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ALADDIN & ADVENTURES OF
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| Genre: Kids |
| MPAA
Rating: G |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $19.98 |
| Synopsis: This
full-length animated feature follows Aladdin and his friend as
they travel through time on an unforgettable adventure. |
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ALL I WANNA DO |
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| Genre: Comedy |
| MPAA
Rating: PG13 |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $103.00 |
| Cast: Kirsten
Dunst, Gabby Hoffman, Rachael Leigh Cook. |
| Synopsis: The
precocious students at Miss Godard's School for Girls are up in
arms when they find out they're merging with a school for boys.
The imaginations and comedy are at an all-time high as the girls
come up with a hilarious scheme to sabotage the plan. |
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BICENTENNIAL MAN |
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| Genre: Drama |
| MPAA
Rating: PG |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $106.00 |
| Cast: Robin
Williams, Sam Neill |
| Synopsis: Bicentennial
Man follows the life and times of Andrew (Williams), a robot
programmed to perform menial tasks, but who displays
uncharacteristically human emotions, curiosity and creativity.
Andrew soon discovers what it truly means to be a human being
with the help of Little Miss (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) and his
understanding owner (Neill). Andrew is no ordinary robot! |
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EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN |
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| Genre: Drama |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $98.00 |
| Cast: Li
Gong, Fengyi Zhang. |
| Synopsis: Set
in the 20th Century BC, The Emperor and the Assassin
tells the story of Ying Zheng, a power-hungry heir to the throne
of the Kingdom of Qin. In preparation for his battle, Ying gains
the help of his concubine Zhao, who travels as a spy. But while
walking through the marketplace in the kingdom of Han, Zhao
discovers Jing Ke. Struck by his subtle demeanor and able
swordmanship, Zhao finds herself falling deeply in love... |
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GREEN MILE, THE |
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| Genre: Drama |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $108.00 |
| Cast: Tom
Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt. |
| Synopsis: Paul
Edgecomb didn’t believe in miracles. Until he met one. A seven
foot, three hundred pound miracle on death row, waiting to walk The
Green Mile. Tom Hanks leads a stellar ensemble through an
emotionally absorbing fable of the supernatural. Nominated for
four Academy Awards, director Frank Darabont weaves an intricate
tale based on a novel by Stephen King, which Roger Ebert
declares, “Absorbing, moving, wonderfully acted and
directed.” Follow your heart to the last place on earth you
would expect to go and witness a miracle your eyes won’t
believe. |
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INFERNO |
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| Genre: Thriller |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $80.00 |
| Cast: Ray
Liotta, Gloria Reuben. |
| Synopsis: In
the middle of the desert, Jack (Ray Liotta) awakes with amnesia.
Suffering from violent flashbacks, he finds his way to the home
of reclusive artist Vicky Robinson (Gloria Reuben) who agrees to
help him uncover his past. While Jack's murdeous flashbacks
become more violent and vivid, the pieces of his past slowly
come together and he remembers having a large sum of money -
money which is now missing. As his apparent
"associates" begin to catch up with him demanding to
know the whereabouts of this mysterious stash, Jack realizes
that they are not only after his money, but his life! |
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LA CUCARACHA |
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| Genre: Thriller |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $63.00 |
| Cast: Eric
Roberts, Tara Grespo. |
| Synopsis: After
leaving the United States for Santiago, Mexico, aspiring writer
Walter Pool (Roberts) has just been offered $100,000 to save his
life by taking another. Finding himself living a poverty
stricken nightmare and barely hanging on to his sanity, Poll is
forced to make a decision. But this decision has consequences of
a deadly nature. Now, in order to live the life he's always
dreamed of, Walter Pool will have to do the unthinkable. Get
ready to delve into the hunting and edgy underworld of betrayl,
survival and revenge. |
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LEILA |
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| Genre: Drama |
| MPAA
Rating: NR |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $80.00 |
| Cast: Leila
Hatami, Ali Mosoffa. |
| Synopsis: Reza
and Leila, an attractive and affluent young couple deeply in
love and recently married, discover that Leila is unable to
conceive. Invoking tradition, Reza’s mother convinces her
daughter-in-law that Reza must, out of necessity, take a second
wife to produce an heir. This provocative and eloquent story,
from “Iran’s longest-running cinematic master” (Village
Voice), is a stunning portrayal of the clash between tradition
and modern marriage; between manipulation and the power of love. |
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LIGHT IT UP |
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| Genre: Action |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $103.00 |
| Cast: Forest
Whittaker, Vanessa Williams, Usher Raymond. |
| Synopsis: A
powerful and uplifting film about six misunderstood inner-city
students who close down their school in a desperate attempt to
improve dismal classroom conditions. Together, they bring their
cause into the national spotlight, never wanting to be heroes -
just fighting to be heard. |
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MERCY |
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| Genre: Erotic
Thriller |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $98.00 |
| Cast: Ellen
Barkin, Peta Wilson, Julian Sands, Stephen Baldwin. |
| Synopsis: To
catch a serial killer, homicide detective Catherine Palmer (Barkin)
must trust mysterious Vickie Kittrie (Wilson) to guide her
through the dangerous web of the sexual underground, where no
desire is forbidden and no one is who she seems. |
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PLAY IT TO THE BONE |
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| Genre: Drama |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $103.00 |
| Cast: Woody
Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Lolita Davidovich, Tom Sizemore. |
| Synopsis: Woody
Harrelson and Antonio Banderas are best friends and has-been
professional boxers who get the chance of a lifetime: a warm-up
fight to Mike Tyson. It's the comeback chance they've both been
waiting for. |
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THIRD MIRACLE, THE |
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| Genre: Thriller |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $98.00 |
| Cast: Ed
Harris, Anne Heche |
| Synopsis: Harris
and Heche star in Agnieszka Holland's provocative mystery that
explores the spiritual phenomenom behind miracles, and the
doubts and desires of a priest who has lost his faith. |
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WITNESS PROTECTION |
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| Genre: Crime-Dra |
| MPAA
Rating: R |
| Release
Date: 6/13/2000 |
| Suggested
Retail: $55.00 |
| Cast: Tom
Sizemore, Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio, Forest Whitaker. |
| Synopsis: When
mobster Bobby "Bats" Batton awakens to find his home
under attack by a relentless hitman, he makes a life or death
decision to save his family by entering the witness protection
program. Now they must each leave friends and family forever,
change their names and destroy their past. Not every family can
do it - but failing can be a death sentence. Only Bobby can hold
it together - but Bobby's starting to fall apart... |
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