The Farrelly brothers bat away the gross-out humor in favor of straight-out romantic comedy in “Fever Pitch” (Fox, $29.98), a baseball movie loosely based on a novel by “High Fidelity” and “About a Boy” author Nick Hornby.
The concept — an ambitious businesswoman learns to love a Red Sox-loving schoolteacher, despite their differences — isn’t at all fancy.
But co-directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly turn in a surprisingly entertaining piece of fluff, thanks to the onscreen chemistry between Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, and a sturdy script by experienced screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
The Farrellys work their comic magic on the audio commentary, and the DVD extras also include 13 deleted scenes, a gag reel and behind-the-scenes features.
Not easy to watch
A quartet of young siblings struggle to survive on their own when they’re abandoned by their mother in “Nobody Knows” (MGM, $29.95), a poignant, disturbing drama from noted Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda.
Keiko (Japanese pop star You) initially seems merely a bit loopy when she and her son Akira move into a well-worn apartment building, carrying two heavy suitcases. Once they’re inside, two siblings pop out of the luggage, and shortly later another child, Kyoko, arrives.
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The hardest-working band in New Jersey, My Chemical Romance, are going to to release CD/DVD set entitled "Life On The Murder Scene" sometime early next year.
According to MCR's label Reprise, the whole package isn't finished just yet, but it's been already unveiled that the CD portion will feature rare tracks and demos, while the DVD is going to be packed with videos, live performances, online content and an exclusive video diary that tells My Chemical Romance's story from the very beginning.
The cover looks quite curiously, while simply replacing the watercolored couple on the front of the band's
Following the massive success of their platinum-selling album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, New Jersey's dark darlings, My Chemical Romance, are set to release a CD/DVD combo early next year.
Titled Life On The Murder Scene, the package shows the band's transformation from a bunch of unknown, unappreciated chubby kids to the angsty teen idols they are today. Packed with videos, live performances and a documentary that serves as a complete biography, the DVD is also the key to exclusive online content. The CD half contains some of their rarer demos and tracks that most fans haven't heard, but Reprise
Every time Brian and Lisa Buxton take in the sights, sounds and tastes of Octoberfest they can’t help but remember their first official date 16 years ago on College Avenue.
Brian was working at the First United Methodist Church’s Octoberfest stand, selling pizza, and invited Lisa to meet him downtown after his shift.
“We spent the whole day together and we’ve been together ever since,” said Brian. “We walked the avenue, listened to bands and then we agreed to see each other again,” recalled Lisa.
Married 14 years, the Appleton couple returns every year, she said, “Unless it’s raining.”
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"We'll start at the store in Kanata and go downtown," says Eric Kunstadt, owner of Kunstadt Sports, suggesting a biking date.
50 First Dates takes a light-hearted look at the world of dating by describing "first dates" with interesting, eligible men. These aren't real dates, but fun encounters that offer a bit of a profile of some of the men out there and a glimpse into a variety of dating experiences.
"Oh, downtown Kanata. How far is that?"
"Umm. Downtown Ottawa."
"Okay. You may be Lance Armstrong, but I'm NO Sheryl Crow." "We'll take a tandem bike," he suggests.
WHEN ALICE WU’S “Saving Face” finishes its run in theaters, the video stores will have a difficult time figuring out exactly where to shelve the DVD. After all, this elegant charmer defies categorization. Call it the American film as melting plot.
It is at once a gay romantic comedy, a knowing mother-daughter buddy picture and a dramatic retelling of the age-old story of what happens when old-world cultures clash with a fully realized American life.
“A lot of what I’m trying to do is take the standard romantic comedy and turn it on its head,” says Wu, a first-time director. “I