New DVDs
Happy Endings.
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, language and some drug use.
Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Clarke, Steve
Coogan, Laura Dern, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Ritter, David Sutcliffe, Maggie
Gyllenhaal.
Meet an intriguing cast of characters: a step-brother and step-sister
who have a brief romantic liaison, a film-maker wannabe who performs
blackmail at gunpoint in order to help get himself into film school, a
masseur with a few secrets, a gay couple and their lesbian friends
whose child one of the men may have fathered unknowingly, and a
closeted gay drummer in a rock band who sleeps with a girl who then
dumps him for his father. Mamie is a hardened character with solid
dramatic moments. Frank is a man quietly recovering his life after his
wife's death. Javier is a Mexican immigrant, while Nicky is a ruthless
reprobate with artful aspirations. Otis is a clueless closeted rock
band drummer. Jude is a bad girl who sometimes has a heart, but likes
to keep it real.
North Country.
Proof.
MPAA rating: PG13.
A devoted daughter
who comes to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant
mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity, with the
help of one of her father's former students.
Twist of Faith.
The Weather Man.
MPAA rating: R; for strong language and sexual content.
Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Michael Rispoli, Gil Bellows.
Dave Spritz is a local weatherman in his home town of Chicago. His
career is going well, but his personal life is spiraling downward. His
relationship with his perfectionist writer father, his neurotic
ex-wife, and his now-separated children have him feeling that his life
is out of control. Despite being both loathed and loved by the local
masses, Dave is a guy who just doesn't seem to have it all together. An
attractive job offer from New York City presents Dave with a major
question - to pursue his career or to remain at home with his family.
Wedding Crashers.
Rated R. Sexual content/nudity and language.
Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Henry Gibson.
Guided by a set of "wedding crashing rules," John Beckwith and Jeremy
Grey can charm their way into any wedding... and into the hearts of
every bridesmaid. But at the biggest nuptials of the year, John breaks
the rules and falls for the daughter of the US Secretary of Treasury,
and Jeremy is left at the mercy of her "stage-five-clinger" sister.
Being there for his buddy, Jeremy follows John to the family's huge
estate for a weekend that may be even too wild for these professional
party guys.