The new DVD releases include Breach, Daddy's Little Girls and Ghost Rider. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 12, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "How one man betrayed the security of a nation."
Length: 111 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language
Based on a true story, this drama showcases the acting talents of Chris Cooper as veteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen. In the film, Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is just starting out with the FBI when he is assigned by a senior agent (Laura Linney) to be Hanssen's assistant. Hanssen turns out to be a peculiar individual, and he and O'Neill develop an odd relationship. But it emerges that there are indications Hanssen is selling U.S. secrets to the Russians, and O'Neill is tasked with gathering evidence to get a conviction. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Also Available: HD DVD/DVD Combo
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Tagline: "Give life. Teach love."
Length: 95 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, drug and sexual content, some violence and language
Tyler Perry (of Madea fame) wrote and directed Daddy's Little Girls, but he doesn't appear on camera in it. This time around, Perry has created more of a love story that pairs Gabrielle Union and Idris Elba. Monty (Elba) is a mechanic whose ex-wife gets custody of their three daughters and moves them in with her drug-dealing boyfriend. Monty also works as a driver for the high-paid attorney Julia (Union), who helps him in the legal battle over his daughters. Along the way, Julia and Monty start to fall for each other. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
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Tagline: "Long ago he made a deal to save someone he loved."
Length: 114 minutes (An extended version of this movie is also available on DVD.)MPAA Rating: PG-13 for horror violence and disturbing images
In this action-adventure movie, Nicolas Cage portrays the title character, a Marvel Comics superhero brought over to the screen. Ghost Rider looks like a leather-clad skeleton with a flaming skull for a head as he rips around on a fiery motorcycle. The film is an origin story in which stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) prevents his father's death from cancer by making a deal with Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda). That's how Blaze gets his superhero alter ego. Johnny's old flame Roxanne is played by Eva Mendes. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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