The new DVD releases include 16 Blocks, Aquamarine, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, End of the Spear, and The Pink Panther. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 13, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "For a New York cop and his witness, the distance between life and death just got very short.:
Length: 105 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, intense sequences of action, and some strong language
Bruce Willis stars in this police drama. Jack Mosley (Willis) is a middle-aged, burned-out, alcoholic NYPD detective who is assigned the seemingly routine task of transporting a motor-mouth prisoner named Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) 16 blocks so he can testify at a trial. But the trip turns into an ordeal because corrupt cops, including Frank Nugent (David Morse), set out to kill Bunker. However, Mosley realizes that delivering Bunker safely to court will probably be the last opportunity he will ever have for redemption.
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Tagline: "A fish-out-of-water comedy."
Length: 104 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for mild language and sensuality
This family comedy is based on the novel by Alice Hoffman. Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) are 13-year-old best friends in a Florida seaside community, where after a storm they discover the mermaid Aquamarine (Sara Paxton) in a swimming pool. Aquamarine is capable of maintaining a human appearance, provided she doesn't get wet or stay out after dark. The mermaid promises to grant the two girls a wish if they will tutor her in winning the heart of a lifeguard (Jake McDorman).
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party DVD
Tagline: "You're invited to the party of the decade!"
Length: 103 minutesMPAA Rating: R for language (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)
This documentary centers around an outdoor concert held September 18, 2004, that was hosted by comic Dave Chappelle. The concert was in Brooklyn, and performers include Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots and the reunited Fugees (Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel). The movie also has lots of footage of Chappelle being spontaneously amusing. The film was directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).
Selected DVD Special Features:
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Tagline: "Dare to make contact."
Length: 108 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence
Based on real-life events, this is an evangelical-themed film. The story goes back to 1956 when Christian missionaries from North America went to Ecuador and were speared to death by the Waodani, a jungle tribe living around Amazon tributaries. But decades later, the son of one of the slain missionaries returns to the scene of the massacre to try to come to terms with his father's death and the people who killed him. The movie is narrated by actor Chad Allen, who plays both the father and the son as an adult.
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Tagline: "Get a clue!"
Length: 93 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language
Steve Martin stars in this comedy, basically a prequel to the 1963 film that starred Peter Sellers. Martin plays Inspector Clouseau, the character Sellers made famous, and Kevin Kline portrays Dreyfus, Herbert Lom's character in the old Pink Panther movies. Once again Clouseau is the bumbling French policeman investigating a crime involving the stolen Pink Panther diamond, but the 2006 film includes gags about Viagra and flatulence. Others appearing in the film are Emily Mortimer, Jean Reno and Beyoncé Knowles.
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