The new DVD releases include Borat: Cultural Learnings of America, Fast Food Nation and Let's Go to Prison. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
March 6, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America DVD
Tagline: "High five!"
Length: 84 minutesMPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong crude and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language
This hilarious, politically incorrect comedy has the full title Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) leaves his home in Kazakhstan and travels to New York to film a documentary. He views Baywatch on TV and becomes obsessed with Pamela Anderson, prompting him to set off on a road trip to California to meet her. Along the way he has wacky adventures, the zaniest of which is a nude wrestling match with his obese producer. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
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Tagline: "The truth is hard to swallow."
Length: 116 minutesMPAA Rating: R for disturbing images, strong sexuality, language and drug content
Eric Schlosser's nonfiction best-selling book was the inspiration for this film directed by Richard Linklater and featuring several well-known actors. The movie, which is fictional, centers around a vast burger chain called Mickey's. One thread of the story is about a young woman who works in a Mickey's going through a crisis of conscience. Another thread involves illegal immigrants who take jobs in a meat-processing plant, and there are stomach-churning scenes showing how cattle are turned into beef patties. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Commentary
- Featurettes
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Tagline: "Welcome to the slammer."
Length: 84 minutesMPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content, some violence and drug material (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)
The idea for this deadpan comedy comes from Jim Hogshire's book You Are Going to Prison. When John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard) gets out of prison, he seeks revenge on the judge who put him behind bars three separate times. He manipulates things so that the judge's adult son, Nelson Biederman IV (Will Arnett of TV's Arrested Development), is incarcerated. Next Lyshitski deliberately commits a minor crime and returns to prison, becoming Biederman's cellmate. Lyshitski then sets out to make the judge's son's life miserable. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Includes Unrated and Theatrical Versions of the Movie
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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