Costco Connection - February 2011

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

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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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