Courtesy of Monarch Enterprises Catherine McCormack is kissed.

New video premieres are short of titanic

Ice Cube, not satisfied with turning beats and acting, steps into the director's chair for "The Players Club." This is the story of a struggling stripper tryin' to make ends meet in a crazy world. Cube writes, directs and stars in the best stripper movie since "Showgirls."

Life has been less than ordinary for Ewan MacGregor (the next Leo) since "Trainspotting." The next Obi-Wan Kenobi stars as a sanitary engineer who witnesses a violent crime in "Nightwatch"- the film that was in post production for the lifetime of a small animal. A warning - don't watch this thriller with the lights off.

"Dangerous Beauty," which is not the Monica Lewinsky story, stars one of the most beautiful women on Earth, Catherine McCormack, and is the story of a Venetian courtesan who turns Renaissance culture on its head. Oliver Platt plays a silver throated, fat poet who wishes to get under the beauty's corset and that's where the danger comes in. Rufus Sewell succeeds in the titanic task and beds down with the lady. There are great naked scenes for both males and females alike.

"My Giant," which is not the Bill Clinton testimony, stars the Washington Wizards post player Gheorghe Muresan as a very tall fella who befriends Billy Crystal. The late great Andre The Giant was originally intended for the part, but the producers were convinced enough with Muresan's acting as a basketball player that they cast him. The role would have worked better with Chris Webber, but then again the writers did not want the head character to have a marijuana smoking problem.

With the lackluster selection of videos available fans may be inclined to turn to the sinking ship or the sinking president.

09-22-98