WEEK OF NOV. 4: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE/DVD?

GLORY (1989) Starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington The 4-1-1: "One of the finest films ever made about the American Civil War, Glory also has the honor of being the first major Hollywood film to acknowledge the vital contribution of African-American soldiers to the country's historic struggle. ... Tells the story of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-black unit." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Mark Bryant, Brian Skinner or Monty Williams? SCARFACE (1983) Starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer The 4-1-1: "This sprawling epic of bloodshed and excess sparked controversy over its outrageous violence. ... A wretched, fascinating car wreck of a movie, starring Al Pacino as a Cuban refugee who rises to the top of Miami's cocaine-driven underworld, only to fall hard into his own deadly trap of addiction." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Sam Clancy, Allen Iverson, or Todd MacCulloch? A BRONX TALE (1993) Starring Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri The 4-1-1: "Chazz Palminteri wrote the script for this excellent story of an Italian American boy who grows up in the 1960s caught between the strong influences of his blue-collar, straight- arrow father and a Mafia chieftain who is his all-purpose mentor. De Niro makes his directorial debut with this production." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Samuel Dalembert, Eric Snow, or Keith Van Horn? SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins The 4-1-1: "The passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. ... The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Mark Bryant, Todd MacCulloch or Aaron McKie? ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (1999) Starring Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz The 4-1-1: "Oliver Stone's salute-cum-exposé of pro football. ... Al Pacino, coach, .. struggles with the most time-honored of sports movie dilemmas: what to do with the old friend who's past his prime and the young hotshot who could save the franchise but first has to learn what being a team player is all about." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Efthimios Rentzias, Eric Snow or Monty Williams? THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) Starring Gabriel Byrne and Kevin Spacey The 4-1-1: "Ever since this convoluted thriller dazzled audiences and critics in 1995 ... (it) has continued to divide movie lovers into opposite camps. While a lot of people take great pleasure from the movie's now-famous central mystery (namely, "Who is Keyser Söze?"), others aren't so easily impressed." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Greg Buckner, Aaron McKie or John Salmons? DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE (1995) Starring Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson and Jeremy Irons The 4-1-1: "The second sequel to the mold-making action film Die Hard brings Detective John McClane to New York City to face a better villain than in Die Hard 2. ... He's the brother of the Germanic terrorist-thief Alan Rickman played in the original film. But this bad guy has his sights set higher: on the Federal Reserve's cache of gold." -- Amazon.com Who loves it? Derrick Coleman, Allen Iverson or Art Long? SAM CLANCY "Scarface" ALLEN IVERSON "Die Hard with a..." TODD MACCULLOCH "Shawshank Red..." EFTHIMIOS RENTZIAS "Any Given Sunday" JOHN SALMONS "The Usual Suspects" KEITH VAN HORN "A Bronx Tale" MONTY WILLIAMS "Glory"