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The Stepford Wives (PG-13)

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, and Matthew Broderick
Director: Frank Oz

Yoda (Frank Oz) offers his sage-like advice in yet another remake that wasn't necessary. This version is presumed to be a comedy in which a television executive (Kidman) has a meltdown and her husband moves to the family to Stepford, Connecticut where every man in town is married to the perfect wife.


The Clearing (R)
Starring: Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, and Helen Mirren

Director: Pieter Jan Brugge

Redford plays a businessman kidnapped and held for ransom while his wife tries frantically to secure his release. On the surface the story sounds cliched but it is purported to be based on a true story. But then again, so was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.


Before Sunset (R)
Starring: Ethan Hawke and Julie Deply
Director: Richard Linklater

A sequel to Before Sunrise, Hawke plays an American in Paris who runs into an old friend he just might be in love with but time is of the essence because he's set to fly back to the states in just a few short hours.


Falling from Grace (R)
Starring: John Mellencamp, Mariel Hemingway, and Claude Akins
Director: John Mellencamp

Larry McMurtry penned this story about a successful musician's bittersweet homecoming. Mellencamp makes an adequate debut in the starring role, but is impressive as a rookie director. Falling from Grace is far from perfect, but isn't that what Grace is for? RENTAL


Gone with the Wind (G)
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Leslie Howard

Director: Victor Fleming

I've never watched this film, which I'm sure some of you find appalling. All I can say is, "frankly my dear, I don't give a... darn."