| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for October 12, 2004, including "Breakin' All the Rules," "The Day After Tomorrow," and "Raising Helen." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
October 12, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases
"Breakin'
All the Rules" Special Edition
Tagline:
"When it comes to getting dumped... He wrote the book."
Length:
85 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual material/humor and language
Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, and Gabrielle Union star in this romantic comedy. When Quincy (Foxx) gets dumped by his girlfriend, he writes a book about ending romantic relationships. Then Quincy's cousin Evan (Chestnut) thinks his girlfriend Nicky (Union) is about to break up with him and sends Quincy to talk with her. As Quincy starts to fall for Nicky, mistaken identities and sexual pairings cause major comic complications.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Featurette
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"The
Day After Tomorrow"
Tagline:
"Where will you be?"
Length:
124 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense situations of peril
A sudden cooling of the Northern Hemisphere causes widespread devastation and chaos in this disaster movie starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal. Scientist Jack Hall (Quaid) predicts global warming will create an ice age, but his warnings are ignored. When climatological catastrophe strikes, Jack's son Sam (Gyllenhaal) gets trapped in New York. With tornadoes, floods, and blizzards wreaking havoc, Jack sets out to rescue Sam.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen Editions
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Raising
Helen"
Tagline:
"Helen help us."
Length:
119 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic issues involving teens
In this comedy, Kate Hudson stars as Helen, an unmarried, career-minded Manhattanite caught up in her job and partying. But her life is turned upside down when her sister is killed in an accident, leaving Helen with three kids to raise. She and the kids move to Queens, where she takes a job at a car dealership. Helen also becomes involved with Pastor Dan (John Corbett) at the kids' Lutheran school, and she must decide where she wants her life to go.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen Editions
Formats
Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check
for availability on VHS.
