Sean Penn Collection – 21 Grams/T.A.P.S./Dead Man Walking/Colors/State Of Grace DVD – Susan Sarandon, Robert Prosky

21 Grams: A freak accident brings together a terminally ill mathematician (Penn) a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro) in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s fantastic multi-layered follow up to his debut ‘Amores Perros’ a gripping story that takes them to the heights of passion the depths of obsession and sees the promise of revenge… Taps: this compelling drama a cadet major (Timothy Hutton) leads his fellow military students in an armed revolt to prevent authorities from turning their school into a condominium complex. His surrogate father who is also the academy’s commander (George C. Scott) vows to fight the closing as well. But when an unexpected accident leads to the school’s demise military discipline goes haywire and tragedy results. Sean Penn Tom Cruise and Ronny Cox co-star in this thought-provoking film that questions the values and morals of today’s society. Dead Man Walking: Inspired by the true story of a nun’s relationship with a condemned man this provocative examination of crime punishment and redemption earned Susan Sarandon the 1995 Oscar for Best Actress and Sean Penn an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon) a compassionate New Orleans nun is the spiritual advisor to Mathew Poncelet (Penn) a vicious angry and complex murderer awaiting execution. Her dedication is to help others like Mathew find salvation. But as she attempt to navigate Mathew’s dark soul she encounters a depth of evil that makes her question how far redemption can really go. Can she stave off the fateful day of execution long enough to save Mathew or will she discover a truth that will rock the very foundations by which she lives? Colors: In the `hood all that matters are your colors… Academy Award winner Robert Duvall and Sean Penn sink their teeth into grimy hard-edged heart-thumping action in a film that captures the vivid mark that gang life has left upon Los Angeles. Bob Hodges (Duvall) is a seasoned street cop who has learned a lot from long experience while his young partner Danny McGavin (Penn) has learned nothing – and knows it well. Forced to work together in the LAPD’s renowned CRASH anti-gang unit they set out to investigate a brutal gang murder. Hated and hunted by both sides the cops soon find themselves trapped in the middle of a turf war. With nowhere to turn they are ambushed double-crossed and shot at in a take-no-prisoners street battle. As the violence escalates these two diametrically opposed men must come to terms with one important fact – to stay alive they must come together! State Of Grace: Having been away for several years Terry Noonan (Sean Penn) is reunited with his gangland friends the ruthless Jackie Flannery (Gary Oldman) and his brother Frankie (Ed Harris) – the Kitchen’s most powerful racketeer. Terry grew up in Hell’s Kitchen he’s streetwise and knows the rules. But returning as an undercover cop to the squalor of his childhood haunts leads him deep into a dark underworld of deceit corruption betrayal and murder. He’s been assigned to put Frankie Flannery out of business forever and if he makes one false move he won’t even live to regret it…