The Aviator

Widescreen, flawless Golden Globe presentation DVD. Very small insert at the bottom of the screen for 5 seconds, every 15 minutes.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Alan Alda, Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett
"The Aviator," directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan, tells the story of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul, famous for romancing some of the world's most beautiful women. The drama recounts the years of his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, an epoch when Hughes was directing and producing Hollywood movies and test flying innovative aircrafts he designed and created.

Closer

Widescreen, flawless Golden Globe presentation DVD. Small insert at the bottom of the screen for 5 seconds, every 15 minutes.

Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, Michael Haley

Set in contemporary London, this is the story of four strangers (Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen) - their chance meetings, instant attractions and casual betrayals.

 Fullscreen

Shall We Dance

Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon

An overworked Chicago accountant (Gere), tired of the boring routine that his life has become, sees a beautiful dance teacher (Lopez) through a window and decides to start taking lessons from her in order to get to know her better, and as the joy of dancing enters his life, he discovers that it might just be the secret to saving his troubled marriage. As the accountant's skill as a dancer improves, he eventually signs up for the Chicago Crystal Ball Dance Competition. Will he win?

Paparazzi

Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina

When an overzealous group of four paparazzi photographers cause a car accident that injures his wife (Tunney) and son, a hot young (and very angry) movie star named Bo Laramie (Hauser) concocts a revenge plot against them.  Produzed by Mel Gibson.

Streets Of Fire

Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, Deborah Van Valkenburgh Director: Walter Hill

Streets of Fire is a movie unlike any ever seen before--a rock and roll fable in which songs are as essential to the film as the action sequences. Michael Pare stars as Tom Cody, handsome, heroic soldier-of-fortune who returns to his old neighborhood to rescue his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, rock star Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) from the clutches of the evil motorcycle gang that kidnaps her. Together with Ellens manager, Billy Fish (Rick Moranis) and Toms two-fisted, beer guzzling sidekick McCoy (Amy Madigan) they set off into a timeless world of smoke, neon, rain-splattered streets, hot cars and deadly enemies to bring Ellen back. In the words of Director Walter Hill of 48 Hours fame, "...Leader of the Pack steals the Queen of the Hop and Soldier Boy comes home to do something about it." All to the sounds of the days top rock stars.

The Usual Suspects

Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin

Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an intricate heist involving $3 million worth of emeralds. Their success brings them to the attention of the enigmatic Keyser Soze, an unseen, nefarious, and mythic underworld crime figure who coerces them into pulling off an important and highly dangerous job. The scenes that follow make THE USUAL SUSPECTS one of the most fascinating crime thrillers in cinema history.  Working from the Oscar-winning screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, Singer adroitly tells the complex story through flashbacks, cross-cutting, and voice-over narration. Such nimble handling of the intricacies of the nonlinear narrative adds to the suspense, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats until the clever, satisfying finale. Singer’s expertise in the technical aspects of filmmaking--his use of a dioptic filter to keep two close-up faces in focus, as well as his inventive use of six-frame step printing--helped him earn his reputation as a visually impressive and stylish director. Filled with excellent performances from veteran actors (Kevin Spacey won his first Academy Award for his breakthrough role as Verbal Kint), THE USUAL SUSPECTS placed Singer squarely on the cinematic map.

Never Die Alone

Reagan Preston-Gomez, Clifton Powell, Drew Sidora

A film noir centering around a hard-boiled, stylish kingpin drug dealer, called King David, who returns to his hometown seeking redemption--but ends up only finding violent death. King David's final moments are spent with Paul, an aspiring journalist who knew him for just a few minutes; yet King David would forever more have an impact on Paul's life. Half preacher, half Satan, and all street smarts, King David had recorded the story of his exploits on audiotape, leaving behind an often-poetic sermon on villainy and its consequences. The tapes reveal that the cycle of violence and retribution, which his actions have spawned, has come back to him, full circle, as he suspected they might all along.

Angel Heart

Mickey Rourke, Vivian Hsu, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet

In Alan Parker's ANGEL HEART, based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg, a New York City gumshoe is hired to find an aging blues singer. Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) follows clues from the ominous ghettos of Harlem to the witchy backwoods of Louisiana, where he takes up with Epiphany Proudfoot (Lisa Bonet), the beautiful young daughter of a voodoo priestess, whom he believes will be able to shed light on the growing mystery surrounding the missing musician. As Angel closes in on the truth of the case, his contacts start turning up dead. He begins to suspect he might be next.  Parker (MISSISSIPPI BURNING) threads a commentary on the limitations of modern Western society into his sensual, suspenseful thriller. As the story unfolds, Angel relies less and less on his failing, overwhelmed rational mind (and handgun) and more on Epiphany's ancient mojo. Rourke captures the unraveling protagonist perfectly, and Bonet adds an erotic and mysterious edge with her performance. Robert De Niro is both funny and malevolent as Angel’s mysterious client, Louis Cyphre. Shimmering with a beguiling mist of the macabre, ANGEL HEART provides an unexpectedly haunting dose of gothic noir.

12 Disc box set, Season 1, 2 & 3

Seinfeld

Award-winning and wildly poplular, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld's "show about nothing" has become one of television's most-watched and best-loved series. Jerry stars as a standup comedian living in New York City, whose real life is infinitely more entertaining than his skits. Together with his loudmouthed ex-girlfriend Elaine, and his sex-obsessed, neurotic friend George, he becomes caught up in various awkward situations and absurd capers, often stemming from long conversations where the three ponder the minute, banal trappings of their everyday lives.

 You will laugh until your face hurts!!!

Raw

Eddie Murphy

Filmed live during two concerts at Madison Square Garden, Murphy is showcased in a series of uproarious celebrity impressions, observations on 80's lifestyle, remembrances of his childhood and much more.

Hero

Jet Li, Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung Ka Fai

In a distant war torn land, a ruthless emperor is rising to power with an iron fist and his massive armies. To control everything, he will stop at nothing. International action star Jet Li is a fearless warrior with no name on a mission of revenge for the massacre of his people.

Hero is presented by Quentin Tarantino and it is spectacular. These new Asian movies have become an art form in their own right. It is reminiscent of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with awesome action and stunning visuals. This is a must see if for those who love the genre. For those who do not, just take my word for it, the movie has something for everyone.