The new DVD releases include George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and Strange Wilderness. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
May 20, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead DVD
Tagline: "Where will you be when the end begins?"
Length: 95 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence and gore, and pervasive language
This is the fifth in a series of zombie horror movies from writer-director George A. Romero that includes Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985) and Land of the Dead (2005). This time around the focus is on a group of college-age film students who are making a mummy movie in rural Pennsylvania when zombies go on the rampage. Jason (Joshua Close), one of the students, shoots a film titled The Death of Death based on what takes place as he, his girlfriend (Michelle Morgan) and others try to make their way to safety in an old Winnebago. Selected DVD Special Features:
- 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.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets DVD
Length: 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence and action
This action-adventure movie is the sequel to National Treasure (2004), and Nicolas Cage reprises his role as treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates. Also returning are Jon Voight as Ben's dad, Justin Bartha as Ben's sidekick and Diane Kruger, now Ben's ex-girlfriend. Newcomers include Helen Mirren as Ben's mom and Ed Harris as the villain. This time around Ben has to clear the Gates family name of the charge that his ancestor collaborated with John Wilkes Booth, requiring trips to Paris and London, kidnapping the US President and going to Mount Rushmore.
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
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.
Strange Wilderness DVD
Length: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for non-stop language, drug use, crude and sexual humor
Steve Zahn, Allen Covert and Jonah Hill star in this stoner comedy that has a sensibility similar to Saturday Night Live sketches, but with more gross-out humor and profanity. Zahn plays Peter Gaulke, the inept host of a once-popular wildlife TV show called Strange Wilderness he inherited from his late father. Others who work on the program, including Fred (Covert) and Cooker (Hill), aren't much help. Only doing something spectacular can save the show from cancellation, and in their desperation the guys travel to a jungle where they hope to locate Bigfoot.
- 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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