| | Brothers DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Urban Comedy DVDs, Urban Drama Movies, Comedies Videos, Romance, Sex, Marriage, African Americans | | Starring | Morris Chestnut, Bill Bellamy, Shemar Moore, D.L. Hughley, Clifton Powell, Tamala Jones, Gabrielle Union, Julie Benz, Jenifer Lewis, Tatyana Ali | | Director | Gary Hardwick | | Producer | Paddy Cullin, Darris Scott | | Screenwriter | Gary Hardwick |
"The Brothers" centers around a closely knit group of four African American men and the challenges they face in their friendships, relationships, and sex lives. The things they fear the most are commitment and honesty. But when one member of the group--the playboy--decides to get engaged, the others start to reconsider their values and the way they treat the women they love. A sincere, romantic comedy, this film is the directorial debut of Gary Hardwick. Dubbed "Refusing to Exhale" by director Gary Hardwick, THE BROTHERS traces the hilarious journey of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects--honesty and commitment. Smart, successful, and sexy, Jackson Smith (Morris Chestnut), Brian Palmer (Bill Bellamy), Derrick West (D.L. Hughley) and Terry White (Shemar Moore) are "The Brothers"--lifelong friends banded together to weather love's innate terrors and occasional triumphs in this brazenly comic yet painfully true exploration of the battle between the sexes. Amidst the career track, basketball, and bar hopping, "The Brothers" love women, as many as possible, but a shocking revelation tests the foursome's friendship and changes their dating habits forever.
In between the fast-quipping one-liners, each of the four brothers faces a challenge that must be overcome in order to mature into full manhood. The strength of THE BROTHERS rests in the emotional variety of these challenges, which range from Brian's tragic relationship with his mother to Derrick's hysterical sexual problems with his wife. And regardless of the tone of each subplot, Hardwick's characters are well rounded, and filled out by the excellent acting of Chestnut, Hughley, and the gorgeous Gabrielle Union in the female lead. Theatrical Release: MARCH 23, 2001 Brothers Reviews: "...[A] passionate and saucy comedy....[Chestnut] has cool liquid eyes, a killer smile, and a fleet, almost musical way with dialogue..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "...Pleasurable and sure-footed....All of the actors are excellent..."
-- Jan Stuart, Los Angeles Times "...There are some lively performances. D.L. Hughley is the standout..."
-- Edward Lawrenson, Sight and Sound "...Jones and Union find emotional shadings in their scenes that are entirely their own..."
-- Robert Koehler, Variety "Blunt and sexy, with flashes of raunchy humor and just enough nuggets of human truth..."
-- Stephen Holden, New York Times "...The pace is fast, many of the performers are attractive, and even the end-credits montage is zippier than usual..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...[A] sexy voyeuristic journey..."
-- Dwayne E. Leslie, Box Office Brothers | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.43) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2001 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4283  | | CD Universe Part number | 1905186 | | Catalog number | 6394 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 31, 2001 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | strong sexual content, language | | Running Time | 94 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
Brothers DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Music Video
Featurette
Audio Commentary: Gary Hardwick - Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Interactive Menus
Purchase Brothers Movie To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Players Club DVD (1998) Widescreen
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Ice Cube makes his directorial debut with this comedy about the inhabitants and employees of a steamy Los Angeles strip club. Surprisingly moralistic, this sexy drama surrounds a woman who attempts to make the money, while not allowing the money to make her. Bernie Mac shines as the proprietor of the nightclub.
This 103 minute DVD feature film is from writer/director/a ctor Ice Cube. It's a revealing, gritty and funny look at a gentlemen's club through the eyes of a strong-willed co-ed starring Jamie Foxx, Lisa Raye, Bernie Mac, and Ice Cube.
| | Love Jones DVD (1997) Widescreen
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| | Love And Basketball DVD (2000)
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LOVE AND BASKETBALL is the powerful story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles who grow up loving basketball and, eventually, each other. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) have wanted to be basketball stars since they were kids. Monica has had to work hard to establish herself as a presence, while Quincy was born with natural star potential. As the two struggle to reach their goals of playing professionally, they must also deal with their feelings for each other.
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| | Best Man DVD (1999) Widescreen
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Taye Diggs plays Harper, a writer who's about to explode into the mainstream. Leaving behind his girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan), he heads to New York City to serve as best man for his friend Lance's wedding (Chestnut). Once there, he reunites with the rest of his college circle: the girlfriend-whipped Murch (Harold Perrineau, Jr.), the aimless Quentin (Howard, who runs away with every scene he's in), and the professionally motivated Jordan (Long), with whom Harper has always shared a mutual sexual attraction. As the weekend unfolds, each member of the group has their turn reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS, something that Harper doesn't want to happen--for reasons that eventually introduce themselves. A film that focuses on serious human issues, Malcolm D. Lee's directorial debut is a crowdpleasing success.
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| | Two Can Play That Game DVD (2001) Widescreen; Subtitled; Dubbed; DTS Sound
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Shanté (Vivica A. Fox), a glamorous advertising executive, is a heroine to all her girlfriends. She's the one they turn to for relationship advice--Shanté seems to have all the answers when it comes to romance and understanding men. So when she catches her boyfriend Keith (Morris Chestnut) seeing another girl, Shanté will stop at nothing to win back his affections and her own pride. She decides to implement a 10-day plan to eliminate her competition and get her man to mend his cheating ways. As she puts her plan into action, she speaks directly to the camera, very analytically talking us through every trick in the relationship bag. Shanté will "accidentally" run into Keith with a gorgeous Other Man; she'll ignore his phone calls; she'll even seduce him and then cruelly walk out before the deed is done.
Problem is, Keith doesn't fall for Shanté's games, and instead he gives her a taste of her own medicine. His friend Tony (Anthony Anderson), who is almost as strategic and savvy as Shanté, is advising Keith behind the scenes. This self-conscious tale of conniving, manipulative modern love hearkens back to the film director Mark Brown wrote in 1997, HOW TO BE A PLAYER.
Shante, a successful marketing executive, is always the one her friends go to when they are having man trouble. Shante has the perfect relationship with her lawyer boyfriend Keith until she spots him at a restaurant dancing with another woman! Not to worry...Shante has a 10-day plan to make him behave.
| | How To Be A Player DVD (1997) Widescreen
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Silky smooth MTV veejay Bellamy turns up the unctuous charm as a "player" whose casual dalliances with multiple women come up to bite him when his right-thinking sister invites his entire unsuspecting menagerie to a Malibu party. Look for a fun bit from blaxploitation superstud Max Julien ("The Mack").
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| | Masked And Anonymous DVD (2003) Widescreen; Subtitled
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Bob Dylan plays the mysterious musician and ex-con Jack Fate in MASKED AND ANONYMOUS, the fictional story of a benefit rock concert in which he is the headliner. Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) is the promoter who arranges for Fate's release from prison in order to perform at the show. Meanwhile the sexy producer of the concert (Jessica Lange) leers at Fate with suspicion. When a pushy journalist (Jeff Bridges) and his bohemian girlfriend (Penelope Cruz) join the bunch, along with Fate's most trusted fan (Luke Wilson), what results is a strange mix of moods, characters, and dialogues. Add a Dylan cover band called Simple Twist of Fate that backs up the star as the film makes frequent cuts to performances of full songs, and MASKED AND ANONYMOUS becomes a real rock movie. The film has a foggy storyline about a dictatorial president who is Fate's father, and a setting that depicts a United States that has been transformed into a third-world country full of violence in the streets, political uprisings, and a strong anti-government sentiment. The dialogue is philosophical and nonsensical, creating a strange atmosphere broken only by Dylan's songs. It is the music that carries the film, and this tribute to Dylan and his songwriting talents can't help but win over audiences, especially those comprised of his fans.
Bob Dylan stars as Jack Fate, a singer coerced into making a comeback performance at a shady benefit concert event. Also stars Jessica Lange, Penelope Cruz, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Luke Wilson. Cameo appearances by Angela Bassett, Bruce Dern, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Cheech Marin, Chris Penn, Giovanni Ribisi, Mickey Rourke, Christian Slater, Fred Ward. Includes 4 new Dylan recordings, along with performances of Dylan classics by Los Lobos, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia and more.
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| | Napoleon DVD (2000)
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Born in Ajaccio, Corsica in 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte has long fascinated historians, politicians, and people in general. Patriot and power-monger, loving husband and philanderer, revolutionary and self-proclaimed Emperor... Napoleon was nothing if not a pack of fascinating contradictions. This program -- produced by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin (THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE) -- attempts to discover the truths about the controversial figure.
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After escaping to Mexico and changing his name to El Venado, Billy the Kid takes a job at a ranch where the owner is about to marry a beautiful woman named Rosa, who is being pursued by a killer named El Alacran. El Venado swears to protect her, pretending to be her lover as a smokescreen. The owner of the ranch misunderstands El Venado's overtures toward Rosa, which leads to a fateful confrontation.
After escaping to Mexico and changing his name to El Venado, Billy the Kid takes a job at a ranch where the owner is about to marry a beautiful woman named Rosa, who is being pursued by a killer named El Alacran. El Venado swears to protect her, pretending to be her lover as a smokescreen.
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