DVD Rundown

Dogville (R)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Clarkson, and Stellan Skarsgard
Director: Lars von Trier

A woman on the run hides out in small town. This one will probably find its way into Bull Durham's DVD player before weeks end.

The Girl Next Door (R)
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, and Timothy Olyphant
Director: Lee Greenfield

Essentially every teenage boys... er... uh... fantasy. Yeah, that's the word. The new girl next door just happens to be a porn star. Not much desire to see this one.

Ella Enchanted (PG)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Patrick Bergin, Minnie Driver, Parminder Nagra
Director: Tommy O'Haver

How has the parent of seven year-old child managed to escape watching this flick so far? Talent! I assure you, it is pure unadulterated talent my friends. Anne Hathaway stars in a flick that seems too much like a cross between The Princess Bride and Shrek. The Bull says go rent The Princess Bride or Shrek and forget to inform your seven year-old about this film's transition to in-home mode.

Laws of Attraction (PG-13)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey and Michael Sheen
Director: Peter Howitt

A couple of tough New York divorce attorneys finally take all that latent heterosexual energy and channel it into a marriage. Sounds intriguing.

Highwaymen (R)
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, and Frankie Faison
Director: Robert Harmon

In an un-Christ-like manner, Caviezel plays a man out for revenge of Mel Gibsonian proportions! He's searching throughout America looking for the psychotic who murdered his wife and happens to drive a 72 Caddy. Can you hear the sarcasm dripping from my keyboard?

Shaolin Soccer (PG)
Starring: Stephen Chow and Vicki Zhao
Director: Stephen Chow

I'd much rather watch this one than most of the aforementioned, however, I must say that it looks pretty lame, too. Martial arts and soccer. Two things that are about as enjoyable as watching the pain dry on an indoor swimming pool wall in West Texas with no air conditioning in 100+ degree whether. Now that just doesn't say much for the competition now, does it? Of course we all know that "mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in...

next to soccer."

Purple Rain (R)
Starring: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, and Jerome
Director: Albert Magnoli

The Kid has talent, but can he avoid turning into his father? Or maybe he's just like his mother? She's never satisfied.

This flick is one I'm ashamed to admit I really like.

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