The new DVD releases include Mission: Impossible III, Down to the Bone, and Keeping Up With the Steins. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
New Video and DVD Releases:
New on DVD - October 30, 2006
Mission: Impossible III DVD
Length: 126 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality
Tom Cruise reprises his role as agent Ethan Hunt in this actioner, the third in the series that began with Mission: Impossible (1996) and Mission: Impossible II (2000). Hunt's assignment this time around is to go after a malevolent international arms dealer named Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and things get personal when Hunt's fiancée is abducted by Davian. The story takes us to Berlin, the Vatican, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Shanghai. Actors in the movie include Ving Rhames and Maggie Q.
- Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVD Set
- Also Available on Blu-ray and HD DVD
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New on DVD - October 31, 2006Tagline: "Old habits die hard."
Length: 104 minutesMPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug content, language and some sexuality
Much admired by festival juries and critics, this low-budget drama earned awards at Sundance for first-time director Debra Granik and lead actress Vera Farmiga. Set in winter in upstate New York, the story centers around Irene (Farmiga), an unhappily married mother of two who works as a grocery clerk. When Irene realizes she needs to deal with her cocaine addiction, she goes to rehab and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, only to face a new set of problems. The film avoids clichés and has the feel of authenticity. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Region 1
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Keeping Up With the Steins DVD
Tagline: "Something's not quite kosher."
Length: 99 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some crude language, nudity and brief drug references
In this comedy, young Benjamin Fiedler (Daryl Sabara) dreads his upcoming bar mitzvah. His father Adam (Jeremy Piven) is arranging an elaborate event intended to outdo an extravagant one given recently by his rival, Arnie Stein. Benjamin invites his grandfather Irwin (Garry Marshall), who has been estranged from the Fiedler family since he walked out on them 26 years ago, and Irwin shows up with his girlfriend Sacred Feather (Daryl Hannah). Richard Benjamin plays the role of Rabbi Schulberg. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
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