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THE
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS |
The Players Danny Elfman,
Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
Director Henry Selick
The Plot Tired of the old Halloween gig, Jack Skellington
decides to take on the Christmas holiday for a change.
Studio Buena Vista
Release Date Oct. 27 |
THE
LADIES MAN |
The Players Tim Meadows, Will
Ferrell, Billy Dee Williams
Director Reginald Hudlin
The Plot After his radio show is cancelled, Leon Phelps
receives a
mysterious letter asking him to return to his 'true love' and her
money.
Studio Paramount
Release Date Oct. 13 |
LEGEND
OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER |
The Players Jackie Chan
Director Chia-Liang Liu
The Plot Using a fighting style called 'Drunken Boxing', Wong
(Chan) gets caught up in a battle between foreigners and loyalists
over ancient artifacts.
Studio Alliance Atlantis
Release Date Oct. 6 |
LUCKY
NUMBERS |
The Players John Travolta,
Lisa Kudrow, Michael Rapaport, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Bill Pullman
Director Nora Ephron
The Plot Strapped for cash, a TV weatherman teams up with
friends
to scam the state lottery.
Studio Paramount
Release Date Oct. 27 |
ONE
DAY IN SEPTEMBER |
The Players Michael Douglas
(narrator)
Director Kevin MacDonald
The Plot This documentary looks at the kidnapping and
massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games.
Studio Blackwatch Releasing
Release Date Oct. 20 |
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PAY
IT FORWARD |
The Players Kevin Spacey,
Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment
Director Mimi Leder
The Plot A boy (Osment) creates
a concept of doing good deeds without expecting payment for a school
project and then puts the idea into practice.
Studio Warner Bros.
Release Date Oct. 20 |
RING
OF FIRE |
The Players Kiefer
Sutherland, Daryl Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite
Director Xavier Koller
The Plot Two brothers, one a rodeo clown, the other trying to
become
a Bullriding champion, fall for the same girl.
Studio Alliance Atlantis
Release Date Oct. 20* |
TIGERLAND |
The Players Matt Davis, Colin
Farrell, Clifton Collins Jr.
Director Joel Schumacher
The Plot A group of recruits go through advanced infantry
training at a camp that is the last stop before
being shipped off to Vietnam in 1971.
Studio 20th Century Fox
Release Date Oct. 6 (Toronto) |
TWO
FAMILY HOUSE |
The Players Michael Rispoli,
Kelly MacDonald, Katherine Narducci
Director Raymond De Felitta
The Plot A dreamer finds his life is being constrained to a
mediocre existence by the tenants of his house.
Studio Lions Gate
Release Date Oct. 20 |
URBANIA |
The Players Alan Cumming, Dan
Futterman
Director Jon Shear
The Plot As a man tries to recover from a traumatic
experience, reality bends and blurs
Studio Blackwatch Releasing
Release Date Oct. 6 (Toronto/Montreal/
Vancouver) |
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THE
YARDS |
The Players Mark Wahlberg,
Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan
Director James Gray
The Plot After being imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit,
Leo (Wahlberg) struggles to get his life back together. He soon
discovers his job at the subway rail repair
yard leads him to corruption and murder.
Studio Alliance Atlantis
Release Date Oct. 20 (Toronto) |
Upcoming Video Releases
October 3
Snow Day
East-West
Bossa Nova
The Skulls
October 10
Time Code
Love & Basketball
Pitch Black
Committed
8 1/2 Women
The Filth and the Fury
October 17
Toy Story 2
Rules of Engagement
Keeping the Faith
Beowulf
Heavy Metal 2000
American Pimp
October 24
The Patriot
U-571
Up at the Villa
Center Stage
The Idiots
October 31
Gossip
Return to Me
Frequency
Casper's Haunted Christmas
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
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