VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Urbania (R, 2000)
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Directors: Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey
Dan Futterman ("The Birdcage") stars as a recently widowed gay man whose overwhelming self-pity appears to have tapped into a cryptic "Twilight Zone"-type underbelly of New York City coincidences. Too bad the "Urban Legend" moniker was wasted on a pair of forgettable horror yarns, because it's far more applicable to Charlie's chance encounters. Though the film's conclusion is less than satisfying, it more than makes up for its shortcomings with a dark sense of style and compelling support performances from Matt Keeslar, Alan Cumming and Gabriel Olds. The DVD includes filmmaker commentary, featurettes and behind-the-scenes footage.