Mermaids - BLU-RAY

A priceless parody by Marlon Brando of his InchGodfatherInch character highlights this winning comedy about naive film student Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick), whose first days in New York find him working for Inchexport magnateInch Carmine Sabatini (Brando), schlepping a Komodo dragon across New Jersey, and engaged to Sabatini's daughter (Penelope Ann Miller). All this, and Bert Parks singing InchMaggie's FarmInch! With Bruno Kirby, Frank Whaley. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Includes retro VHS packaging.

Socially and physically awkward secretarial temp/wannabe photographer Polly Vandersma (Sheila McCarthy) was thrilled to have been placed with a ritzy Toronto art gallery. As she tries to emulate and be noticed by her sophisticated new employer (Paule Baillargeon), however, she'll find her fantasy expectations and the real world on a collision course. Patricia Rozema's winning indie comedy also stars Ann-Marie MacDonald, Richard Monette. 83 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

A film for everyone whose mother ever drove them crazy, this quirky comedy/drama stars Cher as Rachel Flax, a free-spirited single mother living with her two daughters-teenager Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and 9-year-old Kate (Christina Ricci)-in a small New England town in 1963. While increasingly at odds with Charlotte, Rachel is romanced by a local shoe salesman (Bob Hoskins) who'd like to become part of the family. Michael Schoeffling co-stars. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.