The new DVD releases include Bee Season, Brokeback Mountain, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Ushpizin. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
April 4, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "Words may define us, but it's love that connects us."
Length: 104 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, a scene of sensuality and brief strong language
Richard Gere and Juliette Binoche star in this unconventional family drama based on Myla Goldberg's novel. Saul (Gere) is a religious studies professor with a special interest in the Kabbalah. When his 11-year-old daughter Eliza turns out to have a mystical gift for spelling, Saul focuses on developing her talent, and she wins a series of bees. Meanwhile, Saul's wife (Binoche) behaves strangely and their teenage son gets involved with Hare Krishna. As Eliza becomes increasingly successful, the family begins to fall apart.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• FeaturettesFind out more about this new DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline: "Love is a force of nature."
Length: 134 minutesMPAA Rating: R for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence
Starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, this melancholy drama about forbidden love was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three, including Best Director (Ang Lee). Set in Wyoming and Texas, the story opens in 1963 and spans two decades. Ennis (Ledger) and Jack (Gyllenhaal) are rugged ranch hands who fall hard for each other. Nevertheless, both men take wives and father children. Still, Ennis and Jack get together off and on over the years, and as their marriages sour, they struggle with their feelings.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen DVD EditionsFind out more about this new DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe DVD
Tagline: "Evil Has Reigned For 100 Years..."
Length: 140 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for battle sequences and frightening moments
Based on the book by C.S. Lewis, this is a family-friendly movie. During World War II, four British kids discover that a wardrobe in the house where they're staying is a portal to an alternate world called Narnia. That world, which is ruled by the evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton), is inhabited by fantastic creatures. The kids have marvelous adventures in Narnia and try to set things right there with the help of a lion named Aslan (voice of Liam Neeson), who sacrifices himself and is resurrected.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• The Special Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVDFind out more about this new DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Ushpizin DVD
Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements
This humorous little film takes place in the Hasidic community of modern-day Jerusalem. The main characters are Moshe and Malli, a married couple. They are so poor they can't afford to build a sukkah, the temporary shelter their religion requires them to move into during the festival of Sukkot. But their immediate problems seem solved when both a sukkah and some money unexpectedly come their way. Then two criminals on the lam show up, and Moshe and Malli feel obligated to welcome them as guests during Sukkot.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• WidescreenFind out more about this new DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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