In the Beauty of the Lilies
John Updike's 17th novel is the absorbing saga of four generations of Wilmots, whose lives and occupations span huge portions of 20th-century America, running the gamut from preacher to encyclopedia salesman to movie star. The Wilmots' religious impulses take various forms: Clarence Wilmot is a traditional Presbyterian minister whose faith deserts him; his son, Teddy, is an atheist;
his daughter, Essie, is a New Ager; and Essie's son is a Branch Davidian-style fanatic.
Updike's lyrical exploration of the lives of middle-class Americans--achieved here with his usual grace and wit--is also a searching look at the place of religion in American life.
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Roman Polanski's FRANTIC is an engaging thriller in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock. Harrison Ford plays Richard Walker, an American heart surgeon vacationing with his wife, Sondra (Betty Buckley), in Paris, where he is to attend a medical convention. Sondra suddenly and unexpectedly disappears from the couple's hotel room while Richard is taking a shower, and when she doesn't return after several hours, he decides to report the incident. But neither the French police nor the U.S. embassy offers much help or even appears particularly interested in his dilemma. On the brink of despair, Walker decides to embark on an investigation himself, aided by Michelle (Emmanuelle Seigner), a carefree, seductive gamine who is also mixed up in the case, as he discovers after tracing back to her a mysterious piece of switched luggage that he suspects his wife's kidnappers are after. When the mismatched duo finally succeed in tracking down the perpetrators, it becomes apparent that the stakes in this extortion scheme are far higher than they imagined. Ford, cast somewhat against type, gives a credible, low-key performance as the anxious Walker. Polanski also cowrote this suspenseful film, assigning the female lead to his young wife (Seigner).DVD Features:Region 1Keep CasePan& Scan - 1.33
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Something evil lurks in the wilds of Scotland, and this unfortunate troop of soldiers are about to stumble upon it. A routine exercise takes an unexpected turn when the troop discovers a ravaged bunch of dead soldiers out in the woods. With dusk quickly turning to night, and an ominous full-moon lighting up the sky, the soldiers decide to hide-out in an abandoned farmhouse. With their supplies and morale both in short supply, the soldiers become trapped in the farmhouse by a pack of hungry werewolves who seem hellbent on enjoying the soldiers for dinner. Can anything stop them?DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Widescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Christopher Figg - Producer Featurette - 1. Behind-the-Scenes Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
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OP KING OF SKATE features a whole host of skating stunts being attempted for the very first time. Among the death-defying antics are Bob Bunquist on the loop of death, Tony Hawk on the bar of fire, Mike Vallely jumping over some tour busses, and Danny Way getting into the Guinness Book of World Records twice!DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case2-Disc SetFull Frame - 1.33
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