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New Releases for Tuesday 7/31/01

The Brothers - DVD and VHS
(USA,  2000)
Rated R
Directed By Gary Hardwick
Staring
Morris Chesnut
D.L. Hughley
Bill Bellamy
Shelmar Moore

    Dubbed "Refusing to Exhale" by director Gary Hardwick , THE BROTHERS traces the hilarious journey of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects -- honesty and commitment. Smart, successful, and sexy, Jackson Smith (Morris Chesnut), Brian Palmer  (Bill Bellamy), Derrick West (D.L. Hughley)  and Terry White (Shelmar Moore) are "The Brothers" -- lifelong friends banded together to weather love's innate terrors and occasional triumphs in this brazenly comic yet painfully true exploration of the battle between the sexes. Amidst the career track, basketball, and bar hopping, "The Brothers" love women, as many as possible, but a shocking revelation tests the foursome's friendship and changes their dating habits forever. In between the fast-quipping one-liners, each of the four brothers faces a challenge that must be overcome in order to mature into full manhood. The strength of THE BROTHERS rests in the emotional variety of these challenges, which range from Brian's tragic relationship with his mother to Derrick's hysterical sexual problems with his wife. And regardless of the tone of each subplot, Harwick's characters are well rounded, and filled out by the excellent acting of Chesnut , Hughley, and the gorgeous Gabrielle Union in the female lead.
         

Head Over Heels - DVD and VHS
(USA, 2001)
Rated PG-13
Directed By Mark Water
Staring
Monica Potter
Freddie Prinze Jr.

   Amanda (Monica Potter) is a nice, regular girl who moves to New York to work as an art restorer, and begins sharing an apartment with four quirky roommates who are all fashion models. She keeps bumping into Jim Winston (Freddie Prinze Jr., Jr.), the seriously cute boy who lives in the apartment building across the street, who weakens her knees and fumbles her words. Having resolved herself to hopelessly peeping through his window, Amanda's sympathetic and seriously fashionable roommates finally dress her and make her up to crash a party he's throwing. Relaxed and feeling beautiful, Amanda finally speaks to Jim, and he at last discovers her charms and asks her out. Returning to her apartment on cloud nine later that evening, she spies him apparently committing a murder, and calls the police. The cops assume Amanda and the girls are just airhead models and dismiss the claim. Even her roomies are unsure, but find themselves swept up in the drama of Amanda's REAR WINDOW-esque investigation. Filled with good-natured pokes at models and the fashion industry, HEAD OVER HEELS is a romantic comedy powered by an energetic 1980s-style soundtrack and directed by Mark S Waters (THE HOUSE OF YES).

In the Mood For Love (Subtitled) -  VHS 
(Japan, 2001)
Not Rated
Directed By Wong Kar-Wai
Staring
Tony Leung
Maggie Cheung

    IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE centers around Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung), neighbors living in a crowded apartment building in 1962 Hong Kong. Both married to people who are always away, they spend many nights home alone. The two make each other's acquaintance and soon find that they have a lot in common: Both enjoy martial arts, frequent the same noodle stand -- and eventually discover that their spouses are cheating on them. (Mo-Wan's wife is having an affair with Li-Zhen's husband.) Hurt and angry, they find comfort in their growing friendship even as they resolve not to be like their unfaithful mates. Wong Kar-Wai's seventh film reunites him with Leung and Cheung, who provide perfectly evocative performances as the two hesitant would-be lovers. A slight departure from his more recent films (in which he used hyperkinetic camera movements to reflect the frenetic pace of modern Hong Kong life), here Wong uses fixed shots and stages static tableaus to capture a lost historical moment. Yet the film is filled with Wong's unique style, with its lush pageantry of colors, sounds, and images. A thoughtful and provocative exploration of memory, tradition, historical change, inevitability, and love, this vivid period piece offers a rich cinematic experience.

Trumpet of the Swan - DVD and VHS
(USA, 2001)
Rated  G
Directed By Richard Rich and Terry L. Noss
Featuring the Voices of:
Jason Alexander
Mary Steenburgen
Reese Witherspoon
Seth Green

Young mute trumpeter swan Louie yearns to have a voice. He leaves his family's nest to learn to read and write in order to express himself. After befriending a young schoolboy named Sam, Louie learns to communicate and returns home with a chalkboard on which he writes messages for communication -- but then decides that learning the trumpet would truly allow him to express himself. After Louie's father (voiced by SEINFELD's Jason Alexander) steals a trumpet for him, Louie must pay for it to restore his father's honor. He then sets out to become a world-class trumpeter, demonstrating the importance of expressing one's self. This delightful musical was based on the classic childrens' book by E.B. White (STUART LITTLE, CHARLOTTE'S WEB).

Two Ninas - DVD and VHS
(USA, 2001)
Rated R
Directed By Greg Scheinman
Staring
Amanda Peet
Cara Buono
Bray Poor

    A New York City writer who is feeling lonely and out of sorts decides to throw in the towel, give up on his social life, and seek a more even pace of life in Maine. Why stay in a place where you can't earn a decent wage or meet a nice woman? But just as he's packing up his belongings and getting ready to shove off, he meets two beautiful women -- both named Nina -- and everything changes.

*  Not all titles available at all locations

Potomac Video’s Top Ten Renting Titles for the Week of 7/23 -  7/29

1.    Snatch (Action, Rated R)
2.    Pollack (Drama, Rated R)
3.    Traffic (Action, Rated R)
4.    Family Man (Comedy, Rated PG-13)
5.    The Gift (Mystery, Rated R)
6.    Best in Show (Comedy, Rated PG-13)
7.    O Brother, Where Art Thou?  (Comedy, Rated PG-13) 
8.    Thirteen Days (Drama, Rated PG-13)
9.    Wedding Planner (Comedy, Rated PG-13)
10.  Castaway (Drama,  Rated PG-13)

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