Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic masterpiece Peter and the Wolf, first performed in Russia in 1936, has been lauded not only for the spectacular musical score but also for the story itself--of a young boy who outwits a wily wolf. George Daugherty brings this timeless tale to modern audiences by seamlessly weaving live-action with animation and music by the RCA Symphony Orchestra. The story opens as a grandfather (Lloyd Bridges) hosts his daughter (Kirstie Alley) and grandson (Ross Malinger) during a visit to his country cottage. After lunch, the trio settles in as grandfather recounts "The Story" of Peter's adventures with a bird, cat, and dizzy duck on the outskirts "of a very dark forest". The film morphs into a clever cartoon designed by the legendary Chuck Jones (of Wile E. Coyote fame). The "story within a story" leaps to life while the accompanying musical instruments also emerge as playful personalities. It is no wonder this heartwarming family film has received numerous awards for bringing an appreciation of classical music to young viewers. The DVD bonuses are a making-of featurette, and a captivating introduction to the symphony orchestra. --Lynn Gibson
A summer spent at music camp is all about fun, friends, and making music together, and Mitchie (Demi Lovato) can't wait to return to Camp Rock to see her friends (Alyson Stoner, Meaghan Martin) and spend some quality time with Shane (Joe Jonas). Unfortunately, greed, rivalry, and the relentless pursuit of perfection threaten to sour the whole Camp Rock experience when the new Camp Star across the water lures many of the Camp Rock campers and counselors away. The new enterprise promises industry exposure and higher pay and then challenges Camp Rock to a high-stakes final jam challenge that threatens to put the camp out of business. Mitchie rises to the challenge and takes on a huge leadership role, finding replacement counselors and working to create a winning show for the final jam, but the pressure to win affects everyone's camp experience, making it less about fun and the enjoyment of music and more about winning the competition. It also leaves Mitchie and Shane with virtually no time to spend together. Camp Rock 2 has an abundance of good, memorable songs presented with lots of energetic choreography. The characters are generally more likable and believable than they were in the original Camp Rock, but the plot could be more engaging: while viewers will certainly root for Mitchie and the camp to succeed, neither Mitchie nor this film's new characters (Chloe Bridges, Matthew "Mdot" Finley) inspire a particularly overwhelming emotional investment. Nonetheless, tweens and teens will love Camp Rock 2--they'll watch it repeatedly, memorize the words with the help of the rock-along special feature, and probably learn a few new dance moves. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
His Airness and His Hareness; what a team! Michael Jordon slams Bugs Bunny jams and a cavalcade of Looney Tunes and NBA stars hoop it up in the rim-rattlin out of this world roundball romp: Space Jam.
The Big Lebowski, a casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen brothers (Ethan and Joel), seems like a bit of a lark and the result was a box-office disappointment. It's lazy plot is part of its laidback charm. After all, how many movies can claim as their hero a pot-bellied, pot-smoking loser named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who spends most of his time bowling and getting stoned? And where else could you find a hair-netted Latino bowler named Jesus (John Turturro) who sports dazzling purple footgear, or an erotic artist (Julianne Moore) whose creativity consists of covering her naked body in paint, flying through the air in a leather harness, and splatting herself against a giant canvas? Who else but the Coens would think of showing you a camera view from inside the holes of a bowling ball, or an elaborate Busby Berkely-styled musical dream sequence involving a Viking goddess and giant bowling pins? The plot--which finds Lebowski involved in a kidnapping scheme after he's mistaken for a rich guy with the same name--is almost beside the point. What counts here is a steady cascade of hilarious dialogue, great work from Coen regulars John Goodman and Steve Buscemi, and the kind of cinematic ingenuity that puts the Coens in a class all their own. --Jeff Shannon
Jeff Bridges gives a spellbinding performance as Junior Johnson a moonshine smuggler who became one of NASCAR's first champions. Elroy 'Junior' Jackson is a kid full of attitude who helps his bootlegger father run their homemeade whisky. When Junior crashes into a police blockade they arrest his father who's looking at a lengthy prison stretch. Junior needs to raise some fast cash to get him released and hits the demolition derby circuit. His natural skill behind the wheel sees him swiftly move on to stock car racing and finally a chance to make it big on the famous NASCAR circuit.
The Agency' is a thrill-a-minute look at the inner workings of the Central Intelligence agency and its global network of intelligence agents. Whether preventing terrorist attacks nuclear threats or biological warfare at home or abroad evertone working for 'The Agency' is acutely aware that they deal in life and death every day. Utilising the latest developments in science and technology specialised agents in the CIA command centre play a strategic role behind top spy Matt Callan's covert operations in the field.
At first glance, Lyle Carter seems to have it all. A handsome millionaire with a beautiful wife and a sprawling estate in Lexington, Kentucky, Carter has built his empire on breeding and training thoroughbreds.
19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. While trying to avoid his wealthy and domineering father's attempts to control his actions Nick follows the clues that have been handed to him. As he progresses it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the real trails from the dead ends and increasing dangerous as unknown parties try to stop Nick from uncovering the truth...
You know you're going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics' longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that's Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quite hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth Paltrow). Director Jon Favreau geeks out in fun ways with the hardware, but never lets it overpower the movie, and there's always a goofy one-liner or a slapstick pratfall around to break the tension. As for Downey, he doesn't get to jitterbug around too much in his improv way, but he brings enough of his unpredictable personality to keep the thing fresh. And listen up, hardcore Marvel mavens: even if you know the Stan Lee cameo is coming, you won't be able to guess it until it's on the screen. It all builds to a splendid final scene, with a concluding line delivery by Downey that just feels absolutely right. --Robert Horton
When your thoughts are all you have for comfort. A brutal and realistic depiction of war from Lewis Milestone. In the 1943 invasion of Italy an American platoon lands and attempts to storm a fortified farmhouse with grim results...
Dogma: This is a comic fantasia in which angels demons apostles prophets and rubber turd monsters walk among the cynics and innocents of the earth to decide the fate of mankind. Two angels cast from the Pearly Gates discover that a loophole in church dogma means that they can get back into heaven. On the downside in doing so they'll prove God to be fallible and will undo all of Creation. On the upside they'll not have to spend the rest of eternity banished to Wisconsin... Sexy Beast: A contended ex-villain is forced to do one last spectacular robbery by a psychotic face from his past in this mould-breaking stylish thriller. Gary Dove is blissfully retired to a Spanish paradise with the wife he adores. His perfect life is shattered when gangster nemesis Don Logan who is intent on persuading him to return to London for a big heist.... K-Pax: When a man calling himself Prot arrives in New York claiming to be from the planet K-Pax the police turn him over to psychiatrist Dr Mark Powell. Prot's behavior is unusual and his claims are unbelievable - but as time is running out Powell finds that the truth may be even stranger yet...
Airplane! (1980): Voted one of the 10 funniest movies ever made by the American Film Institute Airplane! is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/ stewardess/ co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack Lloyd Bridges Peter Graves Leslie Nielsen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and more! Their hilarious high jinks spook airplane disaster flicks religious zealots television commercials romantic love...the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next! Airplane 2: The Sequel (1982): There's a mad bomber on board the first lunar shuttle is about to self-destruct the engines are not working and worse of all - the flight crew discovers they are completely out of coffee! It's the high-flying lunacy of 'Airplane!' all over again as Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty fly totally out of ozone to recreate their hilarious original roles. The crew of crazies includes Peter Graves Lloyd Bridges William Shatner Chad Everett Sonny Bono Raymond Burr and many others. Can Hays save the day again - without caffeine? Fasten your seatbelts for a ride you'll never forget - 'Airplane 2: The Sequel'.
Surf's Up: A stylistically daring CGI feature Surf's Up is based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. In the film a documentary crew will take audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing known to man the Penguin World Surfing Championship. Open Season: Boyz 'n the Wood Boog a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot a fast-talking mule deer the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to create a rag-tag army against the hunters. Monster House: CGI animation from executive producers from Robert Zemeckis (Back To The Future) and Steven Spielberg in which three teens discover that their neighbour's house is really a living breathing scary monster! Even for a 12-year old D.J. Walters has a particularly overactive imagination. He is convinced that his haggard and crabby neighbor Horace Nebbercracker who terrorizes all the neighborhood kids is responsible for Mrs. Nebbercracker's mysterious disappearance. Any toy that touches Nebbercracker's property promptly disappears swallowed up by the cavernous house in which Horace lives. D.J. has seen it with his own eyes! But no one believes him not even his best friend Chowder. What everyone does not know is D.J. is not imagining things. Everything he's seen is absolutely true and it's about to get much worse than anything D.J could have imagined....
She wanted to give her daughter the best shot at being a cheerleader... The things you do for your kids. What happens when the pursuit of happiness drives you round the bend? Holly Hunter finds out when she stars as Wanda Holloway a loving mother who wants the best for her daughter -- at almost any price. Wanda and her close neighbor and fellow stage mother Verna each want their own daughter to win a coveted spot on the high school cheerleading team. The battle for the prized pom-poms is so intense that while her daughter is doing the splits Wanda is busy devising a plan to try and guarantee her winning. Her plan leads her to talk of murder. Wanda says it started as a joke but when her brother- in- law Terry (Beau Bridges) goes to the cops Wanda becomes entangled in a trial for solicitation of murder making for a movie that would be tragic -- if it weren't so hysterically funny.
Fear and Loathing in Las VegasWhen a writing assignment lands journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and sidekick Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) in Las Vegas they decide to make it the ultimate business trip. But before long business is forgotten and trip has become the key word.Fuelled by a suitcase full of mind-bending pharmaceuticals Duke and Honzo set off on a fast and furious ride through non stop neon surreal surrounding and a crew of the craziest characters ever (Including cameo appearances by Cameron Diaz Christina Ricci Gary Busey and many others). But no matter where misadventure leads them Duke and Gonzo discover that sometimes going too far is the only way to go.Capturing the insane madness of Hunter S. Thompson's literary classic was the challenge that director Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys) openly embraced.Buy The Ticket. Take The Ride!Big LebowskiBurn After Reading
Iron ManBillionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead using his intelligence and ingenuity he builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. Iron Man 2With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention Stark along with Pepper Potts and James Rhodey Rhodes at his side must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies.
Renee Summers has just been released from a mental institution when her fiancee and psychiatrist Jeffrey Morgan buys her a secluded cabin to rest before she faces her friends and family. Renee soon befriends her only neighbour Michael Richards who is not all that he seems to be. She also uncovers a deadly secret! The former tenants of the cabin a mayan family were butchered to death and dumped in an unmarked grave.
Something funny is happening on the freeway! A crazy farce in which a varied assortment of oddballs cross each other's paths in their search for fun and fortune climaxing in one of the most spectacular car crashes ever put on film!
Titles Comprise: The Tale of Despereaux: Once upon a time there was a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions Despereaux set off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro that eventually led him at long last on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess. Set in the far away kingdom of Dor this magical fable harkens back to a time of honour and chivalry inspiring fans of all ages to be the best mouse they can be! Open Season 2: Boog and Elliot are back for more crazy adventures. After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Boog Elliot McSquizzy Buddy and the rest of the woodland creatures launch a full-scale rescue mission for their sausage-shaped friend and soon find themselves in enemy camp: the world of the pets. Led by a toy poodle named Fifi the pets do not plan to let Mr. Weenie go without a fight. Can a toy poodle REALLY bring down an 900-pound grizzly bear? Will Elliot ever marry Giselle? Find out in Open Season 2. Surf's Up: A stylistically daring CGI feature Surf's Up is based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. In the film a documentary crew will take audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing known to man the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
Lloyd Bridges and Moira Lister are the chief suspects following a sniper attack in this dark and brooding British noir classic from 1953. American Frank Pryor (Lloyd Bridges) arrives in London to pick up the threads of a wartime romance. As he disembarks, fellow passenger Kendall Brown is assassinated and Pryor finds himself caught up in a murder inquiry. The victim was killed by a mysterious sniper, known as the 'limping man'. Pryor's wartime amour is actress Pauline French (Moira Lister) ...
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