War of the Buttons [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray] TV Robert Wise's taut direction and

Robert Wise's taut direction and masterful cinematography by Lee Garmes enhance this taut thriller about a federal investigation into the total corruption of a small town by organized crime

Christina Ricci (Penelope)

no-nonsense attitudes take Lewis by surprise

Bill Moseley

and mayhem sets in

War of the Buttons [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray] TV Robert Wise's taut direction andNo stones in slingshots. No skirmishes too late in the day. They are the rules of war for the youngsters of two neighboring Irish villages. And here's another rule: if you spit shake on something you better follow through. Kids will be kids. But sometimes they, in their own fanciful ways, will be adults. What's unique and marvelous here Oscar winning Chariots of Fire screenwriter Colin Welland says is that it's not an adult view of childhood at all,