The new DVD releases include A Good Year, Stranger Than Fiction and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
February 27, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "Everything matures... eventually."
Length: 118 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and some sexual content
Russell Crowe stars in this lightweight, feel-good movie set in the south of France and directed by Ridley Scott. Max (Crowe) is a hard-driving London bond trader when his uncle (Albert Finney) dies. Seemingly the only heir, Max visits Provence to deal with a chateau and vineyard his uncle owned there. Max's intent is to dispose of the property quickly, but complications arise, and he extends his stay. He gets into a romance with a local woman (Marion Cotillard) and begins to wonder if he shouldn't make the chateau his home. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Commentary by Director Ridley Scott
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Tagline: "Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period."
Length: 113 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity
Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson star in this comedy that blurs the line between the real and the imagined. Harold Crick (Ferrell) is an I.R.S. auditor who hears a woman narrating in his head. The voice belongs to author Kay Eiffel (Thompson), and Harold is the central character in a novel she's writing. Harold gets some advice from a literature professor (Dustin Hoffman), and he falls for a woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal). But Harold may not be around for long because there are indications that Eiffel intends to kill him off. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny DVD
Tagline: "The greatest motion picture of all time."
Length: 93 minutesMPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use
Jack Black and Kyle Gass star in this rock 'n' roll comedy. The movie is a fictional account of the origin of the band Tenacious D that Black and Gass formed some years ago. In the film, JB (Jack Black) is dreaming of rock stardom when he encounters the street performer KG (Kyle Gass), and they become a musical duo. When they conclude that the great guitarists have played with a certain pick made from the Devil's tooth, they set out to obtain it. The movie features cameos by Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins and Meat Loaf. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Commentary
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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