February 2003 DVD & Blu-rays

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Sweet Home Alabama PG-13

In this romantic comedy, a New York fashion designer suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets, including the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, she sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past, only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can never take the South out of the girl.
Reese Witherspoon, Andy Tennant, Patrick Dempsey, Ethan Embry, Joshua Lucas, Fred Ward, Rhona Mitra, Mary Kay Place
Comedy Romance
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Brown Sugar PG-13

Dre and Sidney can attribute their friendship and the launch of their careers to a single childhood moment - the day they discovered hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic who leaves her L.A. Times music review gig to edit New York hip-hop magazine XXL, while he is a successful, though unfulfilled New York music executive. Dre and Sidney should be perfect for each other, except that Dre's about to get married and Sidney begins to be wooed by a handsome basketball player. Still, as they lay down the tracks toward their futures, hip-hop isn't the only thing that keeps them coming back to that moment on the corner...
Rick Famuyiwa, Michael Elliot, Peter Heller, Trish Hofmann, Magic Johnson, Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def
Drama Romance Music

Possession PG-13

Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow), a brilliant English academic given to doing things by the book, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel LeMotte (Jennifer Ehle). Roland Mitchell (Aaron Eckhart) is an upstart American scholar in London on a fellowship to study the great Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Northam), now best known for a collection of rapturous, late-life poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to LaMotte, they follow a trail of clues across England to the Continent, echoing the journey of the impassioned couple a century earlier.
Lena Headey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Neil LaBute, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Graham Crowden, Trevor Eve
Drama Thriller Romance

City by the Sea R

New York City homicide detective Vincent LaMarca has forged a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, making a name for himself as a man intensely committed to his work. But on his latest case, the stakes are higher for Vincent - the suspect he's investigating is his own son, Joey. Vincent and Joey have been painfully estranged ever since Vincent divorced Joey's mother and left the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island for the anonymity of Manhattan and a successful career with the NYPD. He lives his life in solitude, keeping his girlfriend at arm's length; the closest relationship he maintains is with his partner, Reg - and Vincent makes sure that friendship stops at the precinct door. As long as Vincent lives in the protection of the present, he doesn't have to deal with the pain of his past - or his sorrow over his broken relationship with Joey. But this murder investigation is drawing Vincent home to Long Beach, the self-proclaimed "City by the Sea," where the past has been waiting for him to return. The agonizing memory that has tortured him all his life - the death of his father, a convicted murderer who was executed when Vincent was just a boy - still plagues him. In the course of the investigation, he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced Joey's life, and the destructive choices he has made. As a cop, Vincent must bring a criminal to justice; as a father he must find a way to save his son. Now he will put his life on the line in order to do right by both his family and his profession.
Robert De Niro, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, Michael Caton-Jones, Matthew Baer, Brad Grey, Elie Samaha, Ken Hixon
Drama Crime Gangster

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams PG

The world is in trouble and top secret agents, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez are back for another adventure in "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams". Their newest mission takes them to a mysterious island where they meet a wildly inventive genetic scientist (Steve Buscemi) and his imaginative creatures. While fighting the forces of rival SPY kids, Gary (Matt O'Leary) and Gerti (Emily Osment) Giggles, they head right into a trap that will test each and every Cortez spy, from super spies Mom and Dad (Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas) to their SPY grandparents (Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor).
Robert Rodriguez, Alexa Vega, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, Elizabeth Avellan, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban, Daryl Sabara
Action Adventure Sequel Family Kids

All or Nothing R

Set in a London working-class housing estate over a long weekend, it tells the story of Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy and she works on the checkout at a supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans a home for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed and aggressive. The joy has gone out of Phil and Penny's life, but when an unexpected tragedy occurs, they are brought together to rediscover their love.
Mike Leigh, James Corden, Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Sam Kelly, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Marion Bailey
Drama Comedy

One Hour Photo R

Robin Williams portrays Sy Parrish, a lonely photo technician at the local SavMart one-hour photo counter who develops an unsettling obsession with long time customers, the Yorkin family, with whom he invents a familial connection.
Robin Williams, Christine Vachon, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, Mark Romanek, Pamela Koffler, Stan Wlodkowski
Thriller Suspense

The Rules of Attraction R

Set in an affluent New England liberal arts college in the 1980's, an emerging sexual triangle emerges between Sean Bateman, who deals drugs on the side, Paul Owen, who's bisexual, and Paul's ex-girlfriend, Lauren.
James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel, Roger Avary, Kip Pardue, Kate Bosworth, Fred Savage, Eric Stoltz, Ian Somerhalder
Drama
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Tuck Everlasting PG

Alexis Bledel (TV's 'Gilmore Girls') plays a free-spirited 15-year-od in a stuffy Victorian household who stumbles on the Tucks, a Based on the award-winning book by Natalie Babbitt, Walt Disney Pictures' "Tuck Everlasting" captures the story of Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel), a teenage girl on the cusp of maturity. Winnie longs for a life outside the control of her domineering mother (Amy Irving), and when lost in the woods near her home, she happens upon Jesse Tuck (Jonathan Jackson), a boy unlike any she's ever met before. He and his family (William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Scott Bairstow) are kind and generous, and they immediately take her in as one of their own. However, the Tucks hold a powerful secret, and with the mysterious Man in the Yellow Suit (Ben Kingsley) tracking them down, they fear that the world as they know it could end. Ultimately, Winnie must decide whether to return to her life or stay with her beloved Jesse and his family forever.
Alexis Bledel, Sissy Spacek, Victor Garber, Ben Kingsley, Jay Russell, Jonathan Jackson, William Hurt, Amy Irving
Drama

Knockaround Guys R

The film follows four sons of well-known Brooklyn-based mobsters and their desperate fight to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff. As they unite to find the money, they come face-to-face with the bloodshed and betrayal that is their birthright.
John Malkovich, Seth Green, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper, David Levien, John Liddle, Brian Koppelman, Andrew Davoli
Drama Crime Gangster

Snipes

Director Rich Murray puts the Philadelphia hip-hop scene on the map with "Snipes", an urban crime thriller that breathes fresh life into the genre. Erik (Sam Jones III) is an ambitious teenager who spends more time posting flyers for his favorite rapper, Prolifik (Nelly), than sitting in the classroom. When he and his best friend stumble across a dead body one night, they trigger a series of tragic events. It turns out Prolifik, as well as the master tapes for his new record, have been kidnapped by a gang of thugs who want Bobby Starr (Dean Winters), the ruthless president of Prolifik's label, to dish out a meaty ransom. If he doesn't, they promise to make sure Bobby's uncle and chief investor, the dangerous Johnny Marandino (Frank Vincent), knows just how carelessly Bobby has been spending his money. Through a misunderstanding, Erik becomes the target of Bobby Starr, as well as the kidnappers. Fearful for his own life, as well as his father's, Erik must find a way to get his hands on the master tapes, before Bobby Starr gets his hands on him. Murray's energizing film boasts credible performances¯especially from rap superstar Nelly¯and a pulsating hip-hop soundtrack.

This film screened in April 2002 in New York City as part of the Gen Art Film Festival.
Zoe Saldana, Nelly, Sam Jones III, Dean Winters, Rashaan Nall, Schooly-D, Mpho Koaho
Drama Thriller Suspense
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