Film Fresh - Troubled Youth

The Lost and Found Family

maint — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:14 +0000

$19.99

Ester Hobbes (Bry) lives a high society life until her husband dies in an accident and she is left with nothing except for a house in rural Georgia that is being used as a foster home. She moves in with the intention of selling the house, but from the unexpected kindness of the foster parents, she ends up helping to take care of the rebellious teenagers (Till & Luza) and three other young children who have issues of their own. Through her faith and prayers, she finds a new meaning and purpose for her life.

List Price: $24.96

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/lostandfoundfamily.php

Review quote:

"A lightweight, feel-good affair." -- David Johnson, DVDVERDICT

Year:

2009

Length:

91min

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Welcome to the Dollhouse

maint — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:27:10 +0000

$19.99

Todd Solondz became a talked-about director with this acclaimed comedy about the suburban condition. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE follows 11-year old Dawn "Wienerdog" Weiner (Matarazzo), a junior high geek who just wants to be popular. Teased by her classmates, tormented by the school bully, Dawn develops an improbable plan to seduce the star of a high-school garage band. Bitterly funny and true to life, DOLLHOUSE is a "mordantly hilarious suburban comedy... excruciatingly funny."

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Film details

Trailer:

SOL201.mp4

Format:

Fullscreen

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Director, Best Feature, 1997 Independent Spirit Awards

Awards – Won:

C.I.C.A.E. Award, 1996 Berlin International Film Festival

Grand Jury Prize, 1996 Sundance Film Festival

Best Debut Performance (Matarazzo), 1997 Independent Spirit Awards

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117904459.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

Review quote:

"Offers unflinching realism, meticulous attention to detail and deliciously wicked humor as it explores the growing pains of a misfit." -- Emanuel Levy, VARIETY

Year:

1996

Length:

88min

Price: $19.99

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All the Real Girls

maint — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:26:59 +0000

$15.99

In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul (Schneider) is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds himself falling for her innocent charm. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love. "One of the few films to honestly nail the awkwardness and ardor of young romance."

List Price: $19.94

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Female Lead (Deschanel), 2004 Independent Spirit Awards

Awards – Won:

Special Jury Prize, 2003 Sundance Film Festival

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2003/03/28/AR2005033116823....

Review quote:

"So human it breaks your heart." -- Stephen Hunter, THE WASHINGTON POST

Year:

2002

Length:

108min

Price: $15.99

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The Sky Crawlers

maint — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:53:09 +0000

$19.99

From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of GHOST IN THE SHELL, comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the reality of their battles. A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi's dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing -- or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot's former aircraft -- Yuichi's curiosity becomes heightened.

List Price: $27.96

Film details

Trailer:

OSHI03.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Animation Film, 2009 Awards of the Japanese Academy

Awards – Won:

Best Animation Film, 2009 Mainichi Film Concours

Best Film, 2008 Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival

http://www.akibanana.com/?q=node/1096

Review quote:

"While the approach is subtle and restrained, this 'soft power' is perhaps even more effective." -- AKIBANANA

Year:

2008

Length:

122min

Price: $19.99

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Black Snake Moan

maint — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:44:01 +0000

$11.99

In this tale of love, loss and faith, Academy Award Nominee Samuel L. Jackson (PULP FICTION, STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH) and Christina Ricci (SLEEPY HOLLOW) seek redemption through the power of the blues and the transcendence of an unlikely friendship.

List Price: $12.99

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Choice Movie: Breakout Male (Timberlake), 2007 Teen Choice Awards

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/02/DDGOAOD1LD1.DTL&t...

Review quote:

"You don't think about missing the titillation of communal voyeurism until a sexually charged movie like BLACK SNAKE MOAN comes along. Sparks practically fly out into the audience." -- Ruthe Stein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Year:

2006

Length:

115min

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Coach Carter

maint — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:43:59 +0000

$11.99

Based on an incredible true story, COACH CARTER is the inspirational account of controversial basketball coach Ken Carter (Academy Award nominee, Jackson), who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news for a gymnasium "lockout" of his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance. With the players, the parents, and the community rallying to get the team back on the court, Carter must overcome the obstacles of his environment and show the young men a future that stretches beyond gangs, drugs, prison and even basketball. Co-starring pop music icon Ashanti, COACH CARTER will have you on your feet and cheering for more." (Earl Dittman, Wireless Magazine)

List Price: $12.99

Film details

Trailer:

CAR501.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Favorite Movie Drama, 2006 People's Choice Awards

Best Sports Movie, 2005 ESPY Awards

Awards – Won:

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Jackson), 2006 Image Awards

Best Director, 2006 Black Reel Awards

http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2005/01/14/coach_carter/index.html

Review quote:

"Intelligent and scrappy. What's more, Carter's treatment of social issues -- not least among them that eternal hot button, teen pregnancy -- is more progressive than anything I've seen at the movies in years." -- Stephanie Zacharek, SALON.COM

Year:

2005

Length:

136min

Price: $11.99

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