The new DVD releases include The Proposition, Stay Alive, and Stick It. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
September 19, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
The Proposition DVD
Length: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violence, and for language
Guy Pearce stars in this drama, which is rather like an American Western, except its setting is the 1880s Australian outback. Charlie Burns (Pearce) and his brothers Arthur (Danny Huston) and Mike (Richard Wilson) are wanted for the murder of a pregnant woman. Then Charlie and Mike are captured by Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone), who makes Charlie a proposition: if Charlie tracks down Arthur and kills him, Stanley will spare the lives of both Charlie and Mike. Emily Watson portrays Stanley's wife.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• Deleted ScenesFind out more about this DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline: "If you play, you'll never see the light of day."
Length: 85 minutes (The unrated director's cut is 100 minutes.)MPAA Rating: PG-13 for horror violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexual and drug content (An unrated director's cut is also available on DVD.)
In this horror movie, teenagers play a deadly video game called Stay Alive. It's a multi-player game where you try to move your character around on a Louisiana plantation without being killed by Elizabeth Bathory (the name taken from an infamous European historical figure who died in 1614). In the film, each time a character gets killed in the game, the corresponding player dies in the same way. The players stop playing, but the game continues on its own, and the survivors struggle to figure out how not to become victims.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• CommentaryFind out more about this DVD release.
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Tagline: Defy and conquer.
Length: 103 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some crude remarks
Bring It On was a popular film about cheerleading, and Stick It follows a similar approach to the world of gymnastics. Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is a troubled Plano, Texas, teenager who gets arrested for major property damage. To avoid jail, she enrolls in the Vickerman Gymnastics Academy in Houston. There she is molded into a competitive gymnast by the disciplinarian Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges). But Haley has difficulty controlling her rebelliousness, causing many complications along the way.
Selected DVD Special Features:
• OuttakesFind out more about this DVD release.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week