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As an audacious experiment in the art and distribution of motion pictures, Bubble is a twofold triumph. Released on DVD a mere four days after its U.S. theatrical release (in only 32 theaters) in January 2006, this ultra-low-key drama was the first of six films by maverick director Steven Soderbergh (produced in partnership with HDNet Films and 2929 Entertainment, founded by Internet pioneers Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner) to be released simultaneously in theaters, on DVD, and HDNet cable TV, effectively closing the traditional "window" between theatrical and home-video release platforms, and causing many theater owners to boycott the film in protest over its groundbreaking strategy. To accommodate this paradigm-shifting milestone, Soderbergh and Full Frontal screenwriter Coleman Hough reunited to craft a working-class murder mystery that's perfectly suited to its experimental purpose: Quickly shot on high definition video, it's a riveting 72-minute exercise in minimal style, located in the depressed border town of Belpre, Ohio, and employing non-actors from the region who played an active role in creating their mundane everyday dialogue.

Chubby, middle-aged Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) and twenty-something slacker Kyle (Dustin James Ashley) work in a drab doll factory, molding and assembling rubber doll parts, passing dreary lunch-hours with small talk and clinging to modest dreams that will never come true. When an attractive single mother named Rose (Misty Dawn Wilkins) is hired as a temporary employee, Martha's secretly possessive affection for Kyle is silently challenged, leading to an act of violence that obliterates their daily routine. In dramatizing this passive love triangle, Soderbergh (serving, under pseudonyms, as his own cinematographer and editor) emphasizes the stilted, soul-crushing rhythms of lives that have been stunted by loneliness and isolation; they live in a bubble, as it were, and Bubble is arresting in its visual precision, finding unexpected beauty in physical and emotional bleakness. Obviously not the kind of film that draws a blockbuster audience, Bubble exists on its own terms, capable of captivating a receptive audience, regardless of format or context, without losing its experimental edge. DVD extras include a video introduction by Soderbergh, the original casting interviews with the film's non-professional actors, and more. --Jeff Shannon

Director:  Steven Soderbergh
HD DVD:  Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Company: Magnolia  (2007-05-01)
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In a world of men, she wanted to be free. Freedom comes at a price. Edie Falco ("The Sopranos," "Oz") stars as Billie, a mysterious drifter and scam artist barely one step ahead of her spotted past. Passing through a small Long Island town, Billie hopes to make a quick buck by faking a car accident. Stashing her savings in a hotel room, Billie gets involved with Ben, an easy mark, who gives Billie more than she bargained for. Returning to her room, she discovers her cash has been stolen. Suspecting a reverse scam, Billie follows Ben in an effort to reclaim her money. Along the way she meets Ted, who sees something special in Billie that draws him to her. When Ted starts asking all the right questions, Billie realizes it's time to go. Turning her back on her instincts, she stays longer than she should. This delay proves costly, and her past catches up to her.

Director:  Stan Schofield
DVD:  Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: Image Entertainment  (2000-01-25)
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Author: Wendell Cox
Unknown Binding:  55 pages
Company: James Madison Institute  (1997)
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A history of the Madison Black Wolf, a professional baseball team in the independent Northern League from 1996-2000. Features include a special section on Ila Borders, baseball's first woman pitcher and a year-by-year overview as well as each player's statistics.

Paperback:  140 pages
Company: White Hawk Press  (2002)
ISBN: 0963654462
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Author: James Madison High School
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Company: James Madison High School  (1996)
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James Madison Memorial High School webpage, with everything you need to know about the school (more...)

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James Madison High Alumni-Vienna, Virginia School Alumni Directory, Reunion Post, In Memoriam List, Message Post, Year Books, Photo Gallery and more for all of you Warhawks out ... (more...)

James Madison High Alumni-San Diego, California School Alumni Directory, Reunion Post, In Memoriam List, Message Post, Year Books, Photo Gallery and more for all of you Warhawks ... (more...)

James Madison High School is a public high school located at 3787 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, and educates grades 9 through 12. It is part of Region 6 in the New York City ... (more...)

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What's Happening ... I'm working on: The 1977 Seniors are installed. Go to the Classmates page and sekect the 77 yearbook. I'm building a store for this site. (more...)

Web site built using reunions.myevent.com, It's been Thirty Years since we left the halls of James Madison to seek our fame, fortune, and lot in life. This past April 21st we ... (more...)

Madison High School is part of the San Diego Unified School District and is located in Clairemont, a community of San Diego. It has an enrollment of 1,489 students in grades 9-12. (more...)