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Starring: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl
Director: Terry Gilliam

Friday the 13th

Forever imitated and duplicated (with nine sequels - ten if you count the recent Freddy Vs. Jason), the genre-defining Friday the 13th popularized a number of horror flick themes and techniques that are now clichés: the increasingly gory murders, the remote forest location, the anonymous and nubile cast, and, of course, the moral that if you have sex, you will ultimately find yourself at the hands of some whacked-out psycho. The plot is the stuff of quintessential urban legend: a group of perky teenagers decide to reopen Camp Crystal Lake, which 20 years earlier was closed after the shocking and mysterious murders of two amorous camp counselors. You can take it from there, as the teens get picked off one by one during a dark and stormy night in which their car won't start and there's no phone service. The movie does come up one ingenious plot twist, and the adrenaline-fueled ending stole shamelessly from Brian De Palma's Carrie, making viewers scream even as it provided a campy shock. Of the young cast (many of whom were rarely if ever seen on the big screen again), look for a pre-fame Kevin Bacon as the requisite stud - who, when the cast appears in swimsuits, sports the lone Speedo - who's the beneficiary of the film's most shocking murder. Right after having sex, of course.

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Fight Club    2 discs

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A Fish Called Wanda

Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin
Director: Charles Crichton, John Cleese

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                            Warning: You may die laughing watching this movie.

The Fabolous Baker Boys

Writer-director Steve Kloves' debut film, a slice of late-80s indie romance, The Fabulous Baker Boys is an unsentimental, almost hard-boiled tale of two small-time brother piano players, Jack and Frank Baker (Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges) and their attempts to liven up their lounge act with the introduction of a female singer. Hailing from the "Triple-A Escort Service," Susie Diamond (Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer), wows 'em with a rendition of "More Than You Know" and soon the trio are on their way to bigger and better gigs in pre-tech boom Seattle. But the road to semi-success is paved with a few bumps, as sibling rivalry threatens Jack and Frank's relationship, and a budding romance between Susie and Jack falls pray to self-sabotage almost as soon as it starts. If you've ever wondered about the romance of smoky cocktail lounges and breathily crooned pop songs, you'll relish the snippets of songs like "The Look of Love," "Feelings," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," as well as Pfeiffer's show-stopping, piano-topping rendition of "Makin' Whoopee." And all this from the guy who's also made a name for himself writing the scripts for the Harry Potter movies!

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Full Frontal

While packed with a varied all-star cast (including Julia Roberts, Catherine Keener and David Duchovny), industry in-jokes, cameo appearances (Terence Stamp and Brad Pitt) and behind-the-scenes glimpses at film sets (which may or may not be real), Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal works best when gradually pulling the viewer into its very tangled personal web of friendships, broken relationships, and new acquaintances. David Hyde-Pierce provides an especially poignant performance, standing out amongst the chaos of multiple storylines playing Carl, a frustrated man whose career, marriage and life disintegrate before his (and our) eyes. Nicky Katt is also memorable as an obsessive young actor rehearsing his portrayal of Hitler in a modernized stage play, with bits involving questions about acting motivation and Hitler calling on a cell phone evoking plenty of uncomfortable giggles. Still, despite these intriguing fragments of rough humanity scattered throughout the film, the audience is left feeling very off-balance. As Soderbergh switches between film and digital video to create a documentary vs. feature film feeling, the line between reality and fiction is blurred, and the audience is left to its own devices to determine exactly what is real and what is not. While many previous films have blurred the line between fact and fiction, Full Frontal's approach is a unique variation, leaving the audience torn: are we meant only to relish the continuing struggle for deeply hidden textual meanings, or are visuals themselves the essence, full of sound and fury but in the end, signifying nothing?

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Foxy Brown

Starring: Pam Grier, Sid Haig
Director: Jack (I) Hill

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