The new DVD releases include Children of Men, Happy Feet, The Pursuit of Happyness and Turistas. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
March 27, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "No children. No future. No hope."
Length: 109 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity
Alfonso Cuarón directed this dystopian vision of the near future adapted from P.D. James' novel. It's 2027, no human baby has been born for 18 years and the world is in chaos. The story takes place in Britain where a fascist government deals with terrorists, rebels and a stream of refugees. The protagonist Theo Faron (Clive Owen) is a bureaucrat who ends up on a dangerous mission to get a pregnant illegal immigrant to safety. Also appearing in the movie are Julianne Moore, Michael Caine and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Deleted Scenes
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Happy Feet DVD
Length: 109 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor
This animated movie is set in an Antarctica where the emperor penguins are heavily into singing. But it happens that a male/female pair of them (voices of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman) produce an offspring, Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood), who's an atrocious singer, but a terrific tap dancer. Mumble isn't fully accepted by the emperors, and he ends up with a group of Adélie penguins that includes Ramon (voice of Robin Williams). But there's a growing shortage of fish, possibly caused by intrusive aliens (humans).
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
The Pursuit of Happyness DVD
Length: 117 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language
Will Smith gives a winning performance in this feel-good movie inspired by a true story. In 1981 San Francisco, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) goes broke in a business venture. Then his wife (Thandie Newton) leaves him, and he takes custody of their five-year-old son (played by Will Smith's real-life son). Chris sets out to make a fresh start, and he takes an unpaid internship at a brokerage house. He and his son have their ups and downs, and they are even homeless for awhile, but eventually Chris' perseverance pays off.
- Commentary
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Tagline: "Go home."
Length: 94 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence and disturbing content, sexuality, nudity, drug use and language (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)
This horror movie is about six young, good-looking, English-speaking people (three Americans, two Brits and an Aussie) on vacation in Brazil. When their bus has an accident in an outlying area, they go to a bar and enjoy a lot of drinks. But they soon discover they've been robbed of everything except the clothes they're wearing. A local offers help and guides them to a house in the wilderness, where he says they'll be safe. But they have ended up in the lair of a mad doctor who wants to harvest their organs. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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