‘The Others’ will send chills up spines of home viewers
A supernatural sleeper hit seems guaranteed to generate chills for those who watch it at home. Magnificent ‘Memento’
A so-so ‘Shiri’
The trick to enjoying “Shiri,” which features some unsettling and exciting action scenes, is just to sit back and go along for the ride without asking too many questions or expecting too much.
A silver anniversary for Pooh
The production features Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood, including Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore and Piglet. Writer Alan Alexander Milne created the characters in his original children’s tales, which first appeared in 1924.Trivia Note: Pooh started out as “Edward Bear.”
The change of name came when the real Christopher Robin, Milne’s son, became an admirer of a black bear whose real name was Winnie at the London Zoo. When Christopher Robin decided to give “Edward Bear” a new name, he joined “Winnie” to “Pooh” (the name of a swan he had once known) and a star of children’s books and toys was born.
Coming Soon!
The following titles either have been or soon will be released to video stores.
(If your local tape outlet doesn’t stock them, tapes can be mail ordered by calling (800) 523-0823 or DVDs by calling (800) 624-3078, unless otherwise noted.)
– “Vanilla Sky” (Paramount; $99.99, tape; $29.99, DVD; May 21) with Tom Cruise (“Eyes Wide Shut”), Penelope Cruz (“Blow”) and Cameron Diaz (“The Sweetest Thing”) in director Cameron Crowe’s stylish remake of the offbeat Spanish import “Open Your Eyes.”
– “How High” (Universal; $99.99, tape; $26.99, DVD; May 21) with rappers-turned-actors Method Man and Redman in a comedy about a couple of city guys who smoke something magical and end up being accepted at Harvard University.
– “Lantana” (Lions Gate; $99.99, tape; $24.99, DVD; May 21) with Anthony LaPaglia (“Betsy’s Wedding”), Geoffrey Rush (“The Tailor of Panama”) and Barbara Hershey (“Portrait of a Lady”) in an Australian import about a murder investigation that causes the secrets in a detective’s marriage to be revealed.
– “Sidewalks of New York” (Paramount; $99.99, tape; $29.99, DVD; May 21) with Edward Burns (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Heather Graham (“From Hell”) in an easy-to-watch relationship picture set on the streets of Manhattan.
– “Born Romantic” (MGM; $99.99, tape; $26.99, DVD; May 21) with Catherine McCormack (“Braveheart”) and Olivia Williams (“The Sixth Sense”) in an offbeat comedy about three guys who follow quirky courting rituals when dating members of the opposite sex.
– “Date With an Angel” (Anchor Bay; $9.99, tape; $14.99. DVD; May 21) with Phoebe Cates (“The Anniversary Party”), Michael E. Knight (TV’s “All My Children”) and Emmanuelle Beart (“Mission: Impossible”) in the 1987 romantic film about a man who’s about to marry the wrong woman and is saved from disaster when an angel accidentally crashes to earth during his bachelor party.
– “King of the Jungle” ($99.99, tape; $24.99, DVD; May 21) with John Leguizamo (“Ice Age”) in an urban drama about a mentally challenged man who witnesses his mother being murdered by a neighborhood thug.
– “Out Cold” (Touchstone ; $99.99, tape; $29.99, DVD; May 21) with Jason London (TV’s “Jason and the Argonauts”) and Lee Majors (TV’s “The Six Million Dollar Man”) in a comedy about radical snowboarding enthusiasts in danger of losing their favorite mountain area to a businessman who wants to build a posh skiing resort.
– “The Kid” (Miramax; $99.99, tape; $29.99, DVD; May 21) with Rod Steiger (“The Pawnbroker”) in a story about a veteran trainer who believes that a young boxer may be able to go the distance in the ring.
– “Stuart Little: Deluxe Edition” (Columbia TriStar; $14.99, tape; $19.99, DVD; May 21) with Geena Davis (“Thelma & Louise”) in a remastered version of the family hit about a mouse who becomes a member of a family.