The new DVD releases include Babel, Flushed Away, Man of the Year and The Prestige. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
February 20, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "If you want to be understood ... listen."
Length: 142 minutesMPAA Rating: R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use
This drama intercuts three stories on three continents. An American married couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) vacation in Morocco, where the wife gets shot by a goatherd. Meanwhile, a San Diego nanny (Adriana Barraza) takes her employers' children with her when she goes to a wedding in Mexico. And in Tokyo, a deaf-mute teenage girl (Rinko Kikuchi) suffers feelings of isolation and desperately seeks to connect with others. Although the film abandons traditional narrative structure, it has great emotional impact. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc and on on HD DVD
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Flushed Away DVD
Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for crude humor and some language
Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen are among those who supply voices for this animated comedy. Roddy (voice of Hugh Jackman) is a pet mouse who lives a life of luxury in a fancy house. But he gets flushed down the toilet and ends up in a miniature version of London made out of stuff people have thrown away. The pampered Roddy is ill-suited to this world, and he's lucky to befriend a rat named Rita (voice of Kate Winslet). The villain here is the Toad (voice of Ian McKellen), who has an evil plan.
- Widescreen
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Tagline: "Could this man be our next president?""
Length: 115 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for language including some crude sexual references, drug related material, and brief violence
Robin Williams stars in this political dramedy written and directed by Barry Levinson. Tom Dobbs (Williams) is a TV personality of the Jon Stewart/Bill Maher variety. When both Democrats and Republicans field weak presidential candidates, Dobbs makes a run for the White House. But software expert Eleanor Green (Laura Linney) discovers a flaw in the voting system made by the Delacroy company. As Dobbs and Eleanor become romantically attracted to each other, a number of complications arise. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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Tagline: "A friendship that became a rivalry. A rivalry that became a battle."
Length: 128 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and disturbing images
Christopher Nolan cowrote and directed this puzzle-like drama that stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Set in Victorian England, the story is about music-hall magicians. Angier (Jackman) and Borden (Bale) are illusionists who once worked together, but Angier's wife died performing a trick, and the widower blames Borden. The two magicians become bitter rivals, engaging in a feud both personal and professional. There's another death and a trial, with the tale unfolding in an elaborate flashback structure. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week