Here are the DVD releases for this Tuesday, February 19...
New Releases
American Gangster - starring Denel Washington and Russel Crowe. In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
Catacombs - starring Shannyn Sossamon and Pink. On her first trip to Paris, a young woman hits a party in the Catacombs, the 200-mile labyrinth of limestone tunnels under the city that's lined with the remains of 7 million people. Separated from her friends, she becomes convinced that someone or something is chasing her.
In the Valley of Elah - starring Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon and Charlize Theron. A career officer (Jones) and his wife (Sarandon) work with a police detective (Theron) to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Lust, Caution - Provocative, thrilling and passionate, Lust, Caution is the daring new film from acclaimed Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). Set against the backdrop of a transforming country, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game that will ultimately determine her fate.
Margot at the Wedding - starring Nicole Kidman, Jack Black and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
Michael Clayton - starring George Clooney. Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
Poor Boy's Game - starring Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland. On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie (Rossif Sutherland), a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George (Danny Glover) for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent
Redacted - directed by Brian DePalma. A montage of stories about U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq conflict, focusing on the modern forms of media covering the war.
Rendition - starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal and Meryl Streep. A nail- biting thriller about a man who mysteriously disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington DC and the government conspiracy put in place to cover it up.
Special Editions/Older Movies
Curious George: Goes to the Doctor and Lends a Helping Hand
For The Bible Tells Me So
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
Kurt Cobain - About a Son
Les Miserables
Pierrot le Fou - Criterion Collection
Terror's Advocate
The American Gangster (1992)
Television
Coach: The Third Season
Walker, Texas Ranger: The Complete Fourth Season
Enjoy the DVDs!!!!
The Flick Guru
1 Comment:
American Gangster reminds me yet again what a versatile actor Russell Crowe is… plus Ridley Scott deftly leads us into loving the bad guy and disliking the good guy only to flip that around by the end of the movie... very clever.
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