The Guru's Movie and Tube Reviews: New DVD Releases

Here are your DVD Releases for the week of Tuesday March 4. Not an exciting bunch but oh well. Better then nothing right!

New Releases

Awake - starring Hayden Christenson, Jessica Alba and Terrence Howard. A man suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His young wife must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.

Into the Wild - starring Emile Hirsch and directed by Sean Penn. Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - starring Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman. Molly Mahoney (Portman) is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric who owns the store (Hoffman), bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.

The Shepherd: Border Patrol - starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. A texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA

Things We Lost in the Fire - starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro. recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.