The new DVD releases include Big Momma's House 2, Munich, Nanny McPhee, The New World, and Rumor Has It. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
May 9, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "The momma of all comedies is back."
Length: 99 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual humor and a humorous drug reference
The sequel to Big Momma's House (2000), this comedy stars Martin Lawrence. Malcolm Turner (Lawrence) is still an FBI agent, and this time around hackers are planning to attack government computers. That's when Malcolm transforms himself into Big Momma by donning a fat suit, a wig and a dress. Big Momma becomes the nanny to the children of Tom Fuller, the main suspect in the computer plot. From that point on, Big Momma tries to crack the case while helping the Fuller kids with their personal problems.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• WidescreenFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next."
Length: 164 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, some sexual content, nudity and language
Directed by Steven Spielberg, this bleak, noirish drama was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. Inspired by real events, the film is about a five-man commando squad sent out in response to the murders of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Led by Avner (Eric Bana), the squad is tasked by the Israeli government with tracking down and assassinating Palestinian terrorists. The movie's version of the story is aimed at raising moral issues for viewers of all nationalities and ethnicities.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Two-Disc DVD SetFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "You'll learn to love her. Warts and all."
Length: 97 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, some rude humor and brief language
Emma Thompson and Colin Firth star in this family comedy. The wife of Cedric Brown (Firth) has died, leaving him with seven children to raise. After going through 17 nannies, he hires Nanny McPhee (Thompson), who starts to whip the kids into shape. She is ugly, but each time she teaches the children a lesson, she gets better looking. Meanwhile, Mr. Brown will fall into poverty if he doesn't continue getting money from his aunt (Angela Lansbury). But she decrees she'll cut him off if he doesn't marry in a month.
Selected DVD Special Features:
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Tagline: "Once discovered, it was changed forever."
Length: 135 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense battle sequences
Terrence Malick (Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line) wrote and directed this historical drama, which stars Colin Farrell. The story begins in 1607 when an English expedition under Captain Newport (Christopher Plummer) arrives in what became Virginia. Captain John Smith (Farrell) gets captured by local Indians, but he is saved by Pocahontas (Q'orianka Kilcher), and this pair goes on to teach each other about their respective cultures. Later, Pocahontas marries settler John Rolfe (Christian Bale) and travels to England with him.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Behind-the-Scenes DocumentaryFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "Based on a true rumor."
Length: 96 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference
Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine and Mark Ruffalo star in this romantic comedy. Sarah (Aniston) is engaged to marry Jeff (Ruffalo) when she learns that her grandmother (MacLaine) may have been the model for the fictional Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate. If so, Beau Burroughs (Costner) was the probable inspiration for the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the old movie. This leads Sarah to conclude that it's possible Beau is her biological father, and she tracks him down to look into the matter.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Two Sided DVD - One Side is HD DVD / The Other Side is a Regular DVD• Widescreen
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