New DVDs
MPAA rating: R; for some language and brief drug use.
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daryl Hannah, Marcia Gay Harden, Susan Lynch, Rita Moreno, Mary Steenburgen, Lili Taylor.
Director of photography, Mauricio Rubinstein ; original music, Mason Daring ; costume designer, Mayes C. Rubeo ; production designer, Felipe Fernández Del Paso.
Synopsis: "Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies. The six women are fed up with the long delays of the adoption system in the United States and have the common desire to adopt a child. Includes a Latina mother who is certain that her baby will enjoy a better life with adoptive American parents, but still struggling with the anguish of her sacrifice."
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Rated R.
Closed-captioned.
Ed Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti, Luis Guzman, Donal Logue, Brian Van Holt, Franky G, Robert Forster, Leland Orser, Morris Chestnut, Dustin Hoffman.
Executive producers, Eric Kopeloff, Marco Mehlitz, Eberhard Kayser, Scott Bernstein ; producers, Marc Butan, Michael Paseornek, Michael Burns, Michael Ohoven ; writer, Doug Jung ; director, James Foley.
Synopsis: "Con man Jake and his gang, Gordo, Miles, and Big Al, pull off a swindling job stealing money from a guy who turns out to be a mob accountant for crime boss, King. Then Jake and his crew attempt to pull off an even bigger scam to make up for their mistake. This time the con involves the King's enemy, the mob-connected banker Morgan Price. Two corrupt cops join Jake's team while the King appoints his henchman, Lupus to oversee the operation."
Videodisc release of the 2002 motion picture.
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, language and drug content.
English language, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp, Jeffrey Roberson, Ron Mathews, Eric Stonestreet, Hamilton Von Watts, Dana Gould, Chad Lindsey.
Director of photography, Nicholas Hutak ; art directors, Gabrielle Nieto, Brandi Hugo ; editor, Chris Conlee ; music composer, Steve Edwards ; production designer, Shannon Schwiebert ; visual effects, Thomas R. Dickens, Rennie Johnson, Harry Walton.
Synopsis: "Follow the hysterical triumphs and pitfalls of three women on different rungs of the Hollywood ladder as they try to claw their way into the spotlight-- even if it means clawing at each other!"
MPAA rating: R; brief language and sexuality.
German with English subtitles.
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas.
Director of photography, Martin Kukula ; editor, Peter R. Adam ; music Yann Tiersen.
Synopsis: "Alex's proud, socialist mother falls into a coma for eight months. When she wakes, her heart is weak, so Alex has to keep the secret that the Berlin Wall has fallen and capitalism has triumphed. What begins as a little white lie turns into a major scam."
Videodisc release of a 2003 motion picture.
MPAA rating: PG13; coarse language, sexual content.
Closed-captioned.
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Neil Flynn, Jonathan Bennett, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey.
Director of photography, Daryn Okada ; editor, Wendy Greene Bricmont ; music, Rolfe Kent ; costume designer, Mary Jane Fort ; production designer, Cary White.
Synopsis: "When a young girl who has lived in Africa and been homeschooled moves to New York, she must enter a public high school. Survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning when she falls for the ex-boyfriend of the most popular girl in school."
Based on the book Queen bees and wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman.