Queen Bee - DVD

This romantic comedy, an Italian and French anthology, is comprised of four short films each directed by a different director, each featuring a different star of '60s European cinema. The first vignette, "Queen Sabina" tells the story of a hitchhiker (Monica Vitti) who can't seem to make it home without driving each of her drivers mad with passion. "Queen Armenia" centers on a gypsy babysitter (Claudia Cardinale) who takes full advantag

Winner of the 2006 Academy Award for Best Actress, Dame Helen Mirren gives a spellbinding performance in The Queen, the provocative story behind one of the most public tragedies of our time the sudden death of Princess Diana. In the wake of Diana's death, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II (Mirren) finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair. The Queen, also starring Academy Award nominee James Cromwell (Best Supporting Actor, Babe, 1995), takes you inside the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government for a captivating look at a vulnerable human being in her darkest hour, as a nation grieving for its People's Princess waits to see what its leaders will do. Suspenseful, heartfelt and riveting, it's a fascinating story you won't soon forget.

In the wake of a house fire, willful senior Helen Wilson (Ellen Burstyn) told herself that her stay at a nearby retirement center would just be for a month. She hadn't reckoned on the persistent flirtations of resident Dan Simpson (James Caan)-or the overbearing presence of the facility's mean-girl clique (Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine) known as the InchQueen Bees.Inch Engaging sunset-years ensemble piece co-stars Christopher Lloyd, French Stewart, Elizabeth Mitchell. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.