A seafaring drifter must protect a child from pirates who believe that her strange tattoo points the way to Dryland.
Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll's masterpiece of fantasy radiates with a star-studded cast overflowing charm and dazzling effects! The adventure begins as Alice slips down a rabbit hole and tumbles into Wonderland - a dream land where the official language is Jabberwocky and the official sense is nonsense! Meet a zany cast of characters: the tricky Cheshire Cat (Whoopi Goldberg) the wild Mad Hatter (Martin Short) at his very strange tea party play silly word games with Major Catapillar (Ben Kingsley) or stop to chat with the talking flowers. Until Alice finds herself in the croquet court with the Queen of Hearts (Miranda Rcihardson) - where the knave stands accused of stealing tarts. When Alice is called as a witness in the comical trial that follows she confuses the King and Queen who banish her to the real world where she returns as an inspired changed young woman. Alice in Wonderland's vivid landscapes and unforgettable characters will delight and mesmerize everyone who sees it.
When a Man Loves a Woman is a dumb title (not another classic pop song, please) for a very smart movie. A kind of gender-switch take on The Lost Weekend, it's about a woman (Meg Ryan) whose alcoholism almost destroys her family. That may sound like just another TV movie, but When a Man Loves a Woman is so authentic in detail and emotion, that everything about it seems fresh, urgent, and engrossing. That's because the film is grounded in the actual experience of co-writer Al Franken (assisted by Rain Man scripter Ronald Bass). Franken is best known for his affiliation with Saturday Night Live and Politically Incorrect, and as the author of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, and Other Observations. You may recall that Franken is the creator of Stuart Smalley, 12-step programmer extraordinaire. Well, if you want to know how Stuart was born, you can start here. This is no comedy, however. In fact, one of the most painful realisations comes when attractive, "good-time girl" Alice Green (Ryan) and her husband (Andy Garcia) begin to realise how much of a role alcohol played in their marriage and in bringing them together in the first place. The issues and experiences confronted in this movie go far beyond the stuff you see on daytime TV. --Jim Emerson
In this futuristic thriller Earth is covered with water and the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities. Kevin Costner portrays a drifter who becomes caught up in the struggle between the evil Deacon (Dennis Hopper) and a child's secret key to a wondrous place called ""Dryland""...
In Corrina, Corrina Ray Liotta plays a 1950s jingle composer whose wife dies, leaving him to raise their grieving young daughter (Tina Majorino) alone. Dad hires an African-American housekeeper (Whoopi Goldberg), who helps fill the gap in the child's life--and then Dad's life. Soon an interracial relationship crossing the social mores of the era is underway. Written and directed by Jessie Nelson (The Story of Us), the film is a spot-on recreation of 1950s suburbia without gratuitous kitsch. Liotta is perfect as a working man of the day, given to white shirts and narrow ties; Goldberg gives one of her finest performances as the level-headed Corrina; and little Majorino is heartbreakingly effective. But the film entirely bears the stamp of one person, and that's Nelson, who has a wonderfully witty eye and a sophisticated but sensitive approach to the crosscurrents of emotion at play in this story. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
After nine years Veronica Mars has definitely landed on her feet. She's left behind her impulsive beau Logan given up her detective business and gotten her law degree. She's living with respectable boyfriend Piz in New York City where a prestigious law firm wants to make her an associate. One day she learns of the shocking death of pop singer Bonnie DeVille an old classmate from Neptune High. Because Logan had been dating Bonnie he's now a suspect in her murder and he begs Veronica to fly to California and help him choose a decent lawyer. Back in Neptune Veronica catches up with her detective father and other old pals. At karaoke night loopy Ruby Jetson wails a Bonnie Deville song; Veronica and Logan wonder if this clearly obsessed fan could be Bonnie's killer? Veronica sneaks into Ruby¿s vacant home to look for clues but is arrested as an intruder. Ruby agrees not to press charges if Logan will take Ruby out on a date. At a local bar Veronica uncovers surprising news: Ruby had been seen at this bar the night of Bonnie's murder and thus could not be her killer. So who done it then? Old sleuthing partners Mac and Wallace reveal a curious discovery: Susan an old friend of Bonnie's had also died several years earlier drowned in a boating accident. Is there a connection between the deaths? Mac and Wallace drag Veronica to the Neptune High ten-year reunion and Piz has flown in from New York to be there too. Veronica runs into many old friends including best 'frenemy' Gia and politically aspiring Luke. When an old sex tape featuring Veronica and Logan is shown by pranksters a massive brawl erupts and Piz gets walloped. At an after-party at Gia's loft Veronica learns that Susan was last seen during a night of heavy drinking on a boat with Gia and Luke. Noting that spy footage of Bonnie keeps turning up on the Internet she enlists movie star James Franco's help in tracking down celebrity sleaze monger Vinnie. The slimeball has been tapping the camera feeds from tablet computers given to celebrities. He shares with Veronica all the footage from Bonnie's tablet some of which implicates one of the dead girl's friends. With a furious Piz breaking off their relationship and the New York law firm retracting their offer Veronica's life is falling apart. Can she trick the culprit into confessing before a desperate partner blows Veronica out of the sleuthing game forever? Special Features: By the Fans: The Making of the Veronica Mars Movie
This is an impressive-looking version of Lewis Carroll's story originally produced for American television. Dreading a singing recital at her parents' lavish home, Alice falls into a strange world in pursuit of a large White Rabbit. The talented child actor Tina Majorino (Corrina, Corrina) plays Alice with all the good graces but mostly wanders through the story unquestioningly. Carroll's tale of whimsical, illogical adventures is a field day for designers Roger Hall and Alan Tomkins, costumer Charles Knode, Jim Henson's Creature Shop and director Nick Willing (Photographing Fairies). Influenced by Time Bandits and Labyrinth (the latter also designed by the Henson company), the film has a splendid array of effects, many dealing with multiple perspectives as Alice constantly changes sizes. The highlight is Whoopi Goldberg as the Cheshire Cat, a seamless mix of cat and comic. Martin Short as the Hatter and Mirandra Richardson as the Queen of Hearts seem to be having the times of their lives. This is not the definitive version of Carroll's tale, and, like the popular Disney animated version, combines some elements of Carroll's sequel, Through the Looking Glass. It is perhaps better viewing for the fan that has seen another version of the tale or read the book. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com
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Let's be honest: this 1995 epic isn't nearly as bad as its negative publicity led us to expect. At the time it was the most expensive Hollywood production in history (it had a Titanic-sized $200 million budget), and the film arrived in cinemas with so much controversy and negative gossip that it was an easy target for ridicule. The movie itself, a flawed but enjoyable post-apocalypse thriller, deserves better. Waterworld stars Kevin Costner as the Mariner, a lone maverick with gills and webbed feet who navigates the endless seas of Earth after the complete melting of the polar ice caps. The Mariner has been caged like a criminal when he's freed by Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and enlisted to help her and a young girl (Tina Majorino) escape from the Smokers, a group of renegade terrorists led by Dennis Hopper in yet another memorably villainous role. It is too bad the predictable script isn't more intelligent, but as a companion piece to The Road Warrior, this seafaring stunt-fest is adequately impressive. --Jeff Shannon
Bird' Jackson is a young girl whose life with her parents is painful and frightening. She turns to her reclusive neighbour Miss Zora played by Oprah Winfrey to escape the harsh realities of her home life and it is through their friendship that Bird learns to dream of a better life. But Miss Zora knows that Bird cannot survive on dreams alone and there is only one way to save her.
In this futuristic thriller Earth is covered with water and the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities. Kevin Costner portrays a drifter who becomes caught up in the struggle between the evil Deacon (Dennis Hopper) and a child's secret key to a wondrous place called Dryland...
Let's be honest: this 1995 epic isn't nearly as bad as its negative publicity led us to expect. At the time, Waterworld was the most expensive Hollywood production in history (it had a Titanic-sized 200 million US dollars budget), and the film arrived in cinemas with so much controversy and negative gossip that it was an easy target for ridicule. The movie itself, a flawed but enjoyable post-apocalypse thriller, deserves better. Waterworld stars Kevin Costner as the Mariner, a lone maverick with gills and webbed feet who navigates the endless seas of Earth after the complete melting of the polar ice caps. The Mariner has been caged like a criminal when he's freed by Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and enlisted to help her and a young girl (Tina Majorino) escape from the Smokers, a group of renegade terrorists led by Dennis Hopper in yet another memorably villainous role. It is too bad the predictable script isn't more intelligent, but as a companion piece to The Road Warrior, this seafaring stunt-fest is adequately impressive. --Jeff Shannon
Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll's masterpiece of fantasy radiates with a star-studded cast overflowing charm and dazzling effects! The adventure begins as Alice slips down a rabbit hole and tumbles into Wonderland - a dream land where the official language is Jabberwocky and the official sense is nonsense! Meet a zany cast of characters: the tricky Cheshire Cat (Whoopi Goldberg) the wild Mad Hatter (Martin Short) at his very strange tea party play silly word games with Major
Beaches: (Dir. Garry Marshall) (1988): Two very different young girls meet on a beach in a 1950s American resort. CC Bloom (Bette Midler) is a brash confident minx determined to make it in the glitzy world of show business. Hillary (Barbara Hershey) is a wealthy restrained and privileged WASP who seems destined for a life as a trophy wife. Against all odds their friendship survives through broken marriages diverging careers and the trials of life. When A Man Loves A Woman: (Dir. Luis Mandoki) (1997): Alice and Michael Green are a passionate couple who have worked hard to build a good life for themselves and their two young daughters. But a dark secret from Alice's past is about to surface - a secret that threatens to destroy them as lovers as a family and as individuals.
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