Pocket Shop

A blue ribbon look at dog show participants and the pooches who love them.

Sacha Baron Cohen brings his Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to the big screen for the first time. Leaving his native Kazakhstan, Borat travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.

A former big-city musical star gathers the residents of Blaine, Missouri together to create a production in hopes of being discovered.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-FEB-2004
Media Type: DVD

Documentary-style Comedy. Christopher Guest follows up his acclaimed ensemble comedies Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman with a docu-comedy about three folk groups from the '60s who reunite for a memorial concert in New York City following the death of a legendary folk manager.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Biographies
Other

An "engrossing, delightful film" (The Washington Post), THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL is the bonafide sleeper theatrical hit of the year. The film's endearing guide is Mark Bittner, an aging bohemian, but the supporting cast members, a rambunctious flock of urban parrots, are the true stars, and their surprisingly humanlike behavior makes for a wondrous and rare experience. The film follows the ups-and-downs of these wild birds within the green niches of San Francisco as Bittner befriends, feeds, and names the members of the flock. Along the way, we meet many unforgettable characters: among them Connor, the grouchy yet lovable outcast of the flock, crying for a mate but luckless in his pursuits, and "the lovers," Picasso and Sophie, inseparable until Sophie is forced into mourning when Picasso disappears. More than a mere birdwatcher, Bittner finds solace in his immersion with these strikingly beautiful creatures - but how will he cope when he's evicted from his sanctuary and forced to live away from the parrots? Packed with romance, comedy and a surprise ending that "makes you feel like you could fly out of the theater" (San Jose Mercury News), THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL shows just how wondrously similar the human and animal worlds really can be. DVD Features: Origins of the Flock; Urban Legends; Update: Mingus at the Oasis; Parrots Music Video; Mark Bittner's Home Movies; Flock Updates; Deleted Scenes; Theatrical Trailer; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; California Quail Bonus Short; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Kevin Smith (director/writer) shares his experiences and witticisms in college performances at Indiana University, Cornell University, Clark University, Kent State University and the University of Wyoming.

Who says stand-up is a "men only" business? Not Mo'Nique Imes, Sommore, Adele Givens and Laura Hayes, four "Def Comedy Jam" veterans who bring their own brand of sharp and sassy comedy routines to the stage in this wild show. 79 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English; "making of" featurette; scene access.

The strange, disturbing scenes in Mark Borchardt's low-budget horror film Coven are nothing compared to his real life! This acclaimed documentary follows the efforts of this struggling Wisconsin filmmaker to complete his film, using the funds and labors of his friends and relatives. 1999/color/104 min/R.

On its 20-year anniversary, and not a moment too soon, THE ATOMIC CAFE is back to provide us with a much-needed release of comic energy. A dark comedy in the truest sense, this timeless classic took the nation by storm when it first debuted in 1982. The

Holly Hunter, Beau Bridges. A comic look at a true crime story about an obsessive mother who plots a murder to ensure her daughter a place on the high school cheerleading squad. 1993/color/99 min/R.