The new DVD releases include Deck the Halls, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Ratatouille and Sicko. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
November 6, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "There glows the neighborhood."
Length: 95 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for some crude and suggestive humor, and for language
Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick star in this comedy. In a New England town, optometrist Steve Finch (Broderick) is obsessed with organizing things at Christmastime and his identity depends on the visibility this gives him during the yuletide season. But a problem arises when car salesman Buddy Hall (DeVito) moves in across the street. Feeling he has never done anything important in his life, Hall tries to increase the wattage of the Christmas lights on his house until they can be seen from space. Soon Finch and Hall are caught up in an escalating battle of wills. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry DVD
Tagline: "They're as straight as can be, but don't tell anyone."
Length: 110 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, language and drug references
Adam Sandler and Kevin James (from TV's The King of Queens) star in this buddy comedy. Chuck (Sandler) and Larry (James) are longtime friends, and both are New York City firemen. Larry is a widower, and he fears he may die and leave his two young kids destitute. He and Chuck decide to fake being gay and enter into a domestic partnership, which would allow Chuck to collect on Larry's life insurance and use the money to take care of the kids. But they could be prosecuted for fraud, and as Chuck falls for their attorney (Jessica Biel), the complications mount. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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Tagline: "He's dying to become a chef."
Length: 110 minutesMPAA Rating: G
Written and directed by Brad Bird, this Pixar animated comedy is about a blue rat named Remy who aspires to become a chef. The film's title comes from the tasty Provençal dish made by slowly cooking vegetables, usually including tomatoes, onions, eggplant, zucchini and peppers. The movie takes place mostly in a beautiful Paris, where Remy manages to sneak inside a renowned restaurant. There he works out a deal with a garbage boy named Linguini, and they team up to prepare some culinary delights. Peter O'Toole voices an acerbic food critic called Anton Ego. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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Tagline: "This might hurt a little."
Length: 113 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Michael Moore created this thought-provoking, yet entertaining, op-ed piece about the American health care system. He shows examples where Americans don't get the medical treatment they need because they can't afford it, as well as instances where people have been forced into bankruptcy. According to him, the adoption of a profit-driven system in the U.S. has caused the problem. He then goes on to paint a rosy picture of the nationalized health care systems in Canada, France and Britain. In one sequence, Moore takes some 9/11 volunteers to Cuba for medical treatment. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
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