The Heartbreak Kid/Meet the Parents/Zoolander | DVD | (06/10/2008)
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| RRP The Heartbreak Kid Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers bring out the best in each other. In The Heartbreak Kid, Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow, who--persuaded by his father and friends that he's commitment-phobic--marries a gorgeous and seemingly ideal woman named Lila (Malin Akerman, The Brothers Solomon) that he's been dating for several weeks. But after the wedding, things start to go awry... the least of these being that on their honeymoon, Eddie meets a woman who might truly be the girl of his dreams (Michelle Monaghan, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). As in There's Something About Mary, writers/directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly push Stiller away from his increasingly schticky "tense guy" persona and draw out his sweeter, more multilayered earnest side. On his end, Stiller provides a human core to what could just be a festival of raunch and absurdity (the movie features aroused donkeys, deviated septum jokes, and digitally-enhanced body hair, among other items of questionable taste). It only takes a quick comparison with Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene or Jack Black in Shallow Hal to see what a surprisingly delicate balance that is. The Heartbreak Kid may not be quite as wildly sublime as There's Something About Mary, but it comes extremely close, with kudos to Akerman for her unrestrained nuttiness. --Bret Fetzer Meet the Parents Randy Newman's opening song, "A Fool in Love," perfectly sets up the movie that follows. The lyrics begin, "Show me a man who is gentle and kind, and I'll show you a loser," before praising the man who takes what he wants. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is the fool in love in Meet the Parents. Just as he's about to propose to his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo), he learns that her sister's fiancé asked their father, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), for permission to marry. Now he feels the need to do the same thing. When Greg meets Jack, he is so desperate to be liked that he makes up stories and kisses ass rather than having the courage of his convictions. It doesn't take an elite member of the CIA to see right through Greg, but that's precisely what Jack is. Directed by Jay Roach (the Austin Powers movies), Meet the Parents is an incredibly well-crafted comedy that stands in nice opposition to, say, the sloppy extremes of the Farrelly brothers. Stiller is great at playing up the uncomfortable comedy of errors, balancing just the right amount of selfishness and self-deprecating humour, while De Niro's Jack is funny as the hard-ass father who just wants a few straight answers from the kid. What makes the Jack character all the funnier is Blythe Danner as his wife, the Gracie to his George Burns, who is the true heart of the movie. Oh, and Owen Wilson turns in yet another terrific comic performance as Pam's ex-fiancé. --Andy Spletzer Zoolander Charge your micro-mini cell phones and whip up some orange mocha Frappuccino, 'cuz Zoolander is on the runway, and you're gonna laugh your booty off! Based on a sketch created by writer-director Ben Stiller and cowriter Drake Sather for the 1996 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, Zoolander is a delirious send-up of New York's fashion scene as epitomised by male model Derek Zoolander (Stiller), a dimwitted preener who's oblivious to a Manchurian Candidate-like plot to turn him into a brainwashed assassin. Tipped off by a reporter (Christina Taylor), Zoolander teams with rival model Hansel (Owen Wilson) to foil the poodle-haired fashion designer (Will Ferrell) who's behind the nefarious scheme. The goofy plot's only half the fun; with roles for Stiller's parents (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara), dozens of celebrity cameos, endlessly quotable dialogue, and improvisational energy to spare, Zoolander is very smart about being very stupid, easily matching the Austin Powers franchise for inspired comedic lunacy. --Jeff Shannon
Naked Lie/Stranger In The Family/Change Of Heart/Child's Cry | DVD | (04/06/2007)
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| RRP Naked Lie - Jo Daniels a beautiful and successful lawyer has everything a woman could wish for including a prominent judge as a lover. But could he be linked to a prostitute who has turned up dead? Stranger in the Family - Steve Thompson's bright future is destroyed when he is injured in a car crash. With no recollection of his former self Steve must try re-establish some kind of meaningful identity. A Change of Heart - Unable to have a child of their own Kim and Keith Lussier are overjoyed when they learn that they can adopt a Korean orphan but a devastating family tragedy threatens to stand in the way. A Child's Cry - There's an early role for Tobey Maguire in which a loving mother brings her sick son to a hospital for treatment and is suspected of deliberately harming her child.
Lovin' Molly | DVD | (09/08/2004)
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| RRP Molly Taylor is a spirited young woman who enjoys an unusual relationship with two men but is unable to commit herself to either of them. Spanning a period of forty years 'Lovin' Molly' is a beautiful and engrossing story of two men one woman and a love so strong it lasts a lifetime.
The Last of the Belles | DVD | (05/06/2008)
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| RRP The amazing Richard Chamberlain as F. Scott Fitzgerald gives an outstanding performance, with the wonderful Blythe Danner as his zany wife Zelda. The couple have just returned from Europe, deeply in debt from a very high style of living. Their marriage is showing visible signs of stress, and Zelda has become quiet and moody, distancing herself from her pompous husband. This is a story within a story, depicting the courtship of the writer, while stationed in the army during WWI. The fabulous Susan Sarandon plays Ailie Calhoun and David Hoffman is Andy McKenna. This charming love story, was Fitzgerald's attempt to correct the flaws in his own marriage, by causing a fictional story to unfold, as he wished his own would in real life. Brilliant actors bring romance, young passion, and the realities of life in the Deep South during WW1, to this wonderful drama.
Guilty Conscience | DVD | (30/06/2008)
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| RRP Criminal defense attorney Arthur Jamison wants to get a divorce from his wife Louise Jamison. He knows that the downside would be the hefty alimony payments his wife would receive from him. Instead of facing this monetary dilemma he comes up with an imaginary alter ego to help him plan the perfect murder of his wife.
American Experience: The Great War DVD | DVD | (16/05/2017)
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Alice | DVD | (03/03/2014)
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| RRP Woody Allen writes and directs this 1990s romantic comedy starring Mia Farrow as a woman who finds new life from an unusual source. Alice (Farrow,) a troubled New York housewife, visits a Chinese acupuncturist in search of relief from back pain and is prescribed a variety of herbs. Some embolden her, one makes her invisible, still others allow her to revisit her past. Most importantly, they allow her to re-evaluate her future.
Huff - Season One: Pilot + Episode 2 - 3 | DVD | (26/03/2007)
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| RRP Set in Portland Oregon Huff centers on the life of 40-something good-guy psychiatrist Dr. Craig ""Huff"" Huffstodt suffering from a midlife crisis. Huff's world includes his lovely but complicated wife Beth a teenage son named Byrd who is mature beyond his years and Huff's overprotective and domineering mother Izzy who just so happens to live in the guesthouse. Complicating matters is Huff's best friend Russell Meeks a fearless attorney with somewhat questionable ethics. Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot 2. Assault and Pepper 3. Lipstick on Your Panties
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 | Blu Ray | (27/04/2009)
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