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Malcolm X:
~P -al Edition
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Warner Bros., $26.99
Thank God (or should one say
Allah?) that director Spike Lee
fought tooth and nail to direct
this film and then passed the
hat to get it finished. It's his
masterpiece, thanks in no
small part to Denzel
Washington's measured, bril
liant performance. Extras
include a fine 1972 documen
tary about Malcolm X, as well
as a lengthy, entertaining mak
ing-of feature. Also just out:
"Slavery and the Making of
America" (Ambrose, $79.99), a
four-part PBS documentary
narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Deadwood:
First Season **** HBD, $99.98
This brutal, foul-mouthed,
wonderfully entertaining
western started out very
strong and got better and
better. It's the best show on
TV. The cursing has a point
-as detailed in documen
taries about the making of
the show and interviews
between creator David Milch
and actor Keith Carradine.
Also out: "Murder One: First
Season" (Fox, $59.98), anoth
er terrifically well acted
drama. The Martin
5corsese Film
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What better way to
prod the minds of
Oscar voters than
this boxed set of four
disparate movies by
Scorsese. Two of
them -1972's
"Boxcar Bertha" and
1977's "New York,
New York" -are a
mixed bag. But 1978's
"The Last Waltz" is
one of the great
concert films and
1980's "Raging Bull"
-in a lavish new
edition with
commentary and
extras -is
overwhelming in its
greatness.
The Notebook
Zero stars
New Line, $27.95
Director John Cassavetes pio
neered raw, urgent drama with
movies like "A Woman Under
The I~uence." So this weepy,
stunnmgly conventional melo
drama by his son Nick
Cassavetes can only be seen as
the most rebellious movie of
the year. The story of a wrong
side-of-the-tracks romance
between Ryan Gosling and
Rachel McAdams was a word
of-mouth hit. As was "Shark
Tale" (DreamWorks, $29.99),
the animated movie also pillo
ried by critics but a hit at the
box office.
Miami Vice:
~~~onOne
Universal, $59.98
Michael
Mann's fea
ture film
version of
this iconic
show (set to
star Colin
Farrell and
Jamie Foxx)
could be a
lot of fun.
But it won't really be "Miami
Vice," which is firmly rooted
in the '80s, thanks to the cloth
ing, the pop songs and Don
Johnson's star turn.
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Malcolm X:
~P -al Edition
I'< *1/2
Warner Bros., $26.99
Thank God (or should one say
Allah?) that director Spike Lee
fought tooth and nail to direct
this film and then passed the
hat to get it finished. It's his
masterpiece, thanks in no
small part to Denzel
Washington's measured, bril
liant performance. Extras
include a fine 1972 documen
tary about Malcolm X, as well
as a lengthy, entertaining mak
ing-of feature. Also just out:
"Slavery and the Making of
America" (Ambrose, $79.99), a
four-part PBS documentary
narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Deadwood:
First Season **** HBD, $99.98
This brutal, foul-mouthed,
wonderfully entertaining
western started out very
strong and got better and
better. It's the best show on
TV. The cursing has a point
-as detailed in documen
taries about the making of
the show and interviews
between creator David Milch
and actor Keith Carradine.
Also out: "Murder One: First
Season" (Fox, $59.98), anoth
er terrifically well acted
drama. The Martin
5corsese Film
oJlFon
What better way to
prod the minds of
Oscar voters than
this boxed set of four
disparate movies by
Scorsese. Two of
them -1972's
"Boxcar Bertha" and
1977's "New York,
New York" -are a
mixed bag. But 1978's
"The Last Waltz" is
one of the great
concert films and
1980's "Raging Bull"
-in a lavish new
edition with
commentary and
extras -is
overwhelming in its
greatness.
The Notebook
Zero stars
New Line, $27.95
Director John Cassavetes pio
neered raw, urgent drama with
movies like "A Woman Under
The I~uence." So this weepy,
stunnmgly conventional melo
drama by his son Nick
Cassavetes can only be seen as
the most rebellious movie of
the year. The story of a wrong
side-of-the-tracks romance
between Ryan Gosling and
Rachel McAdams was a word
of-mouth hit. As was "Shark
Tale" (DreamWorks, $29.99),
the animated movie also pillo
ried by critics but a hit at the
box office.
Miami Vice:
~~~onOne
Universal, $59.98
Michael
Mann's fea
ture film
version of
this iconic
show (set to
star Colin
Farrell and
Jamie Foxx)
could be a
lot of fun.
But it won't really be "Miami
Vice," which is firmly rooted
in the '80s, thanks to the cloth
ing, the pop songs and Don
Johnson's star turn.