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DVD Dribble
6-Jun-2008
Written by: John Neal
This DVD Dribble features titles of popular big screen releases coming soon to DVD.
Semi-Pro
Jackie Moon is a failing player in the NBA who returns home to Flint, Mich., to help the Flint Tropics get into shape for the American Basketball Association playoffs. Not only must he coach the Tropics to victory and a chance to be one of four teams absorbed into the NBA, he must raise money through a series of odd promotional events. Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson star in this hilarious period sports comedy that captures the spirit of the 1970s basketball in the style of Old School humor.
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical novel about the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl during the Islamic revolution comes to the big screen by filmmaker Vincent Paronnaud. Sean Penn, Iggy Pop, and Catherine Deneuve lend their voices in the English version of this acclaimed French film. DVD extras include the featurettes, "The Hidden Side of Persepolis" and "Behind the Scenes of Persepolis," as well as audio commentary by Satrapi, Paronnaud and Chiara Mastoianni, animated scene comparisons, and the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference with cast and crew.
The Bucket List
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two terminally ill cancer patients who escape from the hospital to live the last days of their lives to the fullest. Ed Cole (Nicholson) and Carter Chambers (Freeman) have a long list of things they want to do before they kick the bucket, including: playing poker in Monte Carlo, race the fastest machine on four wheels, and much more. Rob Reiner directs this serio-comic road movie about friendship and living life to its fullest. DVD extras include the featurette, "Writing a Bucket List" with screenwriter Justin Zackham, the music video for "Say" by John Mayer, and a DVD-ROM PC Web link.
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold reunites How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in this adventurous tale about a treasure-hunting couple hunting for the ultimate prize. But after eight years, Ben "Finn" Finnegan (McConaughey) and his wife, Tess (Hudson), are flat broke and out of gas. Tess takes a job working for a billionaire (Donald Sutherland), but Finn uses his charm to convince her and her new adventurous employer to help him locate the Queen's Dowry before a greedy gangster (Kevin Hart) gets to it first.
So I Married An Axe Murderer - Special Edition
Mike Myers tried to build on his success from Wayne's World with this romantic comedy that was a box office disappointment but one that gained a huge cult following on video release. Myers is Charlie MacKenzie, a San Francisco poet who meets Harriet (Nancy Travis). Charlie forgets his neurotic commitment-phobic past and falls madly in love with Harriet. That is until his mother (Brenda Fricker) and his cop friend Tony (Anthony LaPaglia) suspect that Harriet could be an axe murderer.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Graces just moved from the big city to a mansion owned by their uncle. But when brother Jared is accused of some disturbances, his siblings, Simon and Mallory, band together to uncover a magical history of the property. Mark S. Waters directs the cinematic version of the popular fantasy novels.
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