The Reluctant Astronaut - DVD [Standard]

In a ruined Italian monastery-turned-Allied hospital in World War II, an amnesiac, severely burned plane crash victim is cared for by a devoted young nurse. Through flashbacks of the man's past, a tale of wartime intrigue and forbidden love in the sands of North Africa unfolds. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Willem Dafoe star in director/scripter Anthony Minghella's rich drama; winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress. 162 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

A breezy comedy about Pedro and Maxi, two childhood friends reunited years later as men. Openly gay, Pedro is amused by Maxi's curiosity and his playful Inchstraight dudeInch flirtations... but things kick up a notch when Maxi tries to make his ex-girlfriend jealous by saying Pedro is his boyfriend. Treating it like a jovial roleplaying game, Pedro starts to lose sight of what's real and what's fantasy.

Knotts is Royal Fleming, a carnival worker who runs a spaceship ride for kids. Concerned about his future, Royal's dad sends an application to NASA - in his son's name! After being accepted, Royal sets out for Florida - only to discover his new job involves sweeping floors, not space travel. That is until NASA learns of Russia's plans to put a civilian into orbit - and chooses Royal to man its own experimental flight. Summoning his cour