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WHITE OLEANDER, the Janet Fitch novel made famous on Oprah's Book Club, is the tale of an intense and toxic mother-daughter relationship, coupled with a look at the fundamentally skewed U.S. foster care system. When the beautiful photographer Ingrid Magnusson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is imprisoned for allegedly murdering a philandering boyfriend, her daughter Astrid (Alison Lohman) does her best to survive a string of foster homes where natural adolescent mistakes turn into land mines. Her first stop is the home of a born-again Christian, Starr (Robin Wright Penn, who is so good in this part she's physically unrecognizable.) Next, she is sent to the home of a clinically depressed actress, Claire Richards (Renee Zellweger, whose natural effervescence is delightfully disturbing here.) Claire uses Astrid to fill the void left by a roaming husband (Noah Wyle). Astrid juggles her list of changing homes with visits to Mommy Dearest in prison, while suffering flashbacks of the alleged murder.WHITE OLEANDER, the first feature for U.K. television director Peter Kosminsky, is stark and brooding. Its simultaneously awful and lovely tone is reminiscent of AMERICAN BEAUTY or THE ICE STORM.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual LayerAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Featurettes - 1. Bravo Special - The Making of White Oleander









2. HBO First Look - The Journey of White Oleander
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This collection from Kino on Video looks is a compendium of some of the most important films from the early years of the cinema. Consisting of over 130 films made during the years 1894-1913 from directors such as Eadweard Muybridge, Thomas Edison, Louis Lumiere, Georges Melies, Edwin S. Porter, D.W. Griffith and others, THE MOVIES BEGIN is an indispensable collection that presents the finest films from the first 20 years of the movies, all completely remastered and restored. See individual titles for details.DVD Features:Region 1Boxed SetFull FrameAudio: Mono - EnglishInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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Thrillers from the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring stars such as Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, and others, are collected together in 12 MYSTERY CLASSIC MOVIES. The films included are MURDER WITH PICTURES, THE STRANGER, MURDER AT MIDNIGHT, KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL, FOG ISLAND, THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL, JIGSAW, ALGIERS, DETOUR, TOO LATE FOR TEARS, MYSTERY LINER and SCARLET STREET. See individual titles for more information.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep Case3-Disc SetFull Frame - 1.33Dual SidedFilms:1. MURDER WITH PICTURES2. THE STRANGER3. MURDER AT MIDNIGHT4. KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL5. FOG ISLAND6. THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL7. JIGSAW8. ALGIERS9. DETOUR10. TOO LATE FOR TEARS11. MYSTERY LINER12. SCARLET STREET
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Former video store clerk Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut, RESERVOIR DOGS, is a brutally funny, supercharged introduction to his supremely distinct cinematic vision, which was later to become one of the most mimicked styles of the 1990s. Mastermind Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) assembles a crew of top-notch criminals to pull off a jewelry store heist. As the film opens it becomes immediately clear that the plan backfired, forcing the survivors, who have gathered at an abandoned warehouse, to figure out if one of them is, in fact, a police informer. The crew--Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), an aged veteran; Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), a wounded newcomer; Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), a psychopathic parolee; Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), a bickering weasel; and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn), Joe's son--begin to unravel as the pressure becomes too much for them to handle. When Joe arrives, the truth becomes clear in a vicious Mexican standoff.Tarantino takes liberally from Hong Kong action flicks, most notably Ringo Lam's CITY ON FIRE, but his ultra-hip'70s soundtrack and hysterical pop culture dialogue make the film seem wholly original and new. Taking a cue from the French New Wave--most notably Jean-Luc Godard--RESERVOIR DOGS remains one of the decade's most influential motion pictures.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseTheatrical TrailerProduction NotesInteractive MenusCast/Crew Bios
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AROUND THE BEND teams up the dream cast of Michael Caine (Henry Lair), Christopher Walken (Turner), Josh Lucas (Jason), and Jonah Bobo (Zack) as the ultimate patriarchy, four generations of men in a family that has been torn apart for thirty years. Henry, an archaeologist obsessed with digging for both ancient objects and inner secrets, is dying, and he has beckoned for Turner to join them. The only problem is that Turner has been missing from their life since a terrible accident, having spent many of the intervening years in jail. He has not seen his son in three decades, and he has never met his grandson. But when Henry dies, his exhaustive last request is planned out at a series of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in New Mexico, forcing the next three generations of Lair men to spend time together reevaluating life, love, and family. They travel in Turner's bruised and battered VW Bus, blasting music out of an eight-track-tape player, trying to maintain their sanity for the sake of young Bobo, who is the only one seemingly excited about the journey. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Jordan Roberts, AROUND THE BEND is a poignant drama of fathers and sons, of family secrets, of running away, and just maybe of forgiveness. The acting is solid throughout, including the terrific Glenne Headly as Henry's Swedish home caretaker, and there is just the right mix of comedy and drama, music and dialogue to make this a winning debut.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1 English Dolby Surround 5.1 FrenchAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary Deleted Scenes Featurette: 1. It's A Good Day: The Making of Around the Bend Theatrical Trailer
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