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Video/DVD
New releases
A look at what's headed to the video shelves.
By Times Staff
Published August 31, 2006
Akeelah and the Bee DIRECTOR: Doug Atchison CAST: Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Erica Hubbard, Tzi Ma, Sean Michael SYNOPSIS: A bright girl (Palmer) strives to become a National Spelling Bee champion, aided by a professor (Fishburne) and ultimately her mother (Bassett). WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the film an A. MPAA RATING: PG; brief profanity RUNNING TIME: 112. min. Friends With Money DIRECTOR: Nicole Holofcener CAST: Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack, Jason Isaacs, Scott Caan, Greg Germann, Simon McBurney, Bob Stephenson SYNOPSIS: Four lifelong friends gripe about the men in and out of their lives. WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the movie a C-. MPAA RATING: R; profanity, sexual situations, brief drug content RUNNING TIME: 88 min. Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World DIRECTOR: Albert Brooks CAST: Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney, Fred Dalton Thompson SYNOPSIS: Brooks plays a man hired by the U.S. government to analyze humor in Pakistan and India. WHAT WE SAID: The Times did not review this film. MPAA RATING: PG-13 ; drug content and brief strong language RUNNING TIME: 98 min. The Sentinel DIRECTOR: Clark Johnson CAST: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Martin Donovan, Kim Basinger, Blair Brown, David Rasche SYNOPSIS: A Secret Service agent (Douglas) is suspected of plotting a presidential assassination. WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the movie a B. MPAA RATING: PG-13; action violence, brief sexuality RUNNING TIME: 108 min. Take the Lead DIRECTOR: Liz Friedlander CAST: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Alfre Woodard, Yaya DaCosta, Dante Basco, Laura Benanti, John Ortiz, Marcus T. Paulk, Jenna Dewan SYNOPSIS: High school volunteer (Banderas) uses ballroom dance lessons to teach manners and respect to students. Loosely based on the story of Pierre Dulaine, whose inner-city program inspired the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom. WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the movie a B. MPAA RATING: PG-13; profanity, sensuality, mature themes RUNNING TIME: 108 min.
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