The new DVD releases include Australia, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and I've Loved You So Long. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
March 3, 2009 - New DVD Releases:
Australia DVD
Length: 165 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language
Baz Luhrmann directed this spectacular epic romantic drama that stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. The story is set in northern Australia during the period 1939 to 1942. Kidman plays Lady Sarah Ashley, a refined widow who must run a huge cattle station in the remote outback. To do that, she has to have the help of the Drover (Jackman), a scruffy cowboy. There's an exciting cattle drive fraught with peril, the Japanese bomb the port town of Darwin and Sarah and Drover fall in love. There's also a half-Aboriginal boy the government is seeking to take from his mother.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: 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.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua DVD
Length: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements
This is a live-action Disney family comedy with talking dogs. The main character is Chloe (voice of Drew Barrymore), a pampered Chihuahua belonging to a cosmetics mogul (Jamie Lee Curtis) living in Beverly Hills. When the owner's niece (Piper Perabo) takes Chloe on a vacation in Mexico, the spoiled pooch gets lost. The movie is mostly about the talking dogs Chloe encounters on her long journey home. There's lots of Latino voice talent, including Andy Garcia, Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, Paul Rodriguez, Cheech Marin and Plácido Domingo.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: 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.
I've Loved You So Long DVD
Length: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and smoking
Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral) gives a fine performance in this French-language drama. After spending 15 years in prison, Juliette (Scott Thomas) is released and goes to live with her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein). Set in the university city of Nancy, France, the film's narrative is driven by unveiling the details of Juliette's crime until a moment of revelation near the end. But the strength of the movie is in its handling of character and closely observed day-to-day life. Essentially, this is a story of healing and beginning anew.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: 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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