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 | Though made by the daughter of iconoclastic filmmaker John Cassavetes, Broken English is a surprisingly old-fashioned affair. Just as her friend Sofia Coppola wrote about a woman much like herself for Lost in Translation , Zoe Cassavetes has done something similar for her first film (although Before Sunset seems to have exerted a greater influence). Nora (Parker Posey in typically fine form) works in guest relations for a hip New York hotel, just as the writer/director once did. Her best friend, Audrey (Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos ), has been married for five years, while Nora remains single. Her mother, Vivien (Gena Rowlands, Zoe's real-life mother), would like to see her settle down. First, Nora goes on a date with self-obsessed actor Nick (a mohawked Justin Theroux), then blind date Charlie (Josh Hamilton). Neither ends well. Nora laments, "Men hate me," but Audrey argues that Nora really hates herself. Her self-confidence gets a boost when she meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud, Fran... (less) Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes ♦ Actors: Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo, Tim Guinee, Gena Rowlands, Peter Bogdanovich | $6 - $27  15 Merchants |
|  | Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey. Richard Harris is an ill-fated interloper, a colorful killer-for-hire called English Bob. And Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Gene Hackman is the sly and brutal local sheriff whose brand of law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless. (less) Director: Clint Eastwood ♦ Actors: Beverley Elliott, Frances Fisher, Tara Dawn Frederick, Greg Goossen, Gene Hackman | $4 - $15  13 Merchants |
|  | Nicole Kidman (Academy Award(R) Winner -- Best Actress, THE HOURS, 2002) stars with Academy Award(R) winner Renée Zellweger (Best Supporting Actress, COLD MOUNTAIN, 2003) and Academy Award® nominee Jude Law (Best Actor, COLD MOUNTAIN). At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate army. Ada (Kidman) has vowed to wait for Inman (Law), but as the war drags on and letters go unanswered, she must find the will to survive. At war's end, hearts will be dashed, dreams fulfilled, and the strength of the human spirit tested ... but not broken! Directed by Academy Award® winner Anthony Minghella (Best Director, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, 1996). (less) Director: Anthony Minghella ♦ Actors: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson | $7 - $22  14 Merchants |
|  | A towering cinematic achievement. An astonishing true story. And "a battle film in the grand tradition of Four Feathers and Gunga Din" (Time)! Filmed against the exotic locales of Africa and starring Stanley Baker (The Guns of Navarone), Jack Hawkins (Lawrence of Arabia) and Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* Michael Caine (in his first major motion picture role), Zulu is a thrilling account of one of history's fiercest battles! As a terrifying war chant echoes across the majestic African plains, 4000 Zulu tribesmen rise up from the tall grassthat hides them. Furiously beating their swords against their shields, the warriors descend upon a small garrison of English soldiers. "Usuto! Usuto! (Kill! Kill!)," they cry as they launch into a battle with the vastly outnumbered English militia who must manifest incredible skill and incomparable bravery just to survive. *1999: Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules; 1986: Supporting Actor, Hannah and Her Sisters (less) Director: Cy Endfield ♦ Actors: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine | $6 - $18  15 Merchants |
|  | Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey. Richard Harris is an ill-fated interloper, a colorful killer-for-hire called English Bob. And Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Gene Hackman is the sly and brutal local sheriff whose brand of law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless. (less) Director: Clint Eastwood ♦ Actors: Rob Campbell, Cherrilene Cardinal, Beverley Elliott, Frances Fisher, Tara Frederick | $11 - $29  16 Merchants |
|  | Academy Award(R)-winner Robert Redford's (1981, Best Director, ORIDINARY PEOPLE) critically acclaimed triumph, QUIZ SHOW, was cheered as one of the year's 10 best films by more than 80 critics nationwide. It's an exciting look behind the scenes at the thrills and high-stakes competition of TV's hottest big-money game show! But fame and fortune become a hotbed of scandal when a Washington investigator (Rob Morrow -- NORTHERN EXPOSURE) uncovers corruption beneath the quiz show's glittering facade. The scandal implicates both the wildly popular champion (Ralph Fiennes -- 1996 Academy Award(R) Best Actor nominee, THE ENGLISH PATIENT) and the disgruntled ex-champ (John Turturro, O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?). A powerful story with unforgettable performances -- don't miss this suspense-filled hit! (less) Director: Robert Redford ♦ Actors: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer | $3 - $15  17 Merchants |
|  | Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey. Richard Harris is an ill-fated interloper, a colorful killer-for-hire called English Bob. And Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Gene Hackman is the sly and brutal local sheriff whose brand of law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless. DVD Features: Production Notes Theatrical Trailer (less) Director: Clint Eastwood ♦ Actors: Beverley Elliott, Frances Fisher, Tara Dawn Frederick, Greg Goossen, Gene Hackman | $5 - $13  6 Merchants |
|  | One of the most the most significant achievements of the American independent film movement of the 1990s, writer-director Whit Stillman's debut, Metropolitan, is a sparkling comedic chronicle of a middle-class young man's romantic misadventures among New York City's debutante society. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Stillman's deft, literate script and hilariously high-brow observations mask a tender tale of adolescent anxiety. SPECIAL FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer . Audio commentary by director Whit Stillman, editor Christopher Tellefsen, and actors Chris Eigeman and Taylor Nichols. Rare outtakes and deleted scenes. Optional English subtitles for the deaf and heard of hearing. A new essay by author and film scholar Luc Sante. (less) Director: Whit Stillman ♦ Actors: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols, Allison Parisi | $20 - $41  14 Merchants |
|  | AS SEEN ON A&E AND PBS MYSTERY! "Praise goes as ever to acting of a high order." - Daily Express Award winning actor John Thaw ( Kavanagh Q.C., Goodnight, Mister Tom ) stars as the melancholy, enigmatic and romantic Inspector Morse, a man who never uses his first name and who finds solace in real ale, classical music and difficult crosswords. Together with his able Sergeant Lewis ( Kevin Whately ), Morse uses his considerable intellect and passion for truth and justice to investigate death and murder in the English university town of Oxford. The Daughters of Cain - Stars Phyllis Logan, Gabrielle Lloyd and Tony Haygarth .Death is Now My Neighbour - Stars Richard Briers, John Shrapnel and Maggie Steed .The Wench is Dead - Stars Lisa Eichhorn, Matthew Finney and Judy Loe .The Remorseful Day - Stars Jesse Birdsall, Anna Wilson-Jones and T.P. McKenna .The Story of Morse - To mark the final episode, this special tells the story of how an unlikely idea became the most acclaimed and popular... (less) Actors: Inspector Morse | $55 - $90  16 Merchants |
|  | In an age defined by crew cuts, sport coats, and cheerless conformity, he not only broke the mold ... he reinvented it. Academy Award(R) winner Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING, 1997) delivers an extraordinary performance in one of the most compelling motion pictures of all time. Williams stars as English professor John Keating, a passionate iconoclast who changes his students' lives forever when he challenges them to live life to the fullest and "Carpe Diem" -- seize the day! Keating's unconventional approach meets with irrepressible enthusiasm from his students, but the faculty at staid, exclusive Welton Academy prep school is, to put it mildly, not amused. Featuring a star-marking performance by Ethan Hawke and over three hours of never-before-seen bonus materials, this Special Edition of DEAD POETS SOCIETY will captivate and inspire you again and again. (less) Director: Peter Weir ♦ Actors: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen | $11 - $23  17 Merchants |
|  | Academy Award®-winner Michael Caine (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Cider House Rules , 1999, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Hannah and Her Sisters , 1986) along with Julie Walters earned well-deserved 1983 Oscar® nominations (Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively) for their outstanding performances in this brilliant, bittersweet comedy. Walters is Rita, a working-class woman seeking the path to self-discovery. Bored with her life as a hairdresser, and under pressure from her husband to start a family, she enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university determined to better herself. Caine is Frank Bryant, the disillusioned English professor who is assigned to teach her. While Frank watches Rita embark on a radical transformation, his own life takes on a different kind of transformation as he finds himself falling in love with Rita while sinking into the depths of his alcoholism. Earning a third Oscar® nomination for its screenplay by William Russell (based on ... (less) Director: Lewis Gilbert (II) ♦ Actors: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman, Jeananne Crowley | $7 - $19  17 Merchants |
|  | AS SEEN ON A&E AND PBS MYSTERY! "You don't watch Inspector Morse , you live it." - Today Award winning actor John Thaw ( Kavanagh Q.C., Goodnight, Mister Tom ) stars as the melancholy, enigmatic and romantic Inspector Morse, a man who never uses his first name and who finds solace in real ale, classical music and difficult crosswords. Together with his able Sergeant Lewis ( Kevin Whately ), Morse uses his considerable intellect and passion for truth and justice to investigate death and murder in the English university town of Oxford. The Settling of the Sun - Stars Amanda Burton and Avis Bunnage .Last Bus to Woodstock - Stars Jill Baker, Holly Aird and Anthony Bate .Ghost in the Machine - Stars Patricia Hodge and Patsy Byrne .The Last Enemy - Stars Michael Aldridge, Tenniel Evans and Barry Foster .Deceived By Flight - Stars Norman Rodway, Nathaniel Parker and Daniel Massey .The Secret of Bay 5B - Stars Mel Martin, Philip McGough and Marion Bailey . approx. 10 hrs. col. Special Featu... (less) Actors: Inspector Morse | $51 - $90  16 Merchants |
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