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Damages: The Complete Second Season
We just can’t get enough of the wicked witch of the East
Coast. Maybe it’s the ruthless-yet-stylish way that Glenn
Close’s b-word-on-wheels character, Patty Hewes, gets it
done—no questions asked. We should all hope to have such
big “cajones” some day! Loaded with more celebrity appear-
ances and in-depth special features than a leather briefcase
can contain, this chapter of Hewes’ untied loose ends is every
bit as suspenseful and open-ended as the last one. With 583
minutes of awe-inspiring treachery, the second season of this
Emmy Award-winning law-firm series will have you looking
over your shoulders in mistrust long after the final secret
plotline is exposed. Deleted scenes and commentary from
the cast and creators reveal even more layers of depth to this
intricately written masterpiece.
LoVE oN tHE BAttLEFIELD
Damages: The Complete Second Season becomes available
on January 19.
Streamers
The eighties were an interestingly gay time,
but for director Robert Altman, they were
times that needed a wake-up call. Years before
the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, the plight of
A VICIouS CLoSEt
homosexuals in the armed forces was dealt
with on film with the adaptation of the final
Outrage
act of David Rabe’s on-stage Vietnam War tril-
We may be a privileged bunch in this country, with our basic
ogy. Presented with the coveted Golden Lion
needs met on a whim. But when those in power work to limit our
at the Venice Film Festival, the film features a
status as a group simply because of our sexual preference, some-
star-riddled cast including David Alan Grier
thing needs to be done. Especially when these “people in
as Roger, Mitchell Lichtenstein as Richie, Mat-
power” secretly engage in the acts they publicly decry. Outrage is
thew Modine as Billy, Michael Wright as Car-
a documentary written and directed by Kirby Dick about the clos-
lyle, George Dzundza as Cokes and Guy Boyd
eted heart of politics and the hipocrisy behind anti-gay legislation.
as Rooney. Streamer is a reference to the term
Having been lauded by audiences and critics alike, this exposé is
used for parachutes that fail to open, as many
a much-needed reminder that government needs a watchdog to
soldiers find themselves without a safety net
keep the fight for equal rights on even ground.
when at their most vulnerable. This 1983 film
Bent on setting the record straight, so to speak, Outrage be-
becomes available on January 19.
comes available on January 19.
BE YouR oWN HERo
Whip It
For a nice change of dismal pace, newly-crowned director Drew Barrymore brings us a smashing good time
in the coming-of-age tale, Whip It. Adapted from Shauna Cross’ young-adult novel, Derby Girl, this empowering
bad-girl flick introduces us to Bliss Cavendar, a.k.a. Baby Ruthless (Ellen Page). Coerced into beauty pageants by her
willful mother and written off as a basket case by the residents of her rural home town in Texas, Bliss is hardly in a
state of bliss. When a troup of derby girls rolls by and piques her interest, she is fascinated by their ability to be the
kind of women who inspire excitement. She decides to jump into the world of the roller derby, despite the effects
it may have on the delicate fabric of her home life and personal relationships. Starring Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar,
Marcia Gay Harden as Brooke Cavendar, Daniel Stern as Earl Cavendar, Jimmy Fallon as ‘Hot Tub’ Johnny Rocket,
SNL’s hilarious Kristen Wiig as Maggie Mayhem, Eve as Rosa Sparks, Drew Barrymore herself as Smashley Simpson
and Juliette Lewis as the ferocious Iron Maven, Whip It becomes available January 26.
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