As the monster-host of a late night horror show John (Danny DeVito) delights the neighborhood kids with his silly ghoulish antics - but his embarrassed 12-year-old son Jack the Bear is not amused. The other dysfunctional lunatics on the block - and his monster crush on the cute girl at school (Reese Witherspoon) - don't make things any easier for Jack. But when a family crisis hits will Jack's dad be able to lift the grownup burden from his young son's shoulders? Oscar nominee G
A big Oscar winner in 1975, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest still holds up remarkably well. Ken Kesey's novel, an allegory of repression and rebellion set in a mental hospital in the early 1960s, is cannily adapted by Czech director Milos Forman into a comedy drama with a cool, unassuming, near-documentary look. Jack Nicholson has his most jacknicholsonian role as Randle P McMurphy, a livewire troublemaker who unwisely cons his way out of prison and into a mental institution without realising he has switched from serving a sentence with a release date to being committed until adjudged sane by the same people he is winding up on a daily basis. Louise Fletcher, in a career-defining turn, is Nurse Ratched, the soft-spoken sadist who represents the worst type of matronly authoritarianism and clashes with Randle all down the line. Taking another look at the picture after all these years, it's a surprise that all the unknown actors who seemed like real mental patients have graduated to becoming prolific character actor stars: Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Vincent Schiavelli, Brad Dourif, the late Will Sampson, Sidney Lassick, Michael Berryman. Unlike many Best Picture Oscar winners, this deals with profound subject matter without seeming self-important: Forman's approach and all-round great acting make it play as a small character story as well as a Big Statement about the human condition. Full marks also for Jack Nitzsche's musical saw-based score. On the DVD: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest comes to DVD in a two-disc special edition with a great-looking anamorphic 1.85:1 print and 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack, plus tracks in French and Italian and optional subtitles in half a dozen languages. Disc 2 has the trailer, about 13 minutes of deleted scenes (mostly from the first third of the film, and all pretty good) and a making-of retrospective documentary with interesting material from producers Michael Douglas (who inherited the rights from Kirk) and Saul Zaentz, Forman, screenwriter Bo Goldman and many cast-members (though not Nicholson). There's also a commentary track by Forman, Douglas and others which repeats a few things from the documentary but also goes into more scene-specific detail about the development and shooting. --Kim Newman
The 3D-CGI feature Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 3D is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope.
Set in the 1930's this gangster spoof tells the comic tale of Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton) who is forced into a life of crime in order to pay for his ailing mother's medical treatment. Attempting to keep his straight life and his life of crime separate Johnny takes the name Dangerously and is soon a powerful mobster flush with women and riches. The Dangerously name is about to be slandered though by the Kelly family when Johnny's brother (Griffin Dunne) becomes the district attor
An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, Smallfoot turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti (Channing Tatum) finds something he thought didn't exist-a human. News of this smallfoot (James Corden) throws the simple Yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery.
Cruise back to Baltimore 1963 to the time and turf of a rare American breed: The 'Tin Man' (aluminium siding salesman). Two less-than-honest rivals in the tin game (Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito) meet in a fender bender but their bruised egos and quick tempers turn the minor accident into a major vendetta against each other's symbols of success - their prized Cadillacs. In what would seem to be a coup de grace Dreyfuss decides to seduce DeVito's neglected wife (Barbara Hershe
From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the grand live-action adventure Dumbo expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting persuasive entrepreneur V. A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), who recruits the peculiar pachyderm for his newest, larger-than-life entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights alongside the charming and spectacular aerial artist Colette Marchant (Eva Green)until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets. Bonus Features: Circus Spectaculars The Elephant In The Room Built To Amaze Deleted Scenes: Roustabout Rufus Pachyderm Plans The Other Medici Brother Monkey Business A Star Is Born Where's Dumbo?! Elephant Heist Backstage A Seat At The Show Easter Eggs On Parade Clowning Around Baby Mine Performed By Arcade Fire
In a time when it seems that every other movie makes some claim to being a film noir, LA Confidential is the real thing--a gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal and corruption of all sorts (police, political, press--and, of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is actually based on several titles in James Ellroy's series of chronological thriller novels (including the title volume, The Big Nowhere and White Jazz)--a compelling blend of LA history and pulp fiction that has earned it comparisons to the greatest of all Technicolour noir films, Chinatown. Kim Basinger richly deserved her Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a conflicted femme fatale; unfortunately, her male costars are so uniformly fine that they may have canceled each other out with the Academy voters: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey and James Cromwell play LAPD officers of varying stripes. Pearce's character is a particularly intriguing study in Hollywood amorality and ambition, a strait-laced "hero" (and son of a departmental legend) whose career goals outweigh all other moral, ethical and legal considerations. If he's a good guy, it's only because he sees it as the quickest route to a promotion. --Jim Emerson
NBA star Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of his pals in a basketball game that is more important than any that has ever come before - the fate of the Earth hangs on the result. The problem has arisen because an invading alien race, the Nerclucks, want to kidnap Bugs and the rest of the Looney Tunes and use them as a tourist attraction on Moron Mountain. Bill Murray also stars in this live-action and animated mix. Special Features Commentary by Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Director Joe Pytka Featurette Jammin' with Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan 2 Music Videos: Seal's Fly like an Eagle and the Movie Cast's Monstars Anthem Hit 'Em High Theatrical Trailer
Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito star in this cunning comedy about the demise of a marriage. Oliver (Douglas) and Barbara (Turner) Rose have been together for 18 years. Now Barbara wants a divorce, but when it comes to deciding who will get their sumptuous house neither is willing to give an inch. Oliver's lawyer (DeVito) offers some savvy advice, but it's already too late. Oliver and Barbara become entangled in a mire of rapidly escalating spite and revenge as the war of the Roses moves towards its stunning conclusion.
John Travolta returns as Chili Palmer in this sequel to 1995 comedy hit.
Danny DeVito's adaptation of the Roald Dahl book for children is mostly just fine, helped along quite a bit by the charming performance of Mara Wilson (Mrs Doubtfire) as the eponymous young Matilda, a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents (DeVito and Rhea Perlman). Ignored at home, Matilda escapes into a world of reading, exercising her mind so much she develops telekinetic powers. Good thing, too: sent off to a school headed by a cruel principal, Matilda needs all the help she can get. DeVito takes a highly stylized approach that is sometimes reminiscent of Barry Sonnenfeld (director of Get Shorty, a DeVito production), and his judgement is not the best in some matters, such as letting the comic-scary sequences involving the principal go on too long. But much of the film is delightful and funny.--Tom Keogh
The 3D-CGI feature Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 3D is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito team up with Emma Thompson in Junior, in their follow-up to Twins from director Ivan Reitman! Dr. Alex Hesse (Schwarzenegger) and his associate, Dr. Larry Arbogast (DeVito), develop a wondrous new drug to ensure healthy pregnancies. When the government forbids further testing of their creation, Alex and Larry secretly move forward with a daring plan...to impregnate Alex! Along the way, they must cope with a snooping, villainous research administrator (Frank Langella) and the brilliant, beautiful-but-klutzy scientist, Dr. Diana Reddin (Thompson). The seeds are sown for a hysterical, high-spirited whirlwind of humor, romance and tender insights into the magni cent power of maternal love Bonus Feature Featurette: Interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson and Director Ivan Reitman Theatrical Trailer
Director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Contact) had a hit with this 1984 comedy that first teamed Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Turner steals the show from the guys, however, playing a pushy romance novelist who gets stuck among some dangerous figures in Colombia and has only a rumpled guide (Michael Douglas) as an ally. The chemistry between the stars in Romancing the Stone is infectious (the trio went on to make a sequel, The Jewel of the Nile and then an interesting, dark comedy directed by DeVito, The War of the Roses). Zemeckis--whose speciality at the time was creating set pieces of raucous action (as in his Back to the Future)--keeps things hopping with lots of kinetic material. --Tom Keogh
Comedy written and directed by Todd Solondz which follows a loveable Dachshund as it travels around the country, changing the lives of a number of very different owners along the way. After setting off on a road trip with veterinary assistant Dawn Wiener (Greta Gerwig), the dog then encounters young cancer survivor Remi (Keaton Nigel Cooke), failing film professor Dave Schmerz (Danny DeVito) and troubled grandmother Nana (Ellen Burstyn).
Gene Hackman stars as an ex-con who decides to pull off the biggest jewelry heist of his career, but mayhem ensues when the gang of jewel thieves he teams up with turn on him.
Drug Smuggling. Racketeering. Loan Sharking. Welcome to Hollywood! A hysterical comedy that insists it doesn't take much to make it in the movies...just a background with the mob. Loanshark Chili Palmer (Golden Globe Winner Travolta) has done his time as a gangster. So when ""business"" takes him to LA to collect a debt from down-and-out-filmmaker (Gene Hackman) Chili jumps headfirst into the Hollywood scene: he smoozes a film star (Danny Devito) romances a ""B"" movie queen (Rene Rus
The 3D-CGI feature Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 3D is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope.
Ultimate Collector's Edition includes: 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Collectible Steelbook case Premium packaging with unique artwork 16-page booklet 5 Lobby Cards 5 Art Cards Character Cards Poster (2-Sided) Batman the Caped Crusador is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin;a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a 'power' hungry capitalist villain, Max Shreck. As the two criminals plot to gain domination over Gotham City, Batman must plot to stop them. In the highly stylized Batman Returns, Batman is thrown a third enemy, a terrible distraction: the slinky, sharp-clawed Cat Woman. Product Features Commentary by Director Tim Burton The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin: Making-of Featurette Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Part 4 Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery Siouxsie and the Banshees Face to Face Music Video The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries Theatrical Trailer
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