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Edge-of-your-seat thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn

The Interpreter (Widescreen Edition)
Universal Studios

At the end of a horrifying opening sequence are spoken the words "The Teacher says, "Good Day." Over the course of two hours we learn the identity of this Teacher and of the men to whom the words are spoken. The Interpreter, Nicole Kidman gives one of her most complicated and vulnerable performances. Sean Penn, gives a nuanced understated performance as a Secret Service Agent nearly overwhelmed by grief that he barely understands. The Interpreter is a great movie that hits all the right notes as a thriller and finds unexpected phrasing as a character piece exploring the isolating and uniting power of grief. Special treats are the cinematography of James Newton Howard and the performance of that powerhouse actor, Catherine Keener

Survivors of a mysterious plane crash, attempt to survive on an even more mysterious island

Lost - The Complete First Season
Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Nearly 50 people survive a horrific plane crash on a tropical island. That is the only straightforward fact upon which you may rely in this rich, perplexing edge-of-your-seat thriller from the team which created the ever popular Alias. This heavily loaded (though not enough to suit the most rabid fans) DVD box set shows you that Lost earned 2nd season opening 31 million viewership the old fashioned way; taut storytelling coupled with an amazing cast. There are old favorites; Terry O'Quinn as the Great White Hunter John Locke, Matthew Fox as the good Dr. Jack. There are new favorites; Naveen Andrews as former Iraqi soldier Sayid, the pregnant girl played by Emilie de Ravin and spoiled rich girl Shannon played by new magazine girl Maggie Grace. Our picks to become the Next Big Thing: The amazing Evangeline Lilly as the mysterious Kate and Josh Holloway as resident bad-boy hottie Sawyer.

The most interesting character by far is the Island itself. Each week brings another revelation and another tantalizing mystery. What is the huge creature that pushes the trees around when the sun sets? Was the crash an accident? Who are the Others?

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