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Heat [DVD](1995) DVD Michael Mann's intense police story showcases Al Pacino as a frazzled Los Angeles detective out to stop a group of thieves headed by mastermind Robert De Niro, who's looking for one last score, and Val Kilmer, a demolitions ace. The stakes rise as Pacino and De Niro get entangled in a cat-and-mouse game with explosive results. Ashley Judd, Jon Voight co-star. 171 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French; Subtitles: English, French; trailers; scene access.
A Time To Kill [DVD](1996) DVD The best-selling first novel by John Grisham becomes a powerful courtroom drama featuring Samuel L. Jackson as a Mississippi factory worker on trial for killing two racist attackers who raped his young daughter. After taking on the controversial case, white attorney Matthew McConaughey and idealistic law student Sandra Bullock find their lives in danger from the Ku Klux Klan. With Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt and Donald Sutherland. 150 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Kiss The Girls [DVD](1997) DVD When his North Carolina college student niece disappears and is thought to be the latest target of a psychopathic kidnapper calling himself "Casanova," Washington, D.C., police psychologist Morgan Freeman begins his own investigation. Together with doctor Ashley Judd, the only victim to escape captivity, they begin a desperate search for the maniac in this gripping hit suspense tale. Carey Elwes, Tony Goldwyn also star in this adaptation of James Patterson's thriller. 107 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Simon Birch [DVD](1998) DVD In a small New England town in the 1960s, Simon Birch is an abnormally small but wise-beyond-his-years lad, convinced that God has a special purpose in life awaiting him. His friendship with another "outcast," a fatherless boy named Joe, and how the relationship affects both their lives, is movingly depicted in this drama based on John Irving's novel "A Prayer for Owen Meaney." Ian Michael Smith plays the title role; with Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, and Jim Carrey as the adult Joe. 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Double Jeopardy [DVD](1999) DVD Hit suspense thriller stars Ashley Judd as a Seattle wife and mother who is caught in a nightmare when she's convicted of killing husband Bruce Greenwood. Her dilemma worsens in prison when she learns her husband is not only alive, but had framed her for his "murder." Upon her release she devises a plan to gain a deadly revenge for which the law cannot punish her. Tommy Lee Jones co-stars as Judd's parole officer; with Annabeth Gish, Roma Maffia. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Our Friend, Martin [DVD](1999) DVD Two youngsters assigned to do a school report on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King take a trip back in time and become pals with a boy who turns out to be the young King. Animation is mixed with live-action documentary footage in this moving family film that shows the importance of King's message. Voices by Ed Asner, Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey and others. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Someone Like You [DVD](2001) DVD Dumped by boyfriend Greg Kinnear, New York TV talk show assistant Ashley Judd writes a magazine article comparing his behavior to a study on the mating habits of bulls. The result is a nationally syndicated column that makes Judd an "anonymous celebrity," but her jaded attitude is tested when she falls for womanizing co-worker and platonic roommate Hugh Jackman. Marisa Tomei and Ellen Barkin also star in this breezy romantic comedy based on Laura Zigman's novel "Animal Husbandry." 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; audio commentary; "making of" featurette; deleted scenes; alternate ending; theatrical trailer; TV spots.
High Crimes [DVD](2002) DVD Dynamite courtroom drama boasts Ashley Judd as an attorney who has to defend craftsman husband Jim Caviezel for his part in a secret 1988 Marine Corps operation in which civilians were massacred in El Salvador. Joining Judd for the defense are appointed counsel Adam Scott and Morgan Freeman, an unpredictable lawyer with a penchant for annoying the military. Bruce Davison and Amanda Peet also star in this riveting story directed by Carl Franklin ("Devil in a Blue Dress"). 115 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Franklin, Freeman, Judd; featurettes; storyboards; theatrical trailer.
Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood [DVD](2002) DVD After making incendiary remarks about mom Ellen Burstyn in a magazine interview, New York-based playwright Sandra Bullock is "kidnapped" by a trio of her mother's friends (Maggie Smith, Fionnula Flanagan and Shirley Knight) and taken back to her Louisiana homeland. The trio tell her about a secret club they formed in their youth and explain incidents in Burstyn's life in the hope of restoring the troubled mother-daughter relationship. Ashley Judd, James Garner and Angus MacFadyen also star in this compelling adaptation of Rebecca Wells' bestseller. 116 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; additional scenes; audio commentary by Judd, others; music video; theatr
Frida [DVD](2002) DVD The tumultuous life of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is vividly brought to the screen by director Julie Taymor (Broadway's "The Lion King") and producer/star Salma Hayek. Kahlo's story is traced, from the debilitating trolley accident she suffered as a teen and her stormy relationship with muralist husband Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina) to the duo's many extramarital flings and Kahlo's search for her own identity in her paintings. Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Geoffrey Rush and Edward Norton also star. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes; interviews; more. Two-disc set.
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