IN THE MIDST of the the swirl of
Hollywood’s award season, Costco is offering
an assortment of some of the most lauded
films in history, all award winners for one
reason or another. For your at-home viewing
pleasure, here are some of the Best Picture
Academy Award winners available.
Crash. Multiple stories are interwoven to
show how people from all ethnicities and
walks of life interact, either by intent or fate.
Film critic Roger Ebert (
www.rogerebert.com)
describes it as “a movie with free will, and
anything can happen. Because we care about
the characters, the movie is uncanny in its
ability to rope us in and get us involved.”
Ebert adds, “I don’t expect Crash to work any
miracles, but I believe anyone seeing it is
likely to be moved to have a little more sympathy for people not like themselves.” R
Slumdog Millionaire. Ebert says, “This is a
breathless, exciting story, heartbreaking and
exhilarating at the same time, about a Mumbai
orphan who rises from rags to riches on the
strength of his lively intelligence.” The lead
character’s story unfolds via his appearance
on the Indian version of the TV game show
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The film has
action, humor, romance and an awesome
Bollywood ending. You don’t have to be from
India or familiar with Indian culture to be
able to embrace this movie. R
Around the World in 80 Days. Made in the
1950s, when an epic motion picture was truly
an epic, not a computer-enhanced magic
trick, this movie, based on the Jules Verne
novel, features an international all-star cast
(including David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley
MacLaine and many more). It is filled with
LIONSGATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Top: Hot-air ballooning in Around the
World in 80 Days. Above: Crash.
action, adventure and plenty of laughs for the
whole family. The film was made before ratings were in vogue.
We can give you a list of other titles, but
that would spoil the fun you’ll have discovering some old or new favorites at your local
Costco warehouse.—Steve Fisher
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