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Listed chronologically by release date.
Broken Flowers
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2005)
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Release Date: 01/03/2006
Price: 29.98
MPAA Rating: R
Bill Murray (Don Johnston),
Julie Delpy (Sherry),
Heather Simms (Mona),
Brea Frazier (Rita),
Jeffrey Wright (Winston),
Sharon Stone (Laura),
Frances Conroy (Dora),
Christopher McDonald (Ron),
Chloe Sevigny (Carmen's Assistant),
Jessica Lange (Dr Carmen Markowski),
Tilda Swinton (Penny),
Bill Murray brings his soulful loser character from Lost in Translation to this update to the quest for the holy grail, in this case, a son, he was hitherto unaware of. Stone, Lange, Conroy and Swinton play the succession of ex's whom he revisits.
Cave
(USA
2005)
Director: Bruce Hunt
Release Date: 01/03/2006
Price: 28.95
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Cole Hauser (Jack),
Morris Chestnut (Top Buchanan),
Eddie Cibrian (Tyler),
Rick Ravanello (Briggs),
Marcel Iures (Dr Nicolai),
Kieran Darcy-Smith (Strode),
Daniel Dae Kim (Kim),
Lena Headey (Kathryn),
Piper Perabo (Charlie),
Vlad Radescu (Dr Bacovia),
Subterranean beastie masticates spelunkers. Below average monster movie for those starved thereof. Wait for The Descent instead.
Mysterious Island
(USA
2005)
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Release Date: 01/03/2006
Price: 28.98
Kyle MacLachlan (Cyrus),
Danielle Calvert (Helen),
Gabrielle Anwar (Jane),
Patrick Stewart (Nemo),
Jason Durr (Pencroff),
Omar Gooding (Neb),
Vinnie Jones (Bob),
Tom Mison (Blake),
Lacklustre version of the Jules Verne yarn, despite that promising cast and attractive Thai settings. Awful CGI beasties don't help.
Thinking XXX
(USA
2005)
Director: Tim Greenfield-Sanders
Release Date: 01/03/2006
Price: 24.98
MPAA Rating: UR
Ginger Lynn Allen (),
Gore Vidal (),
Nina Hartley (),
John Waters (),
Sharon Mitchell (),
Ron Jeremy (),
Belladonna (),
Briana Banks (),
Jenna Jameson (),
Christy Canyon (),
Peter North (),
Meditation on the world of porn during a photo-shoot for an upcoming coffee table book of porn stars, clothed and unclothed, with commentary from the stars and other pundits. Different.
Wedding Crashers
(USA
2005)
Director: David Dobkin
Release Date: 01/03/2006
Price: 28.98
MPAA Rating: R
Owen Wilson (John Beckwith),
Vince Vaughn (Jeremy Grey),
Christopher Walken (Secretary Cleary),
Rachel McAdams (Claire Cleary),
Isla Fisher (Gloria Cleary),
Jane Seymour (Kathleen Cleary),
Ellen Albertini Dow (Grandma Mary Cleary),
Keir O'Donnell (Todd Cleary),
Bradley Cooper (Sack Lodge),
Ron Canada (Randolph),
Henry Gibson (Father O'Neil),
The cast has a field day with this bad-taste comedy about a couple of bachelors who gate-crash weddings in order to prey on bridesmaids. Naturally there are consequences for our duo, however. Couple of good laughs here.
Constant Gardener
(UK
2005)
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 29.98
MPAA Rating: R
Ralph Fiennes (Justin Quayle),
Rachel Weisz (Tessa Quayle),
Hubert Kounde (Arnold Bluhm),
Danny Huston (Sandy woodrow),
Daniele Harford (Miriam),
Bill Nighy (Sir Bernard Pellegrin),
Pete Postlethwaite (Lorbeer),
What has to be the put-off title of the year hides one of the best movies of the year. Conspiracy-thriller par excellence as Ralph Fiennes attempts to unravel the mystery of his wife's death. Highly recommended.
Dead Poets Society
(USA
1989)
Director: Peter Weir
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 19.99
MPAA Rating: PG
Robin Williams (John Keating),
Robert Sean Leonard (Neil Perry),
Ethan Hawke (Todd Anderson),
Josh Charles (Knox Overstreet),
Gale Hansen (Charlie Dalton),
Dylan Kussman (Richard Cameron),
Allelon Ruggiero (Steven Meeks),
James Waterston (Gerard Pitts),
Norman Lloyd (Mr. Nolan),
Kurtwood Smith (Mr. Perry),
Carla Belver (Mrs Perry),
An unorthodox English teacher galvanizes a class of jaded preppy boarding school inmates. Should rank high for liberal arts folk. Bit heavy handed, particularly the villain, to be perfect but highly recommended nevertheless. Carpe diem.
Eraserhead
(
1978)
Director: David Lynch
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 29.95
MPAA Rating: UR
Jeanne Bates (Mrs. X),
Allan Joseph (Mary's Father),
Darwin Joston (Paul),
Jack Nance (Henry Spencer),
Charlotte Stewart (Mary X),
Unclassifiable delirium tremens from David Lynch. Beautifully filmed tale of a misfit and his, er, progeny. Highly recommended to some, OHMIGOD to others. Glad to see it given a mainstream release finally.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(USA
1986)
Director: John Hughes
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 19.99
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Matthew Broderick (Ferris),
Alan Ruck (Cameron Frye),
Mia Sara (Sloane Peterson),
Jeffrey Jones (Ed Rooney),
Jennifer Grey (Katie Bueller),
Cindy Pickett (Mrs. Katie Bueller),
Lyman Ward (Mr. Bueller),
Edie McClurg (Secretary),
Charlie Sheen (Garth Volbeck),
Del Close (History Teacher),
Virginia Capers (Florence Sparrow),
A movie that has become something of a cult since it's day as high school wise guy Beuller, magnificently portrayed by Matthew Broderick, thumbs his nose at society.
Girl from Monday
(USA
2005)
Director: Hal Hartley
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 19.99
MPAA Rating: R
Bill Sage (Jack),
Sabrina Lloyd (Cecile),
Tatiana Abracos (The Girl from Monday),
Experimental feeling comedy-cum-social satire-cum-sci-fi entry from Hal Hartley, not easily accessible but rewarding.
Hustle & Flow
(USA
2005)
Director: Craig Brewer
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 29.95
MPAA Rating: R
Terrence Howard (DJay),
Anthony Anderson (Key),
Taryn Manning (Nola),
Taraji P. Henson (Shug),
D. J. Qualls (Shelby),
Paula J. Parker (Lexus),
The belle of the Sundance 2005 ball arrives on DVD with it's Cinderella tale of loveable pimps trying to make it in the music biz. Good, but I didn't buy it.
Kamikaze Girls
(Japan
2004)
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 24.98
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Kyoko Fukada (Momoko Ryugasaki),
Anna Tsuchiya (Ichigo Shirayuri),
Effervescent Japanese tale of two girls struggling to do their own thing. Zippy-zappy-zany film is a delight, kind of the Japanese Amelie. Highly recommended.
Red Eye
(USA
2005)
Director: Wes Craven
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Rachel McAdams (Lisa Reisert),
Cillian Murphy (Jackson Rippner),
Brian Cox (Dad),
Jayma Mays (Cynthia),
Angela Paton (Nice Lady),
Laura Johnson (Blonde),
Suzie Plakson (Senior Flight Attendant),
If you thought lost luggage was your biggest flying headache, here's a cheerful kidnapping-terrorist tale to help you enjoy your flight. Better than Flight Plan.
Transporter 2
(France USA
2005)
Director: Louis Leterrier
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Jason Statham (Frank Martin),
Alessandro Gassman (Gianni),
Amber Valletta (Audrey Billings),
Kate Nauta (Lola),
Matthew Modine (Mr Billings),
Jason Flemyng (Dimitri),
Keith David (Stappleton),
Hunter Clary (Jack Billings),
Shannon Briggs (Max),
Testosterone laden sequel featuring macho mercenary-cum-chauffeur Frank Martin and a kid's kidnapping. Ludicrous but fun.
Aristocrats
(USA
2005)
Director: Paul Provenza
Release Date: 01/24/2006
Price: 29.99
MPAA Rating: NR
Jason Alexander (),
Hank Azaria (),
Shelley Berman (),
George Carlin (),
Billy Connolly (),
Phyllis Diller (),
Whoopi Goldberg (),
Gilbert Gottfried (),
Eric Idle (),
Penn Jillette (),
Chuck McCann (),
A plethora of stand-up comics (is there a collective name for comics? Gaggle, perhaps?) redo the same (very) dirty joke. Hilarious. Highly recommended.
Educating Rita
(UK
1983)
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Release Date: 01/24/2006
Price: 14.94
MPAA Rating: PG
Michael Caine (Dr. Frank Bryant),
Julie Walters (Rita),
Michael Williams (Brian),
Maureen Lipman (Trish),
Jeananne Crowley (Julia),
Malcolm Douglas (Denny),
Godfrey Quigley (Rita's Father),
Dearbhla Molloy (Elaine),
Pat Daly (Bursar),
Kim Fortune (Collins),
Christopher Casson (Professor),
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