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Breaking from his signature slacker-underdog films like CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith delivers the feel-good family movie JERSEY GIRL. While Smith's pert one-liners and wryly ironic sense of humor are clearly present in the script, his casting choices (Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck) and glossy aesthetic identify the film as a mainstream Hollywood crowd-pleaser. Affleck stars as Ollie, a powerful entertainment executive with a perfect wife (Lopez) and a beautiful Manhattan apartment. But when his wife dies in childbirth and his career fizzles to a halt, he humbly gives up his fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle for the benefit of his daughter Gurtie (Raquel Castro), who is 7 years old for the majority of the film. He moves to New Jersey to live with his father (George Carlin), finds a new romantic interest (Liv Tyler), and learns some lessons about what's important in life. A subplot about Will Smith keeps a string of Hollywood insider jokes and quick cameos (Matt Damon) running throughout the film, while a school play modeled after Sweeney Todd lends itself to some funny theatrical moments. An emotive pop soundtrack features music by Aimee Mann in addition to a handful of well-timed entries that help move the plot along (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot plays as Ollie sheepishly drives his U-Haul across the river from Manhattan to Jersey), rounding out JERSEY GIRL as a likeable comedy. Parents beware, Smith may have curbed his edginess for this one, but foul language abounds.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Kevin Smith - Director, Scott Mosier - Producer, Ben Affleck - Star Featurettes - 1. Behind The Scenes Special









2. Kevin Smith's Roadside Attractions









3. A Conversation with Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck
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While DUCK SOUP has risen to become emblematic of the Marx Brothers at their zaniest, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA represents the brothers at their finest. Under the inspired supervision of the boy genius Irving Thalberg, the script was penned by two of Hollywood's wittiest screenwriters, George Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind; the production values are substantially greater than in previous Marx Brothers works; the romantic leads, Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones, are charming, first-rate stars; the supporting cast, led by Margaret Dumont, Sig Rumann, and Herman Gottlieb, turn in excellent performances; and the bent of the humor is honed from the surreal to a pointed attack on the lifestyles of the wealthy. The circuslike stateroom scene is among the funniest in motion-picture history. Harpo's performance of the hit song Alone is perhaps his finest harp solo. Directed by Sam Wood, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA was the Marx Brothers' greatest commercial and critical success.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Additional Scenes Audio Commentary
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Two fearless journalists travel to Transylvania to search for proof of the region's legendary monsters and vampires. Instead of Dracula, however, they find a mayor-cum-hotel manager transforming castles into theme hotels, and madcap doctors performing wild and wacky experiments. An uproarious spoof of vampire thrillers.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1Audio: Mono - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Rudy De Luca - Director, Steve Haberman - Visual Consultant TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos Storyboards
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A Rutgers University star player, Todd Andrews (Storm P), is picked first in the NBA draft and under the manipulation of his hot, gold-digging girlfriend (Meagan Good) he starts living large, replete with big house in a snobby, gated community. This doesn't go over well with his down-to-earth mom (Jenifer Lewis), who fears her boy will lose track of his roots. At any rate, it's time for the annual family cookout, and Todd decides to have it at his new digs, bringing in a caravan of eccentric family members and arousing the ire of the gate security guard (Queen Latifah). Plunging through a lot of sticky racial issues, this comedy manages to address concerns like the transition of African American culture and community, and to stay very loose and funny at the same time. Farrah Fawcett is good as the racist wife of a retired judge (Danny Glover) whom she doesn't seem to realize is African American himself (they're the angry neighbors). Rapper Ja Rule plays the requisite villainous thug from the old neighborhood determined to ride Todd's coattails to big money via some stolen sneakers. The large cast is generally inspired, but Lewis is the big standout here, transcending what could have been just another big momma stereotype by mixing fierce intelligence and wit with warmhearted sass. Latifah is also hilarious as the racial-profiling rent-a-cop; she also produced and co-wrote the original story.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Screen - 1.33
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The NATIONAL LAMPOON stable has produce some hugely funny comedy over the years. From the seemingly endless stream of VACATION movies, to books, and even a cross-country buffalo wings eating championship. On TOONED UP, the team renders some animated versions of hilarious stand-up and sketch comedy, with results that viewers may find causes a known, and some would say, deeply troubling, medical condition which goes by the name of: sidesplitting laughter!
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