The Bachelor (1999)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

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Studio: New Line Cinema

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Nov 5, 1999

Running Time: 101 mins. (V)

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger, Hal Holbrook, James Cromwell, Artie Lange, Ed Asner, Marley Shelton, Sarah Silverman, Stacy Edwards, Rebecca Cross

director: Gary Sinyor

The Bachelor

Twenty-nine-year-old bachelor Jimmy has been dating Ann for three years and feels compelled to finally ask for her hand in marriage. However when he does, the proposal comes out all wrong. Instead of accepting his offer she walks out on him. When Jimmy's grandfather dies, leaving a will stipulating that his grandson must marry by age 30 or forfeit a $100 million inheritance, he tries desperately to either win her back or find a new bride -- with his next birthday only 27 hours away.

In "The Bachelor," Chris O'Donnell plays Jimmie Shannon, the last one of his group of male friends to remain single. But after a three-year relationship with beauty Renee Zellweger, and after she catches the bride's bouquet at Artie Lange's wedding,

O'Donnell decides to finally ask for her hand in marriage. But his inability to completely commit to the idea of matrimony leads him to mess up his proposal, setting up a chain of events that tests their love. O'Donnell's botched attempt sends…