Stage Beauty - DVD

AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham let's us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a technique that adds an inevitable tension to the proceedings and keeps the story moving forward at all times. On a whim, Lester quits his job and begins a regression into young adulthood, lifting weights, smoking pot, doing nothing, and discovering the overflowing sexuality of his 16-year-old daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). His wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening), has her own midlife crisis of sorts. A real estate agent, she experiences a youthful awakening when super-agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher) seduces her repeatedly. Meanwhile, Jane (Thora Birch), the Burnhams' daughter, is pursued by Ricky (Wes Bentley), the mysterious boy next door who carries a video camera around with him at all times. When Ricky's militaristic father, Colonel Fitts (Chris Cooper), discovers something potentially horrifying on one of his tapes, and when Carolyn's rage for Lester's actions boils over, the time bomb finally explodes.

Vincent Cassel, Lea Seydoux, Andre Dussollier. After finding a strange enchanted rose, an eccentric merchant finds himself imprisoned by the fearsome Beast. In order to free her father, the mechanic's beautiful daughter takes his place in the dark castle-and enters a magical world unlike anything she could have imagined.

One of the best Biblical epics of all time, based on a best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. It tells the story of a Roman, played by Burton, who was in charge of the Crucifixion of Christ and who later is converted to Christianity. The first movie to be filmed in Cinema Scope. Academy Award Nominations 4, including Best Picture, Best Actor-Richard Burton. Academy Awards Best (Color) Costume Design, Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Decoration. Director Henry Koster Starring Richard Burton, Dean Jagger, Jean Simmons, Richard Boone, Michael Rennie, Special Features Widescreen - 2.35 Audio DTS Master Audio 5.1 - English Dolby Surround 4.0 - English Mono - French Subtitles - English, French, Spanish Optional Additional Material Additional Footage - Introduction by Martin Scorsese Audio Commentary - Film Composer David Newman and Film Historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman Runtime 135 Minutes.