| | Adaptation DVD (1 Customer Review)
| Category | Comedies DVDs, Essential Cinema Movies, Based On A Novel Videos, Brothers, Surreal, Adaptation, Film About Film, Authors, Superbit | | Starring | Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, Curtis Hanson, Ron Livingston, Cara Seymour | | Director | Spike Jonze | | Cameo | John Cusack, John Malkovich, Catherine Keener | | Composer | Carter Burwell | | Executive Producer | Charlie Kaufman | | Producer | Jonathan Demme | | Screenwriter | Charlie Kaufman | | Source Writer | Susan Orlean |
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re Following up their acclaimed debut, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze are back to metaphysical moviemaking with ADAPTATION. The film stars Nicolas Cage as both Charlie Kaufman himself and his fictionalized identical twin brother, Donald Kaufman. While the boisterous Donald freeloads off of his sibling and works on a serial-killer movie script, Charlie is tormented by both his own army of neuroses and his new project, adapting THE ORCHID THIEF by Susan Orlean into a screenplay. As Charlie struggles to shape the nonfiction novel into a film, he begins writing himself into the story of Orlean (Meryl Streep), a sad-eyed journalist, and her subject, renegade Florida flower expert John Laroche (Chris Cooper). The resulting tale extends far beyond the scope of the book, stretching from Hollywood to New York to...Hollywood four billion years ago.
Equally as inventive as BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ADAPTATION revels in its gloriously absurd premise. Kaufman and Jonze skillfully sidestep the pitfalls of such a seemingly self-indulgent project, creating a multilayered film that focuses on the writing process as well as the nature of beauty, the beauty of nature, and dozens of other significant themes. Cage makes a stunning return to pre-Bruckheimer form in the roles of the Kaufman brothers, giving their identical appearances completely different personalities and making them believable to boot. Meanwhile, the consistently excellent Streep and the often underrated Cooper are perfectly matched as Orlean and Laroche. Even the less central roles are played by great actors--Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Ron Livingston appear as supporting characters. Careening wildly between the hilarious, the ridiculous, and the poignant, Kaufman and Jonze's ADAPTATION is another fine example of their bravura yet sincere style of cinema. Theatrical Release: DECEMBER 6, 2002
Adaptation Reviews: "...It has all the pleasing confusion of an optical illusion....A dizzying, unique work..."
-- Simon Crook, Total Film "Ms. Streep and Mr. Cooper deserve on another, and that's meant as high praise for both."Wall Street Journal "...Few scripts toss more challenging balls in the air, and Jonze juggles them all with artful, light-stepping ease. It's magic..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Mr. Cage and Mr. Jonze share a casual, daredevil sensibility, and the two of them -- or should I say the three of them? -- pull off one of the most amazing technical stunts in recent film history..."
-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "...Cage gives one of his best performances..."-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...[Featuring] Nicolas Cage in his lightest, loosest, best performance since MOONSTRUCK....ADAPTATION demonstrates that Kaufman, the real Charlie Kaufman, has a rare and really weird talent....The guy is fun..."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...The boldest and most imaginative studio film of the year..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...A wickedly funny movie....It's refreshingly unique..."
-- Shlomo Schwartzberg, Box Office "...ADAPTATION is life-affirming..."
-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere "...Every bit as clever and surprising as MALKOVICH....Streep gives a quietly alert performance that permits emotional revelation in well-judged stages..."
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety Adaptation | List Price | $14.94 (You save $4.29) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2002 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6836  | | CD Universe Part number | 5739960 | | Catalog number | 07601 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 20, 2003 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 114 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; Superbit | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; Superbit |
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Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in 16th-century Peru. When the travellers reach an impasse, a scouting party is assembled to search for any traces of the mythical empire. As they attempt to forge their way through the dense jungle, more and more of the party falls ill while their ruthless leader, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), grows increasingly insane.
Widely considered to be Herzog's finest film, AGUIRRE, which shares much in common with Francis Ford Coppola's APOCALYPSE NOW, highlights the director's visionary approach to filmmaking. Like Coppola's film, accounts of AGUIRRE's shooting are laced with legendary incidents, such as the time Herzog reportedly held a gun to Kinski's head to get him to finish a scene. Whatever transpired between Herzog and Kinski, it made for astonishing cinema, as evidenced by the actor's haunting performance and the entire film's powerfully hypnotic mood.
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Director's Comments; Behind The Scenes
| | Swimming With Sharks DVD (1995) Widescreen
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A motion picture executive's assistant puts up with his abusive boss up to a point and then completely snaps in this ultra-dark comedy from first-time director (and former Hollywood assistant) George Huang.
| | Hard Eight DVD (1997) Widescreen
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Sydney (Philip Baker Hall), a mysterious professional gambler, befriends John (John C. Reilly), a young man in trouble, and teaches him the ways of making a living in the casinos of Reno. John gets involved with Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), a pretty waitress who doubles as a prostitute, and Jimmy (Samuel L. Jackson), a two-faced criminal. When trouble erupts, suddenly Sydney has to rescue his young friend, but a secret from his past threatens to destroy everything he has tried to build up.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson's highly acclaimed debut feature (based on the films of Jonathan Demme and John Cassavetes) is a tight, intricate film noir character study with a more disciplined plot than his later, more expansive films. The film also features excellent work from his four actors, particularly Hall as the experienced, world-weary Sydney, and fascinating details about the lowlife world the characters inhabit. HARD EIGHT originated as a short film, CIGARETTES AND COFFEE, that Anderson developed at the Sundance Film Institute.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Behind The Scenes
| | Multiplicity DVD (1996) Full Frame; Keep Case
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In this highly original comedy, an overworked family man (Michael Keaton) who doesn't have time to do everything he'd like finds a creative solution--he clones himself. Not just once, however--he winds up with four slightly different versions, counting the original. Of course, all is not as easy as it seems, and the clones quickly become a handful for the already stressed-out original.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles
| | 25th Hour DVD (2002)
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Spike Lee's bracing adaptation of David Benioff's novel is a vibrant, vital motion picture. Edward Norton plays Monty Brogan, a harmless drug dealer who has 24 hours of freedom before serving a seven-year jail sentence. Nervous, confused, and terrified, Monty turns to his closest friends for support: Frank Slattery (Barry Pepper), a cocky stockbroker who resents Monty for throwing his life away; Jakob Elinsky (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a hapless high school teacher who is attracted to one of his students (Anna Paquin); and Monty's heartbroken father (Brian Cox), who blames himself for Monty's demise. And then there is Naturelle (Rosario Dawson), Monty's beautiful girlfriend, who may or may not be guilty of ratting Monty out to the cops. Monty spends his last day trying to ignore the inevitability of time, but everyone and everything only reminds him of the bleak, unpromising days that lay ahead.
With 25TH HOUR, Spike Lee revisits the fiery territory of 1989's DO THE RIGHT THING. Frustrated by Hollywood's cold shoulder toward the tragedy of September 11th, Lee attacks the subject with fervor, resulting in a film that brilliantly captures the mood and atmosphere in New York City in the months following the attack. The film features stellar contributions from composer Terence Blanchard, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and Lee's ensemble cast.
Closed Captioned; Additional Footage; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Satantango DVDs (1994) Widescreen; Black & White; Subtitled
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This ambitious, black-and-white, seven-hour Hungarian film from idiosyncratic auteur Bela Tarr follows the inhabitants of a run-down Hungarian village still reeling from the collapse of Communism. Based on Laszlo Karsznahorkai's novel and filmed over a period of two years, the critically acclaimed epic takes the time to explore each character's unique point of view.
Black & White; English Subtitles
| | Dumb And Dumber DVD (1994) Full Frame; Widescreen
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Lowbrow buffoonery hit commercial highs with 1994's DUMB AND DUMBER. When best friends and aspiring pet groomers Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey, in a star-making role) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) get fired, Lloyd convinces Harry to travel to Colorado to search for his dream woman--Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly). Little does Lloyd know that Mary's in Aspen trying to locate her kidnapped husband. Soon the dimwitted pair have gotten mixed up in the crime, and their wacky exploits are leading the FBI straight to the crooks.
The Farrelly Brothers are at the peak of their twisted craft with this gut-busting comedy. But between such gross-out gags as Hary's Exlax overdose and Lloyd's deliriously over-the-top dream sequence, it's really the chemistry between Carrey and Daniels--and the charming naiveté of these two dunces--that lend the film a disarming sweetness.
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Standard Deviants - Astronomy Adventure: History & Principles DVD (2002)
Adaptation DVD
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The Standard Deviants teach the world of astronomy in a fun and education way. This DVD will teach you about the history of astronomy, the famous astronomers, telescopes, properties of light, the planets and much more.
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | Kiss Me, Kate DVD (2003) Widescreen
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Revived as a Broadway musical in 2000, this production of the classic Cole Porter musical was a huge hit with audiences. Two sets of lovers continue their feuds offstage as well as on, in a production of Shakespear's "Taming of the Shrew." Including a plethora of Cole Proter's original songs, this Broadway comedy has something for every fan of musicals!
Soundtrack English; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; DTS Sound
| | Da Hip Hop Witch DVD (2000)
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One year ago, five white kids from the suburbs entered the projects in search of authentic hip hop culture. They were never heard from again.... Reconstructed from "found" video footage taken during their ill-fated journey, this video recounts the teens' terrifying encounter with da Hip Hop Witch! This mockumentary (starring some of hip hop's hottest acts) delivers a sharp parody of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT while managing to touch upon issues of cultural authenticity and ownership.
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | TV Classic Westerns - The Cisco Kid: Vol. 1 DVD (1950) Enhanced CD
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THE CISCO KID, originally aired as a radio show and running on television between 1950 and 1956, follows the fictional exploits of the real historical character the Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo). Viewed as an outlaw by lawmen, the impoverished looked upon the Cisco Kid and his companion Pancho as courageous heroes. This program contains six episodes from the series: "Boomerang," "Medicine Flats," "Railroad Land Rush," "Big Switch," "Convict Story," and "Oil Land."
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Warm Blooded Killers DVD (1999)
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John (Mick Murray) is a bad-tempered, baseball card collecting hit man whose sister, Vicky (Constance Zimmer), helps out with business matters. Business takes a turn for the worse when John kills Vicky's boyfriend, Dutch--who turns out to be the godson of Vince, John's crime boss. Fake money and a body that won't stay dead are just a couple of clues that put Vince on the trail of his former employees, who are now running for their lives.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | Gungrave - Vol. 7: To The Grave DVD (2004) Widescreen; Japanese Soundtrack
Adaptation DVD
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Based on a popular Playstation game, GUNGRAVE is a genre bending anime series that combines action and horror elements in a tale of crime and gangsterism. Lifelong pals Brandon and Harry join the ranks of the mysterious criminal organization Millennion and rapidly rise to its upper echelons. As Harry grows more and more ambitious and power-hungry, however, it leads him to commit the ultimate betrayal, setting the stage for an emotional quest for revenge. VOLUME SEVEN: TO THE GRAVE is the final volume collecting the series. The Millennion organization is in chaos after the attacks by Grave. However, he is also greatly weakened by those battles, and struggles to find the energy to complete his mission and defeat Harry once and for all.
Animated; Standard Screen; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Hill DVD (1965) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
Adaptation movie DVD
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THE HILL, a World War II drama directed by Sidney Lumet, focuses on the cruel British soldiers who were based in the desert in Libya, Africa.
Black & White; Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Amaray Case
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