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Because of Winn-Dixie/The Man From Snowy River (DVD)

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE: Newcomer AnnaSophia Robb is adorable as India Opal Buloni in Wayne Wang`s heartwarming family comedy, based on the bestselling novel by Kate DiCamillo. A smart, resourceful young girl, Opal thinks

people forgot how to share the joy.

She`s tired of moving from small town to small town with her father (Jeff Daniels), a preacher at the Open Arms Baptist Church; she just wants to find a home and stop being lonely. One night she wishes for a best friend, and that companion arrives in the form of a magical, trouble-causing dog she comes upon in a Winn-Dixie supermarket. She names the dog Winn-Dixie, and they become inseparable, making friends with many of the town`s quirkiest characters, including

gruff and scruffy Otis (singer-songwriter Dave Matthews), who, always accompanied by his guitar, works at the rather unique Gertrude`s Pet Shop. Academy Award-winners Eva Marie Saint (as Miss Franny, the librarian) and Cicely Tyson (as the mysteriously daffy but charming Gloria Dump) provide excellent support as well. Among the musicians on the infectious pop soundtrack are Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, the Beu Sisters, the Finn Brothers, and Leigh Nash, whose

I`ve Gotta See You Smile

will make audiences do just that. With BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, Hong Kong-born Wang continues his successful transition to English-language family films following such acclaimed early Chinese works as CHAN IS MISSING, DIM SUM, and EAT A BOWL OF TEA.THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER: After his father`s death, young Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) leaves his home in the Snowy River valley to work for a wealthy landlord, who happens to be the estranged twin brother of Jim`s mentor, a grizzled old prospector (both twins played by Kirk Douglas). While fighting to earn his spurs by breaking a herd of wild horses, Jim falls in love with his employer`s spunky daughter, Jessica (Sigrid Thornton). But when one of the horses escapes and the blame falls on Jim, the boy must return to the Au

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