Videos on Release
Wallace Ritchie (Bill Murray) makes a surprise visit to his brother James (Peter Gallagher), a banker in England who's about to close an important business deal. James doesn't want Wallace to be around so he arranges for his brother to act in a performance of the “theater of life.” Wallace waits outside a phone box to get the supposed instructions for the plot. But when he answers the phone, little does he know that the call is actually for a real-life hitman. Instead of entering an acting scene he becomes involved in a deadly game of espionage. He thinks the events are part of the play and begins to disrupt the others’ plans. They believe that he's some sort of superspy and send Boris “The Butcher” (Alfred Molina) and others to stop him. A good, Pink Panther stle spoof, but contains strong language, innuendo, and sensuality. (MPAA—PG)
Written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Horton Foote (Tender Mercies), the movie tells of a Texas oilman who offers farmer and recent widower John Webb (Hume Cronyn) mineral rights to his land. The film brilliantly portrays the conflicts and tensions that arise as Webb's family becomes divided over the prospect of easy money when they pin their hopes on striking oil and try to lease the land to the highest bidder. Excellent family viewing with a very deep message to be learned. (MPAA—PG)
The movie is based on The Westing Game, a children's book by Ellen Raskin. Turtle Wexler's family has just moved to a new neighborhood, next to the haunted Westing Mansion. On a dare from her newfound friends, she enters the mansion and finds that someone has been murdered. The crime becomes the biggest mystery in the city's history. With a handful of clues and a houseful of suspects, Turtle and her clever partner decide to gather the evidence. The stakes are high, with a reward of $20 million that Wexler desperately wants to help her divided and confused family, raises some interesting questions for a young audience. (MPAA—PG)
Forest Service firefighter and smoke jumper Jesse Graves (Howie Long) parachutes into forest fires to put them out. He faces a new adventure when Earl Shaye (William Forsythe), a convict imprisoned for a deadly train heist, uses a forest fire to plot his escape and take an ornithologist, Jennifer (Suzy Amis), hostage. Jesse finds himself battling not only the blaze, but Shaye and his men as he tries to save Jennifer before a deadly firestorm overtakes them all. The action-packed movie keeps the viewer's interest. It contains strong language. (MPAA—R)
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- January 17, 1999

