Howie Mandel (Maurice), Devin Ratray (Ronnie Coleman), Ben Savage (Eric), Fred Savage (Brian), Daniel Stern (Glen Stevenson), Frank Whaley (Boy), Margaret Whitton (Holly Stevenson),

So there are Monsters under the bed! Alas, film suffers badly from comparison with Pixar's Monsters, Inc.

Lorenzo's Oil (USA 1992)
Director: George Miller
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Lamont Arnold (Conference parent), Gerry Bamman (Dr. Judalon), Ann Hearn (Loretta Muscatine), Aaron Jackson (Francesco Odone), Nick Nolte (Agusto Odone), James Rebhorn (Ellard Muscatine), Susan Sarandon (Michaela Odone), Rocco Sisto (Murphy Family), Peter Ustinov (Professor Nikolais), Kathleen Wilhoite (Deirdre Murphy), Susan Chapek (Conference Parent),

Real life TV movie of the week type fair is given powerhouse treatment.

Matrix 3: Revolutions (USA 2003)
Director: Larry Wachowski
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 29.95
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 2.40:1
Mary Alice (The Oracle), Tanveer Atwal (Sati), Helmut Bakaitis (The Architect), Kate Beahan (Coat Check Girl), Francine Bell (Councillor Grace), Monica Bellucci (Persephone), Rachel Blackman (Charra), Ian Bliss (Bane), David Bowers (Q-Ball Gang Member #1), Zeke Castelli (Operations Officer Mattis), Sing Ngai (Seraph),

Anyone bothered? Having gotten over the disappointment this may improve on DVD

Matrix 3: Revolutions (USA 2003)
Director: Larry Wachowski
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 29.95
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Mary Alice (The Oracle), Tanveer Atwal (Sati), Helmut Bakaitis (The Architect), Kate Beahan (Coat Check Girl), Francine Bell (Councillor Grace), Monica Bellucci (Persephone), Rachel Blackman (Charra), Ian Bliss (Bane), David Bowers (Q-Ball Gang Member #1), Zeke Castelli (Operations Officer Mattis), Sing Ngai (Seraph),

Anyone bothered? Having gotten over the disappointment this may improve on DVD

Police Academy (USA 1984)
Director: Hugh Wilson
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 19.97
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
G. W. Bailey (Lieutenant Harris), Kim Cattrall (Karen Thompson), Leslie Easterbrook (Sergeant Callahan), Gary Farmer (Sidewalk Store Owner), George Gaynes (Commandant Lassard), Joyce Gordon (Mrs. Thompson), David Graf (Tackleberry), Steve Guttenberg (Carey Mahoney), Gene Mack (Street Thug), Bruce Mahler (Doug Fackler), Marion Ramsey (Sgt. Laverne Hooks),

Apparently ALL of them! Ridiculous and very funny, the Leslie Easterbrook/Tackleberry love scene with clothing and weaponry flying in all directions is a gem. The films gradually decline in inverse proportion to the the roman numeral suffix

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (USA 1985)
Director: Jerry Paris
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.97
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Arthur Batanides (Mr. Max Kirkland), Diana Bellamy (Nurse), Colleen Camp (), George Gaynes (Commandant Lassard), David Graf (Tackleberry), Steve Guttenberg (Sgt. Carey Mahoney), Ed Herlihy (Dooley), Jason Hervey (Brat), Howard Hesseman (Peter Lassard), Jackie Joseph (Mrs. Kirkl), Tim Kazurinsky (Merchant),

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (USA 1986)
Director: Jerry Paris
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.97
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Arthur Batanides (Mr. Max Kirkland), Jack Creley (Mr. Bellows), Leslie Easterbrook (Lieutenant Calla), David Elliott (Cadet Baxter #2), George Gaynes (Cmdr. Lassard), Bobcat Goldthwait (), David Graf (Sgt. Tackleberry), Steve Guttenberg (Sgt. Mahoney), Tim Kazurinsky (Cadet Sweetchuck), Bruce Mahler (Sgt. Fackler), Art Metrano (Commandant Mauser),

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (USA 1987)
Director:
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.97
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Brian Backer (Arnie), Arthur Batanides (Mr. Max Kirkland), Billie Bird (), Leslie Easterbrook (), George Gaynes (), Bobcat Goldthwait (), David Graf (), Steve Guttenberg (), Tim Kazurinsky (), Michael McManus (Todd), Marion Ramsey (Sgt. Laverne Hooks),

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (USA 1988)
Director:
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.97
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Rene Auberjonois (Tony Stark), Leslie Easterbrook (), George Gaynes (), David Graf (), Janet Jones (), Matt McCoy (), Marion Ramsey (Sgt. Laverne Hooks), Bubba Smith (), Michael Winslow (),

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (USA 1989)
Director:
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.97
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Arthur Batanides (Mr. Max Kirkland), Leslie Easterbrook (), George Gaynes (), David Graf (), Gerrit Graham (), Bruce Mahler (), Kenneth Mars (), Matt McCoy (), Marion Ramsey (Sgt. Laverne Hooks), Bubba Smith (), Michael Winslow (),

Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (USA 1994)
Director: Alan Metter
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.97
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Svetlana (Prima Ballerina), George Gaynes (Commandant Lassard), Michael Winslow (Sgt. Jones), David Graf (Sgt. Tackleberry), Leslie Easterbrook (Capt. Callahan), G. W. Bailey (Capt. Harris), Christopher Lee (Commandant Alexander Rakov), Ron Perlman (Constantine Konali), Charlie Schlatter (Cadet Connors),

...This one has Chris Lee in it too, but is dire.

Ring of Bright Water (UK 1969)
Director: Jack Couffer
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: G
Screen Ratio: 1.66:1
Bill Travers (Graham Merrill), Virginia McKenna (Mary MacKenzie), Peter Jeffrey (Colin Wilcox), Jameson Clark (Storekeeper), Helena Gloag (Mrs. Flora Elrich), W. D. Joss (Lighthouse Keeper), Roddy McMillan (Bus Driver), Jean Taylor-Smith (Mrs. Sarah Chambers), Christopher Benjamin (Fishmonger), Archie Duncan (Road mender), June Ellis (Barmaid),

Rerelease. Lovely film version of Gavin Maxwell's otter tale. Warning, the ending can be rough, a) for being downbeat, b) for having an awful song

Sherman's March (USA 1986)
Director: Russ McElwee
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 29.95
MPAA Rating: NR
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Russ McElwee (),

Wacky documentary as director Ross McElwee follows the route of General Sherman through the South, lookin' for love.

Shoot to Kill (USA 1987)
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 9.99
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Kirstie Alley (Sarah), Tom Berenger (Jonathan Knox), Clancy Brown (Steve), Frederick Coffin (), Richard Masur (Norman), Sidney Poitier (Warren Stantin), Andrew Robinson (Harvey), Kevin Scannell (Ben),

Hugely entertaining action flick, with Berenger and Poitier as unlikely allies trying to rescue kidnapped Alley from a psycho masquerading as a mountain climber. The villain and a whole pile of red herring villain maybe's are terrific

Son of Flubber (USA 1963)
Director:
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 19.99
MPAA Rating: G
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Jack Albertson (), Leon Ames (), Tommy Kirk (), Paul Lynde (), Fred MacMurray (), Joanna Moore (), Nancy Olson (), Elliott Reid (), Charlie Ruggles (), Ed Wynn (), Keenan Wynn (),

Lesser Flubber effort, stick with the original Flubber

Sword of the Valiant (UK 1983)
Director: Stephen Weeks
Release Date: 04/06/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Wilfrid Brambell (), Sean Connery (The Green Knight), Peter Cushing (Seneschal), Trevor Howard (The King), Lila Kedrova (), Ronald Lacey (Oswald), Leigh Lawson (Humphrey), Miles O'Keeffe (Sir Gawain), John Rhys-Davies (Baron Fortinbras),

A film I've been itching to see for years, not necessarily good, but rare!

Eating Raoul (USA 1983)
Director: Paul Bartel
Release Date: 04/13/2004
Price: 19.95
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.85:1
Paul Bartel (Paul Bland), Ed Begley (), Robert Beltran (Raoul), Richard Blackburn (James from the Valley), Hamilton Camp (), Billy Curtis (Little Person), Garry Goodrow (Drunk Swinger), Buck Henry (Mr. Leech), Edie McClurg (Swinger in Fur), Richard Paul (Store Owner), John Shearin (Patient),

The late Paul Bartel's (if you'll pardon the pun) delicious black cannibalism comedy

Kill Bill (USA 2003)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Release Date: 04/13/2004
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 2.35:1
Uma Thurman (The Bride), Lucy Liu (O-Ren Ishii), Vivica A. Fox (Vernita Green), Daryl Hannah (Elle Driver), David Carradine (Bill), Michael Madsen (Budd), Julie Dreyfus (Sofie Fatale), Chiaki Kuriyama (Go Go Yubari), Sonny Chiba (Hattori Hanzo),

Tarantino's rollicking Japanese movie rip-off/homage, oodles of black comedy blood letting, definitely not for every taste. Can't wait for Part 2

Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (USA 1991)
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Release Date: 04/13/2004
Price: 19.95
MPAA Rating: NR
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Michelle Bauer (), Monique Gabrielle (), Kelli Maroney (), Brinke Stevens (), Roxanne Kernohan (),

What an irresistable Title!

Wild Women of Wonga (USA 1958)
Director: James L. Wollcott
Release Date: 04/13/2004
Price: 19.95
MPAA Rating: NR
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1

Wild Women is my favourite BAD movie of all time. Makes Plan 9 From Outer Space look good. Each set up is just to cringe worthy as the tribe with pretty men and ugly women cross pollinate with the tribe of ugly men and pretty women - urgh

Give My Regards to Broad Street (UK 1984)
Director: Peter Webb
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 14.98
MPAA Rating: NR
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Barbara Bach (journalist), Bryan Brown (), Ian Hastings (Harry), Paul McCartney (Paul), Amanda Redman (), Ralph Richardson (Jim), Ringo Starr (Ringo), Eric Stewart (Himself), Tracey Ullman (Sandra), Linda McCartney (Linda), Anthony Bate (City Banker),

Bland vanity project for Paul McCartney, but does feature some great tunes from both the Beatles and Wings eras.

Haunted Mansion (USA 2003)
Director: Rob Minkoff
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 2.35:1
Eddie Murphy (Jim evers), Terence Stamp (Ramsley), Nathaniel Parker (Master Gracey), Marsha Thomason (Sara Evers), Jennifer Tilly (Madame Leota), Wallace Shawn (Ezra), Dina Spybey (Emma), Mark John Jefferies (Michael), Aree Davis (Megan), Jim Doughan (Mr Coleman), Rachel Harris (Mrs Coleman),

Not as awful as I feared, but all wrong somehow. Eddie Murphy attempts to mix the horror with the guffaws and fails pretty much.

Haunted Mansion (USA 2003)
Director: Rob Minkoff
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Eddie Murphy (Jim evers), Terence Stamp (Ramsley), Nathaniel Parker (Master Gracey), Marsha Thomason (Sara Evers), Jennifer Tilly (Madame Leota), Wallace Shawn (Ezra), Dina Spybey (Emma), Mark John Jefferies (Michael), Aree Davis (Megan), Jim Doughan (Mr Coleman), Rachel Harris (Mrs Coleman),

Not as awful as I feared, but all wrong somehow. Eddie Murphy attempts to mix the horror with the guffaws and fails pretty much.

Helter Skelter (USA 1976)
Director: Tom Gries
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 19.95
MPAA Rating: NR
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Marc Alaimo (Phil Cohen), Josh Albee (Struthers), Rod Arrants (Bart Listen), Glynis Johns (), George DiCenzo (Vincent Bugliosi), Steve Railsback (Charles Manson), Marilyn Burns (Linda Kasabian), Alan Oppenheimer (Aaron Stovitz), Rudy Ramos (Danny DeCarlo), Wright King (Friend), Jon Gries (William Garretson),

One of THE great TV Movies. The dissection of the life of Charles Manson. Genuinely unsettling. Steve Railsback doesn't just play Manson, he appears to BE him, in one of the greatest acting jobs ever.

League of Their Own (USA 1992)
Director: Penny Marshall
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 24.96
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 2.35:1
Blaire Baron (Margaret), Megan Cavanagh (), Renee Coleman (Alice Gaspers), Laurel Cronin (Maida Gilespie), Ann Cusack (Shirley Baker), Geena Davis (Dottie Hinson), Tom Hanks (Jimmy Dugan), Cherry Jones (Additional Player), Eddie Jones (Dave Hooch), Janet Jones (Racine Pitcher), Jon Lovitz (Ernie Capadino),

The Story of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League formed in the dark days of WWII. Winning comedy drama with a splendid cast and good baseball. Special Edition re-release.

Man of La Mancha (USA 1972)
Director: Arthur Hiller
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Harry Andrews (Innkeeper/Governor), Brian Blessed (), John Castle (Dr. Sanson Carrasco), James Coco (Sancho Panza), Rosalie Crutchley (Housekeeper), Julie Gregg (Antonia), Sophia Loren (Aldonza/Dulcinea), Peter O'Toole (Miguel De Cervantes), Ian Richardson (Padre), Dominic Barto (Muleteer),

It's been years since I've seen this, but I enjoyed the thing then...Will be interested to see it. Loren and O'Toole make an irresistible combination

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (USA 2003)
Director: Peter Weir
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 29.98
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Russell Crowe (Capt. Jack Aubrey), Paul Bettany (Dr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon), James D'Arcy (1st Lt. Tom Pullings), Edward Woodall (2nd Lt. William Mowett), Chris Larkin (Capt. Howard, Royal Marines), Max Pirkis (Blakeney, Midshipman), JAck Randall (Boyle, Midshipman), Max Benitz (Calamy, Midshipman), Lee Ingleby (Hollom, Midshipman), Richard Pates (Williamson, Midshipman), Robert Pugh (Mr. Allen, Master),

Epic maritime adventure, beautifully put together by Peter Weir.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (USA 2003)
Director: Peter Weir
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 29.98
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: 2.40:1
Russell Crowe (Capt. Jack Aubrey), Paul Bettany (Dr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon), James D'Arcy (1st Lt. Tom Pullings), Edward Woodall (2nd Lt. William Mowett), Chris Larkin (Capt. Howard, Royal Marines), Max Pirkis (Blakeney, Midshipman), JAck Randall (Boyle, Midshipman), Max Benitz (Calamy, Midshipman), Lee Ingleby (Hollom, Midshipman), Richard Pates (Williamson, Midshipman), Robert Pugh (Mr. Allen, Master),

Epic maritime adventure, beautifully put together by Peter Weir.

Phase IV (Canada )
Director: Bryan Goeres
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
Dean Cain (Simon Tate), Brian Bosworth (Steven), Kimi Kuzyk (Diana Holt), Nigel Bennett (Senator Karnes), Richard Donat (Karl Dean),

Stay Hungry (USA 1976)
Director: Bob Rafelson
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
R. G. Armstrong (Thoe Erickson), Ed Begley (Lester), Jeff Bridges (Craig Blake), Joanna Cassidy (Joe Mason), Scatman Crothers (Butler), Robert Englund (Franklin), Sally Field (Mary Tate Farnsworth), Fannie Flagg (Amy Walterson), Richard Gilliland (Hal Foss), Helena Kallianiotes (Anita), Roger Mosley (Newton),

Three Women (USA 1977)
Director: Robert Altman
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 39.95
MPAA Rating: PG
Screen Ratio: 2.35:1
John Cromwell (Mr Rose), Shelley Duvall (Millie Lammoreaux), Belita Moreno (Alcira), Craig Richard Nelson (Dr. Maas), Ruth Nelson (Mrs Rose), Sierra Pecheur (Mrs Bunweil), Janice Rule (Willie Hart), Sissy Spacek (Pinky Rose),

Classic from the Robert Altman stable

Wish You Were Here (UK 1988)
Director: David Leland
Release Date: 04/20/2004
Price: 14.95
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Ratio: 1.66:1
Charlotte Barker (Gillian), Tom Bell (Eric), Jesse Birdsall (Dave), Geoffrey Durham (Harry Figgis), Pat Heywood (Aunt Millie), Geoffrey Hutchings (Hubert), Emily Lloyd (Lynda),

Delightfully rude (but disguised) account of the early life of Madame to be Cynthia Payne (also featured in Personal Services) set in a seedy UK seaside resort. Emily Lloyd is excellent.

Big Fish ( 2003)
Director: Tim Burton
Release Date: 04/27/2004
Price: 28.95
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85:1
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, and Steve Buscemi.

Tim Burton's fanciful, Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated tribute to fathers.

DVD includes Four Filmmaker's Featurettes, Three Character Featurettes, and an Audio Commentary with Tim Burton!