Far From Heaven Screening
Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid and Dennis Haysbert
Far from Heaven marks the second teaming of leading lady Julianne Moore with writer/director Todd Haynes and producer Christine Vachon, following the trio’s collaboration on the acclaimed 1995 drama SAFE. At the 2002 Venice International Film Festival, Far from Heaven was honored with the Coppa Volpi Award for Best Actress (Julianne Moore) and the Individual Contribution Award (given to cinematographer Edward Lachman).

Far from Heaven tells the story of a privileged housewife in 1950s America, and is inspired by the great Hollywood dramas of that era. Haynes lovingly depicts the gorgeous and placid surfaces of mid-century suburban family life, even as his story breaks them open to reveal a repressed world of limitless emotions and life-shattering desires that cross the boundaries of racial and sexual tolerance with tragic results.

It is the fall of 1957. The Whitakers, the very picture of a suburban family, make their home in Hartford, Connecticut. Their daily existences are characterized by carefully observed family etiquette, social events, and an overall desire to keep up with the Joneses. Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) is the homemaker, wife and mother. Frank Whitaker (Dennis Quaid) is the breadwinner, husband and father. They have two pre-teen children, a boy and a girl. As the story unfolds before us, Cathy’s pristine world is transformed. Her interactions with her gardener, Raymond Deagan (Dennis Haysbert); her best friend, Eleanor Fine (Patricia Clarkson); and her maid, Sybil (Viola Davis), reflect the upheavals in her life. Cathy is faced with choices that spur gossip within the community and change several lives forever.

This movie is rated PG-13. Click here to play our online quiz for tickets to the movie.

8 Mile Screening
Highly-anticipated Movie from producer Brian Glazer
The people of Detroit know 8 Mile as the city limit, a border, a boundary. It is also a psychological dividing line that separates Jimmy Smith Jr. (Eminem) from where and who he wants to be. 8 Mile is a provocative fictional examination of a critical week in Jimmy's life, starring multi-platinum recording artist Eminem in his first leading role in a feature film, along with Kim Basinger as Jimmy's mother, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy and Eugene Byrd. This movie is rated R.

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Your DVD Is Expired
Aren't you just dying to see that message on your TV?
Kurt Indvik over at Video Store Magazine is reporting that Flexplay Technologies is looking to market a DVD that expires. The technology is up and running and a few trial disks have already been made.

Where's the market for this thing? Remember the Divix DVD format that Best Buy was pushing? Remember the old RCA laserdiscs that wore out like a LP record? What makes DVDs so great is that they last so much longer than VHS tapes and look better. Video rental stores are a great source for used DVDs - but not if they have an expiration date on them.

Frankly, I'm nervous about movie studios releasing freshness dated software. Imagine a Futures Market on DVD titles - where the value of the disk goes down as the expiration date approaches; I'll bet it won't be long before you'll be getting junk emails offering to sell you a DVD player that can play disks well beyond their expiration date.

ATTENTION HOLLYWOOD: Don't mess with my video format unless you can improve it! I've got way too many Laserdiscs, Beta tapes, Vinyl Records, Cassette Tapes, Eight Track tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, 16MM films, 8MM films, and VHS-C tapes already cluttering-up my house. Please don't give me another format to collect stuff in. I can't take it anymore!... er, unless you can start making holographic videos - that format will probably relegate my DVD collection to the garage.

Bras For A Cause

Nicole de Boer (Star Trek, The Dead Zone) donated the autographed bra pictured here. Dozens and dozens of other major celebrities (including William Shatner) have also lent their support for this great cause.

You can see the entire selection (which is currently on eBay) through the K-Big website. Click here to check it out.

Suspended Animation Double Review Week

#2 Robin Hood and the Minstrel is a self-contained tale about Allan-a-dale. He's a "humble minstrel" who has lost the most important thing in his life; his true love.  His fair Ellen, to whom his whole heart belongs, has been promised to wed her father's less-kind, and much less-youthful, overlord Sir Stephen of Trent. 

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The Truth About Charlie Screening
October 21, 7pm Screening in Denver
Regina Lambert (Thandie Newton) meets the charming Joshua Peters (Mark Wahlberg) while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to the enigmatic Charlie (Stephen Dillane). But upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been mysteriously murdered. A trio of his old cohorts (Joong-Hoon Park, Ted Levine, Lisa Gay Hamilton) has begun shadowing her in hopes of answering their own questions about Charlie and recovering a bundle of missing cash. Joshua is in Paris now, too, and ready to offer any help he can.

The more Reggie learns, the more she must find out to fill in the missing pieces of this puzzle and to protect herself from ever-increasing danger. Joshua lays a growing claim on her affection, even as disturbing information about him surfaces and undermines her trust. Hard-edged Commandant Dominique (Christine Boisson) thinks Reggie herself is the most likely suspect. The attentions of a straight-laced embassy official (Tim Robbins) make Reggie’s situation even more complicated. But all she can do is carry on with the knowledge that in life, as in love, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. This movie is rated PG-13.

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Marooned On Tattooine - Part 1

Kirkstone and crew have rescued Queen Armadillo from the self-appointed Fashion Police. Redshirts die, ships are attacked and the crew is marooned. How will our heroes survive? I'm sure that Kirkstone will bumble through, just like he always does... Click here to watch the episode!

The Ring Screening Quiz

It sounded like just another urban legend—a videotape filled with nightmarish images, leading to a phone call foretelling the viewer’s death in exactly seven days. As a newspaper reporter, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) was naturally skeptical of the story, until four teenagers all met with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video…and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of "The Ring." Click here to play for tickets.

The Bored Have Returned!

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Beauty and the Beast Contest

This special edition of the film includes a never-before-released fully animated song. On the 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD, you'll be able to explore the Beast's castle and discover its many secrets. It also includes exciting games and extras. Your chance of winning tickets will be determined by the number of entries to the contest.

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The Rules Of Attraction Screening

It's the mid-1980's at Camden College. Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek) is the younger brother of psychotic Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. Sean's a drug dealer, owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest (Clifton Collins, Jr.), and sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde (Shannyn Sossamon) is technically a virgin. She's saving herself for her very shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson (Kip Pardue), who's left the states to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara (Jessica Biel), has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton (Ian Somerhalder) is bisexual. He used to love Mitchell Allen (Thomas Ian Nicholas) before Mitchell dumped him for Candice (Clare Kramer) . Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean and used to date Lauren. Lauren loves both Sean and Victor. This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years of age to click here to play.

Knockaround Guys Screening

Knockaround Guys, featuring an all-star ensemble cast led by Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, *61), Vin Diesel (XXX, The Fast and the Furious), Seth Green (Austin Powers), Andrew Davoli (The Yards), and Oscar nominees Dennis Hopper (Hoosiers, Speed) and John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire, Being John Malkovich), follows four sons of well-known Brooklyn-based mobsters and their desperate fight to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a powerful sheriff. As they unite to find the money, they come face-to-face with the bloodshed and betrayal that is their birthright.

With a plan to finally gain their fathers’ respect and rightful position in the family business, these four friends have just made the biggest mistake of their life. The job was simple: retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town. But when things don’t go as planned, they find themselves in over their heads facing hostile locals, a corrupt sheriff and their fathers’ own henchmen. This movie is rated R. . Click here to play.

Suspended Animation Comic Reviews

In the world of comics, there are those works that, since their inception, have been considered classics.  One of those, a personal favorite of many older fans, yet surprisingly, unread by many, is D.C.'s late-'80's incarnation of the Justice League; and believe me, these aren't your father's Superfriends. Read the complete review by Mark Allen - click here.