Odds & Ends Jan. 2005
Honorable Mentions
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Every so often, I get a backup of DVD titles that
distributors have very kindly sent to me. These DVDs would probably make
someone out there very happy, but I could never muster the interest or the time
to properly review them. So here's a kind of honorable mention listing.
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Edges of the Lord (2001, Miramax)
Haley Joel Osment plays a young Jewish boy who hides from the Nazis in the
countryside and learns life lessons from the local priest
(Willem Dafoe). Yurek Bogayevicz writes and directs.
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Miracle at Oxford (1996, Miramax)
Josh Lucas and Dominic West play members of the underdog
team in the annual rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge. Ferdinand
Fairfax directs.
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Speakeasy (2002, Miramax)
Two survivors from a car accident form a relationship with a
deaf man. David Strathairn co-stars, and Brendan Murphy writes and directs. Chris
Moore from TV's "Project Greenlight" produces.
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004, Buena Vista)
Barry Pepper (25h Hour)
plays legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt in this ESPN original movie. Buena
Vista's two-disc set comes with lots of extras about the real Earnhardt.
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Thunderbirds (2004, Universal)
This almost universally hated film is a live-action
adaptation of the famous 1960s puppettoon films; a bad idea if there ever was
one. Ben Kingsley stars, and Jonathan Frakes directs. The real Thunderbirds
movies are already available on DVD.
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Where the Red Fern Grows (2004, Disney)
Based on the classic children's book by Wilson Rawls, this
feature film tells the story of a young boy (Joseph Ashton) who bonds with his
two hunting dogs and learns about life. Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury
co-direct.
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The Young Black Stallion (2003, Disney)
Separated from her parents in the desert, a young girl
happens upon a black colt who saves her life. The disc contains several bonuses
and featurettes.
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January 5, 2005
