New This Week
Bobby ** (The Weinstein Co., '06) $28.95 DVD. 117 mins. On June 6, 1968, at the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, an assassin took the life of presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy. In this docudrama, Emilio Estevez uses 22 people who were there that day to portray how the fatal shooting affected people. The film, a nominee for a Golden Globe as best picture, includes an ensemble cast. With Harry Belafonte, Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Laurence Fishburne. R (violence, sex, nudity, profanity, drugs, adult themes) (CC)
Bobby
** (The Weinstein Co., '06) $28.95 DVD. 117 mins. On June 6, 1968, at the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, an assassin took the life of presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy. In this docudrama, Emilio Estevez uses 22 people who were there that day to portray how the fatal shooting affected people. The film, a nominee for a Golden Globe as best picture, includes an ensemble cast. With Harry Belafonte, Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Laurence Fishburne.
R
(violence, sex, nudity, profanity, drugs, adult themes) (CC)
Recent Releases
Mo'Nique I Coulda Been Your Cellmate!
(Vivendi Visual Entertainment, '07) $19.99 DVD. 70 mins. "Fat-tabulous" comedian Mo'Nique brings her brash wit to the Ohio Reformatory for Women.
NR
Phantasm (MGM, '79) $19.98 DVD. 88 mins. A teenager and his friends battle the "Tall Man," a grave robber with flying spheres. With A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury. R (CC)
New to DVD
The Aura
(IFC, '05) $19.95 DVD. 128 mins. A taxidermist who suffers from epileptic attacks thinks he can commit the perfect crime - robbing a casino. With Ricardo Darin, Dolores Fonzi, Pablo Cedron.
NR
(CC, subtitled)
Mel Gibson: The Ultimate Collection (Paramount Home Video) $44.99 DVD. 3 discs. It's Mel Gibson times three in this package of films that includes the Oscar-winning Braveheart, We Were Soldiers and Payback. R
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- Compiled by Lloylita Prout
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