On Video - July 2006

 

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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context.

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July 4

The Libertine [2004] [R] - 9.4.6
Johnny Depp stars as John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, a 17th century English poet who was devoted to drinking and sexual debauchery. He was also a constant menace to the brother of King Charles II, and was repeatedly banished to the countryside. Also with John Malkovich, Samantha Morton, Rosamund Pike and Tom Hollander. Directed by Laurence Dunmore. [2:10]


July 11

Basic Instinct 2 [2006] [R] - 9.7.6
Sharon Stone reprises her role as a best-selling crime novelist who may also be a serial killer who uses sex as a lure. Since the first film, she has relocated from San Francisco to London and she becomes the patient of a straitlaced criminal psychiatrist, who's assigned to her by a Scotland Yard detective who thinks she has killed a sports star. Then more people turn up dead. Also with David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis and Hugh Dancy. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. [1:54]


July 18

Tsotsi [2005] [R] - 4.7.7
South-African drama and Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film: A South-African teen from the Johannesburg township of Soweto, whose name, Tsotsi, actually translates as "thug," muscles his way through life stealing from and brutalizing his victims. But he discovers empathy one night when, after stealing a car and shooting the driver, he discovers an infant in the back seat. In Tsotsitaal with English subtitles. With Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe and Terry Pheto. Directed by Gavin Hood. [1:34]

She's the Man [2006] [PG-13] - 4.3.3
Amanda Bynes stars as a high school senior, who's hoping to be snatched up by college soccer scouts. Her dreams are dashed when her team is scratched, but she finds a perfect opportunity to prove that she can play as well as the boys when her twin brother calls in sick at the beginning of the school year. She decides to pretend to be him. Also with Channing Tatum, James Kirk, Robert Hoffman, Alex Breckenridge and David Cross. Directed by Andy Fickman. [1:45]


July 25

Final Destination 3 [2006] [R] - 6.10.8
In the third installment in the series, a young woman has a vision about a rollercoaster accident that kills all of the riders. She gets off the ride with a few other people and the coaster does indeed crash, killing all those who remained onboard. However, those who got off the ride begin to die in gruesome and horrifying ways. With Ryan Merriman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Texas Battle, Gina Holden and Dustin Milligan. Directed by James Wong. [1:55]

The Benchwarmers [2006] [PG-13] - 3.4.4
Three men have lived their lives in the shadow of bullies, and determined not to take it any more, they train to compete with some of the most offensive and meanest Little League teams. With Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz and Craig Kilborn. Directed by Dennis Dugan. [1:20]

Ask the Dust [2006] [R] - 7.4.5
Colin Farrell stars a man of Italian descent who travels to Los Angeles during the 1930s, hoping to make a name for himself as a writer; and Salma Heyek stars as a struggling Hispanic woman working in a local diner. The two meet and struggle with their feelings for each other, their own identities and their lack of success in a world rife with racism. Also with Donald Sutherland, Charlie Hunnam and Eileen Atkins. Directed by Robert Towne. [1:47]



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