Home Media Magazine - September 30 - October 6, 2007 - (Page 24)

REVIEWS “an instant classic one of the greatest child’s performances ever recorded on film” – Film Journal International www.homemediamagazine.com When Fernando and Marie decide to dedicate themselves full time to various political causes, their nine year-old daughter, Anna, learns an important lesson about life and how to find her happiness in it. Starring 2007 U.S. Theatrical Release Item#: KLF-DV-3129 • UPC: 7-41952-31299-4 ISBN: 1-4172-0145-2 • SRP: $26.98 Running Time: 95 Minutes • Genre: Foreign/Drama French with English Subtitles Audio: Dolby Digital • Aspect Ratio: 16x9 (2.35:1) Production Year: 2006 Julie Depardieu (Rush Hour 3, A Very Long Engagement) Directed by I FATHER OF LIES Prebook 10/2; Street 10/30 Vivendi Visual/CodeBlack, Drama, $19.99 DVD, NR. Stars Clifton Powell, Vivica A. Fox, DMX, Veronica Berry, Clyde Jones. Julie Gavras (Daughter of Academy Award® winning filmmaker Costa-Gavras) Includes over 70 minutes of Extras including: Making of Featurette, Behind-the-Scenes segments, Deleted scenes presented by the Director, Trailer T Watch Blame it on Fidel clips at WWW.KOCHCLIPS.COM he church giveth and the church taketh away. There is plenty of give and take in this scandalous drama, which centers on greed and corruption in a black church. The underrated Powell (Woman Thou Art Loosed, Ray) heads a superb cast and is outstanding as Bishop Calvin Jacobs, a fire-and-brimstone preacher who has a drinking problem and a few skeletons in the closet. With a little help from his friends and parishioners, Jacobs tries to steer the church clear of a $30 million debt. Berry plays his wife, Diona, while the talented Fox plays her friend and confidant Barbara Robinson. DMX, who has built a notable film career in addition to his musical one with roles in Exit Wounds and Never Die Alone, among others, has a curious role — his character is an ex-con, turned wise man, who preaches the gospel with lessons learned from above, the joint and the streets. Jones, cast as the shady Deacon Rawls, delivers another excellent performance — arguably the movie’s best. Jones, who has earned much praise with stage performances such as A Fool for Love, plays his deceitful character to a hilt. Father of Lies is a decent and sometimes lively story with enough twists and turns to cover the plot holes that occasionally pop up. The significant performances also are strong enough to overcome any shortcomings. The film definitely will appeal to black audiences, though a broader following should experience its charm. It also will play well with families since there is no profanity or nudity. — Benny Lopez I 7 KILOS Street 10/16 Andre is forced to leave his secret love to serve as a soldier. On his last night of freedom, he witnesses her sleeping with another local in a parking lot. A twist of fate forces the two men to fight side by side where their undeclared personal war and the one they are fighting tragically merge. are whisked from the violence and nightlife of Houston to the backLaguna, Action, $24.95 DVD, NR. woods of Texas, where this story Stars Brenda Estrella Rojas, Manuel Garcia, Cliff loses much of its luster. Weeks, Brent Bratton, Brandon Brenhard. The cast of 7 Kilos is relatively unknown. Rojas stars as Camilla, whose brush with death after her drug-dealing boyfriend is gunned down leads her out of Houston on a road of no return. After she escapes the hit, she jumps into her boyfriend’s Corvette, which happens to be loaded with drugs and $2.5 million in cash, and roars toward rural Texas, where she encounters more trouble. Bratton is the main antagonist, cast as an unscrupulous county sheriff. Brenhard plays his deputy, who makes Barney Fife seem like a Rhodes Scholar. Weeks, portrayed as a savior for Camilla, plays good-guy and homeon-the-range character Cain, who, despite his humble nature, can’t resist the charms of a troubled, pretty woman on the run. The film is the work of Texas filmmaker Pablo Veliz, who scored well with his debut feature film, La Tragedia de Macario, which earned a 2006 Sundance selection and a 2007 Latino DVD Award. — Benny Lopez 2007 U.S. Theatrical Release Item#: KLF-DV-3133 • UPC: 7-41952-31339-7 ISBN: 1-4172-0149-5 • Running Time: 91 minutes Genre: Foreign Drama • French with English Subtitles Audio: Dolby Digital • Aspect Ratio:16x9 • SRP: $26.98 T DVD Extras: Original Theatrical Trailer Watch Flanders clips at WWW.KOCHCLIPS.COM Pre-Book Date: 10/9/07 Street Date: 11/6/07 NATIONAL MARKETING AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN including advertising in Film Comment and DVD Talk his film starts out with a few bangs and shows some promise. 7 Kilos opens in action mode with shootings, drug dealing and gangsters on the streets of Houston. But like an AM station fading and yielding to a more powerful frequency, this film goes from a gritty urban story to a tame flick about an isolated cowboy, a corrupt sheriff, a nitwit deputy and a run from the law to the Mexico border. In less than 20 minutes, viewers For more information visit WWW.KOCHB2B.COM Academy Award® is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 Home Media Magazine September 30–October 6, 2007 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://WWW.KOCHCLIPS.COM http://www.kochclips.com http://www.kochb2b.com

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