The new DVD releases include Annapolis, Failure to Launch, Madea's Family Reunion, and Ultraviolet. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 27, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "50,000 Apply. 1,200 Are Accepted. Only the best survive."
Length: 108 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence, sexual content and language
This starts as a military training drama and turns into a boxing movie. Jake (James Franco) grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, aspiring to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, but he couldn't get admitted, so he took a job in a nearby shipyard. But he gets into the Academy after all when his congressman recommends him, thrusting him into a world of hazing and tough training. However, Jake gradually finds himself and finally comes into his own in the Brigades, a tournament that determines the Academy boxing championship.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Deleted ScenesFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "To leave the nest, some men just need a little push."
Length: 97 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and language
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker are paired in this romantic comedy. Tripp (McConaughey) is a 35-year-old still living with his parents (Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates), who want him out. The parents hire Paula (Parker), who has created a profession for herself by dealing with men like Tripp. Her method is to date the man, manipulate him into moving out of his parents' house, then break off with him. Paula goes into her routine with Tripp, but things soon get complicated when she starts to fall for him.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen EditionsFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "Learn dignity. Demand respect."
Length: 107 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, domestic violence, sex and drug references
The follow-up to Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), this is the second in what promises to be series of movies from Tyler Perry, who offers a unique combination of melodrama, lowbrow humor and Christian values. He wrote and directed Madea's Family Reunion, and he takes three roles in it, including dressing in drag to play matriarch Madea. This time around the story centers on the marital prospects of two of Madea's nieces. Among the actors in the film are Blair Underwood, Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• CommentaryFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "The blood war is on."
Length: 88 minutes (The extended cut of the film is 94 minutes.)MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language (Note: An unrated, extended cut of this movie is also available on DVD.)
Set sometime in the future, this action sci-fi movie stars Milla Jovovich. A blood virus intended to produce super soldiers has created creatures known as hemophages who possess enhanced physical abilities. Mainstream society fears hemophages, forcing them underground and into camps, and a leader named Daxus sets out to exterminate them. But Violet (Jovovich), a hemophage highly proficient in martial arts and weaponry, may be able to save her race. Caught up in all this is a boy known as Six (Cameron Bright).
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Widescreen• Theatrical Version Also Available on Blu-Ray Disc
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Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week
