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List Price: $19.95 | | Label: Vanguard Cinema
Salesrank: 119598
Released: December 23, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Vanguard is proud to announce the release of award-winning shorts collection celebrating the American Film Institute featuring all star casts in 6 incredible short films: Family Attraction (AFI Best Film Award) depicts the last "nuclear" family in America as an endangered species held in captivity. Chili Con Carne (Filmmaker of the year Award, starring Mel Gibson) depicts Pete Connelly, who after being dumped by his girlfriend is sentenced to a male bonding prison. Also includes Bar Time, The Car Kid (James Franco) and Fair Play (Ed Asner) about a young homeless boy.
Celebrating AFI Reviews:
Entertaining Shorts 
2008-09-20 - What can I say, this collection had "The Car Kid" with James Franco and Meat Loaf; this title alone was a hard find. The only problem with "The Car Kid", was that it was too short of a, well, short. The other shorts on it were okay.
A Nice Collection of Shorts
2004-01-02 - In this DVD you will find a nice collection of short films. It is a refreshing reminder that the short film remains a valid art form. The films themselves are not the most profound thing one will ever encounter but we see themes and techniques that you rarely encounter at the megaplex. These films can afford to take a risk and at worst come off as "quirky".
My only complaints are with the packaging. I wish there had been more information about the films themselves. The outside packaging only mentions the year two of the films were made for instance. Another quibble is the use of using "star" names as a draw for these films when more often than not the name actors only make brief cameos when the real star actor is barely mentioned.
Overall, this is a worthwhile collection to watch and one can hope that in the future short films will get more recognition.
