Take the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, add a dash of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a lot more rum. Shake well and you'll have something resembling Dead Man's Chest, a bombastic sequel that's enjoyable as long as you don't think too hard about it. The film opens with the interrupted wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), both of whom are arrested for aiding in the escape of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the first film. Their freedom can only be obtained by getting Captain Jack's compass, which is linked to a key that's linked to a chest belonging to Davy Jones, an undead pirate with a tentacle face and in possession of a lot of people's souls. If you're already confused, don't worry--plot is definitely not the... Learn More
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Fans of Oliver Stone's J.F.K. will recognize the opening moments of writer-director Eugene Jarecki's Why We Fight, in which outgoing President Dwight Eisenhower warns of the pernicious and growing influence of what he called the "military-industrial complex." But Stone's movie, which uses the same footage, was a work of fiction. While those who disagree with the decidedly leftist point of view in this documentary will probably consider it the product of paranoid liberal fantasy as well, there's enough credible material, much of it supplied by the targets of Jarecki's criticisms, to make Eisenhower look like a prophet and everyone else uneasy about the dark confluence of politics, money, and war that controls the country's fortunes. The message here is that while there may be... More Info About This DVD Director(s): Eugene Jarecki DVD Release Date: Released the 27 June 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Even as it preaches to those who will relish its witch-hunting zeal, The Trials of Henry Kissinger makes a potent assertion that the legendary diplomat and former Secretary of State is guilty of crimes against humanity. Produced for the BBC, seductively narrated by actor Brian Cox, and based on the scathing book by Christopher Hitchens (a Kissinger-bashing journalist featured heavily here in talking-head interviews), this film is clearly biased against its target, but there's ample documentation to support its claims that Kissinger prolonged the Vietnam war and orchestrated the illegal and indiscriminate bombing of Cambodia; supervised the 1973 coup against democratically elected Chilean president Allende; and played a role in U.S.-backed atrocities in East Timor. Expert interviews... More Info About This DVD Director(s): Eugene Jarecki DVD Release Date: Released the 19 August 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Before I first saw this movie I was expecting a Lifetime channel movie of the week, but it turned out to be a little better than that. In fact I thought it had a hint of independent movieness about it or it could have been the small budget. Maybe it was both. Kind of a quiet movie, small cast, and urban Detroit setting. Erika portrays a woman, Patty, caught up in an abusive relationship and struggles to find her way out of it. Hooking up with a Tommy, a would-be amateur boxer who also runs a boxing gym, Patty asks him to help train her. Her reasoning? Maybe to take out her frustrations over being defenseless and punched out by her boyfriend or to somehow seek her own independence. Patty's boxing interest takes off and although becomes a novelty at first,... More Info About This DVD Director(s): Eugene Jarecki DVD Release Date: Released the 29 January 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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