Tadanobu Asano and Joe Odagiri star as two friends who work part-time in a laundry factory in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's highly original BRIGHT FUTURE. Odagiri is Yuji Nimura, a messy, lazy slacker who has odd dreams at night of a future of hope and peace. His best friend, Mamoru Arita (Asano), meanwhile, is obsessed with his pet red jellyfish, a poisonous creature he is training to be able to survive in fresh water. After mysteriously presenting the marine invertebrate to Yuji, he even more mysteriously viciously murders his boss and willingly accepts his fate. While Mamoru is in prison, Yuji grows attached to the jellyfish and to his friend's estranged father, who repairs old televisions, radios, and lamps in his own cluttered shop. The very busy Asano (ICHI THE KILLER, THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI, LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE) and Odagiri are excellent in the lead roles, filled with a quiet ennui and disassociation from the rest of the world. Longtime actor Tatsuya Fuji provides outstanding support as Mr. Arita, who becomes a kind of surrogate father to Yuji. Kurosawa, the director of such successful thrillers as DOPPELGANGER, PULSE, and CURE, here alternates between beautifully shot scenes and grainy set pieces, steady camerawork and handheld moments, keeping the audience perpetually off balance yet mesmerized. BRIGHT FUTURE, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, is a slow-paced, introspective, intelligent film that has a dark underbelly lurking just beneath it, like the potential lethal bite of a jellyfish.
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The vacations, appliances, and automobiles of the Ryan family were the spoils of Terry Ryan's mother's skill at writing just the right jingle. Twenty-five words or less won bicycles, televisions, a jukebox, and trips to New York and Switzerland for her family. This memoir shares the details of Terry Ryan's childhood, as it draws a moving picture of a mother who defied her alcoholic husband, her church, and the judgement of other housewives to provide for her family by entering--and winning--dozens of contests.
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Sound Awake iPod Alarm Clock Radio With Remote
The Sound Awake iPod alarm clock radio is the quintessential alarm clock for those that like to wake up to the sounds of their favorite iPod tunes
Equipped with all of the traditional alarm clock features
iPod playback functions, audio adjustments (treble & bass)
Auxiliary Line In to connect with other desired mp3 players
Audio/Video cable that links to televisions which projects the video and audio being played from the iPod Video
USB port for syncing with your computer
Four removable inserts makes it compatible with every generation of iPods
The dock charges your iPod while its in use or if it is idle
AC adaptor that keeps it powered during stationary use
Also powered by eight D cell batteries (not included) while the listener is on the go
AM/FM radio, snooze, sleep, plus more
Elaborate wireless remote controls the menu for the alarm clock settings iPod playback functions and audio levels
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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Laughs (DVD)
All the best that SNL had and has to offer is here in one feature length special.
All your favorite SNL cast members return for the 25th anniversary of televisions most hillarious, and irreverent weekly variety show.
Special guests include Linda Hamilton, Alec Baldwin, David Bowie, Jerry Sienfeld and many more.
Musical guests include Elvis Costello and the Beastie Boys.
This 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition features behind the scenes footage not shown on the televised special.
Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Laughs (DVD)
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Paint by Magic
When Connor's mother begins to act strangely--she removes all the televisions from the house and cooks dinner from scratch--Connor suspects the book containing paintings of a woman who looks creepily similar to his mother is at the root of the problem. Transported back into the 1920s, Connor must solve the mystery of the obsessed artist who only has eyes for his mother.
Paint by Magic
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The Scheme (DVD)
A couple of bungling friends are recruited by a tabloid to get some exclusive photos of the naughty daughter of a prominent politician caught in some compromising positions. But these two can't get anything right, so who's to say they will be able to take a couple of pictures? THE SCHEME stars Jimmy Fallon (televisions Saturday Night Live) and Brian Hooks (PHAT BEACH).
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The Scheme (DVD)
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Justice League of America: Season 2 (DVD)
Bruce Timm, the producer and mastermind behind the Batman and Superman animated televisions shows, has brought his stylish mark to the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA. As in his previous shows, Timm manages to stay faithful to the comic book`s original feel and storyline, while updating the situations and adventures to make them feel fresh and exciting to first-time viewers. The Justice League of America consists of some of the biggest heroes of the DC Comic world, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and the Green Lantern.
Justice League of America: Season 2 (DVD)
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