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CROUCHING TIGER,
HIDDEN DRAGON 2000 (Columbia TriStar,
PG-13, $27.96) Besides being the highest-grossing
foreign-language film ever and exposing millions to
the martial-arts fantasy, Ang Lee's masterpiece
contains the graceful choreography of an MGM
musical, the sprawl of an epic romance, and the soul
of a Greek tragedy. Did we mention the high-wire
luminosity of Zhang Ziyi?
ABOUT CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM: DIRECTOR'S CUT 2000
(Artisan, unrated, $14.98) Arguably the only film of
the new millennium so far to advance the medium,
Darren Aronofsky's harrowing shocker tracks two
Coney Island addicts: a young junkie (Jared Leto)
and his diet-pill-popping mom (Ellen Burstyn, who --
sorry, Julia -- should've won the Oscar). Utilizing
digital-video technology to create hypnotic
recurring images, Aronofsky's anti-drug drama is so
potent that you can't ''just say no'' even if you
want to.
ABOUT REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
GLADIATOR: DIRECTOR'S CUT 2000
(DreamWorks, R, $29.99) Armed with a legion of F/X
experts, director Ridley Scott brought the
sandals-and-toga epic into a new era, his stellar
cast doing as the Romans did to vivid effect. As
Russell Crowe's betrayed Maximus ascended from slave
to hero, so did the Aussie rise from crackerjack
character player to matinee idol. Pay attention,
because this doesn't happen often: You can watch as
a star is born.
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