reprise of her guest appearance as a masseur on Frasier. One wishes there was more of it. especially given that Guest. along with Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (the nucleus of the Spinal Tap group) create a scientifically well observed but empty turn as dime store trio the Folkmen. DVD extras include 15 additional scenes and commentaries.
(Tim Abrahams)
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Smack may have mucked up thousands of lives. but filmmakers would be stumped without it. Ten-year-old Paul (Harry Eden) takes
care of his brother and his junky. widowed mum Mel (Molly Parker). while developing a supportive yet unhealthy friendship with Keira Knightley's 'lesser‘ junky (she doesn't inject). He learns what his mum's 'medicine' really does. horrible stuff happens but love conquers all. with bleak east London scenes brought alive by an evocative Nitin Sawnhey soundtrack. Parker is an accomplished. captivating performer but Knightley. despite having a smaller part and significantly less talent — apart from looking way more gorgeous on the brown stuff - has her mug all over the DVD cover. That ain't right. Minimal extras. (Ashley Davies)
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intended to shed some light on the complex contrary condition of autism) took on a life of its own. As Webb researched the project he began collecting testimonials and authentic art work from many of the autistic people he met along the way. The result was a beautiful patchwork animation built around the observations and drawings of these clearly gifted and very special people. Quite where the market is for this small release is something of a mystery but it is certain to find a place in the reference library of any progressive thinking council or school. Extras include biographies of the director and producer. subtitles for the hearing impaired and a great picture gallery A tiny gem that may iust be worth a quarter of an hour of your time.
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(Paul Dale)
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Punk'd’? ‘lt's when you Just get dissedf' explains this MTV hit's excitable presenter. Cheers. that's really cleared that one up for me. Essentially. Punle is an A—list celeb— ridden version of those hidden camera inanities that used to crawl all over our screens like so many lice. The Jeremy Beadle of this tawdry emission is Demi Moore boy—toy Ashton Kutcher. girlisth pretty. hyperactive and irritating as chicken pox.
Among the ingenious pranks Kutclier has lined up for the first show. we get to Witness the diminutive star of Malcolm in the Middle turn the air blue with expletives when his frightfully expensive Porsche mysteriously disappears. Meanwhile. superstar Justin Timberlake is brought to the very cusp of greeting when a band of men in blue boiler suits descend on his mansion
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demanding 890.000 in back taxes. then start emptying the house of its contents. Laugh? I didn't.
In fact the only one who seems to find these (often barely audible) whee/es remotely funny is Kutcher himself. He'll be laughing on the other side of his face when his rich. powerful chums stop phoning him.
(Allan Radcliffe)
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