There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including "Sin City" and "The Wedding Date." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.

August 16, 2005 - Video and DVD Releases

"Sin City"

Tagline: "Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find anything."

Length: 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue

This pulpy, noirish movie is adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels and tells three interconnected tales, all unfolding in a metropolis steeped in corruption. Bruce Willis plays a cop who goes after a pedophile. Mickey Rourke sets out to avenge the murder of a hooker. And Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro find themselves caught up in a situation involving prostitution. The film's cast includes Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Elijah Wood, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Brittany Murphy.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

"The Wedding Date"

Tagline: "Love doesn't come cheap."

Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue

Debra Messing (from "Will and Grace") and Dermot Mulroney are paired in this romantic comedy. Kat Ellis (Messing) is a woman living in New York who travels to London to attend a wedding. Since she is currently unattached and her ex-fiancé is best man, she hires male escort Nick Mercer (Mulroney) to go with her, posing as her boyfriend. A number of complications arise, particularly when Kat and Nick begin to fall for each other.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Deleted Scenes

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

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