Wednesday, February 28, 2007

New DVDs

Nighty Night. A BBC dark comedy. "On discovering her husband Terry has cancer, beautician Jill is eager to move on and find new love. It comes in the form of a bearded doctor, Don Cole. Jill's only obstacle are terry's return to health and Don's disabled wife, Cath."

Little Miss Sunshine starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Alan Arkin. Oscar this, Oscar that. Little is supposed to be quite funny and, heck, Arkin is always good.

The Notorious Bettie Page starring Gretchen Mol and David Strathairn. Biopic of the famous pin-up model. Bettie Page grew up in conservative Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in the 1950s.

Pirate's of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest starring Keira Knightley and a guy wearing eye shadow. Something about pirates, a squidman and sword fighting.

The Illusionist starring Paul Giamatti, Edward Norton and Jessica Biel. The fiancee of Austria's Crown Prince is attracted to her childhood friend, now a popular illusionist in Vienna. The illusionist attempts to steal the girl away from the Prince and Vienna's strict class structure.

Hate Crime starring Giancarlo Esposito, Seth Peterson and Bruce Davison. Suburban Dallas gay couple Robbie and Trey have a new neighbor harassing them. When Trey is murdered in the local park Robbie's neighbor has a tight alibi while police see Robbie as the main suspect.

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines starring Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar and Bob Newhart. Purposely cheesy adventure movie. Librarian Flynn Carson has to recover the Library's map to King Solomon's mines. Traveling the globe, escaping traps and angry hippos, Flynn is on the thieves' trail.

Farewell to the World starring Crowded House. Crowded House's farewell concert in front of 120,000 fans on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. Two disc set with the concert and extras.

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