Youngest Godfather
from Platinum Disc
3 hour 2 part Mini series. Chronicles the life of Joseph Bonanno, one of the most legendary Mafia Godfathers.
Seducing Dr. Lewis
by Jean-François Pouliot
from Fox Lorber
Seducing Dr. Lewis makes a pleasant addition to the quirky subgenre of what might be called "village comedies"--movies in which the oddball residents of a small village must work together to perpetrate some mild scam or bit of mischief (examples abound, from Waking Ned Devine to Saving Grace to Local Hero). The isolated Canadian community of St.-Marie-La-Mauderne desperately needs a new industry, but the factory they're trying to win requires a resident doctor. When a young doctor from Montreal (David Boutin) gets blackmailed into spending a month in the village, the prickly inhabitants go overboard to woo him--they learn to cook Beef Stroganoff, form a cricket team, and tap his phone. It's all a bit preposterous, but that's part of the charm; this kind of movie thrives on being just a tiny bit over the top. The daffy doings keep one foot on the ground thanks to a combination of skilled character actors (like Raymond Bouchard, who plays the town's struggling mayor) and mysterious girls (like Lucie Laurier, the beautiful postmistress). Fans of The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain will find much to enjoy here. --Bret Fetzer
You Can Thank Me Later
from Allumination
Three grown siblings reluctantly assemble at a hospital to await the results of their father's surgery. Holding them together, while simultaneously pushing them apart, is their mother (Ellen Burstyn). Wrought with divorce, infidelity and sexual confusion, the characters spiral out of control, resulting in a day each will never forget.
The Minion
from Walt Disney Video
On Christmas Eve 1999, two employees of the New York water company fall into a long-closed tomb beneath a water main. A Native American archaeologist (Françoise Robertson) discovers that the tomb contains the bones of a Templar, a sect of religious knights charged with protecting a golden key--the key to the bottomless pit in which the Antichrist is imprisoned. She's promptly attacked by the minion of the Antichrist, an ancient demon that possesses human bodies. Just as swiftly, she's defended by a hunky contemporary Templar, played by the increasingly craggy Dolph Lundgren. They concoct a plan to sink the key into a pit of toxic waste, and take off to a storage facility on her native reservation with the demon in hot pursuit, hopping from body to body. The Minion wastes little time in getting the action under way, but there's not a lot of imagination and almost no special effects. Lundgren intones such statements as "There is no joy in sin" and "Every human being I touch, I may have to kill," while a heavy-metal guitar wails on the soundtrack. Something of a cross between The Hidden and End of Days. --Bret Fetzer
International action hero Dolph Lundgren stars in THE MINION -- a powerful, nonstop, action-packed thriller in the tradition of THE MUMMY. When a beautiful and ambitious archaeologist unearths a mysterious key beneath the streets of modern-day New York City, the Templar Knights of Christ send Lucas (Lundgren) to retrieve it. With no time to lose, he must convince her to give him the key before unspeakale evil is unleashed on the world by the Minion. A demonic servant of the Antichrist, the Minion will do everything in its power to possess the key and see that his master is freed to wreak havoc on the world. And only Lucas -- a modern-day warrior trained in the ancient arts -- can defeat the ultimate evil.
Sworn Enemies
by Shimon Dotan
from Allumination
When power hungry Clifton Santier (Peter Greene) goes on a bloody killing spree in a backwater town, the local sheriff turns out to be his ex-partner and now mortal enemy, Pershing Quinn (Michael Pare). The bitter battle between the two men escalates into a vengeful showdown to the death.
Kids of the Round Table
from Tango Entertainment
Originally aired on the Disney Channel this entry in the "Timeless Adventure" series follows a group of kids who have created their own castle for make-believe medieval battles. One boy's play turns into much more however when he discovers Excalibur and Merlin in a magic glade.System Requirements:Running Time: 98 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: NR UPC: 844628010924 Manufacturer No: TE1092
The List
by Sylvain Guy
from Allumination
High-class call girl Gabrielle (Madchen Amick) stages her own arrest in a scheme to blackmail her well-known clients, including respected lawyers, honorable judges and even the Governor. The list is submitted as evidence in court and presiding judge, Richard Miller (Ryan O'Neal), is thrown into a moral dilemma. He can make the list public, incriminating friends and colleagues, or he can seal the list and keep its secrets. Whatever he chooses, someone's going to lose and there are people willing to commit murder to stay unnamed.
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