The new DVD releases include Gone Baby Gone, No Reservations and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
February 12, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
Gone Baby Gone DVD
Length: 114 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for violence, drug content and pervasive language
Adapted from Dennis Lehane's novel, this crime drama marks the directorial debut of Ben Affleck and stars his younger brother Casey. The story is set in Boston, and the main characters are Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), who live together and run a private detective agency together. When a four-year-old girl disappears and the police, led by Capt. Doyle (Morgan Freeman), don't seem to be making much progress on the case, the girl's aunt and uncle hire Kenzie and Gennaro to investigate. Ed Harris also appears in the movie.
- Widescreen
The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
No Reservations DVD
Length: 105
minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some sensuality and language
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart are paired in this romantic comedy, a Hollywoodized remake of the 2001 German film Mostly Martha. In No Reservations, Kate (Zeta-Jones) is an unmarried, work-oriented woman who is the head chef at a chic Manhattan restaurant. But when her sister is killed in an accident, Kate's world is turned upside down. She has difficulty adapting to having her 10-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin of Little Miss Sunshine) living with her, and she feels threatened at work when the restaurant hires Nick (Eckhart) as sous-chef.
- Widescreen
The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? DVD
Length: 113
minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual references and language
Janet Jackson is a member of an ensemble cast in this drama written and directed by Tyler Perry, who also appears on camera in a major role. However, this movie doesn't involve Perry's signature character Madea. Why Did I Get Married? is about four upper-middle-class African-American couples who go to a snowy Rocky Mountain resort to work on their marital issues. Jackson plays a successful author whose husband is an architect. Perry portrays a pediatrician married to a workaholic attorney. Jill Scott plays a woman whose husband is unhappy about her weight.
- Widescreen
The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
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