The new DVD releases include Fool's Gold, Under the Same Moon and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 17, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
Fool's Gold DVD
Length: 113
minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are paired in this action romance. Ben "Finn" Finnegan (McConaughey) is a treasure hunter whose wife Tess (Hudson) is on the verge of divorcing him. Finn believes he knows how to find a Spanish galleon laden with valuables, and he gets financial backing from the wealthy Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland). Soon Nigel, his good-looking daughter (Alexis Dziena), Finn and Tess are on a quest to locate the galleon off the Florida coast. But there are complications because of a violent gangster, leading to a perilous showdown.
- 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.
Tagline: "The love between a mother and son knows no boundaries.."
Length: 106 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some mature thematic elements
This Sundance crowd-pleaser is a largely Spanish-language drama about a cute kid trying to reunite with his mother. Little Carlitos (Adrian Alonso) stays with his grandmother in Mexico while his mother Rosario (Kate del Castillo) does menial work in L.A. and sends money back to them. But when the grandmother dies, Carlitos sets out on his own to make his way to his mother. It turns out to be a difficult, but adventure-filled journey for the boy, and meanwhile Rosario struggles with living as an illegal immigrant. America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) appears in a small role. 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.
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
DVD
Tagline: "Going home is no vacation."
Length: 114 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references
This is a Martin Lawrence comedy, but here he's supported by a talented cast. Roscoe Jenkins (Lawrence) is a successful L.A. daytime TV talk show host who hasn't visited his family in Georgia for nine years. But for his parents' 50th wedding anniversary, he goes with his fiancée (Joy Bryant) back to his ancestral home. It turns out to be a rambunctious homecoming as they interact with Papa Jenkins (James Earl Jones), Roscoe's sister (Mo'Nique), his cousin (Mike Epps) and an adopted brother (Cedric the Entertainer). A comic highlight is two dogs having sex. 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.
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