There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including The Libertine, The Matador, and Stoned. Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.
July 4, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it."
Length: 130 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality including dialogue, violence and language
Johnny Depp stars in this biopic, adapted from the Stephen Jeffreys' stage play. Depp portrays English poet and courtier John Wilmot (1647-1680), the second Earl of Rochester. The story is set in London during the reign of King Charles II (John Malkovich). Wilmot writes satiric and bawdy poetry, and he deals with his wife (Rosamund Pike), a prostitute (Kelly Reilly) and an actress (Samantha Morton). But the earl is an unlikable character, and the film is primarily a chronicle of his downward spiral into debauchery.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• WidescreenFind out more about this DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline: "A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar..."
Length: 96 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content and language
Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear star in this movie about the friendship between a professional hit man and a down-on-his-luck businessman. Julian Noble (Brosnan) is an aging hit man who gets blue when he realizes he has no friends and no home. In a Mexico City hotel bar, he meets Danny Wright (Kinnear), who's there trying to put together some kind of business deal. Later, Julian shows up at the Wright home in Denver and moves in with Danny and his wife, who can't help being fascinated by their strange guest.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen EditionsFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: "The wild and wicked world of Brian Jones."
Length: 102 minutesMPAA Rating: R for drug use, sexuality, nudity and language (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)
This is a docudrama about the final days of Brian Jones (Leo Gregory), a founding member of the Rolling Stones. In the 1960s, he played guitar and harmonica and sang along with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. However, Jones' heavy drug use interfered with his ability to perform, and he was kicked out of the band. In this movie he hires an assistant named Frank Thorogood (Paddy Considine) and becomes drug buddies with him. But in 1969 Jones turns up drowned in his own swimming pool, dead at age 27.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• WidescreenFind out more about this DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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